

STEFAN WÜLSER
Stefan Wülser is an architect
who proficiently deals with the
cultural and political implications
of design and building projects on
different scales and in different
constellations. He questions both
the way spaces are programmed
and the processes of their
production and construction.
The open-ended work puts
everything up for debate: from
a-priori quality features such as
specificity and permanence to the
question of a contemporary and
responsible approach to luxury.
With a radical focus on the future,
the young zurich-based office
develops projects that do not seek
sustainability through renunciation,
but through an unconditional
confrontation with the conditions
of the present.

The H190GRID sideboards, desks, shelves, walls
make use of a series of techniques that we tested
and applied in the most diverse scales of our work.
/// 1 the typical connections of the light shaft grids
use clamps and interlocks to connect materials
non-destructively. contrary to their actual purpose,
these are not used for mounting on external parts,
but for connecting several grids. /// 2 the construct
uses only one part that is not generically available
from the catalogue: in this case, the locally cnc-cut
mdf boards. their use multiplies the performance of
all the other materials found. /// 3 due to the clear
structure, which distributes tensile and compressive
forces neatly among the materials used, there
is hardly any material ageing caused by stress.
galvanised threaded rods pull the grates together.
the mdf boards placed in between absorb the
pressure and create a rigid whole.
the parts used are all easily available as found
objects or generic catalogue goods and are only
nobilised by the specifically cut mdf parts. these in
turn can be created locally by any digitally equipped
carpenter without preparation - a service found
within 1000m in any large city.
Used materials for a triple shelf / table combination:
galvanised light shaft grids + galvanised safety
clamps + galvanised grid connectors + galvanised
M8 threaded bars + M8 nuts + custom mdf-boards
© Maxime Prananto
© Maxime Prananto
© Maxime Prananto