Non o

non_O

A rc h ite c tu re D e s ig n R e a s e rc h â—? c o n ta c t r u e d u S e r p e n tin , 1 8 B-1000 B r u s s e ls ( B E ) in fo @ n o n - o . e u T. +3 2 ( 0 ) 4 7 6 0 2 0 0 11

non_O

s el ected w o rk s

●

●

prof i l e

2015 jun. T he Re me mbe r ing Hall, PIN a rc hite c ture Inte rna tiona l C ompe tition, s hort lis te d.

non_ O was f ounded i n 2013 by Jonat ha n R o b e r t Ma j.

It E ngages i n Ar chi t ect ur e, Desi gn a n d R e s e a r c h

2015 ma y. I s ola Quadr a, C onc ordia L ighthous e

project s. Unr avel l i ng t hr ough pr i vat e c o mmis s io n s ,

C ompe tition, Is ola de l Giglio (IT ), with ASJ P, s hort

compet i t i ons, publ i cat i ons and exi bi t i o n s , it e x p lo r e s

lis te d.

scale and pr ogr am m at i c l i m i t s. Wi t h e x c lu s io n a s a methodol ogi cal pat t er n, i t vi sual i ses c o n te mp o r a r y

2015 ma r. L a Roc c a, c ompe tition for a vis ion on

and cont ext ual scenar i os, t hat unco v e r n e c e s s ity

R oc c a te de righi (IT ), fina lis t.

thro ugh beaut y.

2014 fe b. F lande r s 2050, te rritoria l a nd s pa tia l ●

vis ion for Fla nde rs in 2050.

With Spa tia l De ve lopme nt De pa rtme nt of the Fle mis h

Jonat han Robert M aj

Gove rnme nt a nd UR A Yve s M a lys s e &KikiVe rbe e c k.

Jona t han Rober t M aj st udi ed i n Os lo , Tu r in a n d

2014 ja n. -350 T he Ce me te r y of L ae ke n, re s e a rc h,

Milan, wher e he r ecei ved hi s M A i n a r c h ite c tu r e .

a rtic le a nd illus tra tions for Shht M a ga z ine .

He has si nce col l abor at ed on var i ou s p r o je c ts a t Yellow Off i ce ( I T) , O.M .A. Rem Kool h a a s ( N L ) a n d

2013 ma r. I s ole , re s e a rc h, a rtic le a nd illus tra tions

URA ( BE) .

for the L a nte r J ourna l.

Jona t han has been Teachi ng Assi st a n t a t N A B A , Polit ecni co

Ghent

2013 jul. (W)igr ations, Dyma x R e dux c ompe tition,

(pres ent ) and has exhi bi t ed i n Tel Av iv, B r u s s e ls

di

M i l ano

and

Si nt -L u k a s

c rowd-s ourc ing a ne w ma p for the B uc kmins te r

and New Yor k.

Fulle r Ins titute , fina lis t.

After havi ng t aken par t i n sever al in te r n a tio n a l compet i t i ons and publ i cat i ons, he f o u n d e d th e

2011 s e p. T he re is Nothing Ne w Unde r the Sun ,

arch i t ect ur e, desi gn and r esear ch pla tf o r m n o n _O

a c a de mic re s e a rc h la nds c a pe a rc hite c ture .

wher e he cur r ent l y r esi des.

2010 s e p. 72 Hour Ur ban Ac tion , R e a l time Arc hite c ture c ompe tition, Te l Aviv (IL ), winne r.

I s o l a Q u a d ra ● T he

a rc he type

of

the

lighthous e

is

a na lys e d,

dis s e c te d a nd de -c ons truc te d in its c ons titutive e le me nts .

A ma s s ive floa ting pre c inc t c ha lle nging the s c a le of the C onc ordia re lic t, c onta ins

the re a s s e mble d

ide ntitie s .

E mptie d a nd double d, this e nc los e d plinth, c re a te s a n unus ua l horiz onta l dime ns ion, a ne w longitudina l la ye r inte rpos e d be twe e n the s e a a nd the s ky.

T he c ore of the lighthous e is s trippe d down to its minima l fe a ture s , while the gua rdia n’ s hous e tra ns la te s in a monolithic bloc k imme rs e d in the ve ge ta tion.

