https://jesseewart.com Jesse Ewart Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:41:12 +0000 https://jesseewart.com en https://jesseewart.com/Index Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:20:55 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Index https://jesseewart.com/Twin-Houses Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:41:12 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Twin-Houses Twin Houses with RKA 2025 Located in Brighton, Melbourne A restrained palette of neutral brick and natural materials establishes a quiet architectural presence within the park setting. The solidity of the masonry forms is contrasted by warm timber interiors, where crafted details and tactile finishes create a sense of intimacy and retreat. Conceived as recessive insertions into the street context, the homes prioritise a dialogue between built form and garden, allowing light, materiality, and outlook to define the experience of each dwelling. <img width="3989" height="5984" width_o="3989" height_o="5984" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d132b62dd55abd454d42119cc740f5d769a8b1a9c47ff383443e609297b13bb2/DSCF6884.jpg" data-mid="250804193" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d132b62dd55abd454d42119cc740f5d769a8b1a9c47ff383443e609297b13bb2/DSCF6884.jpg" /> <img width="3929" height="5894" width_o="3929" height_o="5894" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5fafefc66fa9b8cf9baba839da65c4d2e1d596ff7032d88fa166ac4f4c7c165/WHYTE-ST-91.jpg" data-mid="250825093" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b5fafefc66fa9b8cf9baba839da65c4d2e1d596ff7032d88fa166ac4f4c7c165/WHYTE-ST-91.jpg" /> <img width="3405" height="5108" width_o="3405" height_o="5108" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3603e2f0eed9e5c90e2122b444061cc742c1987087ac1d099a24cb8ec559eb51/DSCF6869.jpg" data-mid="250804196" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3603e2f0eed9e5c90e2122b444061cc742c1987087ac1d099a24cb8ec559eb51/DSCF6869.jpg" /> <img width="3873" height="5810" width_o="3873" height_o="5810" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0917ce93c287ad9e606ff981d002f0e3db931938798395b5279883880925cd79/DSCF6825.jpg" data-mid="250804194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0917ce93c287ad9e606ff981d002f0e3db931938798395b5279883880925cd79/DSCF6825.jpg" /> <img width="4152" height="6228" width_o="4152" height_o="6228" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a389e5b00f41dcc07a42756c7a6e9c169f863ebe634b0e4564cce1326a9a1551/DSCF6812.jpg" data-mid="250804195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a389e5b00f41dcc07a42756c7a6e9c169f863ebe634b0e4564cce1326a9a1551/DSCF6812.jpg" /> https://jesseewart.com/Roseneath-House Sun, 18 Aug 2024 03:08:43 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Roseneath-House Roseneath House with Architecture+&nbsp; 2024 Located in Roseneath, Wellington Overlooking Wellington’s inner harbour, this heritage home has developed through a three-decade collaboration between architects and owner. Beginning with landscape interventions to the front garden, the project has grown through a series of considered additions including outdoor spaces, garden structures, and refinements to the home’s connection with its surroundings. The recent renovation introduces a new two-level wing, replacing improvised rooms with bedrooms, studio, laundry, bathroom, and a sunroom that extends living spaces into the garden. Designed to complement the original character of the house, the addition incorporates existing materials and details to create a relaxed, informal home. <img width="3120" height="4160" width_o="3120" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9411bf023f23b316843a2186e234c19cbd844afc42251c5b5ec7f633f241542a/FD09741B-03D9-4628-BB73-968AE0893B06-7292-000004C6C4B2A93F.jpg" data-mid="250803993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9411bf023f23b316843a2186e234c19cbd844afc42251c5b5ec7f633f241542a/FD09741B-03D9-4628-BB73-968AE0893B06-7292-000004C6C4B2A93F.jpg" /> <img width="4059" height="6088" width_o="4059" height_o="6088" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89a727c05a74983b089e23c9820a33645f7d5690f87d157757f7ba8a0550dc0d/B7B3121C-F942-4CBC-BEA3-959DDA6EFFEA-7001-000004C497E9B474.jpg" data-mid="250803992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89a727c05a74983b089e23c9820a33645f7d5690f87d157757f7ba8a0550dc0d/B7B3121C-F942-4CBC-BEA3-959DDA6EFFEA-7001-000004C497E9B474.jpg" /> <img width="4127" height="6191" width_o="4127" height_o="6191" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/479ba22fa9d386f1363c321106208e34cf6dacac0ec86ce7c02efaaee9c565d5/20A531DA-74AD-4FDC-B5A4-C54BF3B6172A-7001-000004C3DDEB05C8.jpg" data-mid="250803991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/479ba22fa9d386f1363c321106208e34cf6dacac0ec86ce7c02efaaee9c565d5/20A531DA-74AD-4FDC-B5A4-C54BF3B6172A-7001-000004C3DDEB05C8.jpg" /> <img width="3678" height="5517" width_o="3678" height_o="5517" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e68a8915af09b98d3126b6955999477d3fdd4aa5cb674ac789c2b4265a83408/00D077AB-4EF7-4217-936F-56D34B73DD49-7001-000004C476D1D99F.jpg" data-mid="250803990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e68a8915af09b98d3126b6955999477d3fdd4aa5cb674ac789c2b4265a83408/00D077AB-4EF7-4217-936F-56D34B73DD49-7001-000004C476D1D99F.jpg" /> https://jesseewart.com/Hverfjall-Kaffihus Tue, 30 May 2023 04:22:42 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Hverfjall-Kaffihus Hverfjall Kaffihús HONORABLE MENTION: ICELAND COFFEE SHOP 2022 2022 Appearing through the mist shroud of Hverfjall's ethereal field is a landscape of harsh volcanic geology and low Nordic light. A coffee shop becomes visible on the lower slopes of the hiking track, gradually approached by the senses through the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. The elongated rectilinear form reinterprets the Icelandic longhouse Skäli through contemporary and low-carbon construction. Defined by roof volumes that house distinctive activities, a dark earth plinth ties the building to the landscape it inhabits, creating a recessive presence amid the open fields. Upon entering, visitors and locals are greeted by the visitor centre, volcanic exhibition, and coffee shop beyond. Transitioning between interior