There, Not There
Ornamental Tiles
2021/ Bronze, foam, patina
This collection is a model-based installation exhibition that challenges the idea that ornamentation is non-essential to architecture. Instead, it explores a notion of ornament which transgresses the boundary between architectural form and aesthetic object through the lens of material exploration.
Drawing from the uniqueness of natural forms – the fact that no two shells are identical – and the use of these forms within ornamentation in baroque architecture, this project began by creating unique sculptural tiles.Carvings were inspired by ornamental rocks and shells found in 16th Century Italian Renaissance garden of Villa d’Este.
Wooden Panel
2022/ Cross laminated timber
This project resisted using parametric
design as a starting point and instead developed an alternative
design methodology centred around analog making, melding technology with craft in further design stages.
The Burn
2022/ Cross Laminated Timber
The project challanged modern construction materials by putting them to the test of fire.
Beyond Foam
2022/ Styrofoam