Portal Pavilion Filtered Light

This information pavilion pays homage to the historical relevance of Logroño by nodding to the historical Calle Portales and the Iglesia de San Bartolomé. The Calle Portales is flanked by arcades with subtle play of shadow and light. The portal of Iglesia de San Bartolomé is exquisitely preserved and introduces a dynamic geometrical pattern which draws visitors inward.

Since the Plaza de las Escuelas Trevijano is situated at the intersection of Calles Portales and Calle Once de Junio, we wanted to employ a pavilion that communicated with the pedestrians at all angles while maintaining an intimate relationship with the plaza.

The facade is used as a display which communicates to all sides of the street. The panels are used as wayfinding, communicating to visitors about the history of the festival and where interventions are located. The interior of the pavilion is used as an information gallery which displays historical paintings, photos, and brochures of Logroño. Light filters through small openings and a gentle curve eases the transition through the information gallery which provides a sense of play both for children and adults as they walk through the pavilion.

The pavilion is composed of simple construction, all cuts are straight, flat, and modular. Only 31 panels are needed to construct the pavilion.

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Parametric Tiles Beads and Voronois

A ceramic tile derived from vacuum forming. The patterns are extruded voronois and beads that tapers at the top or move in a wave-like pattern, respectively. The process started from a computer generated model, 3-axis CNC, foam, vacuum forming the foam with polystyrene, and then pouring plaster into the polystyrene vacuum form. 

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Ice Cube Hut Human and Ice

This installation embodies a celebration of human spirit and the natural environment. Sometimes we need to escape the commonalities of our built environment to confront the world in which we live. And there is nothing more immediate in allowing us to confront our own existence than a freezing climate.

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Rammed Earth A House in a Forest

Architecture in Slovenia has a beautiful composition of vernacular and contemporary designs that present both historical relevance and progressive development in design.

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Hut on the Okavango Birds and Water

The Okavango Delta (Botswana) is a context that is ever-changing. The delta presents a spectacle on itself due to the constant movement of water (11 km³ / yr) through the inland delta. The yearly flooding of the delta dictates the movement of all life forms within and around the Okavango. The delta region is home to over 400 different bird species, one of the most in the world, and the presence of elephants, wild cats, and numerous other flora and fauna is a common sight.

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Basalt Aggregate Housing

Like basalt rock formations that create a juxtaposing identity from the same material, this housing complex implements modulated yet dynamic unit types taking cues from the rhythmic aggregation of basalt rocks. The aim was to create a rhythmic contrast between the street fabric and the internal space of the housing complex; two juxtaposing elements act as a cohesive whole. The shifting of the units also create balconies and light wells through the entire height of the housing complex. The unit configuration provides a gradual expansion of space as you enter the unit, where each unit expands to the view of the city and street.

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Urban Playhouse A Gameboard Residence

The qualities of play and architecture share three simple elements: space, movement, and time. Board games in particular are quite architectural. Board games usually come in a box with an established grid in a clear boundary of space, rules are set, and some type of movement across a span of time is experienced. This residence is designed on the qualities and guidelines of a board game. The house starts as a box establishing a sense of privacy and context, a grid is used to organize structure, space, and establish constraints. These constraints are then used as the method of play: how can we play within the rules to establish movement and a dynamic space to support daily life in a playful manner.

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Rising Rubble A Townhall Proposal 

The aftermath of the 2007-2010 Gaza war created an unforeseen precedent of residential construction particular to the Gaza Strip. Over 1000 buildings and over 1600 homes were destroyed; what was left throughout Gaza was mountainous ruins of concrete remnants, rubble, and rebar. Furthermore, the trading routes between Egypt and the Gaza Strip were blocked, thus normal building materials could not be attained during that time frame. Some people de-aggregated the rubble to create a cruder form of cement and concrete, while others used mud and the actual rubble as a building material for their homes. This Townhall proposal goes beyond any political and cultural stance, it conveys the resilience of resources by humans in times of need; humans intrinsically thrive off disaster.

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Parametric Tiles Beads and Voronois

A ceramic tile derived from vacuum forming. The patterns are extruded voronois and beads that tapers at the top or move in a wave-like pattern, respectively. The process started from a computer generated model, 3-axis CNC, foam, vacuum forming the foam with polystyrene, and then pouring plaster into the polystyrene vacuum form. 

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Ice Cube Hut Human and Ice

This installation embodies a celebration of human spirit and the natural environment. Sometimes we need to escape the commonalities of our built environment to confront the world in which we live. And there is nothing more immediate in allowing us to confront our own existence than a freezing climate.

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Hut on the Okavango Birds and Water

The Okavango Delta (Botswana) is a context that is ever-changing. The delta presents a spectacle on itself due to the constant movement of water (11 km³ / yr) through the inland delta. The yearly flooding of the delta dictates the movement of all life forms within and around the Okavango. The delta region is home to over 400 different bird species, one of the most in the world, and the presence of elephants, wild cats, and numerous other flora and fauna is a common sight.

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Rammed Earth A House in a Forest

Architecture in Slovenia has a beautiful composition of vernacular and contemporary designs that present both historical relevance and progressive development in design.

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Urban Resource House Growth Tower

1/3 of the food produced for consumption in the world goes to waste; 15% of lung cancer cases across the globe are caused by air pollution, and world energy usage by 2050 will increase by 50%. 

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