spaces, they experience an interplay of light and warm hues filtering from each room. While various glazed openings between the solid rammed earth walls offer glimpses of the surrounding volcanic field. The flexible, free-form plan accommodates small lectures, markets, and theatre events, providing local and visitor experiences. Occupants of the coffee shop enjoy views of the sublime landscape beyond, making their much-needed coffee break all the more enjoyable. <img width="8889" height="7467" width_o="8889" height_o="7467" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1327b8950148bbad2226e7fff48d79679bdc3e0503fabfa159065f63382f27f4/WEST-ELEVATION.jpg" data-mid="180366433" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1327b8950148bbad2226e7fff48d79679bdc3e0503fabfa159065f63382f27f4/WEST-ELEVATION.jpg" /> <img width="2275" height="1876" width_o="2275" height_o="1876" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ec566964e3a88b0ae6a581e2a23844986f2b864e1ce713be354618461799fe3/SITE-PLAN.jpg" data-mid="180366436" border="0" data-scale="63" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ec566964e3a88b0ae6a581e2a23844986f2b864e1ce713be354618461799fe3/SITE-PLAN.jpg" /><img width="1316" height="2230" width_o="1316" height_o="2230" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de6d97f84c4f6029394bc91016192fe53bf4b3b0986e3301bdb859f0d10d7dd1/MASSING-DIAGRAMS.jpg" data-mid="180366439" border="0" data-scale="36" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de6d97f84c4f6029394bc91016192fe53bf4b3b0986e3301bdb859f0d10d7dd1/MASSING-DIAGRAMS.jpg" /> <img width="1607" height="2192" width_o="1607" height_o="2192" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a56c596f009abb46fa002f99fb311f691a5b695e157114013fe2975cd5f31492/ENTRY.jpg" data-mid="180366435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a56c596f009abb46fa002f99fb311f691a5b695e157114013fe2975cd5f31492/ENTRY.jpg" /> <img width="2586" height="5008" width_o="2586" height_o="5008" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/980a58fbed86a3fb4c687c034f5c5584addca9de000da6fa14f8190f776a5a07/FLOOR-PLAN.jpg" data-mid="180366438" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/980a58fbed86a3fb4c687c034f5c5584addca9de000da6fa14f8190f776a5a07/FLOOR-PLAN.jpg" /> <img width="2109" height="2930" width_o="2109" height_o="2930" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a20dd5bf187b3a46d02363f1a6edf0ae59f2ad08cc54cd7f7dce120445ccc530/VISITOR-CENTER-.jpg" data-mid="180366441" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a20dd5bf187b3a46d02363f1a6edf0ae59f2ad08cc54cd7f7dce120445ccc530/VISITOR-CENTER-.jpg" /> <img width="2114" height="2936" width_o="2114" height_o="2936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edd3d85149ca42cde797daf0cd852742d24ce82bda247ba5616070ab33cdc9aa/EXHIBITION-HALL.jpg" data-mid="180366440" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edd3d85149ca42cde797daf0cd852742d24ce82bda247ba5616070ab33cdc9aa/EXHIBITION-HALL.jpg" /> <img width="6770" height="1434" width_o="6770" height_o="1434" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/121b1af5d3d11ec04556027c98c2e54cfac8d3172ca09f20279eed5b6d8d1516/SECTION.jpg" data-mid="180366442" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/121b1af5d3d11ec04556027c98c2e54cfac8d3172ca09f20279eed5b6d8d1516/SECTION.jpg" /> <img width="2116" height="2933" width_o="2116" height_o="2933" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89e0b7ffee7e43cec7ab7c5b0dab331aaa44a48947a2234fa608d04a19dc1578/CAFE.jpg" data-mid="180366445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89e0b7ffee7e43cec7ab7c5b0dab331aaa44a48947a2234fa608d04a19dc1578/CAFE.jpg" /> <img width="1599" height="2189" width_o="1599" height_o="2189" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd4c27dceb4db70d658b7faf74d9cea0f2bf2eedf9dedf51e605bd98bf1c062b/CAFE-EXTERIOR.jpg" data-mid="180366444" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd4c27dceb4db70d658b7faf74d9cea0f2bf2eedf9dedf51e605bd98bf1c062b/CAFE-EXTERIOR.jpg" /> <img width="7450" height="4134" width_o="7450" height_o="4134" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3eaa67dcfb2d11e42e86d9e98889270a0ba8c28310cedb214607653a8643f561/EAST-ELEVATION.jpg" data-mid="180366434" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3eaa67dcfb2d11e42e86d9e98889270a0ba8c28310cedb214607653a8643f561/EAST-ELEVATION.jpg" /> https://jesseewart.com/Kobenhavn-Traces Thu, 25 May 2023 11:08:53 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Kobenhavn-Traces KøbenhavnTraces Place-making through form: an inquiry into ARCHITECTURALOBJECT, EMBODIED OCCUPATION AND PLACE2017 Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Simon Twose | Performance StreamVUW School of ArchitectureFeatured on KooZA/rch, Newport WorksAwarded - MArch (prof) Distinction ABSTRACT This proposal is an architectural enquiry into how intertwined formal qualities of surface, volume and geometry affect occupation at different scales. The intention is to design performances that promote a shared agency between the volumetric spatiality of the architectural object and its occupant. The research aims to experiment with this through a meshing of formal tests and spatial perception, which together act as an apparatus to activate the research questioning. The results of this research will contribute to understanding how form influences a sense of place. Globalisation reduces our sense of belonging through repeatable spatial formulas, returning to an identity of place is significant in activating essences of the city. Avoiding the ever-increasing presence of the term Rem Koolhaas calls the ‘generic city’, and allowing for interconnecting of small and public scale architectural conditions for people. Using Scaling as a device to reinterpret architecture and the urban spatial condition of place, the DNA of past and present architectural objects are distilled and extracted from the Copenhagen context then projected back into the drawings. Through the enmeshing of structure, material, light, colour, geometry and spatial perception – derived through the manipulation of the Copenhagen formal context - this research expands on notions of place and how it is understood. This research operates as a series of iterative experiments through the design of three projects: an installation, a