Design title Wallpaper has teamed with design development platform Revolution to create a range of pre-crafted homes and pavilions that will offer customised and bespoke designs.
Wallpaper will recruit six architects to design the structures that will target a global market. The pavilion structures will be designed for temporary and non-residential use.
Marcus Rich, Time Inc. UK chief executive, said: “Wallpaper is an authority in design. It holds an enviable position in the design world, and it is this reputation and ability to attract top talent that makes this project very exciting.”
This new partnership follows the launch of Wallpaper US Bespoke Edition in November 2015 and reinforces Time Inc’s strategy of extending its existing brands into new areas of growth.
Wallpaper* will be tapping into its black book of connections to recruit six established architects to design pre-crafted structures that are in keeping with the Wallpaper* aesthetic. Revolution – whose CEO Robbie Antonio has a background in prestigious property developments in the US and the Philippines as well as possessing an extensive background as an art and design collector – will produce the collectible properties.
According to Wallpaper*, the project will encompass mass-market design-led prefabricated homes, as well as a high-end offering that allows customisation and bespoke design. The project will also produce designs for a series of pavilion structures, designed for temporary and non-residential use.
Marcus Rich, Time Inc. UK CEO, says: “Wallpaper* is an authority in design. It holds an enviable position in the design world, and it is this reputation and ability to attract top talent that makes this project very exciting.”
“By uniting so many architects and designers under one unique platform and making their vision available to a wider market, Revolution is rethinking the way we approach luxury, high-design real estate,” says Robbie Antonio.
Joe Ripp, Time Inc. Chairman and CEO, adds: “Time Inc.’s brand portfolio engages passionate audiences across the globe. Partnering with Revolution to create Wallpaper*-branded prefabricated homes expands our business into a new vertical and creates another touch point for serving these engaged consumers.”
Wallpaper* and Revolution will be producing prototypes of each design, which they will launch at selected events on the international design calendar, say the publishers.
This new partnership follows the launch of Wallpaper* U.S. Bespoke Edition in November 2015 and reinforces Time Inc.’s strategy to extend its existing brands into new areas of growth.
From shoes to urban marvels; what does Zaha Hadid NOT design? ‘Volu’ the dining pavilion, her latest brainchild, was just revealed at this year’s Design Miami Fair. Designed along with Patrik Schumacher as a team, this piece is an artistic installation with an overhead sculpturesque canopy. A prefabricated gazebo has been designed to frame and sustain a dedicated dining area. This pavilion is one of the first specimens to be exhibited at Design Miami 2015, an initiative conceived and sponsored by Robbie Antonio. As a collective, Design Miami unites more than 30-star architects, artists, and designers around the world to create prefabricated and cost-effective living spaces. The highlights of this contemporary pavilion include its shell-like form and the state of the art computational skeleton. Though Volu seems to be monolithic, it is actually an assembly of irregular laser-cut polygons fixed within perforated steel elements. “Defined by digital processes, the pavilion has been developed in such a way that its components are, at most, singly curved. Comprised of a series of structural bands collecting at the spine and expanding overhead, the patterning of the pavilion is guided by the varied structural loading conditions,” says the design team.
The entire structure is supported by a 3.2 m tall steel stem at the back, which then extends and flattens upwards to form the cantilevered elliptical canopy. This cover gradually bends towards the periphery. The skeletal steel members continue over the top and disperse downwards to form the deck. While the gaps in the overhead frame are retained as voids, the framework in the deck supports individual wooden planks, while spreading outwards to hold the 20 m wide pavilion. The firm explains the structural trait of the design by saying “Through the analysis of the geometry under load, the pavilion’s structure and skin have been digitally optimized to remove unnecessary material, resulting in the lightest possible design solution — following an organic structural logic that recreates many of the same principles found in nature.” The shell is just one part of the design houses the exclusive limited-edition dining table designed by the same firm. The circular dining table as if carved out of a singular log of wood, evinces the same monolithic yet lightweight character, as that of the pavilion. The dining table has a flat circular disk supported on a stump. Around this, are three more curved benches. Altogether the elements craft an exquisite space for dining, no less intelligently contrived than the most complex parametric precedents by the London-based firm.
