The Cube, a project for Velux, is premiering at the 2021 London Design Festival at the famed Observation Point on London’s South Bank, the timber-clad installation is a kind of kaleidoscope with its mirrored interior reflecting the mosaic of skylights that make up the roof. Source: Timberbiz
The structure designed by Henning Larsen lets light and air pour in a place where visitors will get a chance to rest, recuperate, and reflect.
“When approaching from a certain aspect, you don’t see all of the windows,” says Henning Larsen Design Director Eva Ravnborg. “This was the goal. So, when you enter and experience the way the skylights magnify the daylight, it comes as a surprise.”
The project, open to visitors throughout the course of the London Design Festival, was also designed to go on the move: once the event is over, the pavilion will be disassembled and packed up to move to its next home.
“Light in particular is something that changes everywhere you are in the world, and as Scandinavian designers this transitory quality is something we’re very aware of,” says Ravnborg. “Each place that houses the Cube will offer a completely different experience of the space and allow a different interpretation of its meaning.”
The Cube will be open to visitors throughout the London Design Festival, which runs from 18-26 September 2021.
Photos by George Kroustallis
