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.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London, United Kingdom : Artifice Books on Architecture, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
112 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (some color) ; 28 cm

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    Summary note
    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.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (page 111).
    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.
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    Procter-Rihl
    ISBN
    • 9781908967404 ((paperback))
    • 1908967404 ((paperback))
    OCLC
    894202336
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