An Architectural Environment by Situ Studio.
Located in the Great Hall of the Brooklyn Museum.
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Sunbrella fabrics joined the ranks of Norman Rockwell, photographer Sam Taylor-Wood and rare Egyptian mummies this year as part of a unique design installation at the Brooklyn Museum. Known as reOrder, the transformative installation in the Museum's Great Hall was designed by the Brooklyn-based architectural firm Situ Studio and includes more than 2,000 yards of Sunbrella fabric donated by Glen Raven Custom Fabrics.
Conceptualized and fabricated by Situ Studio, reOrder transforms the 10,000-square-foot Great Hall of the Museum from a classically designed space with 16 columns into the hub where visitors can gather or view temporary exhibits. The space has been re-imagined using 2,440 yards of Sunbrella Canvas Natural fabric that is pleated and stretched over metal frames to create the illusion of growth and change among the columns. The fabric structures vary in size and volume and are completed by the installation of benches and tables at the bases made of LG HI-MACS® acrylic solid surface.
Sunbrella fabric's weight, body, weave type and durability were among the many characteristics that made Sunbrella fabric a perfect fit. Most of all, the fabric's ability to capture light and its overall aesthetic appeal helped achieve the effect the Situ architects desired for the reOrder installation.
Also important to the architects was the fabric brand's commitment to sustainability at the Sunbrella manufacturing center in Anderson, S.C. and the Recycle My Sunbrella program. Glen Raven and Situ Studio are already considering creative ways that the 2,440 yards of fabric can be re-purposed at the end of the exhibit.
