Kassandra Castillo - Portfolio 2020

KASSANDRA CASTILLO ∙ LEED AP BD+C

ARCHITECTURE + INTERIOR DESIGN

PORTFOLIO ∙ 2020

KASSANDRA CASTILLO LEED AP BD+C

973�975�6321 kassandracastillo28@gmail.com OBJECTIVEAs an architectural designer, I am passionate about architecture and design at all scales, from the intricate details to the design of a city. I have studied the different aspects involved and I believe in continuous improvement while adding to my knowledge in design.

AREs currently in progress.

EDUCATIONMIP � NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Newark, NJ � September 2018 - May 2019 Master of Infrastructure Planning B.Arch � NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Newark, NJ � September 2011 - December 2015 Minor: Environmental Studies & Sustainability NJIT � UNIVERSITY OF SIENA Siena, Italy � July 2014 - August 2014 Study Abroad Urban Design Studio AWARDS2019 Architect magazine’s Studio Prize & Sloan Award � 2019 Schindler Global Award Finalist � 2019 NJIT Design Showcase Graduate Architecture Award Winner � NJIT Dean’s Scholarship � Dean’s List � Honor’s Studio � Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society � Projects selected for NJIT NAAB Accreditation � Volunteer at NJIT CoAD AIAS Print + Supply Shop

LEED AP BD+C � v4 NEWH Member � New York Chapter EMPLOYMENTKKAD � Newark, NJ Architectural Designer � January 2016 - Present Architectural Intern � May 2015 - December 2015 � Completion of architecture + interior design construction drawing sets and coordination with engineers/contractors � Visualization of design + construction from conceptual phase until project completion for both residential + hospitality � Selection of materials and FF&E specifications including coordination with vendors + purchasing � Creation of design presentations + branding References available upon request SKILLSChipboard, Plexi, Foam, Wood, Laser Cutter Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Rhinoceros � Vray AutoCAD Sketchup Microsoft Office Revit (Basics) ArcGIS (Basics) LANGUAGESFluent in English + Spanish

TABLE OF CONTENTSNEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITY PROJECTS

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SCHINDLER GLOBAL AWARD COMPETITION*

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SHINGLE STYLE INN

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JEKYLL OCEAN CLUB

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URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

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DIGITAL ARTS MUSEUM

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CANALETTO AT THE VENICE BIENNALE

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IRONBOUND BRANCH LIBRARY

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MISC. ARCHITECTURAL + INTERIOR DESIGN

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ∙ NJIT GRADUATE SPRING 2019

MUMBAI, INDIA ∙ NJIT GRADUATE FALL 2018

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE FALL 2015

JEKYLL ISLAND, GEORGIA ∙ KKAD COMPLETED SUMMER 2017

ROME + SIENA, ITALY ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER 2014

MADRID, SPAIN ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE FALL 2014

VENICE, ITALY ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE SPRING 2015

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE SPRING 2014

VARIOUS ∙ KKAD 2015-2018

*2019 ARCHITECT magazine’s Studio Prize & Sloan Award ∙ 2019 Schindler Global Award Finalist

NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITY PROJECTS

Sports Fields

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ∙ NJIT GRADUATE SPRING 2019 WORKING ALONGSIDE THE CITY OF NEWARK’S ZONING DEPT. FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER OF GRADUATE SCHOOL, A NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITY PROJECT, ROSE FOREST, IS BEING PROPOSED TO THE CITY AND COMMUNITY. IT CONSISTS OF THE UPPER ROSEVILLE + FOREST HILL NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEWARK WHICH BOTH BORDER BRANCH BROOK PARK + OFFER PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL ZONING WITH MANY SCHOOLS + A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. THEY LACK OPEN SPACE + CONNECTIONS TO THE PARK. BOTH ARE IN NEED OF STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT, ADDITION OF HOUSING + AMENITIES SUCH AS BIKE LANES. Barrier

Lightrail

Park

Welcome Center Children’s Garden

EXISTING CONDITIONS UPPER ROSEVILLE + FOREST HILL ARE FACED WITH THE ISSUES OF BARRIERS BLOCKING ACCESS TO BRANCH BROOK PARK, LACK OF BIKES LANES + STREETSCAPE, HOUSING OVERCROWDING, AND INEFFICIENT PARK PROGRAMS + UNDERUTILIZED SPACE.