mid-scale building, and a public building. Focusing upon collections, typologies and curation in order to create episodic, surreal, kaleidoscopic spaces and landscapes. The final design research situated in an urban context, the port area of Copenhagen, and specific elements of the site chosen for their opportunities in testing form, occupation and place. <img width="1636" height="2281" width_o="1636" height_o="2281" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3f6040a6d3a737aa144352d275eb5ec4e80e31f9b0f6cc8a9db6d9b9a678d1c/Book1.jpg" data-mid="179933691" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3f6040a6d3a737aa144352d275eb5ec4e80e31f9b0f6cc8a9db6d9b9a678d1c/Book1.jpg" /> 01 INSTALLATIONSURFACES, GEOMETRY, KALEIDOSCOPE The installation phase experiments with performance conditions of phenomenology - testing surface materiality and volumetric manipulation through tectonics, to discover possibly research trajectories of form-making towards architectural objects and embodiment. The final Kaleidoscope design aimed to link these characteristics, proposing an installation that evokes the users’ experience of place through a fragmented visual field of their current surroundings. <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ee29239524463e2a96912f445f8b20d8a2a6f09a647d31c71b0b519444d8872/Installation-Paper-Models.jpg" data-mid="179933846" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ee29239524463e2a96912f445f8b20d8a2a6f09a647d31c71b0b519444d8872/Installation-Paper-Models.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54b967f347c2c3b852d172d9c85442a8cabfb4ba3fe4f02c2f6bdbeddf877f57/124.jpg" data-mid="179933847" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54b967f347c2c3b852d172d9c85442a8cabfb4ba3fe4f02c2f6bdbeddf877f57/124.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1cf5ba4d62ff290837b0697437668e4ac1f4856b0c78fbcd96c6c18c69a79b37/Kalidoscope.jpg" data-mid="179933854" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1cf5ba4d62ff290837b0697437668e4ac1f4856b0c78fbcd96c6c18c69a79b37/Kalidoscope.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1695c80f67a10f1d95aaee38b7c29287ff1cfbae88c73f74f4f6ac7d80bb139/Installation.jpg" data-mid="179933849" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1695c80f67a10f1d95aaee38b7c29287ff1cfbae88c73f74f4f6ac7d80bb139/Installation.jpg" /> 02 MID-SCALE OBSERVATORY DWELLING Location &nbsp; Lake Tekapo, New Zealand This design inquiry examines the formal qualities of architectural objects and landscape through the intertwining of scalar. Located on the singular island within Lake Tekapo in the idyllic Mackenzie Basin, the mid-scale assembles an observatory dwelling distilled of architectural and territorial context and resonating with the local topography. A structure from which to observe the landscape, the design shares an agency between the volumetric spatiality of architectural objects and its research occupants. <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52a6ab9b7f3a9fbfa07b483ed300035494fa6791b0ebcff4dcecf84534e9c325/65.jpg" data-mid="179934078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/52a6ab9b7f3a9fbfa07b483ed300035494fa6791b0ebcff4dcecf84534e9c325/65.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3f4375a90bf414d0805c6a6bf28d947de1dd8ecdfdf240e3370de6622e204e7/Tekapo-Archipelgo.jpg" data-mid="179934134" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3f4375a90bf414d0805c6a6bf28d947de1dd8ecdfdf240e3370de6622e204e7/Tekapo-Archipelgo.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="7016" width_o="4961" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dde2511e84d292d8ec3435e942654c65a03be8a7bce79ff4584604622349fb6d/Mid-Scale.jpg" data-mid="179934260" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dde2511e84d292d8ec3435e942654c65a03be8a7bce79ff4584604622349fb6d/Mid-Scale.jpg" /><img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/662a110e248d1750b2673977b74ddcbd4bfba21d883d5b15c22a00449d44d14a/Parts-fabriacated.jpg" data-mid="179934212" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/662a110e248d1750b2673977b74ddcbd4bfba21d883d5b15c22a00449d44d14a/Parts-fabriacated.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1483fd8dd54d238d616f7e4f228a5000f72f2eb6a1271a3b40bae0a6c31bbe9/Midscale-Dwelling.jpg" data-mid="179934292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1483fd8dd54d238d616f7e4f228a5000f72f2eb6a1271a3b40bae0a6c31bbe9/Midscale-Dwelling.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8b4f36ce596649df6d814a97a89c348b7a28706bdcc37af181caab8fe99c23e/Bedroom-and-Bathroom-Level.jpg" data-mid="179934336" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c8b4f36ce596649df6d814a97a89c348b7a28706bdcc37af181caab8fe99c23e/Bedroom-and-Bathroom-Level.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2dd41610f74708264c68c6b6e853e548c80d5576f6c886c1fd8f310214373026/Section-of-Observatory-tower.jpg" data-mid="179934390" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2dd41610f74708264c68c6b6e853e548c80d5576f6c886c1fd8f310214373026/Section-of-Observatory-tower.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/602fcabe35734ef0fb71c31337229f0eeffb505db87971cfd56b9d26cc6e9bfa/Mid-Scale-Dwelling-Front.jpg" data-mid="179934417" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/602fcabe35734ef0fb71c31337229f0eeffb505db87971cfd56b9d26cc6e9bfa/Mid-Scale-Dwelling-Front.jpg" /> <img width="4912" height="7360" width_o="4912" height_o="7360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5febfaee25dbcef57a1898208db4415105198810ad8e7b824d76e37fb955f7b1/Model-Photos-_7.jpg" data-mid="179934430" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5febfaee25dbcef57a1898208db4415105198810ad8e7b824d76e37fb955f7b1/Model-Photos-_7.jpg" /> <img width="4912" height="7360" width_o="4912" height_o="7360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6314d598ac624e09f39e1130ea1631ca0b2f658449ebf1a96dfff4c099b97650/Mid-Scale-Dwelling-Back.jpg" data-mid="179934445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6314d598ac624e09f39e1130ea1631ca0b2f658449ebf1a96dfff4c099b97650/Mid-Scale-Dwelling-Back.jpg" /> <img width="4912" height="7360" width_o="4912" height_o="7360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/257fbcea63e3a1cd3a0f4ec944b37a7be52348f26ee062be9feb63e2e3f5155a/Model-Photos-_14.jpg" data-mid="179934502" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/257fbcea63e3a1cd3a0f4ec944b37a7be52348f26ee062be9feb63e2e3f5155a/Model-Photos-_14.jpg" /> <img