rethinking design - Spatial Design@Massey

ethinking design
dARCH Studio is an architecture firm who collaborated with fashion
designer Yiorgos Eleftheriades to create a project called ‘paper cut’.
The shop is 90m2, located on the first floor of a two-storey building
at the center of Athens, where the fashion designer exhibits his
work. Existing furniture were rearranged in order to bring forth two
new constructions that were handmade, using eco –friendly (100%
recyclable materials) corrugated packaging carton that were used to
ship the designers clothing to the site and low cost OSB wood.
An easy way to implement these ideals into the design process is to use building materials
that have been designed with the environment in mind. In particular low-tech methods and
resources need to be considered.
PaperStone Certified is the only architectural solid surface certified
by the Smartwood program of the Rainforest Alliance for using
100% post-consumer recycled paper. It is made from cellulose fiber
(paper) and a non-petroleum phenolic resin derived in part from
natural phenolic oil in the shells of cashews. Phenolic resin and
paper composites have long been known to have superior tensile,
compression, impact and flexural strengths. They are very abrasion
resistant. They absorb very little water. They are the products of
choice in applications requiring high fire resistance (PaperStone has
a Class A fire rating). Common applications include interior
countertops, wall cladding, conference tables, signs, cutting boards,
window sills, and toilet partitions. Standard panel sizes are 60" x
144" in standard thicknesses of 3/4", 1" and 1-1/4". PaperStone p a
panel prices are roughly the same as quality granite and brand
name solid surface or quartz material products.