Future Systems｜Selfridges Birmingham: A Facade of Aluminum Discs

Future Systems | Selfridges Birmingham: Curved Surface Covered with Aluminum Discs
An organic curved volume with no straight lines and no windows, its entire surface covered with tens of thousands of identical circular aluminum discs, with gaps between the discs, wrapping the curved form like fish scales or sequins. The base color is a dark blue, almost black, coating, and the discs are polished aluminum, shimmering individually in the sunlight. Because there are no windows, the building completely abandons the traditional department store window logic, instead using the entire volume as an urban object to attract attention. The volume connects to its surroundings via a skybridge, with its base recessed to create shadow. Daytime oblique shot, with the discs on the curved surface reflecting the changing sky.
Avoid: adding windows, right angles appearing on the volume, discs arranged in a regular grid, adding large signs.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個沒有直線也沒有窗的有機曲面量體,整個表面覆蓋著上萬片相同的圓形鋁盤,盤與盤之間留出間隙,像魚鱗或亮片一樣包裹著彎曲的形體。底色為深藍近黑的塗裝,圓盤為拋光的鋁,在陽光下逐一閃爍。因為沒有窗,建築完全放棄了傳統百貨的櫥窗邏輯,改以整個量體作為城市中的物件來吸引注意。量體以一道空橋與周圍相接,底部退縮形成陰影。日間斜角拍攝,曲面上的圓盤反射天空的變化。避免:加開窗戶、量體出現直角、圓盤排列成規則網格、加設大型招牌。