The Haaz Gallery of Istanbul, specialized in contemporary design, invited numerous offices the world-over to develop special pieces for an itinerant collective exhibit.

The initial specification was that local marble should be used as the principal material of the object.

The collective was first seen in Istanbul and Milan.

The proposed project is a hollowed-out element, a cobogó, made with Turkish Stone. When initially consulted, the technicians of the Turkish gallery had stated that it was technically viable to execute the drawings our office had done for the marble elements.

Cobogó was invented by Coimbra, Boeckmann and Góes, in Recife, during the decade of the 30’s and was originally made of concrete, and shortly thereafter, changed to ceramic.

The name given to the piece is formed by the beginning syllables of the last names of the three inventors.

The mashrabiya and the very Cobogós, used in modern Brazilian architecture, beginning mostly with Lucio Costa, had a great influence on traditional Arabic architecture.

The marble Cobogó project for Haaz was executed using a high-tech marble cutter, but it is, before all else, a point-of-reference for modern Brazilian architecture and Arabic culture.

Studio Mk27

HAAZ

local > istanbul . turkey
conclusion > september . 2007
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architecture > studio mk27
conception > studio mk27
architect > marcio kogan
co-architects > carolina castroviejo . lair reis
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photographer > haaz gallery

The Haaz Gallery of Istanbul, specialized in contemporary design, invited numerous offices the world-over to develop special pieces for an itinerant collective exhibit.

The initial specification was that local marble should be used as the principal material of the object.

The collective was first seen in Istanbul and Milan.

The proposed project is a hollowed-out element, a cobogó, made with Turkish Stone. When initially consulted, the technicians of the Turkish gallery had stated that it was technically viable to execute the drawings our office had done for the marble elements.

Cobogó was invented by Coimbra, Boeckmann and Góes, in Recife, during the decade of the 30’s and was originally made of concrete, and shortly thereafter, changed to ceramic.

The name given to the piece is formed by the beginning syllables of the last names of the three inventors.

The mashrabiya and the very Cobogós, used in modern Brazilian architecture, beginning mostly with Lucio Costa, had a great influence on traditional Arabic architecture.

The marble Cobogó project for Haaz was executed using a high-tech marble cutter, but it is, before all else, a point-of-reference for modern Brazilian architecture and Arabic culture.

Studio Mk27