width="4912" height="7360" width_o="4912" height_o="7360" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a0feb2ea49d3ca24b9ea0785bf05a1716bb54fb8d9ed0b8604277af9b1b2401/Model-Photos-_15.1.jpg" data-mid="179934503" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a0feb2ea49d3ca24b9ea0785bf05a1716bb54fb8d9ed0b8604277af9b1b2401/Model-Photos-_15.1.jpg" /> 03PUBLIC SCALEKØBENHAVN TRACES Location&nbsp; &nbsp;Copenhagen, DenmarkThis speculative design portrays København through the projective lenses of object, memory and infrastructure. Situated in an urban context, a redundant harbour site of the city, with specific elements of the site chosen for the opportunities in testing form, occupation and place. The aim was to operate within the previous methodology of object extraction at a public-scale, through the formal context of København. In the project, selected objects of architecture are mapped and rescaled within the present site - as a place of converging urban and industrial spaces.The design applies the architectural medium of archipelago mapping, a technique to observe and study the city’s existing architectural and urban condition. Particular built objects are extracted from context then projected back into drawings, stored in a catalogue collection. Then fragmented into an assemblage of distilled elements which are duplicated, transformed, and boolean into parts, interacted with one another and rescaled on to the harbour site through a series of iterations and processes of ‘formgiving’. The work shifted between digital and physical modelling, photography, digital collage and drawing. Emerging towards a final diorama model - a repository tableau to visualise the surreal public urban-scheme of collective memories. <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e40040ef9c27f062d00a6313f663e48b78df1518b36af4129c065643a93b6547/137.jpg" data-mid="179934594" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e40040ef9c27f062d00a6313f663e48b78df1518b36af4129c065643a93b6547/137.jpg" /><img width="4961" height="7016" width_o="4961" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8d93e0f1f4dc0de028fb662f64d484bbef655000121c834ebae200cf54f6d95/Figure-Ground.jpg" data-mid="179934596" border="0" data-scale="42" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8d93e0f1f4dc0de028fb662f64d484bbef655000121c834ebae200cf54f6d95/Figure-Ground.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="4961" width_o="4961" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/460779fb71a33a7bbc6681a73634fa78d8645ddf1efd4c6531b773dac8c3604e/Kobenhavn-Aerial-Map.jpg" data-mid="179934599" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/460779fb71a33a7bbc6681a73634fa78d8645ddf1efd4c6531b773dac8c3604e/Kobenhavn-Aerial-Map.jpg" /> <img width="4724" height="4724" width_o="4724" height_o="4724" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3e9d61ac75f0f053d236696986c96857a7f00734c4ca115996e82068748061a8/Archipelgo-black.jpg" data-mid="179934600" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3e9d61ac75f0f053d236696986c96857a7f00734c4ca115996e82068748061a8/Archipelgo-black.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="7087" width_o="4961" height_o="7087" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7412062f79a4e8f323c08743ab70f3b19a096e3912558f986c0e9665169e0c7b/A2-Bw.jpg" data-mid="179934663" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7412062f79a4e8f323c08743ab70f3b19a096e3912558f986c0e9665169e0c7b/A2-Bw.jpg" />Archipelago MappingThe archipelago of København objects are extracted from their original contect and collected within an urban catalogue. Acting as architectural ‘friends’ similar to John Hejduk projects within the Mask of Medusa, though these are København friends - they work as critical objects for interpreting the urban fabric of the cities typological make-up. An array of object scaling from chair’ towards city-size fortifications. These architectural objects have a shared agency with the ideas of place-making, through the operation of social memory and formal language. Towards a process of manipulating this stored repository of artefacts for the means of design form-making. <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73f937d7266debe1388d3a09590494677488a8dc362fe95a2589c4354c4b85c9/Map-Reffen.jpg" data-mid="179934679" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73f937d7266debe1388d3a09590494677488a8dc362fe95a2589c4354c4b85c9/Map-Reffen.jpg" /><img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1e3625de315b6dd5d6dae1ec8bebde0ff63c4924ab3335ee8d5120cb0587595/IMG_1176.jpeg" data-mid="179934728" border="0" data-scale="35" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1e3625de315b6dd5d6dae1ec8bebde0ff63c4924ab3335ee8d5120cb0587595/IMG_1176.jpeg" /> &nbsp; <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6531bea1e2a825a961d28c2dee1004975c5e4b76b5e464291269e7ab9e08aaec/IMG_1165.jpeg" data-mid="179934729" border="0" data-scale="63" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6531bea1e2a825a961d28c2dee1004975c5e4b76b5e464291269e7ab9e08aaec/IMG_1165.jpeg" /><img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8d5e01e6e3353bb7d21d410f6b6168c3bde9c5d21d55f9794ed6b0b245cc5f0/A2-Bw.jpg" data-mid="179934737" border="0" data-scale="43" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c8d5e01e6e3353bb7d21d410f6b6168c3bde9c5d21d55f9794ed6b0b245cc5f0/A2-Bw.jpg" /><img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc4610128225e31c425015e4495e5fb6501735a63f47ec509267380ac0e029ef/Underbelly-Split.jpg" data-mid="179934736" border="0" data-scale="53" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc4610128225e31c425015e4495e5fb6501735a63f47ec509267380ac0e029ef/Underbelly-Split.