Craft Driven Architecture : Final Poster

Craft driven Architecture : The York Region School for Ceramics

Ceramics School Development

Looking at ways to more intentionally integrate the ceramics process into the building. One of the obvious ways moving forward is to engage the ground in a more meaningful way, but also highlighting key parts of the ceramics process. I am focussing particularly on the firing process which is such a critical element with its production. Beginning to imagine the central atrium as a "kiln" for the building which could glow at night revealing the process within. As well as actually venting the kilns through the atrium space so the excess heat can be seen from the exterior. Sketching out ideas so far. 

Traditional kiln sketches

 Re-envisioning the plan

Manifest Building : Craft