The architectural designs of Tom Wiscombe are overtly futuristic, to the point that were you to drop his concepts into the depictions of the London and San Francisco of the year 2259 in Star Trek Into Darkness, they wouldn't look out of place. His Lo Monaco House almost resembles a futuristic shuttle on a launchpad, yet the influences for this design are entirely removed from the realm of space fantasy – according to Wiscombe himself, that is.
The Lo Monaco House concept is a tale of two forms: an eye-catching crystal-like pointed mass (a deformed six-pointed star, from above) and the slab-like pedestal it stands on. The crystal contains the living room, kitchen and dining area. Bedrooms and private studios are reserved for the pedestal level below, where there is also a pool.
Wiscombe writes that this layout was informed by work of Romanian-born sculptor Constantin Brâncu
The Lo Monaco House concept is a tale of two forms: an eye-catching crystal-like pointed mass (a deformed six-pointed star, from above) and the slab-like pedestal it stands on. The crystal contains the living room, kitchen and dining area. Bedrooms and private studios are reserved for the pedestal level below, where there is also a pool.
Wiscombe writes that this layout was informed by work of Romanian-born sculptor Constantin Brâncu