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and the ceiling, four boxes house the private
areas, tucked behind vertical wooden
slats; and the public zones, encased in
sliding glass panels. The spaces between
these enclosures create open yet intimate
corridors. A gently cantilevered concrete
deck and pool add further drama.
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Temporary Architecture
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Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Firm: D’Ambrosio Architecture +
Urbanism, Victoria Team: Franc
D’Ambrosio with Bill Porteous
When construction hoarding goes up
in a high-traffic area, it can be a worse
eyesore than an open construction pit.
So designer Franc D’Ambrosio came up
with an enclosure that is as useful to
foremen as it is a delight for passersby.
His firm’s Big Red Box arranged all of the
outbuildings on a British Columbia construction
site (trailers, portable toilets
and other necessities) behind a bold
red wall. Slots carved into the wall give
workers access to fresh air and a view
to the street. Artist Bill Porteous was also
commissioned to paint a mural for the
construction fence. fdarc.ca
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Location: New York Firm: Davidson
Rafailidis, Buffalo Team: Stephanie
Davidson and Georg Rafailidis with
Jia Ma and Aleksandr Marchuk
Easily the world’s coolest street festival
tent, MirrorMirror consists of just three
simple elements: a gabled, hinged roof
covered in stretched reflective Mylar
foil; foldable steel tripod frames; and
concrete block anchors – all deployed
in six minutes or less. After it was
chosen as the winning entry in a
competition by New York’s Storefront
for Art and Architecture, along with
the New Museum, the portable pop-up
venue enjoyed its first moment in the
sun during 2013’s Ideas City, where
it reflected the action on the sidewalk,
boosting the energy of the Bowery
event. davidsonrafailidis. net
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