To conceive, devise, and validate emerging development paradigms in the typological field of consolidating a high – rise urban fabric in recognizing the pressing nature of an increasingly outdated monofunctional urbanism and its necessity and potential for a an inclusive bioclimatic post-fossil 21st century rejuvenation by utilizing long-term thinking to ensure the evolution of a potentially synergistic natural and cultural glocal environment.

in the middle of the Pacificin the middle of the Pacific

AlchemistryAlchemistry

PRIMITIVA PHENOMENAPRIMITIVA PHENOMENA

PRIMITIVA-losophyPRIMITIVA-losophy

out thereout there

Kapolei Volcano DHHLer+ UH Westler consolidating leaving land around for supply farmingKapolei Volcano DHHLer+ UH Westler consolidating leaving land around for supply farming

unlike tropical brutalist brosunlike tropical brutalist bros

a walk in the (Kakaako) parka walk in the (Kakaako) park

coned where compellingconed where compelling

Ward Plaza(s)Ward Plaza(s)

an extention of the parkan extention of the park

slim and slender

being a beatle up hillbeing a beatle up hill

and a University Avenue Beacon downhilland a University Avenue Beacon downhill

creating a comfortably shaded farmers market feelcreating a comfortably shaded farmers market feel

into the communal lanai lobby with integrated chair lift public transportationinto the communal lanai lobby with integrated chair lift public transportation

the communal sky gardenthe communal sky garden

the round about streetthe round about street

in the green lung jungle core with the singing sound of birds and soothing (and evaporatively cooling water)in the green lung jungle core with the singing sound of birds and soothing (and evaporatively cooling water)

organic by natureorganic by nature

as solar protection for the inhabitating people ( and therefore kept up by themas solar protection for the inhabitating people ( and therefore kept up by them

cleaning the aircleaning the air

camouflaging the diverse inclusive human inhibitation ( folks are allowed and encouraged different additional screens behindcamouflaging the diverse inclusive human inhibitation ( folks are allowed and encouraged different additional screens behind

the Greenthe Green

green screen for privacygreen screen for privacy

with maximum guard rail safetey minimally visible the green screen dominatingwith maximum guard rail safetey minimally visible the green screen dominating

built in planter populatedbuilt in planter populated

the slicethe slice

of live work natureof live work nature

essentialist space management bathing belowessentialist space management bathing below

flexible variety within the slices of paradiseflexible variety within the slices of paradise

which (like nature) offers a multitude of varieties within one simple systemwhich (like nature) offers a multitude of varieties within one simple system

creating the slices of paradisecreating the slices of paradise

walking off the communnally cooked calorieswalking off the communnally cooked calories

anatomyanatomy

hard concrete bones softening with wood muskels infillhard concrete bones softening with wood muskels infill

strategically chosen limited material palletstrategically chosen limited material pallet

the bare (structural) bonesthe bare (structural) bones

master builder know how inspirationmaster builder know how inspiration

rooted in the tradition of the interpretative celebration of a contemporary tropical Hawaii style of liferooted in the tradition of the interpretative celebration of a contemporary tropical Hawaii style of life

reappreciation of the raw and refinedreappreciation of the raw and refined

as well a good systems analogy

the most living alive form according to Dr Yee s assessingthe most living alive form according to Dr Yee s assessing

the cylindrical the most dynamic formthe cylindrical the most dynamic form

the hollow tube the most structurally integerthe hollow tube the most structurally integer

the cylindrical the coolest (literally) formthe cylindrical the coolest (literally) form

and the circular the most social geometryand the circular the most social geometry

ever since and still today related shade and shelter of nature the most thermally comfortingever since and still today related shade and shelter of nature the most thermally comforting

better back in the days when housing was more social and shadedbetter back in the days when housing was more social and shaded

and beyond way more drastic demandand beyond way more drastic demand

or this in the less affluent range the workforce warehoused in the new fossil dwelling city of Kakaakoor this in the less affluent range the workforce warehoused in the new fossil dwelling city of Kakaako

so densifying the urban making the city city is the key, but is this the wayso densifying the urban making the city city is the key, but is this the way

with that going vertical is the potential ( Honolulu already having the 4th largest skyline in the USwith that going vertical is the potential ( Honolulu already having the 4th largest skyline in the US

which is eliminating self supporting farmland so keeping the country countrywhich is eliminating self supporting farmland so keeping the country country

causing interstate jams back east to work and culturecausing interstate jams back east to work and culture

what has worked and does not anymorewhat has worked and does not anymore