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RIPCUT Series

March 8, 2016 by PATH

A rip cut is a fundamental type of cut in wood parallel to its grain structure. Because the three projects in this series incorporate bending and twisting of their wood members (stressing the wood structure) to give them form, they all share the need for a consistent parallel grain and thus the rip cut was […]

Categories: Fabrication, Lighting, Prototyping

LINEA Studies

March 6, 2016 by PATH

Materials come together all around us; on the furniture we sit in, in the products we use, and within the spaces we inhabit – interacting by way of joints, overlaps, reveals and so forth. In their simplest form, these intersections are revealed as single lines. These studies use the interface, between two parts of a […]

Categories: Fabrication, Prototyping

Machine Inscriptions

March 6, 2016 by PATH

Typically, CNC programmed toolpathing is aimed at removing material in the quickest or most efficient manner – aspects which are essential when trying to streamline workflow and produce parts for production. CNC machining also allows for extremely high levels of finish – on a range of complicated parts – even surfaces with complex curvature. Machine […]

Categories: Fabrication, Prototyping

CLOUD NINE

June 24, 2015 by PATH

Project, 2015 San Francisco, CA collaboration with Variable Projects Cloud Nine is an information-rich ‘cloud’ that hovers over San Francisco’s Pier 9 plaza along the Embarcadero. Fabricated from stainless steel, the cloud takes advantage of the site’s solar exposure to produce a shifting field of shadows for pedestrians to experience from below. Supported by eight […]

Categories: Architecture, Competition, Fabrication, Installation, Urban

CALDERA Table

January 6, 2015 by PATH

The undisturbed planar surface of the table top provides a starting point for intervention with the Caldera Table. Typically of a constant depth, the extruded top literally offers little room for play. By introducing a grouping of volumetric aberrations which deform not only the top surface, but also bloat the ‘interior’ space, Caldera exposes a […]

Categories: Fabrication, Furniture, Prototyping

ASTERISM Series

January 6, 2015 by PATH

Asterism: Recognizable figure within a larger constellation – i.e. Big Dipper is comprised of the seven brightest stars in Ursa Major. Building on the ideas of (re)STOCK (highly customized 3D connections paired with already highly efficient stock sections), the Asterism projects serve as working prototypes for adapting any number of geometries into architectural, structural or […]

Categories: Architecture, Fabrication, Furniture, Prototyping

OBLIQUE TENON Stool

January 6, 2015 by PATH

Often times simplicity at the surface belies a complexity or rigor not immediately apparent – the Oblique Tenon Stool is one such instance of deceiving appearances. At a glance, there is nothing special regarding this unassuming piece. Upon closer investigation, the construction of the stool begins to reveal the carefully resolved connections which enable it’s […]

Categories: Fabrication, Furniture, Prototyping

GEODE Series

January 6, 2015 by PATH

Borrowing from mineralogical terms, the Geode Series explore the juxtaposition between exterior and interior; between surmise and surprise. Understated  platonic solids in the form of simple pieces of ‘stock’ material  belie complex and freeform ‘interiors’ with only hints of this contrast appearing on the side surfaces in the form of oddly shaped ‘apertures’. What began […]

Categories: Fabrication, Prototyping

DIURNAL Envelope

January 6, 2015 by PATH

  This high-performance / low-tech design develops an ongoing interest (begun in 1998) in using passive off-the-shelf components to activate individual architectural apertures or entire enclosures for environmental control. In this case, taking readily available greenhouse window/vent auto-openers which use pistons (filled with a temperature sensitive wax) that expand and contract to create mechanical movement […]

Categories: Architecture, Fabrication, Prototyping

STALASSO Table

August 22, 2013 by PATH

stalasso: Greek, meaning “to drip” and “that which drips” (stalactite) Stalasso Table explores fluidity, continuity and deformation of surface through multiple digital processes. The conceptual ‘drips’ within the larger surface become the interface between multiple materials – the wood table top (CNC milled) and the ceramic ‘tray’ (3D printed and glazed). A single ‘definition’ accommodates […]

Categories: Fabrication, Furniture, Prototyping

TEA Collection

June 8, 2013 by PATH

As an expanding and evolving company, TEA Collection (the well-known children’s wear brand) was at full capacity within its existing space. After acquiring an adjacent loft space, a strategy was needed to connect between the spaces and organize flow between departments/programs. With a modest budget for the renovation, selective demolition was used to maximize physical […]

Categories: Architecture, Fabrication, Furniture

BEND lamps

January 10, 2013 by PATH

  The BEND lamps seek to achieve visual thinness and functional simplicity with minimal means. Using only a single piece of ½” steel tubing, both the desk and floor lamp incorporate 4 and 5 ‘bends’ respectively to give structure and form to the lamps. The tube bending was visualized digitally and designed around readily available […]

Categories: Fabrication, Prototyping

Bayou-luminescence

November 30, 2012 by PATH

Bayou-luminescence is an architectural installation that fuses material surface, structural volume and lighting effects into an immersive spatial experience. Its title is a play-on-words that refers to bioluminescence, a phenomenon whereby living organisms produce and emit light. Like a strange creature in the night, the installation glows from within, casting intricate shadows onto adjacent architectural […]

Categories: Architecture, Competition, Fabrication, Installation

CLOVE lamp

November 29, 2012 by PATH

CLOVE lamp PATH was commissioned to design and fabricate a custom lamp fixture for the lobby of a new building, known as the West Jackson Workshops in Knoxville, TN – with offices and workspace for several creative professionals.  As an exercise in parametric variation + control, the CLOVE lamp was developed with nearly the entire […]

Categories: Fabrication, Lighting, Prototyping

VICE Table

November 29, 2012 by PATH

VICE Table This project was done in collaboration with Mark Hash at the Yale School of Architecture in Aluminum Design and Fabrication and represents an interest in the testing of architectural ideas and tecniques at the furniture scale. Fit, tolerance, and material properties were carefully considered and embedded in the computer model. Understanding the overlap […]

Categories: Fabrication, Furniture

Random Ornament

November 29, 2012 by PATH

Random Ornament The Ornament series uses different geometric processes coupled with pseudo-random parametric tools on the computer to quickly create multiple configurations which can then be digitally configured into unique one-off jewelry pieces. The final objects are then printed using 3D rapid prototyping machines from Stainless Steel, Nylon, ABS or other materials. The first experiments […]

Categories: Fabrication, Prototyping

LAMELLAE series

November 28, 2012 by PATH

LAMELLAE lamp series Along with the CLOVE lamp, the LAMELLAE series was developed simultaneously as a possible fixture for the West Jackson Workshops. This series shares a similar degree of parametric variability and control available within the digital model, but also exploits the material properties of thin wood veneer. By varying the degree of twist, the […]

Categories: Fabrication, Lighting, Prototyping

[re]STOCK

November 18, 2012 by PATH

(re)STOCK (re)STOCK is an ongoing speculative design and fabrication investigation looking to exploit the potential in coupling the efficiencies of off-the-shelf standard stock sections with the adaptability of parametric design and digital fabrication. Specifically this project takes advantage of emerging rapid prototyping technology which can effectively print stainless steel– the prints therefore carry a measurable […]

Categories: Fabrication, Prototyping

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