LOT-EK, STACKS 1 + 2

STACKS 1 + 2

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STACKS 1 + 2

temporary large-scale installations as significant spatial experience

type

installation

completed

2017

location

Perth Amboy, NJ

collaborators

Integrated Industries - thank you Franco Avella and Steve Biko!

photography

Dana Gallagher

awards

concept & vision

taking advantage of the systems and technologies to move and store shipping containers, STACKS propose ‘dry’ assemblies where containers are selected and simply piled up to form different configurations, generating variety of both volumes and interior spaces

design & architecture

STACK 1 + 2 were installed in New Jersey in two days, simply using the ability of the forklift operator - thank you Steve Biko! - to place containers on top of each other with precision and without any additional securing hardware. We tested a square and a triangular stack with the intention of creating space - container stacks are generally very compact for efficiency

impact & significance

strategies of repetition and variations follow and challenge the shipping container structural logic, twisting the conventional container stacks and masses with attention to space – and to a direct one-to-one experience as the spaces are visited, crossed and traversed freely. STACKS hold the potential for large public space installations and experiences

related object:

shipping container

related project:

BLU GEL BULB Ca' Granda, Milan