TYPE: CABIN
LOCATION: ROCK CREEK, BC
DATE: IN PROGRESS
TYPE: IDEA
DATE: WINTER 2019
How would society change if our built environment was extracted out of our rational Cartesian grid and into a realm of the non-objective? If our cities were built up into an un-ordered and unexpected world of geometric abstraction would we struggle to find our own identity in such a monotonous world, or would the uniformity allow a sense of ease? Would the endless subtle diversity spark adventure, or breed loneliness? Would we find our own nooks and niches to call home? Or find ourselves roaming endlessly in the geometric landscape. How would we make our homes and build community within the idiosyncrasies of the abstract world?
This project attempts to illustrate what this world might look like. Somewhere between the random chaos of Kandinsky and the rigid uniformity of Mondrian, the ebb and flow of a subway line and the structure of modernist commune. Freedom is unencumbered. Public and private spaces are blurred. Social hierarchy is erased. A vast habitable desert of geometry dotted with simple furniture and potted plants. Home is what you make of it.
TYPE: FURNITURE
DATE: WINTER 2019
A simple mid century inspired nightstand. Maple wood, painted steel hairpin legs.
TYPE: ILLUSTRATION
DATE: SUMMER 2018
Displans Call for Architectural Drawings Competition
For most, the heaping pile of garbage represented an age of reckless gluttony, but for the industrious few it represented opportunity. A mass of forgotten treasure, cast amidst jugs of tooth crème and laundry sauce. They were free, yet forever marooned to live amongst the rotting trash.
STATUS: IDEA
LOCATION: BARCELONA, SPAIN
DATE: FALL 2016
This small live/work house was designed over the course of a three month studio spent abroad in the city of Barcelona. As a way to clarify the project, it was distilled into three main objectives; shaping the patio house to compliment the greater whole of the community, designing a work studio that was intimate yet engaging and developing the patio as the heart of the building. The program is a single family, three-bedroom home with a glass blowing studio on the ground floor.
TYPE: COMPETITION
LOCATION: CALGARY. AB
DATE: FALL 2016
The challenge was to build a pavilion entirely of plywood and screws. The process began by testing form though a series of small scale models out of birch veneer. I chose the folding teardrop shape to explore the behavior and structural properties of plywood. The experimental pavilion was designed and constructed over the course of 5 days.
TYPE: DESIGN BUILD
LOCATION: CALGARY, AB
DATE: WINTER 2017
Inspired by DeCerteau’s critical theory on taking back time from the workplace, the POD offers employees an opportunity to tip the scales of corporate power while making a commentary on our social system. The escape pod was designed and built with a team of three colleagues over the course of two months.
TYPE: STUDIO THESIS
LOCATION: VANCOUVER, BC
DATE: SPRING 2015
Co-grow is an exploration of a healthier way of life and food in an expanding community. The building functions as a restaurant, a co-housing apartment and an urban greenhouse. These elements work together to achieve a cradle-to-cradle approach to energy, water and food. The vegetables grown in the greenhouse are harvested and used for the co-housing residents, the restaurant on the ground floor and for local distribution. Ultimately, the goal is to get the community excited about local food and spark a conversation on how we can more efficiently and effectively grow our city.
TYPE: SKETCH
LOCATION: COPENHAGEN, DK
DATE: FALL 2016
In-situ travel sketches brought to life with cold coffee.
In search of a quality within the heart of the city that breathes an atmosphere unique from other cities. From the vantage point on top of the lookout, the city is viewed as a sum of the parts that are observed on the ground. The drab, wet air makes the low lying cityscape blend into the dreary sky. This emphasizes the spires piercing the horizon, acting as both backdrop and focal point. The great spires are what gives Copenhagen its Genius Loci, its spirit of place.
TYPE: COMPETITION
LOCATION: VANCOUVER, BC
DATE: SPRING 2014
The Rolling Hills on Robson encourage social interaction, discovery and play. They offer the opportunity to take a break from the concrete jungle, slow down and explore a natural landscape in the heart of this great city. The berms provide a full sensory experience with the natural aroma of fresh grass and the cool feel beneath your toes. They encourage people to lay down on the grass in the shade of a hill, race a friend to the top of a mound or even roll down one. The goal is to have fun, relax and reconnect with a piece of nature.
TYPE: IDEA
LOCATION: CALGARY, AB
DATE: FALL 2015
Burgeoning from the stark corner of Macleod Trail and Glenmore Trail Calgary, the Illumina Biomedical Research Laboratory occupies the banal site like a protruberantial corkscrew. As a biomedical nerve center supporting all of Calgary, the Research Lab produces technology for extracting and decoding DNA. By unraveling the genome, Illumina generates breakthroughs in health, disease and drug response.
TYPE: RESEARCH GRANT
LOCATION: VANCOUVER, BC
DATE: FALL 2014
The objective of this project is to address urban densification issues with regards to community space in Vancouver and a potential solution of roof-top parks on high-rise towers. The study reveals issues involved in building in such a harsh microclimate and some insight on how to combat these issues. After analyzing standard edge conditions it became clear that these existing designs do not properly address wind, sun, views, safety, stability and aesthetics as a whole. The voronoi wall addresses all these issues on the roof while having the ability to adapt to different conditions and locations.
Research was done under the guidance of Cornelia Oberlander and Dr. Maureen Connolly.