PROFESSIONAL WORK
HUDSON WOODS ETSY GLOBAL WORKPLACES BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN VISITOR CENTER RETHINK ATHENS PERF PAVILION
ACADEMIC WORK
CASA AMURALLADA NYU CENTER FOR ACADEMIC AND SPIRITUAL LIFE WETLANDS BRIDGE | BIRDING BLIND
HUDSON WOODS
Hudson Woods is a unique collection of 26 refined and energy efficient homes on a 131-acre site in the Hudson Valley. Developed, designed and built by Lang Architecture, a small team has carefully controlled the entire process, from site concept through construction and furnishings. Humble and private upon approach, the simple vernacular house form fits sensitively into the topography of each site. Once inside, expansive views to the surrounding landscape are framed through custom mahogany windows. The interior is modern and warm, with an abundance of local white oak surfaces and details. Throughout the home, craft is on display from solid wood doors with sand cast bronze hardware to handmade furniture designed and built by local craftsmen. In addition to selecting and sourcing all of the lighting and furnishings, Lang Architecture collaborated with Hudson Valley craftsmen to design and produce two custom furniture pieces. A large kitchen island, made of a blackened steel base, with black walnut drawers and a soapstone counter top, was built by Sawkille Co. A freestanding pantry cupboard, made of solid black walnut with soapstone, brass and leather details, was built by Samuel Moyer Furniture.
KERHONKSON, ny Lang Architecture Project Manager / Designer 2012 - 2015 Winner of an Architizer A+ Award
Site Plan
Sections
Entry Level Plan
Lower Level Plan
PLAN 1'-5"
7'-0"
4'-11"
FRONT ELEVATION - INSIDE
DRAWER CONFIGURATIONS
D4
CROSS SECTION
D5
D3
8'-0"
D1
D2
2'-6"
D5
D1
D1 D3
D2
D2
3'-0"
D4
FRONT ELEVATION
FRONT ELEVATION
SIDE ELEVATION
Pantry Cupboard + Kitchen Island
CROSS SECTION
HUDSON W KITCHEN IS
etsy HQ
As Senior Design Project Manager, I was responsible for translating Etsy’s mission into physical form through the interiors of the company’s global workplaces. Etsy’s values permeated all aspects of the business including the unique approach to office fit outs. I joined the small team at Etsy midway through the design of the HQ with the primary task of refining and executing a multimillion dollar furniture package. Over 50% of the package was custom furnishings designed in collaboration with local makers and fabricators, which required detailed shop drawings, samples and AV/IT coordination. The Etsy HQ achieved Living Building Challenge (LBC) Petal Certification, which required rigorous vetting and documentation of all aspects of the project, including furniture, to prove the adoption of sustainable practices throughout the supply chain and removal of worst-in-class chemicals. Additionally, I took the lead in developing Etsy’s Art Program, eventually working with a junior colleague to curate and commission large scale installation works through out the office. During the construction phase this required coordination between the artists, architects and contractors to navigate building services and integrate schedules to ensure the installations could be completed prior to move-in.
BROOKLYN, NY Etsy in collaboration with Gensler Senior Design Project Manager 2015 - 2016 Achieved Living Building Challenge Petal Certification
GOAL: SOURCE GOODS AND MATERIALS LOCALLY
Manufacturing distance from site (by % of FFE spend)
GOAL: EMPOWER LOCAL MICROBUSINESSES*
Vendor Type (by % of FFE Spend
GOAL: BUILD HEALTHY WORKPLACES
*Microbusinesses are defined as having fewer than 10 employees.
