BAAD Studio | Architects

06/10/2026

“GUNITA”
Remembering

An installation by BAADxFormwerkz

GUNITA is a contemporary installation inspired by the capiz windows of Philippines’ colonial homes. Through repetition, translucency, and light, capiz shells are reinterpreted as architectural fragments and expressions of Material Memory.

Capiz is a material rooted in the maritime landscape of *Southeast Asia*. In the Philippines, it became closely associated with traditional architecture, particularly the translucent windows of _bahay na bato_.

In this installation, the capiz shell is removed from its traditional architectural context and transformed into a luminous sculptural element. Thousands of individual shells form a unified composition, reflecting the relationship between material, craft, architecture, and place.

The shell remembers the sea.
The window remembers the house.
The light remembers the climate.
And the craft remembers the hands that made it.

Anthology Festival 2026
(photos by Francis Cortez and various visitors)

06/10/2026

“GUNITA”
Remembering

A Capiz Shell Installation by BAADxFormwerkz

GUNITA is a contemporary installation inspired by the capiz windows of Philippines’ colonial homes. Through repetition, translucency, and light, capiz shells are reinterpreted as architectural fragments and expressions of Material Memory.

Capiz is a material rooted in the maritime landscape of *Southeast Asia*. In the Philippines, it became closely associated with traditional architecture, particularly the translucent windows of _bahay na bato_.

In this installation, the capiz shell is removed from its traditional architectural context and transformed into a luminous sculptural element. Thousands of individual shells form a unified composition, reflecting the relationship between material, craft, architecture, and place.

The shell remembers the sea.
The window remembers the house.
The light remembers the climate.
And the craft remembers the hands that made it.

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