Monthly Archives: July 2011

Day Four

Posted on July 22, 2011 by riaz

The wooden skeleton was complete. It seemed pretty solid in terms of structure and at the same time was light enough that three of us moved it easily and placed it under  the tree. The next step was stretching the … Continue reading →

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Day Three

Posted on July 21, 2011 by riaz

We started with securing the roof of the “home”. We also thought of different ways of installing the tubes inside the structure and decided on using ropes for suspending the tubes from the structure and then securing it  further by … Continue reading →

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Day 2 – borders, walls, fences, guardrails

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Anne Bertrand

Tiles installed on the Des Seigneurs bridge, at St-Gabriel locks. Happy with the way they look, and satisfied by the positive response of Parks Canada staff, boaters, cyclists, I decide to leave the tiles in place. Not sure if they … Continue reading →

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Day two

Posted on July 20, 2011 by riaz

The project has evolved a lot since we started talking about it a month ago. We started building basic skeleton of the “home”.  The property icons (the house and the hotel) from the board game of Monopoly are our reference. … Continue reading →

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Day 1 – borders, walls, fences, guardrails

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Anne Bertrand

My first urban occupation is in Parc Côte St-Paul – outdoors but still contained within the walls of its boundaries – I choose to install a few tiles along the border at the NE entrance of the square. As I’m … Continue reading →

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Gordon Matta-Clark/Anarchitecture

Posted on July 18, 2011 by raymandrake

Gordon Matta-Clarke – Conical Intersect (1975) Gordon Matta-Clark Days End Gordon Matta-Clark- ‘Splitting’ 1974 Gordon Matta-Clark, Circus or The Caribbean Orange, 1978. Gordon Matta-Clark didn’t just chainsaw holes into buildings, radically transforming the experience of their spaces. He also split … Continue reading →

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Hotel Monopoly

Posted on July 16, 2011 by raymandrake

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kennyysun/5799021890/

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A home with views

Posted on July 16, 2011 by riaz

We have started working at the site this week. Yesterday, during a group discussion, we came up with an interesting and exciting idea about a light-weight house which can be covered in fabric and have cardboard tubes installed inside that … Continue reading →

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Paper Bridge

Posted on July 16, 2011 by riaz

Japanese architect Shigeru Banuses uses light-weight, recycled and environment-friendly materials to build stuctures.  His cardboard-tube bridge (strong enough to carry 20 people at once) is made from 281 cardboard tubes, each 11.5 centimeters across and 11.9 millimeters thick. “The steps … Continue reading →

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More building material for the installation

Posted on July 7, 2011 by riaz

Yesterday, Shauna and I went over to Harvey’s. He generously gave us materials  for the project. Though it was raining, I enjoyed working outside.

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