eco|spatial innovations
attuned to forces of nature,
with compassion as the fundamental force,
endlessly pursuing the craft of sustainable beautification.
architectural design
off-grid/renewable energy systems
disaster resilience/recovery programming
building science and energy modelling
fabrication
ecologically informed, enamored by built and natural environments.
recent works:
devour.
planter design, landscape architecture, complex formwork exploration
2023
木鼻 - kibana.
craft exploration of thresholds in japanese architecture
2023
watershed.
off-grid community centre, elevated above flood plain/estuary, mechanical system free
j.starnino & j. ginter-agreda - 2023
the growing house.
modular off-grid remote community housing
2022
fly away home.
parametric designed, 6-axis cnc’d, hand assembled oak pavilion
j.starnino, t.solu, p.sovrani, a.clau - 2022
ecospatial centre.
education, legacy, recovery.
25k sqft. gallery/studio/archive. myrdalssandur, iceland. 2022.
vessels.
red oak, silica, epoxy.
an exploration of tooling and material interfaces, emulating the connection between dwelling and earth. 2022.
fraser river floating home.
constrained live/work.
1100sqft live/work unit on pre-fabricated concrete block in the fraser river delta floating home community. 2022.
skin.
timber, burlap, forest.
reimagining the forest floor as a skin, capable of replacing both cladding and mass, even about complex forms. 2021.
VSC.
topographical, recessed, didactic.
education centre, library, social hub.
topographical models.
white oak, recycled aggregate 3d printer filament. 2022.
grand forks flood recovery program.
federally funded relocation and retrofit program, enabling resilience through disaster resistant re-design. 2021.
hsv solar portfolio.
11+ communities
32+ murbs.
860kW+
highstreet carrington view.
betterbuildingsBC 2018 winner. 280-home, net-zero ready, cost-accessible multifamily community. 2018.
