Flea Folly Architects designs high temple of timber in a monastic archway
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: London studio Flea Folly Architects has partnered with Hakwood to create an installation of stacked wood that references the monastic past of London's St John's Gate (+ slideshow).
The 4.5-metre-tall structure, titled HakFolly, has been constructed from Dutch flooring company Hakwood's finished planks, as well as leftover timber elements created during the manufacture of floorboards.
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The installation creates a wooden tunnel within the arch of St John's Gate – a former priory entrance and one of the last architectural remnants of Clerkenwell's monastic history.
Flea Folly Architects decided to use stacked wood after a visit to Hakwood's factory in the Netherlands, where timber is often stored in "unusual tiered structures" that wouldn't typically be seen by the public.
Described as a "high temple", the Hakfolly installation tapers into a peaked roof, which contrasts with the rounded shape of the surrounding arch.
According to the architects, the structure aims to create a "fleeting moment of peace and tranquility" that links back to the area's monastic past.
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"Hakwood were keen for this installation not to be a promotion for their products but an opportunity to show both the company and product in a different and eye-catching light," said Flea Folly Architects' Thomas Hillier.
The HakFolly installation will remain in place for the duration of Clerkenwell Design Week, which takes place from 24 to 26 May.
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The historic St Johns Gate archway each year houses a key installation during the festival. In 2015 it was designer Sebastian Cox and sculptor Laura Ellen Bacon's The Invisible Store of Happiness, comprising a skeletal wooden frame and intricate, ribbon-like swathes.
Other installations on display during this year's Clerkenwell Design Week include Giles Miller Studio's large-scale abstract signs made from square glass tiles – which will guide visitors through the festival – and a deconstructed barn designed by White Arkitekter, placed in St John's Square.
Also making its debut during the festival is Benjamin Hubert's made-to-measure 3D-printed wheelchair and a range of office chairs for restless workers created by Forpeople for Herman Miller.