Since the invention of the product in 1950, over 100 billion BIC pens have been produced—now, 10,000 of those pens make up The BIC Structure, an experimental pavilion constructed by AAU Anastas and the University of Miami for the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) symposium in Amsterdam.
The project, which won the IASS‘s pavilion competition from December, seeks to challenge norms and think differently about the role of building materials and the ways that recycling, reusing, and transforming answer the current demands of sustainability.
The designers explain:
“The BIC Cristal pen was obviously not designed to be implemented structurally. However, it has mechanical and aesthetic properties that could change its function. The reflections and diffractions it creates because of its geometry are unique. This project is not about the object itself, but more about the process transforming its initial function. It is about designing with components rather than norms. Thus, we designed the BIC pavilion and truly believe in this way of thinking.”
The 24 square meter pavilion is on display at the Muziekgebouw from August 17 to 20, and will be competing for the award of most innovative and challenging structure.
Learn more about the structure in the gallery below, and here.
News via AAU Anastas.
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