Architecture and beyond : Procter-Rihl / edited by Christopher Procter and Fernando Rihl ; with contributions by Anya Gallaccio, Carlos Eduardo Dias Comas, Nigel Coates, and Marcus Field.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Procter, Christopher, editor.

Rihl, Fernando, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Procter-Rihl (Firm).

Architecture, Modern--21st century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

112 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Procter-Rihl

Place of Publication:

London : Artifice Books on Architecture [2016]

Summary:

In a world dominated by hyper-specialisation, there are few architects that inhabit multiple areas consistently through their career. Procter-Rihl is a multidisciplinary studio that navigates between architecture, furniture, product design, exhibition, and landscaping. Procter-Rihl believes that architecture should be culturally and climate responsive, engaging with its place but also challenging. Unlike a typical contextual approach, the work creates tension between the vernacular and a new aesthetic. These contradictions add a layer of complexity to the reading of the architecture. Spatially, the practice explores complex geometries, which create dynamic experiences. Diagonal juxtaposition or a simple shift, or stretching of, a traditional form can produce an illusion of greater space. In their furniture work the studio is known for light structure and transparent acrylic where cut edges define a form based on the drawn line. This book comprises four parts or actions: fold, perforate, float and weave. Each chapter illustrates the practice design method and way of working, highlighting key elements in construction.

Contents:

Introduction: Fusing Modernity with the Picturesque / by Anya Gallaccio

Taxonomy in Practice: Between the Universal and Eccentic / by Nigel Coates

Translocal: Beyond the Vernacular / by Fernando Rihl

Peak Performance: Towards a New Eco Revolution / by Christopher Procter

Double-Coded: Reflecting on post post times / by Eduardo Comas

Structure Lines: Furniture, Products, and other Stuff / by Marcus Field

Operational System / by Christopher Procter, Fernando Rihl

fold

Pull: House, Brattleboro Vermont USA

Mansard: House, London

Accordion: Terrace Housing, London

Flexi-Scape: Exhibition London Fashion Week, UK

Spacelily: bowl, MoMA NYC

Mini Me: Shop, Caramel at Harrods, London

22 Folds: Stand Blueprint, London

Canyon: Loft Renovation, London

Tupi: Lounge and Dining chairs

Scoop: House Extension, London

Slice: House, Porto Alegre Brazil

Pinch: Social Housing, London

perforate

As Coxudas: Shelves and tables

Ozone: Table, British Council Reception, Singapore

Liquid Sky: Flat Renovation, London

Three Ellipses: Flat Renovation, London

Strata / Prion: Tables, Boxes and Panels

Pedestrian Rotary: Public Gradens, London

Rear Window: House Renovation, London

Re-Verse IT: Plaza Competition, London

Lunatic: Garden Plaza Competition, London

float

Tableau: RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden, London

Web / Scribble / Splash: Table variations

Pixel Play: Colette Nail Bar, Paris

Domino: Storage Drawer Unit variations

Bento Box: Penthouse, Soho London

Shift: Residential Block, London

Nonoai: House, Porto Alegre Brazil

Palafita: Urban Project, Brazil

weave

Super8 / Kaleidoscope: Screens

Strap: Chair

Cobogó: Hosing Scheme, Santos Brazil

Urban Weave: Housing Scheme, Moscow

Topo / Flow / Tmu / Totems: Shelving variants

Nest: Sofa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 111).

ISBN:

9781908967404

1908967404

OCLC:

894202336