T he proje c t doe s not indulge in a ny forma lis tic va ria tions on the a rc he type , ye t it a bs tra c ts a nd pre s e rve s its s ymbolic a nd a rc hite c tura l qua litie s .

It a ims a t e xploring the te ns ion of fra gme nta tion, the re la tions hip be twe e n ope n a nd e nc los e d, the s pa tia l public pote ntia l tha t re s ide s in the lighthous e .

● ty pe : ope n

inte r national c ompe tition ‘C onc ordia

Lighthous e ’, Is ola de l Giglio (IT), s hor t lis te d y e ar : 2015 organis ator. Matte r B e tte r te am: non_O & A SJ P

Isola Quadra , Concordi a Li ght house Compet i tio n , s h o r t lis te d , 2 0 1 5 .

I s o la Quadr a , C onc ordia Lighthous e C ompe tition, s hor t lis te d, 2015.

Isola Quadra , Concordi a Li ght house Compet i tio n , s h o r t lis te d , 2 0 1 5 .

I s o la Quadr a , C onc ordia Lighthous e C ompe tition, s hor t lis te d, 2015.

L a Ro cca ● A co nsci ousl y pr ovocat i ve pr oposal . A p r o p o s a l th a t testim oni es t he i nevi t abl e i nduct i on t o a b a n d o n me n t , nost al gi c r eveal er of t he depopul at i o n p h e n o me n o n of it al i an vi l l ages.

A ra di cal and r adi cat ed st r uct ur e, a b s tr a c t in its struc t ur al l ayout , i ncor por at es t he r u in s o f th e o ld urba n t i ssue, whi l e t he bi g t r anspa r e n t s u r f a c e s timidl y r ef l ect t he agr i cul t ut ur al ne tw o r k o f th e surro undi ng Val l ey.

Roccat eder i ghi , hence t r ansf or m s i nt o f u tu r e o b je c t to cont em pl at e, i t becom es m useum in th e a tte mp t of conser vi ng i t s i dent i t y.

● type : vi si on f or Roccat ederi ghi ( I T) , s e le c te d year : 2015 organi sat or: Comune di Roccat ederi g h i ( I T ) team : non_O exhibi t i ons: ‘ M ost ra La Rocca’ ,Rocca te d e r ig h i ( I T ) , 13 jun- 16 j ul 2015.

L a Roc c a, Vis ion for R oc c ate de r ighi (IT), s e le c te d, 2015.

F l a n d ers 2 0 5 0 â—?

Fla nde rs ha s a lwa ys re pre s e nte d a c ruc ia l point in E urope a n c omme rc ia l ne twork. R e c e nt de ns ific a tion a nd re ne we d s oc io-c ultura l a s s e ts , howe ve r,

ha ve

be e n de ma nding for a ne w s pa tia l de ve lopme nt pla nning polic y a ddre s s ing the future of the re gion.

R a nging from s us ta ina bility a nd logis tic s is s ue s , to urba n a nd a gric ultura l la nd e xploita tion, this re s e a rc h a ims a t vis ua lis ing a nd te s ting the s oon to be c ome pla nning guide line s for the ne xt 30 ye a rs .

â—? ty pe : s patial de v e lopme nt planning v is ion y e ar : 2014 c lie nt: R uimte V laande re n, Spatial P lanning De par tme nt of the F le mis h Gov e r nme nt. te am: UR AYv e s Maly s s e K ik iVe r be e c k (le ade r ), non_ O , J an Zaman, C har lotte Ge ldof, Line Vanas s c he .

Flan ders 2050, t erri t ori al and spat i a l v is io n , 2 0 1 4 .

F lande r s 2050, te r r itor ial and s patial v is ion, 2014.

Flan ders 2050, t erri t ori al and spat i a l v is io n , 2 0 1 4 .

F lande r s 2050, te r r itor ial and s patial v is ion, 2014.

Flan ders 2050, t erri t ori al and spat i a l v is io n , 2 0 1 4 .

F lande r s 2050, te r r itor ial and s patial v is ion, 2014.

-3 5 0 T h e C em etery o f l a ek en â—?

