PROJECTS
Unfolding Apartment
Bigger than furniture; smaller than architecture. A renovation of a 450 square foot studio in Manhattan. The strategy is one of extreme density. A single oversized custom cabinetry piece is inserted along one wall. The cabinet is packed with all of the functional components of a larger apartment including a bed, a nightsta
PRODUCTS
K Shelving
Wall-hung shelving unit and organizer in laser cut and bent lacquered steel. A wide range of permutations are available based on strategic alignments of the creases. Only 45 degree cuts and folds are used, keeping fabrication costs low.
RESEARCH
Knit Networks
Experiments in large scale knitting. Current prototypes are constructed in a ballistic nylon tape creating regions of varying density and porosity a well as self-structuring capabilities. We’re currently developing scripts that explore the organizational network of nodes and stops built into these fabrics and building
WRITING
Writings and Publications
WRITINGS “Urban Valves”, Unspoken Borders: Ecologies of Inequality, University of Pennsylvania, 2009 “Cognitive Maps and Database Urbanisms”, Vague Terrain 13: CitySCENE, 2009 Crisis Fronts: Movement Scales in Architecture, 2008 Statistical Bodies, Database Cities, Variable City, Van Alen Report,