The Rough One

Austrian architect and designer Martin Mostböck developed in Graz a prototype for a smart urban furniture made of wood, together with a local timber construction company.

As part of the Designmonat Graz 2017, five Austrian designers were invited to develop prototypes for a smart urban furniture made of wood, together with five local timber construction companies. Martin Mostböck designed a basic dwelling, an archaic habitation from these geometric components: a simple cone with a canopy that rises at a point orthogonal to the ground.

The object is a thought-provoking resting place in the accelerated world of mobile telephony and telephone mobility, a visually tangible hub in an unpredictable infoscape: a metaphor for privacy in public space. It is an ephemeral intervention in urban space, temporary made of construction-timber and plywood, roughly built and quickly erected.

01 / 04

Martin Mostböck, The Rough One, Graz, 2017

Martin Mostböck, The Rough One, Graz, 2017

C:\Users\Martin1\01_PROJEKTE\07_PR\01_CIS\2017\01_Smart Furniture for Millenials\03_Pläne\170403_SmartUrbanFurniture_2D SUF_Pla

Martin Mostböck, The Rough One, plan

C:\Users\Martin1\01_PROJEKTE\07_PR\01_CIS\2017\01_Smart Furniture for Millenials\03_Pläne\170403_SmartUrbanFurniture_2D SUF_Pla

Martin Mostböck, The Rough One, section

The Rough One, Graz
Program: temporary pavilion
Architect: Martin Mostböck
Completion: 2017

PNA International Forum celebrates natural stone

What's the future of authentic natural stone? Find out at the PNA International Forum, an unmissable event set in the magical atmosphere of Venice on June 12th and 13th, 2025. Registration is now open, don't miss out!

Sponsored content

The Rough One

Austrian architect and designer Martin Mostböck developed in Graz a prototype for a smart urban furniture made of wood, together with a local timber construction company.

Windows become frames that narrate the space

C:\Users\Martin1\01_PROJEKTE\07_PR\01_CIS\2017\01_Smart Furniture for Millenials\03_Pläne\170403_SmartUrbanFurniture_2D SUF_Pla

C:\Users\Martin1\01_PROJEKTE\07_PR\01_CIS\2017\01_Smart Furniture for Millenials\03_Pläne\170403_SmartUrbanFurniture_2D SUF_Pla

PNA International Forum celebrates natural stone

Latest on News

Latest on Domus