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TRANSFLUENT SURFACES PALIMPSESTIC DEVELOPMENT REPLENISHING THE AQUIFER GREEN CORRIDOR PROFESSIONAL SAMPLE WORK DESIGN+BUILD
integrated studio of architecture and landscape architecture integrated studio of architecture and landscape architecture comprehensive architectural group studio architectural design studio residential rehab project + interior design sustainable design studio
TRANSFLUENT SURFACES 42nd street competition proposal + team project
In a proposal to remove all vehicular traffic from New York City’s iconic 42nd street, the Vision42 program provides three main surfaces of movement across the island of Manhattan; light rail, pedestrian traffic, and bicycle traffic. In the current system, these surfaces are linear, running independently along the street. However, with the introduction of Transfluence, these surfaces will be pushed and pulled to respond to the local conditions and new program elements. The pushing and pulling of these elements creates new opportunities for interstitial spaces of urban congregation and green infrastructure. The density of this vegetation is determined by their proximity to the waterfronts, a natural source of energy. Meandering arcs of current sew the urban fabric, diverging and converging to create seamless paths. These paths are analogous to the rivers infiltrating the island breaking the rigid geometry and introducing the flow of the river. This stream of humanity, moving across public surfaces on 42nd street, will transform the quality of the live/work experience in New York, eliminating the emphasis on the personal vehicle and welcoming the use of public, sustainable transit. These mutable and dynamic surfaces create organized and spontaneous areas for public use. Proposed programs acknowledge and respond to adjacent infrastructure, establishing incentives for businesses and corporations to invest and engage in the reinvigoration of 42nd Street.
NEW YORK CITY, NY
FOUR WEEKS
AUTOCAD | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR
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HUDSON RIVER INLET PARK + MR
ENERGY SECTION DIAGRAM plaza cafe plaza
WATER FRONT
3 TRANSFLUENCE PARK
2 ENERGIZE THEATER
WATER FRONT
PARK
1 OPPORTUNITIES THEATER
WATER FRONT
SUBWAY
TIMES SQUARE
WATER FRONT
SUBWAY
TIMES SQUARE
WATER FRONT
SUBWAY
TIMES SQUARE
WATER FRONT
01 PARK
THEATER
TRANSFLUENT SURFACES
stop
pocket park
POTENTIAL ENERGY
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
More than two million people a day move across the surface of 42nd Street. The new transfluent surfaces intend to harness this mass of human energy, supplied by the movement of various participants, and convert it to a power supply for the proposals various program. 100,000
200,000
300,000
450,000
100,000
WEST END
THEATER DISTRICT
TIMES SQUARE DISTRICT
BRYANT PARK DISTRICT
EAST END
307.3 kW
614.9 kW
919.3 kW
13,836.7 kW
307.3 kW
SITE PLAN AND ENERGY CALCULATIONS +MR
TRANSFLUENT SURFACES
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WEST END + MR
THEATER DISTRICT + MR
HUDSON RIVER SITE PLAN +MR
EAST SIDE VIEW FROM LIGHTRAIL
TIMES SQUARE AREA PROPOSAL + MR
TRANSFLUENT SURFACES
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BRYANT PARK DISTRICT +MR
EAST END + MR
EAST RIVER SITE PLAN + MR
EAST RIVER OUTLET PARK
PALIMPSESTIC DEVELOPMENT redefining the qinhaui river under the conditions of the past
Existing within the westernized Qinhaui riverfront park in Nanjing is a unique site adjacent to Qinglianshanmen and the Stone City military stronghold, celebrating the resilience of China’s oldest city wall from the Ming Dynasty. However, the history of this site begins with the Wu Dynasty wall foundations, and as the local government prepares to unearth the culture that lies below, a new approach must be taken to accommodate the ever changing dynamic of Chinese history. The proposed Qinhaui Riverfront Redevelopment will provide contemporary methods of UNESCO Heritage site protection and a medium for experiencing new archaeological discoveries. As excavations of the wall reveal stories of Nanjing’s past, the new riverfront park will reflect the state of the river dating back to the peak of the Stone City military stronghold and Wu Dynasty. Breaking away from the current westernized state of the riverfront reveals the conditions of the past and gives users the opportunity to experience the wall in its original condition. The gravel surface conceals a drainage channel, an interpreted moat that provides dual functionality as a noise buffer and flood prevention technique. A museum dedicated to the findings of the excavations is proposed across the river, maximizing views to Qinglianshanmen. In a featured exhibit, the interactive glass projection surface superimposes new discoveries onto the elevation of the wall. As a further gesture to the past, the essential architectural components are based on traditional Chinese methods dating back to the Shang Dynasty, such as the ‘jian’ spatial organization and Xie Shan roof structure.
