Without getting too architectural with the language, the project was simply about making secure connections. We were told to go dumpster diving and find old recycled materials and break them down into connectable modules. The recycled material I chose were bed mattresses. I cut them down until I just had the spring bed, and then further cut apart each individual spring. I found that these spring connect beautifully in sheets by intertwining them in each other and produce a lot of gradient visual qualities.
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Industrial House
The Industrial house is comprised of a bottom floor with lofted second floor and a bedroom on the roof level. It is structurally made up of HSS tubes connected by I-beams and has complete moment connections to resist lateral forces. HSS Tubes were chosen to complement the industrial nature of the building.
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Agris House
Agris house is comprised of a distinct longitudinal and linear outhouse fused to a rectilinear and diagonal dwelling. The building consists of three stories of living space and an in door swimming pool. It features a lateral system at its core which utilizes moment connections and resists torsion due to wind and seismic considerations.
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Bronx School Canopy
This canopy spans a total of 28 feet with outriggers spaced 6 feet apart that cantilever 6 feet outwards. The cantilever is a T shape steel section which supports glass. These T sections are anchored by a HSS tube 16×16 which takes bending and torsion.
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