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MORRISON ON THE PARK

Ben had different roles throughout this project. First, while at SHAPE
Architecture, as project architect from initial concept design through to
building permit submission and IFT. Next, while at Creo Developments, as a
development manager, from tendering, throughout construction and final
occupancy.



Architect: SHAPE Architecture

Type: Stacked Townhomes, 4 Stories

Size: 1.25 FSR Net, 1.69 FSR Gross, 63 Homes

Status: Completed

Years: 2018 - 2024




NET ZERO TOWNHOMES

Ben was project architect while at SHAPE Architecture from concept design to
development permit submission.



Architect: SHAPE Architecture

Type: Townhomes, Multi-Family Residential

Size: 1.6 FSR, 9 Homes

Status: Unkown

Year: 2017 - 2019






WEST KING EDWARD

Ben was project architect while at SHAPE Architecture from the end of rezoning,
through development permit, building permit, tendering and through one year of
construction.



Architect: SHAPE Architecture

Type: Mid-rise, Multi-Family Residential

Size: 1.48 FSR, 27,910 sf, 36 Homes

Status: Completed

Years involved: 2017 - 2020




MINDFUL ARCHITECTURE

UBC SALA Master of Architecture Thesis Project

2016

The full thesis book can be viewed HERE



in the fast pace and over-stimulation of our digital age, it has become
increasingly difficult to focus on meaningful and pertinent information. as we
live life through a screen and more isolated from our peers and ourselves,
disastrous effects on our physical and mental health emerge. modernity has
caused a shift away from the fundamentals of human experience, where the body
has been neglected in favour of sensory, digital and tectonic flatness. much of
contemporary architecture has reflected this zeitgeist. thus, human connection
and self awareness become increasingly important for maintaining inter-personal
well being and psychological balance, where community is grounded in meaningful
experiences within the public and private domains.

Mindful architecture is a method and practice of architectural discovery. it
seeks to reverse this trend and redirect our focus back to the duality of the
mind and body by focusing on the tactile and visceral qualities of the physical
world. architecture can contribute to well being as a form of therapy by evoking
contemplative states and heightened internal and external awareness through
mindfulness.

Both Western and eastern ideas about the body and representations in
contemporary art, give us a broad understanding of how we perceive, relate and
understand the human body. this project seeks to examine how architecture, when
viewed as a human body, can become a network of meaningful experiences,
interconnected and complementary to a larger whole. When subjectively
experienced, mindful architecture , can help us better understand our place
within the universal spectrum and our relationship to the city, our community
and, most importantly, to ourselves.





CHARLESON ARTS CENTRE

UBC SALA Studio Project

Theatre, Gallery + Artist Studios

2014 Charleston Park, Vancouver BC




PHOTOGRAPHY




COLLAGE

Wondering Wandering
Mental Pollution
The Self Awareness of the Ego
Singular Parallel
No Worries, No Fears
Untitled
Unimagined talent
Sense of Place
Conscious Threshold
Illusion
Body Heat Sensation
Influence of Breath
Controlled Celebration
Beneath the Known Surface
Qi
Feeling at Ease?
From Stonehenge to Cenotaph


THEORY TO CRAFT: SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

UBC SALA Studio Project

with Jason Heinrich

2015 Vancouver, BC 



ARCHITECTURAL PEDAGOGY INCREASINGLY DIVERSIFIES INTO MULTIPLE SCALES OF
CROSS-DISCIPLINARY THEORY, DESIGN, MAKING, AND EXPERIMENTING. THE SCHOOL BECOMES
AN UNPRECIOUS AND FLEXIBLE PLATFORM FOR COLLABORATION FROM THEORY TO CRAFT AND
FROM IDEAS TO MATERIALITY. THIS BECOMES EXPRESSED THROUGH MEANDERING
INTERCONNECTED SPACES BETWEEN WORKSHOPS/STUDIOS AND FORMAL LEARNING/EXHIBITION.
THIS COMPLEX PROMENADE ALLOWS FOR INFORMAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS,
FACULTY, AND THE PUBLIC WHILE VISUALLY AND AUDIBLY CONNECTING PROGRAMS DISPERSED
ACROSS THE LINEAR SITE.



JUST AS SALA INFORMS AND IS INFORMED BY THE URBAN PRESENT, THE PUBLIC ARE
INVITED UP THROUGH THE BUILDING TO VIEW FORMAL EXHIBITIONS AND THE PROCESS OF
DESIGN. THE FORM AND PROGRAM RESPOND TO THE DUALISTIC SITE OF FOREST AND PLAZA
AND MULTIPLE SCALES OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CONDITIONS.




KITSILANO ARENA REDEVELOPMENT

BCIT Architectural Science Undergraduate Thesis

2011 Vancouver, BC

 




LUIS BARRAGAN LANEWAY HOUSE

2010

A Vancouver Laneway house design guided by the principles of the Luis Barragan
house in Mexico City.




CENTRAL [SPINE] PARK

UBC SALA Studio Project

Repurposing rather than demolishing the Georgia + Dunsmuir viaducts

2013 Vancouver BC




POROCITY

UBC SALA Studio Project

An adventure into a megastructure. Envisioning Vancouver’s entertainment hub.

with Daniel Nguyen and Kelsy Whitten

2014 Vancouver BC




RECLAIMED RUSTIC KITCHEN

Repurposing 400 year old Douglas Fir which was reclaimed from a  warehouse in
East Vancouver.

Design / Build with Bigwood Cabinets

2012 Metchosin BC




KEATS ISLAND CABIN

Architect: Jim heinmiller

Model Study

2009 Keats Island BC

 







METCHOSIN GARAGE

1000 sf Garage + Workshop with Storage Loft

Design / Build with Bigwood Cabinets

2014/15 Metchosin BC    

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Morrison on the Park
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Net Zero Townhomes
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West King Edward
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Mindful Architecture
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Writing + Research
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Charleson Arts Centre
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Photography
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Collage
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The New SALA building
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Kitsilano Arena Redevelopment
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Luis Barragan Laneway House
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central [spine] park
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Porocity
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Reclaimed Rustic Kitchen
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Keats Island Cabin
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Metchosin Garage