Work Samples

1.1 Architectural Thesis [In Progress] The way space is crafted for work in influences the way one works in that space in a given place and time.

1.2 Architectural Thesis [In Progress] Meaningful material connection expresses one’s interpretation of an architectural collective knowledge.

1.3 Architectural Thesis [In Progress] Rather than an architectural paraphrasing, the exegetic relationship offers a contemporary interpretation and projection of the lineage of building.

Earth 5000 BC

Stonehenge 2400 BC

Draisine 1817

Opus Incertum 200 BC

Lion’s Gate 1300 BC

Velocipede 1839

Pedal Bicycle 1863

Temple of Apollo 700 BC

High-Wheel 1869

“Ariel” 1871

Opus Spicatum 150 BC

Temple of Hera 550 BC

Safety Bicycle 1885

Racer Bicycle Early 1900s

Opus Reticulatum 100 BC

Parthenon 447 BC

Derailleur 1925

Opus Latericium 30 BC

Erechtheion 421 BC

BMX Early 1970s

Mountain 1981

Temple of Olympian Zeus 200 AD

City Bicycle 1990s

Recumbent Early 2000s

1.4 Architectural Thesis [In Progress] The memory of making becomes a critical discourse and analysis on the legacy of material, form, and meaning across various practices.

1.5 Architectural Thesis [In Progress] How do we interpret the essences of collective knowledge, to make relevant, meaningful contributions in our own place and time?

1.6 Architectural Thesis [In Progress] In the continuum of human observation of place, one is able to stand in the moment of Kairos time, seeing in-between time, through the vestiges of time - a witness of the inevitable.

Aurelio Galfetti’s quiet renovation of Castelgrande in Bellinzona, Switzerland.

The KapellbrĂźcke footbridge in Lucerne, Switzerland jogs across the Reuss River. Rich textures precede a mountainous backdrop.

2.1 Europe Travel Program [4th Year] An attempt to capture the characteristic essences of towns and landscapes through loose line drawings.

2.2 Europe Travel Program [4th Year] A density of information seeks to absorb as much quality, thought, and understanding of place, all in one page in a sketchbook.

Barcelona Pavilion

Dokumentationszentrum Nuremburg

Liechtenstein Parliament Building

Maison Carrée

Water Feature In Dornsbirn

Regensburg Waterfront

Jüdisches Museum

Regensburg Cathedral

The Pantheon

Plan Of Paris

The Sagrada Familia

Regensburg Archeological Dig

Albrecht Dürer’s House

Santa Clara Church

Querini Stampalia Marble Corner

Querini Stampalia Courtyard Door

2.3 Europe Travel Program [4th Year] Selected sketches from England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain, & Italy. The hand reveals things about the way one understands architecture.

2.4 Europe Travel Program [4th Year] Selected photography from England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Spain, & Italy.

3.1 Urban Link [3rd Year] A city divided becomes connected through the form of a skyway: a gateway into the city. Winds produce invisible forces that project the ideological future of the city.

Steel W-Section

1’

5’

10’

20’

50’

100’

Steel Rings & Turbines Suction Tube Airspace Elevator Spiral Stair

3.2 Urban Link [3rd Year] Wind towers are dynamic, microclimatic machines sheathed in thousands of wind turbines. They allow human ascent to the skyway, and encourages cool breezes to descend from above.

TENSION CABLE AND COLUMN CONNECTION

WOOD SLAT TO METAL CLIP CONNECTION

TENSION CABLE AND COLUMN CONNECTION TENSION CABLE AND COLUMN CONNECTION TENSION CABLE AND COLUMN CONNECTION

WOOD SLAT TO METAL CLIP CONNECTION WOOD SLAT TO METAL CLIP CONNECTIONWOOD SLAT TO METAL CLIP CONNECTION

5’ 1 0’

5’ 10 ’

5’ 10 ’

20’

20’ 50’

5’ 10 ’

20’

50’

50’

20’ 50’

SPRING OPERATION SUMMER OPERATION SPRING OPERATION SPRING OPERATION SUMMER OPERATION SUMMER OPERATION WINTER OPERATION WINTER OPERATION SPRING OPERATION SUMMER OPERATIONINTERIOR SHUT, EXTERIOR SHUT WINTER OPERATION WINTER OPERATION INTERIOR OPEN, EXTERIOR OPEN INTERIOR OPEN, EXTERIOR INTERIOR OPEN OPEN, EXTERIOR OPEN INTERIOR SHUT, EXTERIOR SHUT INTERIOR SHUT, EXTERIOR SHUT INTERIOR OPEN, EXTERIOR SHUT INTERIOR OPEN, EXTERIOR INTERIOR SHUT OPEN, EXTERIOR SHUT

INTERIOR OPEN, EXTERIOR OPEN

INTERIOR SHUT, EXTERIOR SHUT

INTERIOR OPEN, EXTERIOR SHUT

Summer

Spring & Fall

Winter

1” TENSION CABLE ANCHOR TO END OF STEEL BEAM AND FOUNDATION 1” TENSION CABLE ANCHOR TO END OF 1” TENSION STEEL BEAM CABLE ANDANCHOR FOUNDATION TO END OF STEEL BEAM AND FOUNDATION

