Glass House Analysis
2021

This design exercise considers Lina Bo Bardi’s Glass House in São Paulo, a canonically modernist building, and reimagines how the design might evolve if built with mass timber.





Construction Detail Comparison







Due to the impressive spanning capabilities of cross-laminated timber, the final iteration considers arching the roof.

Section Perspective 1

Section Perspective 2

Fantastical Landscape

Bedroom with Arched Ceiling
This project follows Mass Timber Structural Research.
Thank you to my beautiful collaborator, Valentina Mancera.
Thank you to my beautiful collaborator, Valentina Mancera.