2009 BRUCE GOFF CREATIVE CHAIR

Tiny Shelters Charrette

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Traditional hut.

Modern hut by architect Wes Jones.

From Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus.

SHELTER

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

• A place providing food and accommodations for the homeless.

• An animal sanctuary.

• A shielded or safe condition; protection: he hung back in the shelter of a rock.



In April 2009 David Baker was invited as the Bruce Goff Chair of Creative Architecture to the University of Oklahoma Architecture School to lecture and teach a short charrette ("workshop" in architect lingo). Nine students participate in an intense two-day class with the theme "Tiny Shelters." Students prepared individual concepts, then formed teams of three to develop more detailed designs, including Barbie Doll-scale prototypes.
Click at the right to watch David Baker's short video about the Tiny Shelters Charrette.

 

 

 

Team 1: Camila Herrera, Collin Fect, Cory Miller. Shelter: Tsuit.

Tiny Shelter Charrette from Db+P, Architects on Vimeo.

Criteria for the design were that it fit easily, without disassembly, through a standard door and that it would be inhabitable by a single person. The intent was to explore shelter disassociated from typical pragmatic concerns (bathrooms, leaking, durability) to allow more freedom conceptually.

The students were talented and hard-working and generated and developed very interesting designs. Fueled by idealism, youthful energy, and barbeque they accomplished a huge amount in a very short time.

Team 2: John Postic, Julie Noblet, Mike Ruark. Shelter: Urban Cocoon.

Team 3: Mai Kawabe, Nick Safley, Skylar Fike. Shelter: Smart Shelter

Graphic concept by student Camila Herrera.


PDF IconTiny Shelters Charrette Syllabus

Graphic concept by student Colin Flect.

Graphic concept by student Nick Safley.
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