Vincenzo Scrofani
architect
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09 / Craft

Hands-on work

Research and artisanal practice between Italy, Brazil and Peru

Role
Research and artisanal practice
Location
Italy · Brazil · Peru
Materials
Wood, bamboo, raw earth
Year
2021 — 2026
Hands-on work

Alongside large-scale architecture, a personal hands-on practice between Italy, Brazil and Peru.

My role

Designing and building directly: joinery, bamboo, raw earth, CNC milling.

01 / Craft

In this project

Alongside large-scale architecture, I keep a hands-on practice: a way of testing materials, gestures and construction by building directly, with my own hands.

ITALY

wood and acoustics

It began in Italy with a wooden audio system — loudspeakers and an amplifier with a Bluetooth receiver, designed in 3D and CNC-milled, then assembled and finished by hand, where acoustics, joinery and the grain of the wood had to agree.

BRAZIL

reclaimed wood and bamboo

In Salvador, Bahia, the work turned to recycled wood: shelving and a workbench built from reclaimed timber, and a bamboo armchair shaped and woven by hand — furniture made with local material and simple tools.

PERU

raw earth

In Peru I took part in raw-earth and natural construction, working with adobe, stone and traditional techniques — architecture reduced to its most essential, tactile gestures.

CeGeLog — Harmonies