Battle Birds
Battle Birds | Re-appropriation and Representation Research by Design Postgraduate Symposium | November 2020 Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Battle Birds discussed the body of the fighting cock armed with gaffs, human crafted weapons that is placed in an architectural space of action, the cockpit. It explores how the male chicken is exploited through this human-built structure as a source of entertainment and investigated how human cultural gender dynamics influence the bird’s position in human society.
Software: Rhino, Grasshopper, Photoshop; Fabrication: 3D Printer, Fabric
cabinets cabinets cabinets
Special Project | Master’s of Architecture |February 2017 University at Buffalo | Advised by: Dennis Maher
Collaborative studio with 15 members, I selected it to use as my master’s project. The cabinet is currently on display at Assembly House 150 in Buffalo, NY.
Cabinets Cabinets Cabinets investigates Chippendale cabinets of the 18th century through collaborative design and the use of creative writing. The contemporary relationship with cabinets has caused them to lose some of their architectural potential and presence in architectural study. This project reunites cabinetry with architecture in a method that facilities the powerful cultural and social meaning contained both literally and figuratively. Cabinets express more than clever architectural joinery and space making, they also contain powerful connections to memories, society and time.
Bronze Lamp
Casting Workshop | Parametric Design | Spring 2016 Arkitektskolen Aarhus
Collaboration with Daisy Kinahan Murphy
This lamp used was inspired by organic forms such as a flowers. It was designed to fully utilize the 3D Printer and maximize a unique bronze cast.
Software: Rhino, Cura; Fabrication: 3D Printer, Plaster Mould, Lost PCL casting, CNC
Component B
Component B | Design Competition | Spring 2016 Arkitektskolen Aarhus
BEE/HOUSE/LAB, Canada. This proposal tests an architectural component (Component B). Component B is made of concrete and fits with standard Canadian brick sizes, bricks would be made of concrete. It would be implemented on building façades, rain screens, or garden partitions. Component B can be stacked together to create bee towers for small gardens. Being a component it is has many creative expressions and uses.
Software: Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator, Photoshop.
The work was presented to Manitoba University April 25th 2016.
assorted drawings
Aarhus Amtssygehus| Spring 2016 Arkitektskolen Aarhus
Hønsegården
Hønsegården | FSC Design Competition | Fall 2015 Arkitektskolen Aarhus
Hønsegården is designed to house the minimum flock size of 3 hens. It can be flat packed and sold in three pieces. Additional roosting or nesting modules can be purchased to increase the size when new hens are acquired. The chicken coop should be made of sustainablly sourced water resistant woods.
Fabrication: The 1:1 mockup was made using Douglas fir and salvaged plywood. With the exception of the nest box latches and hinges all joints are dowel or wood on wood connections.
The work was exhibited at the FSC Wood Design Competition in Copenhagen November 18th -19th 2015.
PLYWOOD LAmp
CNC Workshop | Parametric Design | Fall 2015 Arkitektskolen Aarhus
Collaboration with June Chan, Tian Liang, Malene Pedersen
This lamp used a whole sheet of plywood. The concept came from a rolled linen pinned together. The pin in this design was also used as a counterweight to keep the lamp upright. the form was generated in grasshopper.
Software: Rhino, Grasshopper, Illustrator, Photoshop; Fabrication: CNC Plywood, Wooden dowel connections
Allentown Community Art Museum
Art Museum| Semester Long Project | Spring 2015 University at Buffalo
Collaboration with Nahshon Jagroop
The Allentown Community Art Museum has a split program. The galleries are situated above the cafe. The lecture and presentation spaces are on the opposite side of the courtyard. The museum becomes an active hub for the community, creating a visual connection between the users, the structure and the art.
Software: AutoCAD, AI, InDeign, Photoshop; Fabrication: Laser Cutter, Plexiglass, Wood, Metal Wire, Museum Board
La Salle Park Boathouse
Boathouse | Semester Long Project | Fall 2014 University at Buffalo
The La Salle Park Boathouse was programmed to accommodate 8 apartments, shell storage, a training facility, coach/administrative offices, and dock space.
Software: Rhino, AutoCAD, AI, InDeign, Photoshop; Fabrication: Hydrocal, Wood, Museum Board
THE RESIDENT WRITER
The Resident Writer | Theoretical Two Week Project | Fall 2014 University at Buffalo
Situated on Hoyt Lake at Delaware Park, an Olmsted Park, the Resident Writer will be owned by the City of Buffalo, New York. The city could sponsor a scholarship for 6 months to one year. The winner of the scholarship would live in the dwelling. Entry via a ladder and hatch creates a barrier between the writer and the world. When the writer is in the dwelling it is inconvenient to leave, so one can focus on writing. When the writer leaves the dwelling, it is inconvenient to return so the writer is incouraged to interact with the city.
Software: Revit, AutoCAD, AI, InDeign, Photoshop; Fabrication: Laser cutter Hydrocal, Wood, Matboard
Family of Forms
Family of Forms | Independent Study | Spring 2014 University at Buffalo
Exploration of architectural forms and mass modeling through sequential ceramic forms. Based on the massing of a building found in Buffalo NY, a scaled wooden model was created. This massing was used to generate iterative moulds and to explore the potential of spaces through mould making and slip casting.
Fabrication: Multi-part Moulds- Corian Cottle Boards, Hydrocal, Clay; Massings- Wood, Clay Slip, Glazing
The work was exhibited at the National Ceramics Exhibition in Madison Wisconsin in March 2014.
early work
Studio Work | Fall 2013 University at Buffalo
All information on this page has been produced by Weaving Warble, collaborative projects credit those involved. Photos, models, and drawings have all be produced by Natalie Lis.
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