Wild Woods: A living design looking towards the future
The Bilbao BBK Live Music Festival is one of the most important events on the Spanish music scene. This festival takes place in the city of Bilbao over three days, attracting a crowd of over 100,000 people who come to enjoy the best music in a spectacular setting, Mount Kobetas.
The 2016 edition of Bilbao BBK Live featured an impressive lineup of artists, including some of the most important bands and musicians of the moment. Festival-goers had the opportunity to enjoy live performances by Pixies, Arcade Fire, New Order, Tame Impala, Foals, Father John Misty, M83, Hot Chip, Underworld, Courtney Barnett, and many others.
Wild Woods
The ticket check entrance of the festival was made out of plain two meter long wood that could easily be used for other structures in the future editions of the festival. This kind of construction was called “Wild Woods”.
Zuloark designed the scenery and infrastructure, using living materials like wood. In line with our philosophy of design “Second Lives” and with the organization commitment with sustainability, this approach allowed the reuse of pieces in future editions of the festival, saving costs and reducing environmental impact.
Additionally, we used leftovers from pruning and live vegetation to transform some of the festival’s infrastructure, such as FOH (Front of House) and PEAS (sound lifting platforms), which support audio equipment.
The “Camp”
To design and build the project, a team comprising the client, designers, and producers worked in a format we call “The Camp”. This format transforms the festival production into a collaborative workshop that brings ideas to life in the final results, using the execution phase as an opportunity for shared learning.