Sa tura tion de ma nds for s pa c e a nd s pa c e de ma nds for Arc hite c ture . T his is whe n the la tte r s inks de e p down into the ground, it de -c onte xtua liz e s in the hunt for ne w dime ns ions .

T his is the s tory of the C e me te ry of L a e ke n, this is a s tory of a ba ndonme nt. [. . . ] In a c olla ge ma de out of his toric la ye ring, a dditions

a nd

s ubtra c tions ,

the

c e me te ry

is

toda y c onfine d in a s ta te of utte r ne gle c t. Wa te r infiltra tions a nd s truc tura l fa ilure ha ve le d the 19th c e ntury pa rt to be c los e d to the public a nd re tire in the e c hoe s of its glorious pa s t.

A long s ymbolic s ile nc e within the pe rpe tua l c ons truc tion-s a tura tion-de molition proc e s s , a longs ide re ve a ling the we a k re s ilie nc y of the s ite , s ugge s ts a n uns te a dy future , a pos s ible immine nt c olla ps e .

� ty pe : re s e arc h, ar tic le and illus tr ations y e ar : 2013 e ditor : Shht Magaz ine te am: non_O , Mic hie l v an De r Loos public ations : Shht Magaz ine - Unde rground, n. 2. e x hibitions : Gare du C ongr è s , B r us s e ls (B E ), jan.

23rd - fe b. 7th 2014.

-350 , A rt i cl e and I l l ust rat i ons f or Shht M a g a z in e , 2 0 1 3 .

-350 , A r tic le and Illus tr ations for Shht Magaz ine , 2013.

-350 , A rt i cl e and I l l ust rat i ons f or Shht M a g a z in e , 2 0 1 3 .

-350 , A r tic le and Illus tr ations for Shht Magaz ine , 2013.

-350 , A rt i cl e and I l l ust rat i ons f or Shht M a g a z in e , 2 0 1 3 .

-350 , A r tic le and Illus tr ations for Shht Magaz ine , 2013.

Isole â—?

Is la nds a re s olid thre s holds ma de out of s tone a nd c liffs ; the ir outline s only e xis t in pre s e nc e of the ir ne ga tive , in pre s e nc e of liquid ma tte r.

Ge ogra phic a l

pos ition

a nd

topogra phic a l

c ha ra c te ris a tion, he nc e ma ke of the s e limbs of la nd e xc e ptiona l c a s e s tudie s .

Wha t

s ymbolic a l,

phys ic a l

a nd

me ta phoric a l

implic a tions doe s the inta ngible line dividing la nd a nd wa te r e mbody?

Is ola tion be c ome s a huma n c ondition tha t is s trongly inte rtwine d with finitude , with borde rs (ma te ria l or ps yc hologic a l), with the a mbiguous a nd e ve r c ha nging line s ma rking the unknown.

T he following is a n e xplora tion into the c ontra dic tory me a nings tha t thre s holds c a n a c quire ; it is a n inve s tiga tion on the c ollis ion of his tory, na ture a nd ge ogra phy.

It is the s tory of Hirta a nd its a ba ndon, of L a mpe dus a a nd the longing for fre e dom, of Surts e y a nd its dis a ppe a ra nc e .

â—? ty pe : re s e arc h, ar tic le and illus tr ations y e ar : 2014 e ditor. Lante r n J our nal te am: non_O public ations : Lante r n J our nal, Vol. II N o. II. , 2013.

Isole A rt i cl e and I l l ust rat i ons f or Lant e r J o u r n a l, 2 0 1 3 .

I s ole A r tic le and Illus tr ations for Lante r J our nal, 2013.

Isole A rt i cl e and I l l ust rat i ons f or Lant e r J o u r n a l, 2 0 1 3 .

I s ole A r tic le and Illus tr ations for Lante r J our nal, 2013.

Isole A rt i cl e and I l l ust rat i ons f or Lant e r J o u r n a l, 2 0 1 3 .

I s ole A r tic le and Illus tr ations for Lante r J our nal, 2013.

(W )i g ra ti o n s ● E a c h da y the World’s ge ogra phy is re de s igne d by virtua l a nd ma te ria l fluxe s : da ta , pe ople a nd goods a re c ons ta ntly c ha nging the ir loc a tion in s pa c e .

