my first biophilic project, and it started with a model rather than a plan. i collected materials on site and built an abstract experience model, then noticed i had made two separate things, architecture and nature, sitting next to each other and not touching. the rest of the project was an attempt to join these two separate worlds. this first stage is seen in the design studio portfolio above.
i returned to the project at a later date to create the holistic technical report below. the sustainability work went after the structure, not the finishes. steel and composite slabs became cross laminated timber, the gas boiler a heat pump, energy use down from 97 to 32 kWh/m²/yr. the fixes fought the concept: less glass performs better and feels closed.
two documents, one building. the idea in the first, the proof in the second.
