TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT 01 THE MUSTARD SEED: AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROJECT 02 RECAST: A YOUTH HOSTEL PROJECT 03 HOOK & EYE: A RESTAURANT PROJECT 04 HERBAL ALTERNATIVES: A MARIJAUNA DISPENSARY PROJECT 05 LUANDA: A BOUTIQUE HOTEL, RESTAURANT, & JEWELRY RETAIL SPACE
SKILLS 01 PRINTS & DRAWINGS SKILLS 02 COMPUTER DRAFTING
The parable of the mustard seed
describes the growth and prolific yield of one very tiny seed. Exciting transformations can happen in unexpected places and forms. The mission of the mustard seed school is to serve students struggling to reach their potential in the traditional school model through hands-on learning disciplines--science, music, food preparation, and art. Additionally, one-on-one tutoring provided by members of the community and peers roots students where they live. To demonstrate progress and growth, the architectural design is premised on increasing angles of growth and rhythms of ceiling height changes. Use of transparent and sustainable materials underscores the philosophy and ideals of this learning space.
CORRIDOR FACING CAFE, ART GALLERY, AND ART STUDY
the mustard seed
SITE PLAN
Process: Development of Space Organization and Circulation Architecturally divided into four vertical bands to accommodate the four target subjects, each of these bands are further divided into three sections--a study equipped with materials specific to the subject, an exhibition space or recording space or cafe, and a classroom or “learning lab�.
Corridor Boundaries and Wall Angles of Exhibition Spaces, Recording Space, and Cafe Suggestive of a growing and developing trajectory, the boundaries of the main corridor follow a pattern of increasing angles. All of the angles turning west and which compose the southern boundaries of each of the surrounding spaces (the dedicated study spaces and the exhibition, recording, and cafe areas), are positioned at ten degrees. See figure below.
The angles turning east and which compose the northern boundaries of each of the surrounding spaces each increase by five degrees. Therefore, the science exhibition space and its corresponding study have northern boundaries at ten degrees, while the music recording studio and its corresponding study have northern boundaries at fifteen degrees. See figure at left.
Windows and Walls of the Exhibition Spaces, Recording Space, and Cafe The walls of these spaces facing the main corridor are divided into six sections to accommodate door niches and four six-inch floor to ceiling windows. Of these four windows, however, the window opposite the vertex of its corresponding study floor boundary (at a ten degree angle), doubles in width. The length of the segmented walls for each of these spaces similarly follows a growing pattern. They increase in width by approximately one to two feet until they reach the threshold of its double wide window. At the double-width window threshold, the intervals of the wall widths repeat the pattern of the starting small and growing in scale.
Physical Models of Exhibition Spaces, Recording Space, and Cafe
SKETCH OF TUTORING SPACE & LEARNING LAB CORRIDOR CEILING
SKETCH OF LEARNING LAB CEILING
SECTION OF SCIENCE SPACES SCALE: NTS
SECTION OF DEDICATED STUDY AREAS SCALE: NTS
SECTION THROUGH THE LOWER CORRIDOR FACING “LEARNING LAB” ENTRANCES
SCALE: NTS
LOBBY
STUDENT ENTRANCE AND LOCKER AREA
SCIENCE LEARNING LAB
CAFE
ART STUDY
ART GALLERY
Through “recast preservation”, the memory and texture of the Woodrow Wilson house is preserved beyond the exterior walls. Decorative shapes and designs found in the original furnishings articulate a new architecure for a new population and purpose. Thus, these delicate and historic elements are “recast” in reconstructed dimensions. On floor and wall surfaces, original shapes and forms repeat themselves in bold, graphic arrangements with vibrant, youthful color.
building section configuration
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conceptual configuration
fr. L to R: bubble and blocking diagrams preceding page: conceptual development collages created for woodrow wilson recast hostel
Wo o d r o w W i l s o n
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Recast Hostel: PROCESS
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04. 1. photograph fr. inside the woodrow wilson house infirmary 2. wallcovering inspired by the wwh infirmary scale 3. sketch of wwh “recast” hostel double sleeping room featuring sliding doors providing semi-private space for both guests 4. 2nd floor plan of “recast” wwh 5. wwh hostel section illustrating each of the building levels and the variable ceiling heights on the 2nd and 3rd floors
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04. 1. photograph fr. inside the Woodrow Wilson house kitchen 2. wallcovering inspired by the wwh kitchen appliance 3. sketch of wwh “recast” hostel internet lounge 4. 4th floor plan of “recast” wwh hostel 5. wwh hostel section illustrating the custom wallcovering in each of the spaces
a restaurant
Edna Lewis (1916-2006) was a chef of fine southern cuisine and a personality of fascinating dualities. While she learned to cook by watching her mother and aunt in rural Virginia, she created meals for an elite clientele at her cosmopolitan restaurant, Cafe Nicholson, in New York City. Although she was actively involved in communist politics, she sewed Dior dresses for Dorcas Avedon and Marilyn Monroe. Perhaps the tension of the dichotomies in Lewis’ life kept her ever-brilliant at her culinary and dress-making talents. Whatever fibers composed Lewis’ fabric, she sewed lovely stories.
PROCESS WORK
FLOOR PLAN: NTS
SITE PLAN: NTS
ELEVATION OF ENTRANCE, BAR, HOST STATION, & NORTH DINING AREA SCALE: NTS
BAR
A marijuana dispensary for a client’s new space at 1708 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
SECTION OF ENTRY
SCALE: NTS
SECTION OF WAITING AREA
FLOOR PLAN: NTS
SECTION OF RETAIL AREA
SCALE: NTS
SECTION OF PACKAGING, WEIGHING, POS
The jewelry of indigneous peoples in Angola and the natural landforms of their homeland in the context of a modernizing landscape is the inspiration of the Luanda Hotel. The juxtaposition of local identity amidst global modernity underscores Angola’s struggle to reclaim their culture and land after centuries of Portuguese colonial rule and subsequent civil war.
L: RESTAURANT
LUANDA:
R: HOTEL GUEST ROOM
L: HOTEL RECEPTION, LOBBY
PLANS & SECTIONS: DIAGRAMS HOTEL PENTHOUSE SUITES: LEVEL 4
HOTEL GUEST ROOMS: LEVEL 3
HOTEL ENTRANCE, LOBBY, & CONFERENCE: LEVEL 2
RESTAURANT & RETAIL BASEMENT: LEVEL 1 MAIN CIRCULATION PATH TRANSITION SPACES PERIPHERY SPACES
The above plans and sections at right illustrate the northward movement of the circulation space at each level. Additionally, the areas in yellow show angled ceilings transitioning from the circulation space ceiling height (11’-0”) and the periphery ceiling height (14’-0”). ALL PLANS AND SECTIONS: NTS
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COM P U TE R DRA F T I N G
LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM
LAW OFFICE- 1ST FLOOR PLAN
LAW OFFICE- 1ST FLOOR REFLECTED CEILING PLAN
LAW OFFICE DETAILS