Belgium Sculptural Steel Labyrinth Built at Former Coal Mine

by designboom staff
designboom, July 21, 2015

(Image: Tunnels, caverns and enclosed chambers frame the surrounding site. Courtesy of designboom, photo by Filip Dujardin)

With a focus on the experience of space, gijs van vaerenbergh — a collaboration of belgian architects and artists pieterjan gijs and arnout van vaerenbergh — have realized an immersive labyrinth at the central square of c-mine art centre in genk, belgium.

a one kilometer maze of steel corridors, with walls that tower 5 meters above the earth, surrounds installation visitors, placing them within the intricate depths of the imposing structural mass. a series of boolean transformations comprising large, geometric shapes are cut from the structure — a sphere, a cylinder, and a cone create voids and apertures that alter the walk through the labyrinth into a sequence of spatial and sculptural experiences. Read more…