Playground Branch Brook Park Station Greenhouse (Urban Farm)

Tennis Courts

Davenport Station

Underutilized Space Bloomfield Ave Station

Playground Sports Complex

Park Ave Station Concert Grove Educ. Pavilion Kiyo Grove

Octagon Shelter Sand Court Shelter Welcome Center Roller Skating Basketball Courts

PROPOSED PROJECTS AS ROSE FOREST, THESE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS CAN CREATE NEW PROJECTS TO BENEFIT THEIR RESIDENTS. THE USE OF CONNECTIONS INTO BRANCH BROOK PARK SIMILAR TO THOSE IN NYC’S CENTRAL PARK, NEW BIKES LANES + STREETSCAPE THROUGH TRAFFIC BUFFERS, NEW MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, AND IMPROVED PARK PROGRAMS.

Community Garden Dog Park Playground Improved Landscaping Improved Landscaping

BRANCH BROOK PARK NEWARK, NJ 1898 OLMSTED BROTHERS

CENTRAL PARK NEW YORK CITY,NEW YORK 1858 OLMSTED

Community Garden Improved Access to Water

Playground/Garden

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SCHINDLER GLOBAL AWARD COMPETITION MUMBAI, INDIA ∙ NJIT GRADUATE FALL 2018 THE PROJECT WAS NAMED ARCHITECT MAGAZINE’S RECIPIENT OF THE 2019 STUDIO PRIZE & SLOAN AWARD. IT WAS ALSO ONE OF TWELVE FINALISTS NOMINATED IN THE 2019 SCHINDLER GLOBAL AWARD COMPETITION HELD BI-ANNUALLY + INTERNATIONALLY, WINNING FOURTH PLACE OVERALL. THE STUDIO PROJECT FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER OF GRADUATE SCHOOL WAS TO REDEVELOPMENT MUMBAI’S EASTERN WATERFRONT. THE WATERFRONT IS HOME TO NEARLY 60% OF A SLUM POPULATION, NO ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, THE NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION, AND ONLY 2.24 SQ. METERS OF OPEN SPACE PER PERSON. THE COMPETITION ASKED FOR A SINGLE FRAMEWORK FOR THE SITE, NEARLY THE SIZE OF THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN, TO BE PLANNED AND DESIGNED AT 3 SCALES, THE MMR (METROPOLITAN MUMBAI REGION), THE EASTERN WATERFRONT + A ZOOMED IN SITE NEAR A MAJOR FISHING + FERRY DOCK. THE DESIGN NEEEDED TO ADDRESS HOUSING, TRANPORTATION + MOBILITY, OPEN SPACE, NATURE, AND ECONOMY. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE DAILY LIFE OF A MUMBAIKAR AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES OF THE AREA (SUCH AS A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BOMBAY DUCK - FISH - AS RIGHT), THE FINAL FRAMEWORK WAS CENTERED AROUND A NET-ZERO WATERFRONT. THIS CONSISTS OF 5 WATER DISTRICTS ACROSS THE WATERFRONT. EACH WOULD BE CENTERED BY A SCHOOL + PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SURROUNDED BY RETROFITTED MIXED USE BUILDINGS + A RING OF HOUSING AND ISLANDS. EACH WATER DISTRICT WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF MANGROVES AND WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

2019 ARCHITECT STUDIO PRIZE & SLOAN AWARD ∙ 2019 SCHINDLER GLOBAL AWARD FINALIST

1 • SWIM ROOF

GROUND LEVEL COMMERCIAL

2 • CATCH GROUND FLOOR HOUSING

MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL

3 • SORT

HIGH DENSITY HOUSING

OPEN PARK

4 • DRY

COURTYARD HOUSING

SPORTS + RECREATION

5 • PREP

6 • ENJOY!

