{"id":1905,"date":"2019-10-02T10:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T10:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.circu.net\/inspirations\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2020-07-30T09:09:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T09:09:20","slug":"scott-oster-and-mana-architecture-open-skate-park-in-bon-marche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.circu.net\/inspirations-old-wordpress\/inspirations\/scott-oster-and-mana-architecture-open-skate-park-in-bon-marche\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Oster and MANA Architecture Open Skate Park in Bon March\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Scott Oster and MANA Architecture Open Skate Park in Le Bon March\u00e9\u00a0\u21d2<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\u00a0Chicago-based architectural practice MANA<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>has partnered with\u00a0skateboarder\u00a0Scott Oster<\/strong><\/span><\/em> to design and install a mirrored skate ramp in the atrium of Le Bon March\u00e9\u00a0department store\u00a0in Paris.\u00a0Called \u201dLe Cube\u201d, the full-pipe is encased within a silver box that reflects the retail space to create the illusion of a cylindrical void.<\/p>\n

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The installation was unveiled as a centrepiece to the store\u2019s \u2018Los Angeles Rive Gauche\u2019 exhibition, which showcased a selection of the city\u2019s fashion and beauty products.\u00a0During the show, the full-pipe functioned as both a sculpture and a stage to host live skating performances. When not in use, le cube\u2019s reflective surface luminously reflected the architecture of the department store, engaging shoppers who could catch their own reflection.<\/p>\n

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Le Cube acted as a thought-provoking intersection between sport and sculptural art,\u2019\u00a0a description of the project on\u00a0MANA\u2019s website\u00a0reads.\u00a0\u2018when a performance was occurring inside, the atmosphere was dynamic and stimulating.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Oster\u00a0worked with John Manaves of\u00a0MANA architects\u00a0to come up with the concept behind the piece.<\/strong>\u00a0Originally, he was approached by the exhibition\u2019s curators to design a pop-up store that would house a collection inspired by the surf and skate culture during the 1980s in California\u2019s Venice beach.<\/p>\n

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\u2018My inspiration for the adaptation cube was the photos I saw as a kid in the 70\u2019s skateboard magazines of these massive cement full pipes in the desert,\u2019\u00a0Oster said in an interview for\u00a024 s\u00e9vres<\/a>, the online counterpart to the Parisian boutique.\u00a0\u2018My original idea was to find one of these pipes and set it on top of a pedestal, but after some research that was not a viable possibility.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\u2018That\u2019s when I came up with the idea of building one, and instead of building a full pipe sitting on a pedestal, make a cube with the full pipe inside it,\u2019\u00a0he adds.\u00a0\u2018I love the simplicity and form of a circle and a square.\u2019<\/p>\n

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