FOUR PERISCOPES TRIAS
Architect’s statement. One of the main aims of architecture is to bring people together – to frame and contain a space where human connections can flourish. Four Periscopes, commissioned by MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences) and created by TRIAS, highlights the importance of communicating within our ‘commons’. It encourages visitors to reflect – quite literally – and connect with one another through a matrix of mirrors.
From afar, the four suspended, timber-clad towers are evocative of Sydney’s skyline. Up close, visitors encounter a series of immersive, periscopic mirrors. The periscopes become portals that transport us away from ourselves and, instead, encourage interactions with others.
Peering into each tower reveals a complex web of connections and lines of sight, with unexpected views from the balconies to
