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Suspended ceiling — carved seating — thick ground
A quiet room.
Seats cut from the floor.
A low ceiling.
Light from the sides.
People come in.
Sometimes they speak.
Suspended ceiling — carved seating — thick ground
A quiet room.
Seats cut from the floor.
A low ceiling.
Light from the sides.
People come in.
Sometimes they speak.
SUSPENDED LOOP
— low pulse for quiet tension
— low pulse for quiet tension
Ryoji Ikeda — « Luxus 1-3 », extrait de l’EP Ryoji Ikeda EP, Sähkö Recordings — cat. n° SAHKO033, 2021.
© & ℗ 2021 Ryoji Ikeda / Sähkö Recordings. Tous droits réservés.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
At the back, a row of hanging glass panels.
They catch the light, then let it go.
Above, a suspended shape.
Held in place by cables.
Light comes from the sides or from above.
No visible source.
The layout doesn’t lead.
It stays open.
TECHNICAL SHEET
SEATING
Benches in lightweight fibre-reinforced concrete.
Surface smoothed by hand.
Mineral mix: perlite and crushed rock.
Steel rods anchored into the structure.
Invisible fixings.
Free layout depending on levels.
Height: 400 mm
Depth: 1000 mm
BASE
Core in rigid mineral foam.
CNC cut.
Coated with plaster (lime, volcanic sand, stone powder).
Textured manually.
Delivered in parts, assembled on site.
Joints filled by hand.
Pigment mixed into the mass.
Tones: off-white, ash grey, pale basalt.
Matte finish. No varnish.
REAR WALL
Flat borosilicate glass panels, 6 mm thick.
Suspended between slim anodised steel rails.
Untreated.
Each panel can be removed or replaced.
CEILING
High-density mineral foam.
Digitally shaped, then reworked manually.
Held by cables fixed to the surrounding walls.
No geometric pattern.
Indirect light from wall fixtures or ceiling casing.
Matte surface.
Finish: stone white or chalk grey.
Cleaning: soft vacuum or light sanding.