Projects
“De bord en bord” (“From Edge to Edge”) is an attempt to soften the hard infrastructural edges of injustice that have devastated Beauport’s wetlands and hindered the physical and socio-economic mobility of residents of Quebec City in accessing its natural resources. The project aims to reconnect the urban fabric of the city to its waterfront by reframing its divisive Dufferin Montmorency freeway as an ecological corridor and an urban common that allows its citizens to reclaim their right to the river.
“Beach Bloom” is a lifeguard stand design project that draws deep inspiration from Arabic cultural motifs, including flowers, feathers, boats (like the Dhow–a historical Arabic trading vessel), and traditional Arabic architecture. The structure features two layers of semi-overlapping curved panels that wrap the occupant in shelter from the Sun. The panels’ overall forms reference sails and feathers, signalling strength and protection, and the movement of air to cool its inhabitants. The panels’ composition evokes themes of layering and blooming, expressed by the Tribulus Omanense (Dubai sunflower), U.A.E.’s national flower. The interior space also pays homage to ‘Muqarnas’, a traditional Arabic architectural element, by forming a half domed canopy. Arabesque patterns are mapped on the panels, their openings informed by varied Solar exposure per orientation.
Zhongshan Talents Park is a landscape urbanism practice which will become a urban living room in the future of urban center. Co-living of wild birds, future citizens and highspeed train infrastructure inspires the team to creates a series of landmarks that celebrates Zhongshan’s long history and the egret habitats.
The project "Flowers in motion" received an Honorable Mention in the "Clouds of Creativity: Infinite Design" Guangzhou International Creative Design Competition in 2023. "Flowers in Motion" aims to subtly enhance the Design District in Baiyun, Guangzhou, through subtle yet thoughtful interventions. All design strategies revolve around one concept – clouds, inspired by Guangzhou's well-known nickname, the city of clouds. From this concept, the project presents a versatile toolkit comprising various-scale assets, ranging from public furniture like flowerbeds, benches, bicycle racks, and paving, to larger designs such as pavilions and underground tunnel entrances.
The garden explores the intricate relationship between climate change and nature, particularly as it manifests in the context of wildfires. Humans’ relentless pursuit of capital accumulation, resistance to controlled burns, and the Earth’s rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns have left forests more susceptible to devastating wildfires. Growing After Fire explores this intersection through a didactic and experiential intervention.
“Tri-line Park” in Nanjing, China, revitalizes the area beneath and above an abandoned railway bridge, creating a dynamic public space for the community. It aims to repurpose abandoned infrastructure while preserving its original structure, providing nearby neighborhoods with communal areas for sports and socializing.
Excretion is one of the most fundamental human behaviors, an act performed for millions of years, long before the invention of modern toilets. Recognizing this primal human need, we drew inspiration from the essential purpose of a toilet to create a design that transforms a part of Madison Square Park in Manhattan, New York. Our goal is to evoke a raw, elemental experience that echoes humanity’s earliest forms of shelter and the simplicity of our origins.
The green link comprises interconnected parks and pedestrian pathways linking the neighborhood. It enhances connectivity within the
community while serving as a destination for outdoor recreation and blue-green infrastructure. Along the green link, stormwater
bioswales and a retention pond capture, filter, and drain excess water, transforming it for public benefit.