03 // Transcendence

Jurassic Camp House competition

Jury members: Aaron Neubert and Dan Brunn

Location: Paria Canyon Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, USA

With an idea of the conception of life in Jurassic Age experienced through the site’s ancient heritage, the concept took the form of an egg module having a subtle conversation with its surroundings by continuing the dynamic horizontality through its articulation, yet translating the conversation in its own language through its form.

It stands proudly with the warm, rich tone of laminated Douglas Fir and sleek metal sections. The prefabricated module, elevated on six pillars to accommodate itself in the undulating site, eliminates the concept of a wall to experience a feeling of the sheer force of the surroundings in a panoramic view.

The module can be disassembled and can host different functions in different locations, as required, like resting, sleeping, an administration working area, etc. with transparent solar panels capping it making the module energy-sufficient and accentuating the feel of the bare nature around.

Key words: Transcend, Invigorating, Intrepid, Lucid and Engulfing.

My contribution and scope of work:

- Conceptualization and Ideation of the form

- Configuration and organization of the pods

- Resolution of the assembly stages

- Individual 3D model of the pod and 2D drawings depicting the working and space planning of the interior spaces

Team member: Chirag Upadhyay & Kush Bansal

Egg form used with the site contours

Outer skin acting as a light diffuser

Pod performing as a self-sufficient system

Emerging from the context and Merging in the lines of the surrounding