Nonstop Interior Landscape

Expect the Unexpected

Nonstop Interior

Nonstop Interior explores the intersection of architecture and furniture, and takes its inspiration from the radical proposals of Archizoom and their No-Stop City project of 1966–72. Today, decades later – and in very changed circumstances – domesticity no longer consists of a single functioning model, but continually seeks new configurations. The house has become both an open and closed laboratory. “Home” has receded and furnishings have been reduced to leave more space for what has not been planned – call it a contingency plan – and has been transformed to accommodate a life that needs to be open to the temporary and the unexpected.

Nonstop Interior is both an analysis of and an answer to the contemporary condition of living and working. It’s a collection of large-scale modular plywood furniture boxes that can be combined, stacked or simply piled up to create horizontal or vertical structures. The resulting never-ending landscape is shaped through repetition and mirroring, creating a social and physical reality that is entirely continuous and undifferentiated, without hierarchies, representational roles and the like.

The micro spatial configurations, conditioning and comfort of each box is effected through a system of add-ons – upholstery, acoustic paneling, curtains, shelving, lighting, etc. – that imbue a generic box with function and character.

The basic modular boxes are made of strong and lightweight 30mm perforated spruce plywood. They come flat-packed (cheaper, friendlier to ship & handle) and are easily assembled using visible screw connections. The perforations enable modular connectivity in all directions, and elements are interconnected with the use of nylon cable zip ties or screws.

The authors would like to thank the Stritar carpentry workshop and Kerrock by Kolpa.

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