Radio Forest
Amy Franceschini & Stijn Schiffeleers
/ Koen Deprez
2009
A radio pavillion on the border of untouched nature and civilization.
In 2005, Amy Franceschini and Stijn Schiffeleers designed this pavilion as a radio studio to broadcast forest atmospheres. Architect and artist Koen Deprez transformed it into a place blurring the line between civilization and untouched nature.
Inspired by the Brothers Grimm’s Town Musicians of Bremen, Deprez designed a four-part handcrafted staircase, referencing the animals stacking up to scare off robbers. By horizontally slicing and elevating the pavilion, its clean lines contrast with nature’s organic chaos.
about the artist
Koen Deprez (BE) undertook work placements with the renowned architects Rem Koolhaas (OMA) in Rotterdam and Alessandro Mendini (Studio Alchimia) in Milan. It was there that he developed his passion for landscape and urban public space. Today, he is best known for his distinctive approach to private and public interiors. He is a lecturer at the Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven and has exhibited in Amsterdam, Boston, Brussels, Florida, Frankfurt, Ghent, Hasselt, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Lisbon, New York and Paris, amongst other places.