Fragments is a 1:1 shelter installation developed for the USC Peace Garden, designed to serve both the campus and the surrounding community. As Lead Designer, I guided a material-driven process rooted in sustainability using reclaimed materials sourced through material mining to shape the design.

Rather than designing first and sourcing later, the project inverted the process, transforming constraints into opportunities. The structure is assembled without nails, utilizing Japanese joinery techniques to create a fully modular system that can be disassembled and reassembled. This approach emphasizes adaptability, reusability, and circular design principles.