[PRESENT] is for work completed in the last few months, still fresh and being absorbed.
Ex_Stair@V.O.house
The last element on the exterior of the v.o. house, this exterior helical stair connects the 3-d floor balcony to the roof deck.
The Banks Headhouses: Complete
The glass and steel head houses at the access nodes of the Banks mixed use development underground parking garage, Cincinnati, OH.
V.O. House [almost] complete
Above are a few photos of the finished project. Click on any of them to enlarge. The design of this pop-the-top-off house remodel was conceptually set and executed as described here. Under Construction photos are here. The still outstanding stair to the top deck will be introduced in a different post. It started as a [...]
FABRIC.A.TION (Upper Division Studio)
Architecture must be taught in the way it is practiced, as a unique endeavor. Design must seamlessly flow into fabrication, which must in turn feed back to inform design. Partnerships between forward thinking private companies and educational institutions form to capitalize on each other strengths.
The Banks: head houses and pedestrian aisle
A project on the small side (XS) of the Koolhaas scale, the pedestrian access nodes are the interface between a large underground parking and the street of a new mixed use riverfront project in Cincinnati.
Children’s Hospital North Burnet Campus
The relationship between original African motifs as those present in traditional basketry, hair arrangements and woven products and their absorption and reinterpretation within the American culture intrigued us. The winning metaphor materialized as a braid, or basket weave, a geometrical interlocking of materials and assemblies.
V.O. house
The turn of the twentieth century Victorian in its Cincinnati incarnation is a nice problem for the rehabber.
In search for the right mix of design ingredients and design approach, budget and zoning compliance, a faceted convulsion of the roof offered the most promise.
Why should we pursue fabrication at full-scale?
A 500 word rumination on the topic of digital fabrication, prepared for an upcoming book prepared for publication by the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.