A DAY IN THE LIFE

RETENTION BASIN HOUSING

CENTRAL COMMUNITY CENTER

WAREHOUSE RETROFITTING

WATERFRONT FRAMEWORK • NTS

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SHINGLE STYLE INN

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE FALL 2015 6,500 FT² NESTLED ALONG THE BAY IN NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, THE CASTLE HILL INN IS THE RESULT OF THE TRADITIONAL SHINGLE STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE. ITS DESIGN WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR A BOUTIQUE HOTEL THAT WAS TO BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE HISTORICAL INN. THE TRADITIONAL SHINGLE STYLE ITSELF INCLUDES MANY ELEMENTS OF AMBIGUOUS PATTERNS OF SURFACES AND VOLUMES ALONG WITH WRAPPING AND PEELING. USING THESE CLASSIC TECHNIQUES, THIS SHINGLE STYLE INN INCLUDES THICKENED WALLS TO CREATE CARVED OUT SPACES FOR BAY WINDOWS AND NOOKS FOR READING, EATING, SLEEPING, AND SEATING AT BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. THE INN FEATURES CUSTOM PIECES THROUGHOUT ALL SPACES THAT BECOME IDENTIFIED THROUGH VARIOUS MATERIALS.

SLEEPING NOOK · KING SUITE

PERSPECTIVE SECTION · NTS

PROGRAMMINGOUTDOOR SEATING INDOOR SEATING READING NOOK ADA KING KING SUITE ADA QUEEN 1 BEDROOM SUITE

1ST FLOOR PLAN · NTS

WATERFRONT · KING SUITE

2ND FLOOR PLAN · NTS

READING NOOKS

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JEKYLL OCEAN CLUB

JEKYLL ISLAND, GEORGIA ∙ KKAD COMPLETED SUMMER 2017 19,300 FT² JEKYLL ISLAND WAS ONCE HOME TO J.P. MORGAN, CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER, AND MANY OTHER OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST ELITE AS A PRIVATE VACATION RESORT. THEY BUILT WHAT IS NOW THE ‘JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB,’ A HISTORIC LANDMARK ON THE ISLAND WHICH IS OWNED BY THE STATE. THE PROPERTY DECIDED TO CONSTRUCT A SECONDARY OCEANFRONT PROPERTY CALLED THE ‘JEKYLL OCEAN CLUB’ THAT WOULD ALLOW GUESTS AT BOTH RESORTS TO ACCESS THE BEACH. WHILE THE NEW PROPERTY WAS BEING COMPLETED, THE HISTORIC JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB WAS ALSO RENOVATED WITH THE DESIGN RECEIVING APPROVAL BY THE ISLAND’S PRESERVATION AUTHORITY. DESIGN COLOR PALETTE

THE NEW HOTEL FEATURES ONLY 40 GUESTROOMS, ALL BOUTIQUE-STYLE OCEANFRONT SUITES. AS THE PROJECT’S SOLE INTERIOR ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER, I CURATED ALL OF THE SPACES TO DESIGN THE EXPERIENCE OF A UNIQUE, COASTAL HOME.

BAR

BAR + RESTAURANT

F F

LOBBY

LOBBY

GUESTROOM

F F

F

F

F

F

H D

PROGRAMMINGLOBBY/PUBLIC SPACES 2 3

1 2 3

1

BAR/RESTAURANT KITCHEN GUESTROOMS BACK OF HOUSE FIRST FLOOR PLAN · NTS

CIRCULATION

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EQ.

EQ.

C L GWB 10'-0"

C L GWB 8'-0"

GWB 8'-0"

C L

Q

GWB 10'-0"

K

Q

TYPICAL KING SUITE · 1/8” = 1’-0”

TYPICAL QUEEN SUITE · 1/8” = 1’-0”

TYPICAL RCP · 1/8” = 1’-0”

TYPICAL FINISH PLAN · 1/8” = 1’-0”

