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To be installed at HOEM on Jarvis (186 Jarvis St., Toronto, ON) in Spring 2026
Rhino, Illustrator, Twinmotion, AutoCAD
Independent Project
Designed for HOEM on Jarvis, a post-secondary student residence, this graphic installation embodies the qualities of community, transformation, and destiny. Within the residence, the bower bird is a common motif throughout the interior and was the original inspiration for this graphic. Birds are not only a symbol of freedom, but of transformation as well, and thus are the perfect symbol of what students experience when living at HOEM on Jarvis and the growth that is experienced when living in a new city, or beginning a post-secondary education.
The meaning of the birds expands even further with the phrase “birds of a feather flock together”, implying that the friends students make at HOEM are lifelong. They are encouraged to build a community, the same way that the bower birds, known as the “Architects of the Animal Kingdom”, build their own structures. Additionally, each bird faces inwards towards the entrance, welcoming students into the place they now find community and call home.
The concept of transformation translates visually through the anamorphic graphic, with viewers observing a different reading of the graphic from every perspective. It is only when the viewer stands in the exact right spot that the image of the birds reveals itself. This subconsciously communicates the idea that students are right where they are meant to be, it is their destiny to be at HOEM on Jarvis.
The meaning of the birds expands even further with the phrase “birds of a feather flock together”, implying that the friends students make at HOEM are lifelong. They are encouraged to build a community, the same way that the bower birds, known as the “Architects of the Animal Kingdom”, build their own structures. Additionally, each bird faces inwards towards the entrance, welcoming students into the place they now find community and call home.
The concept of transformation translates visually through the anamorphic graphic, with viewers observing a different reading of the graphic from every perspective. It is only when the viewer stands in the exact right spot that the image of the birds reveals itself. This subconsciously communicates the idea that students are right where they are meant to be, it is their destiny to be at HOEM on Jarvis.
Front elevation - view from exterior.
Back elevation - view from interior.
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