IWI, the smallest nomad studio. IWI is an architectural project that offers the user a living space that adapts to their lifestyle. It is a product developed and patented in Ecuador by the architects Juan Ruiz and Amelia Tapia. The living space is built in wood by Computer Numerical Controlled technology (CNC milling), creating an industrialized pr...
Architecture firm
Juan Ruiz + Amelia Tapia
Photography
JAG Studio, Joel Heim (Drone images)
Principal architect
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Design team
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Interior design
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Built area
8,5 m² extended and 2,4 m² compressed
Civil engineer
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Structural engineer
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Environmental & MEP
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Tools used
Computer Numerical Controlled technology (CNC milling)
Construction
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia, Roberto Vazquez
Material
Cypress (cladding, front door frames and accordion ribs), Plywood (furniture, back and front modules), Glass (front door), Sheep wool (floor and walls insulation), Cork (envelope water barrier and heat insulation)
Client
Juan Ruiz, Amelia Tapia
Typology
Residential › Flexible & Transformable Living Space
A collaboration between Arturo Tedeschi, Michael Pryor, Pavlina Vardoulaki, Matteo Silverio, HorizON is a suspension lamp for architectural interiors, merging high-tech and low-tech, 3D printing and Murano glass craftsmanship, algorithmic design and LED technology.
Product name
HorizON Lamp
Manufacturer
Nicola Moretti Murano (Glass), Solid Fill (3d print)
Product type
Suspension Lamp
Contact
info@designmorphine.com
Designer
Michael Pryor, Pavlina Vardoulaki Pryor, Arturo Tedeschi, Matteo Silverio
Use
To become the focal light source of the space it is in
Applications
Home or office décor, art piece, area lighting
Characteristics
Merging traditional handmade glass making with state of the art 3d printed
Format
Floating Avant-garde glass and 3d printed object which omits light
Material
Two hand made 2mm thick Murano glass petals encapsulating a 3d printed freeform semi-transparent selective laser sintered nylon core with a 3.5 mm, 24V, 3000K LED light strip channeled through the 3d printed cavities
Size
460mm length x 320mm width with a maximum thickness of 55mm
Color
Transparent and white with a yellowish glow when illuminated
Shape
Freeform flattened ellipsoid
Price
Currently not for sale, please enquire
Dancing Lantern is a parametric pendant lamp designed by Sophia Michopoulou
Product name
Dancing Lantern
Manufacturer
Wood specialist: Doulis wood applications | Electrical support: E.Karantakis
Product type
Office Lighting
Contact
michopoulou.s@gmail.com
Designer
Sophia Michopoulou
Use
Ceiling, Interior. a lighting sculpture that floats above the visitor
Applications
Digital fabrication
Characteristics
Twenty-eight CNC cut plywood slices
Format
Multiple unique elements
Size
1 m². 45, 60 and 90 m in height
Moiré ascent by Sophia Michopoulou, is a staircase inspired from the harmonic streams and ethereal movements for ethical office functionality.
Product name
Moiré ascent
Manufacturer
Wood specialist: Doulis wood applications | Metal construction: Veta sa
Product type
Office staircase
Contact
michopoulou.s@gmail.com
Designer
Sophia Michopoulou
Use
Bridging the main working space level with the board room
Applications
Digital fabrication
Characteristics
Twenty-eight CNC cut plywood slices
Format
Multiple unique elements
