Prefabricated House Bedroom, Giotto Stoppino
Stoppino’s design for this bedroom in an IACP prefabricated house attempts to create a unified layout. By removing one partition wall, he has created a sleeping section that is not divided into separate rooms. All the rooms have also been fitted with the same furniture to create a coherent design scheme. Stoppino was interested in creating spaces that gave a freer way of living, and he was thus challenged by the impossibility of modifying the layout of these IACP prefabricated houses. His use of black, red and white creates a bold interior that oozes confidence despite the restrictions Stoppino faced as a result of the architecture.
Group Chair-table (GTS), Centro Progetti Techno (1970s)
This Group chair-table (GTS) was designed by Centro Progetti Techno Co., an industrial and communication design work company run by Osvaldo Borsani and Marco Fantoni. The formation of the Tecno Design Centre confirmed a decision that had already been taken within the company: that future designs should be presented as group creations, with a clear and easily identifiable communicative style. The GTS was fitted for classrooms or conferences. The tops were either black or white laminate, while supports were fixed to the floor. The seat ‘Modus’ was hinged to a rotating support of the table, and some inner springs allowed automatic recovery of the seat.
Kitchen Block ‘Mono’, Augusto Savini (1960s)
For limited space and mini-kitchens, Augusto Savini designed two cupboards containing all the equipment needed for cooking. Given their small size, the intention was that they could fit into any environment. A two-door kitchen-block was produced in lacquered metal. The container was also provided with a flab table, a roll-of-paper holder and an exhaust fan. It was produced by Sabo, Sola Predosa (Bologna) and measures 249 x 104 x 61cm.
Phonogram International Amalialaan (The Netherlands), Olanda Architects (1971 – 3)
Olanda Architects designed the Phonogram International offices in Baarn, the Netherlands, a Dutch record company established in 1971. Acoustic panels in sloping parts of the ceiling gave almost the same effect as a ‘baffle ceiling’. A monochrome environment using only sand colours to dark brown tones was utilised, paired with all edges, skirtings, door handles and the staircase in stainless steel. The only real aesthetic luxury was the main staircase area that connected all floors, which had Kees Fransse’s apple relief at the groundfloor, and a block print on silk by Carl Visser on the first floor.