Art and Public Space

'Pulse', Messe Basel

On top of the exhibition hall 1 in Basel, host of ‚Art Umlimited’, sits the largest extensive green roof in Switzerland (overall size 16’000m2). In collaboration with Dr. Stephan Brenneisen (ZHAW, University of Applied Sciences, Zurich) and Michael Zogg, Designer we have redesigned this structure in 2008. Fusing art, design and science this unique project offers habitat for diverse flora and fauna within the city and creates a forum for contemplation. Conceived as a self-sustaining, biodiverse green roof the colours and structures of the plants form a three-dimensional ‘drawing’, which reflects the social and economical context of the building. Interpreting the exhibition hall as an epicentre of innovation, energy and communication, the concentrical circles represent this expanding movement. The pulse line that goes across illustrates the lively energy that such a place creates. It is the first green roof of its kind in Switzerland to interdisciplinary combine art and science and is designed to act as a prototypical project advocating sustainability and communication within the urban space.

'Sundial' The Monument Building, London

The project ‘Sun Dial’ was conceived in collaboration with Dr. Stephan Brenneisen (ZHAW, University of Applied Sciences, Zurich) and Michael Zogg, Designer. The Monument Building, in London, designed by Make Architects, London will be completed in 2016. The proposal ‘Sun Dial’ takes the immediate neighbourhood of the Monument into account and highlights the interaction between the historic landmark (The Monument, memorial for the Great Fire of London 1666) and the contemporary office building. Using the Monument as the needle of a sundial draws a larger context around the cityscape and the natural influences. The sun, as it passes the Monument throws its shadow over the roof, providing shade and offering a dynamic play of light on the roof. The design is a combination of several fields of plants in different colours (controlled by the height of the substratum) and the actual shadow of the Monument. The wooden boardwalk offers the building inhabitants the possibility to promenade over the green zones without destroying the plants. At the same time, this boardwalk indicates through the shadow of the monument the time at a particular date. This project is a self-sustaining habitat, that promotes biodiversity and acts as a active cooling system in the urban realm.

'Sundial' The Monument Building, London

The project ‘Sun Dial’ was conceived in collaboration with Dr. Stephan Brenneisen (ZHAW, University of Applied Sciences, Zurich) and Michael Zogg, Designer. The Monument Building, in London, designed by Make Architects, London will be completed in 2016. The proposal ‘Sun Dial’ takes the immediate neighbourhood of the Monument into account and highlights the interaction between the historic landmark (The Monument, memorial for the Great Fire of London 1666) and the contemporary office building. Using the Monument as the needle of a sundial draws a larger context around the cityscape and the natural influences. The sun, as it passes the Monument throws its shadow over the roof, providing shade and offering a dynamic play of light on the roof. The design is a combination of several fields of plants in different colours (controlled by the height of the substratum) and the actual shadow of the Monument. The wooden boardwalk offers the building inhabitants the possibility to promenade over the green zones without destroying the plants. At the same time, this boardwalk indicates through the shadow of the monument the time at a particular date. This project is a self-sustaining habitat, that promotes biodiversity and acts as a active cooling system in the urban realm.

'Sundial' The Monument Building, London

The project ‘Sun Dial’ was conceived in collaboration with Dr. Stephan Brenneisen (ZHAW, University of Applied Sciences, Zurich) and Michael Zogg, Designer. The Monument Building, in London, designed by Make Architects, London will be completed in 2016. The proposal ‘Sun Dial’ takes the immediate neighbourhood of the Monument into account and highlights the interaction between the historic landmark (The Monument, memorial for the Great Fire of London 1666) and the contemporary office building. Using the Monument as the needle of a sundial draws a larger context around the cityscape and the natural influences. The sun, as it passes the Monument throws its shadow over the roof, providing shade and offering a dynamic play of light on the roof. The design is a combination of several fields of plants in different colours (controlled by the height of the substratum) and the actual shadow of the Monument. The wooden boardwalk offers the building inhabitants the possibility to promenade over the green zones without destroying the plants. At the same time, this boardwalk indicates through the shadow of the monument the time at a particular date. This project is a self-sustaining habitat, that promotes biodiversity and acts as a active cooling system in the urban realm.

Erdreich

2019, permanent Garden and outdoor exhibition on ecology, value and politics around soil 'Erdreich' 2019 is a narrative environment on the value and politics of soil. The transdisciplinary project comprises scientific facts, soil profiles and different soil types and presents conflicts and opportunities around this non-renewable resource. The topography has been completely reshaped as an earthwork and allows the visitors to step down into the underground. The 'garden' on the Campus of the Institute of Natural Resource Sciences ZHAW was conceived with geologists, soil experts, artists and biologists. In collaboration with: Dr- Petra Bättig-Frey, Dr. Beatrice Kulli, Simon Amrein, Nils Honetschläger, Erich Stutz

Erdreich

2019, permanent Garden and outdoor exhibition on ecology, value and politics around soil

Erdreich

2019, permanent Garden and outdoor exhibition on ecology, value and politics around soil