Ioana Lupascu
Naoshima Island - A land of matter
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Camille Walala
Matches Fashion
Assembly Pavilion LDF
Garden on Wheels
Vinyl Graphics
Others
Workshops
Typography
Freelance
Photography by Charles Emerson.
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WALALA X PLAY WALALA X PLAY is an immersive installation commissioned by NOW Gallery, London. The exhibition welcomes visitors to explore, examine and enjoy a labyrinthine network of corridors and enclosed spaces. There are anomalies and asymmetries discreetly positioned, requiring visitors to scrutinise the space from all angles to complete the puzzle. This element of physicality will encourage individuals to become more aware of their bodies, engage their minds and give themselves over to PLAY. Mirrored panels reflect the space back on itself; suspended shapes introduce a feeling of lightness and playful disorientation – the installation is a journey that will challenge, reward and engage the visitor in equal measure. Creative director: Camille Walala Art director: Julia Jomaa Architectural Designer: Ioana Lupascu Fabrication and installation: Simon Sawyer Vinyl graphics: Puck Studio, Ioana Lupascu
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VILLA WALALA
Villa Walala at Broadgate London - Photography by Andy Stagg
VILLA WALALA has been commissioned by London Design Festival 2017 in partnership with Broadgate and British Land.
Otherwise a grey square behind Liverpool Street Station, the project aims to visually dominate and bring colour and joy to the space.
Taking inspiration from bouncy castles and Memphis movements shapes and patters, Villa Walala is a site specific installation designed for Exchanged Square London. This location is a well known meeting place for office workers.
Creative director: Camille Walala Creative Producer: Julia Jomaa Architectural Designer: Ioana Lupascu
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Photography by Dan Weill
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ASSEMBLY PAVILION LDF 2017 I’ve been invited by Jimmy McDonald, director of LDF to do the Art Direction and Set Design for this year’s guest country pavilion, USA Assembly. The artists are curated by Sight Unseen and include some of the most forwardlooking work in the contemporary scene. My duties involved collecting all the information regarding the pieces and figuring out how 13 different style can co-exist in the same space, complimenting each other while still being appreciated as stand alone pieces. The stand space was separated in two areas using rented out exhibition walls. By adding only off-white colours, the overall space read as one entity from the distance, when closer to the stand you can see the subtle differences that organise the space. Due to a limited budget and quick turnaround (2 weeks for design and production time), rented out most of the exhibition plinths and work with raw materials in building the set. Using concrete masonry blocks and painted ply I elevated the design pieces from the floor to create a gallery like feel to the space.
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Marleybone window display
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MATCHES FASHION LONDON The online store Matches Fashion commissioned paper artist Emma Rios to design multiple winter themed scenes for this years Christmas window displays in London. Following the art direction of the artist, I, Paul Millhouse Smith and 3 other interns prototyped the tree and animal structure, created new origami inspired winter flowers, built paper mache moons, cut and places all the paper fur by hand, and installed the 7 windows displays. Production took 5 weeks with a 3 day window for install. Core team Art Direction and Design: Emma Rios Creative Production: Paul Millhouse Smith Creative Production: Ioana Lupascu Tree Production Clara Clark Interns Bente Brunia Robert Nicoll Rowan Minkley
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Architecture
Waterfront on the Danube River
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Architecture
URBAN WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION
The idea was to revitalise and reinvigorate an urban waterfront - currently a residual space and parking lot. The city of Galati was once prosperous, and brimming with economic activity during it’s industrial boom in a bygoneera. What was once a vibrant fishing port, is now an underused car-park.
For each of these spaces, I wanted to create different ‘worlds’ with different feeling-states. For example, the intent with the two beaches was for people to follow the axis of the secondary streets, and have them discover the expanse. This feeling of discovery is enhanced by the green spaces closing behind, which provide a sense of reclusion via a subtle raise off the beach.
My idea was to breathe new life into this site, while simultaneously connecting with it’s history. I’ve proposed a series of public spaces, all interconnected, and all providing function within the community.
A contrasting experience is the fish market. By using glass as the main material for the ground floor, the space becomes a communal area. The market expands outside the building by using the public space around its dining area and the river as its resource. In summer glass doors slide fully open allowing an entirely open space. Above the market, enveloped in CORTEN - a living material - is a restaurant commemorating the area’s history through its cuisine.
Specifically, the project entails: two urban beaches (each with a pool), a modern fish market, a playground, outdoor sports area, shop and bar area, and an amphitheatre with it’s stage on water.