NANJING, CHINA
THREE WEEKS
REVIT| PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR
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PALIMPSESTIC DEVELOPMENT
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During the height of the Wu Dynasty, when the Stone City was a military stronghold, all areas beyond the wall were the hinterlands; a natural landscape. This condition has been restored to reflect the true nature of the city wall of Nanjing.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
INTERIOR OF CITY WALL ANCIENT CITY
FOUNDATIONS OF MING DYNASTY WALL
FOUNDATIONS OF WU DYNASTY WALL + EXTENT OF STONE CITY
REMAINS OF MING DYNASTY WALL EXTERIOR OF CITY WALL HINTERLANDS
PROJECT SITE
QINHUAI RIVER
QINHAUI RIVER
MING DYNASTY WALL WU DYNASTY WALL FOUNDATIONS GRAVEL DRAINAGE ‘MOAT’ BOATING DOCK MING WALL WALKWAY VISITORS CENTER FLOOD MITIGATION GARDEN
FLOOD MITIGATION GARDEN
NANJING CITY WALL + STONE CITY MUSEUM
SITE PLAN
PUBLIC PLAZA + DANCING SQUARE
PALIMPSESTIC DEVELOPMENT In the Wu Dynasty period, the riverbanks were subject to the force of the river, and prone to flooding and uncontrolled vegetation. Natural con-
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ditions such as yazoo streams and river banks further secured the city borders. In the current condition, manmade terraces prohibit users from interacting with the dynamic landscape and river, with the exception of inorganic pockets of vegetation. In the proposed design, the historic condition of the river is restored to accomodate both an interactive function for users of the park and protection of the natural landscape and wall.
SITE DIAGRAMS
HISTORIC CONDITION
CURRENT CONDITION
PROPOSED CONDITION
VIEW FROM CAFE TO COURTYARD
SITE SECTION
PALIMPSESTIC DEVELOPMENT
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AUDITORIUM
3m x 6m JIAN UNIT DEFINES THE STRUCTURE AND FORM OF ANCIENT CHINESE DESIGN EXHIBITION
PROGRAM ALIGNED TO TRADITIONAL DOUBLE AXIS PLAN WITH HIEARCHICAL NEEDS
INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION WALL
CAFE
PROGRAM RESIZED ACCORDING TO JIAN UNIT, CONNECTED BY CIRCULATION
LOBBY
COURTYARD
SPATIAL PLANNING MAIN + FIRST FLOOR PLAN
MECHANICAL ROOM
GIFT SHOP
OFFICES
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
BASE + EXTRUSTION. BASED ON STUDY OF ANCIENT CHINESE ARCHITECTURE AND ‘JIAN’ PLANNING
CURVATURE OF CONTEMPORARY ROOF. REINTERPRETATION OF THE XIE SHAN ROOF
SPATIAL PLANNING
SURFACING. TENSILE MESH ROOF MAINTAINS EXPOSURE AND FLUIDITY OF ANCIENT BUILDING COMPLEXES
REPLENISHING THE AQUIFER aquifer research and remediation center + team project
The initial program for this studio project proposed a new polycultural institute to supplement the agricultural services of the university campus. However, after further site analysis, the need for an aquifer remediation and replenishing site was far more dire. The Ridge and Valley Aquifer is the main water sorce for the State College area, yet the community fails to give back to the supply. The Aquifer Remediation Center encourages and facilitates the research and proper utilization of the Ridge and Valley Aquifer to reverse the negative proportion of water being drawn from the resource. The goals and architectural agenda of the facility are centered on water + agricultural management, regulation of the aquifer supply and incoming contaminants, and creating a model for Penn State water research and use. As one walks through the site, an ecological macrocosm, they are exposed to the various levels of filtration illustrated through different types of vegetation. Each program element functions independently as an individual microcosm, increasing in the density of information.
