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Work I of VI  ·  Stainless steel, glass and light

Ordinatio I

2011  ·  Forecourt, Kaiserslautern Tax Office

Two stainless-steel forms enter into a relationship with light, shadow and façade, changing their effect over the course of day and evening.

In the evening, a spotlight casts the forms as large shadows across the white façade, transforming the forecourt.
In the evening, a spotlight casts the forms as large shadows across the white façade, transforming the forecourt.
MaterialStainless steel, glass, light
Height6,00 m
LocationKaiserslautern Tax Office
ClientState of Rhineland-Palatinate
Year2011

Round tubes penetrate two stainless-steel forms and the façade; another element is mounted flat on the wall. Cut from a single sheet of stainless steel, the elements complement one another. Set into the ground, another detail made of green, backlit frosted glass appears as if it had slipped from the centre of the form on the façade.

As the incidence of light changes throughout the day, the overall effect shifts. In the evening, a spotlight mounted beneath the right-hand tube switches on, casting large, distinct shadows of the forms onto the white façade and creating an entirely new interplay.

In daylight, the stainless-steel forms and the penetrating round tube settle into a quiet balance.
In daylight, the stainless-steel forms and the penetrating round tube settle into a quiet balance.
The illuminated glass set into the ground draws the forecourt into the spatial composition.
The illuminated glass set into the ground draws the forecourt into the spatial composition.