Dec 1, 2026
LOT-EK lectures at RIT Vignelli Center, Rochester
concept & vision
we insert the side of a 40' long aluminum truck container across a warehouse space to line-up different functions along its axis, exploiting its bi-dimensional nature to define a shear edge between private and professional needs
design & architecture
a system of incisions breaks it into a mechanism of rotating panels that, when opened, re-establish the continuity of the spaces revealed behind them: bedroom and kitchen. The side of the container penetrates into the bathroom to become the shower partition
program & use
we build a machine on casters out of 4 refrigerators laying on their sides to encapsulate all work functions. The refrigerators serve as storage while their doors serve as additional work surfaces when lifted open. A particle board top on tracks is parted down the middle and pulls out to create two desks at opposite ends of the island, one equipped with a drafting board and the other with a computer. Scanner and printer slide out of the former freezer compartment. Both ends are furnished with a pull-out lamp and electric outlets
impact & significance
we build this with our ends - this is a very early project and at the time we were working as design-build
