Oluwatobiloba Babalola wins 1st Place Award at Timber Fever 2024

Masters student Oluwatobiloba Babalola alongside a team of students from McGill, UofT and TMU won the First Place Award at Timber Fever 2024.

The competition featured 16 student teams of Architecture and Engineering students competing with the assistance of professional mentors to design the best solution for the competition brief between September 12 - 15.

Team Members Oluwatobiloba Babalola (Waterloo Architecture), Clementina (Hye Young) Kang (McGill), Elizabeth Li (UofT), Eni Charles-Ambaiowei (UofT), rawan wafai (TMU), Asim Ahmad (UofT) developed their winning project Tributary with the following concept: A tributary is a stream that flows into a larger body of water. Inspired by the 2018 theme “Water Station,” our threshold embodies the transitional nature of a Two Step Home, acting as a tributary, guiding residents from a temporary to a permanent home. We harness natural rainwater to create an inviting and comfortable space where residents and their community can store and reuse water. A slanted roof with an inset gutter collects rainwater and channels it into a storage system. This water supports an irrigation system for a vertical garden growing up a trellis, reaching the roof. Plexiglas covers the roof to let sunlight in, simulating the experience of sitting under a tree, and the green wall next to the bench offers shade and promotes airflow, creating a welcoming environment for gathering. By integrating water, we aim to provide residents with a sense of vitality and hope for growth in their transitional home.

TimberFever® is a design-build competition presented by Moses Structural Engineers. Bringing architecture and civil engineering students from universities across Canada together to build a life-size structure out of wood.