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Christmas Tree at Utzon Center by SOMStarchitects <a href="http://www.som.com/" target="_blank">Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)</a> have turned the traditional Christmas tree on its head this year in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/denmark/" target="_blank">Denmark</a>. The luminous <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/christmas-tree/" target="_blank">tree design</a> is made up of 1,000 square <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/lattice/" target="_blank">lattice </a>elements with an array of color-changing lights. The volume of the structure is an inverted tree with an inner void that functions as a gathering space for visitors of the Utzon Center in Aalborg.1
Christmas Tree at Utzon Center by SOMThis unusual Christmas tree sits in the courtyard of the Utzon Center, which currently houses SOM's exhibition, "Sky is the Limit".2
Christmas Tree at Utzon Center by SOMThe architects used modules originally designed by Peter Lassen and created a porous temporary sculpture which reaches the height of 23 feet (7 meters).3
Christmas Tree at Utzon Center by SOMAn array of color-changing lights illuminates the structure and gives a festive feel to the courtyard.4
Christmas Tree at Utzon Center by SOM"Stepping into the middle of a Christmas tree and getting that different and, in some ways, mind-bending experience of space and design, is not something you can experience elsewhere in Denmark," said Lasse Andersson, creative director at Utzon Center. The sculpture will remain in place until the end of January.5
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