rotative studio
rotative studio
rotative studio is a collaboration between architects Alexandra Sonnemans and Caterina Viguera, based respectively in Rotterdam and Zürich.
Through the use of a variety of formats, we aim to expand the notion of architecture, the built environment and public space. At the same time, we reconnect abstract ideas and experimental forms to concrete projects.
The movement that is referred to in the name of our studio and which is firmly embedded within our architectural practice, refers to this continuous interaction between an exploratory context and site-specific situations.
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Space in-between
online exhibition
online exhibition
June 19 - 20
LFADigital 2020
LFADigital 2020
Online exhibition at the London Festival of Architecture! ‘Space in-between’ examines the use of life-size architectural simulations as tools for public debate and architectural design. It focusses on the importance of physical experience and imagination in architecture.
Evidence of the absent
one-year residency
one-year residency
2019-2020
Kulturfolger gallery Zürich
Kulturfolger gallery Zürich
Throughout the year 2019 we had been invited by Kulturfolger Gallery in Zürich to develop our research project ‘Evidence of the Absent’ in a one-year residency. Through eight pubilc events that combined exhibitions, installations, round tables and performances, we shared the development of our research with a curious and engaged audience. read more
Urban transformation as event
online project - dialogues
online project - dialogues
2018-2019
www.rr-dialogues.org
www.rr-dialogues.org
In 2018 we invited over thirty people from different disciplines and cities to participate in an experimental interactive research project. As a result of their contributions to our brief, we established various dialogues, e.g. duos and collectives of corresponding or contradicting approaches. read more
Simultaneity in cities dialogues
2017-2018
In 2017 we invited eight people from different cities and disciplines, such as graphic design, social anthropology and philosophy, for a dialogue about places that don’t reveal where they are. read more
The image of promises
on-site explorations
on-site explorations
2017
As much as words and images on billboards reveal dreams and grand visions, as an image of promises within the urban domain, its semi-utopian picture often contradicts the local, historically grown logic of a specific place. How do promise and present converge? read more
Choreography of perspectives
site-specific installation
site-specific installation
2017
de Aanschouw gallery Rotterdam
de Aanschouw gallery Rotterdam
The seven-day transformative installation offered new perspectives to experience the relationship between the enclosed space of De Aanschouw and its immediate and perpetually transforming surroundings. read more
Visually walking towards
site-specific installation
site-specific installation
2018
Architecture Week Barcelona
Architecture Week Barcelona
Installation at the perimetrical gallery (pati de guàrdies) of the former prison La Model. Unfolding the 700m long corridor, extending it to the city, opening to its residents. read more
Common passage
open call entry
open call entry
2018
Het Nieuwe Instituut, the Spanish pavilion and Belgian pavilion for the 16th Venice Biennale
Het Nieuwe Instituut, the Spanish pavilion and Belgian pavilion for the 16th Venice Biennale
The proposal of a perimetral table argues that borders are never mere lines, but rather spatial situations that, by their nature imply interaction, rather than division. read more
Journey of Materials
2017
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Waterfronts
2017
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Accidental Aesthetics
2018
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architecture concretise
Two pavilions
public commission
public commission
2020
Place du Marché Aigle
Place du Marché Aigle
For the municipality of Aigle we are working on two modular pavilions on the town’s central square, the Place du Marché. This square will undergo a transformation during the next years, to become more green, pedestrian friendly and prominent for the city. The pavilions perform as the first gesture that embodies these ambitions. read more
TD16 Kitchen & Bar
private commission
private commission
2019
Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Transformation of a residential house in the center of Rotterdam into a restaurant with India-inspired street food. read more
St. Pere Mitjà
private commission
private commission
2020
Barcelona
Barcelona
Transformation of the ground and first floor of a 19th century house. read more
STS
private commission
private commission
2020
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Interior adaptation. Currently under construction. read more
Pavilion la Dérivée
private commission
private commission
2017 - 2019
Yverdon-les-Bains
Yverdon-les-Bains
For the cultural summer festival La Dérivée, we designed a circular and modular wooden pavilion of 26m diameter, that can be built (assembled and disassembled) by the community. It has already been used and reused for three summers in a row. read more
L’eau à la rencontre de la ville
self-initiated, sponsored by Service de la Culture
self-initiated, sponsored by Service de la Culture
2018
Yverdon-les-Bains
Yverdon-les-Bains
"Water meets the city" was a temporary urban installation and public cultural program along the former water’s edge of the Neuchâtel, on the occasion of the 150 years of the Jura water correction. read more
Transformative table
self-initiated
self-initiated
2019
Exploring objects as shapers of space, we designed this modular table in four pieces that can be assembled in various ways. The table has been used for exhibitions, round tables and open studios. read more
JVS
feasability study
feasability study
2018
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
For a private client in Amsterdam, we created a series of plans and scenarios to open up new perspectives on possible interior transformations. read more
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