38 Beams – The Collectors Lounge at Design Miami/ 2014 in Florida by Olson Kundig

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38 Beams, served as the temporary pavilion housing the Collectors Lounge for the tenth edition of Design Miami/ Miami Beach. With 38 Beams, Olson Kundig aimed to bring a northwest sensibility to this international event, by sourcing fashion, music, lighting, furniture and other design elements from makers and purveyors based in the Pacific Northwest.

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

• Architects: Olson Kundig
• Project: 38 Beams – The Collectors Lounge at Design Miami/ 2014
• Location: Florida, USA
• Photography: Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

The pavilion’s name was derived from the thirty-eight salvaged glulam beams that made up the structure. The structure was developed in collaboration with Spearhead, a digital fabrication company specializing in wood products.

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

The glulams were originally formed using wood from the Douglas fir forests of the northwest, and salvaged from a mid-century building in Los Angeles. After Design Miami/, the beams—each approximately 15×30 inches around, and up to 30 feet in length—went on to find new life with Studio 804, a University of Kansas design-build teaching program that creates affordable buildings in communities of need.

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

The 38 Beams structure was complemented by specially commissioned and curated design elements within the space, ranging from a light tube chandelier by LILIENTHAL|ZAMORA to the apparel worn by the hostesses, supplied by Seattle-based design and fashion retail house Totokaelo. Over the course of the fair, the space hosted Designing Miami: Celebrating Ten Years a portraiture project conceived for the space, for which photographer Gesi Schilling documented the design-world figures that passed through the lounge. Music was provided by northwest music label, Sub Pop Records.

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Image Courtesy © Gesi Schilling

Tags: Florida, USA

Categories: Lounge, Pavilion

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