Sculpture, Origami and Architecture!

Architect Fran Silvestre folds arresting architectural planes akin to a continuous strip of paper in this sleek hillside Ibiza abode, where one seamless design element births walls, ceilings, and floors… Brilliantly conceptualised, the architect notes the unforgiving unevenness of the topography and asks the simple question - Can we build on this hillside by depositing a single piece? The form that thus materialises is a stunning exploration of striking geometry, structural ingenuity, and awe-inspiring contrast, perfectly falling in place with other Fran Silvestre masterpieces. An uninterrupted 9-centimetres-thick plate bends and folds along existing undulations while maintaining a rigid orthogonal geometry […]