The design will be an iconic identity as livable and sociable art pieces and architectural structures that will develop a new identity of the city." "This iconic project will be a new addition to the Orani social, exhibition and living areas. "Our development is designed in a way to become a "living landmark", in connection with the local heritage," explained Mask Architects.
Situated near the Nivola Museum zone, the architects have taken the whole area into account while designing the project. Considering the work of Costantino Nivola, the studio takes cues from the” La Madre” Sculpture. The project is envisioned as a sustainable development of modular system style development in natural settings. To construct each module easily on site, the studio devised a methodology by using today's technology and functionalities, the team aims to embrace nature as a mama figure and to protect it like a mother protecting her children. "We aim to blend the mother figure, which is an essential pivotal point in human society and how a nurturing mother looks after its children and how the world takes care of us." We would closely combine our design into the natural design of this world," added the studio. "We would like to see some resemblance to mother nature in our project. The architects wanted the modules to open up and bring communities together as well as to be able to create some kind of artistic influence throughout the design.Ĭonceived as an iconic landmark for Orani City, the modular houses can be admired and perceived from a distance as well as within the city by all as viewing art and landmarks. "Taking all this into mind we have taken the same understanding of how our development should be accessible to everyone and how art plays a role in bringing communities together," the architects continued. Highlighting the importance of how Nivola influenced through his work for the community and in the art’s role within civic life," added the studio. He always favoured the idea that art should be accessible to everyone. "Throughout Nivolas career, he endeavored to create a world where art binds communities together. "We have tried to harmonize the two different concepts of Nature and Mama in this project for Orani." Like a mother, we want to raise up this development and embrace it, to give credit to the pivotal point where the woman has influenced the world." "The heart of the Earth and all its nature is known as mother.
"When we look at the Neolithic Period of Sardinia, they prayed for “Dea Madre '' throughout their culture, it's the concept and idea of the Mediterranean," said Mask Architects. On each floor, there is a perimeter frame that divides and supports the facades made up of panels modeled to follow the organic shape of the house. Mask Architects is the first architecture and design studio in the world to use a steel 3D-printed "exoskeleton" construction system that supports and distributes all the functional elements of the building, using their new solution of construction technique which they called "exosteel".Įach unit is composed of a hollow central column inserted for one / third of its length into the ground and by various organic branches that support the three floors of the building.
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The program of the houses include entrance, study desk, bed, sitting area, storage, tv and shelf, bathroom, balcony, social area, bar and sofa. Referencing to Nivola's works, the architects have created "exosteel mother nature" modular houses which they have taken inspiration from his sculpture called the “La Madre”.Ĭomprised of 14 modular houses, the houses feature amorphous form that presents different kinds of tears that are used as openings on their façades. The project, called Mother Nature, is made of steel 3D-printed structures to create modular houses for Nivola Museum’s visitors, tourists and artists in Orani.įor the project, the architects Öznur Pınar Çer and Danilo Petta are inspired by the work of Italian sculptor, architectural sculptor, muralist, and designer Costantino Nivola. Sardinia, Perugia and Istanbul-based practice Mask Architects, led by Öznur Pınar Çer and Danilo Petta, has designed the world's first "exosteel" mother nature modular prefabricated living houses in Orani in the city of Sardinia, Italy.