Studio Curiosity

STUDIO CURIOSITY is established by Andrew Morris as a design research platform to explore the realms of architecture-art-design & the delight found in random curiosities. The studio provides the opportunity to develop live projects & speculative proposals.  Instagram LinkedIn Email

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*DEZEEN AWARDS 2020 - INSTALLATION DESIGN OF THE YEAR* We are delighted that our #RAWrainbow Community Public Art Project has been announced the winner of the Installation Design of the Year, in the Dezeen Awards 2020. From an international shortlist, the judges award went to the #RAWrainbow demonstating that "In these trying times it is particularly inspiring to see projects that encourage communal behaviour within the limits of health restrictions. This project builds a sense of community within the confines of difficult current circumstances." Thanks to our collaborators from the Bow Arts Trust, Notting Hill Genesis and all participants from our local community. Link to article in bio. #RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers #designinquarantine #publicart #artinstallation #community #installation #collaboration #art #publicspace #Newham #London #BowArts #RAWLabs #NottingHillGenesis #LFA #royaldocks #dezeenawards #studiocuriosity_uk https://www.instagram.com/p/CIFuahesurk/?igshid=1n6noi37de5qz

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We are delighted to share that our #RAWrainbow Community Public Art Project has been announced winner of the Public Vote for the Installation Design of the year in the Dezeen Awards 2020. Thanks to all who voted and to our collaborators from the Bow Arts Trust, Notting Hill Genesis & all participants from our local community. #RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers #designinquarantine #publicart #artinstallation #community #installation #collaboration #art #publicspace #Newham #London #BowArts #RAWLabs #NottingHillGenesis #LFA #royaldocks #dezeenawards #studiocuriosity_uk https://www.instagram.com/p/CGsACsyM03w/?igshid=1s93lne0qls4c

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Public Voting is now open! *DEADLINE MONDAY 12 OCTOBER* Please follow link below & select #RAWrainbow under "Installation Design" https://www.dezeen.com/awards/vote/ #RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers #designinquarantine #publicart #artinstallation #community #installation #collaboration #art #publicspace #Newham #London #BowArts #RAWLabs #NottingHillGenesis #LFA #royaldocks #dezeenawards #studiocuriosity_uk https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsXX1YsKJW/?igshid=amukljc0bu8i

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We are privileged to join an International Shortlist for the Dezeen Awards 2020 with our #RAWrainbow Community Public Art Project! Thanks to our collaborators from the Bow Arts Trust, Notting Hill Genesis & all participants from our local community. #RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers #designinquarantine #publicart #artinstallation #community #installation #collaboration #art #publicspace #Newham #London #BowArts #RAWLabs #NottingHillGenesis #LFA #royaldocks #dezeenawards #studiocuriosity_uk https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsXNgYsP61/?igshid=6cfx6fqf47yv

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RAW Rainbow | Dezeen Awards 2020 | Longlist

RAW Rainbow is a community-driven public art installation made from sustainably sourced ribbon. The installation transforms a footbridge at Royal Albert Wharf into a giant rainbow, a symbolic landmark of hope in Newham, East London. Created in response to the global pandemic, the project was initiated to bring local residents together (whilst maintaining social distancing)

We are delighted that our #RAWrainbow Community Public Art Project has been longlisted in the Installation Category for the Dezeen Awards 2020! Thanks to our collaborators from the Bow Arts Trust, Notting Hill Genesis & all participants from our local community.

#RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers #designinquarantine #publicart #artinstallation #community #installation #collaboration #art #publicspace #Newham #London #BowArts #RAWLabs #NottingHillGenesis #LFA #royaldocks #dezeenawards #studiocuriosity_uk

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We think the message of #RAWrainbow has been an amazing celebration of our NHS during these unprecedented times and a great contribution by the RAW community!

It was completed by 50+ local residents over 4 weekends and removed by 2 people in just under an hour! Completed in time to mark the 10th ‘Clap for our carers’ and remained for the recent 72nd Anniversary of the NHS. Now seemed like an appropriate time for the installation to come to an end. Thank you to everyone who took part & to all the residents who have become custodians of the installation.

So what's next . . .

We have created a #RAWrainbow DIY@HOME free download for people wishing to create their own installation. We have some ribbon remaining available from Raw Labs for collection.

We have been working with a film editor to document the process and community involvement of #RAWrainbow. We hope to share this with you very soon and celebrate everybodys contribution.

Following the installation the material will be offered to other artists and reused in craft workshops organised by Bow Arts Trust. #RAWrainbow has been made from sustainably sourced acetate satin ribbon certified TUV OK Biodegradable. The ribbon was sourced from Cole Fabrics who have a useful website & video explaining their commitment to responsible sourcing & manufacturing of materials.

