the duo•deca•hedron: where we can go to just "be"
A personal space structure for work, play, shade, privacy and serenity, the duodecahedron is really micro-scale architecture, where a structure just big enough to step into and inhabit welcomes you.
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How strange and wonderful, a place and a thing at the same time, a piece of functional art in the space between furniture and habitation.
step inside the duo•deca•hedron
Born out of the intersection of two identical cubes, the duo•deca•hedron hints at the underlying geometry of nature while somehow also fostering a transformative sense of repose within its uncanny interior.
The structure invites you to enter a personal environment, where planes of translucent material offer both containment and view, a good place to rest, to read, to dream, to play, or simply to meditate for a while.
variations on a theme of personal space
A space of one's own is among the greatest pleasures and necessities of life on Earth.
It turns out that we all share that curiosity and desire for the joy of enclosure, away from the burning rays of the sun, and yet well connected to our imagination.
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All the duo•deca•hedron does is ask a question: suppose you could escape for a while in a space all your own, whenever you feel like it? Make a place for yourself. The "rest" is up to you.
design
The duo•deca•hedron was created by architect and industrial designer Steve Diskin to feature an intriguing geometric figure, a polyhedron with 12 sides (6 squares and 6 triangles) that form a surprisingly spacious and pleasing interior volume.
The steel frame strong and stable, covered with a tough, waterproof semi-translucent mesh
fabric that gives ample shade and privacy along with a view to the outside.
Photography and web design by
Michael Rob Costine.
