Cabin Studiolo
Designed by CAMPO and Diploma 20 Architectural Association
In fifteenth and sixteenth century Italian palazzos, the studiolo was a small room used as a study by the owner who could retire there for a while; a private, personal space far away from public duties. The studiolo was thus an indication of his learning, but also of his prestige and his authority.
The students from the Diploma Unit 20 of the London Architectural Association have subverted this archetype of the relationship between knowledge and power, by designing and building a studiolo as a shared common space, a place to challenge convention, and in which to build a collective subjectivity.
The cabin combines the fundamental elements of walls and roof into one sloping plane, which at first glance separates the inside from the outside. However, the wooden covering, made from wood offcuts, reveals a much more permeable relationship between the intimacy of the interior and the outside world, which, when night falls, transforms it from a protective shelter into a lantern.
Construction materials: fir, swedish pine
Designed: 2024
Dimensions: 6 x 4 meters
Design: CAMPO and DIPLOMA20
Production: Falegnameria Sociale K_Alma, fercam Echo Labs
Site Design: CAMPO
Assembly: CAMPO and DIPLOMA20
In partnership with
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
FERCAM ECHO LABS
FERCAM LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT
FALEGNAMERIA SOCIALE K_ALMA