Home is the heart of all things that define the person who dwells in it. Each home has its unique narrative which embodies nostalgia, dreams, hopes and ideals. In our recent completed project, we have specially designed parts of the home as eclectic mnemonics, enabling the couple to relive some of their fond childhood memories mixed with pockets of spaces with contemporary elements symbolizing their current desire to redefine their familiar experiences. […]
‘This was not my dream’ — Redux House, Brazil from Pedro Kok on Vimeo. Studio MK27 was among 100 architects who participated in the 14th Venice Biennale’s “Time Space Existence”, exhibiting their works through 5 carefully crafted videos- all of which depicted the lives of its residences in a dramatic and perhaps sarcastic tone. The narrative of the Redux House, Brazil, is produced by Pedro Kok & Gabriel Kogan who captured every detail and corner of this home with a sinister hint, provoking its audience to make sense of the architecture from a very different perspective. There is, however, some truth in the lines that despised the responsibility or the role assumed by architects- educating our clients on how they ought to live. Thus […]
These furniture pieces are one of the most compelling product of intelligent innovation because they subject themselves to (effortless) external manipulation, made morphable by intricate application of physics and digital technology. […]
Workshops like this one are a rare find in Singapore & Malaysia- one that allows public access and is equipped with all tools necessary to make and to create. […]
…How spaces which were primarily meant for reading evolved to what is now social spaces that celebrate user experiences and transform the culture of reading altogether. […]
The infamous Geylang district in Singapore now boasts a quaint identity after a series of transformation at Lorong 24A. These 1920s shophouses were completely redesigned and revamped on the inside, giving each home its unique individuality while conserving a collective exterior. […]
In the recent months, there is an apparent emergence of ambiguous space envelope composed of modular light frames. While these projects respond to different set of context and brief, the aesthetics seem coherent when put together, side by side. The renowned Serpentine Gallery by Fujimoto was designed with the intent to “melt into the green”, creating a seamless boundary between the interior and exterior. The absence of mass was also echoed in Arqbauraum’s competition entry for Pink Floyd’s House which was announced as the winning entry, with the intent to challenge the conventional perception of house. Fujimoto didn’t stop there. In his very recent masterplan proposal for a Middle Eastern city known as the “Souk Mirage” or “Particles of Light”, […]