Charged Space: The Anatomy of the In‐between

Co‐founder of design practice OFICINAA, Silvia Benedito highlights alternative ontologies of ‘void’ and ‘penumbra’ – as spaces of expectation and opportunity within which to create areas and objects that exploit these notions in beneficial ways. The ensuing atmospheres cosset natural resource conservation and human delight, related spaces of umbra/penumbra that formed the basis of her studio's Beastie project in New York.