TLW in Tokyo

Nick Bruscia, while teaching a summer study abroad in Tokyo, presented the Wall in Pecha Kucha Night Tokyo, Volume 74.

Thanks to Mark Dytham, Astrid Klein, and Tomoko Kagawa for the invite to present the project!

The Completed Wall ...

On-Site Assembly - Day 2

On-Site Assembly - Day 1

The projects have been shipped and dropped off on-site.

Special thanks to Norman Georgi Construction for donating their time and equipment!

Move Day - Transport to Griffis Sculpture Park

update: Final Build Week

update: Foundation Complete

Foundation in progress ...

PDF: foundation plan



Salvaged railroad ties provide the foundation for the projects to rest upon. Each set of ties is terraced to compensate for the slope of the land which is roughly a 6" drop per project.

update: Works in progress...

The development of the 14 final projects is well underway ...

Phase 3 Review

Phase 3 review

14 projects - groups of 6-7 (structural studies at 1"=1'-0" and full-scale detail mock-ups)

Due to the size, shape, and formal complexity of the modules, a typical load bearing structural system could not be applied to the projects. Thus, the proposed method of fabrication required an investigation of the module as a self-supporting structural component.

Work in progress exhibition

Some shots from the opening in the Hayes Hall Lobby ...

announcement: TLW work in progress exhibition - 3.22

The Living Wall exhibition:
in-progress work from phases 1 and 2

Hayes Hall Lobby
School of Architecture and Planning, South Campus

Opening Reception:
March 22, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
On view through April 2

Phase 2 Review

Phase 2 review

28 projects - groups of 3-4 (scale: 3" = 1'-0")

Individual projects from phase 1 were organized into a single scheme combining the strengths of earlier proposals . The goal of phase 2 is to be able to disassemble and pack each unit as blocks considering the transportation of units in smaller / lighter fragments.

Phase 1 Review

Phase 1 review.

First wave of design proposals - 100 inhabitable dwellings.

All projects began with a solid volume of blue foam measuring 6'x6'x8' (1"=1'-0" scale).

Volumes were cut, shifted, and rotated to provide an area for entry, internal circulation, and sleeping areas for 3-7 people. Final models for this phase were the result of a translation from solid to planar materials allowing the massing studies to become inhabitable while maintaining their volumetric identities.

Hello World

This blog was created to mark the progress of The Living Wall; a first year design / build project at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Architecture.