CHRISTOPHER NOLAN SMITH
HOLLOW HAVEN
Collaborators: Claire Adams, Paulina Lopez
Hollow Haven is an exploration of organic form using Rhino 8 as a primary design tool. The project focused on digital sculpting techniques to create fluid, naturalistic geometries while maintaining structural coherence. Key challenges included refining complex surfaces, achieving a balance between digital precision and organic expression, and ensuring the design felt both intentional and natural. This study pushed the limits of 3D modeling, emphasizing materiality and spatial experience in an architecturally immersive way.
TADARIDA
Collaborators: Eli Sosa Jimenez
Tadarida is a bat habitat and viewing platform designed to overlook a strip mine, integrating environmental sustainability with human observation. The structure features an innovative system where bat guano is collected and repurposed to enrich the surrounding ecosystem, enhancing soil quality and promoting biodiversity. A key element of the design is a vertical elevator that ascends through the bat enclosure, providing visitors with a unique experience while connecting office spaces above. This blend of functional design and ecological stewardship offers a new perspective on how architecture can coexist with and contribute to the natural environment.