AN EXAMPLE: The project illustrated below refers to a job completed in Milan in 2015. We have included a sketch, a drawing of the spaces, some assembly illustrations, and the finished project.
Since 2004, TOTEM has been committed to creating custom-made structures, using the same materials, technologies, and criteria that are used for the production of furniture series.
The Totem space system is based on the creation of individual objects or entire environments conceived as large assembly kits designed according to the logic of interlocking furniture.
Tailor-made spaces are born from the needs of our clients.
The process, from design to execution, starts with the needs, expectations, and dreams of our clients. We simply give three-dimensional form to an idea—any idea, whether from adults or children. Our best projects have come from our clients' ideas.
We use computers for design, but hand-drawn sketches are also effective and are often more immediate and easier to understand.
The process for preparing the quote follows the logic of a custom project: it adapts and evolves.
Our technology is the most advanced on the market, and we use it to give complete form to our ideas.
We have known wood for 25 years; we have grown together with it. Our construction solutions are unique, the result of creativity and experience.
The cost per square meter of a Spazio Totem is significantly lower than that of a traditional custom-built structure.
Delivery times for our structures are much shorter because the elements are assembled directly on site and do not go through a carpentry workshop.
The interlocking assembly system makes the structures extremely sturdy; the joints are always precise thanks to the accuracy of laser-cutting technology.
All the components of Totembuild structures are made from large-format birch plywood panels. The surface of the panels is easy to paint and color, has a uniform appearance, and is marked by subtle grain patterns ranging from white to pale yellow.
The panels are first calibrated to achieve a consistent thickness and then cut with a laser. This technology has the characteristic of leaving the edge of the panel black, literally “burned,” emphasizing the overall graphic effect and highlighting the thickness of the material.
Before assembly, the components are painted using water-based finishing products. This process makes it possible either to color the components or to leave them in their natural state.
AN EXAMPLE: The project illustrated below refers to a job completed in Milan in 2015. We have included a sketch, a drawing of the spaces, some assembly illustrations, and the finished project.
Since 2004, we have completed more than 50 custom projects every year, based on our criteria and our technology.
In addition to homes, we have designed and built offices, commercial spaces, and children's environments such as nurseries, schools, and play centers.