DATE 2015
LOCATION LONDON
STATUS COMPLETED
CLIENT CAVIAR HOUSE & PRUNIER
TEAM
CARBON FIBRE AND INSTALLATION
Polar Manufacturing
COMPUTATIONAL CONSULTANT
Mamou-Mani Ltd
INSTALLATION
Vertex Rope Access
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Tall Engineers
ELECTRONICS ENGINEER
White Wing Logic
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Will Young / Cinimod Studio
ONSITE CONTRACTOR
Powells Group
ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURERS
Momentum Circuits, Electroparts, Printed Systems Limited, Elite Metal Craft, TuControls
The lighting sculpture is named “Emergence”, and with playful relevance to Caviar House, captures the re-imagined movement of a school of fish moving underwater. It is a sculptural expression of the fascinating light patterns and shimmers that emerge across the collective bodies of fish as they move in harmony within water whilst reflecting the natural sun light. This is physically manifested as a kinetic moment frozen in space and time, and re-animated through cutting-edge interactive digital lighting. These lighting patterns are controlled in real-time from a live physics simulation modelled on the complex movements of a school of fish within the ocean.
The audacious structure, comprised of LED arcs spiralling thirteen metres up to the ceiling, utilises a transfer of technologies from other industries, borrowing heavily from the engineered carbon fibre composites as found in the newest airplanes. In an expression of sensational form underpinned by exquisite engineering, the sculpture is unique for its form and is a triumph of British design, engineering and production.