The Mirror House, by MLRP Architects reflects - literally - the play of children.
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It is a serious, yet fun approach to play - as Tommy Honey in Urbis says: "What makes this house hot it its attitude to its users and to its environment. It takes children seriously and they are better for it."
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"Funhouse mirrors" clad the exterior wall and interior of the doors - engaging a play with perspective, reflection and transformation, and creating a sympathetic transition between built and landscape and reflects the surrounding park, playground and activity.
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The design demonstrates how a material such as mirrors may simply be used to transform what would otherwise be an unremarkable building into something fun and memorable....
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Transfixing the young - forcing them to interact with it (and themselves).
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A simple plan ensures it is open to a variety of uses.
Via Urbis.
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