UNIFIED MACROCOSM
VEGETATION
INFORMATION
INDIVIDUAL MICROCOSM
STATE COLLEGE, PA
FOURTEEN WEEKS
RHINO | ILLUSTRATOR
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VIEW TO LOBBY ‘MICROCOSM’
REPLENISHING THE AQUIFER
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MAXIMUM DENSITY
SEMI-SPARSE VEGETATION
LAYER TWO
LAYER FOUR
SEMI-DENSE VEGETATION
LAYER THREE
INJECTION
PURIFIED WATER IS SETTLED AND PREPARED TO REPLENISH THE AQUIFER
BUILDING AREA
WATER FLOW
MAXIMUM SPARSITY
LAYER ONE
WATER FLOW + FILTRATION + PHYTOREMEDIATION + MR
Remediation techniques are incorporated into the site to provide clean water to replenish the aquifer. Water is directed into the aquifer to replenish the water supply in State College. Water from the surrounding community is exposed to the various processes of phytoremediation through each layer of the site such as phytoextraction, phytostabilization, phytotransformation, and others.
5 YEAR GROWTH 5 Year Growth
10 YEAR GROWTH 10 Year Growth
25 YEAR GROWTH 25 Year Growth
SITE PLAN+MR
REPLENISHING THE AQUIFER
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SPATIAL DIAGRAM+MR
1 INDICATIONS OF LATERAL STABILITY
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MAXIMIZE TWO-WAY RATIO OF SPACE FRAME TOTAL SQ FT
1:1.25
TOTAL SQ FT
PERFECT TWO WAY
x 1.25 =
ADJUST PROGRAM TO SQUARE FOOT REQ. MAXIMUM SIZE FOR TWO WAY
JUXTAPOSITION OF ROOF + PROGRAM
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PLANS+MR 1LOBBY 2ADMINISTRATION 3MATERIAL + SAMPLES LIBRARY 4CLASSROOM 5TEACHING LAB 6RESEARCH LAB 7LOUNGE
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REPLENISHING THE AQUIFER
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INNER WALL ISOLATION
Noise from mechanical system is isolated within core of building walls
ACOUSTIC DESIGN
OPERABLE WINDOW 4’ MODULAR SPACE FRAME HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM
ACESS PANELS BOILER RADIANT TUBE
GROUND COUPLED CLOSED LOOP TUBING
WALL SECTION
VIEW TOWARDS MICROCOSMS
GREEN CORRIDOR
university of the arts campus intervention The University of the Arts is a vibrant college located in the heart of Philadelphia, PA, yet lacked a major component to the traditional university campus; a student union building. As the home to an integrated and multidisciplinary group of artistic academic programs, the absence of a unified campus building on the UARTS campus limited students to minimal interaction both outdoors and within the existing university buildings scattered around South Broad Street. Students typically gathered on casual occasions in the outdoor green space located behind the claustrophobic walls of the administration building, however, this space could not be used during the winter months. The site, student feedback, and academic requirements suggested that the final design of the new center must address An increase in student interaction A current lack of urban vegetation The creation of a unified UARTS campus
The design for the student union building attempts to merge these three ideas into an urban design based concept of a ‘green corridor’. By introducting new green spaces around the site as well as using vegetation and interactive spaces as the main circulation around program elements within the building, the UARTS Student Center provides a new building in which students can claim as the new ‘campus quad’, a staple in American university design.
