The Troughworks Conduit.

SEL was a proposal for an entertainment and technology showcase at Sony’s European headquarters. It contains a dedicated media development center where artists perform research during six-month residencies.

The lab is divided into three sections:

A check-in desk where visitors receive tracking badges facilitating individualized exhibit delivery based on 3D coordinates. Twosuns’™ Enclued software continuously tracks visitor positions and delivers media content per the exhibit’s design parameters.
A public exhibition area with four independently programmable presentation “arenas”. Each arena features circular front and rear projection screens and surround sound hardware. Visitors trigger presentation events by moving through the exhibit’s predefined 3D sensor zones.
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This project was a competition proposal for a museum and memorial to the slave trade from Africa’s west coast to the colonial holdings in the Americas.

It consists of three components:

The museum complex, dug into the cliffs of the Niayer Ticker Quarter’s western shoreline. Two exhibition wings extend into the sea, defining the memorial’s side perimeter. Visitor circulation in the museum is organized along the facades facing the ramped column monument. A gateway arch, through which the monument’s columns pass, connects the two wings and also contains the museum’s administrative functions. The building’s striped curtainwall facade follows … Continue Reading

This unique one-room condo is situated next to the brooklyn bridge on-ramp and is available for immediate occupancy. Please contact your friendly parking lot attendant for further details.

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Some of the people who build and maintain the city. 

© 2008 Troughworks.

Zoning channels the city’s growth and density. It regulates the ambitions of development within the framework of urban preservation and economic stimuli.

Zoning consultants specialize in optimizing site analyses toward maximum return on property investment. This objective intersects architectural and legal disciplines. It often requires reviews and hearings with municipal and community agencies.

The red box in the image shows what happens when zoning is disregarded and facts are built to the detriment of developers and communities.

Drop a line if you’re interested in obtaining a zoning analysis for your project.

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Olafur doing his thing.

Iguana is a modular seating system for public or private applications. The base module is optimized for small spaces. Extending configurations with the 5 modules creates numerous possibilities for flexible seat-scapes.

The units are:

Elroy

Closed corner seating module with armrest extending from the base, provides the end pieces for a lounge sofa or pair together to form a loveseat.

Lucius

Corner table module. Provides continuity between seating and table units at 90° intervals.

Averill

Mid seating module. This mid-section module can be used in … Continue Reading