Designed by Ibuku in 2012, Sharma Springs sets a new precedent for sustainable bamboo construction and natural living in the forest.
While we seek to reveal these characteristics in our drawing, in our model, we question the supposed sustainability of the design. What do the modern luxuries like the massive scale and AC imply about the occupants and the lifestyle they expect? What did the site look like before the building was constructed? What might true sustainability look like? If the chemically treated bamboo and other materials were not maintained, what would the structure look like in two decades?
Created in collaboration with Elizabeth Cordova for ARCH 200: Scales of Design (Spring 2022).
36” x 24” printed. Ink on Bristol.
I designed and constructed bookshelves for a home library (Fall 2020).
12’ x 9’
Series of lamps inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculptures and the Japanese-American history of a building in San Francisco.
Copper, rice and wax paper, wiring. 18” x 48” (Spring 2019).
Series of lamps inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculptures and the Japanese-American history of a building in San Francisco.
Copper, rice and wax paper, wiring. 14” x 48” (Spring 2019).
Series of lamps inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculptures and the Japanese-American history of a building in San Francisco.
Copper, rice and wax paper, wiring. 20” x 48” (Spring 2019).
Series of lamps inspired by Isamu Noguchi’s Akari Light Sculptures and the Japanese-American history of a building in San Francisco.
Copper, rice and wax paper, wiring. 18” x 36” (Spring 2019).