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Situ Fabrication
Hoboken NJ, Built 2015
This project focuses on creating a dynamic, open air space, utilizing a collaboration of cutting edge parametric design tools and traditional wood working techniques. This pavilion was designed by CDR Architects in New York, NY, and built by myself and two other employees at Situ Fabrication in Brooklyn, NY. Designed to be a private open air retreat, the pavilion features an integrated bench, a glass roof to protect from inclement weather, and is fully screened to defend against insects. Most importantly the pavilion offers a large inlaid mahogany floor that provides space to practice yoga, the most prevalent program assigned to the space. An aluminum frame sandwiches a system of mahogany cells, recalling the organizational system that defines a dragonfly’s wings. All work on the pavilion was done by hand, utilizing traditional wood working techniques to form the complex parametrically defined compound miter joints. In a time where complex computational design techniques are becoming a common place in academia, pavilion projects such as this are fascinating canvases in which to explore the real world feasibility of these emerging technologies.
All Photos © John Muggenborg