deformscape
all images courtesy of faulders studio

deformscape designed by faulders studio is an outdoor extension to a private dwelling
in san francisco. situated within a tightly packed urban neighborhood, this limited space
sculpture garden includes a large tree, and uses this sole arboreal presence to establish
a gravitational pattern of grooves that are focused towards the tree's centroid.
this asserts the valued presence of the carbon-absorbing tree and its green canopy overhead,
while still allowing for a maximum of usable surface area below which is free of other vegetation.
to generate the resulting pattern, a 3-dimensional bulge is formed around the tree,
and its distorted wire-grid is projected onto a 2-dimensional surface. taking into account
appearance effects created by perspective views from the inside, the resulting planar surface
appears to be sinking around the tree.


a gravitational pattern of grooves on the planar surfaces makes the ground appear as if it is sinking in around the tree


upclose


aerial view






a computer rendering of the gravitational pattern


renderings of the 'sinking' effect the gravitational lines creates


renderings of the 'sinking' effect the gravitational lines creates


the extension of the gravitational pattern in relation to the dwelling