{"id":186343,"date":"2025-10-03T01:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/186343\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T01:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:46:09","slug":"tripus-installation-turns-industrial-pipes-into-intimate-public-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/186343\/","title":{"rendered":"tripus installation turns industrial pipes into intimate public shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maty\u00e1\u0161 Bar\u00e1k shapes Industrial gas pipes into a Space for Pause<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tripus by Maty\u00e1\u0161 Bar\u00e1k is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/public-art\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">public<\/a> space <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/interactive-installation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">installation<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/recycling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reuses<\/a> industrial gas pipes to create a compact architectural structure. The three-legged form defines an intimate zone within the urban environment, functioning as a place of retreat during the day and as a softly illuminated shelter at night.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The design addresses a common absence in public space: the provision of small, personal zones for temporary withdrawal. Its construction emphasizes the direct use of standard industrial components. Gas pipes and fittings are welded into a spatial frame, while a central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/wood-and-timber-architecture\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plywood<\/a> seat provides an anchor for the user. The hollow pipes accommodate wiring for integrated lighting and other practical functions, such as charging devices.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"three-legged installation turns industrial gas pipes into intimate public shelter\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tripus-turns-industrial-gas-pipes-into-an-intimate-architecture-of-calm-1-68d699304e591.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>all images by Anna-Marie K\u0159\u00ed\u017eov\u00e1 unless stated otherwise<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Three-Legged Structure emits a Gentle Glow into urban space<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After dark, the structure is capped by a lamp that distributes a gentle glow into the space below. This dual role, both functional and atmospheric, reinforces the project\u2019s intent to balance utility with a sense of enclosure. While <a href=\"https:\/\/matyasbarak.com\/en\/home-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">designer<\/a> Maty\u00e1\u0161 Bar\u00e1k originally conceived the structure as an individual piece, Tripus also suggests the potential for a dispersed network. Positioned across public spaces, these structures could form a series of small-scale interventions, offering consistent opportunities for pause and individual use within the shared urban setting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"three-legged installation turns industrial gas pipes into intimate public shelter\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tripus-turns-industrial-gas-pipes-into-an-intimate-architecture-of-calm-2-68d699304e600.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>Tripus by Maty\u00e1\u0161 Bar\u00e1k reuses industrial gas pipes in public space<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"three-legged installation turns industrial gas pipes into intimate public shelter\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tripus-turns-industrial-gas-pipes-into-an-intimate-architecture-of-calm-3-68d699304e63f.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>a three-legged structure defines a compact architectural zone<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"three-legged installation turns industrial gas pipes into intimate public shelter\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tripus-turns-industrial-gas-pipes-into-an-intimate-architecture-of-calm-4-68d699304e674.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>a central plywood seat anchors the user<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"three-legged installation turns industrial gas pipes into intimate public shelter\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tripus-turns-industrial-gas-pipes-into-an-intimate-architecture-of-calm-5-68d699304e6aa.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>designed as a place of retreat within the city<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Maty\u00e1\u0161 Bar\u00e1k shapes Industrial gas pipes into a Space for Pause \u00a0 Tripus by Maty\u00e1\u0161 Bar\u00e1k is a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75,11391,21479,3489],"class_list":{"0":"post-186343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-interactive-installation","16":"tag-public-art","17":"tag-recycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}