Room11 to exhibit in upcoming design island 2009 event : Architecture beyond Style + Fashion

Curated by Karryn Irwin, Helen Norrie, Dean Baird, Matthew Hinds, Fred Ward and Judith Abell, with research assistance by 5th year Architecture Students from the University of Tasmania.
Architecture beyond Style + Fashion explores the creative dialogue between the architect and the client. Showcasing recent projects from a number of Tasmanian architectural practises, the exhibition unearths the complex layering of client brief, architectural concept, ideas and site response within built form.

3 - 10 May: 10am - 5pm

Commissariant Store, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, $0 Macquarie St, Hobart

Thats right! PKN Hobart volume 3 will be hosted at room11’s new rooftop studio. Weather pending we’ll have it on our roof-deck looking out over the city and Mt Wellington.

Since the 1970s Australian houses on average have doubled in size whilst halving the
number of occupants. The resulting size increase has caused significant rises in energy
and material consumption. We must consider smaller, less destructive systems of housing.

We must reduce the amount of material we use and recycle where we can. This change
should not mean sacrifices in design quality or aesthetics. Containers look great!
MODV2.0 explores reductions in cost, re-use of materials and smaller more flexible
housing solutions.

Fill wasted spaces in our cities. Prefabricate and build houses in days not months.
Consider your impact on the environment. Live closer to the city on smaller parcels of land.
Catch the bus. Cycle to work. Live in a container, forget its previous life on the high sea.
No longer a container for shipping stuff in, a container for living, a container of experience,
a container of fun.

As part of the Lorreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2009, Aaron Roberts from Room11 collaborates with Alexi Freeman Fashion Designer to produce a pop up store for his Criss Cross Collection 09. Exploring this years LMFF theme of cause /  effect ,the project will explore production methods of pattern making and possible volumetric outcomes when related to the field of Architecture. Via a topographical extrusion of Freemans’  dress patterns, spatial constructs for the Pop up store will be created.

Images and timelapsevideo below!

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As part of the Lorreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2009, Aaron Roberts from Room11 collaborates with Alexi Freeman Fashion Designer to produce a pop up store for his Criss Cross Collection 09.
Exploring this years LMFF theme of cause /  effect ,the project will explore production methods of pattern making and possible volumetric outcomes when related to the field of Architecture. Via a topographical extrusion of Freemans’  dress patterns, spatial constructs for the Pop up store will be created.

For Images of the finished installation click below.

As part of the RAIA 2008 National Conference room11 were invited to prepare future visions for Sydney (based on approximately a 50 year projection).

Conference title : Critical Visions: Form, Representation and the Culture of Globalisation

READ THE FULL VISION HERE

room11 participated in the exhibition staging a free design advice centre from a shipping container placed on the Hobart Waterfront at Salamanca Place.

booklets of room11 works were exhibited on a super-graphic wall stand.

room11 also participated in the Bay of Fires Workshop lead by Fashion Designers Tal Lancman and Maurizio Galante.

Back in Rocktober as part of the RAIA Tas Chapter’s 10×10x10 talks, room11 curated, with a little inspiration from LVHRD.org the inaugural Archi Idol.  It was frantic, to say the least. As with all Idol competitions, the second place-getters had more talent, just not the same crowd support.  COMPETITORS: ( Wes + Chris, Dayna + Jimmy, Megs + Hugh, Pete + Seamus ). JUDGES : Thomas Bailey, John Anchor, Prue Slatyer and James Jones. SOUND + TECH SUPPORT : Scot D Cotterell + James Newitt

room11 present ideas on various experimental modes of design relating to architectural discourse.
The nights event was curated by Sarah King of blakebrough-king

room11 host the second hobart pecha kucha night
PECHA KUCHA NIGHT WEBSITE

room11 host and present at this growing world phenomenon
PECHA KUCHA WEBSITE

Guest speakers :  room11 give a presentation on design philosophies

speakers: room11 present the possibilities of an open source architecture.

room11 present MOD , an experimental modular housing system and design the “foldable” space for the exhibition.

room11 involved in a showcase of the states emerging young designers.

DOWNLOAD THE INVITE

room11 presented at Pecha Kucha TOKYO! visit the Pecha Kucha website

Aaron Roberts from Room11 will be appearing on RRR’s The Architects this tuesday between 7 - 8pm 102.7FM

The Architects is a weekly discussion show talking about Architecture, Sustainability and Design.

Niels Oeltjen (aka Nails) will be exhibiting in our Melbourne studio during May.
All are welcome to join us on the 6th of May from 6pm to admire the mans works and enjoy a cold drink or two. Spread the word.

Aaron Roberts will be speaking at the next PROCESS architecture forum.

THEME:

“What’s on your desk? -
Design rarely happens in a vacuum, yet the serendipitous moments of encounter that inspire design solutions are often downplayed. This month at Process we invite three young practices to share a snapshot of their design practice, presenting current projects, sketch designs, competition entries, side concerns, favoured books, ticket stubs and whatever else is on their desks.”

Monday April 12, 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start
Loop Bar, Meyers Place, Melbourne

Organised by the creators of the great POST magazine -

We’re excited to be selected as one of the 17  teams to exhibit in the Australian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale.

See more and read about our submission

RAIA : Now and When : Australian Pavilion

Images of the other submissions

TEAM:
Scott Lloyd, room11, and Katrina Stoll

Support / Research team:
Lara van den Berg (Sustainability Programs Manager, Hydro Tasmania) Climate Futures Tasmania (Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems - CRC)
Eben Simmons - Umow Lai - www.umowlai.com.au
Megan Baynes (Urban designer)
James Newitt (Artist - PHD fine arts UTAS)
Jesse Shipway (PHD Cultural studies /English – UTAS)
Allen Kearns (Deputy Chief, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems)
Dr Arko Lucieer (lecturer and researcher in GIS and remote sensing in the Centre for Spatial Information Science : UTAS)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH
Adam Walker Film