Studio Ark

Studying serialization and repetition as a form-making process, the case study is part of a wider project looking at mimicking vernacular and idiosyncratic form. 

A one-bedroom flat that disguises itself as an impenetrable stone, it is revealed to be both open and spacious once beyond the gate. 

Process models for a concept for a cabin. Mechanical spaces and bedrooms are disguised as the ‘boulders’ that prop up the main living spaces. 

The proposal for a memorial commemorating the terror attack on the 22. July 2011 at Utoya in Norway. A small home has its walls removed to expose a fractured domestic scene.

A three bedroom house that mimics certain ‘funkis’ stylistic elements, while creating a continuous, internalized living space. 

Exploring the transition from traditional craft to parametric design. A single modular element is designed and fabricated using slip-casting to create a complex structure. 

Competition entry for a museum in Norway. Responding to the theme of the timber-industry in the area, the design focuses on repeating wooden structural elements that host a vibrant public space. 

A narrative project, based on an imaginary scenario set in Karagazawa, Tokyo. A speculative building technique goes rogue and creates a mega-block. 

project still out for jury

Celebrating movement in structural elements, the space for a small shrine is turned into a spectacle through a play with mechanics and light. 

A museum inserted into a historic fortress preserves and accentuates the existing built-fabric of the place.

The interior design of a house combines the heaviness needed to anchor a space, while creating an open, light facade to interact with the exterior. 

Looking at the concept for a larger music school, a series of process models and sketches informed the early design sequence. 

Beginning with an excerpt of an essay describing the relationship between paths and image making, the project re-creates parts of the Acropolis as a warehouse.

A series of early, preliminary concept studies for a residential house in Napa Valley, US. Included in the proposal were three different approaches to balancing openness and privacy