KPN Tower
"Studio Dumbar’s letterforms and scripted graphic animations contribute significantly to the logic and beauty of Renzo Piano’s design for the KPN tower."
-- Joost Moolhuijzen, architect
Client
KPN, market leader on the Dutch telecom/internet market.
Project
Initiated in 1998, finalized 2000. Dynamic light wall for a tower designed by architect Renzo Piano.
Outcome
The building’s architect Piano used technology as the starting point for his design. The landmark site, across the river in the centre of Rotterdam required an eye-catching design.
A semi-transparent curtain wall supports a 3600 square metre grid containing 900 evenly spaced lights that function as pixels on an extremely low-res, yet sophisticated animation system. This ‘screen’ is used by the city of Rotterdam for promotion, and by artists to produce truly environmental art statements.