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  • Tivoli Terrace in Sun Herald

    16 November 2015

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  • Entry Paradise Pavilion

    Microscopic cell structures were the inspiration for the design of the trade fair pavilion, which was transportable in a sports-bag anywhere, assembled in less than one hour and was fully reusable. While appearing solid, the structure was soft and flexible and created highly unusual spaces, which came to life with projection and lighting.

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  • Moet Marquee

    Chris Bosse was asked, while Associate Architect at PTW, to design a special event structure for the French champagne brand at Australia’s premier horse race.

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  • Sherman Bibliotheca

    A bookcase of honeycomb shaped cells was a spectacular space for displaying catalogues. The transparent-coloured acrylic installation was backlit via changing project specific energy efficient LED lights.

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  • Berchtesgaden Youth Hostel

    The project began as a study with the German Youth Hostel Association in Bavaria into the general design of youth hostels and the development of space, in terms of room‐size requirements.

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  • MYER Summer 2011

    Shells and sand were the inspiration for this fashion show set. Using the geometry of a triton shell, it was digitised, sliced into buildable components and CNC cut, with 2000 pieces put together.

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  • Tehran Stock Exchange

    Visionary geometries and forms are fused with traditional elements of Persian culture in the design for the new Tehran Stock Exchange.
    The design is inspired by the local morphology – wind-carved sandstone gorges and cave-houses. The Stock Exchange is envisaged as an urban rock, with smartly carved ovoid shapes that enhance natural light, panoramic views, interior spaces and the relationship with the surroundings. The façade draws inspiration from the tessellation and light prisms of the local architecture, a media wall broadcasts real time news and an intelligent skin responds to changing climatic conditions.
    LAVA’s vision for a futuristic typology mixes virtual and human interaction, embracing the transition between the market space and virtual reality.
    Past and future meet inside the exchange hall with modern muqarnas, an interactive data dome and high-tech data screens. Media facades stream along a horizontal façade, bent to generate different grades of openness and create carve outs and connection to the interior void, maximising fresh air and sunlight. Environmental systems include an algae bioreactor, natural ventilation and solar panelsVisionary geometries and forms are fused with traditional elements of Persian culture in the design for the new Tehran Stock Exchange.

    Visionary geometries and forms are fused with traditional elements of Persian culture in the design for a new Tehran Stock Exchange.

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  • Bionic Tower

    The design creates a fully integrated intelligent façade that responds to its surrounding environment to create maximum energy efficiency and user comfort.

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  • Re Skin UTS tower

    Award winning ‘Tower Skin’ is a simple, cost effective and easily constructed building skin that the transforms identity, sustainability and interior comfort of tired icons, re-purposing inefficient buildings.

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  • Milan Rinascente window

    The ‘origami coral reef’ Christmas window used 1500 recycled and recyclable cardboard molecules. It played with space climbing walls and ceilings to create coral caves, animated with dynamic lighting and sound.

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Design: Toko / Development: Damien Aistrope