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecbd4f86a5eafc8fd02555987867b711d84c8ece3b96a91c038c8eede52e58e8/Traces-and-Trajectories-processes-close-up.jpg" data-mid="179934765" border="0" data-scale="98" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ecbd4f86a5eafc8fd02555987867b711d84c8ece3b96a91c038c8eede52e58e8/Traces-and-Trajectories-processes-close-up.jpg" /> <img width="2153" height="3368" width_o="2153" height_o="3368" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d68676cd56c3c7149cd2e83b1dce1cd18a0ae1bfbdff5f7b29c8b1c6d7fd5428/Traces-and-Trajectories.jpg" data-mid="179934797" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d68676cd56c3c7149cd2e83b1dce1cd18a0ae1bfbdff5f7b29c8b1c6d7fd5428/Traces-and-Trajectories.jpg" /><img width="4961" height="7016" width_o="4961" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e4b8a86f5267692404963e68cd357f0eb56508a377a0680e317458ba9649d42/Kobenhavn-Traces-Site-Plan-Jesse-Ewart.jpg" data-mid="179934819" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e4b8a86f5267692404963e68cd357f0eb56508a377a0680e317458ba9649d42/Kobenhavn-Traces-Site-Plan-Jesse-Ewart.jpg" />Infrastructural IslandThe redundant district within København municipality is reimagined as an urban-port landscape layered with transposed architectural language and spaces -&nbsp; with preservation towards the historical maritime traces of the harbour and infrastructural landscape. Protecting the martime heritage and cultural idenity of the harbour edge, a distinctive recreational and social value within the city. To create a tapestry of disjunctions and layering of memory set into the building fabric.<img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c24fa493f624ba7093b644fd213f74c77b36dd380a06792aaa25987542b064a8/Wormseye2.jpg" data-mid="179934831" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c24fa493f624ba7093b644fd213f74c77b36dd380a06792aaa25987542b064a8/Wormseye2.jpg" /><img width="9933" height="14043" width_o="9933" height_o="14043" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a866eaa52d6af9b88dcf266d9c77b2e02fc1b878d955c0b90fc39dbb48df9ba6/Axo.jpg" data-mid="179934837" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a866eaa52d6af9b88dcf266d9c77b2e02fc1b878d955c0b90fc39dbb48df9ba6/Axo.jpg" /> <img width="4635" height="3103" width_o="4635" height_o="3103" 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src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe4bc941a6b164a872a4c8b35415f61952e4f32b26c576768bf56a5c79150511/Pink-back-view2.jpg" /> https://jesseewart.com/Lake-Tekapo-Cabins Thu, 25 May 2023 13:04:06 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Lake-Tekapo-Cabins Lake Tekapo Cabins AAA Visionary Awards FinalistAuckland Architecture Association 2018 collaborated with Jason Tan and Tyler Harlen Nestled in the Mackenzie Basin on the edge of the idyllic Lake Takapō - this project imagines a collection of observatory cabins and visitor house, as lens for observing and isolating the southern phenomenon of the Aurora Australis. Situated within the spatial territory of the dark sky reserve, recognised as the largest in the world - vast lunar skies encompassing the Aoraki-Mt Cook national park and the settlements of Lake Takapō, Twizel and Mt Cook. The picturesque aesthetic of the basin landscape, evokes perceptions of dramatic and sparse settlements - a sensitivity to conservation awareness for both land and sky. This work questions the local conditions towards possibilities of alternative architectural typologies distilled of unique territorial conditions and qualities, within thresholds of architecture onto landscape. The cabins operate as a series of abodes for experiencing the temporal events of the southern lights and preserved Takapō dark night-sky. Generating an array of alluring objects distilled of context, through formative operations and authentic materiality of the locale. Formally composed as a figural scalloped roof-line, to reveal particular apertures aligned for observation towards the peripherals and sky. Affecting the internal layout of the sleeping compartments on the mezzanine level and the shared living area, bathroom and kitchen facilities below. Occupants rest as they are immersed within a sublime experience of the framed twilight, constantly shifting the spatial conditions of the secluded spaces. The visitor house (manuhiri wharenui) forms the collective building of the site - augmenting the structural tectonics of the elemental gable form and courtyard ring. Inherently, a building intertwining through subtle qualities that reflect the dramatic landscape and climatic conditions, operating as an oculus vessel between earth and sky - with different apertures at various scalar for recording lunar patterns and temporal moments. The enclosure within the courtyard micro-landscape provides shelter and a sense of internalised introversion. The building materiality, tectonic and gable; form gestures from the Māori wharenui towards a contemporary reinterpretation of land-form architecture, that embeds within the earth’s undulating surface. &nbsp; <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2ca1749dd8c5582de6aaaf9bbe7134445e44f208292acf2808e207923f9e3b6/Tekapo-Cabins-5.jpg" data-mid="179936379" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2ca1749dd8c5582de6aaaf9bbe7134445e44f208292acf2808e207923f9e3b6/Tekapo-Cabins-5.jpg" /> <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a306639dc969a3c93879dc0401c51ab81dd3d68f7738983e738d561d92a0a43b/Site-Map.jpg" data-mid="179936475" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a306639dc969a3c93879dc0401c51ab81dd3d68f7738983e738d561d92a0a43b/Site-Map.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e129013dc99896e49058c1b6502941f6e01b2aae6025fafd483e3e627bde1245/Tekapo-Cabins-7.jpg" data-mid="179936384" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e129013dc99896e49058c1b6502941f6e01b2aae6025fafd483e3e627bde1245/Tekapo-Cabins-7.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="4961" width_o="4961" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f158a1c6e4879197afc94fbbabdc90a234770006c63e211127dd271ee1998e47/Tekapo-Cabins10.jpg" data-mid="179936385" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f158a1c6e4879197afc94fbbabdc90a234770006c63e211127dd271ee1998e47/Tekapo-Cabins10.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2d1cb94121ac53ac32cee1bb884800333854270309674e2e31865ca7ef2f4ba/Tekapo-Cabins-2.jpg" data-mid="179936401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2d1cb94121ac53ac32cee1bb884800333854270309674e2e31865ca7ef2f4ba/Tekapo-Cabins-2.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3681f556b9a0b36e171f13ecb378551e35555043237ae2b022d25b32413ac56e/Cabin-interior.jpg" data-mid="179936533" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3681f556b9a0b36e171f13ecb378551e35555043237ae2b022d25b32413ac56e/Cabin-interior.