House of Stone by John Pawson at Think Tank Exhibition, Milan 2010

British architect John Pawson in collaboration with Salvatori and lighting specialists KKDC exhibited a contemporary architectural installation entitled ‘House of Stone’ at the celebrated 2010 Think Tank Exhibition in Milan. The house was made entirely from recycled material made from a stone residue formulated by Salvatori, consisting of 99% stone scrap and just 1% natural resin to act as a bonding agent.

Central to the ‘House of Stone’ layout was the strikingly innovative linear MoMo LED light source produced by lighting specialist KKDC. The MoMo LED has no visible lighting structure and is carefully concealed, providing a continuous linear lighting source throughout the stone house space. The consistent 2800k color temperature is used to evenly light and emphasize the horizontal and vertical planes of the structure. As an environmentally friendly product, the linear MoMo LED lights offer low energy consumption.

House of Stone was a simple house shaped architectural structure made from recycled stone, cut with meticulous accuracy. Slits on the edges and the central section of the construction allowed light in the walls protect, while the cracks breakdown the sense of intimacy and closure as well as providing a source of illumination. At nighttime, the linear MoMo LED lights inside this stone house turned these cuts into brilliant beams and highlighting the texture of the stone and minimal architecture.