Proposal for collective living II (Homage to Sir John Soane)

Starting with John Soane's house - a collection of objects that completely transforms the space of the house - this proposal reconceptualizes the value of accumulation. Turning the interior into an exterior and replacing Soane's museum-valued objects with cheap artifacts purchased in store...

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Published inARQ (Santiago, Chile) Vol. 97
Main Author Kovacs, Andrew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Santiago Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbano 01.12.2017
Subjects
21st century
Architecture
Historic artifacts
Interior design
Material culture
Museums
Soane, John
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Summary:Starting with John Soane's house - a collection of objects that completely transforms the space of the house - this proposal reconceptualizes the value of accumulation. Turning the interior into an exterior and replacing Soane's museum-valued objects with cheap artifacts purchased in stores, the collection is transformed into an assembly where the whole worths more than the sum of its parts.
ISSN:0716-0852
0717-6996
DOI:10.4067/S0717-69962017000300120