<má>small house</má>
exhibition of the a1architects studio
Vernissage of the exhibition 6/10/2009
at 6 PM in the VŠUP gallery
Jiřího Palacha Square 80, Prague 1
The exhibition will run from 7/10 to 27/10/2009
open Monday to Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM
exceptionally open on Sunday 11/10/2009
as part of Designblok 09
The provocative title of the exhibition SMALL HOUSE refers to discussions about size and debates on the essence of minimum and maximum habitable space, which have been taking place in architecture with varying intensity for nearly a century. The large "SMALL HOUSES" are the result of an internal workshop at A1Architects, during which each studio member designed several original houses. In a series of models at a scale of 1:25 and one even at 1:1, A1 presents the theme of unrestricted living in limited space. The main motivation of the entire work is the desire to find and prove the possibility of designing a house that, despite being small by conventional standards, hides a specific form of size within.
"Small" here does not mean uncomfortable, inadequate, or minimal, but rather represents something nice, human, and cozy. Smallness represents a physical boundary that cannot be crossed—no matter how dimensional it is. Size represents the freedom to generously utilize space within its limits—no matter how restrictive they may be.
The exhibition is aimed at a broad audience. Although its foundations reference issues discussed in professional circles, it primarily reflects conventional demands for ideal living conditions. That is, concepts in which the value of a house is seen only in square meters fitted into a grouping of several rooms and a living room with a kitchen, where the struggle for uniqueness is limited to the color of the facade and primitive ornamentation.
The designs presented at the exhibition on large models suggest a path where the conscious "smallness" offers an answer to the formal emptiness of contemporary mass construction.
at 6 PM in the VŠUP gallery
Jiřího Palacha Square 80, Prague 1
The exhibition will run from 7/10 to 27/10/2009
open Monday to Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM
exceptionally open on Sunday 11/10/2009
as part of Designblok 09
The provocative title of the exhibition SMALL HOUSE refers to discussions about size and debates on the essence of minimum and maximum habitable space, which have been taking place in architecture with varying intensity for nearly a century. The large "SMALL HOUSES" are the result of an internal workshop at A1Architects, during which each studio member designed several original houses. In a series of models at a scale of 1:25 and one even at 1:1, A1 presents the theme of unrestricted living in limited space. The main motivation of the entire work is the desire to find and prove the possibility of designing a house that, despite being small by conventional standards, hides a specific form of size within.
"Small" here does not mean uncomfortable, inadequate, or minimal, but rather represents something nice, human, and cozy. Smallness represents a physical boundary that cannot be crossed—no matter how dimensional it is. Size represents the freedom to generously utilize space within its limits—no matter how restrictive they may be.
The exhibition is aimed at a broad audience. Although its foundations reference issues discussed in professional circles, it primarily reflects conventional demands for ideal living conditions. That is, concepts in which the value of a house is seen only in square meters fitted into a grouping of several rooms and a living room with a kitchen, where the struggle for uniqueness is limited to the color of the facade and primitive ornamentation.
The designs presented at the exhibition on large models suggest a path where the conscious "smallness" offers an answer to the formal emptiness of contemporary mass construction.
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