1024 architecture wraps building's footbridge with generative light sculpture

1024 architecture wraps building’s footbridge with generative light sculpture
all images courtesy of 1024 architecture — emmanuel gabily

built into the unique environment of the darwin ecosystem project’s green building in bordeaux, france, paris-based 1024 architecture has built ‘vortex’, a generative light sculpture made from construction scaffolding. a raw wood skin is emphasized by 12 lines of LED light, merging organic materials with new technologies. the hybrid architectural artwork wraps around the footbridge between the complex’s two buildings, breathing, trembling and emitting pulses of light that reveal the venue’s dynamic energy.

‘vortex’ is built into the unique environment of the darwin ecosystem project’s green building

‘vortex’ evolves like a living organism, serving as a live visualization of energy consumption, while illuminated tubes give of a brilliant glow in sync with surrounding music. ultimately, the project answers to the ambient environment around it, capturing the darwin ecosystem project’s unique energy consumption footprint, and converting it into processed data that spawn real time visuals.

the generative light sculpture is made from construction scaffolding

a raw wood skin is emphasized by 12 lines of LED light

‘vortex’ evolves like a living organism

the structure captures the darwin ecosystem project’s unique energy consumption footprint

the hybrid architectural artwork wraps around the footbridge between the complex’s two buildings

illuminated by night

‘vortex’ breathes, trembles and emits pulses of light that reveal the venue’s dynamic energy

layered raw wood wraps the connected footbridge

the work is accessible to view for the public seated below

project info:

conception: 1024 architecture (pier schneider / frz wunschel / nico merlin)
construction: layher (scaffolding) / bureau baroque (wood vortex) / neon flexible (neon lines) / e.g.c.i (electricity)
production: darwin ecosystem