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This reciprocal experiment develops a system of cantilevered beams supported by elements in compression and objects held in tension through cable systems that connect to a beam, mast, and base. The addition of each beam requires the intervention of cable systems and counterweights, in essence joining together to create a kit of parts system that works together to make one sound and stable structure. Each subtle shift in beam size, cable length, weight of each element, beg a new formation of elements proving the necessity of each part of the system. The cables held in tension harken back to the cables of the ‘House with a missing column’ by Christian Kerez or that of ‘Maison a Floirac’ by Rem Koolhaas and OMA, and the compression of the key stone and beams speak to the elemental finish of the stone in ‘Hemeroscopium House’ by Ensamble Studio that allows the construction to hold in formation.