Tile work

Within the public space model
a neat vignette was crafted
--Kashmir Lime Granite Tile.

The Cuts

The Assembly

The Product

New Laser Cutter Technique

The woodshop was closed.
The Model was due.
I had a laser cutter tool.
So the gears started to turn.

--A new technique for the laser cutter--
Problem: Cutting a depression into a board 1/4" deep.
Issue: Make it look like grass.
Solution: I started by cutting fins which I would remove with a chisel. This left thin long strips through the square depression. This was not acceptable.

So I made a grid .005" x .005" which spanned the entire square depression. After one hour of cutting, a fantastic dot matrix was revealed. I then simply rubbed the end of a vacuum against the 'dots' and it removed the entire depression. I once again repeated the cut but removed the edge leaving a 1/8" square. The product was grass-like and wonderful to look at and think about.

The Grid

The Dots

Removal

The Grass Depression

The Start of a Busy Busy Month

Once more production [Month] has arrived. 
I have been working continuously to craft a lovely and intricate design.

--Imagine now experiencing a 'pocket watch' architecture--

The Public Space model 

Waffle Slab Fan Vault 

has now been cut, 

shaped &

formed.

Waffle Fan Slab Vault

A588 Corten Spandrel

The most Art Deco Waffleslab Designed

One Unit

Holes for Sheer Tower and Sheer Wall

Plethora of Pieces

A modern 1920's

A 1920's get-together.

A few folks felt compelled to 

share their desires.

A Wish

An Idea

An Action

House Design

A little design for my home.
A rather 'Traditional Japanese Feudal Residence' revamped.

Macarism:
Share with me your love of one,
For I will find beauty in bliss and
joy.
I am lighthearted.

aWordPoembyJeremiahJohnson

investigation in iconic insects

A Sudden Highrise Design Informative

Passing before a
copious and tidy tower
draws audiences before the door.

Expressing design is
but a mere play on abstracting real-life.
Sketches stand before the door of creation.

Our tower is coming along nicely. 
Time to finish designing the waffle ceiling and move onto larger clients: the boards. 
Public Space model in progress. 

Plumbing System by Joseph Conway

Air Circulation by Joseph Conway

Geo-Thermal System by Joseph Conway

273 Year Tower

Concepts

Waffle Ceiling

My Sudden Obsession with Delicate Foods and Leather Shoes

How obtuse is photography of Food and Shoes?

Help

Three for a Dime

Puppy Tree

Patten Leather Shoes

Finally Final--Concrete cast and placement

Finally 

the grueling process 

of final casting concrete comes 

to a final complete halt. 

In finality, 

the cast became something powerful, 

tectonically spirited 

& finally experiential. 

"As light passes over the reptile-like surface, 
the texture of fabric is brought forth."

The Cast

The Reveal

The Casket

The Skin

What applications can be found through this research?
The use of concrete in forms have changed minimally over the past 100 years
so why not try something new, more efficient, more effective and more exciting?
The fabric form has a plethora of possibilities and applications including:
-modular systems
-foundations
-seating
-park facilities
-tables
-basketball courts
-sculptures

This obtuse way of casting concrete has found great favor with me.
My mind is swimming with alluring notions for future casts. 

Few Last Notes:
Mark West
University of Manitoba Architecture Professor
Previos Jobs: 
"University of Kentucky, Carleton University, The Collage of the Atlantic, and as a visiting professor at The University of Texas at Austin."
Current Research:
"The invention of fabric molds to produce light-weight, high efficiency, reinforced concrete beams.
The design and production of light-weight, pre-cast, compression vault and shell panels cast from flexible fabric molds.
Light-weight fabric molds that reduce the materials consumed in concrete formwork construction."

Thank you Mark for you revolutionary architectural idea.