The small design pavilion that we make you discover with this publication is part of a project launched by Zaha Hadid and presented at Miami Art Week 2015. It consists of the manufacture of a series of prefabricated constructions of this type, including habitable houses. The project, entitled Revolution, is designed with the collaboration of the specialist in the field of the real estate market Robbie Antonio and in collaboration with more than 30 architects, designers and artists recognized throughout the world. His goal is to create a series of living spaces that are inspired by high technology but with an affordable cost.
Small modern-style pavilion as part of the Revolution project
The modern-style pavilion created by Zaha Hadid’s team of architects is named “Volu” and it is a construction that contributes to the work of the creative platform by providing a dining area. The building is characterized by its remarkable silhouette, by its original forms and by its light construction, which is typical for the modular structures of modern style.
The pavilion was developed using complex digital technology in order to be able to support its own weight while having a rather original shape. In fact, this technology has been based on a detailed analysis that has freed the structure of all the elements of the construction that are not essential for it to be durable enough. The result is striking: a modern and unusual building that echoes the shapes found in our natural environment. Here are the rest of the images of this small structure, made by Zaha Hadid as part of Revolt:
Interior layout of the building with modern design furniture
Modern prefab interior design
Decoration and modern design: prefabricated structure with original shapes
Revolution project: construction of modern design meals
Zaha Hadid project presented at Miami Art Week 2015
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wallpaper*, the international design, fashion and lifestyle title, is set to collaborate with design development platform REVOLUTION on a range of design-led prefabricated homes and pavilions targeting a global market.
Wallpaper* will be tapping into its black book of connections to recruit six established architects to design pre-crafted structures that are in keeping with the Wallpaper* aesthetic. REVOLUTION – whose CEO Robbie Antonio has a background in prestigious property developments in the US and the Philippines as well as possessing an extensive background as an art and design collector – will produce the collectible properties.
The project will encompass mass-market design-led prefabricated homes, as well as a high-end offering that allows customisation and bespoke design. The project will also produce designs for a series of pavilion structures, designed for temporary and non-residential use.
Marcus Rich, Time Inc. UK CEO, says: “Wallpaper* is an authority in design. It holds an enviable position in the design world, and it is this reputation and ability to attract top talent that makes this project very exciting.”
“By uniting so many architects and designers under one unique platform and making their vision available to a wider market, REVOLUTION is rethinking the way we approach luxury, high-design real estate,” says Robbie Antonio.
Joe Ripp, Time Inc. Chairman and CEO, adds: “Time Inc.’s brand portfolio engages passionate audiences across the globe. Partnering with REVOLUTION to create Wallpaper*-branded prefabricated homes expands our business into a new vertical and creates another touch point for serving these engaged consumers.”
Wallpaper* and REVOLUTION will be producing prototypes of each design, which they will launch at selected events on the international design calendar.
This new partnership follows the launch of Wallpaper* U.S. Bespoke Edition in November 2015 and reinforces Time Inc.’s strategy to extend its existing brands into new areas of growth.
About Wallpaper*
Truly international, consistently intelligent and hugely influential, Wallpaper* is the world’s most important design and style magazine. Wallpaper* has readers in 93 countries and has unparalleled success in reaching the design elite right across the globe. With 12 themed issues a year, a limited-edition cover by a different artist or designer each month, over 1.24 million Twitter followers and a monthly iPad edition, Wallpaper* has evolved from style bible to internationally recognised brand.
