The diverse work of the architectural firm Behin Ha shares common threads, and yet their past projects, from creative commercial spaces to public art institutions, defy easy categorization. For co-founders Behrang Behin and Ann Ha, based in the New York City area, the beauty of their work lies in its specificity ? the way it responds to the demands of the individual client and its existing setting.
?When we started our design practice, we were often asked what type of design we specialize in,? Behin says. ?This question always threw us off, because in our view the most exciting part of practicing design is the ability to engage with a variety of problems and the freedom to approach each from a different perspective. In fact, we pride ourselves in having had a diverse range of projects which we have approached with an equally diverse range of design solutions, each suited to the needs of the project.? Together Apart Middelfart \ Photo: Ard Jongsma
As an example, Behin points to ?Together Alone,? a pair of temporary public art installations in two Danish cities, Middelfart and Billund, commissioned for the 2020 Trekanfest in the Triangle Region of Denmark. Coated mesh fabric ribbons were used to create a series of gathering and performance spaces. Passersby could enter them and discover a perhaps unexpected moment of semi-privacy. ?The projects were designed for ease of assembly, so that volunteers from the community could take part in their installation,? Behin explains.
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