SHoP's WAVE/CAVE
John Hill
14. April 2017
Photo: Screenshot
As part of Interni Magazine’s recent Material Immaterial exhibition at Università degli Studi di Milano, SHoP Architects created WAVE/CAVE, a large terracotta enclosure developed with NBK Keramik and Metalsigma Tunesi.
According to SHoP, the installation is made up of a "custom-developed system of unglazed, fluted terra-cotta blocks ... arranged in a soaring assembly (7.2 x 10 x 3.6 meters)." Further, the "1,670 terracotta blocks are stacked in three tiers, with interior faces carved to reveal a surprising ornamental richness as they describe a smoothly curved surface within the high perimeter wall."
SHoP's documentation fo the project includes a short film by Spirit of Space: