We were appointed by the RA and Steve Jensen Design to frabricate and install the intricately detailed 1:1 model drawn from the work of late American architect John Hejduk.

“This ambitious installation features Hejduk’s design for the Widow’s House, one of 68 “objects” in his seminal Lancaster / Hanover Masque, brought to life.

The late American architect John Hejduk (1929 – 2000) believed that ideas were as important as buildings and that architecture had the power to evoke alternative worlds. Masques – popular royal entertainments of the 16th and 17th centuries featuring fantastical costumes and moving sets – inspired Hejduk to transform the way architecture is taught and imagined.”

The softwood sub structure is clad in Paperstone, a new laminated paper material supplied by CDUK. A combination of traditional woodworking and automated CNC routing was used to fulfil the brief. The structure is entirely de mountable to allow for easy installation and de installation given the access coinstraints within the galleries.

The exhibition runs until May 2023.

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/john-hejduk