In addition to the small living room to, cutouts in each room filled in with an accordion door system further melts the gap between interior and exterior spaces so that when the door is open, the home completely spills out into the natural surroundings. Underscoring just how central the reclaimed timber was to the entire design of 23.2, Omer Arbel’s office wrote, “We developed a detail that would allow the beams to define not only the ceilingscape of each interior room, but also to read strongly as elements of the building façade. We manipulated the creases to create implicit and explicit relationships between indoor and outdoor space, such that every interior room had a corresponding exterior room.” “These were folded to create a roof which would act as a secondary artificial landscape, which we draped over the gentle slope of the site. The reclaimed beams were put to work as triangular frames, according to the designer’s website. Recognizing at once how sacred these pieces were, the designer allowed them to dictate the triangular shape of the house. Keen to soften the edges between industrial design and architecture and gifted with a large stock of reclaimed Douglas Fir beams of varying length and thickness, Arbel took interesting new liberties with this building’s unique geometry.īuilt on a sloping plot in rural Canada and bordered by two clumps of old growth forest, 23.2 takes most of its character from the Douglas Fir beams that were harvested from demolished warehouses. You are contributing to debate and discussion, and helping to make this website a more open place.23.2 is only the second house that Jerusalem-born Omer Arbel has parented since opening his own practice in 2005, but the Vancouver-based architect demonstrates a natural flair for projects of this scale. Thank you for following these guidelines and contributing your thoughts. We will not publish comments that link to outside websites.By combining soft illumination with bold furniture, Omer Arbel creates unexpected energy in the small rooms of his bungalow. If you're using an alias, make sure it's unique. In His Vancouver Home, a Lighting Designer Embraces a Natural Glow.We will not publish: Comments written that are poorly spelled or are written in caps or which use strange formatting to get noticed.We screen for comments that seek to spread information that is false or misleading.We will not publish comments that are profane, libelous, racist, or engage in personal attacks.Preference is given to commenters who use real names.Please be advised:Ĭomments are moderated and will not appear on site until they have been reviewed.Ĭomments are not open on some news articles Bell Media reserves the right to choose commenting availability. Based in Vancouver, Omer Arbel cultivates a fluid position between the fields of architecture, sculpture, invention and design. Bell Media reviews every comment submitted, and reserves the right to approve comments and edit for brevity and clarity. Omer Arbel Office is the creative hub of a constellation of companies structured to realize ideas of varying scale and across a wide spectrum of contexts and environments. The exhibition will run January 31 - February 28 at the Monte Clark Gallery. His work has been exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan, and the Mallett in London. The former explores the fusion of numerous glass rods of different diameter, opacity, and hue as they are exposed to a gradient of high temperatures, while "71" results from an extremely repetitive process that involved submerging bolts wrapped in wire near-countless times into a nickel-based chemical solution with a live electric current running through it.īorn in Jerusalem, Arbel is based in Vancouver and Berlin, and his work focuses on the intrinsic mechanical, physical, and chemical qualities of materials as fundamental departure points for making work of different scales. The show will focus on the contemporary lighting works "30" and "71". Now the Vancouver-based Monte Clark Gallery is displaying the pieces in an exhibition designed to remove and change the original intention of such objects and bring them into the realm of artwork. His various "experiments" have revolved around inventing fabrication techniques structured to emphasize and challenge specific attributes of a material, which has sometimes resulted in "curious and beautiful objects void of any commercial use." The creative, known for his designs for the contemporary lighting studio Bocci, has produced numerous experiments that push materials beyond their conceived limits over his career.
An exhibition showcasing the "mistakes" of designer Omer Arbel is set to go on show in Canada next month.
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