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88efb1a71baaa9ef6284ac6fab0c70647d33e608995df52119d4c258cef430b9/Tekapo-Cabins-4.jpg" data-mid="179936438" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88efb1a71baaa9ef6284ac6fab0c70647d33e608995df52119d4c258cef430b9/Tekapo-Cabins-4.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="7016" width_o="4961" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/75d8c8b0928e13d71bc644ed1a880d59ede3a0d595ed4e215ba691a75549e6a0/Cabin-A2.jpg" data-mid="179936526" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/75d8c8b0928e13d71bc644ed1a880d59ede3a0d595ed4e215ba691a75549e6a0/Cabin-A2.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3508" width_o="2480" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e51cd3873846187bbb5d6bd829e1ea0566a648ad4d7cb83c4379a0b914b7149f/Tekapo-Cabins-6.jpg" data-mid="179936410" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e51cd3873846187bbb5d6bd829e1ea0566a648ad4d7cb83c4379a0b914b7149f/Tekapo-Cabins-6.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="4961" width_o="4961" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfda6ad2b5a7fac50443ba4d08c79634bf137fb2f3e0cf194b844730aeb516b7/Tekapo-Cabins8-.jpg" data-mid="179936459" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfda6ad2b5a7fac50443ba4d08c79634bf137fb2f3e0cf194b844730aeb516b7/Tekapo-Cabins8-.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="3508" width_o="4961" height_o="3508" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c534bcb6ae1a2738d07d02d25cd8231bafda4d222f6b20661849b3782f9b62a7/Tekapo-Cabins-3.jpg" data-mid="179936435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c534bcb6ae1a2738d07d02d25cd8231bafda4d222f6b20661849b3782f9b62a7/Tekapo-Cabins-3.jpg" /> <img width="4961" height="7016" width_o="4961" height_o="7016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a1b68e2465ccaa2551e347cbe1475c530b7b913eb979b05c04a3d0969ba112e/Visitor-House-A2.jpg" data-mid="179936523" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a1b68e2465ccaa2551e347cbe1475c530b7b913eb979b05c04a3d0969ba112e/Visitor-House-A2.jpg" /> https://jesseewart.com/Te-Ngakau-Civic-Square Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:09:58 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Te-Ngakau-Civic-Square Te Waka Huia FIRST PLACE: NZIA Wellington Central Library Design Competition&nbsp; RUNNER-UP:&nbsp;Open Conceptual Category&nbsp; AAA Visionary Architecture Awards 2020 2019 collaborated with Jason Tan, Tyler Harlen and poet Michelle Curnow Exhibited during the New Zealand Institute of Architects Festival of Architecture at Te Auaha Wellington.&nbsp; Featured in Issue 3 of the NZIA publication Tāpoto, the brief within Architecture New Zealand, November 2019 (issue 6) SYNOPSIS Te Waka Huia: The treasure box. Te Waka Huia looks at Wellington Central Library as a collection of memories within the city, rather than just a collection of books. This collective memory of the city is represented through designed and collected forms and objects. These objects denote the past present and future histories, both Māori and Pākehā, of Wellington city and its library. Each memory is made to be shared by the people of Wellington city and those who come to use the library. JURY CITATION&nbsp; Greg O’Brien, Robin Simpson &amp; Stuart Gardyne While neither a particularly complete nor coherent architectural plan, ‘Te Waka Huia’ - The treasure box’ offers a deep and nuanced sense of what a library is at heart: a transformative, imaginative space. The proposal is an eloquent playing out of Rem Koolhaa’s notion that architecture should extend beyond the construction of ‘built solutions’.‘Te Waka Huia’ honors the present library building by incoporating elements (mostly notably the nikau palms) into its design. The opening image in the presentation lays out the present library within a matrix of architectural forms (with some imaginary forms added, for good measure). In some ways, the design can be seen as an accurate depiction of the library as it has functioned since its construction, rather than as a plan for its replacement. The opening image, in particular, acknowledges the library as a foundational and integral presence in the life of the city. The proposal reminds us that a library has many undercurrents and understories, pictorialised here as a labyrinth beneath the visible structure. The library is shown as a metaphysical space (or series of linked spaces) animated by myths and histories, by the words and images gathered therein. It is a place of the past, present and the future.The design asserts that the library is a powerhouse; yet it is also an enigma - a place of hidden meanings and mystery. Just as everyone’s reading is different, so everyone’s mind-map of a library is different. The design suggests as much, while at the same time hinting at the institution’s role as a repository of communal and (cross-) cultural links. At the heart of the ‘Te Waka Huia’ is the book (a form which the drawing echos). Channelling the works of Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges, Elizabeth Knox and Margaret Mahy, the design is at once alien and familiar. As well as having Gothic overtones, there is a baroque quality - jewel-like and precious. This is the version/vision of the library we construct inside our minds and hearts - architecture as memory, dream and poetry. i. Te Ika-a-Māui the head of the fish a commodity taken sold and rebuilt again &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and again and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;then convulsion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;cloven fallible change and rebuilt again &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;and again history exposed through fractures&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;fissures stories revealed&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in cracks in mortar and brick in timber persistence the city &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;perseveres, but remembers <img