05 · Academic

Tales of Seasonal Architecture

Seasonality repeats over cycles of time, and as the timeline stretches, the condition of the land is shaped by both anthropogenic and environmental forces.
Category
Academic
Location
Totem Ravine, Vancouver, Canada
Year
Mar – Jun 2022
Role
Design · Research · Representation
Advisor
Serhan Ahmet
LandscapeTimeEcologyNarrative

The forest at Point Grey, near the UBC campus, has experienced colonialism and the development of the university. The story unfolds between land-use and natural preservation, dwelling deeply into the history of inhabitation and the ecological conditions shaped by human intervention.

Overview

If trees could talk, what would they say? The forest witnesses constant change as it grows. Among the sources of impact, human-induced alterations are the greatest, yet the power of nature is strong enough to adapt, creating an ongoing dialogue between the man-made and the natural.

Timber towers in the forest at Totem Ravine.
Timber towers in the forest at Totem Ravine.
Site and context analysis of forest, soil, and topography.
Site and context analysis of forest, soil, and topography.
Tree harvesting and construction sequence.
Tree harvesting and construction sequence.