Revision: 12JAN12

Carbon Vudu LLC. is an organization dedicated to architectural design and fabrication. We utilize a systematic approach to conceptualize, develop, and actualize new and innovative products that will help us live better and work smarter.

Carbon is the basic unit for organic molecules, and it comes in second out of six major elements that make up 99% of the human body. All life on earth is based on carbon. Carbon is also the principle alloying element that transforms soft iron into hard and useful steel. As the carbon content rises, the metal becomes harder and stronger. However, it also becomes more brittle and more difficult to weld. Everything in moderation, my friend.

Strong and lightweight, steel is the most important engineering and construction material in the world. Its use influences almost every aspect of our lives through tools, manufacturing, transportation, and architecture. Vudu refers to the manipulation of steel–not only to create built spaces for human use, but to enhance our lives by transforming traditional static architecture to become something that is kinetic, interactive, and responsive to our moods, the seasons, and to changes in our environment.

Carbon Vudu llc is organized into four types of products and services:

I. Fabricated Architecture  Pre-engineered and prefabricated architecture and products that integrate the most recent and appropriate technologies in structure and mechanics. Items in this category synthesize built forms with the various patterns inherent in today’s lifestyles to create a new model for living that will incorporate operable, mobile elements in response to required functions.

II. Design + Build | Commissioned Work Custom design applications for a symbiotic relationship within an existing site and each unique context. Initial evaluations focus on reclamation of materials, adaptation, and re-use. We assess programmatic functions for opportunities to integrate and incorporate materials and objects within the architectural design.

 III. First Aid Design + Build | Emergency Architecture  First Aid Design + Build is the study and science for provision of initial care in the event of a natural disaster or other catastrophic incidence. Through research and testing, we develop the basis for architectural solutions designed to respond to the different programmatic needs of an event. We will assist in the efforts to address immediate shelter needs by assessing and utilizing available on-site resources and building materials, or by transporting prefabricated structures to the relief area to be assembled in the field. Initial areas of focus will be centered on hurricane areas of the United States Atlantic Coast, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

IV. Lab   An archive of past projects, explorations, and investigations by means of models, 3d sculpture and 2d graphics. The experimental aspect of Carbon Vudu LLC.

We use raw materials and develop simple yet refined designs + products through vast amounts of hard work. It is like Mark Twain said, “If I had more time, I would have written less.”  Copyright © 2008 Carbon Vudu LLC All Rights Reserved.