157: Geomechanical Design | OVO Patagonia

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Mike McCormick, Vice President of Facilities Management and Development at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, David Hart, President and CEO of Steinberg Hart, and Roger Krulak, Founder and President of FullStack Modular. They discuss the Student Housing Program at CalPoly located in San Luis Obispo, CA. You can see the project here as you listen along.California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo is confronting a challenge shared by many growing institutions in California: a rapidly rising student population paired with an increasingly constrained local housing market. Nestled in a highly desirable coastal town, the university has limited ability to expand enrollment without adding thousands of new beds on campus—an imperative driven not just by institutional goals, but by the simple fact that the surrounding city cannot absorb additional demand. In response, Cal Poly has launched one of the most ambitious student housing initiatives in the state, a program that will deliver 4,200 new beds through a landmark collaboration with FullStack Modular. The effort aims to redefine how campus housing is designed and built, relying on an industrialized construction strategy that promises speed, quality, and long-term affordability.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Nici Stauffer, Senior Associate at Holst Architecture in Portland, Oregon. They discuss the Julia West House in Portland, Oregon.You can see the project here as you listen along.In a city grappling with record rates of houselessness, Portland is advancing some of its most ambitious strategies yet to address its growing humanitarian crisis. Julia West House stands as a transformative example of what Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) can look like when care, culture, and innovation converge, incorporating exposed mass timber and a biophilic interior palette grounded in the ecology of the Pacific Northwest. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Ezequiel Ruete, co-founder of OVO Patagonia and co-founder of Perspectiva Aérea. They discuss OVO Patagonia in EL Chaltén, ArgentinaYou can see the project here as you listen along.In the wild heart of El Chaltén, Argentina, where the winds carve into granite and Mount Fitz Roy rises in the sky, OVO Patagonia redefines what it means to arrive. Suspended 270 meters––that’s over 800 ft––above the valley floor and integrating a geomechanical design, its translucent capsules cling to a sheer rock wall—an experience once reserved for elite climbers, now transformed into a rare encounter with Patagonia’s raw magnificence.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Chris Fogarty, Co-Founding Partner at Fogarty Finger in New York, also with offices in Atlanta and Boston. They discuss Nevins Landing in Gowanus, Brooklyn, New York.You can see the project here as you listen along.Nevins Landing stands as a bold new landmark on Brooklyn’s evolving Gowanus waterfront—a transformative mixed-use development that bridges the district’s storied industrial past with its dynamic future. Responding to a site historically prone to flooding and industrial contamination, Nevins Landing integrates climate-adaptive infrastructure into its architectural and landscape framework.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Phil Silverstein, Partner at Moriyama Teshima Architects with offices in Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. They discuss Limberlost Place at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.You can see the project here as you listen along.Limberlost Place asserts itself on Toronto’s East Bayfront as a paradigm of contemporary sustainable architecture—an elegant synthesis of structure, performance, and civic expression. In addition to sustainability woven into every layer of the design, the structure employs a beamless system with exposed glulam columns and CLT slab bands that establish a rational yet refined structural grid, eliminating the need for deep beams and enabling large, column-free spans. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Takeshi Tornier, AIA, Architect and Director of Snohetta’s New York Studio. Snohetta has offices worldwide. They discuss St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Powell Hall in St. Louis, Missouri.  You can see the project here as you listen along.Snøhetta’s design for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Powell Hall expansion reinterprets a century-old landmark through an architectural language of continuity and contrast. A series of canted masonry shells define the addition, their inclined planes and arched apertures referencing the rhythm and proportion of the existing structure without direct imitation.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Tim Lankau and Ethan Wong, both Co-CEOs and founders  of Hive ASMBLD, based in Houston, Texas. They discuss the Red Rock House located in Red Rock, Texas. You can see the project here as you listen along.The Red Rock House redefines what’s possible in modern homebuilding, merging 3D-printed construction with prefabricated panel technology in the scenic Blue Sky Estates community. Once an untouched two-acre parcel, the site now offers a peaceful retreat less than forty-five minutes from Austin, where sweeping views and natural tranquility set the tone.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Carlos Arnaiz, Principal at CAZA in Brooklyn, New York. They discuss the  Shore-side Nawin in Nasugbu Bay, Philippines.You can see the project here as you listen along.Perched along the rugged cliffs of Batangas in the Philippines, The Shore-side at Nawiin redefines the relationship between land and sea through an architectural vision rooted in both topography and tradition. Conceived as a contemporary port town, the development transforms a once-industrial shoreline into a layered, walkable environment where hospitality, culture, and coastal ecology converge.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Jeffrey Huber, FAIA, ASLA – Principal at Brooks + Scarpa with offices in California and Florida. As a matter of fact, Angie Brooks and Larry Scarpa were previous guests on Detailed. They discuss the DC Alexander Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.You can see the project here as you listen along.DC Alexander Park reimagines what a resilient, community-centered beachfront landscape can be. Once a flat expanse of asphalt parking lot along Fort Lauderdale Beach, the 1.2-acre site has been transformed into a living model of ecological restoration and climate adaptation, employing a design called botanized asphalt, where infrastructure and play coexist seamlessly.If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.

In this episode, Cherise is joined by Alexander Zilberman, AIA, Principal at Alexander Zilberman Architecture in New York City. They discuss the new Precision Watchmakers Store in Lower Gwynedd Township, Pennsylvania. Precision has been in the watchmaker business since 1946 and represents brands such as Rolex, Cartier, Tudor, Omega, Bell&Ross, Michele, and Longines.You can see the project here as you listen along.Set within a vibrant suburban corridor of Philadelphia, the new Precision Watchmakers Store is conceived as both landmark and craft object. The 9,000-square-foot building occupies a wedge-shaped site, its exterior clad in Roman brick and limestone that lend weight and permanence to the composition. If you enjoy this episode, visit arcat.com/podcast for more. If you're a frequent listener of Detailed, you might enjoy similar content at Gābl Media. Mentioned in this episode:Social Channel Pre-rollPromotes the YouTube channel, ARACTemy, and social handle.