Selective Insulation by Davidson Rafailidis

Selective Insulation is a project by Berlin architects Davidson Rafailidis that creates insulated workspaces within a larger, cold room. The concept has been applied to an artist’s studio in Hexham, UK, where the nineteenth-century building makes it difficult to maintain warm working conditions for much of the year. Rather than trying to insulate the whole building, pockets of warmth shape the workspaces, which include a desk for two people, a door and a window. The framework is covered with two-ply bubblewrap, normally used to insulate greenhouses.