2. Kuka Wabi-Sabi

Studio Serō. ©2024

Studio Serō is an architecture practice in Los Angeles.

Studio Serō is led by Anthony Raymundo

Anthony Raymundo is a Mexican-American-Guatemalan designer. He received his Bachelor's degree (B.Arch) from the Woodbury School of Architecture (WSOA).

Selected Projects / Archive

P002 Kuka Wabi-Sabi

Location: Burbank, CA
Program: Pavilion
Status: Built
Design Team: Jorge Cerdo, Eloy Sanchez, Chris Chiu, Kruschen Evangelista, & Anthony Raymundo
Project Team: Jorge Cerdo, Chris Chiu, Armen Karapetyan, Kruschen Karl, Joly Mikhaiel, Anthony Raymundo, Sarah Rey, Oscar Reyes, Matthew Silva, Garbis Sumayan, Eloy Sanchez, & Eric Tergalstian
Consultant Team: Nous Engineering
Year: 2023

This project brings to life a winning proposal that I collaboratively developed with classmates Jorge Cerdo, Eloy Sanchez, Chris Chiu, and Kruschen Evangelista during our studio course. Working with the studio, we built and constructed the pavilion. Our course challenged three groups to design and explore the concept of a "primitive hut," using a maximum of 100 pieces of 4” x 4” Douglas fir timbers and fifty 1”-diameter by 70” dowels.

Kuka Wabi Sabi focuses on examining the role of computational labor in contemporary architecture. We began by studying traditional Japanese joinery techniques, inspiring us to create a distinct design intended for a 7-axis mill. The final design incorporated three types of joints: the lap joint, mortise and tenon, and slip joint. These joints were applied to various faces of 3 x 3 timbers, which came in lengths of 2.5 feet, 5 feet, 7.5 feet, and 10 feet. These particular lengths were chosen to make optimal use of standard 2 x 4 x 10 lumber. This configuration allowed us to assemble the core elements of a primitive hut: the column, roof, and pediment.

Video

Process

Drawings

Images