Shelter in the Collapse

Using the form of a Czech Hedgehog, an anti-vehicle defense structure most famously known from D-Day pictures, this ten-foot tall wood structure towers over viewers in an aggressive presence of the space. The most prominent beam, made from 112 traditional glass windows, houses a wooden fire pike centered in the middle of the window box. The fire pike is a copy of a London Air Raid Wardens, representing a tool of life-saving. A heroic symbol to survivors of bombings. The architectural oak beams come from a 100-year-old barn outside of Richmond, making them historically similar to what would've been the structure to some London houses. The joining of the three diagonal beams represents a collapsed structure which creates a form of defense and shelter.

Glass Windows, Fire Pike, Oak Architectural Beams, and Steel // 2021