Installation
PROJECT

Sukkah Anan

LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario
CLIENT: Kehilla foundation
YEAR: 2014
TYPE: Pavillion
PHASE: Competition
SIZE: 320sf
TEAM: at BKD

Sukkah Anan is based on the idea of change & cycles. As a cloud constantly changes its form, so does the basic component that makes up Sukkah Anan. This component takes its initial shape from the Star of David. As the components link up to form the sukkah they change both their apertures and size to adapt to their function, becoming wall, roof, entry, and seating. The overall form is bulbous like a cloud, but the surface follows that of a mobius strip. This shape alludes to the cycle of life and nature that is part of the harvest celebration of Sukkot.

 

 

The reference of Sukkah Anan is not only to the original Sukkah of G-d, but also to the Jewish Diaspora, which has had to change throughout its history to adapt to the place and time within which it is found.