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Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation student work showcase

Ō’s objective is to create a sensorial experience that enhances interception. This is done through weaving holistic Māori wellness back into the local vernacular.  Sincere interest in intelligent and sustainable design extends to every aspect of the geothermal journey, treading lightly with respect for the past, present and future. Materiality has been closely considered to help evoke a sense of place. Rammed earth draws similarities from the clay ground at Tokaanu. Charred timber mimics the trees that could not withstand the thermal conditions. A thatched roof references the resilient grasses and ponamu and rakau illustrate the ancient Māori massage, Mirimiri. 


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Still from ANFX capstone film opening title by Felix Ou

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ANFX capstone by Felix Ou

For this project we were paired up and asked to design each other’s dream office as though we were real clients. My client wanted to create a creative and collaborative space with a Gen Z vibe and a sense of interconnectivity within the studio and with the studio’s clients.  We chose to locate the office in a dilapidated Tribeca warehouse to get a modernised industrial feel. Being an adaptive reuse project I wanted to draw on the history of the Tribeca area which has traditions surrounding film festivals. The idea of the space became about taking elements of old media, particularly film, and juxtaposing these with new media and connection between people, representative of the Gen Z vibe.   

The overall form of the space is based on the shape of the lens within an old film camera used to project imagery. The project drew from different elements of the evolution of technology, such as a brick wall with protruding bricks designed to look like a VHS static. There are also finer details in the space such as little holographic tiles alluding to pixels and new tech. These are contrasted with other gestures that mimic old tech, such a light installation above the desks designed to look like an enlarged film reel.

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Tribeca Loft 

One of the key objectives of ‘Another Man’s Treasure’ was to design a sustainable and environmentally friendly product with a focus on a circular economy. In comparison to the popular steel A-frame airers we see far too regularly, my design is aimed to utilise waste from the construction industry and reduce the amount of material going to landfill. 

Excess Garapa Decking Timber, which has earned a 100% FSC certification for sustainable forest management, salvaged from construction sites constitutes 99% of the design. This species of timber is extremely resilient, hardwearing and resistant from moisture making it the ideal material for a clothes airer. The remaining materials, stainless steel hardware and polyurethane finish were sought after not only for their aesthetic properties but for how they can contribute to the longevity and prolong the life of the clothes airer. The high-quality materials and components in a strong and durable design enable the prototype to outlast multiple steel clothes airers and inflict a much lower environmental impact and embodied energy by the end of its life cycle.  

‘Another Man’s Treasure’ is designed to see generations of use and be passed down as an heirloom, though overly engineered to be very durable and robust, if a component breaks for any reason this will not become the end of its life. Designed with circular economy in mind, the frames can be easily removed with only 2 bolts and either replaced by a supplier/ manufacturer or repaired by a local woodworker/ keen DIY enthusiast, recirculating it back into the linear design path with the smallest environmental impact possible.  The distinction in function I strive for in my design compared to traditional clothes airers isn’t concerned with how it performs while in use, but how it functions while not. Most clothes airers have been designed to be purely functional with the assumption of temporary use. In any living situation I have experienced, leaving an empty A-frame airer set up or out in plain sight becomes a visual hindrance to the space it consumes. 

The idea behind the functionality of ‘Another Man’s Treasure’ is that if you have the space, you’ll leave it set up, on exhibition, ready for the next use. If you’re limited on space or only drying a small load of laundry then fold all the arms and legs up on one side and use the other side and central frame for drying, effectively maintaining 2/3 of the hanging bars while consuming just over half the floor area. If you are very tight on space then all arms and legs can be folded up and the packed-up air drier can be put aside, but under no circumstances should you feel the necessity to keep it out of sight as it provides a beautiful addition to a room in any configuration.

Lucia Graham & Hunter Reeve

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ANFX capstone by Felix Ou

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ANFX capstone by Felix Ou

Tribeca Loft

Another Man's Treasure