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Derive and Celebrate + Capturing a Moment The architect is a conductor of time. Managing the ability to compliment and enhance the site by harmonizing the contrasting elements of those before and that of the future. The building is a fuse of material that poetically connects to the site similar to how an orchestra must control the outcome from within. Light , detail, functionality and sustainability all become elements that have the possibility to be captured through the derivation of those moments before.
EDUCATION + University of Oklahoma College of Architecture | Norman, OK - Architecture - Bachelor of Architecture + University of Oklahoma College of Architecture | Norman, OK - Interior Design - Minor + University of Oklahoma Price College of Business | Norman, OK - Entrepreneurship - Minor
F/W 2017 - CURRENT F/W 2017 - CURRENT F/W 2017 - CURRENT
EXPERIENCE + University of Oklahoma AIA - STUDY ABROAD | ROME, ITALY - Architecture + Architectural History Studying and designing within Rome + Italy
JAN. 2020 - MARCH 2020
+ University of Oklahoma College of Architecture | SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Taliesin West by Frank Lloyd Wright - Interior Design | Focus - Biophilic Design Learning from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation School Implementing site connectivity + Lighting techniques + Nature in space + University of Oklahoma Price College of Business - Ivy Skateboards | Norman, OK - Second Annual Entrepreneurship Expo - Owner, Head Designer Developing concepts and renders for clients based on request Managing client relationships and high level of presentation skills + Mirco Student Housing - Project Architect - Sustainable Student Housing Business Proposition (nearly funded) Recycled shipping crates for student housing Spatial management + creation of modular furniture
MAY 2018
December 2018
MAY 2020
ACHIEVEMENTS + University of Oklahoma College of Architecture Scholarship + University of Oklahoma Non-Resident Honors Award
2018 2017 - 2022
+ University of Oklahoma College of Architecture Scholarship - Klay Kimker Student Recruiting and Enrichment
2019
SKILLS DESIGN MEDIA FABRICATION OTHER
Revit 2021, SketchUp, Rhinoceros 6, AutoCAD Adobe Suite, Blender, Photography, Microsoft Office, Painting Mediums CNC, 3D Printing, Hand drafting/modeling, Laser cutting/etching Client Interaction, Material Experience (concrete, iron piping , wood, cement , Hydrostone, various cloths, insulation foam, modeling clay)
SELECTED PROJECTS 2 0 1 7- C U R R E N T
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DWELL
Roman Arts Museum
Yoga Center
A timeline of Roman art brought into a modern society that simulates the natural environment. Spring/Summer 2020
Framing serenity through site sourced materials, focus on transversal spatial experiences disconnection. Fall/Wall 2019
PG 6-11
PG 12-17
Rome, Italy
Norman, OK
SELECTED PROJECTS 2 0 1 7- C U R R E N T
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REAL CENTER
DESIGN PRACTICES
Resiliency Education + Architectural Learning Educational center to display sustainable design + public workshop space
EXPLORATORY PRACTICES Photography, painting, furniture, travel, graphic design, fabrication.
Fall/Wall 2020
2017 - CURRENT
Norman, OK
Austin, TX + others
R A M ROMAN
ARTS
MUSEUM
Site: Via Dei Fori Imperiali Rome, Italy AIA Rome | Spring/Summer 2020
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CONCEPT RAM is conceived as a system to link historical Rome and modern influences. The building creates it’s own piazza to encourage communal activity in the cities limited public green spaces. This unification of past, present and future all collides in both form and experience.
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NW Entry
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SW Entry E Entry The building gravitated to the northern edge of the site to allow proper green space.
Enhance edge condition and create closed private space.
Lower building height to incorporate topography and morph piazza.
Let the landscape and become one and create means of entry.
STRATEGY RAM consists of multiple means of entry through various heights and passageways. The external circulation creates various viewpoints for the Coliseum, Roman Forum, and Via Dei Fori Imperiali. The merging of forms allows for experiential entries and exits that can be celebrated from multiple locations within the site. RAM merges into the topography making the roofs accessible to the public and maintaining a majority of the preexisting greenery. The form was dictated by multiple influences including private housing, land, and site codes.
