Super:Light Furniture

Super:Light ex. 03 - Bench

2461g (5lb 6.8oz); red oak, pine, steel pins, kevlar string; 45cm x 125cm x 50cm
Load limit: 200kg+ (440lbs+)

These Super:Light architectural prototypes draw from a variety of references, and from constant experimentation in structural and material optimization. Designed to be utterly lightweight, these pieces fulfill no more than their simplest function.

see also: Christian Borger, Elizabeth Lenny, Jessie Croll/Adjacent Studio, Kasper Kyster, Enzo Mari, Elemér Zalotay

Super:Light ex. 01 - Table

1467g (3lbs 3.7oz); red oak, kevlar string, maple plywood; 75cm x 48cm x 80cm

Super:Light ex. 02 - Library

672g (1lb 7.7oz); red oak, pine, kevlar string; 45cm x 25cm x 140cm
Load limit: 40kg+ (88lbs+)

Cambridge Recuperative Housing

Affordable housing for patients recovering from health issues in the town of Galt.

This project draws on motifs common to Galt to situate the project within the heritage of the town. Porches, slate, gardens, and bay windows are incorporated to make the home life of its users restorative and comfortable.

Plans, sections, vignettes
The project is designed to support its users with various community programs such as gardening, communal dining, a community front porch, as well as helping its users remain engaged with the community. Using simple lumber construction in creative ways, the project remains affordable, reducing the burden on recovering people, while also creating interesting spaces that users can take pride in.

Renderings

Lachine Makerspace

Makerspace and community centre in the Griffintown area of Montreal, along the Lachine Canal

Nominated for the school publication Building 22, by Professor Zach Colbert

The Lachine Makerspace provides workshops, studios, and professional and casual workspaces for the community. As well, it is designed to serve students of all ages and young professionals, providing a space for people to work and collaborate. The centre offers a venue for gatherings, community art exhibitions, and civic functions. The centre looks out over the historic Lachine Canal, a vital element of Montreal’s industrial heritage, and builds on this heritage as a place of modern industry and creation.

Site and user group analysis

To begin the project, I identified user groups and found collaborations and mentorships I wanted to facilitate. From there I developed a floor plan that keeps the space largely open and creates opportunities to meet different groups, encouraging these interactions. The open floor plan is interrupted by large curved rammed earth walls that create focal points encouraging people to collect in the space. These spaces can be used for presentations, seminars, and classes.

Plans, sections - hand drawn

The public spaces are on the ground floor, with private rooms and space for rent on the second floor. The double height cafeteria/work hall unifies the two levels on the south side of the building, looking out over the canal. The facade references the industrial language of Griffintown’s heritage but updates it using LitraCon bricks, giving it a lighter appearance to contrast the weight of the rammed earth. The roof is a thin construction of corrugated steel and insulation, punctured by elliptical skylights formed by the rammed earth curves, emphasizing the spaces formed by the walls.

Renderings and sketches

Model - lasercut mdf and acrylic, 3D printed wall elements.

Liverpool Organ Studio

Organ workshop/studio in Liverpool, United Kingdom

During my semester in Liverpool, UK I had the opportunity to design an organ workshop and studio. This project encompassed urban context considerations, social considerations, as well as the limitations of such a specialized industry.

The plan of the project grows from the (sub)urban fabric of the area. The street boundaries of the park delineate the footprint of the building, setting it in the park. The gridlines of the sawtooth roof align with the residential neighbourhood setting it within that fabric. The glazing along the North facade opens the facade towards to the residential area. In contrast, the South facade is closed off reducing noise pollution through the workshop. The building is set at the far end of the park reducing the potential noise pollution from the workshop and to maximize the park space. The voicing room provides a space to perfect the subtle ‘accent’ of an organ pipe which can be distinctly regional even within England.

Ground and site plan
Site and precedent analysis, including DEFRA noise mapping, pipe organ analysis (at a studio in Manchester), and James Stirling studies.

Renderings

Landers Gordon liverpool across street.jpg

Landers Gordon liverpool axonometric final.jpg