width="2339" height="3307" width_o="2339" height_o="3307" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/17f921f50a74b19a5becb820becd3d627f49fa135129aa5ad73f4b7277d4c3a8/Te-Waka-Huia-Intro.jpg" data-mid="52390265" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/17f921f50a74b19a5becb820becd3d627f49fa135129aa5ad73f4b7277d4c3a8/Te-Waka-Huia-Intro.jpg" /> ii. Te Ngākau if not for the keepers, defenders of words surveying the past, across an inaudible &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pulse &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;- it may have been here always say tamariki underneath the nikau as darkness comes they make their way inside the one from before <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b481dee9f966ebc103f73b251721c5083444ed59e93972785f83e36ec25d56f5/Waka-Huia2.jpg" data-mid="50364401" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b481dee9f966ebc103f73b251721c5083444ed59e93972785f83e36ec25d56f5/Waka-Huia2.jpg" /> iii. Waka Huia still the mountain’s cleft enclosing remember, she says balancing fables and &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;follies upon her back moving briskly, now descending stairs and passing &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the past immortalised in stone swiftly &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; under the fronds, she says &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that day in the square sunny and ponga and people everywhere under the portico she disappears through a swathe of glass <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1db62f82c82ea223a4f54011b26fe93d3b4f5ef303c6af9d55e95341e02e589/Waka-Huia3.jpg" data-mid="50364400" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a1db62f82c82ea223a4f54011b26fe93d3b4f5ef303c6af9d55e95341e02e589/Waka-Huia3.jpg" /> iv. Rākau two statues &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; their stories, and their histories &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;interwoven lattice panels, now decorative &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; only history proves a cautionary tale to the respite of the quiet&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;the weary the curious minds copper trunks stand formidable aside the littlest scholars making their debuts eagerly &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; undeterred they find their way &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; playful palms adorn <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f864641dd034d5db659dfddd9581005f3d5628d4b28f24088105297a1f18628/Waka-Huia4.jpg" data-mid="50365428" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f864641dd034d5db659dfddd9581005f3d5628d4b28f24088105297a1f18628/Waka-Huia4.jpg" /> v. Te Ngākau/Civic Square section and now &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; verging upon a cusp stories yet to be heard, or be&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;lived the past demands dismantling of ideas&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ingrained relearning &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; rebuilding remembering <img width="7016" height="9921" width_o="7016" height_o="9921" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f942e48f3a2e131c993f61fa0bafd9562bc7b330eb7924c701d8c10e80e2a48/Waka-Huia5.jpg" data-mid="50448740" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f942e48f3a2e131c993f61fa0bafd9562bc7b330eb7924c701d8c10e80e2a48/Waka-Huia5.jpg" /> https://jesseewart.com/Tuahu Thu, 25 May 2023 10:41:52 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Tuahu Tūāhu TOP 5 FINALIST: BRICK BAY FOLLY 2020 2020 collaborated with Jason Tan, Tyler Harlen and Callum Leslie Featured on ArchitectureNow and Architecture New Zealand, September 2020 (issue 5) Jury Comments Enclosure of a different kind is proposed in Tūāhu; we are invited into a series of blue-painted conic forms composed of plywood skins perforated by repetitive shapes derived from Gordon Walters’ koru-based abstractions. The result is a more-centred interior space enlivened by the light and deconstructed landscape glimpsed through the perforations. TūāhuThe tūāhu emerges from the sloping hillside as a collection of interconnected sculptural vessels. An ambiguous object, and delicately adorned with an ornamental language of waka hoe (paddles). Deep vivid tones of Pūkeko blue expresses the distinctive silhouette and moiré of patterns which intersect the empty landscape. Entering the ShrineExploring a tectonic expression of foreground and background - the viewer entering the sculpture is enclosed within the tūāhu, as the landscape interplay weaves a negative void and the positive object above forms an immaterial internal space. The tūāhu looks to anchor the site through the shifting of scales and casting of fragmented shadows. An other-worldly condition of space, the viewer looks up towards the oculus and can observe a series of shifting colours and scales; apertures which frame the sky above and place below. Derived from the aesthetic qualities of Gordon Walters visual language of abstraction, abundant articulated repetition through a limited range of geometric forms has inspired the visual expression of Tūāhu. JURY CITATION Enclosure of a different kind is proposed in Tūāhu; we are invited into a series of blue-painted conic forms composed of plywood skins perforated by repetitive shapes derived from Gordon Walters’ koru-based abstractions. The result is a more-centred interior space enlivened by the light and deconstructed landscape glimpsed through the perforations. <img width="1654" height="1654" width_o="1654" height_o="1654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04c3c244aa855332c996485077954bca91ad0f15605c5ed98c5261359a13cef8/Interior-Render.jpg" data-mid="179923967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/04c3c244aa855332c996485077954bca91ad0f15605c5ed98c5261359a13cef8/Interior-Render.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dda7ec5a085f0dd04f03165dbadd74d4983394bc4582bb387607ad1bc17af552/Tuahu-Entering-the-shrine.jpg" data-mid="179924250" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dda7ec5a085f0dd04f03165dbadd74d4983394bc4582bb387607ad1bc17af552/Tuahu-Entering-the-shrine.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d7ecee215a0c1163d7fed99553e2f9f2378de4ecab168955767e07a70950391/Tuahu-Site.jpg" data-mid="179924083" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d7ecee215a0c1163d7fed99553e2f9f2378de4ecab168955767e07a70950391/Tuahu-Site.