Client: PMG - Waldorf Astoria
Location: Miami, FL, United States
Completion date: 2021
Artwork budget: $210,000
Project Team
Lead Artist
Bill Washabaugh
Hypersonic
Artist
Caitlin Morris
Hypersonic
Engineer
Gwylim Johnstone
Hypersonic
Project Manager
Heather Blind
Hypersonic
Engineer/Fabricator
Katie Treidl
Hypersonic
Designer/Fabricator
Anna Torvaldsdotter
Hypersonic
Designer/Fabricator
Pauli King
Hypersonic
Fabricator
Chris Tsimbidis
Hypersonic
Overview
Deconstructed is a kinetic sculpture commissioned by Property Markets Group (PMG) for the Sales Center lobby of their new 100-story Waldorf Astoria tower development in Miami, Florida. Hypersonic worked with the design firm Second Story to develop the concept for the PMG team.
55 hand-made quadrilateral polished elements move in disparate hanging rhythms, coming together to form the outline of a 3-dimensional cube. Hanging in the sales-center lobby for this new super-tall skyscraper development in Miami, the sculpture’s form references the series of stacked cube forms that make up architect Carlos Ott’s skyscraper’s design. Conceptually, Deconstructed references the many pieces that come together in different ways and times to create a magical place.
Goals
To create a calm and contemplative piece for the lobby of this new building.
Process
Hypersonic worked with the firm Second Story to identify what the client was looking for and guide Hypersonic's design direction. Hypersonic came up with the concept and design. Hypersonic made the piece.