Sana Al-Nour was commissioned by the Abu Dhabi state airport authority (ADAC) as an integrated artwork to direct light and air between the departures and arrivals levels of the new Midfield Terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport, currently scheduled to be opened in 2019. It is…
The ‘Glass Stair + Skylight’ is for a private apartment and provides the vertical axis which the apartment revolves around. It is a unifying element within the design, guiding daylight into the central spaces. The large, openable Skylight and apparent weightlessness of the Glass Stair…
A sense of depth, reflectivity and light within the façade design is produced by the interaction of daylight, artifical light and a sense of materiality. C | L proposed using linear prismatic grooves within the glass of the façade. Daylight, and artificial light refract between…
The Glass Lens is a public artwork that acts as a subtle flickering screen between the main entrance lobby and street of Park House, which is a mixed-use building in the west end of Oxford Street. The sculpture defines the entrance without obstructing the view…
The Sky Reflector Net – an integrated artwork for the Fulton Center, is an artist, architect and engineer collaboration between JCDA, Grimshaw Architects and Arup, commissioned by MTA Downtown Transit Center. The Sky Reflector Net builds upon Grimshaw Architects’ fundamental intent for the central atrium…
This competition entry was initiated to stimulate debate about the design of renewable energy installations by connecting them to the idea of landart on a series of sites in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The proposal connects the individual to the immense scale of the landscape…
The Light – Water – Screens façade is an artwork evocative of light on rippling water, that primarily addresses a public courtyard, enhancing the experience of daylight within, while simultaneously providing solar shading to the office space and acting as visual privacy screening. Reflections on…
The Fluid Glass installation was to be the first architectural-scale structure ever constructed from this type of ultra-thin glass. The form celebrates the material and reflects the serpentine convolutions of the River Thames. The Fluid Glass sculpture was proposed for the London Design Festival and…