2018 | ARC 102 | Buffalo, New York | University at Buffalo

Team: Deron Charlery, Mikayla Gagliardi, Bruno Henriquez Pacheco, Marietta Koeberle, Zhi Li, Michael Payne, Ben Wemesfelder

Contribution: design development, cut sheets, material efficiency concept narrative, full scale assembly. All scaled models and photography shown by author.

Findings its beginnings in the development of an interlocking joint system, we adapted the tectonic item into an evocative, spatial proposal with-out the use of fasteners. Sagano is a collection of vertical posts that inspire circulation and provide surfaces for use based on their location, designed to accommodate the ritual of food preparation. These surfaces can also serve as places to cook, sit, or gather with others. They provide shading and privacy into the structure depending on where it is occupied. The design developed from my original techtonic from the previous semester into the full scale phase. I