INTRODUCTION In 1973, the small settlement of Qullissat was closed down due to the demise of its mining industry. Its population migrated to Ilulissat and took an important part of the community with them; their meeting space, their church. Today, this building stand as a symbol of how meeting spaces are of vital importance to […]
The history of the skyscraper is inherently linked to that of the elevator. It is interesting to note that although structurally speaking the skyscraper has evolved enormously, it is still a vertical structure, dictated by the elevator, which in its effort to go up, it only meets a dead end. The lack for alternative methods […]
MAP Architects and Alanna Baudinet collaborated on a competition for a mobile arctic unit, hosted by Arctic Perpective. The design is to be an open source mobile architecture system capable of functioning in extreme as well as temperate climates and containing mass, industrial and amateur production and manufacturing potential. The unit is to serve as […]
For NOTCH 09, David Garcia Studio has produced two interactive spaces ARCHIVE II and ARCHIVE IV, where information, books and music, become the generating factors for simple spaces full of social potential. Both works are part of an architectonic research into the character of information storage at a small scale. This Archive Series, exemplifies the […]
The Archive Series are investigations on space and books, aiming to blur the borders between art and design. Clearly non functional, they aim to appeal to the senses, creating a narrative which more often than not, reaches the absurd. Departing from ideas of density and micro spaces, they aim to explore the traditional relationships that […]
Möbius serves as a beacon, and as a playful structure for this municipal school in the Danish town of Sjølund. In collaboration with artist Pernille Worsøe and designer Martin Larsen, David Garcia Studio created this work based on the möbius strip, a single surface with non-orientable properties which triggers the mind and the senses. The […]
David Garcia Studio inaugurated this prize winning installation in September 2009. Combining simple geometry with playful intentions, the 6 elements were designed to enhance play and inspire two different age groups of a newly built kinder-garden in Drejens, Denmark. Shifts in scale and direction, and variations in space, from intimate to shared and open, define […]
The gallery is one of the most prominent contemporary art venues in Copenhagen, located in the Islands Brygge area. The client wished to divide the gallery into two separate rooms and functions: storage/show room, and gallery space. New divisions and wall surface treatments were required, as well as creating a new administration area. One of […]
In the contemporary urban space, at all scales, we often find potential sites which are unused and overlooked. These can be found between building facades, standby building sites, parks, squares or water fronts. Some of these potential sites can only be used for a relatively short amount of time, before they are developed by subsequent […]
Frederiksberg Main Library in the city of Copenhagen, commissioned a “reading lounge” in the main library room. In collaboration with industrial designer Martin Larsen, the solution created a new space, while integrating the existing structure. Due to the increased use of the internet, the library has become more a book pick up spot and less […]
As this pavilion will be constructed each summer, we chose to work with elements that could create a different configuration of spaces each time the structure was erected, basing our concept in simplicity and flexibility. We began with a standard sheet of plywood. By stacking these and allowing each element to become a sliding panel, […]
Bamboo has been used as a building material for centuries, however traditional methods of construction with bamboo are generally convoluted, and do not take advantage of the inherent structural qualities of the material. A single culm of madake bamboo can support approximately 1.2 tones of vertical load once fully grown. A bamboo shoot in the […]
The competition guidelines called for “An environmental zoo where consideration should be given to a symbiotic environment that includes the activities of humans with animals.” The proposal aimed to enrich both humans and animals by closer contact, while using the same environment. If the contemporary aim of zoos is to understand how animals and humans […]
The device exemplifies the role of the parasite in a commensalist relationship with the host as it explores the spatial relationship between body and machine. Maintained alive by the breathing rhythm of the host (body), the device reacts to this rhythm by elevating its shell and by moving on the ground. If the rhythm pattern […]
For a Danish glassware manufacturer, David Garcia and Martin Larsen have designed a range of drinking glasses, bowls and pitcher. The concept behind the range is a combination of maximal functionality through a minimal design. All elements have been created, using the same conical shape, which allows stacking with content. Thus the glasses invite to […]
In an attempt to formalise the ritual of waiting, a clock was devised to leave traces of poems while it was turned on. The clarity of the traces is directly proportional to the amount of time one has to wait. The text engraved in the base is a poem by Pessoa, depicting concepts of time, […]