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URBAN DESIGN STUDIO

ROME + SIENA, ITALY ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER 2014 UPON COMPLETION OF MY 3RD YEAR, I WAS ACCEPTED INTO A STUDY ABROAD SUMMER STUDIO CONCENTRATING IN URBAN DESIGN. THE PROGRAM STARTED WITH 6 WEEKS IN NEWARK, NJ WORKING ON REDEVELOPING THE MASTER PLAN FOLLOWED BY 2 WEEKS IN ROME, ITALY AND THEN 4 WEEKS IN SIENA. THE CITY GRIDS OF BOTH ROME AND SIENA WERE DESIGNED THROUGH PLANNED URBANISM. ROME BUILT FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH ITS STREETS AND AXIS, WHEREAS SIENA REMAINED WITH ITS MEDIEVAL FORM WITHOUT MUCH ROOM TO CHANGE. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, I REDEVELOPED THE NOLLI MAP OF ROME WHILE STUDYING THE INTERSECTIONS OF THE CITY. WHILE IN SIENA, I STUDIED BOTH THE PLAN AND SECTION OF THE CITY WHILE DESIGNING A REVITALIZATION TO THE MEDIEVAL WALLS THAT CONSTRAIN THE CITY. THE SUMMER COURSES INCLUDED· URBAN DESIGN STUDIO · SKETCHING/WATERCOLOR TECHNIQUES · HISTORY OF ITALY AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, EACH STUDENT WAS TO DOCUMENT ALL OF THE SKETCHING COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THEIR VARIOUS TRAVELS THROUGHOUT ITALY IN A 24 PAGE ACCORDION SKETCHBOOK USING THE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES LEARNED.

CITIES VISITEDROME SAN BIAGIO PIENZA CINQUE TERRE FLORENCE SIENA

DIGITAL ARTS MUSEUM

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CREATION OF MASSING THROUGH DIGITAL ART TECHNIQUES-

MADRID, SPAIN ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE FALL 2014

ROOF

2500 M² ∙ 27,000 FT²

A

THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL ART LED TO THE IMPACT OF USING TECHNOLOGY IN ITS PRODUCTION THROUGH PROCESS (METHOD), PRODUCT (MATTER), OR SUBJECT (IDEA). THE SAME IDEA WAS USED TO CREATE THE SHELL OF THE MUSEUM AS WELL AS THE ART INSIDE.

B

A

B 3.5 m

C

INTERSECTING PLANES

C

10 m 3.5 m 2.5 m 2 m 4m 3.5 m 4m 1m 1m 1m

GALLERY

1m

LECTURES

1m

3.5 m

ADMIN + EDUCATION RECEPTION + CAFE

6 COLUMNS

5 4 FLOOR SLABS

3

1m

10m SECTION BB · NTS

5m

2

3.5 m 1m

5m

BALCONIES

7

1m

PARKING

1m SECTION AA · NTS

FRACTURE

5m

1

GALLERY

3.5 m 3.5 m 1m 1m

2

PUBLIC PLAZA

1m

3

9 8

4m

4

STAIRS

1m

5

10.5 m

4m

6

C

3.5 m 1m

7

FACADE PANELS

C · EXTRUSION VAULTS + COLUMNS

B 20 m

5m 3.5 m 1m 1m

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B · FRACTURE FACADE

A

GLASS

RESULTING MASS

4.5 m

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BOOLEAN PROCESSES

A · INTERSECTION CEILING

17 m

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10

ROOF STRUCTURE

1

MUSEUM

10m STRUCTURE · NTS

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CANALETTO AT THE VENICE BIENNALE VENICE, ITALY ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE SPRING 2014 21,000 FT² 13,500 FT² · PERMANENT 7,500 FT² · TEMPORARY THE VENICE BIENNALE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING VISITORS TO VENICE’S FUNDAMENTA ALONG THE LAGOON EVERY 2 YEARS. THE AREA IS ABANDONED DURING NON-EXHIBITING YEARS. THE DESIGN WOULD ALLOW FOR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY PROGRAMMING SO THAT THE AREA WILL BRING IN VISITORS EVERY YEAR, NOT ONLY DURING BIENNALE YEARS. IN ITS FIRST YEAR, THE STRUCTURE WILL SERVE AS A MUSEUM TO EXHIBIT CANALETTO’S WORK. USING THE PATHS OF VENICE FROM THE FUNDAMENTA THROUGH TO THE LAGOON, A SET OF MODULES WERE CREATED TO ALLOW FOR PLATFORMS AND VIEWING AREAS TO SERVE THE CITY. EACH MODULE IS REPRESENTED THROUGH VARIOUS COLORS OF SOLAR PANELS AND GREEN WALLS.

