Nerve Endings Firing Away

Josh Rubin at Cool Hunting points us to Paris based designers Jean-Marie Massaud and Daniel Pouzet of Studio Massaud. Designers who have jumped in a bigger than “2001 Space Odyssey cinematic jump” from luxury products to stadium design. The designers recently won a competition for a stadium designed to look like a Mexican volcano. The cloud-like structure on the top is made of stretched fabric to protect the spectators from the elements. It will also serve as a projection screen for advertisements. WMMNA adds: “The rest of the stadium disappear into a hollowed-out hill — or a volcano. The duo also plans to hide the parking inside the volcano. This way, when there is no match, the outside of the stadium becomes a big grassy park where families can picnic and players can train.” In an interview for Interior Design, the designers had a gem of a statement to describe their underlying inspiration:

“These days, architects and engineers tend to feel you must be able to see how a building works. For us, it’s the opposite — it’s better if you can’t understand how everything holds together. That’s the magic.”