I draw objects in the same way as Carl Linnaeus classified plants. I collect all kinds of structures, identify their characteristics and translate them into drawings. For me, these structures are like creatures, all living in an architectural biotope. I study and order them in a taxonomy called Non-Functional Structures. This biotope is not like "the real world" though. I enjoy obscuring what the structures are, creating species such as ambiguous, playful and subversive structures. My goal, as such, is to render architecture useless, in order to open it for alternative and speculative interpretations. The question that intruigues me is: What is the potential and value of architecture, when it is no longer functional?
The taxonomy currently consists of around 150 structures, below you find a selection.
Class 4:
Deconstructed Structures
Family 4.2:
Replicating Structures
Conditions:
Layered, Deconstructed
Species:
4.2.1
Class 4:
Deconstructed Structures
Family 4.2:
Replicating Structures
Conditions:
Layered, Deconstructed
Species:
4.2.2
Class 4:
Deconstructed Structures
Family 4.2:
Replicating Structures
Conditions:
Layered, Deconstructed
Species:
4.2.3
Class 1:
Muted Structures
Family 1.1:
Reflective Structures
Conditions:
Simplification, Transparency
Species:
1.1.1
Class 1:
Muted Structures
Family 1.1:
Reflective Structures
Conditions:
Simplification, Transparency
Species:
1.1.2
Class 1:
Muted Structures
Family 1.1:
Reflective Structures
Conditions:
Simplification, Transparency
Species:
1.1.3
Class 1:
Muted Structures
Family 1.2:
Escavated Structures
Conditions:
Simplification, Transparency
Species:
1.2.1
Class 1:
Muted Structures
Family 1.2:
Escavated Structures
Conditions:
Simplification, Transparency
Species:
1.2.2
Class 1:
Muted Structures
Family 1.2:
Escavated Structures
Conditions:
Simplification, Transparency
Species:
1.2.3
Class 2:
Sprawling Structures
Family 2.1:
Layered Structures
Conditions:
Layered
Species:
2.1.1
Class 2:
Sprawling Structures
Family 2.1:
Layered Structures
Conditions:
Layered
Species:
2.1.2
Class 2:
Sprawling Structures
Family 2.1:
Layered Structures
Conditions:
Layered
Species:
2.1.3
Class 3:
Noble Structures
Family 3.1:
Noble Simplicity
Conditions:
Simplified
Species:
3.1.1
Class 4:
Deconstructed Structures
Family 4.1:
Sabotaged Structures
Conditions:
Deconstructed, Layered
Species:
4.1.1
Class 4:
Deconstructed Structures
Family 4.1:
Sabotaged Structures
Conditions:
Deconstructed, Layered
Species:
4.1.5
Class 4:
Deconstructed Structures
Family 4.1:
Sabotaged Structures
Conditions:
Deconstructed, Layered
Species:
4.1.3
Class 5:
Subversive Structures
Family 5.1:
Wrapped Structures
Conditions:
Wrapped, Hidden
Species:
5.1.1
Class 5:
Subversive Structures
Family 5.1:
Wrapped Structures
Conditions:
Wrapped, Hidden
Species:
5.1.2
Class 5:
Subversive Structures
Family 5.1:
Wrapped Structures
Conditions:
Wrapped, Hidden
Species:
5.1.3