Street Furniture

A simple intervention to an underused public space. These pieces of street furniture would be built from reclaimed wood and combine a raised planter with bench seating; this provides unique seating and planting opportunities. The idea was for these to be simple and easy to build.

The user has the choice of either sitting on the solid bench or on the cool grass. Standing alone, these planter benches provide a unique piece of urban furniture. They may also be grouped in clusters to promote communal activities.

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Small Apartments: 250, 350 and 500 Square Feet

Initial schematic design of three small apartments.



Based around creating private and semi-private zones, the kitchen and dining areas face the interior court so that they connect to the other residences. The bedrooms are located on the outside of the units for privacy. The 250 sq.ft. unit is intended as a SRO(singe room occupancy) apartment. The 350 sq.ft. is a studio apartments just 5 feet wider than the SRO. And the 500 sq.ft. is a full 1 bedroom. They do not have balcony’s because the building will provide communal outdoor space on each floor.







Design Inspiration – January

Monthly Architecture Inspirations

Library by Peter Gluck and Partners

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Community House by Hoang Thuc Hao and Nguyen Duy Thanh

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Instillation by SPORTS

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Studio Project – Charter School pt.2

 

The primary education spaces are grouped by grade level around teaching gardens. These classrooms are then organized so that the circulation forms many different circular paths. This way the circulation becomes part of the play experience, this multi-functionality allows the school to be more open than the small site would typically allow. The linear aspect of the form is derived from the intersection of the two local street grids. This led to a bent L shape design language that was used throughout the project.

 


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Design Inspiration – November and December

It’s been a while since I posted so here are a lot of great buildings.

Transformation A Charrat by Clavienrossier Architects

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Garden Room by Tamir Addadi

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Bamboo Structure by Pouya Khazaeli Parsa

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Shipping Pallet Housing by Andreas Claus Schnetzer and Pils Gregor

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Design Inspiration – October

Sala Visitor Center by Soh Design Studio

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Tea House by Mesarchitecture

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Parametric cinderblock wall. by Archi Union Architects

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