“Casa Ojalá” by Beatrice Bonzanigo at Milan Design Week, 2019
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The Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo has recently unveiled her patented design “Casa Ojala,” a micro home that is transportable, adaptable, and off-grid. A 1:10 scale model of the “Casa Ojala” will be presented during the upcoming Milan Design Wee“Casa Ojalá” by Beatrice Bonzanigo at Milan Design Week, 2019
The Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo has recently unveiled her patented design “Casa Ojala,” a micro home that is transportable, adaptable, and off-grid. A 1:10 scale model of the “Casa Ojala” will be presented during the upcoming Milan Design Week, which will be held between April 9-14, 2019. The proposed building has an area of just 27 square meters, but can be configured in 20 different layouts. It can also be assembled in any location, by anyone, and on any type of terrain. As described by an official release by the Milan Design Week, it offers “multiple interior solutions working in synchrony without ever changing the original structure and shape.” “Casa Ojala” can be installed through a mechanical system composed of ropes, pulleys, and cranks. According to the Milan Design Week’s press release, “the flexibility of the space is made possible thanks to the innovative solution of sliding walls, in wood-skin and fabric, which are rolled up on posts placed at the edge of the circumference and in the center of the structure.” Titled “residential building with high flexibility,” “Casa Ojala” details home with a basic layout of two bedrooms, a terrace, a kitchenette, a living room, and a bathroom with a sunken toilet, all of which can be continuously transformed into one another or become a large outdoor platform. As per descriptions provided by the design week sources, the small housing unit, which is completely removable and transportable does not need any external assistance — neither human nor technological — for serving as a sustainable domestic unit. The building is designed to function completely off-grid, to minimize environmental impact and ensure it can be used anywhere. It includes a rainwater collection system, can be equipped with solar energy, and integrated with a small biological pit. Bonzanigo imagines the design being built in a variety of materials, depending on what is locally available. This would help the building to be both environmentally and socially sustainable. Talking about the “Casa Ojala,” Bonzanigo said that she designed the house to offer an alternative to the “world of static architecture,” offering occupants an opportunity to connect with nature. “Casa Ojala,” is a sustainable, minimal, compact, and flexible product for a new comfort, away from a TV or air conditioning,” explained IB Studio, which is led by Bonzanigo and partner Isabella Invernizzi. “The boundary between inner and outer space no longer exists. Outdoor is a substantial, fundamental, and precious part of it.” Given its flexibility of installation, “Casa Ojala” can be conceived as a support pavilion for hotels that want to offer new housing solutions without facing a real construction site to expand. Though the Milan Design Week, which will be hosting its 58th edition in April 2019, is primarily furniture fair, architecture projects are becoming a regular fixture at the event for the past few years. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more