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LEXI WHITE Aspiring Designer and Fabricator

LEXI WHITE

architecture

COLocated near the Grand Center Metro Station, the housing proposal suggests a more communal living attitude than its surrounding context. The commu-nity centers itself around an articulated passage corridor linking the residents to one another. The volumes peel out from this corridor and develop section-ally in the same attitude.

mmunityntinuity

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site plan + sections

residential towers

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Kuvio Chair Lexi WhiteHelsinki 2014

LEXI WHITE

intersectionsLocated in Helsinki, Finland ‘Intersec-tions’ is a project designed for Artek/Vitra to act as a showroom. Located between two museums the building sits at the junction between old and new design methods and style. The simple copper wrapper envelops the building to distinguish itself between the two while the volume and apertures take cues from local context.

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Intersection IntersectionAVEC | Artek-Vitra Education Center and Showroom

Volumetric Program Study

Literal Connection of Context

Movement Across Site and Gathering Space Potential

Site

Site | Program | Context

North Main Entry on UllanlinnankatuPerspectiveAssembly

Concrete Slabs and Shear Walls

Stair

Interior Wrapping

Column and Beam Grid

Fenestration

Hung Aluminum Frame

Copper Paneling Wrap

Metal Roof

Site Plan | 1:200

Reflective Light Atrium

Section A

Section B

Laminated Veneer Chair

architecture

LEXI WHITE RESUME

M2X3

fabrication

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Based on traditional post and beam timber framing M2X3 seeks to push the system by combining modern wood engineering techniques of glu-lam and capitalising on wood’s natural bending qualities. The system has an extremely wide range of flexibility in terms of street interaction and environmental perfor-mance. The work was completed and researched as part of ‘Urban Timber’ a gallery show hosted at the BSA in sum-mer of 2014. Partners involved include Christopher Taurasi and Jeffrey Lee.

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proposal

LEXI WHITE

surface sukkahSukkot is a Jewish festival celebrating the harvest, and structures typically use organic materials. Inspired by St. Louis’ long tradition of brick building ‘Sur-face Sukkah’ emerges form the earth enveloping the visitor with fibrous burlap reinforcement holding sprayed terracot-ta as an enclosure. As the weeklong festival passes the clay pattern fades and re-enters the earth from whence it came.

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fabrication

weathering

LEXI WHITE

Sukkot is a Jewish festival celebrating the harvest, and structures typically use organic materials. Inspired by St. Louis’ long tradition of brick building ‘Sur-face Sukkah’ emerges form the earth enveloping the visitor with fibrous burlap reinforcement holding sprayed terracot-ta as an enclosure. As the weeklong festival passes the clay pattern fades and re-enters the earth from whence it came. Partners involved include Chris-topher Taurasi and Jeffrey Lee.

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fabrication

surface sukkah

LEXI WHITE

Visual performace gives architecture intrigue and depths of perception. In studying optical layering of particular materials and their abilty to distort perceived computational design meth-ods can give rise to highly stimulated products. The ‘Optical Hood’ examines the abilty of intersecting, overlapping, and patterning acrylic using body as ‘site’. The thin fins re-contour the head modifying the volume to arrive at a solution.

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digi-fab

optical hood

iterative process panel tab/slot assembly

visual fin clarity