On January, 2014, Fake Industries Architectural Agonism trough MAIO commissioned us the design of a catalogue for the presentation of the project ROOMS: No Vacancy for the Young Architects Program, MoMA PS1. The concept of the intervention, in words of Cristina Goberna and Urtzi Grau (Fake Industries Architectural Agonism): “Rooms: No Vacancy recuperates the tradition of the New York party scene, raising the question of how architecture could start, ignite, or boost a successful celebration though a typological and technological approach. Celebrations are never activated by spectacular architecture, but by the public in its interaction with different technologies. Festivities taking place in big-scale spaces such as raves, concerts, etc. use devices that are mostly atmospheric (light, sound, music) or related to our bodies (drugs, alcohol, sex) to keep the party going. Small, medium, or very reduced festive settings such as apartments, bars, dark rooms, etc. use more architectural methods to provide tactile experiences (surface materials) and to unveil or conceal (walls, doors).”
In collaboration with Luis Urculo (video, chicks’ material), Daniel Ferdandez Pascual (partytopias), plus the consultancy of Pol Steve y Marc Navarro (dark rooms) and the editorial advice of Daniel Perlin and Craig Bukley.
