The Quarry Wall |
2023
Digital collage: ink on paper, watercolor, photographs, 3D scans, digital visualization.
Graduate
Thesis: University of Toronto.
Supervisor:
John Shnier
DesignTO 2024
Future Matters Exhibition
Harbourfront Center, Toronto
The Quarry Wall captures a moment in the lifespan
of the façade of the material laboratory—a building that organically evolves
through material prototypes. It accumulates layers of materials, embodying
continuous growth as a quarry of both ideas and matter.
The drawing is an integral component of the final
graduate exhibition, it takes the form of a large print measuring 4.5m x 2.4m, designed
to simulate the impactful scale of quarry walls. Beyond its visual
representation, the installation serves as a culmination of a year-long
exploration into methods of representation and the testing of ideas that
contribute to the monumentality of monolithic structures. These explorations
encompass considerations of scale, the homogeneity of individual units,
craftsmanship, and an emphasis on issues of material sourcing and extraction.
It stands as both a tribute to the art of building and a call for architects to
develop a deeper intimacy with the materials they commonly employ.
The drawing was selected for DesignTO Festival 2024 and will be part of a group exhibition titled Future Matters.
This
work is part of a year-long graduate research project, titled Stone Portraits, that uses drawings as
a method to investigate and iterate architectural ideas using allegorical
narratives that are rooted in current and historical material research.
The Quarry Wall | 2023
Digital collage: ink on paper, watercolor, photographs, 3D scans, digital visualization.
Graduate Thesis: University of Toronto.
Supervisor: John Shnier
DesignTO 2024
Future Matters Exhibition
Harbourfront Center, Toronto
The Quarry Wall captures a moment in the lifespan of the façade of the material laboratory—a building that organically evolves through material prototypes. It accumulates layers of materials, embodying continuous growth as a quarry of both ideas and matter.
The drawing is an integral component of the final graduate exhibition, it takes the form of a large print measuring 4.5m x 2.4m, designed to simulate the impactful scale of quarry walls. Beyond its visual representation, the installation serves as a culmination of a year-long exploration into methods of representation and the testing of ideas that contribute to the monumentality of monolithic structures. These explorations encompass considerations of scale, the homogeneity of individual units, craftsmanship, and an emphasis on issues of material sourcing and extraction. It stands as both a tribute to the art of building and a call for architects to develop a deeper intimacy with the materials they commonly employ.
The drawing was selected for DesignTO Festival 2024 and will be part of a group exhibition titled Future Matters.
This work is part of a year-long graduate research project, titled Stone Portraits, that uses drawings as a method to investigate and iterate architectural ideas using allegorical narratives that are rooted in current and historical material research.
Drawing Development | Early Iteration
Historical Research | Imagined Spaces
The narrative initially unfolded within Hadrian’s Villa, specifically at the Pritorio building—a structure believed to be the residence and workplace of the villa's craftsmen. Envisioning a façade that melds techniques drawn from Mesopotamian and ancient Egyptian architecture, inspired by Hadrian's travels, the project explores the cultural exchange that occurred in Rome. The two collages crafted for this project visually depict a specific moment in the life of that façade and the interior workshop spaces.
Field Research
Field trips were conducted in Western Sicily visiting active and inactive Limestone quarries, Alentejo marble region in Portugal, and stone workshops in Ontario Canada.