PHILADELPHIA, PA
FIFTEEN WEEKS
AUTOCAD | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR
04
CIRCULATION CORRIDOR+ COMPUTER LAB
GREEN CORRIDOR
04
INDOOR SIDEWALK
The staircase serves as the primary vertical circulation as well as the connection between communal areas of the building. A source of both sunlight and collegiate interaction, the indoor sidewalk continues the concept of urban vegetation and open space from the outdoor courtyard to the rooftop terrace. The sidewalk serves as an extension of South Broad Street, on which new vegetation further defines the campus.
SITE PLAN
GREEN ROOF + TERMINUS OF GREEN CORRIDOR
SPATIAL ANALYSIS
CIRCULATION ANALYSIS
PROGRAM ELEMENTS ARE ORGANIZED BASED ON USAGE
MOVEMENT IS MOLDED AROUND PROGRAM AND COMMUNAL NEED
ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION
GREEN CORRIDOR PROGRAM VERTICAL CIRCULATION
GREEN CORRIDOR
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FLOOR PLANS 1RECEPTION 2SCHOOL STORE 3SCHOOL PLAZA 4ADMINISTRATION 5CAFE
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6JURY + EXHIBITION 7LIBRARY 8STUDENT LOUNGE 9STUDENT MEETING ROOM 10COOLING TOWER 11MECHANICAL ROOM 12STORAGE
TRANSFLUENT SURFACES
04
THE EPHEMERAL FACADE
To achieve a sustainable design in and urban environment, the concept of the thermal mass was applied to control heating and cooling within the space. This thermal energy is transferred through radiant heaters and natural air and is expanded with perforated conductive metal walls set behind the exterior facade.
RETURN AIR HEAT TRANSFER
HEAT BASEBOARD CONDUCTIVE WALL AIR INTAKE
VIEW FROM BROAD STREET
ENTRY FROM STREET
STUDENT LOUNGE + CENTRAL STAIR
ADMINISTRATIVE AREA
PROFESSIONAL SAMPLE WORK vestibule design for washington, dc rowhome
Working at the Menkiti Group, I assisted with the design and construction of residences throughout the District. The owner of this particular rowhome had recently returned from China and was fascinated by the concept of feng shui. Unfortunately, the staircases of traditional DC rowhomes are found directly across from the front entrance, a strictly prohibited feature according to the values of feng shui. A custom vestibule was proposed to conceal the staircase and provide new functionality to the entryway. Working directly with contractors, a simple design was produced using dimensional lumber and a warm stain to complement the rest of the space.
THE MENKITI GROUP
FOUR WEEKS
DESIGN-BUILD
05
EXISTING CEILING LINE 6"
6"
7" +/-
SEE NOTE #8
SEE NOTE #4 EXISTING CEILING LINE
9'-0" +/-
3/8" THICK FROSTED GLASS (TEMPERED)
ELECTRICAL PANEL 1x4 WOOD PLANK
SEE NOTE #5
SEE NOTE #9
EQ.
1'-9 1/2"
1x4 WOOD PLANKS SEE NOTE #5 SEE NOTE #3
EQ.
NOTE: SLIDING DOORS REMOVED FOR CLARITY SEE NOTE #10
2"
4'-0"
SEE NOTE #11
1'-9"
1'-9" 3'-6"
2"
1" INTERMEDIATE SHELF .
EQ.
1'-6"
3/8" THICK FROSTED GLASS
2"
2" 4 1/2"
2x6 TYP.
1x2 TYP. EACH SIDE OF GLASS EQ. EQ. EQ.
2'-1 1/2"
EQ.
