2013 MONTHLY VIGNETTE COMPETITIONS

Winning Entries

2013 MONTHLY VIGNETTE COMPETITIONS

1 idea, 1 vignette, 1 winner
In response to a different concept, each month applicants were challenged to distill their ideas down to
a single vignette. While entries were limited to a single vignette, these vignettes could be expressed
through any medium: architectural design, photography, sculpture, etc.
Winning Entries
February Sensory Impact: Architectural Expression for the Visually Impaired ................................ 2
March After the Age of Cars: A Re-Habilitated Highway System..................................................... 5
April Architecture as Inhabited Sculpture ......................................................................................... 8
August Loss: Design and Sorrow ................................................................................................... 10
September Between Science and Art: Space for Creative Collaboration ...................................... 12
October The Tattoo House: Spiritual Center for Creation of Body Art ........................................TBD
November Voting Booth .............................................................................................................TBD
December Autobiography: The Architecture of your own Narrative ............................................TBD

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Sensory Impact: Architectural Expression for the Visually Impaired

February

Hren Mia-Martina
winning entry
Mia-Martina was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia and raised in Metkovic, Croatia where she grew up hiking in
the Delta Neretva and playing in the Adriatic Sea. Interested in architecture, drawing and design, in 2009

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she enrolled in the School of Architecture in Sarajevo. During the first three years of college, she received
recognition for several of her projects.
With developing countries now a fundamental part of the global economy, the world has never been so
competitive. The skills one needs to survive and thrive in this environment are thus very highly valued however, these are not skills one can simply buy. A degree in architecture is about refining your mind
more than anything else. One must learn the iterative process, how to draw technically, and the
engineering know-how to support your designs. In 2012, Mia-Martina arrived in Zagreb, where she is
preparing for her final exam to enter graduate school for architecture. With a Masters in Architecture, MiaMartina hopes to have a positive impact by creating distinct and transformative spaces that increase
livability and work towards environmental, economic, and social sustainability.

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WHITE BUILDING

BLACK BUILDING

tactile strips

bench

interior
(explore beautiful tastes,sounds and aromas)

tactile
strips
smell of city

scent of nature

obstacles
(walls,tree,benchs)

touch of natural
materials

noise of city

sounds of nature

good taste

total darkness

blinding glasses

tree
bench
main entrance

bench

tree
natural exterior
(trees,grass,water,wind,heat of the sun,rain drops)

How do we customize the architecture of cities, parks, buildings and rooms for the visually impaired? How do we
provide a safer environment? And most importantly, how do we understand their perception of space? The main
issue for all of these questions is that we do not understand, we do not 'see' the world with their senses.
I propose a conceptual building that stimulates for the sighted, the way of life for the visually impaired.
The building is divided into the 'Black Building' and the 'White Building '. The interior of the first is
conceived as a space in which a person is submerged into total darkness. Without any light, the sighted are met
with obstacles and a disorienting cacophony of noises that would be experienced on the street,
in the city
park, and in the home.
In the second space, blinding glasses obscure vision.
However, the interior purposefully stimulates taste,
hearing, touch and smell in order to orient the visitor
and guide them through the spaces. They are provided the
chance to experience architectural meaning through their
non-visual senses.

After the Age of Cars: A Re-Habilitated Highway System

March

Glos Associates Inc. | Aaron Ashley, Chantal Bechard, Valerie Wright and Joel Zincone
winning entry
Glos Associates Inc.
Glos Associates Inc. is a multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering practice based in Windsor,
Ontario, Canada. The Glos team has recently launched a creative design initiative to encourage our team
members to meet, discuss and collaborate to address broader issues in sustainability, community
resilience and social architecture. We strive to respond to the needs of our community and to provide the
most reliable architectural service in the region. Follow us on Twitter! @GlosAssociates.
www.glosassociates.com
Aaron Ashley
A graduate from St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology in Windsor, Ontario, Aaron has worked
as a project manager and team lead at Glos Associates Inc. for the past ten years. Interested in urban
development and sustainability, Aaron received his LEED AP designation in 2010 and has since
integrated these strategies throughout his architectural work. Aaron is tech savvy, and very
knowledgeable in building science, allowing him to pioneer the use of Building Information Modeling
software at the firm since 2003.

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Chantal Bechard
A graduate from both St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario and Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute in
Ottawa, Ontario, Chantal is an architectural technologist by day and a pastry chef by night. By
professionally bridging these two fields Chantal has tapped into her aptitude for hands-on creation and
detailing, whether the project is a wedding cake or a new school building.
Valerie Wright
Valerie is a graduate from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture and has studied and
practiced architecture throughout Ontario, Canada and in Rome, Italy. Passionate about sustainability,
Valerie has received multiple awards and research grants for her studies in Sustainable Design and
Community Resilience. Her love of bringing ideas from conception to realization extends from
architectural design into fine arts, graphic design, pottery and culinary arts. New to the team at Glos
Associates Inc., Valerie's work focuses on design communications, visual presentations and marketing
material.
Joel Zincone
Joel received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Master of Architecture from Lawrence
Technological University in Southfield, Michigan. His inclination towards a theoretical, yet hands-on
approach allows him the freedom to explore concepts through research and application, specifically
looking to new uses for existing materials. On a larger scale, he believes that the built environment has
the ability to positively affect the social, physical, and physiological well-being of society at large. His
experiences throughout Western Europe have greatly influenced his appreciation for the urban
environment where emphasis is placed on the quality of the public realm, both physically and socioculturally. Joel is currently an Intern Architect at Glos Associates where he is involved in all aspects of
design and production.

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Architecture as Inhabited Sculpture

April

Jason Khoo
winning entry
In 2012, Jason graduated from Singapore Polytechnic in Interior Design. With an eye for spatial quality
and great interest in architecture, he intends to pursue a degree and practice in architecture.

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Loss: Design and Sorrow

August

John Wheeler
winning entry
John is an architecture student with aspirations of running a successful design firm. With a brand new
baby boy Jaxson, he and mother Jessica couldn't be more happy.
With a Lego collection to end all collections, creating mazes and homes alike on graph paper, and
drafting classes in high school, John has been interested in design since childhood. He now studies
published designs, which inspire him to strive in his career. This entry is the newest addition to his
growing portfolio that can be found at amdesignfactory.com. John now looks forward to designing his
parents' retirement home in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Loss
and Sorrow
need a place to
be felt, dealt
with, and left
behind. This
design is a
blank canvas,
allowing for
each grieving
process to be
unique,
special, and
effective.

Between Science and Art: Space for Creative Collaboration

September

Hyeyong Wang
winning entry
Hyeyong graduated from Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. He is currently continuing his
education at the Pratt Institute for his Masters of Architecture. He has always been curious about various
social and natural phenomena. With these varied interests, he has been conducting a design experiment
that analyzes the elements of natural phenomena and human culture, and applies it to architecture.
Through collaboration across different fields, like technology and art, he seeks to create designs that are
unique and integrative, yet accessible to everyone.

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Architectural Intervention,
Boundary Between Art and Technology
Nowadays, we are all connected each other somehow...... When it comes to thinking about Cultural life, we
cannot simply ignore the relationship between technology and art. The goal of this architecture is to encourage the dialogue between technology and the arts with a core theme of communication, thereby building
an affluent society for the future. Through such dialogue, it also aims to become a network that links artists,
scientists, community members, as well as a center for information exchange. The key point of this architecture is responding and hamonizing surrounding, diverse people. In order to do it, This architecture is a part
of the park and it also acts as certain program at somewhere.
Ultimately, this is a kind of exploration for further possibilities of communication.

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