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb99323901d80e78d49bcc23098988703c8fcd0277dfd5f357b02f68bce096af/Tuahu-.jpg" data-mid="179924321" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb99323901d80e78d49bcc23098988703c8fcd0277dfd5f357b02f68bce096af/Tuahu-.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f4d64247ff337ace295c2fd912f6ea7cd0f29915cda4234f6046241e863c4c4/Tuahu-Elevation-render.jpg" data-mid="179924086" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f4d64247ff337ace295c2fd912f6ea7cd0f29915cda4234f6046241e863c4c4/Tuahu-Elevation-render.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/967a521c06bd7bf50230dd17b8d2868ad36a6754edf8b67ec729127d0e85731e/Tuahu-Axo-and-Interior.jpg" data-mid="179924084" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/967a521c06bd7bf50230dd17b8d2868ad36a6754edf8b67ec729127d0e85731e/Tuahu-Axo-and-Interior.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a472996312d4600766dc60f4d59fa2cf160d551faadfe70953d29b5c60df4497/Tuahu-Plan-and-Elevation.jpg" data-mid="179924165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a472996312d4600766dc60f4d59fa2cf160d551faadfe70953d29b5c60df4497/Tuahu-Plan-and-Elevation.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c582d11b56a2dce1e5e4e393aa4e64eeb0e8abf8f971f525df18f55e83265e6c/Tuahu-Render-Front.jpg" data-mid="179923978" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c582d11b56a2dce1e5e4e393aa4e64eeb0e8abf8f971f525df18f55e83265e6c/Tuahu-Render-Front.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f44e1057dea34c53267358e6beedea9bb7f39c38a32624ecb5772b1db04b77a8/Tuahu-Section.jpg" data-mid="179924310" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f44e1057dea34c53267358e6beedea9bb7f39c38a32624ecb5772b1db04b77a8/Tuahu-Section.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="1753" width_o="2480" height_o="1753" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af9992146f7ca3128ef0cc62481cbe35d00c487a853ce192633125e0f551e427/Tuahu-details.jpg" data-mid="179924330" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af9992146f7ca3128ef0cc62481cbe35d00c487a853ce192633125e0f551e427/Tuahu-details.jpg" /> https://jesseewart.com/Oriental-Bay-Kiosk Thu, 25 May 2023 12:16:13 +0000 Jesse Ewart https://jesseewart.com/Oriental-Bay-Kiosk Oriental Bay Kiosk Adedu Wellington Oriental Bay Pavilion Architecture Competition 2018collaborated with Jason Tan, Tyler Harlen and Callum Leslie This project re-imagines the redundant Band Rotunda harbour site, towards a collective commons for the local ‘bay community’ and wider public. Intertwining the social and physical experiences of productive making, observing and collecting – to embody and activate the reinvented Kiosk building. Referencing architectural elements of the past site and surrounding, to engage and preserve the local identity of place. The Oriental Bay Kiosk is a collection of creative spaces set in three parts; the first is dedicated studio and community spaces for the public, second is an exhibition and performance space to present art to the wider community and finally a kiosk booth serving beverages and operating as vendor for a collection of local artistry. Together, these engage the urban waterfront landscape reflecting the building’s physical connection. The band rotunda has had various reinterpretations on the harbour edge site, from early colonial and art deco to late 20th century additions. Initially, a colonial timber rotunda (1919) was constructed on the reclaimed water edge for musical performances. This was replaced with an art moderne pavilion (1938), for a dual-purpose band rotunda with a changing room. This was later converted to local community and gallery spaces. A second floor was added in the 1980s as public space, later converted into a restaurant. This additional level has affected the structural integrity of the original building. The proposal intends to remove the existing rotunda down to the original heritage level, retaining the architectural form and identity. The proposal intends to remove the existing rotunda down to the original heritage level, retaining the architectural form and identity. An alternative second level is added through the design process of reinventing and sourcing memories - historical elements of the site and wider Oriental Bay. Form, Tectonics + Materiality The previous and current band rotunda provides a historic reservoir of architectural form, tectonics and materiality expression. The unique qualities of the past are distilled and projected as spatial continuity within the exhibition and kiosk spaces. The contemporary insertion continues the semi-circle pavilion outline - with a light weight roof supported by CLT arch timber columns, with an array of openings towards the water edge promenade and direct views onto the waterfront peripherals. The floor consisted of an exhibition and performance space, a glass garden void vertically separates the space and allows soft lighting within the large open area. An external façade wraps the perimeter CLT panels with a scalloped brass metal, this will oxidise and form a unique patina from proximity with the sea. Programme Make + ProductionThe restored heritage level will be converted for artists to generate and create in an open studio space. These will be sided with the Oriental bay community rooms and a visiting artist studio. Allowing for the production of physical and social connections in quieter learning and making spaces. ObservationThe exhibition gallery allows for observation of installations, performances, visual art, symposiums and musicians. It provides a space for both creators, viewers and collectors to interact within a common public realm. The space allows the production of work to be curated and exhibited towards the public and local Oriental community. Collection The Kiosk booth operates as a small coffee and tea bar, but also as a platform for exploring the connection of multidisciplinary artists, musicians and students. It allows artists to promote and sell their work in an interaction beyond observation and exhibition. Edge seating also surrounds the outer booth, activating the Oriental parade promenade of the building. 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