Marina Miceli
Europe Press Office,London
A unique three dimensional, perforated copper staircase has been unveiled as the central staircase of the 'Villa Mallorca' project.
Created to complete 'Villa Mallorca', a building project located in the south of Spain, the state of the art structure consists of an illuminated sculpture made out of perforated continuous folded copper with no visible fixings.
In early 2010, Studio Mishin contacted Arup. At this point the villa was largely complete but still needed a central staircase. Spanning three floors, the architect’s vision consisted of an imposing staircase that lies at the central heart of the building and creates a visual link by the use of perforated copper panels throughout the interior and exterior of the building.
Specialist advice was necessary to deliver the detailed design, engineering and construction of this unique proposal. Arup's Materials Consulting and Lighting Design teams in Berlin began to work on the practicality of realising and building the copper cladding.