DAY VIEW FROM LAGOON

PROGRAMMINGCAFE OPEN SPACE PRIVATE EVENTS GALLERY CIRCULATION CONCRETE FOUNDATION GLASS RAILINGS SOUTH ELEVATION ∙ 1/4” = 1’-0”

TEMPORARY MODULES

PERMANENT MODULES

NIGHT VIEW FROM LAGOON

SITE WITH ALL MODULES

TOP VIEW OF PHYSICAL MODEL

13 GALLERIES

GLASS PV PANELS WITH 5” SOLAR CELLS PRIVATE EVENTS

LUMONYX PANELS

OPEN SPACE

CAFE WOOD PANEL FLOOR WITH 1/8" GAP FOR UNDERFLOOR HEATING SYSTEM

VERTICAL GREEN WALL

CIRCULATION

10"X10" STEEL TUBE CEILING WITH LIGHTING OVER LUMONYX PANELS

LUMONYX PANELS

FOUNDATION

GLASS PV PANELS WITH 5" SOLAR CELLS

VAPARETTO STOPS

ALL AREAS

UNDERFLOOR HEAT SYSTEM

CONCRETE FOUNDATION REBAR

W12X10 STEEL SECTION

PERSPECTIVE SECTION ∙ NTS

MODULE PROGRAMMING ∙ NTS

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IRONBOUND BRANCH LIBRARY

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ∙ NJIT UNDERGRADUATE SPRING 2013 13,000 FT² NEWARK, NJ IS ONE OF THE OLDEST U.S. CITIES AND IS RAPIDLY REDEVELOPING AS AN URBAN CITY. THE CITY HAS BEEN BROUGHT TOGETHER THROUGH ITS COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, RELIGIOUS, INSTITUTIONAL, AND RECREATIONAL USES. ONE WAY THAT THE CITY CONNECTS ALL OF ITS VARIOUS USE GROUPS IS THROUGH BRANCH LIBRARIES. THE LIBRARY WOULD BE THE CITY’S NEWEST LIBRARY BRANCH ON A BUSY INTERSECTION OF THE IRONBOUND SECTION OF NEWARK ACROSS FROM INDEPENDANCE PARK. THE DESIGN CHALLENGE WAS TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN THE PROMINENT LOCATION FOR BOTH PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE LIBRARY FEATURES A FACADE THAT STEPS FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT CORNER TO CREATE A CONNECTION FROM THE STREET TO AN OPEN COURTYARD. THE STEPPING DESIGN ALLOWS FOR REAR BALCONIES AND A SKYLIGHT THROUGH THE CORE OF THE LIBRARY FOR NATURAL LIGHT WHILE READING. THE DESIGN ALSO INCORPORATES CUSTOM BOOKCASES THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE SHELVES TO BECOME SEATS FOR VISITORS TO READ WHILE HAVING VIEWS OF NEWARK THROUGH THE FACADE’S CURTAIN WALL OF COLORED GLASS TO REPRESENT THE PROGRAMMING OF THE LIBRARY’S INTERIOR.

BUILDING USES · NTSSITE INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL PARKS MIXED USE SURROUNDING AREA

WEST ELEVATION · 1/32” = 1’-0”

NORTH ELEVATION · 1/32” = 1’-0”

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NORTHEAST CORNER

CUSTOM BOOKCASES

STRUCTURE OPAQUE PANELS TRANSLUCENT PANELS GLASS CONCRETE SLABS

SOUTH ELEVATION · 1/32” = 1’-0”

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MISC. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

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VARIOUS ∙ KKAD 2015-2018 MILWAUKEE MASONIC TEMPLE

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN ∙ CONCEPT 2016-2017 ORIGINALLY A MASONIC TEMPLE, THIS BOUTIQUE HOTEL CONCEPT WOULD PROPOSE FOR A TOWER TO BE CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE HISTORICALLY PRESERVED GATHERING CENTER. THE HOTEL ADDITION WOULD ACT AS TWO FRAMED BLOCKS STACKED, ALLOWING EACH ROOM TO HAVE A VIEW OF THE CITY THROUGH THE CURTAIN WALL FACADE ENCLOSED IN AN OPAQUE FRAME.