1'-2"
2" OVERHANG WOOD PLANKS 1'-10 1/2"x4"
2"
SEE NOTE #2
2" OVERHANG
3" WOOD BENCH CAP
1'-5"
SEE NOTE #1
PROFESSIONAL SAMPLE WORK reception desk design for qatari diar office
While working as an architectural intern at KGD Architecture, I was offered many opportunities to work on the projects of the interior architecture department. One such project was the new headquarters for a Qatar-based real estate company in the City Center DC mixed-use complex. As their gateway to American property ownership, this office provided a functional space for the firm to conduct business as well as serve as their introduction to the Western market. Although I assisted with the project in various capacities such as spatial planning and construction documentation, I was the lead designer of the main reception area and reception desk. The location of the suite posed a challenge, as it was concealed from the central elevator lobby. In order to ‘pull’ guests into the corner suite of Qatari Diar, the hallway wall was clad in chiseled stone tile, a material that continues into the office in the form of the reception desk and core service spaces. The material provides a refined look that introduces the modernity of Qatari Diar to its new market.
KGD ARCHITECTURE
SIX WEEKS
DESIGN-BID-BUILD
BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL LINE OF DESK BELOW
3'-6"
3 3/4"
1'-9 1/4"
9"
8"
LINE OF CHISELED STONE LIGHTING BELOW
DESIGN + BUILD
sustainable design studio + team project As a part of the first year experience, the entire studio of sixty students participated in the design+build construction project. Funded by the university, the project was to be a new outdoor conference area for the Penn State Center for Sustainability made entirely of reclaimed or recycled materials; a testament to the amount of waste is recycled at the site daily. Each studio section of twelve students was assigned a component of the new center. Section 001 was called upon to design a wall that would frame the views towards the fields and enclose the site from the tailgating fields. Rather than rely on the design of a solid monolithic wall, we decided to explore the concept of a concrete block. The block, conceived by myself, evolved into a chain link inspired form with connections from recycled poles and conduit. Without the limitations of mortar, the blocks can be adjusted using the various block designs. Staying true to the concept of sustainability, the blocks were poured into handmade formwork from cardboard found throughout campus locations. Once cured, they were transported to the site via bicycle-pulled carts. Knowing that the design was susceptible to change, various block designs were created to allow changes on site. Once constructed, the wall meanders around the other components of the site, including a table made of cement and glass aggregate panels, a projection screen made of donated treks, and a patio designed and laid by students. Other elements are built into the wall, such as planters and seating, which are still maintained to this day.
STATE COLLEGE, PA
TWELVE WEEKS
DESIGN-BUILD
06
CONCRETE BLOCK WALL
DESIGN +BUILD
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To meet the strenuous demands of the budget, various iterations of block designs were attempted to provide a block that would be cost effective and aesthetically satisfying. The result was a ‘chain-link’ block [designed by MR] that required no mortar and used recycled stadium seat poles and conduit for the connection. BLOCK DESIGN
BLOCK PRODUCTION Concrete was the material of choice for the blocks due to its resilience to environmental elements and availability through the Recycling Center. Fly ash was obtained from a local producer for the aggregate. Materials for the formwork were found in various locations across campus to maintain a pure sense of sustainability. CARDBOARD FROM DINING HALL
PIPES FROM STADIUM SEATS BICYCLE TIRES FROM DOWNTOWN
WALL CONSTRUCTION Blocks were manually hauled to the site using a cart constructed by students. Using the pre-determined design, blocks were laid on site using the conduit-steel pipe connections. The final wall works with the other elements of the first-year studio designs to provide a new space for social interaction.
CONDUIT
LEVEL ONE
LEVEL TWO
LEVEL THREE BLOCK ALIGNMENT In order to lay the block, a pre-determined pattern was developed in order to accommodate the various block types and curvature of the site. The block shape was flexible enough to be adjusted on site.
SITE PLAN | 1/8”=1’-0”