Studio Lapstrake
Port Williams, NS
The Annapolis Valley is shaped by a distinct microclimate formed by the North Mountain, the Canard River valley, and the Bay of Fundy, conditions that have sustained orchards and vineyards for generations. Set on a family-owned orchard overlooking the Bay, this project expands the site’s organic juice-making capacity through a utilitarian agricultural building that also serves as workshop and outbuilding.....
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Topeka, KS
This contemporary addition to a 19th-century farmhouse is sited on the outskirts of Topeka, within an archetypal Kansas prairie landscape. Nearby clusters of limestone agrarian outbuildings, shaped over time through vernacular patterns of incremental growth around south-facing courtyards, inform the project’s siting, massing, and material strategy...
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Aberdeen, NC
This project for a family seeking to build a self-sufficient, land-based lifestyle in rural North Carolina is sited within a prototypical Piedmont pine-grove on a gentle north facing slope overlooking a beaver pond with pastureland to the west. The form takes on a contemporary interpretation of beloved North Carolina vernaculars - the I-house - with a two story primary volume oriented cross-grain towards the water - and a dogtrot - formed by its intersection with a low-slung outbuilding that serves as a workshop and yoga studio...
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Dodoma, Tanzania
Mkutani is a remote rural village east of Dodoma, Tanzania, set within an arid agricultural landscape that has been increasingly affected by drought and climate change. Developed with Engineers Without Borders USA, Kongwa District officials, and local partners, the learning center expands upon an existing primary school campus while providing space for vocational training and community education...
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