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Timber Wave at London Design WeekThis majestic <a href="http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/timber-wave-amanda-levete-architects">Timber Wave</a> installation was recently unveiled at the entrance to the <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/">Victoria and Albert Museum</a>, where its elegant undulating form welcomed visitors to the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/london-design-week">London Design Festival</a>. Transforming the front of the magnificent museum, the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/3013-installation-made-from-recycled-wood-cascades-down-a-london-building/">giant three story tall timber sculpture</a> towers above people passing beneath it. This spiraling latticework is the collaborative creation of award winning architects <a href="http://www.amandalevetearchitects.com/">AL_A</a> along with engineering firm <a href="http://www.arup.com/">Arup</a>, who responded to the original V&A entrance with a design that enhances the existing grand facade.1
Timber Wave at London Design WeekThe design is constructed from oil-treated American oak.2
Timber Wave at London Design WeekThe outdoor installation unfolds in the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/japanese-students-build-a-pavilion-from-thousands-of-fish-to-support-tsunami-reconstruction-efforts/">organic form of a wave</a> yet it elegantly integrates within the surrounding urban environment.3
Timber Wave at London Design WeekThe cascading wave connects the bustling street to the interior design exhibits hosted by the museum.4
Timber Wave at London Design WeekUsing furniture making lamination techniques, the designers created the elaborate three-dimensional form by precisely calibrating each timber piece.5
Timber Wave at London Design WeekThe multilayered wave rolls up into a curve as though it were one dynamic crest, and it's every bit as dramatic as the entrance archway beneath it.6
Timber Wave at London Design WeekThe multilayered design rolls up into a curve as though it were one dynamic crest.7
Timber Wave at London Design WeekThis unique asymmetric structure will grace the steps of the V&A until October 15th.8
