milkywave by aidia studio

‘milkywave’ by aidia studio

as a part of an ongoing research project focused on reading the city through the objects and situations that inhabit it, ‘milkywave’,
conceived by aidia architectural studio, has developed an installation that departs from a found object – a quintessential part of the
hutong’s dna: the old yogurt ceramic jar. by revisiting some of the principles of phenomenology understood as the recreation of urban
experiences through the texture, shape and color of materials, the project re-puzzlse the urban scale through its smallest components.

native to the beijing cityscape, millions of jars circulate the streets uninterruptedly meeting locals on their corner shop, subway stall
or local square.
through algorithmic design, the reconstitution of the jars into a new entity are speculated with new uses for lighting,
freeing the objects from their original function and attached associations. by triggering a bond activated between the installation and the