Kasuba Works

Kasuba Works

      Kasuba Books        Read:   new " On the Way to America",      and
                              "Faces of Time",      and "In the Wake of Dreams"    and "Fire Island"
                 The new book, Kasubaworks, can be viewed page by page and purchased at www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2029793

www.kasubaworks.com Email: kasubaworks@gmail.com

Cube Unfolding
Summer Residence

April 2010


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Re-Imagined
Building Sites

2009

In Rock Jan. '09	Between Rocks March '09	Baobab March '09	Petra March '09	in Clouds April '09
The past in the 21^st Century

Buildings Suggested
by Seashells

2008-09

Building 1 Nov '08	Building 2 Dec '08	Building 3 Jan '09
In these models concerns shifted from practical considerations to shapes suggested by seashells.

Four Models
The K-method applied
to larger buildings

2008

Civic Center April '08	Pyramid June '08	Residence/Office June '08	A Building Sept. '08
Models 1, 2, 3 & 4 investigate the structural and functional considerations pertinent to the K-method— Areas of a building suitable for applications of the K-method. The layout of frames that give shape to a membrane in tension and functions also as a structural support system. Location and shape of windows that causes minimal disruption of tension flows circulating within a tensile membrane. This series of models completes the investigation.

Resort Complex May 2007 Study unsolicited		The complex of five buildings, located in a New Mexico desert, was designed to house an 80 room hotel, convention facilities, a spa, and an educational visitor center. Design Concept Building Complex Drawings
Fuel Station May 2007		Model and Drawings
Smart Village Studies 2006-2007		Recognizing that the building industry caters to housing that breaks up families by clustering generations into separate communities, the SMART VILLAGE introduces housing that corrects this prevailing social oversight. The proposal provides accommodations that sustain family relationships without disrupting the life styles of different generations. Description and Drawings Additional Studies
Private Residence A study March 2006		The study of a private residence was completed in March 2006. The undulating roof, shaped by the Kasuba Method, is to be clad with curved aluminum plates as seen in shell dwelings. A building permit is pending. Drawings and study models Floor plan and exterior/interior walls The membrane 3-D Computer Renderings Final Model - May 2006
The K-Method November2005		Can a tensile membrane shape sculpturally expressive permanent buildings? Can an unconventional building method be less expensive than the methods in practice? Environmental artist Aleksandra Kasuba asked these questions some twenty years ago. To explore the possibilities she moved to a high mountain desert in New Mexico where, relying on her 30 year experience with tensile fabric structures, she built two prototype buildings. Successfully completed last spring, the shell dwellings are presently used by invited artists, writers and students of The University of New Mexico. THE METHOD
Shells with Metal Plates 2005		NEW MODELS (a follow up) - Update January 2005 SHELLS CLAD WITH ALUMINUM PLATES - Update April 2005 General Views The Kitchen The Studio Bedroom & Courtyard
Work in New Mexico 2001-2003		At the foot of a mound on a 70-acre high desert tract of land a complex of shell houses will be built. The aim is to experiment with unconventional building methods and materials, and take the ideas projected in Imagining the Future a step further--use membranes as a guide to produce curvilinear walls for housing. Description of Project - Site & Models Updates: Nov. 2001 · Feb. 2002 · July 2002 Rock Hill House / compl. Oct. 2002 Exterior Details / Interiors Shell Dwellings Foundations and Framings / Nov. 2002 Wire Membranes / Jan. 2003 Kitchen · Attaching Wire to Frame · Studio · Bedroom Shell Assembly / March 2003 Lining the Membrane · Attaching Pleats to Membrane · Polyurethane Foam Stucco / July 2003 Lath for Stucco · Applying Stucco Temporary Finishes / August 2003 Painting on Stucco · Kitchen and GuestHouse Painted · Exterior Details · Summation of Project
Curved Surfaces 1969-1989		The www.curvedsurfaces.com website pertains to fabric structures in the round, focusing on the dynamics of forces active in tensile fabric shells. The principles detected indicate that tension can be employed as a shape-giving force to great advantage. The methods developed are presented in detail to pass on what has worked and why, so that those who want to work with this new vocabulary of forms would not have to start from scratch.
Works from 1952-1985		Selected public installations executed in granite, bricks, pebbles, or marbles. Also some early works.
Not-So-Still Life ShockWave Movie		Originally Not-So-Still Life was shown in 1974 during an Award Presentation Dinner given by the Carborundum Corporation in Niagara Falls, New York. During the showing projections of fruit, each ten feet in diameter on a wall, diminished gradually to core, peel, or seed, the process timed to last 90 minutes. (Here it takes 2 minutes) Downloading might take a minute. To view, you may need to download the free Shockwave plugin from Macromedia.
Utility for the Soul Illustrated Booklet		A Retreat House, open year round for the employees of a corporation and maintained at its expense, is designed for relaxation and contemplation. In an environment where everyone wears uniform attire and no one is talking for 48 hours, and where the senses are engaged at every turn, the visitor has a chance to reconnect with a self forgotten or neglected. Didymus Press: San Francisco, 1975.