"Venus, our sister planet, shares striking similarities to the one we call home: both are rocky planets with comparable orbits, and both shine as beacons in the night sky. Yet Venus is also extreme - its atmosphere is the densest in the solar system, a suffocating mix of carbon dioxide cloaked by sulfuric acid clouds. While inhospitable to life as we know it, Adam Sokol Architecture Practice, or asap/, has found a way to channel its otherworldly aura into an earthly setting with the Venus Lounge."
"Inspired by the principles of astronomy and physics, the space plays with perception and gravity. White arches, pitched at slight angles, frame the room with a deliberate sense of imbalance, encouraging visitors to feel the same lightness and disorientation one might imagine in space. From the entrance, guests are greeted with a flash of cherry red that flows into a sculptural conversation pit. Upholstered in rippling, organic curves by Stitch NYC, the seating evokes lava flows or planetary terrain, a contemporary take on retro space-age design."
A 250-square-foot lounge on the 55th floor of a Beijing residential tower transforms a compact footprint into an experimental social space. The design centers on a 16-foot-wide photogravure of Venus executed with a nineteenth-century copper printmaking technique, creating a dominant visual anchor. White arches pitched at slight angles introduce deliberate imbalance and a sensation of altered gravity. A flash of cherry red leads to a sculptural conversation pit with rippling, organic seating by Stitch NYC that evokes lava flows and planetary terrain. The undulating layout maximizes flexible seating and prompts varied social interactions.
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