UNStudio’s “kaleidoscopic catwalk” installation from the RIBA Shanghai Windows Project 2014

Reflecting its surroundings and twisting above passers-by, UNStudio's Xintiandi installation was part of the RIBA Shanghai Windows Project 2014 that happened this past spring at the Xintiandi Style Retail Mall in Shanghai.

The temporary installation explored the concept of display and its relationship to public interaction. Based on these photos, the project seems to have been successful in executing that.

Check it out below.

Project details:

Xintiandi Installation, Shanghai, China, 2014

Client: China Xintiandi
Location: Shanghai, China
Program: Temporary Installation
Status: Realised March 2014

Credits
UNStudio: Ben van Berkel, Hannes Pfau with Garett Hwang, Gil Greis, and Maya Alam
Advisors ARUP Shanghai - Structure

Building Information
Site Dimensions: 30m long by 3m wide
Height: 2.7m high

Exterior Materials
Substructure: Steel framing
Envelope: inside surface: mirror stainless steel; outside surface: painted aluminum alloy

All images courtesy of UNStudio.

More photos in the thumbnails below.

Find previous UNStudio articles on Bustler here.