#RAWrainbow #rawlabs #bowarts #royalalbertwharf #installation #diy #socialdistancing #LFA #studiocuriosity_uk #studiocuriosity #nottinghillgenesis #sustainable #reuse #recycle #NHS #clapforourcarers #artandarchitecture #community #participation #designinquarantine #newham #london #process #collaboration #publicspace #publicart #placemaking

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#RAWrainbow DIY@HOME

We have created a #RAWrainbow DIY@HOME instruction kit and pattern template(s) to offer free open source access to the design and methodology behind #RAWrainbow. Pleas use as instructed or adapt and reappropriate to start creating your own unique installations!   ©STUDIOCURIOSITY

*Please share & send images of your creations*

#RAWrainbow @studiocuriosity_UK @bowarts @RAWLabs

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RAW Rainbow installation, Newham. — Open City

This project is a rethinking of how our public spaces are used and the adaptive role of architects in the post-pandemic age, perhaps more ag

Following our RAW Rainbow installation we had a conversation with Open City about the value of public space, physical installations, community engagement & the relationship with the places that you want to work. Full article below - please share your thoughts.

#RAWrainbow #publicspace #installation #publicart #placemaking #community #collaboration #art

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#bowarts #newham #london #nottinghillgenesis

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#RAWrainbow Film

Thanks to our editor Danny Williams for compiling the time-lapse footage & photography documenting the community making #RAWrainbow 

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Thanks to @agibb_ for sharing these photographs. There is something harmonious with colours & focal depth. #RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers #designinquarantine #process #making #installation @bowarts @rawlabs_ https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvkwlJFDIQ/?igshid=616is1p0smyv

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Community > Individual #RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers #designinquarantine #community #participation #together #newham #london @bowarts @rawlabs_ https://www.instagram.com/p/CAviktLFEh4/?igshid=1g8kxs7k6bfhb

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This evening is the 10th & possibly last ‘clap for carers’ so timely we have just finished the #RAWrainbow project! Over the last month we have been working with @bowarts & @wearenhgsales to produce a community driven public art installation to collectively show our gratitude to the key workers & NHS staff across the country. Over 50 local residents have participated (from a safe social distance) and we have collected donations of essential items for Newham’s @trusselltrust food bank. A huge thank you to everyone involved! Please share & tag #RAWrainbow #clapforourcarers https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvef62lI-T/?igshid=ynev0dni5nlf

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“Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow, without a little rain.”

Productive Easter weekend to bring a smile to all our neighbours at Royal Albert Wharf & a message of hope during these unprecedented times.

Thanks to all the children’s inspirational drawings adorning windows that inspired us to join in.

Just to brighten up your daily walk, come find the rainbow at RAW! 🌈

Please like, share, comment & take photos! We have bigger plans to follow . . .

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The Art of Seeing. It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean, to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis.

Luis Barragán, 1980

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Returning to the work of Luis Barragán . . . beautiful use of colour, natural light & sculptural form. Winner of the Pritzker Prize 1980, inspirational words from his acceptance speech,

“I have devoted myself to architecture as a sublime act of poetic imagination. Consequently, I am only a symbol for all those who have been touched by beauty. The words Beauty, Inspiration, Magic, Spellbound, Enchantment, as well as the concepts of Serenity, Silence, Intimacy and Amazement, all these have nestled in my soul. Though I am fully aware that I have not done them complete justice in my work, they have never ceased to be my guiding lights.”

Image above taken from Casa Gilardi, Mexico City. See more about the project in this short film. Overview of his work here.

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032 Maude Terrace Walthamstow

*UNDER CONSTRUCTION*

Ground floor house extension to provide an enlarged kitchen, dining and sitting area with new shower room and utility space. The existing chimney breast has been removed and new openings created to provide extended living space to the north, to accommodate the new kitchen area, and a new connection to the garden with large bi-fold doors to the south. The placement of additional windows are located to draw your eye through the space and aligned on key circulation axis from the front to the rear of the property to ensure continual connection with the garden. Two large roof lights located above the kitchen provide valuable natural light. The rear of the property at first floor level has been remodelled to provide a larger family bathroom and a well proportioned double bedroom. This proposal was granted under Permitted Development Rights via Prior Approval of a Proposed Larger Home Extension. The project is due for completion summer 2017.   

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037 Belgrave Road Leyton

Proposal for a contemporary loft conversion and dormer extension. The client required the enlargement of the family house to accommodate a new master bedroom and ensuite within the existing roof space. The extension is conceived as an modern addition to the existing period property. Externally this is expressed as a homogeneous volume clad in anthracite VMzinc and detailed to minimise the expression between the cladding and framed glazing. A roof light positioned above the main stair draws natural light down into the centre of the house, whilst another provides valuable amenity to the new master ensuite. Internally, the proposed materials are kept clean, crisp and neutral. Douglas fir joinery elements sit alongside new rendered plaster walls with existing brickwork exposed where possible. It was possible to achieve the proposal  under Permitted Development Rights to avoid the requirement for Planning Permission.