Jim Campbell (architect)
James (Jim) Campbell is a Canadian architect based out of the small town of Duntroon, Ontario, located in Clearview Township.[1] Jim is the principal architect of the firm Rockside Campbell Design.[2] Jim practices architecture through the adaptive reuse of old materials after spending time as a student disassembling and reassembling old barns.[2] Since his time as a student, Jim has applied his architecture in practice as the owner of Rockside Campbell Design.
Early life[edit]
Jim Campbell grew up in the rural town of Duntroon, Ontario, roughly 20 kilometers south of Collingwood.[2] throughout his childhood, Jim learned through a few different influences that old wood is more than just a weathered recyclable.[2] In fact, Jim maintains the opinion that the beauty in old wood lies in its weathering; the effects caused by rain, sun, physical damage, and human interaction are some of the pieces that help compose old recycled wood's essence.[2] When Jim was young, he inherited a run-down barn on his family's Duntroon homestead from his father and grandfather before him.[2]
Career[edit]
Jim Campbell established Rockside Campbell Design in 1998, using a reconstructed family-owned barn as his design studio.[2] The firm produces what they call 'responsive architecture', where the physical building is a manifestation of its governing factors; the client's needs, the site's characteristics, and the budget available, just to name a few.[2]
Architectural Philosophy[edit]
Rockside Campbell Design is a firm that emphasizes its relationship with the client, and characterizes their site-specific and client-cooperative style as responsive architecture.[2] The firm's president, Jim Campbell takes inspiration from old barns and the rural landscape that surrounds them.[2] Jim credits his father for his appreciation of barn structure, having helped him disassemble old sheds just to reassemble them in a different configuration as a child.[2] The rolling farmland and Niagara Escarpment also help establish the vernacular typology that his work fits into.[1] Jim's architectural thinking is heavily influenced by recycling and adaptive reuse, having completed over 20 barn reconstructions and a house constructed from a range of scrap metals and hardwoods.[3][4] Jim Campbell and his firm practice an architecture that reflects the history of the southern Georgian Bay area.[4]
Significant Works[edit]
Scrap is a building located in the small town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario, designed by Rockside Campbell Design.[4] The building was built using repurposed I-beams and recycled wood, with even the consideration to re-use the materials once again at the end of the building's life.[4] The building complements the topography and forested setting of the surrounding landscape,[4] bringing a regional context to the adaptive reuse of building materials.
Lineage is a house designed by Rockside Campbell Design in Creemore, Ontario that has been constructed using old barn wood.[2] The house features structure and décor that has been repurposed from an old barn that was owned by the client on a completely separate site.[3] This is one of many barn conversions that Jim Campbell has taken part in during his career.[2]
Bibliography[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ross, Judy (2016-12-09). "Multiple Personalities". On The Bay Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Ross, Cecily (2006-09-01). "Finding new beauty in old barns". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ross, Judy. "Holiday 2010 Issue". On The Bay Magazine. pp. 34–47. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Bozikovic, Alex (2009-01-14). "Scrap House". Dwell. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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