WOOD RAFTERS TO SUPPORT SQUARE SLATS WOOD RAFTERS TO SUPPORT SQUARE WOOD SLATS RAFTERS TO SUPPORT SQUARE SLATS GLASS CLIPS TO HOLD GLASS ROOF PLANE GLASS CLIPS TO HOLD GLASS ROOF PLANE GLASS CLIPS TO HOLD GLASS ROOF PLANE 18” STEEL I-BEAM TAPERING TO 6”

18” STEEL I-BEAM TAPERING TO 6”

18” STEEL I-BEAM TAPERING TO 6”

OPERABLE METAL VENT W/ RUBBER GASKET OPERABLE METAL VENT W/ RUBBER GASKET OPERABLE METAL VENT W/ RUBBER GASKET WOOD DECKING WOOD DECKING ON ROOF SHEATHING WOOD ON VAPOR DECKING BARRIER ON ROOF SHEATHING ON VAPOR BARRIERON ROOF SHEATHING ON VAPOR BARRIER 8” FIBERGLASS INSULATION

8” FIBERGLASS INSULATION

8” FIBERGLASS INSULATION

CORRUGATED METAL DECKING

CORRUGATED METAL DECKING

CORRUGATED METAL DECKING

8” STEEL TRUSS

8” STEEL TRUSS

8” STEEL TRUSS

HUNG 2X6 WHITE OAK PLANKS

HUNG 2X6 WHITE OAK PLANKS

HUNG 2X6 WHITE OAK PLANKS

WOOD RAFTERS TO SUPPORT SQUARE SLATS

CRADLE-TO-CRADLE WOOD SHAVINGS INSULATION IN RESIN ENCLOSURE CRADLE-TO-CRADLE 6” TREATED WOOD CRADLE-TO-CRADLE SHAVINGS INSULATION 6” TREATED IN RESIN WOOD ENCLOSURE SHAVINGS INSULATION6”INTREATED RESIN ENCLOSURE

GLASS CLIPS TO HOLD GLASS ROOF PLANE

INTERIOR 1” DOUBLE PANE GLASS W/ INTERIOR REFLECTIVE COAT INTERIOR 1” DOUBLE PANE GLASS W/ INTERIOR INTERIOR REFLECTIVE 1” DOUBLE PANE COATGLASS W/ INTERIOR REFLECTIVE COAT

3.3

2” PRECAST CONCRETE SHELL TO WRAP AROUND OVERHANG 2” PRECAST CONCRETE SHELL TO WRAP 2” AROUND PRECAST OVERHANG CONCRETE SHELL TO WRAP AROUND OVERHANG

1” TENSION CABLE ANCHOR TO END OF STEEL BEAM AND FOUNDATION 8’ CENTER TILT WINDOW

Urban Link [3rd Year]

8’ CENTER TILT WINDOW

8’ CENTER TILT WINDOW

3” THICK BLACK PAINTED STEEL (TYP.) VERTICAL TRUCTURAL MULLION (BEHIND) (TYP.) 3” THICK BLACK PAINTED STEEL VERTICAL 3” THICK TRUCTURAL BLACKMULLION PAINTED (BEHIND) STEEL VERTICAL (TYP.) TRUCTURAL MULLION (BEHIND) 6” PLANKS LIGHT BIRCH PRIVACY SCREEN 6” PLANKS LIGHT BIRCH PRIVACY SCREEN 6” PLANKS LIGHT BIRCH PRIVACY SCREEN

3” FURRING STRIPS TO SUPPORTWHITE HORIZONTAL 2X4 TO SUPPORT VERTICAL WHITE OAK RAINSCREEN 3” FURRING STRIPS TO SUPPORT HORIZONTAL 3” FURRING 2X4 TO STRIPS SUPPORT TO SUPPORT VERTICAL HORIZONTAL WHITE OAK 2X4 RAINSCREEN TO SUPPORT VERTICAL OAK RAINSCREEN 1” AIRSPACE W/ VAPOR BARRIER BEHIND 1” AIRSPACE W/ VAPOR BARRIER BEHIND 1” AIRSPACE W/ VAPOR BARRIER BEHIND

Long facades are seasonally operable and receive prominent breezes for natural ventilation when hot. Shorter facades are constructed of denser materials and brace against cold winds.