Vetted for LBC Criteria** (by % of FFE Spend)
**LBC requires meeting strict material standards including elimination of “Red List” chemicals, proving all wood is FSCcertified or reclaimed, and meeting local sourcing quotas, among other criteria.
etsy BERLIN
BERLIN, GERMANY Etsy in collaboration with KINZO Senior Design Project Manager 2015 - 2016
Etsy’s Berlin office is located in a converted warehouse in the central Kreuzberg. The international design and PR teams had moved into the informally planned space a few years before and were in need of upgraded resources to support a growing team. Managing the full project scope from start to finish, I worked in tandem with a local architect to develop the design which included custom workstations and lighting, as well as a welcoming kitchen and reception space for hosting PR events.
LIGHTING
indirect light
acoustic lamp direct light
acoustic absorber
storage storage
lanisor / L Workspace Section
new blind
D8
FOCUS 1
en scre
locker
KITCHEN
EATING/MEET
ex'g chairs & table top from ex'g tables
WORKSHOP empties
fridge
ex'g screen
storage chairs
electr .
seating
FOCUS 2 waterfilter
CONFERENCE 2
whiteboard
screen
screen
whiteboard / acoustic paneling
2 ex'g chairs & 4 benches partly painted
kitchen block upper shelves
CONFERENCE 1
wardrobe upper shelves with locks
upper shelves
waste & recycling
fridge dishw.
coffee
dishw.
small cupboard for toaster?
stove ofen
ex'g tables cut to the same width
D8
etsy art
new blind
pinboard
DISPLAY
movable elements
PHONE
movable elements
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ex'g chair
segments , movable
ex'g feet / new top
h 0,42m
ex'g chair
ex'g lamps
ALL HANDS/MEET
PHONE
WORK ex'g sofa ex'g radio sideboard
BRAND DESIGN
copy
shelf
IT
photo
ex'g lamps
roll-rack backgrounds D2
new blind
new blind
new blind
new blind
new blind
new blind
new blind
ex'g
shel ves
new blind
ex'g lamp
ex'g
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Kommentare
Projekt / Adresse
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Plan
277 ETSY Office
Änderungen
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Index
Ritterstraße 12-14 / Berlin Deutschland
Datum
etsy LONDON
LONDON, UK Etsy in collaboration with SMOK Senior Design Project Manager 2016 - 2017
The challenge of Etsy London was to build out a converted industrial space to match the charm and quirky character of their beloved former workspace. To do so, I worked closely with the local team to define the design as a clean and functional canvas for the handmade furnishings, bold artwork and lush greenery that would fill the space. Custom designed furnishings included workstations with integral task lighting and conference furniture with seamless AV/IT integration.
Clerkenwell Workstation build
task lighting shades task lighting supports
reclaimed timber worktops
rib supports structural spine / cable tray
timber inserts
central support leg
laser cut and folded steel steel legs
Š copyright 2016 jam furniture
Custom workstations designed in collaboration with JAM Furniture
Custom conference furniture designed in collaboration with Sebastian Cox
brooklyn botanic garden visitor center
Sited along Washington Avenue within the berm that hides the Brooklyn Museum parking lot, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center provides clear orientation and access to major garden precincts, such as the Cherry Esplanade. The Visitor Center includes an exhibition gallery, information lobby, orientation room, gift shop, cafĂŠ, and an event space. I joined the design team during construction administration just after the structural steel frame had been competed. Through weekly site observation and preparation of field reports, I gained first-hand experience of the construction process of a formally and technically complex project. Additionally, I participated in the submittal process, managing the various logs and transmittals and assisting in the review of samples and shop drawings for design conformance.
