Forest of Fabrication

During its life, a tree absorbs atmospheric carbon that is converted into food, while releasing oxygen and providing shade, habitat, colour, and character. And endlessly renews itself. Trees control wind, water levels, soil erosion, pollution and temperature. Not only do trees make cities more liveable and desirable when alive, they then provide fuel, compost and construction material when dead—an exemplary model of positive design.
dRMM deliberately presented the delicately crafted timber models on freshly cut tree trunks, bringing the raw material back to the heart of the conversation. Developing sustainable forestry and planting more than is cut is a prerequisite to meaningful engineered timber construction.

To us, models are an essential piece of architectural design development. dRMM’s workshop is a testbed for architectural exploration. It is where architectural drawings and concepts are confronted for the first time with the physical reality of materiality, gravity and the three-dimensional world.
dRMM enjoy developing concepts and capturing clients’ visions through extraordinary models that prove that the 2D can be realised in 3D.

Good models not only convey the form of an architectural project but also its materiality, tactile qualities, building sequence and many other aspects. Playful, evocative and interactive, dRMM models are real conversation starters.

‘Forest of Fabrication’ was a theatre of great knowledge exchange and networking both in London and Liverpool, placing dRMM at the forefront of the progress of timber design. The show attracted a number of professionals invested in the development of timber construction, or simply interested and curious about its potential. dRMM curated a varied programme of events to start conversations between collaborators and specialists from all industries; forging new connections between students, researchers, designers, engineers, manufacturers and developers.