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Floor Plan Circulation between spaces provided an extension of the exterior experience. The main space with the Rome model is a triple height space that provides multiple viewpoints from within the building. The passage through the building expressed a timeline of Roman history starting with the Rome model then ending in modern Roman art. The RAM focuses strictly on local Roman artists and giving them an opportunity to display their work in the temporary art exhibits. The roof and facade design is a direct derivative of the interior experience. Tracing the circulation, the roof “cracks� open allowing a sliver of light to be displayed. This moment of using light to guide is celebrated in the facade design too. The lobby and first floor is primarily open with natural light while the second story containing art and light sensitive sculptures receives controlled amounts.
01 - Cafe
13 - Rome Model
02 - Lab Basement
14 - Main Circulation
03 - Auditorium Basement
15 - Lecture Hall
04 - Book Store/Cafe Lounge
16 - Auditorium
05 - Public Space
17 - Auditorium Maintenance
06 - Lobby
18 - Temporary Exhibition Space
07 - Reception
19 - Contemp. Exhibition Space
08 - Help Desk
20 - Bathrooms
09 - Demo Lab
21 - 109 Busts Exhibition
10 - Office
22 - Restaurant
11 - Main Bathroom 12 - Coat Room
12 | DWELL
Personal growth can be explored through experiences, mindful actions, and careful practice, the yoga studio is a place of disconnection that can be a major part of human growth. Disconnection from old habits, a busy life, or even just a new experience can be a key factor in human development for all ages. Architecture can influence and encourage this mental state and should provide a sense of release from the busy outside world. The human and building interaction makes up a majority of our lives. Materials appealing to the senses creates a more experiential environment. Sourcing site materials unites the human, natural and built environment. Yoga has been a popular practice to help with mental health. The goal is to disconnect from the outside world and centralize one’s energy. Considering the site, a small riparian habitat in an urban setting, finding that disconnection becomes difficult. Framing through materials, using passive systems, operative systems for natural wind and sunlight, and entering from below to rise into the main spaces allows for people to find themselves creating their own story through the circulation of the building. CONCEPT DWELL is a site focused structure that dives into how architecture can influence how people live and behave. Yoga being the main practice, DWELL creates an open space to encourage nature and the built environment to interact. With separate lodging disconnected from the main building people have the ability to escape busy lifestyles to recenter themselves.
DWELL YOGA CENTER
Site: Norman, OK, USA OU Norman | F/W 2019
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01 Lodging
01 Layered Forms Simple geometry interacting, folding onto one another
02 Plan Disconnected entry sequence isolates the centerpeice
02 Lodging
Open air center space for natural ventilation
03 Rammed Earth Local layered red clay for visual
03 Lodging
Used as fireplace and water collection system
04 Structure
04 Lodging
Use of load bearing walls with hidden steel beams
05 Internal Circulation Disconnected levels that focus on their main function
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Merging of natural elements within the interior fuses with external circulation
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Lodging Concepts + Thermal Wall
The land mass acts as a structural element for the main yoga studio
The lodging consists of one bedroom and a restroom but is surrounded by a singlar thermal wall made of rammed earth.
Seperates the entry from the parking lot and create more seclusion from the outside world
The individually designed structures are made to incorporate passive systems including rain water retention for greywater uses.
15 | Lodge Models
Construction + Texture Using texture to demonstrate materiality from laser cutting the building material.
16 | Circulation Model
Built Circulation Using raw materials to better understand circulation through space while exploring texture, transparency, and pattern.
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01 - Legend
07 - Gift Shop
02 - Meditation Room
08 - Kitchen Space
03 - Yoga Studio
09 - Offices
04 - Hot Yoga Studio
10 - Reception
05 - Restroom
11 - Locker Room
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06 - Multipurpose/Dining
18 | REAL
Plastic Landscaping Using common pollutants to form experiential landscapes and environments, understanding how light interacts with rigid and semitransparent material.
CONCEPT REAL is an answer to modern day pollution ranging from light, noise and physical pollution. With modern technology and products that use recycled plastics and aluminum, leading pollutants, REAL capitalizes on this opportunity. By creating a site sensitive building that minimizes ground impact, the learning center reflects its desired impact on people through its design. Maximizing the resources on the site have led to sights, sounds, and interaction with nature. The built world is one of the leading factors of global pollution so using recycled aluminum, green systems, reuse of water collection, modular lighting and passive systems, REAL is able to represent a sustainable design and set an example of what is possible in central Oklahoma.
