/ Architecture Open Air Venue - Perforated Metal Veil Light and obscurity
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Louis Barault, Elisania Michalopoulou,
Stella Mitsogianni
We create an outdoor yet sheltered venue, which is located in a dreamlike scenery adjacent to the sea boundary. This project aims to create a unique atmosphere by taking into account the dynamic relation between light and obscurity. The designed canopy is a semi-transparent surface which folds irregularly into space and defines it by setting a blurry limit. In fact, due to its transparency it allows constant visual connection with the sky. The angular shapes used during the design process highlight the horizontality of the vast sea view. Galvanized metal perforated elements engender various shadow effects during the day. Away from mimesis, the strictly geometric perforation pattern tends to recreate the shadows casted under a tree’s foliage.