Bureau VHudson Square
H/S, a proposed installation within the Hudson Square Connection Business Improvement District, is intended to produce visual interest, enliven its surroundings, and attract pedestrians into two under-utilized public spaces. The design, a field of painted and chromed stainless steel masses, is based on a single pre-fabricated unit that is replicated at various scales, with varying degrees of enclosure. Through vibrant finishes, an obtrusive geometric and spatial organization, and subtly hidden features, the project seeks to introduce a different scale of color, experience, and inhabitation to its site.
In addition to the brightly colored exterior panels, each form contains one reflective panel positioned adjacent to the ground, and an interior, visible through its seams, that is coated in elaborate patterns of electroluminescent tape. These mechanisms work at two scales – at the urban scale, folding the surrounding plaza and inhabitants into a new and curious geometry, and at an intimate scale, where one discovers a hidden world by peeking through the open seams of the forms.
Role » Principal
Client » Hudson Square Connection Business Improvement District
Type » Installation Location » New York, New York
Status » Unrealized