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Balmond Studio

Balmond Studio

London, GB | Colombo, LK

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Arcelormittal Oribt

Created with long-time collaborator Anish Kapoor, Orbit engages with a new language of ‘tower’, refusing to adhere to prevailing typological paradigms. The geometry of the nonlinear in its purest form, instead of going up in a straight line, the creation is an ‘orbit’ – a continuous loop from the start to the finish that goes around and comes back on itself. One strand is all there is, overlapping, moving in space to create a vertical arabesque. Art as structure.

 
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Status: Built
Location: London, GB
Firm Role: Architect/ Designer
Additional Credits: Collaborators: Anish Kapoor, Arup AGU, Ushida Findlay Architects