‘Fragment’, Irish wood, brass 32cm x 32cm x 32cm
Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects in collaboration with ‘Non Violent Cutlery’.
In 2020 our practice was invited to contribute a piece of work representing our approach to architecture for exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition.
Reflecting on some preoccupations in our work about simple architectural ideas that anyone might find easy to engage with we collaborated with an Irish craft woodworker to make a set of wooden blocks. Made from pieces of discarded found wood, carefully selected for their individual beauty, these pieces of varying shapes and sizes were brought together to make a singular space composed of simple openings related to entrance, welcome, shelter, somewhere to sit, how light is brought in, how the texture of a wall might feel behind your back.
The care with which each block is crafted resonates with our own approach to design, aspiring to makes things both useful and beautiful.
Delighted to have this documented by photographer David Ellison.