18” STEEL I-BEAM TAPERING TO 6”

1’ SQUARE COLUMN W/ CROSS TENSION CABLES / 14” AIRSPACE 1’ SQUARE W-SECTION COLUMN W/ CROSS 1’ SQUARE TENSION W-SECTION CABLES COLUMN / 14” AIRSPACE W/ CROSS TENSION W-SECTION CABLES / 14” AIRSPACE

OPERABLE METAL VENT W/ RUBBER GASKET

EXTERIOR 1” DOUBLE PANE GLASS W/ AIRSPACE DESICCANT EXTERIOR 1” DOUBLE PANE GLASS W/ EXTERIOR AIRSPACE1” DESICCANT DOUBLE PANE GLASS W/ AIRSPACE DESICCANT DOUBLE SKIN SOUTH WALL DETAIL (ABOVE) DOUBLE SKIN SOUTH WALL (ABOVE) DOUBLE SKIN ON SOUTH WALL DETAIL (ABOVE) WOOD DECKING ONDETAIL ROOF SHEATHING VAPOR BARRIER

6” WOOD SHAVING INSULATION

6” WOOD SHAVING INSULATION

6” WOOD SHAVING INSULATION

INTERIOR SHEATHING TO RECEIVE 6” VERTICAL WHITE OAK PLANKS INTERIOR SHEATHING TO RECEIVE 6” VERTICAL INTERIORWHITE SHEATHING OAK PLANKS TO RECEIVE 6” VERTICAL WHITE OAK PLANKS

2” WINDOW PRECASTPULLEY CONCRETE SHELL TO WRAP AROUND OPERABLE WINDOW PULLEYOVERHANG MECHANISM OPERABLE WINDOW PULLEY MECHANISM OPERABLE MECHANISM

EXTERIOR OUTWARD HINGED AWNING WINDOWS EXTERIOR OUTWARD HINGED AWNINGEXTERIOR WINDOWS OUTWARD HINGED AWNING WINDOWS

8” FIBERGLASS INSULATION

INTERIOR INWARD HINGED HOPPER WINDOWS INTERIOR INWARD HINGED HOPPER WINDOWS INTERIOR INWARD HINGED HOPPER WINDOWS

CORRUGATED METAL DECKING

PRECAST CONCRETE INCLINE FOR WIND INTAKE ACCELERATION PRECAST CONCRETE INCLINE FOR WIND PRECAST INTAKECONCRETE ACCELERATION INCLINE FOR WIND INTAKE ACCELERATION

8” STEEL TRUSS

8’ CENTER TILT WINDOW 3” THICK BLACK PAINTED STEEL VERTICAL TRUCTURAL MULLION (BEHIND) (TYP.)

NORTH PROGRAM

Indoor Arboretum INDOOR ARBORETUM

NORTH PROGRAM

Wavedecks

1000’ Biofiltration Center

M

S

ARCH

ECOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT

ECOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT

CORE PROGRAM

NORTH PROGRAM

Wood Skyway

CORE PROGRAM

500’

NORTH PROGRAM

Club CLUB

INDOOR ARBORETUM

SOUTH PROGRAM

ECOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT

CORE PROGRAM

Cafe

CLUB

CAFE

NORTH PROGRAM

INDOOR ARBORETUM

ECOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT

SOUTH PROGRAM

200’

CORE PROGRAM

100’

NORTH PROGRAM

50’

Apartments APARTMENTS

CAFE

CLUB

Materials Research SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS RESEARCH

APARTMENTS

CAFE

INDOOR ARBORETUM

3.4

CLUB

ECOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT

INDOOR ARBORETUM

ECOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT

Urban Link [3rd Year] The curvature of an old path to the south intersects with the rigid, linear axis to the north to form a skyway bridge that links a city divided by a highway.

1. Old & New City Lines

2. Ordering Towers

3. Space For Building

4. Forces Of Wind

3.5 Urban Link [3rd Year] Primary organization of built objects on the site follow a hierarchical sequence. Identifying existing relationships, then building off of it begins to shape the intervention.

A pure and generous stair leading to the space embodies an idea of ascension, enlightenment, and sacredness.

Glass rods cast in concrete blurs the canopied surroundings into fleeting dots of light and shadow.

4.1 Space of Wonder [3rd Year] The space involves what comes to it along the trail, such as wind, light, rain, animals, and hikers. It is small, and does not rely on symbolism, labeling, or iconograpy.

1ST FLOOR

2ND FLOOR Entrance

Public Exhibition

Researcher Apartments

Laboratories

3RD FLOOR

5.1 Appalachia Water Observatory [3rd Year] A line of blue is struck through the land. An intersection of building, water, and ground, the Observatory collects information on hydrological findings and shares it with the public.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

The idea of elevational promenade is held within the hostel’s common space, while efficiency of private space dominates the floors above.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

Transverse Section Scale: 1/2” = 1’

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT A play of interior and exterior spaces, both at ground and above is expressed through section.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

Longitudinal Section Scale: 1/2” = 1’

6.1

Swiss Youth Hostel [2nd Year] The placeness of the hostel is understood through the projection of material construction in tandem with the activities and objects held within.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

7.1 Seaside Warehouse [2nd Year] The warehouse investigates the exchange and storage of materials from sea to shore. Light gently filters through steel screens by day, and pours out of the building by night onto the ocean.

7.2 Seaside Warehouse [2nd Year] What is the constructive relationship between the wall and the column? How do two forms of structure have a conversation with each other?