{"id":1286,"date":"2025-05-24T17:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:33:56","slug":"timber-twist-by-ulf-mejergren-and-travis-child-reimagines-larvae-shelter-as-spiraling-log-cabin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/24\/timber-twist-by-ulf-mejergren-and-travis-child-reimagines-larvae-shelter-as-spiraling-log-cabin\/","title":{"rendered":"timber twist by ulf mejergren and travis child reimagines larvae shelter as spiraling log cabin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ulf Mejergren<\/strong> and Travis Child reference larval structures<\/h2>\n

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Timber Twist is a work created for Virserum Konsthall Art Museum in\u00a0Sweden<\/a><\/strong> by Ulf Mejergren<\/strong> Architects<\/strong><\/a> (UMA) and Esper\u00f6d Art Team\u2019s Travis Child, invited as part of the Tr\u00e4kraft (Wood Power) exhibition. Its inspiration comes from the Bagworm moth, whose larvae build protective cases from twigs<\/a><\/strong>, moss, and gravel, woven with silk into camouflaged shelters<\/a><\/strong>. When mature, the larva fastens its case to a branch and pupates. Only the male emerges with wings; the female remains in the case for life, lays eggs, and dies. These tiny architects build remarkable homes, yet lead restricted lives\u2014a paradox that invites reflection on the shells we build: not just walls and roofs, but the mental, emotional, and societal frameworks formed early in life. \u2018These structures offer safety and identity, but can also limit us. Around us lies a vast world, physical and metaphorical, we may never fully explore unless we question our own shells\u2019,<\/em> shares UMA\u2019s team. This became the foundation of Timber Twist: a human-scale tribute and gentle provocation, inspired by the Bagworm.<\/p>\n

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all images courtesy of Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aspen logs in spiraling formation shape Timber Twist cabin<\/h2>\n

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Seeking to echo the larva\u2019s subtlety and craft, the creative team<\/a><\/strong> of Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA) and Esper\u00f6d Art Team\u2019s Travis Child turned to traditional timber techniques. Aspen logs were joined using wooden dowels, with no metal, honoring a craft of invisible strength and quiet precision. Timber Twist reimagines the log cabin. Instead of a rectangle, it takes on a triangular form where each layer rotates slightly, forming a spiraling shape. The round entrance, chisel-carved to resemble tooth marks, is a quiet homage to the beaver, another skilled woodworker fond of aspen\u2019s soft grain. Inside, visitors can sit and look upward into a vortex of timber and time. The space invites contemplation of the homes we build, and the deeper idea of home itself: how it grounds and protects us, but might also quietly confine us. Timber Twist offers a pause and a possibility to imagine other ways of being.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Timber Twist is installed at Virserum Konsthall for the Tr\u00e4kraft exhibition<\/p>\n

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inspired by the Bagworm moth\u2019s camouflaged larval shelters<\/p>\n

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Timber Twist is constructed entirely from aspen logs and wooden dowels<\/p>\n

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visitors are invited to sit and contemplate the layered construction<\/p>\n

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each timber layer is rotated slightly to create a continuous twist<\/p>\n

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entrance is carved to resemble beaver tooth marks in soft aspen<\/p>\n

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spiral geometry replaces the traditional rectangular log cabin form<\/p>\n

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the design references silent precision and subtlety found in nature<\/p>\n

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Timber Twist invites pause and reflection within a spiraled space<\/p>\n

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diagram of Timber Twist<\/p>\n

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project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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name:<\/strong>\u00a0Timber Twist
\narchitects:<\/strong>\u00a0Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA)<\/a> |\u00a0@ulfmejergrenarchitects<\/a>, Travis Child \u2013 Esper\u00f6d Art Team<\/p>\n

location:<\/strong> Virserum, Sweden<\/p>\n

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designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<\/i>DIY submissions<\/i><\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<\/i>here.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/i><\/p>\n

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Ulf Mejergren and Travis Child reference larval structures \u00a0 Timber Twist is a work created for Virserum Konsthall Art Museum in\u00a0Sweden by Ulf Mejergren Architects (UMA) and Esper\u00f6d Art Team\u2019s Travis Child, invited as part of the Tr\u00e4kraft (Wood Power) exhibition. Its inspiration comes from the Bagworm moth, whose larvae build protective cases from twigs, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1286"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1310,"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1286\/revisions\/1310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.www.good-broker.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}