About REVOLUTION
REVOLUTION is a collection of limited edition, pre-crafted properties, including homes and pavilions, introduced by design and real estate developer Robbie Antonio. The project unites over 30 of the world’s preeminent architects, artists and designers to create an exclusive series of prefabricated, livable spaces. With a network of cutting-edge technologies and cost-efficient production systems, REVOLUTION is democratizing high design and architecture by introducing designed spaces in exclusive collaboration with industry-leading creatives.
Alongside brands like Wallpaper*, several Pritzker Prize-winners – such as Zaha Hadid, Ron Arad, Marcel Wanders, and Campana Brothers, to name a few – will collaborate to create collectible, unique structures. Each pavilion and home is individually branded by its designer’s personal concept of spatial form and social function. The result is a diverse and global collection of architecturally innovative, pre-crafted properties, ranging from functional pavilions to modular homes.
Design Miami 2015: architects Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher have designed a short-term dining pavilion shaped like an open clam shell and manufactured only from sheet material.
Hadid and Schumacher’s team employed computational design to produce the pavilion, which is constructed from laser-cut and perforated steel surfaces, aluminium box sections and timber loops.
“Defined by digital processes, the pavilion has been developed in this kind of a way that its parts are, at most, singly curved,” stated the London-based practice.
Volu appears to be made from a steady piece, and features an oval roof that tilts downwards above diners like a mushroom cap. The skeleton of the three.2-metre-tall construction houses lower-out irregularly-shaped sections that kind a pattern across the roof and the supporting stem.
The pattern is repeated in the floor of the twenty-square-metre pavilion, though the gaps have been filled with wooden boards.
“Comprised of a series of structural bands collecting at the spine and expanding overhead, the patterning of the pavilion is guided by the varied structural loading situations,” said the practice in a statement.
“By way of the evaluation of the geometry beneath load, the pavilion’s framework and skin have been digitally optimised to eliminate pointless material, resulting in the lightest attainable style answer — following an natural structural logic that recreates several of the exact same concepts identified in nature.”
The structure houses a circular wooden dining table, accompanied by 3 curved benches that can seat up to ten diners.
The piece has been commissioned by residence developer Robbie Antonio for his ongoing Revolution project, which invites worldwide architects and designers to create prefabricated residing spaces.
Video displaying the layout and building method of the Volu pavilion
The task has already witnessed temporary spaces made by names like Ron Arad, Kengo Kuma and Sou Fujimoto.
Volu is put in inside the collector’s lounge at this year’s Design Miami fair, which is taking place from two to six December 2015. A sculptural table by Janne Kyttanen and loopy chairs by ArandaLasch are also on show at the event.
Hadid at present has a higher-rise residential tower under building in Miami, and was selected by the City of Miami Beach to design and style a parking garage at Collins Park in 2011.
Iraqi-British starchitect Zaha Hadid recently turned her considerable talent to designing a prefabricated pavilion. The Volu Dining Pavilion is currently on display at Design Miami and available for purchase in a very limited edition – with a reported price tag of US$480,000.
Hadid designed the Volu Dining Pavilion with Patrik Schumacher and it was commissioned for the Revolution Project. Curated by developer Robbie Antonio, the project brings together over 30 international architects and designers to create high-end prefabricated living spaces, including pavilions and entire homes.
The clamshell-shaped structure follows Hadid’s usual design language, but one can’t shake the feeling that it looks a little phoned-in, or perhaps the architect’s signature style simply shines more brightly on the larger building-scale designs.
The renders depict wooden shading in the roof cells, but from the pictures at least, the Design Miami model doesn’t appear to feature them Zaha Hadid Architects
The Volu Dining Pavilion measures 6 x 4.6 x 3.2 m (19.6 x 15 x 10.5 ft), and includes a wooden dining table. The total footprint comes in at 20 sq m (215 sq ft).
We don’t, alas, have a great deal of information on how the pavilion was constructed, other than the process was computer-aided and laser-cut. Bloomberg reports that it comprises wood, stainless steel, and aluminum, and that it’s available in limited numbers for a cool $480,000 each – so it’s probably not one for the Christmas list.
