The Iceberg and The Forest
LOCATION
New York, NY
CLIENT
Van Alen Institute
CLIENT
Van Alen Institute
YEAR
2017
YEAR
2017
OVERVIEW
The Iceberg and the Forest provides a moment for pause in the otherwise relentless rhythm of the season: an outpost for reflection. About 25°—the plan of the Flatiron Building remains one of the most iconic in the history of architecture. That simple deviation from the grid produces an exquisite example of design at the crux between the city and architecture, pattern and form. The Iceberg and the Forest leverages this angle to produce a similar tension between a singular luminous object and the field of trees in its orbit.
The Iceberg serves as a bold simple backdrop with eight 25° cone-shaped trees excavated from its mass. Each excavation cuts a different angle across the grain of panels giving each tree its unique personality when lit. Programmable lights allow each void left in the iceberg to be lit independently for different events. The trees form a grove that becomes the space to stage events supported by the playful interaction of light, color and form. (With SCHAUM/SHIEH)
The Iceberg and the Forest provides a moment for pause in the otherwise relentless rhythm of the season: an outpost for reflection. About 25°—the plan of the Flatiron Building remains one of the most iconic in the history of architecture. That simple deviation from the grid produces an exquisite example of design at the crux between the city and architecture, pattern and form. The Iceberg and the Forest leverages this angle to produce a similar tension between a singular luminous object and the field of trees in its orbit.
The Iceberg serves as a bold simple backdrop with eight 25° cone-shaped trees excavated from its mass. Each excavation cuts a different angle across the grain of panels giving each tree its unique personality when lit. Programmable lights allow each void left in the iceberg to be lit independently for different events. The trees form a grove that becomes the space to stage events supported by the playful interaction of light, color and form. (With SCHAUM/SHIEH)
The Iceberg and the Forest provides a moment for pause in the otherwise relentless rhythm of the season: an outpost for reflection. About 25°—the plan of the Flatiron Building remains one of the most iconic in the history of architecture. That simple deviation from the grid produces an exquisite example of design at the crux between the city and architecture, pattern and form. The Iceberg and the Forest leverages this angle to produce a similar tension between a singular luminous object and the field of trees in its orbit.
The Iceberg serves as a bold simple backdrop with eight 25° cone-shaped trees excavated from its mass. Each excavation cuts a different angle across the grain of panels giving each tree its unique personality when lit. Programmable lights allow each void left in the iceberg to be lit independently for different events. The trees form a grove that becomes the space to stage events supported by the playful interaction of light, color and form. (With SCHAUM/SHIEH)
The Iceberg and the Forest provides a moment for pause in the otherwise relentless rhythm of the season: an outpost for reflection. About 25°—the plan of the Flatiron Building remains one of the most iconic in the history of architecture. That simple deviation from the grid produces an exquisite example of design at the crux between the city and architecture, pattern and form. The Iceberg and the Forest leverages this angle to produce a similar tension between a singular luminous object and the field of trees in its orbit.
The Iceberg serves as a bold simple backdrop with eight 25° cone-shaped trees excavated from its mass. Each excavation cuts a different angle across the grain of panels giving each tree its unique personality when lit. Programmable lights allow each void left in the iceberg to be lit independently for different events. The trees form a grove that becomes the space to stage events supported by the playful interaction of light, color and form. (With SCHAUM/SHIEH)
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Finalist, Flatiron Holiday Installation Competition, Van Alen Institute (2017)
Project Team
Troy Schaum
Rosalyne Shieh
Andrea Brennan
Tucker Douglas
Hazal Yücel
Yixin Zhou
Project Team
Troy Schaum
Rosalyne Shieh
Andrea Brennan
Tucker Douglas
Hazal Yücel
Yixin Zhou
Project Team
Troy Schaum
Rosalyne Shieh
Andrea Brennan
Tucker Douglas
Hazal Yücel
Yixin Zhou
