February 28, 2017

C&C Design Co. Constructs Neo-Noir Cityscape

An imaginary metropolis rose for China’s Guangzhou Design Week.
 

Photography by Peng Zheng.

To construct City at the Poly World Trade Center during Guangzhou Design Week in China, C&C Design Co. design director Peng Zheng started by assembling a welded steel frame prefabricated at a factory.
 

City by C&C Design Co.

 

– 32 designers and fabricators
– 5 1/2 days of construction
– 160 planks
– 1,400 square feet
– 6 projectors
– 160,000 visitors

Photography by Peng Zheng.

Cement-board planks were glued to the pavilion’s frame.
 

Photography by Peng Zheng.

Timer-controlled LED projectors, aimed at the walls, encouraged visitors to make hand-shadow puppets.
 

Photography by Peng Zheng.

Mounted on podiums, iPads showcased C&C Design Co.’s commercial projects.
 

Photography by Peng Zheng.

LED strips up-lit the forms.
 

Photography by Peng Zheng.

Stacks of cement-board became benches.
 

Photography by Peng Zheng.

Visitors, who had access to the installation for three days, were given chalk and invited to make marks on the final day.

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