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Pyramid Scope

Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope

People's Architecture Office

CLIENT
The 9th Bi-city Biennalei Of Urbanism / Architecture(Shenzhen)

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT
Su Liu

DESIGN TEAM
Mingkai Lin, Chengchen Wang

DESIGN HOSTS
Zhe He, James Shen, Feng Zang

SPONSOR
People's Government Of Shenzhen

CHEIF CURATOR
Andong Lu, Zigeng Wang, Aric Chen

LOCATION
Shenzhen, China

YEAR
2022

PHOTOGRAPHS
Yi Tang, Uabb

The ecosystems on which we depend appear stable but are in fact extremely fragile. This contradiction inspired the Tower of Mirrors, an inflated fabric structure that appears metallic in material and robust in form.

Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
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The Mirror Tower is a combination of two pyramid forms that are mirrored vertically.

It is suspended above an open-air courtyard at the Kingway Brewery as an installation for the 9th Shenzhen Biennale for Urbanism and Architecture.

The upper pyramid rises above the wall surrounding the brewery to become a part of the building facade and an iconic landmark that can be seen from a distance.

Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
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At night the inflatable structure presents an other-worldly effect. It becomes a glowing sculpture that is part of the surrounding urban landscape.

Through the openings in the walls at street level appears the lower part of the Pyramid Scope. Shifting and distorted reflections of the surroundings can be seen by passersby.

The lower, upside-down, section of the Pyramid Scope is enclosed by three walls. 

Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
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Directly below the suspended installation is a circular inflatable that allows people to sit and peer upwards to see stunning reflections through layers of inflatables.

The inflatable tubes of the Pyramid Scope are connected with the use of nodes made of multiple rings.

At these intersections people can look through the interiors of the inflatables, towards the sky, or at each other, to experience kaleidoscope-like visual effects.

Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
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The Pyramid Scope is an interactive installation that can be viewed from the city streets and experienced from within the exhibition space. With its lightweight materials and modular connection methods, it can be quickly installed with little disruption to existing locations to create an entirely new space.

After the exhibition, it can be reconfigured into other triangulated forms for other locations or be entirely recycled.

Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
Courtesy of People's Architecture Office
Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
Courtesy of People's Architecture Office
Pyramid Scope
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Pyramid Scope
Courtesy of People's Architecture Office
Pyramid Scope
Courtesy of People's Architecture Office
Pyramid Scope
Courtesy of People's Architecture Office


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connection node
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different viewing angles through tubes
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relationship with street


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elevation
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axonometric

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