25,000 Ping Pong Balls Line the Walls of Daniel Arsham’s Tiny Brooklyn Apartment

Posted By Tafline Laylin On September 14, 2011 @ 4:00 pm In Architecture,Brooklyn | 1 Comment

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What do you do with 25,000 ping pong balls that have lost their bounce? As part of an accelerated design experiment, Snarkitecture ^[6] partner Daniel Arsham decided to use them as wallpaper for a tiny Brooklyn ^[7] apartment! While not overly bright or colorful, the up-cycled balls create mesmerizing patterns for an inspiring 90 square foot living space. And here's the amazing part: it cost less than $100 per square foot of wall space to complete this incredible minimalist apartment ^[8], and it took only two months to put together.

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Daniel Arsham uses the calm monochrome room for sleeping, dressing, studying, and storage, as it is part of a larger 2,500 square foot collaborative workspace that he shares with other artists and designers. So, while the “Box/Box” might not be the ideal home, it is a fascinating study in what can be achieved using alternative materials ^[9] with a view towards cost efficiency, creative reuse, and accelerated design. We’re not sure about the thermal properties ^[10] of ping pong balls, but we doubt this experiment was intended to be replicated, which basically means that this incredible project is and will remain one of a kind!

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[6] Snarkitecture: http://www.snarkitecture.com/

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[8] incredible minimalist apartment: http://inhabitat.com/the-shiners-minimalist-rocking-bed-is-built-from-industrial-waste/

[9] using alternative materials: http://inhabitat.com/tag/alternative-packaging-materials/

[10] thermal properties: http://inhabitat.com/sole-arena-thermal-spa-taps-the-natural-healing-powers-of-salted-air/

[11] Homedsgn: http://www.homedsgn.com/2011/01/24/25000-ping-pong-balls-for-a-tiny-pied-a-terre-by-snarkitecture/box-box-2-1/

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