http://www.beckichan.com Becki Chan Begovic Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:55:51 +0000 http://www.beckichan.com en http://beckichan.com/SCULPTURE-1 http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/SCULPTURE-1 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:55:51 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 5202708 Vancouver, 2004-2006. <img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920697_1.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920697_1_o.jpg" data-mid="27976841" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920727.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920727_o.jpg" data-mid="27976811" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920768.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920768_o.jpg" data-mid="27976815" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920796.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920796_o.jpg" data-mid="27976821" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920983.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202708/973251236920983_o.jpg" data-mid="27976824" border="0" align="left"/> Vancouver, 2004-2006. http://beckichan.com/ON-THE-FENCE http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/ON-THE-FENCE Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:32:44 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 5202647 re:THINK HOUSING, an open ideas competition from the City of Vancouver., 2012. <img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink1.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink1_o.jpg" data-mid="27976398" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink2.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink2_o.jpg" data-mid="27976399" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink3.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink3_o.jpg" data-mid="27976400" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink4.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink4_o.jpg" data-mid="27976403" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink5.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink5_o.jpg" data-mid="27976404" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink6.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink6_o.jpg" data-mid="27976405" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink7.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202647/rethink7_o.jpg" data-mid="27976406" border="0" align="left"/> This proposal is more of a polemical gesture than it is an architectural project. Its purpose is to merely suggest a few subtle shifts in Vancouver’s understanding of residential space. We feel that our collective goals of sustainability and affordability will eventually necessitate a greater densification of the single-family neighbourhood; the city has already delved into this problematic with recent regulatory changes, allowing more density and stratification. Our project puts forward several notions, which may further inform this issue. Firstly, it is arguing that dwelling can occur in radically smaller spaces than typically considered; smallness, however, requires an altered perception of space and function, rather than mere nominal reduction of square footage. Secondly, we are imagining the disappearance of the sideyard, but without the accompanying dull uniformity of large-scale, repetitive rowhouse development. Finally, we are testing the boundaries of acceptable densification in the single-family realm; the primary obstacle to densification appears to be the fear of the perception of density, rather than density itself. From that perspective, filling in the voids amid the existing built fabric is a practice that is relatively likely to succeed - secondary basement suites and laneway housing are already predicated upon a similar notion. re:THINK HOUSING, an open ideas competition from the City of Vancouver., 2012. This proposal is more of a polemical gesture than it is an architectural project.... http://beckichan.com/PAPER-GRAPHIC-1 http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/PAPER-GRAPHIC-1 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:18:09 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 5202633 Vancouver, 2013. <img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation1.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation1_o.jpg" data-mid="27976158" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation2.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation2_o.jpg" data-mid="27976159" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation3.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation3_o.jpg" data-mid="27976162" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation4.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202633/Quoation4_o.jpg" data-mid="27976163" border="0" align="left"/> Vancouver, 2013. http://beckichan.com/PAPER-GRAPHIC http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/PAPER-GRAPHIC Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:16:17 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 5202628 Vancouver, 2013. <img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202628/Saying1.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202628/Saying1_o.jpg" data-mid="27976134" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202628/Saying2.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202628/Saying2_o.jpg" data-mid="27976137" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202628/Saying3.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202628/Saying3_o.jpg" data-mid="27976142" border="0" align="left"/> Vancouver, 2013. http://beckichan.com/PAPER-GRAPHIC-2 http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/PAPER-GRAPHIC-2 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:13:44 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 5202619 Vancouver, 2013. <img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202619/Patten1.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202619/Patten1_o.jpg" data-mid="27976103" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202619/Patten2.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload145.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/5202619/Patten2_o.jpg" data-mid="27976113" border="0" align="left"/> Vancouver, 2013. http://beckichan.com/IN-MY-CHAIR http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/IN-MY-CHAIR Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:04:29 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 425663 Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto, 2011. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/425663/973251236917080.jpg" width="600" height="437" width_o="600" height_o="437" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/425663/973251236917080_o.jpg" data-mid="2967455" border="0" align="left"/> This proposal is quirky and fun, constructed within the framework of a simple chair. It puts a playful spin on the sizing of the chair; ”in my chair” is derived from the saying “in my shoes”. The installation allows different people to experience chairs that are not designed for their size. On one end, an adult may experience what it is like for a child to sit in a grown-up chair; on the other, the child may experience the reverse. During the process, I had a vision of a little girl sitting on a big chair, seeing her dangling little feet. Taking that image, I let the adult experience the same thing. The installation also sets up a fun social area within the garden, as different people might occupy the different chairs. Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto, 2011. This proposal is quirky and fun, constructed within the framework of a simple chair. It puts a playful spin on the sizing... http://beckichan.com/TAMPA-9-11-MEMORIAL http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/TAMPA-9-11-MEMORIAL Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:51:24 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 4395708 Hillsborough County 9/11 Memorial Competition Entry, Tampa, 2012. <img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_1.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_1_o.jpg" data-mid="23280974" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_2.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_2_o.jpg" data-mid="23280978" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_3.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_3_o.jpg" data-mid="23280983" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_4.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_4_o.jpg" data-mid="23280988" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_5.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_5_o.jpg" data-mid="23280992" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_6.