Sustainable
Sixty° home
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The 60 Degree home is a 160 square foot design which makes use of a new building technique that utilizes Cross Laminated Timber. The targeted user groups were students and recent immigrants- groups with lower income who had recently arrived in the community. We designed an affordable home in the context of a multiple-home arrangement which encourages community engagement and pride in one’s self and home.
The design process was comprised of iterative physical modeling with some user research as a driver. Field trips to different wood processing and modeling facilities informed our work, and weekly review sessions with our Professor and peers helped us to remain on track.
Re_Phaze - current
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This is my graduation project. A study and critique of contemporary Canadian building practices has proven that traditional materials and construction techniques have become archaic, irresponsible, and wasteful. CLT, a modern wood technology is explored and improved to incorporate innovations in raw material sourcing, prefab manufacturing, and augmentable operation. Designing with this new technology also expands the products potential. Some key design features are within modular architecture, remote living structures, differing concepts in home ownership, and sustainable incentives $$$. Ultimately, I would like to answer this question: Can we build a home that will grow with our family, retain it's value, be completely sustainable, and live forever?
Impulse Furniture Line for Far Coast Coffee (Coca-Cola)
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A line of furniture made strictly of recovered Blue Beetle Kill Pine as part of a competition to be displayed in 2010 Winter Olympic venues around BC.
The forms are inspired by the stances of athletes before they embark upon competiton and the natural scenery of Vancouver's many peaks.