brooklyn, ny Weiss / Manfredi Architectural Intern 2011
GREEN ROOF
STRUCTURE
PROGRAM
ROUTES
GEOTHERMAL
Building Diagram
Concept Diagram
Ceiling Mock-Up
RECYCLED STEEL ROOF STRuCTuRE ARChITECTuRAL CONCRETE WALL ExISTING JAPANESE FENCE
STORMWATER CATChMENT POND
STEEL MONuMENTAL STAIR hIGh PERFORMANCE LOW-E/ SOLAR GLASS GROuND GRANuLATED BLAST-FuRNACE SLAG CONCRETE RETAINING WALL RAIN GARDEN STORMWATER INFILTRATION BASIN ARChITECTuRAL CONCRETE SEAT BENCh
Building Diagram
rethink athens
At the peak of the economic crisis in Greece, the Onassis Foundation solicited proposals to reinvigorate a dilapidated section of downtown Athens and spur social and economic change throughout the city. The resulting design transforms three neglected squares into public outdoor “rooms” to serve as venues for the city’s many emerging grass roots organizations. A major avenue connecting the outdoor “rooms” becomes a linear park that links a number of cultural, commercial and civic landmarks in the downtown core. Divided into three sections, the park provides public space and infrastructure for citizens to take an active role in the life of the city through education, commerce and recreation.
athens, greece Office of Urban Terrains Designer 2012 Awarded Honorable Mention
Phasing Diagram + Site Plan
Plan of ‘Culture’ Square
Program Diagrams
Plans of Linear Park
PERF PAVILION
Inspired by Chicago’s great legacy of modernist architecture, Perf Pavilion tips its hat to the Miesian glass box. In this reinterpretation, the iconic steel frame and glass infill is shrouded in a perforated operable screen, which both solidifies the kiosk as a sculptural object, and unfolds to extend the functional space of the kiosk into the park. From within, the screen and glass wall enclosure filter light and views allowing for varying levels of openness. Built-in and moveable casework can be configured either for retail or food and beverage concessions.
CHICAGO, IL Chicago Architectural Biennial Lakefront Kiosk Competition Designer 2013
Plan
Section
casa amurallada
Posed as a speculative artist’s community in the Chilean central valley, each member of the studio was assigned one of sixteen adjacent square kilometer plots. For each plot, a proposal was developed for a live/work retreat that interpreted Hans van der Laan’s conception of three distinct zones of space: cell, court and domain. An exercise in radical simplicity, Casa Amurallada explores the possibility that a thickened wall could provide both ample shelter and a framework for understanding one’s place in the landscape. A 2.5 meter narrow rectangular residence encloses a large courtyard. Private and service functions are fixed within the outer one meter of the wall and connected by a stepped ambulatory. Eight voids in the wall allow flexible positioning of public functions and extend the living space into the courtyard. Through strategic spatial organization and careful material selection, the project aims to organize mythological landscape characteristics in order to heighten the artist’s relationship to their rural setting. The cave-like private spaces of the interior provide for moments of individual retreat. As the constrained interior opens and extends public life into the courtyard, outdoor living is organized around fundamental elements: shade, fire and water. From within the idealized, representative landscape of the court, the wall frames the Chilean countryside as a backdrop to daily communal life.
biobÍo region, Chile University of Texas at Austin Advanced Studio Spring 2011 Critics: Mauricio Pezo + Sofia Von Ellrichshausen Published in ISSUE: 008
Site Plan + Axonometric
Plan + Sections
exterior walls: dark stained board-form concrete interior walls and celiling: dark stained and polished concrete
entry threshold: white tumbled limestone gravel exterior paving: cordova shell limestone pavers
window frames and sills: natural finish mahogany cabinetry: natural finish birch boards interior floors: polished cordova cream limestone tile
Partial Plans
Detailed Axonometric
nyu center for academic and spiritual life
With a prominent site on Washington Square Park, at the end of 5th Avenue, New York University desired a Center for Academic and Spiritual Life that could provide both an iconic emblem for the campus and a welcoming and comfortable community center for its student body. While security and privacy were of great concern, the interior yearned for ‘publicness’ that could engender campus fellowship and complement the civic space of the park. Additionally, the integration of secular and religious functions further emphasized the need for attention to public interaction. In order to organize the diverse interests of its constituents, the project takes the city as its model. Envisioned as a microcosm of its urban context, the program is organized around a long circulation spine that serves as an interior extension of Fifth Avenue and the major boulevard for the building’s users. Rooms of various sizes, designed to flexibly accommodate multiple functions, are loosely stacked against this circulation boulevard. The spaces reveled between the stacked rooms provide intimate secondary public spaces akin to the city’s pocket parks and side streets. These spaces, scattered through the building, provide venue for informal small group meetings or simply a quiet place to read. Additionally, they provide access to the numerous outdoor terraces generated by the protruding volumes of the facade.
