King's Cross introduced Riva, a striking new permanent work of art that was created by the internationally recognized architecture studio Mamou-Mani. Riva is located at the entrance of a newly interpreted office environment on the Pancras Square and is a sculptural installation that embodies the spirit of the transition between inside and outside, day and night, movement and silence. The piece was developed with liquid, wave -like geometry and realized through pioneering digital manufacturing techniques and reflects the innovative ethos of the King's Cross itself.
Mamou-Mani Architects, a Riba-charter studio based in London, led by Arthur Mamou-Mani, is known to drive the limits of architecture through the fusion of algorithmic design, sustainable materials and digital craftsmanship. Your work is with the future -oriented identity of King's Cross, a neighborhood that is defined by its mixture of creativity, culture and regenerative urban design.
Skulpturaldesign and digital production: Riva fluid forms and sustainable innovation
Riva consists of two different panels, inside and outside, each embodying a liquid, wave -like geometry. This project is an important moment for Mamou-Mani because it introduces the studio's waveforms for the first time in metal. The sculpture leads visitors through a dynamic space of the movement and calm and reflects the river between human experience and the built environment. Riva's title has poetic and multicultural meaning: 'Shore' in Italian, 'Connection' in Hebrew and 'Holy River' in Arabic and Sanskrit, which reflects the function of the work of art as a symbolic threshold.
The inner piece is a symbol in digital craftsmanship: the largest individual 3D print from Mamou-Mani, which measures 3 meters long and 1.9 meters high. It was printed robotically with sustainable, innovative materials, a mixture of fermented sugar and non-toxic fire protection agent, which was achieved in collaboration with FAB.PUB, Mamou-Mani's Digital Fabrication Studio. FAB.PUBS specialist knowledge enabled the parametric integration and large -scale digital production that form complex geometries with precision and care.
The concept: a flow of light and shape
Riva is described as a “soft row of waves” and flows into the building like a river and pulls visitors in. His wavy geometry is moving in motion for a moment, a wrong wave that falls against sandstone and invites playful research into space. The sculpture is a high -resolution origami structure that was created using a “grid hinge” technique, and keeps its shape through a complex fractal structure that symbolizes networking: by people, places and ideas.
At night, Riva turns into a shining landmark. Its diffuse lighting makes the border between the busy outer and the quiet interior and offers a moment of reflection. It is both functional and poetic, an illuminated wave of belonging and movement.
If Riva's mix of sustainable design and digital production has your curiosity, you should examine ecoparametric structures: Studio Mamou-Mani. This workshop offers a detailed insight into the Mamou-Mani approach to create the latest, sustainable architecture through parameter design. Give insights from the studio's innovative techniques and how to design the future of the built environment.
Design and manufacturing trip
Riva created the parametric design and made it possible to reach the Mamou-Mani team in order to achieve a complicated folding and connecting logic. Augmented Reality (AR) tools (AR) were used during the development to ensure that modules in the physical context of the website. This ensured that each ripple and intersection harmonized with the surrounding architecture.
The manufacturing process was directed by FAB.PUB, with sustainable digital methods used to realize the complexity of the design. The inner field was printed 3D, while the outer metal plate, the references to Mamou-Manis earlier wooden wave installation for orange-colored headquarters, was used to cause the same flow ability.
Riva is the result of a seamless digital-physical process in which Mamou-Memani Design vision realized through complicated parametric modeling and brought to life by FAB. PUB's expert production to ensure that every wave, joint and transition preserved the elegance, integrity and the spatial resonance of the piece.
Riva illustrates Mamou-Memani's vision of architectural alchemy, mixture of digital design, sustainable materials and arithmetic precision. This seamless workflow from code to structure shows how creativity and craftsmanship can coexist with advanced technology.
Further insights into Arthur Mamou-Mamani's approach to architecture can be found in his dedicated conversation about PA discussions No. 68, where he discusses his creative process, sustainable design practices and groundbreaking projects such as RIVA.
Riva project details
Location: King's Cross, London, Great Britain
Project title: Riva on the Pancras Square
Architive company: Mamou-Mani Ltd.
Main architect: Arthur Mamou-Mani
Engineers: Engineering format
Site contractor: Verity construction
Location installers: Lightmotif, fab.pub
Consulting architects: Fathom
Manufacturer: Fab.pub (Fun Yuen, Giovanni Panico, Ariane McCormack Jones, Antoine Prost, Vijayalakshmi Vijayappan, Jing Wen Chiou, Paris Lau)
Photography by John Sturrock/Mamou-Mani Architects