Collection by Octavio Roca
Interiores en Madera maciza
The “Japandi” aesthetic that first caught Nick and Tecia’s eye stems from Timon’s years of experience. He spent a portion of his architecture studies at the Helsinki University of Technology in Finland. Later in his career he worked for five years at East Wind (Higashi Kaze) Inc., a California-based design/build company specializing in traditional Japanese timber frame residences.
The structure is anchored using ground screws rather than a concrete slab, which amplifies its scalability and mobility. The method is more common in cold, European countries but Nick, a long-time Californian, appreciated that the ground screws, unlike concrete, won’t crack in the event of an earthquake.
The ethos behind Rööm stems from Timon’s three years of solo backpacking through Europe and Asia: “I’d always like to make a little sanctuary space where I could recharge. But you can’t be acquiring a bunch of things. When it was time to go… I could take it apart and then pack it together and drop it into the next place,” Timon elaborates. “I like things that can come apart and be put together again, but in a fun way, right?”
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