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textilsteinwerk

karim@gabrielevarano.ch (karim gabriele varano) — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:12:11 +0100

the séchoir-halle is a student project exploring the themes of commerce, existing structures, and adaptive reuse within former industrial architecture. a former industrial building rooted in local textile history is preserved in its identity while being given a new programme. where viscose fabrics were once hung to dry, new building blocks made from recycled textiles are produced today — load-bearing elements crafted from old fabrics using a ramming process, based on circular economy principles and material reuse. the existing structure is retained and complemented by an additional storey above one half of the hall, continuing its raw, functional atmosphere rather than replacing it. new residential units in direct proximity engage in dialogue with the industrial architecture, creating a mixed-use quarter with productive, social, and residential functions.

the shadow over emmen

karim@gabrielevarano.ch (karim gabriele varano) — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:12:11 +0100

studytrip to trieste

karim@gabrielevarano.ch (karim gabriele varano) — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:12:11 +0200

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dojo

karim@gabrielevarano.ch (karim gabriele varano) — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:12:11 +0100

at the centre of this student project is the constructive exploration of the timber joint, not as a static detail but as a spatially effective system. starting from a basic joint that works without diagonal bracing and relies solely on horizontal and vertical beams, a spatial principle was developed that is both rational and atmospheric. the particularity lies in its scalability: the identical joint is applied at different scales, from the fine grid of the facade structure to the load-bearing order of the two-storey building. this creates a continuous constructive system that carries the entire building while simultaneously making itself visible. the dojo is organised around an open inner courtyard. the clear timber construction mediates between openness and concentration, between lightness and rigour, qualities derived from the martial arts. the design understands itself as an architectural reflection on structure, discipline, and spatial perception.

museo

karim@gabrielevarano.ch (karim gabriele varano) — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:12:11 +0100

tonhalle museo is a speculative student project at the intersection of architecture, sound, and theory. two seemingly contradictory programmes, concert hall and museum, converge within a single building. this convergence is not harmonised but deliberately intensified: different spatial logics, usage dynamics, and atmospheres collide, creating a field of tension that shapes the architectural expression. the design is based on an auditory analysis, a five-minute sound sequence served as the starting point for the spatial structure. the focus was not on function or form, but on the translation of sound into spatial dimensions. volume, rhythm, density, and silence were translated into proportions, transitions, and materiality. the result is a built fragment, a deliberately incomplete idea, a spatial body that does not seek to explain, but rather to make itself experiential. tonhalle museo understands itself as an attempt to conceive architecture through listening, as a spatial score between concentration and distraction, between performance and contemplation.

about

karim@gabrielevarano.ch (karim gabriele varano) — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

my name is karim gabriele varano. i grew up in the rhine valley of st. gallen. before architecture, i worked in electrical engineering, on site and in planning. i went to design school, and from there into architecture studies at ost and hslu. i hold a ba in architecture and i’m currently working towards my master’s. what draws me to architecture is its depth. it moves between the weight of a material and the weight of a social crisis. it borrows from engineering, sociology, art, politics. it is not a science. it is where sciences meet, and where that meeting has to result in something real and inhabitable.

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openbureau

karim@gabrielevarano.ch (karim gabriele varano) — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

architecture runs on tools. the tools shape what gets thought, drawn, and built. most are proprietary: subscriptions that can be cancelled, file formats only their owners can read, work that disappears when a license lapses. in a profession that already runs on precarious labor, that’s rent extraction.

free and open source software is the cleanest answer, but not the only one. what i’m after is ownership and openness. tools you own instead of rent. file formats anyone can read. data that doesn’t sit behind a paywall. code as a commons when possible. when it isn’t, at least open data.