Saturday, June 2, 2018

The Miasma Filter...

The Miasma Filter. A device for filtering out any unpleasant smells...

A design from the Affective Artifacts Collection.

Made of 3D printed nylon and default cigarette filters. 



Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Digital Wabi-Sabo Vase (Tokyo Edition)...


A design using the FDM (Fused Deposition Manufacturing) technology in its fabrication. Here the design also uses the, usually discarded, support material as a key component in the final design. 

This design could not be made - or is inherently dependent - on this fabrication technology...




Friday, March 9, 2018

Sunday, December 17, 2017

The Circle Cigar Ashtray (Cigar Ashtray Mu)...


The Circle Cigar Ashtray - Cigar Ashtray Mu - from the Super Superfluous Collection. 

Made of 3D printed porcelain and nylon... 

For further examples from the collection check out our web-page: http://architectsindependent.com/ 




Monday, October 2, 2017

The Salt Tower...


The Salt Tower
3D printed plaster, clay, salt, paint; base made of CNC milled marble. 


It's estimated that 99% of potable water in Qatar is desalinated sea water, a process that requires 5 litres of oil per each cubic meter of treated water. Most desalination plants are located along the country's west coast, resulting in the adjacent sea being approximately 30% more saline than the country's east coast. 

The design of the Salt Tower was catalyzed by the aforementioned. Placed by Qatar's west coast, the design is surrounded by a salt farm, which provides the raw material - the bricks - that make up the bulk of the Salt Tower's walls. Here, however, the tectonic support is, in a sense, 'reversed', and is actually provided by the gridded 'mortar' that surrounds the hollows that support the salt bricks. Maintaining this wall of salt would require constant upkeep. The salt farm provides the material, human labour would be needed to both fabricate the bricks and to patch the cavities resulting from seasonal rains and general erosion. The tower would act as a constant quantified reminder of the energy and effort required to provide us with one of our most basic needs.




Sketch of the Salt Tower...

Tuesday, August 22, 2017