marc-andre
RAPP
design portfolio
PLASTIC SPECTACLE
HDPE Plastic; Mixed Media • UBC • 2020
Every year, Canadians throw away over three million tonnes of plastic. This design aims to celebrate the innovations that are possible by repurposing existing plastics in to a habitable space. The eventual Broadway-City Hall transit hub will act as a site of spectacle, both within the station and on the plaza enticing people to view the station not only as a transition space, but also a destination that can be enjoyed. Serendipitious views offer spectators the opportunity to experience different parts of the station while being in another.
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plastic
transverse section
experiential detail
process work
plan - ground level
axonometric - plaza plan - mezzanine level
plan - second mezzanine level
longitudinal section
sketches
axonometric - interior seating
oblique
AMPHIBI-INN
Graphite and Mixed Media on Paper and Mylar • UBC • 2020
This project is inspired by the landscapes, experiences, and relationships found in the Miyazaki movie: Ponyo. The story of Ponyo delves into the relationships between land and water by following the lives of Sosuke, a human boy, and Ponyo, a magical goldfish.Complementing the scenes of the film is the musical accompaniment composed by Joe Hisaishi. The prompt given to Hisaishi on which the music is based was “the setting is a place where the sea and the land meet.” The concept for this inn aims to work with tides in order to bridge the earth and water realms. Guests to the inn get to experience the duality that exists between these worlds: the hardscape and softscape, rigidity and fluidity, and stability and instability.
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concept conceptual model
site (@ low tide)
plan (@ high tide)
section (@ high tide)
perspective (sleeping pod)
perspective (changing stall)
perspective from fish (changing stall)
MACHINA
Mixed Media • UBC • 2021
East of Howe Sound, Britannia Beach is located 15mins south of Squamish, BC along the Sea-to-Sky highway, the major arterial that connects Vancouver and Whistler. The current town is divided into Lower and Upper Britannia, linked by Cooper Drive and separated by Britannia Creek. Britannia Beach was once a company town with its primary industry being mining. The mine has since been converted into a museum and stands prominently at the entrance of the town. This speculative bath/spa, community, and hotel is inspired by the industrial history of Britannia Beach. Although Lower Britannia will be redeveloped into an affluent community, this building acts autonomously and rejects some aspects of current thinking around building forms in the redevelopment.
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construction detail
section - baths
approaching Machina
water circulation diagram
construction detail
construction detail
soaking in a hot bath