| The Sound Sanctuary is William's newest project, a performance/sculpture live/work studio made out of recycled cargo containers, cement and found objects. This project combines the open work space, work flow and storage efficiency of industrial spaces with sustainable funtions like a green roof garden, multi-levels of plants, water capture and filltration and a mass wood fireplace. Located on the edge of the Squamish estuary and the downtown core, the Sound Santuary merges industrial urban living with a green biophillic approach. |
 |
| Above is a view of the back cargo container area. The main floor is three cargo containers high and consists of an 50' by 50' performance/practice area in the front (Cement section viewed below) and a 30' by 30' sculpture studio area in the back (cargo container area). On top are two rental units. Each will have a private deck and have assess to the shared green roof with a large play area, deck and a garden of their own. |
 |
| The circular glass openings cut through the concrete in the front and lets in lots of light to the performance area. Opening the 16 foot glass garage door helps blurs the distinction between inside and out providing fresh air for practice and performance as well as allowing large scale industrial artworks to easily come and go. The glass doors convert the front of the structure into a massive display window where passersby can view SWARM practices, my newest projects as well as hundreds of other instruments and sculptures throughout the space. |
 |
| The main space is heated with a mass fireplace. The cargo containers each house a specific collection of objects. One cargo container is the kitchen, one is the washrooms, one holds small drums and musical instruments, one is a metal storage and cutting area, one is for welding and tool storage, many are storage for instrument flight cases and surplus materials, one is a sewing room and costume storage area. The concept is to keep the main space clear by clustering all the similar objects together, out of sight but easily assessable. The containers also function as a multi-tiered viewing area for performances where the audience can watch the show and socialize from the many viewing platforms as well as lounge on antique sofas in the uppermost yellow container that spans across the main space. |
 |
| My living space atop of the structure has a large patio that will be filled with plants and looks out over the neighboring estuary and to the mountains beyond. A water collection system has upper ponds that drain through a fountain feature into a lower pool and recycles back through. A chemical and electrical free hot tub made out of a six foot diameter aluminum hemisphere is also fed by the roof water. Opening the large sliding patio doors again blurs the distinction between inside and out. |
 |
| |
 |
| The living room and the main media center for my apartment. It is designed around an existing mac pro computer station made out of airplane flight cases (the ones the stewardesses bring you the drinks with). This wheeled station detaches for use in performances and for practice in the main space. When it is docked up here the big tv screen is used as the main video monitor and the sound can be listened to on different speaker systems for comparison. The Cargo container behind holds a collection of music, movies and various media; keeping them out of sight but easily accessible. The container also houses a collection of old computers, printers, cassette players, turntables and video recorders, allowing any media to be connected to the main system with out cluttering up the main space. |
 |
| A side view of the structure. The Jagged broken edge of the cement was inspired by my love of abandoned buildings and collapsing architecture. As if some post-apocalyptic tribe found this abandoned cement structure and claiming it as there own, collected the tsunami strewn containers to build this refuge. Unfortionatly we have had to abandion this edging as it creates a drainage problem. The archetects version has a more minimal agular edge that is much more feasable to seal and drain. |
 |
| The kitchen area in my living space |
 |
| A view from the back. Four parking spaces are sheltered by cargo containers. A large garage door opens into the shop area |
 |
| |