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Furniture from Buildings by Architectkidd and Osisu
Thai architects Architectkidd and product designers Osisu have collaborated on a project where spare bits of cladding have been made into furniture.
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Called Furniture from Buildings, the building features a perforated white aluminum-composite facade, with the circular off-cuts used as seats for stools.
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The furniture also makes use of scrap wood from Bangkok construction sites.
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Here's some more information from Architectkidd:
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Furniture from Buildings
Architectkidd have been searching for simple approaches to recirculate waste materials from building construction into other uses.
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For the facade of a recent building for the lighting company Lightmos in Bangkok, Thailand, the design objective was to create a new exterior layer to prevent the direct transmission of heat and outside light, while maintaining permeable qualities.
![](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2009/12/04-lightmos-architectkidd-_590px.jpg)
After experimenting with different materials and techniques, the selected facade material was white aluminum composite, an inexpensive but workable material.
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Circular holes was used as a kind of an optimization technique because it was an efficient way to create a closed shape, and it minimized the machine cutting time for the facade panels.
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To redirect the material offcuts from the building site, a cross-disclipinary approach was needed. Architectkidd collaborated with product designers Osisu to create a series that could integrate the aluminum “holes” into furniture design.
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Along with the aluminum offcuts, scrap wood collected from other construction sites in Bangkok was utilized to form the support base of the seating.
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The result is not only a building, but a new series of furniture available in a range of functions and scales - coffee tables, lounge seating and individual benches.
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