UN building redesign by Koolhaas and Jongerius

 

 

 

The 68th General Assembly of the United Nations descended upon New York City last week, arriving at the UN Building to a new look-and-feel thanks to design gift from the Netherlands.  Dutch architects Rem Koolhaas and Hella Jongerius have refreshed the interior of New York’s UN Building with a collection of furniture, art and interior accents to welcome the General Assembly.  Koolhaas and Jongerius focused on the UN north delegates’ lounge, a space that now features an approachable, comfortable set of modern furniture that suits this world-renown “workshop for peace”. - See more at: http://www.thecoolist.com/un-building-redesign-by-koolhaas-and-jongerius/#sthash.rdt4ULLY.dpuf

The 68th General Assembly of the United Nations descended upon New York City last week, arriving at the UN Building to a new look-and-feel thanks to design gift from the Netherlands.  Dutch architects Rem Koolhaas and Hella Jongerius have refreshed the interior of New York’s UN Building with a collection of furniture, art and interior accents to welcome the General Assembly.  Koolhaas and Jongerius focused on the UN north delegates’ lounge, a space that now features an approachable, comfortable set of modern furniture that suits this world-renown “workshop for peace”.

This redesign of the UN Building’s interior is the first of its kind in over 60 years.  The building was originally imagined by a star-studded list of world architects including Oscar Niemeyer, Le Corbusier and others.  The original vision of these architects has been maintained, but current stars like Koolhaas and Jongerius have given this portion a welcome visual update.  The 68th General Assembly of the United Nations ended Friday in New York, and the interior now returns to regular non-assembly business for UN workers in Manhattan. 

先日、East sideに人が増えたなあー？と感じていた頃、国連ビルでは、第６８回国連総会が行われていました。と言うか、やたらと黒塗り車が有るんだから、感じてないで、気付けよっと言われると何も言えません。でっ、私個人的には、この国連ビルの外観デザインが相当好きです。East riverに沿って、どーんっと建っているのですが、美しい存在感で周りを和ましています。美しい～。

でも驚きは、実は中身なんです。国連ビルは、歴代その時代を牽引している巨匠デザイナーさまさま達が、インテリアをアップデートしてきました。例えば、Oscar Niemeyerや、Le Corbusierなど。この様な方々が、はいっ！と快諾するのだから、国連級のフィーが支払われていると思う。

今回、約６０年振りに、そのインテリアのアップデートがされたのである。 

Rem Koolhaasと、 Hella Jongerius が、この大役を任された。Rem Koolhaasは、色々とあるが、ニューヨーカーには、sohoのparada shopのデザインと言えば、親近感が湧くかな？Hella Jongeriusは、恥ずかしながら初めて知る名前だが、とてもヨーロピアンなプルダクトデザインをされているお方。カラーリングが、なんともヨーロッパですね。キーワードが、”平和な仕事場”。とても国連的です。

世界に平和を！

 

The 68th General Assembly of the United Nations descended upon New York City last week, arriving at the UN Building to a new look-and-feel thanks to design gift from the Netherlands.  Dutch architects Rem Koolhaas and Hella Jongerius have refreshed the interior of New York’s UN Building with a collection of furniture, art and interior accents to welcome the General Assembly.  Koolhaas and Jongerius focused on the UN north delegates’ lounge, a space that now features an approachable, comfortable set of modern furniture that suits this world-renown “workshop for peace”. - See more at: http://www.thecoolist.com/un-building-redesign-by-koolhaas-and-jongerius/#sthash.rdt4ULLY.dpuf