Topography of Offcuts
Surabaya, 2026

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The installation explores the architectural potential of construction surplus. Constructed entirely from discarded C-profile light steel, the installation recontextualizes industrial waste into a measured spatial landscape.

The varying lengths of steel cut-offs are arranged within a precise geometric order. Through systematic repetition, the individual identity of the scrap material dissolves into a continuous sloped topography, forming a recessed void at its center. This tectonic approach elevates a typically concealed structural material into a formal landscape condition.

Credits
In Collaboration with Tata Logam Lestari
Principal Architects Salman Rimaldhi, Dhanie Syawalia
Architect In Charge Salsabila Novitasari
Construction Nandadipta Abirama
Photographs Tristan Salim