WORKS
SCENIC GARDENMX99 APT
C293 APT
DL1310 APT
PAVILION ( )
Z53 SOCIAL HOUSING
ODP APT
TL 2816
LEÓN SOCIAL HOUSING
CHAPULTEPEC 500
M193 APT
AL APT
HIYA
TORRE FLORENCIA
OKU
WELLNESS CENTER
DZ ATP
OKU PEDREGAL
P1 APT
CASA 11
OSTRERÍA 109
S20
G120
C47
FERRY TERMINAL
DL 5155 APT
HC APT
LUMA CAFÉ
JD LANDSCAPE
SPORTS CENTER
AVT APT
LP NO. 12
ARCHIVO PAVILION
SCHOOL IN TULUM
HANGING OBJECTS
ROBATA WINEBAR
LINEAR PARK
QUASI THING
IKZA
PAU SCHOOL OF ARCH.
SLIGHTLY FAMILIAR
JV APT
RESTAURANT IN TULUM
HOTEL IN SRI LANKA
IV APOTHECARY
IV APOTHECARY TJ
MAYORGA ROOFTOP
SANTA MARÍA APT
2875 APT
CONGRESO APT
PLI
ANAMUR SOCIAL CENTER
BOLICHE MARSELLA
TRIPAS SONORAS
SHOA MEMORIAL
BLUE RUIN
ÇANAKKALE ANTENNA
SPORTS COMPLEX
CH430 APT
TL2888 APT
EXPLORATIONS
VANISHING CONCRETEBRICK ORNAMENTS
STUCCO HATCHES
TERRAZZO
TRAVERTINE EXTRUSIONS
BOOLEAN TOTEM
WICKER GLITCH LAMPABOUT
PEOPLE
CORE SERVICES
NEWS
CONTACT
QUASI THING
The shelter for Winnipeg appears as a freestanding ice monolith in the landscape with an intriguing object inside. The project is drawn from the organically sculpted landscape field that produces a continuous interior, blurring boundaries between outside and inside. The outside of the shelter maintains its autonomy with an ice semi-hollow monolithic structure which contrasts the curvilinear landscape and interior.
It is our intention to engage the users through surprise and excitement; the project is a mute monolith on the outside, but as the user gets closer and moves around they start to see the intrinsic qualities of the object inside.
Through the outside and the inside the object—an ice poché that melts according to the natural weather conditions—is generated, achieving a mutual agreement between objects and the environment. When the ice rock starts to melt the soft interior object appears as a new thing coming to life, announcing the end of winter and beginning of spring.
The object maintains its autonomy but at the same time cannot exist without the landscape and the weather conditions, delivering a sublime event that depends on architecture, nature, and technology.
This subtle approach that speculates on the ambiguity of the Thing yields a novel understanding on the take of tectonics, matter and program: the Thing is too big to become a furniture piece, too clumsy to be seen as a sculpture, too small for a house, and too designed to become a standard space. Rather than us giving it a specific purpose or function, we like to leave this ambiguity open so that it can be all or none of the above, and allow for speculation on future uses.
It is our intention to engage the users through surprise and excitement; the project is a mute monolith on the outside, but as the user gets closer and moves around they start to see the intrinsic qualities of the object inside.
Through the outside and the inside the object—an ice poché that melts according to the natural weather conditions—is generated, achieving a mutual agreement between objects and the environment. When the ice rock starts to melt the soft interior object appears as a new thing coming to life, announcing the end of winter and beginning of spring.
The object maintains its autonomy but at the same time cannot exist without the landscape and the weather conditions, delivering a sublime event that depends on architecture, nature, and technology.
This subtle approach that speculates on the ambiguity of the Thing yields a novel understanding on the take of tectonics, matter and program: the Thing is too big to become a furniture piece, too clumsy to be seen as a sculpture, too small for a house, and too designed to become a standard space. Rather than us giving it a specific purpose or function, we like to leave this ambiguity open so that it can be all or none of the above, and allow for speculation on future uses.
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Structure: Fibreglass, aluminum, fabric
Type: Temporary Pavilion, Competition
Status: Concept
Year: 2014
Structure: Fibreglass, aluminum, fabric
Type: Temporary Pavilion, Competition
Status: Concept
Year: 2014