R E A L Resiliency Education + Architectural Learning Site: Norman/Moore, OK, USA OU Norman | F/W 2020 (current project)
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Organ Failure
Screens
Insulation
Fire Prevention
Concrete
Oil
Fever
Infection
Itchiness
Car Exhaust
Cigarettes
Factory Smoke
Building Construction
Bu i l d i n g Mate r i al s
Obesity
Early Onset Alzheimer's
Cognitive Impairment
Sleep Loss/Insomnia
Air Conditioning
Traffic
Calcium Oxide
Chlorofluorocarbons
LED
A r t i f i c i al L ig ht
Poor Concentration
Stress
High Blood Pressure
Lead + Hydrocarbons
Spiders
Rodents
Insects
Poison Oak, Ivy + Sumac
C i t y No i se
Burns
Nero-toxicity
Hearing Loss
Birth Defects
Crystalline Silica
Carbon Monoxide
Pesticides
CO2
Aluminum
A i r Po l lu t i o n
Child Growth
Headache
Cough
DDT + PCB
TPU
Sulfur Dioxide
Dust
A lu m i nu m
Cancer
Bronchitis
Asthma
Particulate Matter
Nitrogen Oxide
VOCs
P last i c
Cell Damage
Added Stress to Lungs + Heart
Sleep Disorder
Depression
Cardiovascular/Respiratory Issues
19 | POLLUTION
Huma n Po l lu t ion Im pac t Ho w p hy s i c a l , l i g ht a n d a i r p o l lu t i on a l l e ff e c t t h e h u ma n b od y i m me d i ate l y a n d ove r t i me .
Natu ral L a n d sc a pi n g
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Huma n Ma d e
20 | WALL SECTION
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LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE ON NO.15
Exterior Wall Section
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Wall Section Visualizing the construction of an exterior wall of the REAL center provides an in depth understanding of how each component of the building comes together. The use of an exterior green wall limits sound pollution, absorbs air pollutants, and gives a visual connection to nature.
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21 | TOPOGRAPHY + SOUND
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Topography Section 1 Max Slope: 29.1%
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Topography Section 5 Max Slope: 35%
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Topography Section 2 Max Slope: 26.2%
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Topography Section 6 Max Slope: 40.2%
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Topography Section 7 Max Slope: 33.2%
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Topography Section 3 Max Slope: 33.4%
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Understanding Sound throughout the Site As the given site is just west of a major highway, managing sound throughout the site requires an understanding of how sound travels through the heavily vegetated area. The natural landscape acts as a opaque object that completely reflects the noise while the trees and other vegetation only diminishes the sound by small increments. Taking this knowledge and applying it to the design of the building then starts to form reasoning for specific materials, orientations, and human made changes to the topography.
22 | Design Practices Biophilic Cactus Lamp Being inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright and his approach to site sourced materials, highlighted by the Taliesin West Campus, the hollow shell of the cholla cactus provides a unique visual and brings the natural environment into spaces. Using small LEDs, the interior of the shell can be illuminated. By using a concrete base, the lamp is able to be implemented into any type of space. The main purpose of this exercise was to find alternative ways to use the natural world around us to better the spaces we inhabit.
Movement of Time
Using a light box, the exploration of how water and light interact led to an understanding of the movement of water. The angle at which the light hit the water was determined by the amount of movement from the water. Thus leading to the reflection of movement on the base and walls of the box,
IVY Boards
DESIGN PRACTICES Extracurricular Works
Various Locations | 2017 - Current
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Ivy Boards started in an entrepreneurial course with a small team. We produced laser etched artwork into decorative and usable skateboards. Although we had some on display at the 2019 ENT Expo, these were made to order. Being the lead designer and now owner of the startup, I have been able to explore new ways to use this technology and interact with customers.
23 | Design Practices June Beetle Exploration During second year of architecture we were assigned an insect and asked to explore its life cycle and learn about it in order to design a new habitat specifically for it. The hand drawn boards represent details of how the June Beetle flies, its wing to body connections, its aerodynamics, its habitat, flight patterns and eventually the proposal for the new environment.
Detail Photography
Detail photography highlighted by florals and other unique plants allow for a respect for naturally occurring details and forms. Color pallets and contrasts are also able to be extracted through editing.
Graphic Modeling
Using programs from the Adobe Suite to create graphically unique visuals for posters and renders. Being self taught has given me the ability to manage mistakes and turn those into learning opportunities.
Photography General photography is a way I am able to examine the world from new perspectives. Gaining new information from natural events from the built environment.
Painting Mediums
With my main medium being acrylic and spray paint I am able to create expressive visuals through active movements. Both of these examples are executions of new movements and the use of laser cut templates.
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