This Artwork imagines the tiger as a creature that dissolves into the greenery, something which is ‘there’, yet ‘not there’. It is conceived as layers of patterned porous screens which align to form a larger-than life tigers head.
A long intermediate terrace house conceived for a multi-generational family unfolds across five floor plates, organized around a continuous central void. Numerous rooms and shared spaces overlook this vertical heart, fostering visual connection, orientation, and an abundance of natural light throughout the home.
As Ladybug Girl and her Mama chose to take the long way home, here lies the stop Banelé. Bringing the outdoors in, the shop seats within a shop. The landscape serves as a contrasting respite zone. Some times, the ladybug sings. Some times, the ladybug bakes.
This giant roof is a key idea for many things: It integrates an old house with new spaces for the family, protects the family from the elements and prying eyes, and create spaces for nature within.
Reflective surfaces are integrated into the main bar and central furniture, bringing fragments of the ceiling down into the field of view. As guests approach, sit and move around the bar, the architecture appears again in reflection—sometimes whole, sometimes abstracted.