Hawthorne 2020
Room Divider | Atherton, California
Client
Private Client
Medium
Hot-formed laboratory glass tubing “fabric,” stainless steel, acrylic, silicone, mirrors, and aircraft cable.
Dimensions
3.4 x .75 x 3.8 meters
The client wanted a visual divider in a common space to define the different functional zones. The installation separates the living area from the dining area in a private residence. It descends from a skylight at the center of the main room, which was introduced to the architecture as both a structural connection for the sculpture and its source of natural light. The integral podium beneath the glass doubles as a storage unit.
The skylight was lined with mirrors to create the illusion of a thin roof with sky above, bouncing more light into the space below. Hidden artificial lights within the skylight activate at night to maintain the installation's visual impact when natural light fades.
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