Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Houston, TX
Photographs by: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The exhibition design considers two opposing ideological views, the concepts stemming from the Italian Radical group, Archizoom, and their never-realized model of “No Stop City” with Mies van der Rohe’s addition to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The former was an anti-consumerist collective whereas the latter was an icon of efficiency adopted as the architectural aesthetic of capital corporations. Our design situates the “radical” tables, sofas, chairs, stools, and lamps within a democratic, universalizing, and infinite grid formally inspired by the building within which it sits. By doing so, the specific character of the exhibition itself, the exhibition objects, and the exhibition viewers are amplified, prioritizing the uniqueness of the individuals over the reductions required for categorization.
Status: Completed
Location: Houston, TX
Photographs by: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The exhibition design considers two opposing ideological views, the concepts stemming from the Italian Radical group, Archizoom, and their never-realized model of “No Stop City” with Mies van der Rohe’s addition to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The former was an anti-consumerist collective whereas the latter was an icon of efficiency adopted as the architectural aesthetic of capital corporations. Our design situates the “radical” tables, sofas, chairs, stools, and lamps within a democratic, universalizing, and infinite grid formally inspired by the building within which it sits. By doing so, the specific character of the exhibition itself, the exhibition objects, and the exhibition viewers are amplified, prioritizing the uniqueness of the individuals over the reductions required for categorization.
Year: 2020
Status: Competition Finalist
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Play is a fundamental human action that is nearing extinction today. It provokes curiosity,it expands knowledge, and it brings joy to individuals and groups alike. As a reaction tosocietal trends of divisiveness and negativity, Froebel proposes a temporary halt on ourcurrent ideological trajectory, reintroducing play as a means to bring people together. Playspaces within the installation use a series of linear elements to create the visualappearance of a pyramid. Open framework creates the appearance of mass throughminimal built structure and rooms are established by a simple treatment of the ground withnatural materials and processes (gravel, sand, planting, mowing). The visitor is encouragedto move around the exterior of the playspace, where from certain viewpoints the pyramidwill appear complete or from others the pure geometry dissolves entirely.
Status: Competition Finalist
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Play is a fundamental human action that is nearing extinction today. It provokes curiosity,it expands knowledge, and it brings joy to individuals and groups alike. As a reaction tosocietal trends of divisiveness and negativity, Froebel proposes a temporary halt on ourcurrent ideological trajectory, reintroducing play as a means to bring people together. Playspaces within the installation use a series of linear elements to create the visualappearance of a pyramid. Open framework creates the appearance of mass throughminimal built structure and rooms are established by a simple treatment of the ground withnatural materials and processes (gravel, sand, planting, mowing). The visitor is encouragedto move around the exterior of the playspace, where from certain viewpoints the pyramidwill appear complete or from others the pure geometry dissolves entirely.
Year: 2020
Status: Completed
Location: Cape Neddick, ME
Narrow, irregular, or constrained lots are rarely considered as a potential condition one must contend with when designing for rural areas, yet the site for this project possesses exactly these qualities. Although the house sits on a remote, 4 acre swath of forest next to a river, total allowable building area for House in Maine is only slightly over 600 sq. ft. of steeply sloped, densely wooded land. As a design-build project, there was the added opportunity of being directly involved in the construction process on this challenging site. The small house is built on a platform supported by ten posts, allowing the project to avoid unnecessarily complex or expensive structure and overly destructive excavation. Played against the volume of the vernacular house, the project oscillates between scales by employing stock, off-the-shelf materials and products. Windows and doors are proportionally larger or smaller than expected, offering opportunities for both intimacy as well as open views to the surrounding landscape. Metal siding typically used in large agricultural structures wraps the exterior. Fence panels give the illusion of added volume when viewed frontally. Overall, the effects produce spatial variety despite the small size through an economy of means.
Status: Completed
Location: Cape Neddick, ME
Narrow, irregular, or constrained lots are rarely considered as a potential condition one must contend with when designing for rural areas, yet the site for this project possesses exactly these qualities. Although the house sits on a remote, 4 acre swath of forest next to a river, total allowable building area for House in Maine is only slightly over 600 sq. ft. of steeply sloped, densely wooded land. As a design-build project, there was the added opportunity of being directly involved in the construction process on this challenging site. The small house is built on a platform supported by ten posts, allowing the project to avoid unnecessarily complex or expensive structure and overly destructive excavation. Played against the volume of the vernacular house, the project oscillates between scales by employing stock, off-the-shelf materials and products. Windows and doors are proportionally larger or smaller than expected, offering opportunities for both intimacy as well as open views to the surrounding landscape. Metal siding typically used in large agricultural structures wraps the exterior. Fence panels give the illusion of added volume when viewed frontally. Overall, the effects produce spatial variety despite the small size through an economy of means.
