多年来，家具公司Vitra作为世界上最具有建筑风格的公司之一而声名鹊起，其著名的园区拥有尼古拉斯-格里姆肖、弗兰克-盖里、阿尔瓦罗-西扎、安藤忠雄、扎哈-哈迪德、赫尔佐格和德梅隆和SANAA的建筑。
现在，Vitra宣布了与伦佐-皮亚诺的合作，这将在他们广受欢迎的家具和定制校园之间架起桥梁。Diogene是一个自成一体的最小的生活空间，建筑面积仅为2.5 x 3.0米，被称为 “Vitra最小的建筑 – 但最大的产品”。
Over the years, furniture company Vitra has made a name for itself as one of the most architecturally-enlightened companies in the world, with their renowned campus featuring buildings by Nicholas Grimshaw, Frank Gehry, Alvaro Siza, Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron and SANAA.
Now, Vitra has announced a collaboration with Renzo Piano that will bridge the gap between their sought-after furniture and their bespoke campus. Diogene, a self contained minimal living space with a floor area of just 2.5 x 3.0 meters, is billed as “Vitra’s smallest building – but largest product”.
该设计起源于皮亚诺从学生时代就有的一个反复出现的魅力：一个人可能居住的最小空间。大约10年前，皮亚诺回到这个主题，开发了一个最小空间的原型，他将其命名为Diogene，以参考古希腊哲学家Dogenes of Sinope，据说他住在一个木桶里。
尽管没有特定的客户，他还是开发出了他的原型，该设计被发表在 “成为伦佐-皮亚诺 “中，这是一本关于建筑师工作的专著。在偶然的情况下，Vitra的主席Rolf Fehlbaum看到了这个设计，两人在2010年作为普利兹克奖评委会的成员见面，并同意共同开发这个项目。
The design has its origins in a recurring fascination that Piano has had since his days as a student: the minimum space that a person can possibly live in. Returning to the theme around 10 years ago, Piano developed a prototype for a minimal space, which he dubbed Diogene as a reference to Diogenes of Sinope, the ancient Greek philosopher who was said to live in a barrel.
Having developed his prototype despite having no particular client, the design was published in “Being Renzo Piano”, a monograph of the architect’s work. By fortuitous circumstance, Rolf Fehlbaum, the Chairman of Vitra, saw the design and the two met in 2010 as members of the Pritzker Prize jury, where they agreed to develop the project together.
目前的化身就是这种合作的结果。该设计有自己的水收集和能源系统，完全自成一体，包含了简单生活方式所需的一切，所有这些都在一个小到可以用卡车运送的空间里。用木材建造的倾斜屋顶表明了这个小空间的功能，然而铝包层和圆形边缘暗示了支撑该设计自给自足性质的技术。
在内部，Diogene由一个隔断空间组成，一端是拉出式沙发和折叠桌，另一端是淋浴、厕所和厨房。作为Vitra的产品，Diogenes旨在成为一个多功能的单元，可以作为一个周末休闲场所、办公室，甚至可以分组放置，形成一个非正式酒店。
This current incarnation is the result of that collaboration. With its own water collection and energy systems, the design is entirely self-contained and contains everything needed to live a simple lifestyle, all in a space small enough to be delivered on a truck. Constructed in timber, the pitched roof indicates the function of the tiny space, however the aluminium cladding and rounded edges hint at the technology which underpins the design’s self-sufficient nature.
Inside, Diogene consists of a partitioned space featuring a pull-out sofa and folding table in one end, and a shower, toilet and kitchen in the other. As a Vitra product, Diogenes is intended to be a versatile unit that could serve as a weekend retreat, office or even placed in groups to form an informal hotel.
然而，这些可能性仍然有点遥远，因为目前的模型实际上是原型设计的最新阶段。坐落在VitraHaus对面的草坪上，Vitra将在2013年巴塞尔艺术展期间开放Diogene供公众测试，并利用这个测试期为设计的发展提供信息。
However, these possibilties are still a little way off, as the current model is effectively the latest stage of prototyping. Situated on the lawn opposite VitraHaus, Vitra will open Diogene for public testing during Art Basel 2013, and use this testing period to inform the design’s development.
Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Area : 7 m²
Year : 2013
Photographs :Vitra, Renzo Piano
City：WEIL AM RHEIN
Country：GERMANY