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Architecture Layer of drainage gravel 80mm Geo-textile membrane (propylene fiber 400g/mp) 8mm Thermal insulation - polystyrene 150mm Water proofing membrane in 2 layers 10mm Vapor Barrier - polyethylene film 1mm DDC layer 5mm Inclined light concrete layer -slope 2% Reinforced concrete slab 150 mm Interior gray paint 2mm
Wood deck Felt board 1mm Concrete topping 20mm Reinforced concrete slab 150mm Interior gray paint 2mm
Non-skid grit stone plates Adhesive grit stone Concrete topping 20mm Thermal insulation - polystyrene 100mm Water proofing membrane 2 layers 10mm Vapor Barrier - polyethylene film 1mm Diffusion layer 5 mm Inclined light concrete layer -slope 2% Reinforced concrete slab 250mm
Wood deck Felt board 1 mm Concrete topping 20mm Thermal insulation - polystyrene 100mm Water proofing membrane 2 layers 10mm Vapor Barrier - film polyethylene 1mm Diffusion layer 5 mm Inclined light concrete layer -slope 2% Reinforced concrete slab 250mm
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Urban waterfront revitalization - Outdoor theatre - Children playground - Urban Beach
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Urban waterfront revitalization - Fish market - Outdoor sports area - Urban Beach
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Playground
Urban Beach
Outdoor theatre
Playground
Waterfront public space
Waterfront public space
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SOFTWOOD
P LY W O O D
REINFORCING BAR
PA L L E T S
WHEELS
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GARDEN ON WHEELS CARAVANSERAI Making use of only recycled materials, we chose to design a modular structure for the community around Caravanserai.
Using foldable tables and chairs stacked inside, the space expands outside the structure through its furniture. Thus, becoming a dining area, an urban theatre, a workshop space, a classroom and an organic food shop.
A net of reinforcing bars becomes a vine support and also is able to hold different shaped boxes with plants and other materials. The elements can be moved around, depending on the needs and vision of the user.
Team: Ioana Lupascu // Giacomo Calisti
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Patternity // Production by Katie Fotis and Puck Studio
Vinyl Graphics and Production Playful monochrome installation designed for London Design Week 2015 by Patternity at Somerset House.
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Production Commissioned by Shilliongton College London, and design by George Simkin. Produced by Puck Studio, the vinyl mural creates a playful atmosphere in the building.
Production and Art Direction The Jungle Book Club was an exhibition combined with a series of workshop organised in Shoreditch by Puck Studio and Puck Collective to encourage people to explore their creativity.
Production I worked in collaboration with Puck Studio and Puck Collective to produce a mural for Little White Lies in London.
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American Airlines - Production by Sebastian Kite and Studio Jotta
Production Immersive installation designed for the American Airlines rebranding event. Worked for Studio Jotta on site, applying the vinyl to the colourful light reflection mechanism.
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Model making Using hand cut soft wood and special glue, I put together this small scale model of a pavilion set in a woodland.
Artwork To create the 3D effect of Malika Favres 2D design for The Art of Ping Pong, we had precisely overlapped multiple layers of vinyl graphics.
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Workshops
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Workshops
Artist Residency in the Arctic Circle Fortdypningsrommet FleinvĂŚr, Norway Surrounded by the designs of Rintala Architects and TINN, we had the opportunity to rethink and rehabilitate the former waiting room on the pier into a housing facility. Using left over materials from the main constructions we created new openings in the building and remodelled the interior space to suit the new function.
Bunesti School of Philosophy The inside - out student house The constructive solution was a house of adobe inside a house of wood. The adobe wall is layered in two concentric circles, accommodating the students room on the outside and creating common courtyard in the middle. The walls are free-standing and left with the roll of insulation. Thus emphasizing the principles of free plan.
CALUP - Parallel Worlds We reinstalled this unused historical building through highlighting its economic and cultural potential. The top floor explored live scenarios of possible futures for the house (creative office, dance studio, boutique hotel). While the ground floor hosted a pop-up restaurant and an object-found installation that brought into attention the communist era - when the building was Romania’s Film headquarters.
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Typography
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Typography
FOLDS Drawing inspiration from the game ‘Tangram’, this typeface unfolds letters by playing with the triangle-form. Using only two sizes, I was able to define an entire alphabet. Whether its creating words, letters or just figures, it’s a game that aims to encourage abstract thinking and stimulate imagination.
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