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Diagram

Revealing the Secrets Behind the Designs

September 10, 2012

In September of 2007, the Italian studio Salottobuono started editing the “Instructions and Manuals” section of the renowned architecture and design magazine Abitare. The series of diagrams they create not only describe the buildings and objects featured on the magazine but, more importantly, they reveal the secrets behind them. The strategic break down of the projects into their basic elements allows us to visualize and understand the key relationships present between their form, function and context.

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Casa Museo Barragán, Mexico City, 1948
Luis Barragán
Published on Abitare 492

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Casa Museo Barragán, Mexico City, 1948 by Luis Barragán. © Salottobuono.

Mountain Dwellings, Copenhagen, 2008
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in collaboration with JDS
Published on Abitare 485

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Mountain Dwellings, Copenhagen, 2008 by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in collaboration with JDS. © Salottobuono.

New Museum, New York City, 2007
SANAA
Published on Abitare 480

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New Museum, New York City, 2007 by SANAA. © Salottobuono.

CaixaForum Madrid, Madrid, 2008
Herzog & de Meuron
Published on Abitare 481

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CaixaForum Madrid, Madrid, 2008 by Herzog & de Meuron. © Salottobuono.

John Lewis Department Store, Leicester, 2008
Foreign Office Architects (FOA)
Published on Abitare 492

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John Lewis Department Store, Leicester, 2008 by Foreign Office Architects (FOA). © Salottobuono.

Nestlé Chocolate Museum, Mexico City, 2007
Rojkind Arquitectos
Published on Abitare 477

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Nestlé Chocolate Museum, Mexico City, 2007 by Rojkind Arquitectos. © Salottobuono.

New Orquideorama for Medellin´s Botanical Garden, Medellin, 2006
plan:b arquitectos + jprcr arquitectos
Published on Abitare 482

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New Orquideorama for Medellin´s Botanical Garden, Medellin, 2006 by plan:b arquitectos + jprcr arquitectos. © Salottobuono.

360°Office Chair, Magis, 2009
Konstantin Grcic
Published on Abitare 493

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360°Office Chair, Magis, 2009 by Konstantin Grcic. © Salottobuono.

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Salottobuono

Salottobuono was born in 2005 as a collector of research experiences and design production. It investigates the urban space, codifying cognitive devices and triggering transformation strategies. Topics, challenges, and programs are occasions for diagrammatic analyses and elaboration of paradoxical visions.