Céline Condorelli, Zanzibar, 2018
Photograph: Thierry Bal
Photograph: Thierry Bal
An architectural cross-section made in planning the work
We worked closely with structural engineers on the floor plan
Indicative capacities for how many people can sit on the structures
In the workshop
Installation
Photograph: Thierry Bal
Artist: Céline Condorelli
Client: Argent / Kings Cross Central Limited Partnership
Location: R7, Handyside Street, London, N1C 4AL
Céline Condorelli made a new artwork for Duggan Morris’ award-winning R7 building at King’s Cross. The brief asked for a structure that could accommodate different kinds of activity – sitting, talking, eating lunch, music recitals, poetry readings. Taking direct inspiration from the stage Lina Bo Bardi constructed for the now legendary restaurant Zanzibar in Salvador do Bahia, Brazil, Céline devised three ‘units’ strongly tied to traditions of tropical modernism, combining concrete and lush vegetation.
This work was commissioned as part of The King’s Cross Project.