Amplifier Rocker Swing
Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos
MADRID
Designers: María Langarita, Víctor Navarro
The main structure in this dynamic environment is a highly heat- and light-reflective canopy of silver mesh fabric resting on metallic structures grouped in concentric rings. Animated by wind, light, water, and the activities of visitors below it, the canopy creates a refreshing atmosphere in the open space, which is furnished with swings, hammocks, rocking chairs, and pierced overhead piping that provides a light sprinkling of artificial rain. All components of the installation are easily recycled or reused. The transport of the lightweight mesh fabric is relatively energy efficient and the material is one hundred percent recyclable.
Rome
MAXXI
MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts, is the first Italian national institution devoted to contemporary creativity and conceived as a broad cultural campus. MAXXI is managed by a Foundation constituted in July of 2009 by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and houses two museums: MAXXI Art and MAXXI Architecture.
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