dessert-shaped sculptures in marble and wood ornament ice cream shop in argentina

"In Tandil, , Foguel Studio transforms an into a temple of fantasy, where marble turns to cream, cones to columns, and childhood wonder becomes architecture. For the Figlio ice cream shop, Foguel Studio conceives a space that ventures far from traditional architecture. The project unfolds as an artistic statement, one that drifts among drama, romanticism, irreverence, exaggeration, and irony. While architectural in function, the project's spirit is sculptural. Foguel, an industrial designer and artist trained in scenography and costume design, brings a theatrical sensibility to the space, where materials and symbols play equally important roles."

"At the heart of the space, a seven-meter hybrid effigy revisits Greco-Roman masterpieces through a contemporary, ironic lens. This ornamental excess, rich in intertextuality, evokes references to Michelangelo, the Colossus of Rhodes, and Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty,' all while dialoguing with postmodernism and its unapologetic motto: 'Less is boring.' The result is both commercial and monumental, a dreamlike temple where state-of-the-art screens, raw stone claddings, marble sculptures, and even tiramisu textures coexist."

"Foguel, founder of the Buenos Aires-based studio, has recently received awards for her ephemeral works in ice. With Figlio, she turns into stone what usually melts away. The project ultimately celebrates architecture as fiction, a playful, instinctive, and intellectual operation that transforms fantasy into form."

Foguel Studio converted a Figlio ice cream shop in Tandil into a sculptural, theatrical interior where confectionery forms become architectural elements. Marble moldings resemble cream, tables adopt cone shapes, resin cocoa flowers and cement bonbons serve as furnishings, and vases with reliefs reinterpret each ice cream flavor. A seven-meter hybrid effigy references Greco-Roman masterpieces while engaging postmodern irony and ornamental excess. State-of-the-art screens, raw stone claddings, marble sculptures, and tiramisu-like textures coexist to produce a dreamlike, commercial yet monumental temple. The project treats architecture as fiction, turning ephemeral dessert motifs into durable, playful formal expressions.

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