SoftCell
An installation at Henry Urbach Architecture of a carpet system based upon an unfolded tetrahedron. All of the carpet pilings are based around clustering natural growth algorithms. |
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| Hill House
A single family residence built upon a sloped hill. The project is formally derived through the deformation of the local vernacular typology in relation to the immediate sloped site and view along with the intersection of an exterior void, which allows for the occupation of the basement and provides passive cooling in the summertime.
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Temporary Puppet Theater
This theater was constructed within the sunken exterior courtyard for a puppet performance by the conceptual artist Pierre Huyghe. The curved form of the theater was panelized with 500 unique white polycarbonate panels diamond shaped interlock to become a rigid monocoque structure and are simply bolted together, in order to be easily assembled and disassembled. An exterior layer of moss covers the plastic panels. |
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Ancram Studio
A 6,000 SF studio for an artist located in Upstate NY. The structure is based around two triangulated moment frames that exist on both end of the studio, which distort the hip roof. The interior space is open and based around the ceiling and lighting system which unifies the interior into a singular space similar to the exterior zinc panels that wrap around the hip-roof structure. |
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| Floating House |
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| This project intersects the vernacular house with the specific conditions of this unique site: an island on Lake Huron. The location on the Great Lakes imposed complexities to the house's fabrication and construction, as well as its relationship to site. Annual cyclical change related to the change of seasons, compounded with escalating global environmental trends, cause Lake Huron's water levels to vary drastically from month-to-month, year-to-year. To adapt to this constant, dynamic change, the house floats atop a structure of steel pontoons, allowing it to fluctuate along with the lake. |
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