One Thing After Another - Shed

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One Thing After Another is a groundbreaking project commissioned by Sto Werkstatt to be unveiled at Clerkenwell Design Week, delving into the intricate connections between digital and physical worlds through information exchange. The installation begins with an original piece of architecture - a humble garden shed - which serves as a springboard for exploring the intersection of technology and design. The shed is meticulously 3D scanned to create a precise digital replica, then subjected to processing and scaling techniques that enable the fabrication of a new CNC'd version from Verolith. This larger digital version contains the original shed in a surreal arrangement, while inside it, a doll-house scaled copy of itself takes up residence - an architectural construct reminiscent of a Russian Doll where each iteration embodies the essence of the previous one. Thanks to cutting-edge technologies like 3D scanning and digital fabrication, the original building undergoes a remarkable transformation: its dimensions are amplified, and its material composition is altered. The project's use of digital tools as a means of transforming everyday objects into something extraordinary offers a refreshing perspective on the potential of technology in design. By utilizing a garden shed - an unassuming, ubiquitous, and "primitive" architectural form - as its starting point, One Thing After Another explicitly highlights the potential for contemporary technology to imbue mundane elements with exotic possibilities. The project's array of sheds within sheds - from the outer enlarged version to the original, then to a smaller edition inside - raises fundamental questions about identity, authenticity, and representation. Is this configuration of nested sheds a single building or multiple reflections, each echoing forward and backward in time? One Thing After Another presents a vision of digital production that challenges the monotony of futuristic design, instead revealing the vast potential for new technologies to unlock an array of innovative design possibilities.