Architecture Topic Studio at Woodbury University, Prof. Heather Peterson
an outdoor kitchen in Oaxaca inspired by wooden joinery techniques translated into stone and steel.
The two main considerations of the design are
1. How do the materials and spaces age with use? (Especially kitchen surfaces)
2. Fabrication: How is the stone cut, how are the stone and steel joined?
1. How do the materials and spaces age with use? (Especially kitchen surfaces)
2. Fabrication: How is the stone cut, how are the stone and steel joined?
The structure is situated in an agave grove, with an outdoor kitchen and small mezcal production space. Traditional forms of cooking were studied and carved a home into the bedrock. Every space was carved into the bedrock of the site, narrowly confined by the tools available to cut stone, i.e. quarrying equipment. The radii of the saw blades are shown with every cut, creating moments unique to the site.
The floor cut into the earth is mirrored by the cuts up into the roof slabs. These voids are positioned to serve as spot lighting or tools like a stone oven hood to funnel smoke.
The floor cut into the earth is mirrored by the cuts up into the roof slabs. These voids are positioned to serve as spot lighting or tools like a stone oven hood to funnel smoke.
Images shown are experiential scenes in day to day use, and diagrams of fabrication.
