Md-2 architects

Skew it!
15-22.05.2025

Micro installation for and

The work follows our research Description by Design supported by exploring the relation between architecture and art, and more specifically applying the collaging methodologies of Jiri Kolar to demolition materials.

Our experimental manipulations on demolition materials have led to a series of mock-ups, proposing innovative constructive and aesthetic qualities. The discarded matter, considered once dirty, ugly and superfluous, is brought back to life with its physical and immaterial components, and becomes unexpectedly beautiful, solid, and sometimes even appetizing.

Skew it! reacts to the context where it stands, a glass box on the street, reminding urban food stands for kebap or roasted chicken. As brochettes combine small pieces of food into new tasty compositions, our 3 skewers give a glimpse on our experimental research, the left skewer presenting the raw materials, the right one the manipulation process, and the middle one the results.

No Time To Waste - Current Traces #02
07.02.25 - 01.03.25

Slice it. Crush it. Crumple it. Press it. Melt it. Agglomerate it. Decompose it. Assemble it. Mix it. Remix it. Upgrade it.

The installation presents the results of our research inspired by the collaging work of Jiri Kolár, exploring alternative re-use of demolition materials in Rotterdam.
Each stone of the arch expresses its own character deriving from the chosen collaging technique, the found materials and the extracted inherent meanings.
The colourful composition invites the visitor to encounter alternatives to tabula rasa, envisioning the wide spectrum of constructive, aesthetic and intangible qualities of the disregarded matter, and opening new horizon to upgrade reality in its built environment.

The research is supported by the Talent Development Grant from

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Casaletto - roof & facades are completed!

Details of the roof construction, ventilated system and cement proportions

Design & drawings
Roof engineering
Structural works
Steel structure
Ventilated system
Artistic ermitage

Casaletto - the roof is completed!

After stabilizing the old stone walls with a reinforced concrete belt, the steel structure has been placed and the old volumetry of the roof reestablished. Once the insulating panels and the waterproofing membrane installed over the structure, it was then time to install the ventilated hook system allowing the old roof tiles to be reused after a good dry wash.

Design & photo
Artistic ermitage

Work in progress at artistic ermitage!

Ongoing renovation of an old limestone country house into an artistic retreat.

The casale, located in the country side of Olevano Romano, an hour away from Rome, will become a platform for creatives searching for a strong relation with nature, and for punctual artistic events and workshops organised around the celebration of nature, local traditions and agriculture.

The old wooden roof structure that had to be removed is being replaced by a new steel structure, allowing the maximal opening of the interior volume, as well as reducing the weight of the roof over the stone walls. The new structure will remain visible from inside, creating a strong contrast with the original materials, while from outside the old roof tiles will be placed back and the house will keep its original aesthetic.

design & drawing
initiative
structural engineering

More soon!

Building permit granted for the renovation and extension of a historical corner building in a protected cityscape of Rotterdam!