Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM
28/11/2021.
[Seoul] South Korea
metalocus, CARLOS GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, CARLOS GONZÁLEZ
The Madrid architecture studio, Office for Holistic Miscellanea, directed by Dana Barale Burdman and Pedro Pitarch, was invited to participate in the Architecture and Urbanism Biennial of Seoul 2021, with the installation «Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier's refuge ».
The proposal was presented in Seoul (Republic of Korea) from September 16 to October 31, 2021.
The proposal was presented in Seoul (Republic of Korea) from September 16 to October 31, 2021.
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM. Photograph by Juwon Kim
Exploited axonometry. Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM.
Possible axonometric modules. Le KBNN: an update of Le Corbusier´s refuge by OHM.
The project "Le KBNN_An Update of Le Corbusier’s Refuge" is a ready-made that reflects, in our contemporary context, on one of the most intimate proposals of the French-Swiss architect, the well-known Cabanon by Le Corbusier.
The proposal presented by OHM reinterprets the original scheme with updated devices and materials, making an exploration of the possible interior scenarios through tours and virtual scenes in the 21st century.
The proposal presented by OHM reinterprets the original scheme with updated devices and materials, making an exploration of the possible interior scenarios through tours and virtual scenes in the 21st century.
Project description by Dana Barale Burdman and Pedro Pitarch
Back in 1952, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, built a project that would be considered a simplification of his architectural thinking: a humble small wooden cabin, elevated on top of a concrete platform with tiny uneven windows.
The so-called Cabanon de Vacances is actually a domestic cell that summarizes Le Corbusier’s idea of the machine of living. A modern refuge whose architectural purpose is the exile of the user, its distancing from society in order to meet nature and enjoy its own time… LC stated that he “had a 3,66x3,66m castle in the Côte d’Azur”.
Things have drastically changed since Le Corbusier designed his Cabanon, and within our society the living space has evolved into a more complex concept that relates to a virtual sphere. A space from where to produce our identity and from where to generate associations with others.
Contemporary media and digital technologies have overspeed such an update of our living spaces, transforming our homes into mediated scenarios where interconnections between multiple agents are performed. Far from being a space for exile, for self isolation, the house is nowadays a place for encounter, a node of a wider network.
Le KBNN is a ready made that rethinks in our contemporary context Le Corbusier’s Cabanon. It reinterprets the original scheme with updated devices and materials. Its interior explores the different original scenarios through virtual situations of the XXIst century.
Le KBNN stands as an archive of our historical moment, seen through the lens of Le Corbusier, emplaced within the measures of his Modulor, staged over his precisely measured furniture and hosted with the walls of his vacation cabin.
The new house is no longer a refuge but a media sphere.
Welcome to Korea LC, this is not a castle in the Côte d’Azur… but a digital hut in the Yellow Sea.
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Architects
Dana Barale Burdman & Pedro Pitarch.
Collaborators
Project Manager.- Yena Ku.
Sponsor
Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism and SIKA.
Pedro Pitarch
Pedro Pitarch, (1989) is an architect (ETSAM, UPM 2014) and musician (COM Caceres). He is Associate Teacher at the Architecture Faculty of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSAM-UPM). He has been Teaching Fellow in Architectural Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture (UCL) and Steedman Fellow at the Washington University in St Louis. Archiprix International (2015), Extraordinary Honour End of Studies Award (ETSAM-UPM), and Superscape - Future Urban Living Award (2016).
His work has been exhibited at the 17th and 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, 4th Lisbon Architecture Triennale, Triennale Milan, 9th EME3 and Vienna Design Week. His projects have been awarded in several International Competitions and his writings have been published in platforms and magazines nationals and internationals.
His work has been exhibited at the 17th and 16th Venice Architecture Biennale, 4th Lisbon Architecture Triennale, Triennale Milan, 9th EME3 and Vienna Design Week. His projects have been awarded in several International Competitions and his writings have been published in platforms and magazines nationals and internationals.
Dana Barale Burdman
Dana Barale Burdman is a Madrid-based architect, with studies from University of Bath and Delft University of Technology. Some of her projects have been part of the virtual Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018. She got the 3rd prize at COAM (Architects Association) for her Graduation Project and prize: “Best Final Projects from Latin America and Spain 2021”. She has been a Nominee at RIBA Presidents Medals Awards and at Young Talent Architecture Award by Mies Van der Rohe Foundation for Best final Master Thesis Project.
She has been a guest lecturer on media culture and architecture at various institutions and she has taught in Architectural Communication Master (ETSAM, UPM). Her work has been published in various media such as Pool University of California (UCLA), Ground up journal (UCBerkeley University), Koozarch, Plurality University.
She has been a guest lecturer on media culture and architecture at various institutions and she has taught in Architectural Communication Master (ETSAM, UPM). Her work has been published in various media such as Pool University of California (UCLA), Ground up journal (UCBerkeley University), Koozarch, Plurality University.
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