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Spacevariations Orbits

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Master Bathroom remodel  2016 Design Team: Simon Koumjian III, SKIII SpaceVariations, LLC Remodel Construction Budget: $ 39,000 The design challenge was to remodel an existing 1980’s Master Bathroom into a new minimal aesthetic and  lighting.

First Underground Home in Pennsylvania

First underground home in Pennsylvania: 1978 – 1980  Design Team: Simon Koumjian; Production Team:  Simon Koumjian III, with Simon Koumjian Associates Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, the 3,600 sq. ft. home was the first underground home to be built in Pennsylvania. The house is set into the property’s sloped hill and overlooks a … Continue reading

Lunar-site Pavilion Prototype 2012 – 2014

Lunar-site Pavilion Prototype 2012 – 2014 Design Team: Simon Koumjian III, SKIII Spacevariations, in collaboration with Jared Laucks, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredlaucks Fabricators: Chris Hirneisen, of Vector Pickle Materials, Construction and Fabricator Budget: $ 30,000               A Lunar-site Pavilion designed to honor the Apollo missions finished construction on the July 20th anniversary of … Continue reading

Architecture and Engineering of the Cosmos

One typically considers the cosmos as only the universe, located in or encompassing outer space. This installation expresses the architecture and engineering of the cosmos here on Earth. The ideas behind this installation arose out of (a) efforts to understand the ancient pueblo culture (900 to 1130 AD) in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, specifically how … Continue reading

Modern Grotto

Modern Grotto Maneuver Prototype: 2007-2010 Design Research Team: Simon Koumjian III with Skylar Tibbits http://www.sjet.us/Bio.html, Jared Laucks http://fab.cba.mit.edu/classes/863.12/people/jared/about.html, and Brandon Kruysman http://cargocollective.com/thecognomen/PROFILE Research: maneuvering non-linear geometry with computational tools into a matrix of lines to form surface topography and generate the structure and enclosure. Laser cutting techniques were implemented for full scaled geometry translation and construction. … Continue reading