This Ottagono project, by Italian architect Giulia Foscari, aims to cram a home gym into a single piece of furniture.
Conceived as an autonomous architectural object, OTTAGONO appears as a monolithic column with an octagonal base. Its sculptural presence in the space conceals unexpected and surprising functionalities, encompassing diverse spatial programmes within its compact volume.
On its summit, a lighting system transforms OTTAGONO into a light that shines upwards as a floor lamp, combining and merging, in a single object, a furniture design and a lighting system.
OTTAGONO contains all the necessary elements for a complete training session, including an integrated video system remotely connected to a full set of Technogym equipment and technologies that further enhances the training experience.
The design was commissioned by Cassina Custom Interiors, an Italian furniture company, and executed in collaboration with Technogym. It will be launched next year at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, in Antibes. (I wonder if that means all the rooms are getting them?)