Mechology

Educational center and community hub
YSoA Core I with Can Vu Bui

Description: Mechology, designed as an expansion to the Yale farm, explores the intersection between futurism and ecology; two forces which once were opposites, but are now interwoven. The spiraling gesture of the mass blends ecological sensitivity and mechanical tempo, reflecting the farm’s potential mechanized future.

Tools: Rhinoceros 7, Grasshopper, Blender 4.2, Adobe Suite, 3D printing, CNC Milling,

Distinctions: Published in Retrospecta 48.

Disparate site

The lower farm and the upper hill emerge in the site. Neither the upper or lower hill can comfortably be used by larger groups of people.

Mobilizing the ground

Inspired by futurism the ground is aggressively mobilized in a gesture which connects the upper and lower hill through its plateau.

Symbiotic weave

The hillside which once disconnected the farm, now works to expand and connect it to the greater community.

Initial design sketch, studying the intersection of two massings.

Physical sketch model further exploring the connection between two massings.

Aerial render above an interwoven courtyard.

Floor plan of the ecologically focused subterranean volume.

Physical concept model milled out of mdf with a 3D printed massing and steel legs.

3D Printed model highlighting the courtyard as the projects heart.