STRAIGHT STACKED MASSING

ALTERNATING STACKED MASSING

PERSPECTIVE WITH MATERIALS

FRONT FACADE WITH MATERIALS

RUSTIC LAKE HOUSE

BLAKESLEE, PENNSYLVANIA ∙ WINTER 2018 AT LESS THAN 500 FT², THIS LAKE SIDE CABIN WOULD BE RENOVATED TO INCLUDE A LOFTED SPACE AS THE SLEEPING AREA AND A MODERN, RUSTIC CHIC STYLE. THIS PRIVATE LOFT, SPACIOUS KITCHEN, DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING AREA WITH FIREPLACE, AND TWO BATHS ALLOW FOR AN ACCOMODATION OF AT LEAST 2-4 GUESTS. THIS PROJECT WAS PROPOSED AS A DESIGN COMPETITION IN WHICH IT WON OVERALL FIRST PLACE IN DESIGN, PLANNING, AND FF+E SELECTION.

KITCHEN

DINING TO LIVING AREA

DINING AREA

LOFT VIEW TO LIVING AREA

STATE STREET HOTEL

MADISON, WISCONSIN ∙ CONCEPT 2016-2018 SITUATED ON STATE STREET OF MADISON, THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION BOUTIQUE HOTEL WOULD HAVE VIEWS TO THE STATE’S CAPITAL BUILDING. THE STREET IS MADE UP OF MULTIPLE HISTORICALLY PRESERVED BUILDINGS OF WHICH THE FACADE WOULD BE CRUCIAL TO THE DESIGN OF THE NEW BUILDING. THE HOTEL WOULD INCLUDE MORE THAN 100 GUESTROOMS IN A GLASS AND MASONRY FACADE. THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT RANGES FROM MODERN TO TRADITIONAL.

2016 CONCEPT

2016 CONCEPT ∙ 2

2018 CONCEPT

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MISC. INTERIOR DESIGN

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VARIOUS ∙ KKAD 2015-2018 JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB

JEKYLL ISLAND, GEORGIA ∙ COMPLETED 2017 THE HISTORIC LANDMARK, JEKYLL ISLAND CLUB RESORT, WAS RENOVATED WITH THE TRADITIONAL STYLE OF ITS EARLY FOUNDERS. THE DESIGN INCLUDED THE LOBBY, BAR, LOUNGE, POOL AREA AND BAR, CAFE, AND A NEW BICYCLE REPAIR SHOP. THE SIGNATURE MOMENT OF THE DESIGN WAS A FULL HEIGHT BOOKCASE IN THEIR ‘ALEXANDER BAR’ WHERE GUESTS VISIT BEFORE HEADING INTO THE GRAND DINING ROOM. MILLWORK + ACCESSORIES SKETCH

FINAL BOOKCASE

BOOKCASE DETAIL

BOOKCASE DETAIL

NEWH PRODUCT RUNWAY NEW YORK CITY ∙ FALL 2017

EACH YEAR NEWH HOLDS ‘PRODUCT RUNWAY’ WHERE A DESIGN FIRM IS PAIRED WITH A VENDOR AND IS GIVEN AN ACCESSORY TO DESIGN. THIS YEAR THE ACCESSORY WAS A MASK USING A HOSPITALITY FABRIC COMPANY. THE IDEA BEHIND THIS MASK WAS TO CREATE A BOLD DESIGN INSPIRED BY THE DETAILS AND LAYERS OF THE TRADITIONAL DRESS OF THE 1700s IN A BRIGHT AND MODERN WAY.

CONCEPT ∙ PHASE 1

DEVELOPMENT ∙ PHASE 2

DEVELOPMENT ∙ PHASE 3

FINAL DESIGN

HOTEL PHILLIPS

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ∙ COMPLETED SPRING 2016 THE HOTEL PHILLIPS IS A HISTORIC ART-DECO STYLE HOTEL IN THE CURIO COLLECTION BY HILTON. AS PART OF ITS RENOVATION AND PRESERVATION, MANY OF ITS ORIGINAL DETAILS WERE TO BE RECREATED WITH METICULOUS DETAIL. THE LOBBY CHANDELIER, MADE OF BRONZE AND NICKEL, WAS DRAFTED TO MATCH ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THE ORIGINAL 1930s FIXTURE, FROM THE CHERUBS TO THE ORNATE FLORAL PATTERN.

ORIGINAL CHANDELIER

RECREATED CHANDELIER

CHANDELIER DETAILS

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