M os t of us , howe ve r, a re una wa re of the s ile nt, ma s s ive “ tra ffic ” s imme ring unde rne a th the s urfa c e .

(W)igra tions he nc e a ims a t foc us ing on the wa te r ma s s to the de trime nt of the ma inla nd by e xploring the a nc ie nt migra tiona l tra je c torie s of the Humpba c k Wha le s , tha t c ove r e a c h ye a r e xtra ordina ry dis ta nc e s (25. 000 km) to fe e d in Pola r wa te rs during the Summe r a nd to bre e d a nd give birth in Tropic a l a nd s ubtropic a l wa te rs in the Winte r.

● ty pe : inte r national ope n c ompe tition, finalis t y e ar : 2013 organis ator : B uc k mins te r F ulle r Ins titute te am: non_O public ations :“Wor ld of Wor lds ”, in: Mantis 12, 2014.

“A ne w tak e on B uc k mins te r F ulle r ’s Ic onic Map”, in: C ons e r v ation Magaz ine , fall 2013. e x hibitions : C oope r Union, N e w Yor k , Oc t. 22nd N ov. 27th, 2013.

(W)igrations, i l l ust rat i on, DYM AX REDUX com p e titio n w in n e r, 2 0 1 3 .

( W) igr ations, illus tr ation, DYMA X R E DUX c ompe tition w inne r, 2013.

T h ere I s N o th i n g N ew U n d er th e S u n ● T he re is Nothing Ne w unde r the Sun is a re s pons e to the inte rna tiona l ide a s c ompe tition Pa rc o Sola re Sud (2010) for the re ge ne ra tion of 10 km of the Autos tra da de l Sole A3 in C a la bria , Southe rn Ita ly.

Que s tioning the notion of produc tive la nds c a pe , the the s is proje c t re fle c ts upon the “ notion de dé pe ns e ” a nd

inve s tiga te s

the

re la tions hip

be twe e n

phys iology, me te re ology a nd la nds c a pe .

T he Sola r Pa rk he nc e be c ome s the witne s s of the c ontrol of a tmos phe ric a nd e nvironme nta l c ha ra c te rs .

T he via duc t, de re lic t a nd obs ole te infra s truc ture , unc ove rs its e lf a s me ta phor of pe rpe tua l s umme rs a nd winte rs , a s e xpe rime nta l c ra dle of me nta l s pa c e s , whe re light, a ir a nd c he mic a l e le me nts s ha pe the progra mme throughout impe rc e ptible fluxe s .

It is thus a pa th untie ing be twe e n pola r a rc hite c ture s , a rtific ia l c lima ts , hormona l a nd ne urona l re s pons e s , a ppointe d to provide the me re e xpe rie nc e of the Sun, a s a dis pe ndious e xpe rie nc e , a s a n a ta vic a c t of life a nd knowle dge .

● ty pe : ac ade mic re s e arc h, lands c ape de s ign y e ar : 2012 te am: non_O , Vale ntina C . N une z public ations : in: F or m the Mak ing of De s ign, n. 249, s e p-oc t 2013. in: Output 16, 2013. aw ards : Ope noutput Aw ard,

inte r national s tude nt

aw ard for y oung tale nts in de s ign and arc hite c ture .

TINNUTS , academi c research l andscap e d e s ig n , 2 0 1 2 .

T I NNUT S , ac ade mic re s e arc h lands c ape de s ign, 2012.

TINNUTS , academi c research l andscap e d e s ig n , 2 0 1 2 .

T I NNUT S , ac ade mic re s e arc h lands c ape de s ign, 2012.

TINNUTS , academi c research l andscap e d e s ig n , 2 0 1 2 .

T I NNUT S , ac ade mic re s e arc h lands c ape de s ign, 2012.

TINNUTS , academi c research l andscap e d e s ig n , 2 0 1 2 .

T I NNUT S , ac ade mic re s e arc h lands c ape de s ign, 2012.

non_O

â—? c o n ta c t r u e d u S e r p e n tin , 1 8 B-1000 B r u s s e ls ( B E ) in fo @ n o n - o . e u T. +3 2 ( 0 ) 4 7 6 0 2 0 0 11