THE SHOP
From Architecture at Zero: “The Architecture at Zero 2023 competition challenge is to design a teaching and innovation farm lab, connecting the history of California’s first Black town, to its present aspiration to become a destination for sustainable agriculture.”
TYPE : Residential, Cultural, Higher Education
STATUS : Student work, competition entry, completed 2023
DESIGN TEAM : Hollie Sikes and Shakori Carpenter, under the direction of Kevin Stevens
LOCATION : Allensworth, California
House That Can Live In The Wild
The Wild House began with a list of questions. What does it mean to go? What do we sacrifice in pursuit of escape, and what, in contemporary society, does an individual need to escape from? What do we gain when we abandon convention? This was the lens used to explore personal relationships -- with the self, with others and with the surrounding world -- and formed a base on which to blend them. The result is a house that does its best to bridge gaps.
TYPE : Residential
STATUS : Student work, completed 2022
DESIGN TEAM : Hollie Sikes under the direction of Hansjörg Göritz