CITYMAPS: layered city maps

The project

CITYMAPS turns a place into a customisable framed map for the home or office. The geographical area can be chosen to reflect a personal connection or serve as a reminder of somewhere special. At Archicercle, we made the maps using laser cutting and engraving, staining and bonding to create relief, and manufactured the frames.

The maps combine pankaster and plywood. We applied a stain to give the plywood a more vivid colour, then bonded the pankaster on top to create the relief that defines the pieces. Laser cutting and engraving were part of the process of making this layered composition.

The urban layout appears in light tones against a reddish background, with blue areas adding another contrast within the map. The overlapping layers give depth to the pattern of streets and blocks while keeping it readable as a map.

We made bespoke MDF frames to fit the maps and painted them black. The dark frame contrasts with the composition inside and completes the piece: a geographical representation that can be adapted to an area someone wishes to remember.

The relief is created by bonding pankaster onto the stained plywood.

Each map is finished with a bespoke MDF frame painted black.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.