The design concept is to give the community a new start from the previous visitor center on site. The Nature Bean Visitor Center was designed for a new dempographic to educate one’s perspective from the past. This center will teach the community and people from afar about Great Falls history and how to become one with nature in the surrounding area. It seeks a deeper connection to Great Falls Park, becoming emblematic of the unique physical, political, historical, social and cultural aspects.
Great Falls (Potomac River)
Great Falls (Potomac River)
MacArthur Blvd
Coffee Bean Rendering
East Elevation
North Elevation
Great Falls of the Potomac, MD have drawn many people to the river’s shore for centuries. To Native Americans, a gathering place; to George Washington, an impediment to navigation; to thousands of visitors every year, an awe-inspiring site. Throughout the generations Great Falls Tavern continues a long tradition of hospitality.
Imagine a dining experience in a carefully crafted space that’s all about indulging your senses. Gentle lights create a cozy atmosphere, showcasing the elegant features of the room and giving a warm glow to the wooden and plush surroundings. The simple yet carefully chosen decor sets the mood, making it an intimate place where every detail, from the unique furniture to the art on the walls, adds up to a beautiful overall design. It’s like a symphony of style that enhances your dining pleasure.
Gallery Render
Rainwater System Diagram
A Dwelling
Berkeley, CA
UC Berkeley (M.Arch) Year 1
Instructor: Hans Papke
Software: Rhino 8 | Illustrator | Photoshop |
Thi dwelling isn’t like a typical home. By prioritizing areas of connection, overall form and experience in each space, this dwelling creates a grand experience for any family size.
The use of veritcal skylights and a light tunnel enhances the unique form of the slanted wall above the conversation pit.
How one feels inside their home should reflect outside as well. A large storage unit acts as a privacy barrier for the back courtyard while the front of both dwellings can be shared by both families and reignite a much needed sense of community.
Section Model
Axon View
1/4”=1’ 0’3’6’9’ 15’
2nd Fl- Mezzanine
Study Models
These study models were created from a previous dwelling project leading up to the final dwelling. The process was to take the final study model to later develop it from a room with meaning to a full dwelling with a purpose. To fit multiple families on a 50’x100’ site located in Berkeley, California.
Final Study Model
Exterior Model
Interior Model
Sert and
Stuff
Urban Sketches
Sketches & Models
ARCHITECT: Edmund George Lind
Date Established: 1878
Address: 17 E Mt Vernon Pl, Baltimore, MD 21202
Built-in 1878 at the behest of philanthropist George Peabody, the library was originally part of an arts and culture institute—America’s first music conservatory—that he created to be available to the people of his beloved Baltimore. Architect Edmund G. Lind’s drawings called for a massive skylight soaring over six tiers of cast-iron balconies to house a collection with over 300,000 volumes dating from the Renaissance through the 19th Century.
Mt.Royal Station
ARCHITECT:
E. Francis Baldwin
Date Established: 1896
Address: 1400 Cathedral Street
Located in Baltimore, MD, Mt. Royal Station is a blend of Romanesque and Renaissance. The train station was built by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad which was apart of the massive Baltimore Belt Line improvement project. This station was closed on June 30, 1961. It was famous because it served people like Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dwight D. It was the first railroad to have electrified passenger trains when it first opened on September 1, 1896.
ARCHITECT: ZAHA HADID
Date Established: 2016
Address: 520 West 28th St NEW YORK
Located in New York City. Designed by the architect Zaha Hadid, the building was her only residential building in New York and one of her last projects before her death. The building is located along the High Line. The building is set to have four art galleries located at street level. The building also has a sculpture platform with art curated by Friends of the High Line.
520 West 28th St
BALTIMORE BASILICA
The Baltimore Basilica is located on Cathedral Street, constructed on 1806-1821. The person who designed it initially was Benjamin Latrobe but the church took over because of his unsuspected death in 1820.
The Baltimore Basilica and the St. Peters Basilica in Itlay is easily comparable because they are both located in the epicenter of their cities. Fun fact, both basilica’s burry their dead under church in their crypt/basement. I selected this building because it is first Basilica in U.S. History ever designed and it is related to Historical Preservation. It has great significance and it has been preserved/restored. I want to learn more of how this Basilica was built on our people’s shoulders (African Americans).
Rashfield Park
ARCHITECT: Mahan Rykiel Associates
Date Established: 2015-2021
Rashfield is on the border of the Baltimore Harbor and empowers the community to come and have a great time. This park is a retreat to celebrate, share and cherish a place where people in the community can call this home. This place is in Baltimore’s tourist district and it attracts everyone as its very own ammenity.
“Museu Blau” Composition I
Representation I (M.Arch)
“Museu Blau Composition”
Architect: Herzog & de Mueron
This design was to represent the spatial qualities within the interior and exterior of the space. Representing each phase of the design: roof, column, floor and ceiling. This highlights key components as of which a person can experience within the museum: light, darkness, exhibit, and the triangular (dorito shaped) form. The user will travel through this unseen maze and experience skylights all throughout to balance darkness, with walls that only form to cover the large auditorium that’s held witin the center.
