Kōchu

Showcased at the the Università degli Studi di Milano, Luca Trazzi designed a chameleon-like structure that changed its appearance according to the incident light. #MDW2017

Luca Trazzi, Kōchu, installation view, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2017

Using a clearly comprehensible language, Luca Trazzi emphasized the product’s lightness and strength, two typically Japanese properties inherent to the Fortina architectural system. The prestigious Cortile d’Onore of the Università degli Studi di Milano was the backdrop for the conceptual installation Kōchu (pillars of light), designed by Luca Trazzi to describe the two souls of this material for architecture.

Luca Trazzi, Kōchu, installation view, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2017

Luca Trazzi, Kōchu, installation view, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2017

Luca Trazzi, Kōchu, installation view, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2017

Light and highly versatile, it consisted of aluminium slats wrapped in a PVC-free film that could reproduce the effect of wood, metal or terracotta, allowing a wide range of design expressions. It emphasized the interaction between the material and the immaterial.

The Kōchu installation consisted of 1160 aluminium slats 3 meters long by 7 cm wide; the slats have been assembled to achieve a height of 12 meters and they gave birth to a chameleon-like structure that changed its appearance depending on the incident light.

4 – 9 April 2017
Luca Trazzi, Kōchu
Università degli Studi di Milano
via Festa del Perdono 7, Milan

Kōchu

Showcased at the the Università degli Studi di Milano, Luca Trazzi designed a chameleon-like structure that changed its appearance according to the incident light. #MDW2017

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