BAMscape is a free-form seating
environment commissioned by the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive. Installed
for a two-year duration, BAMscape provides a new centerpiece
within the museum’s large 6,692 sq ft central atrium gallery, and merges
disciplines of art, architecture, and furniture. As an open site for lounging,
film screenings, live performance and multimedia events, BAMscape fosters the museum’s direction for providing
diverse event programming amidst its gallery spaces.
BAMscape hosts wireless Internet and
integrated outlets for powering laptops, and allows visitors to enjoy the space
as a site for study and social networking. To achieve a maximum of volumetric
presence within the budget limitations, the pre-fab system deploys CNC
large-scale laser cutting processes to custom manufacture 150 individual curved
modules. Lightweight and comprised of 93% air, the rigid foam structural
substrate is laminated with thin layers of painted plywood.
Photographs courtesy of
BAM/PFA
Photo credits: Marion
Brenner, Jacob Mosur