On Cuts and Offcuts
Raw materials arrive at Laguna, and through a series of operations—cutting, carving, chiseling—they are transformed into finished products that find their way back to the public. However, like any other production site, these physical operations generate a series of byproducts: offcuts, scraps, and waste that remain invisible to the public. This project, On Cuts and Offcuts, turns these overlooked materials into an exhibition space on the rooftop, engaging with both sides of Laguna’s productive nature.
Dust inscribes the passage of time through the residue of production. The project collects this dust within the building itself, rather than on its facades, progressively infilling the cavities of its walls and inscribing a temporal dimension to the building’s construction that directly relates to the rhythms of Laguna’s workshops.
Aggregated and compressed, material waste from Laguna’s workshops is repurposed as construction material, serving as thermal insulation for the new building.
On Cuts and Offcuts
Raw materials arrive at Laguna, and through a series of operations—cutting, carving, chiseling—they are transformed into finished products that find their way back to the public. However, like any other production site, these physical operations generate a series of byproducts: offcuts, scraps, and waste that remain invisible to the public. This project, On Cuts and Offcuts, turns these overlooked materials into an exhibition space on the rooftop, engaging with both sides of Laguna’s productive nature.
Dust inscribes the passage of time through the residue of production. The project collects this dust within the building itself, rather than on its facades, progressively infilling the cavities of its walls and inscribing a temporal dimension to the building’s construction that directly relates to the rhythms of Laguna’s workshops.
Aggregated and compressed, material waste from Laguna’s workshops is repurposed as construction material, serving as thermal insulation for the new building.
Raw materials arrive at Laguna, and through a series of operations—cutting, carving, chiseling—they are transformed into finished products that find their way back to the public. However, like any other production site, these physical operations generate a series of byproducts: offcuts, scraps, and waste that remain invisible to the public. This project, On Cuts and Offcuts, turns these overlooked materials into an exhibition space on the rooftop, engaging with both sides of Laguna’s productive nature.
Dust inscribes the passage of time through the residue of production. The project collects this dust within the building itself, rather than on its facades, progressively infilling the cavities of its walls and inscribing a temporal dimension to the building’s construction that directly relates to the rhythms of Laguna’s workshops.
Aggregated and compressed, material waste from Laguna’s workshops is repurposed as construction material, serving as thermal insulation for the new building.
Harvard GSD. 2023.
❶ A TENT FOR LOVERS
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ON CUTS AND OFFCUTS
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AN INCOMPLETE PERFORMANCE ![]()
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TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN
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VISIONS BY #3 LAUNCH
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BLC
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SOIL STACKS
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GREEN ARCHIPELAGO
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THE GARDEN OF ATTRACTOR SOUNDS
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MOVING LAYERS
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THE DEATH OF A GALLERY
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OUR ARTIFICIAL NATURE
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MEXTROPOLI
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PUBLICATIONS ⓿
OTHER PROJECTS
