Transstruktura created a series of temporary urban interventions using old glass containers as modules for spatial sculptures in public spaces. Since the first installation in 2014 these modular objects served as temporary accommodation, urban retreat, playground and pop-up outdoor furniture. As they are breaking with expectations and common usage, they are opening up new perspectives and experiences in the urban landscape. The Dome The team first workded with this material in 2014 during the competition for “HOTEL shabbyshabby”, a temporary hotel room for the international theater festival “Theater der Welt” in Mannheim. 7 stacked and intersected containers form a space with a central cupola and several side chambers. The central cupola is tall enough for standing. The main volume invites to sit and communicate, while the side chambers are suitable to sleep and relax. The holes where once bottles were dropped into the recycling containers, are now skylights with windows … Continue reading Reinventing basic urban shapes: DOME – Urban interventions made from recycled glass containers
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