Day 2739: A bird's nest?

boy: ballpoint sketch.

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a Spiraling, Light-Filled ‘Hive’ Designed by Kengo Kuma

all photos by Martin Mischkulnig

For his first assignment in Australia, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed The Exchange, a multipurpose structure located at Darling Square in Sydney, and housing a library, food hall, restaurants, and a day-care facility.  In contrast to the high-rise buildings in the surrounding area, the exchange is a spiraling, light-filled ‘hive’ designed to be a soft and warm low-rise structure integrated with the square.

The distinguished and elaborate facade is made from bent 

Accoya wooden threads that are wrapped around the building 

in an irregular pattern to form a hive shape. 

The spiraling facade extends into the square, 

morphing into a pergola that provides shade.

“This structure resulted in interior space that resembles a silkworm cocoon, and a primitive façade which looks like a bird’s nest,” said the architects, “creating an oasis in the middle of an urban jungle.”

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