Explore the colossal kaleidoscope, bearing an air of origin from the alien planet Krypton.
The Popmart Star View Platform, a striking addition to Art Week Tokyo in 2025, is not your typical public art installation. Designed by the architect Li Hao, this installation stood as a beacon from November 5 to November 9, 2025, in the heart of the city.
Based on an icosahedron, the Popmart Star View Platform was exploded and reconstructed to create a massive crystalline beast that resembles nothing seen before. Its internal framework supports human traffic, adding complexity to its otherworldly structure.
At sunset, the Popmart Star View Platform becomes a beacon of pure colour that radiates across the landscape, catching and fracturing sunlight to create a constantly shifting light show. The black steel frames of each panel create a secondary geometric pattern, adding depth and visual texture to the already striking display.
The Popmart Star View Platform plays with scale and perception, appearing monolithic from a distance but revealing intricate details as you get closer. This Instagram-ready spectacle is not just a visual delight, but also provokes thought about space, light, and perception.
The creation of the Popmart Star View Platform required serious computational design work to maintain structural integrity. The panel mounting system accommodates thermal expansion while keeping edges aligned, ensuring the installation remains precise and stable.
The dichroic glass or film coating on each facet of the Popmart Star View Platform creates an oil-slick rainbow effect, adding to its visual allure. The structure, mathematically precise and otherworldly, is a testament to the designer's vision and the power of computational design.
Each joint in the Popmart Star View Platform handles complex load distributions, ensuring the structure's stability and longevity. This intricate design earned the Popmart Star View Platform the Golden A' Design Award for creating genuine wonder without being pretentious.
The Popmart Star View Platform is visually arresting, making people unable to look away. Its combination of mathematical elegance and visual spectacle has left a lasting impression on those who experienced it, proving that art can be both beautiful and thought-provoking.
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