Published on: September 10, 2008

As the second in our Featured Designer section we present Jason Bruges Studio. We believe that first it is their body of projects that is trully inspiring, not only of the quality but also because they form a distinct field of design that creates more interactive and maybe more ‘natural’ yet completely artificial environments. It is also refreshing to see what interactive technology can achieve beside the today’s buzz the media facades. This opinion of ours about the work of JBS led us to conduct an interview with Jason back in 2007.

The info from Jason Bruges Studio:

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Jason Bruges Studio in all its current work produces innovative installations, interventions and ground breaking works creating interactive spaces and surfaces that sit between the world of architecture, site‐specific installation art and interaction design.

Trained as an architect at Oxford Brookes University and the Bartlett School of Architect, UCL, Jason brings environmental awareness and technical skill to his creative projects. Jason worked with Foster & Partners for 3 years, before moving to Imagination to become a senior interactive design consultant.

Jason Bruges set up his own practice in 2001 and now works with a talented team of people to develop and deliver interactive projects worldwide. The studio is comprised of an experienced and qualified team of architects, lighting designers, interaction designers, industrial designers and project managers.

Recall 2007

Broadwick House, London

A public artwork for this recent (2000) Richard Rogers Building in Soho London. The lift shaft is transformed at night by a kinetic light artwork that plays back the daily movement of the lifts as a performance that can be enjoyed by passers‐by in Broadwick Street from dusk to midnight.

The artwork increases the building’s presence at night – in addition the lift shaft plays back a ‘dream sequence’ when the building has been inactive during the holidays.

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Wind to Light, 2007

Southbank Centre, London

Collaboration with OneDotZero and Light Lab for Architecture Week 2007.
The 2007 theme, ‘How green is our space?’ focused on critical issues of climate change and sustainability, with the aim to inspire people to think creatively about the spaces around them. ‘Wind to Light’ was an idea that visualizes wind movement across the built form with the use of mini turbines and LEDs.

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Pixel Cloud, 2007

Bishops Square, 2007

An eight storey tall 3D matrix of light globes suspended in the North Atrium of the new Allen & Overy building.

Our process of research and development has produced a unique light globe that is individually addressable.
The spacing between these globes is in response to the architectural grid of the Foster and Partners building.
The overall chandelier reacts in real‐time to changes in environmental conditions broadcast from the
worldwide network of Allen & Overy’s offices.

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