Bleicheli Stadtlounge: City Lounge in St. Gallen, Switzerland
New concept in urban space where red is the new green! After the tour of Textile Museum we loitered on further to stumble on this Stadtlounge City Lounge, the Public Living Room in St Gallen.
This place was previously a drab looking area. The entire place was redesigned to make it more attractive to residents and visitors.
Walking through the streets of St. Gallen we came across this unusual red street… a very bright red street. The whole area was covered with a rubberized tennis court coating.
There was a living room setting, huge tables, a pool, even a car! The whole project is the local municipality’s idea to encourage people to loiter around and chat with each other.
Stadtlounge City Lounge in St Gallen
This modern art installation was done by Pipilotti Rist, a woman artist, and Carlos Martinez architecture firm. It was fun exploring this unique set up.
Pipilotti Elisabeth Rist (born 1962) is a Swiss visual artist best known for creating experimental video art and installation art. Amazing idea! I was stunned at this spot! A modern touch next to old medieval town of St Gallen.
St. Gallen’s municipality with some local financial institutions did an excellent job by redesigning the exteriors. This is my third favourite place after Textile Library and St Gallen Cathedral.
So? Could you guess what that bubble is? Yes, it is the street lamp there. This must be the new interpretation of sun! My only regret is, I couldn’t stay back till night to capture it lighted.
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This is really cool!
Interesting Post, Indrani.. Thanks for sharing!
Unique idea ! Looking beautiful
Super interesting
Interesting concept.
Fabulous find !! Very creative thought 🙂
wow…this is really interesting 🙂
That’s so interesting and unique too. I wonder what that place would look like at night. Come let’s look it up. 😉
Looks like the moon, to me. 🙂
I had never seen something like this… quite interesting! 🙂
Wow…. I liked the bubbly street light!!!
Wow! A fun concept!
wow, it looks superb. what a great idea, wish we had something like that 🙂
Wow! It’s a wonderful initiative 🙂
Indruni, thank you for sharing – it is so unusial! But why red?
yup, it would've been cool if you could see the place at night.
not only is this a great concept but how it was done was certainly ingenious. ^0^
though, i seriously think you can't apply it in some countries, like here for example, if there's an open space without security, within days, it would be housed by beggars and thieves. ^-^
beautiful post indrani, the lamp post was most definitely eye catching.
yup, it would've been cool if you could see the place at night.
not only is this a great concept but how it was done was certainly ingenious. ^0^
though, i seriously think you can't apply it in some countries, like here for example, if there's an open space without security, within days, it would be housed by beggars and thieves. ^-^
beautiful post indrani, the lamp post was most definitely eye catching.
Interesting and very innovative idea, to make people interact. Very nice shots on Red Street. I saw sometime before a yellow street somewhere via internet, where the roads alone painted in yellow.
Wow that's a new concept! And that street bulb shape at least I could not figure that out.
Just plain WOW!
Clever idea! Hahaha. I super-like it. And you captured it beautifully, Indrani! 🙂
Amazing pictures!
I´ve seen much, but nothing like this. 🙂 A little too red for my taste.
Wow! Such an interesting concept! Thx for sharing n hv a great wkend.
Very interesting and special place.
Happy weekend!
Really unique and interesting. Good pictures, Inrani!
I can certainly see why someone would love to hang around this cheerfully colored area, especially when the floor is cushioned with rubber!
Really amazing these photos have never seen anything like it.
That's an interesting approach!! Boom & gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
That's really Cool !
That's unusual. I wonder if it actually works to get people together.
What an amazing street! Wonderful. And is that bubble a light or lamp?
What a great idea and very interesting place. It is aunique looking street light. Happy skywatching, Indrani!
An interesting concept to make people stop and think.
This is unique! I have never seen this before! And it can be used as well, which is not always the case, therefore I like it. Thanks for sharing and visiting!
That red colour would make me want to run and hide, not loiter! lol ♥
Fascinating street. What a unique view. Happy Sky Watch!!
you found something wonderful to show us!
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That's a great idea. I'd love to sit there and chat with a friend.
Happy sky watching.
wow…love to be there
What fun!
How unique and different — as well as being so colorful! I thought it might be a streetlight, but it is different, too! Marvelous captures as always, Indrani, and a fun post for the day! Hope you have a lovely weekend!
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I would love to see that in person. Fascinating!
I've never seen anything quite like that. Very interesting.
Oh oh ……….
the red outdoor carpets
its very famous 🙂
Nice to read that you was there!!!
And lovely (red) shots 🙂
Its for relaxing Indrani
I think you was after that visit
totally relaxed hahaha….. 😉
(That ~ huge bubble ~
glows at night, I thought ?!
I'm not sure 😛
🙂
Well done in catching that one, beautiful.
Lovely idea, Indrani. Good on you for capturing it. I'm sorry I've been absent so long; had blogger problems. I'm back now. Blessings, Jo (East Africa)
a laudable concept. yes city folks don't really have time to sit and chat with others. this is really cool. and it's all red too.
What an interesting idea! I wonder if it really does encourage "chatting" – it seems a bit huge for intimate conversation!
Have a lovely weekend!