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Vaughan Thayer btech
University projects
Sensory Farm
Prince Albert, Karoo
Year 3
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Materials: Low cost rammed earth constuction and sheet metal
Themes: Phenomenology, ecological restoration and material farming
Context
Site analysis
Design
Context
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Urban miner
Maboneg precinct, Johannesburg
Year 4
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Materials: Steel framed constuction, brick veneers and sheet metal
Themes: Idustrialization, Urban restoration and spatial farming
Mining for space in a city
Structural studies
Construction drawings
Mining for space in a city
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Accustic lyrical mechanism
Pretoria Central, Pretoria
Year 4
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Materials: Future systems / smart materials
Themes: Information can be transformed into sound and further into a visual experience
Sound visualised as connections
Standing wave form generator
Rendered section
Sound visualised as connections
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Heritage Architecture
Pretoria Central, Pretoria
Year 4
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Materials: Corten Steel layered constuction, brick infill
Themes: Erosion of historical layers through the influx of usage
City as a mountain
City as a canyon
Design development
City as a mountain
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