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Wooden Crown
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Cabin for one dweller
European forest
2018
Karol Wojtas, codesigner
Winner | Vectorworks Benelux Design Prize 2019
Wooden Crown
How to inhabit a spectacular but fragile environment? This project aims to create an eco-cabin in the dense forest of Europe. To allow the cabin a close proximity to the surrounding nature, it is burrowed into the ground. Its crown-like appearance is allowed by the repetitive wooden ribs that accentuate its vertical relation to the forest. All the functions fall under the unified volume of the cabin. A meditation area is created near the circular patio. Walking in the forest, both spaces are visible: the shelter in the form of an orthogonal box and the meditation area under the curved roof.
Wood Stock
The Wood_Stock hut was realised in response to the competition “Festival des Cabanes” 2018. The open competition aims to sensitize visitors to the fragile natural ecosystem of the Savoie territory. The hut is an interpretation of the wood piles which one can observe in this territory. The piles result from yearly maintenance cuts in the forest by the National Forestry Office. A simple change of positions of the logs provide a playful pile where one can climb, sit together or simply meditate by the sound of the water stream.
The project is only made of local logs, holding together with notches. The logs are left raw to respect local eco-systems. Once the festival over, the dry logs will be reused for the village nearby. The site will be left without any mark of the installation.
Hut for the Festival des Cabanes
Gerbaix, France
2018
Mathieu Hofer, codesigner
International Competition | Winner | Built
Philippe Burguet, director of the festival
David Hamerman, architect DPLG
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Wood Stock
Swiss Room
Swiss Room
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Expo Stand for Switzerland at UIA 2017
Seoul, South Korea
2017
Mathieu Hofer, codesigner
International Student Competition | 1st prize | Built
Patrick Bouchain, architect, urbanist, scenographer
Taramo Broenimann, Architect AUG SIA FAS Jeanne Della Casa, Architect EPFL FAS
Philippa de Roten, Dir. Society department, RTS
Catherine Gay Menzel, Architect ETHZ FAS
Sarah Nedir, Architect EPFL FAS
An international student competition was launched to design the Swiss pavilion at the UIA 2017 (International Union of Architects). Together with Mathieu Hofer, we proposed an architectural device that refers to the window of Le Corbusier’s “Villa le Lac” in Corseaux, on the shores of Lake Geneva. The project began with a careful observation of the villa’s garden : technical drawings, photographs and videos were used to transcribe the built reality into precise documents. These documents allowed to extract the essential elements of this architectural device. Measurements and proportions were meticulously preserved, the texture of the gravel was recreated, the landscape was filmed and projected, the bench was specially forged in Switzerland.
Construction with Eun Woo Jung, Jong Hoon Jung, In Jae Lee from the University of Seoul.
From an industrial harbour to a residential neighbourhood, Katendrecht in Rotterdam underwent the radical transformation of city planning in the past century. Any form of revival of public life requires a specific physical setting. This projects aims to respond to the activities of the dwellers: a site for social recreation and public display. While the word city refers to the overall urban settlement, the French word cité also implies the social life of a particular place. The sequence of square - boulevard - courtyard - vestibule - garden is a key element of urban design. This project enriches the public realm of a city that was designed to serve man’s work. The diversity of character and usage found in these spaces are necessary components for a rich and inclusive collective life.
Housing
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2018
Individual | MSc1 Dwelling Studio | TU Delft
Dr. Ir. M. Sadeghi
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Social Housing
for Katendrecht
Social Housing
Care Cente
Care centre of elderly
Tiel, The Netherlands
2019
Individual | MSc2 Heritage Studio | TU Delft
Ir. A.C. de Ridder
Care Center
The church of St-Maartenskerk in Tiel is the result of a long transformation process, from a small chapel in the 10th century to a thriving church in the 15th century. The project aims to re-use the building as a care center for elderly citizens, while maintaining religious/concert functions. First, the entrance of the building is reversed towards a new square on Kerkstraat. A bridge connects the new square with the residential area to the South. The design principles of the project are based on the existing building: the church is defined by a grid geometry, with a strong central symmetry. The building extends this grid with a new volume to balance the South aisle. The facade is composed of terracotta panels of several color, based on the tint of the bricks of the church. The lighter colors are placed towards the top, and the darker on the bottom. The pattern is based on the english bond pattern used in the brick laying of the church.
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