London Dance Factory

My terminal studio at the University of Oregon explored the integration of performance and production in post-industrial city life. The project brief called for a multi-stage theater with in-house production and public elements connected to the adjacent public square. The site is in Dalston, Hackney and retrofits an existing factory building.

My architectural response to the program and context was to develop a community beacon that serves the makers of dance: performers, choreographers, technical crew, set fabricators, costume designers, and managers. The building steps up from a porous elevation facing the square to a modest tower that supports urban infill while relating to the fundamentally human scale of the context.

This project was completed at the University of Oregon with Professor Howard Davis.