House of Parts

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I used to be a great fan of toy model making when I was a kid. There are different between architectural model making and toy model making. For architecural making, I have to cut my own building parts and for toy model making, parts have already been cut and what I have to do is break the tiny bondings between the piece and the frame. What Studio Makkink & Bey does made me think that architectural buildings can also be made like toy model, with precut building parts. What they did is combaining architecture, furniture and storage together. They used standard sheets of plywood and and laser cut the parts precisely, forming a encloseure that could be place in offices or lofts. Benches, tables and chairs are parts of the walls and could be easily come out and assemble. By using more or less furniture, the functionabily of the encloseure will be changed. “If it is a studio, tables and desks will come out. If it is a film house, a projection screen with benches and stools will come out. If it is a children’s home, small furniture with cars, animals and a playground will come out,” suggests Jurgen Bey.