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_6_o.jpg" data-mid="23281001" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_7.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_7_o.jpg" data-mid="23281004" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_8.jpg" width="600" height="338" width_o="600" height_o="338" src_o="http://payload104.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4395708/Begovic_Chan_8_o.jpg" data-mid="23281007" border="0" align="left"/> Our primary objective in approaching the memorial design was to allow for quiet contemplation and mourning. Our intent was for the memorial to encourage a significant slowing down of pedestrian movement, giving people an opportunity to fully face the collossal historical weight of the event commemorated. We have, therefore, suggested a siting for the memorial in the south end of the main circle. This site is away from the main desire lines in the park and distant from the gazebo, yet still easily accessible. It allows for the contemplative mood we sought to create. The memorial itself is a meandering wooden pathway set into a series of staggered white frames. Visitors will slowly make their way around the path, perhaps stopping to contemplate the features of the memorial - the steal beam salvaged from the World Trade Center and the names of the 2,977 victims of the attack. The beam is located in the centre of the path, suspended in mid-air by steel cables. This placement of the beam reveals its immense size and strength, even as it suggests the precariousness of all built form. Underneath the beam could be a reflecting pool, if that feature was not too invasive on site. The names of the victims are lightly engraved on the vertical frames, ordered alphabetically. Neither categorization of the names, nor the act of seeking out specific ones is the purpose here. Visitors are simply meant to gain a sense of the sheer scale and heavyness of 9/11, and mourn for the victims in whichever way they are comfortable with. Hillsborough County 9/11 Memorial Competition Entry, Tampa, 2012. Our primary objective in approaching the memorial design was to allow for quiet contemplation... http://beckichan.com/TURNING-POINT-WARMING-HUT http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/TURNING-POINT-WARMING-HUT Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:58:53 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 4276402 Warming Huts Competition Entry, Winnipeg, MB, 2012. <img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_a.png" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_a_o.png" data-mid="22556367" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_b.png" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_b_o.png" data-mid="22556369" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_c.png" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_c_o.png" data-mid="22556371" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_1.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_1_o.jpg" data-mid="22556354" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_2.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_2_o.jpg" data-mid="22556355" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_3.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_3_o.jpg" data-mid="22556357" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_4.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_4_o.jpg" data-mid="22556361" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_5.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload98.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/4276402/WH_5_o.jpg" data-mid="22556364" border="0" align="left"/> The conceptual idea behind this project was to introduce a curvature into the linear movement of the skaters. Two interlocking concave curves come together to form an enclosed seating area; the movement of the curves suggests a slowing down and invites skaters to take a moment of repose. We are proposing two interlocking, mirrored pavilions, made of a linear wood exterior and curved rope furnishing on the inside. The relentless rectilinear march of the wood boarding is interrupted briefly to reveal the sinuous interior of rope structures, which may be used for seating. We feel that the apparent solidity of the wood is suggestive of warmth and creates a sense of protection from the elements, without necessarily enclosing the pavilion fully. There are several different seating areas within the pavilion, with two corners that could accommodate groups of three or four, two corners for singles and two benches for couples. Warming Huts Competition Entry, Winnipeg, MB, 2012. The conceptual idea behind this project was to introduce a curvature into the linear movement of the skaters.... http://beckichan.com/VOLKSWAGEN-BOOTH http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/VOLKSWAGEN-BOOTH Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:56:15 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 645850 EPIC Sustainable Living Expo, Vancouver, 2008. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic_o.jpg" data-mid="3007895" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/859201225897561.jpg" width="462" height="400" width_o="462" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/859201225897561_o.jpg" data-mid="3007891" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic-GreenGuts-(75).jpg" width="267" height="400" width_o="267" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic-GreenGuts-(75)_o.jpg" data-mid="3007894" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic-GreenGuts-(16).jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic-GreenGuts-(16)_o.jpg" data-mid="3007892" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic-GreenGuts-(63).jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/645850/VW-Epic-GreenGuts-(63)_o.jpg" data-mid="3007893" border="0" align="left"/> With the launch of their 2008 Jetta TDI Clean Diesel, Volkswagen Canada engaged Cause+Affect to design a consumer experience communicating the benefits of this new technology. We developed the new campaign around the tag line, Green Guts and produced exhibitions and marketing materials for Vancouver and Toronto consumer events. — Project by Cause+Affect Ltd. Photography by Micheal Boland and Josiane Marquis. EPIC Sustainable Living Expo, Vancouver, 2008. With the launch of their 2008 Jetta TDI Clean Diesel, Volkswagen Canada engaged Cause+Affect to design a consumer... http://beckichan.com/FLEETWOOD-SCULPTURE http://beckichan.com/following/beckichan.com/FLEETWOOD-SCULPTURE Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:44:21 +0000 Becki Chan Begovic 3108361 Fleetwood Garden Artist Call Proposal, Surrey, 2012. <img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/FLEETWOOD-2012-03-30-01251000000.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/FLEETWOOD-2012-03-30-01251000000_o.jpg" data-mid="15925788" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site1.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site1_o.jpg" data-mid="15925789" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site2.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site2_o.jpg" data-mid="15925790" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site3.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site3_o.jpg" data-mid="15925791" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site5.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site5_o.jpg" data-mid="15925793" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site6.jpg" width="600" height="450" width_o="600" height_o="450" src_o="http://payload40.cargocollective.com/1/1/35350/3108361/site6_o.jpg" data-mid="15925794" border="0" align="left"/> I was drawn to the site because of how the potential art piece can animate the space. The existing space is very formal and predominantly fosters linear circulation. The specific site of the installation reminded me of roundabouts - it does little less than hinge the path of circulation into another direction. I want to use a sculptural intervention to enhance the roundabout condition, by a slowing down of circulation. The proposed sculpture itself is inspired by the interlocking of clock gears. It is a series of revolving seats. As revolving seats line up, they can form a bench, though they may be configured in any number of different ways to invite different types of occupation. This proposal will provide a gathering space in the park and invite a variety of activities - reading a book, conversation between friends, or simply an interaction with the sculpture. Fleetwood Garden Artist Call Proposal, Surrey, 2012. I was drawn to the site because of how the potential art piece can animate the space. The existing space is...