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01. INDIAN CAVE
IN COLLABORATION WITH STEPHANIE CABARCAS, BRANDY NGUYEN, AND RENEE PASAPERA
FALL 2022 | 5,650 SQ. FT.
PAIRED WITH NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS, THIS PROJECT DEVELOPED
CONCEPTS TO IMPROVE THE VISITOR
EXPERIENCE AT INDIAN CAVE STATE
PARK. MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE GOAL WAS TO DESIGN A DYNAMIC COMPOSITION THAT FEATURE
KEY MOMENTS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT , CULTURAL HISTORY , AND BIOPHILIC APPRECIATION.
BACK-LIT SHADOW BOXES THAT ENCOURAGE MOMENTS OF REFLECTION AND INTERACTION
COMBINED PAVILION 01.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:
FORM HELPS OFFER PANORAMIC VIEWS OF NATURAL FEATURES
SEPARATE WINGS OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVACY
BREEZEWAY NATURALLY GUIDES GUESTS THROUGHOUT THE SITE
02. 03. FINAL ITERATION
BREEZEWAY INTRODUCED
OPEN CONCEPT FACILITATES THE PROGRAM WITHIN A LIMITED SPACE
MATERIALS SEEK TO EXUDE A SENSE OF THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE TRIBES WHO WERE KNOWN
THE DESIGN WAS IMPLEMENTED IN LAYERS, INCLUDING IN SECTION
HIGH CEILINGS PROVIDE THE SPACE NEEDED FOR A SCENIC WINDOW
WINDOW PAIRING THE MAP WITH THE WINDOW CONNECTS GUESTS TO THE SITE
02. LAYERED
FALL 2021 | 1,525 SQ. FT.
A SPACE DESIGNED SO THAT
GUESTS CAN COME TO PEACE WITH THEMSELVES IN THE WILD . WHILE EXPERIENCING LAYERED, ONE MIGHT START TO FIND THAT THEY ARE NOT AS ALONE AS THEY FELT. THEY CAN FIND PEERS AND MAKE FRIENDS IN THE SUNKEN
CONVERSATION PIT. REFLECTING
TOGETHER, THEY CREATE DEEPROOTED BONDS .
SUNKENSUNKEN CONVERSATION PIT THAT PROVIDES MOMENTS OF CONNECTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
TELL YOUR TRUTH. RECORD YOUR STORY TO BE SHARED AT A LATER DATE.
DISCOVER PAST STORIES PROJECTED ON THE WALL. HEAR THEIR SPOKEN WORDS.
CONVERSE WITH YOUR PEERS, REFLECT ON THE STORIES AND YOUR EXPERIENCE.
PROJECTORS
PENDENTS STRIP LIGHTS
SECTION A
LEVEL 1: RECORDINGS
SUBLEVEL 1: WIND
WHITE ROOM: ALL THE MATERIALS ARE SOFT, WHITE, AND INVITING.
SUBLEVEL 2: ANIMAL NOISES
OFFSET SECTION B
SUBLEVEL 3: WATER DROPS
CONVERSATION PIT: THE COUCHES ARE UPHOLSTERED WITH VARIOUS SHADES OF VELVET N ORDER TO MIMIC THE LUSHNESS OF NATURAL FOLIAGE.
REFLECTION POND: WATER WAS INCLUDED TO HELP FACILITATE SELFREFLECTION.
SENSORY DIAGRAM
03.
TREEHOUSE
FALL 2021 | 9,225 SQ. FT.
OFFERING A LEARNING PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE, THIS NEW FACILITY IS MEANT TO BLEND THE INTERIOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD . THIS IS DONE THROUGH INITIATIVE EDUCATIONAL SPACES THAT FEATURE LARGE SKYLIGHTS, BIOPHILLIC DESIGN , AND SECLUDED MOMENTS TO SIMPLY EXIST WITHIN NATURE
FEATURING
MOSAIC TILE THAT MIMICS THE SIDING OF A TREEHOUSE WITH A MODERN TWISTUSING THE SAME MATERIALS IN THE TWO WINGS CREATES COHESION
TERRACED GARDEN
STRAWBERRIES
BLACKBERRIES
MINT
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE
CLASSROOMS
KITCHEN
SECTION A
ACOUSTICAL BAFFLING HELPS DAMPEN THE NOISE OF
04. ACOUSTICAL BAFFLES
KITCHEN CLASSROOM
SHARED WORKSPACE LINEAR LIGHTING CREATES A FOCAL POINT OVER WORKSTATIONS
04. INTERNSHIP
MAY 2022 | DECEMBER 2022
DURING THE PANDEMIC , 54 MILLION PEOPLE IN AMERICA
FACED FOOD INSECURITY. A
REDESIGNED 40’ FOOT SHIPPING CONTAINER WAS TRANSFORMED INTO A MEAL CENTER TO ADDRESS THIS CATASTROPHE . A
LUXURIOUS DESIGN INTENTION WAS IMPLEMENTED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REACH OUT FOR ASSISTANCE WITHOUT ANY MISPLACED SHAME.