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CUCKOO HOUSE

A playful & habitable landmark object arranged in a vertical way

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CUCKOO HOUSE

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09

Jan

2020

Shanghai

Asia/Shanghai

Chinese

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Cuckoo House
Shanghai | China
 
Cuckoo House is a permanent interior intervention designed to beautify an atrium in a new kids’ commercial space located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai), with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids.
 

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The mission was to create a visual link between the 2 floors dedicated to kids’ entertainment and kids-related shops, through the atrium that connects both floors.
 

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© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 
A playful & habitable landmark object arranged in a vertical way, as a tower of cuckoo houses stacked on top of each other.
 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

Taking advantage of the only column that goes from bottom to top through the atrium, the design strategy consisted on dressing it with a system of houses structurally anchored to the column itself.
 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 
A simple yet effective beautification exercise crowned on the top house with the cuckoo bird that comes out every hour to indicate the time and entertain the kids.
 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 
A vivid and vibrant color palette was carefully selected to make the installation striking and eye-catching to all visitors who approach the kids’ atrium, boosting its visibility from all the angles.
 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

 

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Project Name: Cuckoo House
Design: 100architects (Shanghai)
Design Team: Marcial Jesús, Javier González, Mónica Páez, Lara Broglio, Gong Xun, Marie Anseaume, Cosima Jiang.
Client: Tishman Speyer Properties
Area: 15 m high
Completion: October 2019
Location: Shanghai, China
Photographer: Amey Kandalgaonkar
 
 

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Cuckoo House

A playful & habitable landmark object arranged in a vertical way, as a tower of cuckoo houses stacked on top of each other. The houses at the bottom offer instant functions and games for kids.

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© Amey Kandalgaonkar

Cuckoo House is a permanent interior intervention designed to beautify an atrium in a new kids’ commercial space located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai), with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© 100architects

The mission was to create a visual link between the 2 floors dedicated to kids’ entertainment and kids-related shops, through the atrium that connects both floors.

© 100architects

© 100architects

A playful & habitable landmark object arranged in a vertical way, as a tower of cuckoo houses stacked on top of each other.

© 100architects

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

Taking advantage of the only column that goes from bottom to top through the atrium, the design strategy consisted on dressing it with a system of houses structurally anchored to the column itself.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

A simple yet effective beautification exercise crowned on the top house with the cuckoo bird that comes out every hour to indicate the time and entertain the kids.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

A vivid and vibrant color palette was carefully selected to make the installation striking and eye-catching to all visitors who approach the kids’ atrium, boosting its visibility from all the angles.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

Cuckoo House is a permanent interior intervention designed to beautify an atrium in a new kids’ commercial space located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai), with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

The mission was to create a visual link between the 2 floors dedicated to kids’ entertainment and kids-related shops, through the atrium that connects both floors.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

A playful & habitable landmark object arranged in a vertical way, as a tower of cuckoo houses stacked on top of each other.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

Taking advantage of the only column that goes from bottom to top through the atrium, the design strategy consisted on dressing it with a system of houses structurally anchored to the column itself.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

A simple yet effective beautification exercise crowned on the top house with the cuckoo bird that comes out every hour to indicate the time and entertain the kids.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

A vivid and vibrant color palette was carefully selected to make the installation striking and eye-catching to all visitors who approach the kids’ atrium, boosting its visibility from all the angles.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

Cuckoo House is a permanent interior intervention designed to beautify an atrium in a new kids’ commercial space located in the New Bund, the emerging international business center in Pudong (Shanghai), with the aim of fostering entertainment & social interactions among kids.

© Amey Kandalgaonkar

© 100architects

The mission was to create a visual link between the 2 floors dedicated to kids’ entertainment and kids-related shops, through the atrium that connects both floors.

© 100architects

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Interior Intervention

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What is an interior intervention?
It is the type of intervention that takes place in an indoor space, related to the altering of buildings and other spatial configurations, by inserting or installing new alienated elements within an existing interior environment.
 
This typology requires a careful adaptation to the context, the form and the structure of the host space, in other to proceed with a surgical or parasitic intervention that revamps the attributes of the space, changing completely the way it is perceived and used by its users.
 
Usually, this tactical intervention is based on the colonization of the existing surfaces of the space, without altering the three-dimensional configuration of the building. By coating or covering the existing surfaces or even by inserting alien objects, placed on top of the existing surfaces, we are able to add aesthetical and programmatic features that can enhance the functionality of the interior space.

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