African Design Magazine August 2016 | Page 68

African project Butterfly Aviary – U.A.E. Photographs: Joaquín Busch/Christian Bauer 5,5m high. The all-over glazing merges floor and ceiling, a glance to the above reveals organically shaped skylights and the golden shading roof on top. The Butterfly Aviary illustrates 3deluxe’s design principle “Multilayered Atmospheres“: Inside, an undulating landscape made of thermoformed mineral material Krion merges horizontal and vertical. The three-dimensional puzzle was manufactured in a technically sophisticated process and assembled on site. Plant tubs are integrated in its shape, visitors enter an all-over of walls, floor and ceiling. Wooden paths lead through an artificial landscape that eliminates all boundaries of traditional spaces. The mineral material is printed with patterns and ornaments repeated from the golden shading roof, and backlit in some places. A three-dimensional graphic was created by means of a special sublimation print. ROJECT TEAM Click here to read more LOCATION: Noor Island, Sharjah City, Sharjah, U.A.E. architects: 3deluxe CLIENT: Andre Heller, Artevent GmbH, Austria Roof construction: Seele Middle East Pavilion construction: Waagner Biro Gulf L.L.C. Interior works: Candido Hermida planting: Greenworks, area: 230m2