If you’re still convinced its right for your backyard, you can head to the Revolution Project to make enquiries. You can also check out the Pavilion in person at Design Miami, which runs until December 6.
Gluckman Tang, an architecture firm with its roots in spaces for art, launched the Model Art Pavilion (MAP) at Design Miami’s Private Collectors’ Lounge. The modular structure is part of the “Revolution” collection, a series of limited-edition prefabricated pavilions and homes conceived by design and real estate developer Robbie Antonio in exclusive collaboration with more than thirty of the world’s preeminent architects, artists, and designers.
“Our partnership with Gluckman Tang reflects a shared commitment to fostering the creation and appreciation of art around the world,” said Robbie Antonio. “Gluckman Tang are artists in their own right, so it’s entirely appropriate that their Model Art Pavilion should be leading the Revolution collection.”
The 156-square-foot. (19 ft. x 8.2 ft. x 10.5 ft. high) structure is made of basic materials: lacquered solid wood, plywood, and translucent polycarbonate, and comfortably accommodates several paintings or sculptures and a small group of people. The interior is a clean white box, while the exterior is available in a range of typical shipping container colors. Slots at the edges of the space introduce reflected, diffuse daylight; access is through a sliding door.
“The Model Art Pavilion is a simple, elegant structure to experience art in any location – from a beach to a roof deck to a global art fair,” said Richard Gluckman, FAIA. “Designing the pavilion gave us the opportunity to create a structure that serves as a sculptural object and as a frame for the dynamic presentation of art.”
Like all of Gluckman Tang’s spaces for art, such as the Museo Picasso Málaga and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, this compact pavilion elegantly mediates the relationship between the site, the participant, and the art object. Designed as a frame within a frame – the two holding each other in a structural fold – the pavilion simultaneously provides views in to the art and out to the landscape.
The potential uses of the MAP extend beyond the art world. The pre-crafted shelter can also be used as an intimate music room, meditation space, or work studio.
The pavilions will be produced in a limited edition of ten priced at $120,000 each.
Revolution Precrafted Properties unites more than 30 of the world’s preeminent architects, artists and designers to create a series of prefabricated living spaces, including Pritzker Prize-winner Zaha Hadid, Ron Arad, Kengo Kuma, and Campana Brothers, among others. The result is a diverse collection of innovative, functional and collectible structures.
The launch at Design Miami/ 2015 debuts Zaha Hadid’s curved VOLU Pavilion and Gluckman Tang’s structured Model Art Pavilion, each individually imbued with its designer’s personal concept of spatial form and social function.
“Utilizing cutting-edge technologies and cost-efficient production systems, Revolution is democratizing high design and architecture by introducing designed spaces in exclusive collaboration with industry leaders. The project adds a new dimension to the way design and architecture are perceived, realized and collected,” says Revolution’s team.
Robbie Antonio has developed premier commercial, residential, cultural, and civic projects around the world in collaboration with artists, architects, and designers. Having worked with nine Pritzker Prize-winning architects and no less than 67 international brands, Antonio has established himself as a leading tastemaker and specialist in the spheres of art, architecture, design, branding and real estate.
ETN Design is a new venture from Edward Tyler Nahem, whose eponymous New York gallery was founded over thirty years ago and specializes in modern, post-war and contemporary art. Nahem and Antonio share a belief in the power of design to shape our world.
Miami, FL – December 1, 2015 – The who’s who of the art world came out to the Design Miami/ Collectors Preview as the 11th edition of the fair opened its doors. This gave collectors from around the world the opportunity to admire the curated exhibits and browse around before they were showcased to the public. Later in the day select VIP guests were invited to a special, invite-only Vernissage where collectors and gallerists seized the opportunity to preview the famed art bazaar.
Anna Williams, Susan Ainsworth, Craig Robins, & Rene Kamm
