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Studio Octopi . Wallinger

Writ in Water . Runnymede

Studio Octopi . Wallinger . Writ in Water . Runnymede  (12 14)

Studio Octopi . Mark Wallinger. photos: Andrew Butler © National Trust

Writ in Water, is a major architectural artwork by Mark Wallinger, in collaboration with Studio Octopi, for the National Trust at Runnymede, Surrey.

The artwork celebrates the enduring legacy and ongoing significance of Magna Carta.

Over 800 years ago, Runnymede witnessed the feudal barons forcing King John to seal Magna Carta – a founding moment in shaping the basis of common law across the world. Continue reading Studio Octopi . Wallinger

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Studio Octopi

Refurbishment & Extension . London

Studio Octopi . Refurbishment & Extension . London (0 1)

Studio Octopi . photos: © Julien Lanoo . + dezeen

A Victorian terraced house in south London has been transformed into a home and a gallery to allow a couple to live side by side with their eclectic and evolving collection of objects, artworks and artefacts. Rather than adding a contemporary surface that would mask the history of the building, the practice opted to make a set of new insertions to engage and reveal the existing fabric of the house. Continue reading Studio Octopi