Inhabiting Stone | 2023
Stone cutoffs + 3D printing filament.
Graduate Thesis: University of Toronto.
Supervisor: John Shnier
Inhabiting Stone comprises a series of PROUN stone models that empoly stairs as an architectural device to transform the reading of offcuts and tease the imagination with possibilities of inhabitation.
The stair is as a primary architectural element, that indicates use and establish a relationship between the human body dimensions and the imposing monoliths. The aim is to imagine an architecture of weighty, solid aesthetics, countering the prevalent dominance of glass and white walls. Additionaly it speaks to the idea of designing with found conditions and imperfections, envisioning a future for architecture that embraces such qualities.
This work is part of a year-long graduate thesis project titled Stone Portraits that investigates the power of materials in design and engages with stone intimately.
