Messana O'Rorke (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2022
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Hardcover. Drawing on examples of their own instantly recognisable Minimalist-inflected designs, often evoking the work of Donald Judd, celebrated architects Messana ORorke demonstrate how to create a serene haven for modern living. Founded in 1996 by Brian Messana and Toby ORorke in New York City, Messana ORorke describe their particular brand of minimalist modernism as 'pragmatism', with their approach to design capturing as much usable square footage as possible, rigorously limiting the number of interior elements, and extracting maximum impact from the chosen interventions. This distinctive approach extends to their entire material vocabulary: white walls stripped of mouldings, with recessed lighting at their perimeter; honey-toned oak floors; highly polished stainless steel railings and hardware; and marble fixtures and countertops and dark limestone flooring in the bathrooms and kitchen. With their masterful manipulation of space and judicious selection of materials oak flooring wire-brushed and lightly limed to contrast white walls but also to bring out its vivid grain, simultaneously conveying the woodworkers craft and the rawness of nature; statuary marble in a kitchen chosen for the painterly quality of the veining; architectural photography and ceramic objects adding sophisticated drama Messana ORorke create complete environments of simplicity and serenity. Drawing on examples of their own instantly recognisable Minimalist-inflected designs, often evoking the work of Donald Judd, celebrated architects Messana O'Rorke demonstrate how to create a serene haven for modern living. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Messana O'Rorke (Hardcover)
- Author
- Mayer Rus
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications, New York
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0847872475
- ISBN 13
- 9780847872473
Founded in 1996 by Brian Messana and Toby O’Rorke in New York City, Messana O’Rorke is renowned for crafting spaces of sublime restraint and ethereal beauty. Their process utilizes a rigorously limited palette of materials orchestrated in an architectural language of distilled boxes, blocks, and containers that emphasize the qualities of space itself rather than the things that fill it. The apparent simplicity and serenity of Messana O’Rorke’s designs belie the astonishing richness and variety of the experiences they nurture.
The architects’ projects span a wide spectrum of residential and commercial assignments in multiple geographies—city, country, mountain, desert, coastal. Yet even as they adapt their fundamental design vocabulary to address differences in program and context, Messana O’Rorke’s signature remains unmistakable in the ways they carve space and light. Their designs simultaneously foster both contemplation and invigoration, repose and action. There is no straining for theatrical effect, no tortured architectural calisthenics, simply a search for order, clarity, and beauty.
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