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Commission for Iladalen nursery-school
2005 - Trondheim
Starting point:
The commom-room is about 35 square metres.
Light shines through the short walls, with increasing
roof/ceiling from the corridor window with a good view
in from the hall.
The challenge and aim was to create an inspiring
room, versatile and full of open associations but
without taking up the space.
The art work comprises of several active
components which create a whole.
There are a few permanent interventions in the form of:
- A dual-coloured pattern on the floor •
- A connecting pattern on the long walls •
- Logos on the glass surfaces.
The flexible elements are:
- Magnetic identification signs, mounted on magnets
which, when wanted to, can be moved around in the
”landscape”. •
- A platform which is like a large jigsaw.
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THE WALLS:
The short walls are filled
with window so it was natural to accept them as the
canvas and source of light.
The long walls however, stimulate the senses. They are
an open continuance with the floor.
The one wall is dominated by vertical elements with a
slight diagonal inclination – a possible forest/shadow
association.
The other wall has mostly horizontal lines with
imagery which can give
associations to, amongst other things, water.
Blue and yellow are the colours which domi-nate the one
side with blue and green on the other.
A water-based magnetic paint was applied to the wall
before the pattern was painted.
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THE FLOOR
I used
a simple pattern which can be used in different ways as
it can be interpreted in different referances to scale (street
or path, garden labyrinth, part of an interior line,
thread, longways or across etc.
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MAGNETIC FIGURES
These ar laser-cut
in coloured plexi-glass and mounted on small
magnets so they can be moved around in the room.
Materials:
5 mm plexi glass (acrylic) in various colours
Magnets - diameter 10 mm, thickness 3 mm. |
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The LOGOS
The logos have been
placed on the glass doors to the home areas and on the
roof windows. |
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THE Platform
The platform is made from 14
simple, geometric elements.
The elements can be put
together or stacked in different ways. They can be used
as building blocks, spatial elements, pillows or
platforms of various height and size. |
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