new yorK, ny University of Texas at Austin Advanced Studio Spring 2012 Critic: Gary Wang
Site Plan
Concept Models
CLAS S R OOM CLASSROOM
C L AS S R OOM
M E E TI N G HA LL
CLASSROOM
CLAS S R OOM CLASSROOM
CL A S S M U S I C ROOM ROOM CL A S S R O O M
ME E TING RO O M
C L AS S R OOM
CLAS S R OOM
M E E TI N G RO O M
CLAS S R OOM
C L AS S R OOM
CLASSROOM
CL A S S R O O M CLASSROOM CLA SS M U SI C RO O M RO O M
SE C ON D F L O O R
CL A S S R O O M
THI R D FLOOR
CLAS S R OOM
C L AS S R OOM
F OURTH F LOOR
CL ASS MUSIC RO O M RO O M
CLAS S R OOM MEET I NG R OOM
CLAS S R OOM
COCL N FARSES NRCO EO M HALL CL ASSRO O M
CLAS S R OOM
CL A S S R O O M
CLAS S R OOM NCE FI F T H F LOORC O NFRE H AL L
SI XTH FL O O R
SI X T H F L OOR F IF TH FL OOR
SE VE N TH FL SI XTH O O RFL O O R
CLASSROOM
MEET I NG HALL
CL A S S R O O M CL ASSRO O M
CLAS S R OOM
CL A S S R O O M
MEETING HALL
MEET I NG HALL
CL ASSRO O M MEET I NG R OOM
CL A S S R O O M
CL ASSRO O M CL A S S R O O M CLAS S R OOM CLAS S MU S I C R OOM R OOM
MEETING ROOM
SECOND F LOOR
THI RD FL O O R CLAS S R OOM
CL ASSRO O M
G RO U N D F L O O R CL ASSRO O M CL A S S M U S I C ROOM ROOM
T HIR D F LOOR S E C OND FL OOR
Selected Plans
MEET I NG R OOM
FLOOR PLANS CLAS S R OOM
CLAS S MUS I C R OOM R OOM
FO URTH FL THI OO RD R FL O O R
wetlands bridge | birding blind
The Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory is an informal network of roads and paths surrounding the treatment ponds at the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant. The ponds also provide one of the premier locations for birding in Travis Country because of the diversity of habitats found within this small area. The 1200 acre facility incorporates deep ponds, wetlands, mudflats, open fields, woods, and a three-mile stretch of the Colorado River. On a given day, a knowledgeable birder can spot more than 50 local and migratory bird species on the property. The project called for the design of a wetlands bridge and birding blind to provide access to Pond 3, a large area that includes woods, wetlands and a large deep pond. Design parameters specified standard “2x” wood frame construction as such projects are usually funded by birding communities and built with inexpensive unskilled labor. The project was pursued almost entirely in model, focusing on the proliferation of a “genetic” detail based on a structural logic. This intervention exploits the necessity of diagonal bracing to create a light and rhythmic substructure for the bridge surface. Above this, the walkway is defined by a system of horizontal and vertical splintering that navigates situational conditions of the landscape and provides integral moments of rest and viewing. The shifting louvered skin of the birding blind accommodates birders of varying eye heights and allows for viewing in both sitting and standing positions.
austin, tx University of Texas at Austin Vertical Studio Summer 2009 Critic: David Heymann Houston Center for Architecture Student Biennial Exhibition [Honorable Mention]
Structural Diagram + Physical Model
Physical Models
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