A structure that can open, close, divide, connect and transform Frakas Studio whenever needed
Following our initial project for Parco Gallery, completed in 2024, we returned to Via Zuretti, now Frakas Studio, to oversee a new phase of the project.The project arose from the need to create a dedicated space for production: a home for the neighbourhood’s new Risograph printer, but also a venue for workshops, laboratories and collaborative working sessions.
Open. Close. Repeat. By moving the screens, Frakas Design Studio expands, contracts, hides, reveals, gathers and opens up again. The same structure, a different space every time.
The structure consists of four bookcases that serve both as load-bearing elements and as storage units for books, paper and work tools. Above them, a lightweight roof defines a new room without disrupting the continuity of the space, allowing light to pass through and maintaining an open connection with the rest of the studio. Four screens allow the workshop’s layout to be adapted as required, transforming into walls, partitions and supports for displaying prints and posters. The space can thus shift from a workshop to a small classroom for workshops, and even become part of the studio’s overall layout.
Four screens allow the workshop’s layout to be adapted as required, transforming into walls, partitions and supports for displaying prints and posters. The space can thus shift from a workshop to a small classroom for workshops, and even become part of the studio’s overall layout.
The bright colour and compact geometry of the structure make it a recognisable feature within the space: a new home for the Risograph and, at the same time, a flexible element that supports Frakas Studio’s various activities. As with the first project, this one too stems from the idea of constructing simple elements capable of adapting to different uses and transforming the space over time.
Alessandro Mason
Alice Fialà
Pietro Lora
Aljoša Marković
Cristian Del Giudice
Yirong Wu
Caterina Regni
Sara Zella
Irene Tartaglia
Yara Piras
Klejdja Muça