airbnb and pedro&juana hosts sobremesa installation at design miami/ 2016

‘sobremesa’ which translates to ‘over the table’ in spanish is the name of airbnb and pedro&juana‘s interactive installation created for this year’s design miami/ event. the project explores the concept of co-habitation of a shared indoor/outdoor space. the concept itself stems from latin american culture, embodying the amount of time people spend together lingering around after a meal to share conversation.

sobremesa by airbnb and pedro&juana for design miami/ 2016
all images © james harris

set in a house-like structure, the installation designed by mexico city-based design studio pedro&juana offers a lively gathering point, inviting visitors to come in and actively participate in its shared creation. visitors can help ‘build’ the scheme by adding to it with a series of colorful tiles. with each tile, visitors have the opportunity to commemorate their experience within the space by permanently altering the structure and leaving a personal mark. the space will transform over the week, becoming increasingly dynamic the more people interact with it and additionally, the designers will host a series of ‘sobremesas’ inside, inviting visitors to share in food, drink, music, and connection.

sobremesa offers a lively gathering point, inviting visitors to come in and actively participate in its shared creation

 visitors can help ‘build’ the installation by adding to it with a series of colorful tiles

sobremesa is on view in miami, florida november 30-december 4, 2016

ana paula ruiz galindo and mecky reuss of pedro & juana at last year’s chicago architecture biennale
see their public forum installation they created here

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