Cobalt Muffin是设计事务所YokYok专门为上海愚园路设计的一个原创艺术装置，该项目于2019年完工，由CREATER委托设计。这也是YokYok在中国的第一个装置项目。Cobalt Muffin位于上海长宁区愚园路1107号，于2019年10月1日至2020年7月1日展出。

Cobalt Muffin is an original artwork especially designed for Shanghai Yuyuan Road by YokYok in 2019 and comissioned by CREATER. It is the first installation in China by the studio. The artwork takes place in 1107 Yuyuan road Shanghai in the Changning district. It will be exhibited from October 1st 2019 to July 1st 2020.

▼艺术装置鸟瞰图，bird-eye’s view of the art installation

作为一条主轴线，愚园路贯穿了一个富有活力的城市街区，该街区致力于提高整个上海市的艺术审美和创造力，拥有着众多的商店、时装店、艺术画廊、办公室、餐厅和住宅等建筑空间。这种多样化的建筑类型将该街区打造为了一个均衡的活性空间。艺术装置共展出10个月，在此期间，这里将变成一个可以容纳各种公共活动的空间，各式各样的故事将在这里上演。

The Yuyuan road is the main axis of a dynamic area that promotes art and creation city-wide. This lively area counts numerous shops, fashion stores, art galleries, offices, restaurants and housing. This diverse typology makes it a well balanced and active neighboorhood. The lot is intended to host events as encounters, talks, and other kind of public invitations that can take place under the Cobalt Muffin during these 10 months exhibition.

▼艺术装置街景，位于贯穿了城市活力街区的愚园路上，street view of the art installation that is located on the Yuyuan Road, which is the main axis of a dynamic area

Cobalt Muffin艺术装置在外观造型上仿佛悬浮在草坪上的一个不规则几何体。实际上，它由60个相似的三角形框架构成，在框架搭建好后，设计团队在其外侧覆上了一个由弹性绳制成的半透明表皮，打造出这个形式复杂而丰富的装置。

Cobalt Muffin acts as a geometric presence floating over the lawn. Its apparent complexity is actually made of 60 similar triangles, covered with a semitransparent skin made of elastic ropes.

▼艺术装置外观，悬浮在草坪上，由60个相似的三角形框架和蓝色弹性绳制成的半透明表皮构成，exterior view of the art installation floating over the lawn, the installation consists of 60 similar triangles and a semitransparent skin made of elastic ropes

巨大的几何体量如同云朵一样漂浮在参观者的头顶上，此时，体量感被模糊掉了，人们只会注意到它如风筝和灯笼般的轻盈感，于是它的存在也变得顺理成章。这个装置在几何图形和材料之间构建了一个丰富多彩的对话，人们可以360°全方位地欣赏它，从而重新思考艺术与建筑之间的界限。

The big volume, floating as a cloud over the visitors becomes light and immaterial. As a kite or a lantern, it levitates above the ground in a apparent lightweight. Inviting the people to observe it and walk around, it offers a bright and colorful dialog between geometry and materiality, rethinking the borders between art and architecture.

▼轻盈的艺术装置，在几何图形和材料之间构建了一个对话，the art installation with lightness, offering a dialog between geometry and materiality

▼艺术装置外观，如同云朵一样漂浮在参观者的头顶上，exterior view of the art installation, the big volume floats as a cloud over the visitors

在体量上，它是一个半球形的多面体结构。三角形框架搭建出一个多折角的骨架，支撑起主体量，使其悬浮于地面之上2.2米。设计团队总共使用了7,500米长的绳索来打造表皮结构，配以管状的金属结构体系，来应对张力、时间和天气气候等方面的现实状况。

Its volumetry is the result of an hemisphere of a «rhombicosacron polyhedra». Poles extend the edges of this dome and lift it up at 2m20 above ground. 7,5km of rope has been used to realize this installation, as well as a tubular metalic structure in order to resist tension, time and weather.

▼艺术装置外观局部，三角形框架搭建出一个多折角的骨架，支撑起主体量，partial exterior view of the art installation, poles extend the edges of the dome and lift it up

▼艺术装置外观局部，采用管状的金属结构体系和绳索表皮，partial exterior view of the art installation with a tubular metalic structure and ropes

▼蓝色绳索表皮结构细节，details of the blue rope skin

在Shooting Vaults建筑装置（点击蓝色链接跳转到正文页面）中，YokYok致力于探索体量与材料之间的关系。但在本项目中，他们并没有从周边环境入手，而是创造了一个独特的结构单体，给城市景观带去了一种几何上的惊喜。同时，这个蓝色的装置还打造出一个宽敞的公共空间，为市民提供了一个日常的好去处。它的通透性和轻盈感与其干净利落的外轮廓线和体量形成了鲜明的对比。此外，它也在材料特性的层面上探讨了建筑结构作为过滤器可以形成的光影效果。

▼从室内透过玻璃看艺术装置，viewing the art installation from the interior space through the glass

▼艺术装置为人们提供了一个城市公共空间，the art installation provides people with an urban public space

As for the «Shooting Vaults» (click here to read more) in 2015, YokYok wanted to play with volumes and materiality. However this time the context was not used to generate the project’s shape, YokYok created a singular object, a geometric surprise in the urban landscape. Simultaneously precious by its color and generous by the space it occupies, it offers itself to all as a popular candy. Its transparency and lightness contrasts with its straight edges and volume. Finally, it talks about architecture as a filter that plays with materiality.

▼艺术装置夜景，night view of the art installation

▼夜间站在装置的内部空间里向上看，looking up from the space covered by the installation at night

Artwork by: YokYok Organized by: CREATER Curated by: Zin Productions all photos courtesy of Atelier YokYok