Assignment – 1: Design with Nature
Happy 2013! It’s a new term and thanks to a nice long 4 week break I am refreshed and reignited, ready to finish this last thesis studio on a strong note. For our first project this term, we had to study our site’s ecosystem and then find an organism that has adapted and survived the environment for a very long time. […]
Elevator Pitch
Elevator pitch
The Ecology of Lents and a Biomimicry Examination
For our first week back in the new winter term we were asked to both examine the current ecology of our project’s site and what evolution the site has experienced through its life. We were then asked to explore through biomimetics how the mechanisms and behavior of an organism or natural system might create architectural […]
Organism study
From this assignment I learned that my site is an urban ecosystem with the majority of the area being impervious. Portland with an average rainfall of 37 inches, green roofs and street trees will help mitigate some of the storm water. The Urban canopy of Portland consists of 24,118 acres … Continue reading →
Biomimicry in Architecture
Biomimicry In Architecture Organisms and their unique methods of interaction with their given ecosystem such as contributions, survival, and coexistence can be abstracted and applied directly to an architectural level. There are a millions of ways living organisms have adapted to to their surroundings to become a an integral part of it’s ecosystem and it’s […]
Learning lessons from hardy plants
The Slough Sedge is an exceptionally hardy plant, thriving in a dynamic environment that would suffocate most plants.
I translated the principles of the plants adaptiations into spatial and construction implications for the MakerSpace.
Biomimcry: Designing with Nature
Above is an image of Scotch Broom, which is a plant species found in Sullivan’s Gulch (an area located next to my site). I decided to take a look at this species in particular because of the mechanism of how it disperses the seeds and found that it would integrate into an architectural building system […]
Ecosystem and Organism
Ecosystem and Organism
Growing with Lents
This blog catalogues the ongoing development a proposal for a new building sited in Lents, Oregon. It is envisioned as a place that serves the community and city, by bringing together the trappings of physical production under one roof. … Continue reading →