The Float
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about The Float
Project • By Karl Mok • Pavilions
Proudspeaker
Architecture steps into London Pride with Proudspeaker, a sculptural float and mobile installation that transforms protest into performance.
Matthew Blunderfield
Founded by Rania Francis, Karl Mok and Oleg Sevelkov, oo office is a London-based architecture and research practice working at the intersection of cultural narratives and material experimentation. With Proudspeaker, the studio proposes a monumental megaphone – ‘a collective exhale’ - that amplifies LGBTQIA+ voices and stories in public space.
Matthew Blunderfield
“The form of the Proudspeaker is composed of individual stories, gathered and woven together in a magpie-like process,” says the team. “It becomes speech made visibl... More
News • News • 13 Dec 2022
The Float by Studio RAP showcases a floating home concept constructed with CLT, cork, and a lightweight folded facade
Located in along the picturesque canals of Leiden (NL), The Float by Rotterdam-based architecture office Studio RAP is a sustainable floating home constructed with timber and solid cork. The simple construction system is accompanied by several elegant details, including a folded facade.
Riccardo De Vecchi
The house contains a series of different spaces for different functions of living that nevertheless result in the exterior appearance of a single floating container. The overall form is made up of a series of smaller modules rotated outward towards the canal.
Riccardo De Vecchi
Folded panels between the modules result in an intricate 3d corrugated, origami-like metal effect on the walls and roof. The origami-like folds... More