Satellite Architects’ GRID System Installation
To inaugurate its new long-term home at King’s Cross, designjunction has commissioned an architectural installation at the venue for this year’s London Design Festival presentation. Working with curators Icons of Denmark, London-based Satellite Architects have designed a bespoke façade system using the GRID system by Danish designer Peter J. Lassen.
A single 70m-long by 7m-high structure will span the length of the Cubitt House, a 2,500 sq. meter two-story temporary edifice that will house over 100 furniture and lighting brands. Located at Lewis Cubitt Square, the site marks the edge of the ambitious King’s Cross redevelopment project.
At over 4,000 cubic frames, the façade marks the largest installation of the modular GRID system to date. The overall effect is a pixelated gradient from black at the bottom to white at the top.
Satellite Architects worked with design-build firm Oktra and structural engineers Elliott Wood. The acrylic panels are provided by the Dutch company PyraSied while the interior furnishings are by Deadgood.
The façade by Satellite Architects will be on view at designjunction at King’s Cross from 22–25 September.
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