Brooklyn-based concrete artistFernando Mastrangelois no stranger to casting delicately colored, intricately-layeredfurnitureandpanelsin experimental materials. During the 2019New York Design Week, Fernando Mastrangelo Studio (FM/S) has cast TINY HOUSE, and will exhibit the micro-space in the Design Pavilion, the Times Square-based design district, until May 22.
The 175-square-foot structure was designed with sustainability in mind. The exterior walls, which transition from black at the base to a delicate gray at the gabled tip, were cast from recycled plastic.
Once past the narrow threshold, the “house” is delineated into three zones—the first is austere and made from cast-off scrap glass. A blue space (the Terra Room) with cladding the texture of volcanic rock and matching shag carpet follows. Past that, visitors can climb through an oculus to a semi-enclosed courtyard garden for a moment of quiet reflection before leaving the house—though in practice, it was being used as a selfie location whenAN参观了安装。
TINY HOUSE was optimized to integrate a multitude of fine touches to create an oasis-like feel. The landscaping fromBrook Landscape, which also designed the courtyard garden, was curated to frame views of the city while also holding the surrounding chaos of Times Square at bay.
FM/S worked closely with Anne-Laure Pingreoun, curator atAlter-Projects, and Steve Lastro, CTO of technology designer6Sidesto select its partners.Delosdonated a DARWIN system to monitor and respond to the conditions inside by purifying the air and providing dynamic, circadian sound and lighting.Givaudanand Karen Flinn Creative created the custom scents that waft throughout each zone.
TINY HOUSE will be on display in the Times Square Pedestrian Plaza, on Broadway between West 45th and West 46th Streets, until May 22.
