Cultivate was my undergrad final project, and I had the pleasure of leading a multi-disciplinary student team including Theunis Snyman (ID), Sam Jiang (IxD) and Emily Neufeld (Sculpture). Cultivate evolved into a non-profit society, helping grow the connection between community building and food by creating opportunities for collaborative gardening on a neighbourhood scale...
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2011
This design research project was comissioned by Vancouver Coastal Health in collaboration with IBI Architects to assess usability, function and user flow of the Lions Gate Hospital Foyer. I worked with, then 4th year, ID students Irene Schmid and Jesse Mah. ID student, Solveig Johannesen, also contributed at the beginning of the project. The team designed and implemented a series of research methods intended to inform recommendations for a re-design of the foyer space. Our findings report is...
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2011
Helioshade is a kinetic shading device design by Jesi Carson, King Tang, Jeremy Katich, Jennifer Chung & Jordi Vilanova for the Kinetic Architecture course offered by the University of Oregon instructed by Stephen Duff.
Problem:
+ Interior shading devices do not prevent entry of solar radiation
+ Static, exterior vertical louvers are often inadequate, requiring structurally implausible depths or sacrificing viewsObjectives:
+ Limit the amount of solar... -
2012
1,2,3… Go! is an interchangeable, dual-handle system designed to increase independence related to personal hygiene and other tool-use processes
Problem:
+ My co-creator is a young adult living with Autism Spectrum Disorder which has affected his motor skills
+ After observational research, we identified bathing and hygene as an area of focus, requiring high levels of assistance from caregivers and minimal active participation by my co-creatorObjectives:
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