Flower Power / 100 Planos Arquitectura

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imagem-01Our friends from 100 Planos Arquitectura, a Portuguese firm, shared with us their latest project, Flower Power. Here’s the architect’s description:

The objective of this project was to create a structure model, multipliable, capable of creating ephemeral spaces or buildings. The need for a small pavilion at the Vila do Conde’s museum’s garden, where children and adults can have a rest and stop for some time during a visit to the museum, was the ideal starting point for exploring this idea of multiplication.

The basic module is a “flower” of 1.00 m diameter and 0.50 m high, with four petals, constructed of polycarbonate with plates of 5mm and pvc pipe ø 0,10 m. Assembling several modules with different heights we designed a waving horizontal surface, which suspended, creates a covered area.

Here and there the “flowers” go down to the ground and become a pillars, walls or partitions. We decided to call it “flower power”. It is a pavilion / building / structure, shading, under which you may rest, dance, read, sleep, or simply admire the sky cut by translucent flowers.

More images after the break.

 
 
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interessante, gostaria de ver a sombra e o efeito destes elementos vazados.

 
# July 21, 2009 at 12:54
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homer says:

it’s like work AC’s PS1, no?
but without the garden and big idea.

 
# July 21, 2009 at 15:23
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plots says:

agreed with homer, looks way too much like the PS1 installation, some renderings in context would have been nice too, I rather doubt this thing is meant to occur in an ambiguous plain. Feels more like a 2nd year student project

 
# July 21, 2009 at 17:31
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Laurent says:

Reminds me of a sculpture dedicated to a certain Sibelius in Helsinki, I rather liked that one..you know, the sculpture.

 
# July 21, 2009 at 23:43
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William Bell says:

Why would you want to see your project posted here when it is this bad? I honestly don’t get it..

 
# July 22, 2009 at 05:57
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FLower baby says:

Oh my oh my pillars are amazing

 
# July 22, 2009 at 10:34
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ARN says:

simple idea,very nice effect, i love it, looks great

 
# July 22, 2009 at 20:57
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Ramon says:

It´s a little “girly”, but I like it.
Simple idea, cheap construction.
I would like to see it built.

 
# July 23, 2009 at 06:22
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john says:

ive seen this idea a hand full of times now

 
# August 13, 2009 at 06:54
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wepa says:

its something like this

http://www.archdaily.com/832/orquideorama-plan-b-architects-jprcr-architects/

 
# December 7, 2009 at 10:09
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dhyan says:

elegant and refined,
good feel

 
# January 16, 2011 at 16:35

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