NATHANIEL MASTERS
OUTPATIENT CARE EAST CANOPY
CAMPUS GATEWAYS
MORTAR BOARD
RIVER FRONT
HALE HALL COURT
COLLECTIVE RESIDENCE
Class | ARCH Design 4 | 2024
This student family dormitory project reimagines urban student housing by prioritizing community, sustainability, and family-oriented living. The six-story building, with an occupiable roof, houses 16 units designed to accommodate diverse family needs, ranging from one to three bedrooms, each with its own private outdoor space. The design features an interconnected outdoor pathway system that spans all floors, enabling access from top to bottom without relying on elevators or enclosed staircases, fostering greater communal interaction. Greenery
Instructor | Ochuko Evwaraye
is integrated throughout, with trees and plants lining the outdoor corridors and roof. Communal amenities, both indoor and outdoor, include a study space, child care center, and fitness area. The building also includes an event space and a roof with green spaces for dogs, families, and community gardens. Additionally, storage rooms on each floor encourage resident-led gardening. This project creates an environment that nurtures academic success, family life, and sustainable urban living.
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FLOOR 5
FLOOR 6
FLOOR 2
AUXILARY DWELLING UNIT
Columbus’s population continues to grow and faces a housing shortage. The auxiliary dwelling unit (ADU) is used to help growing cities, providing the “missing middle”. This project attempts to reimagine the ADU model as a versatile, flexible, and efficient home. This is
done by pushing the functional elements of a home out of the way and into an integrated, multi-functional wall. This “thick wall” has builtin storage, integrated appliances, and seating alcoves, leaving the majority of the floor plan to be used as an open and flexible space.
Class | ARCH Design 4 | 2024 Instructor | Ochuko Evwaraye
Metal Roof
Siding
Curtain Wall Brick Living Room
Laundry Space
Interior Garage
Exterior Garage
Concrete
Wood Frame Insulation
Plywood
Rigid Insulation
PROJECT BASED SCHOOL
The project-based education model aims to provide students with an active and engaging learning experience. This project, located in Franklinton, Columbus, attempts to reimagine the conventional elementary school as having a project-based model, fostering independence, collaboration, and imagination. The structure takes the form of a pulledapart X, derived by stretching a conventional double-corridor building from its corners. Each of the resulting four wings becomes a dedicated space for specific program types, providing a division between public and private, and active and quiet learning environments.
The library finds its place in the northeast wing alongside the administrative offices. On the opposite end, the cafeteria and gym are situated in the southeast wing to accommodate active and communal activities. The west half is home to the classrooms and collaborative spaces. The central indoor street acts as both a communal space and the hub of the school, featuring trees and built-in seating. The building’s four entrances, at the intersection of different wings, invite students in. The site planning includes a parking lot and bus drop-off to the east, a pedestrian plaza to the north, and a playground/outdoor learning area to the west.
Class | ARCH Design 3 | 2023
Instructor | Jacqueline Gargus
BRANCH LIBRARY
The library has since evolved from its inception, adapting to foster the growing need for community space. The Columbus Metropolitan Library strives to serve every community, providing multiple branches around the city. This project examines the modern library and how a new branch might provide for an underserved part of the city: Franklinton, Columbus. The design explores the superimposition of two grid systems: the local grid of Columbus, in which the streets follow, and that which follows the cardinal directions. The massing of the build-
ing is composed of two volumes that align to a corresponding grid. The program is organized by public on the ground floor to more private on the third. The main level hosts the welcome area, the main stair, the large community room, two small community rooms, and the delivery receiving area. The basement level consists of book stacks, open lounge, and staff area. The second floor is home to the young mind zone and the teen zone. The third and final floor consists of an open lounge, public computer room, learning commons, quiet lounge, and study rooms.
Class | ARCH Design 2 | 2023
Instructor | Zelig Fok
FLOOR 2
FLOOR 1
LEO STATION
Class | ARCH Design 5 | 2024
The growing interest in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) stations as both scientific laboratories and commercial habitats presents a unique opportunity to redefine how humans live and work in space. This project seeks to create a space station designed specifically for artists, addressing the lack of distinct, purpose-driven spaces in traditional designs. Inspired by Jimenez Lai’s Cartoonish Metropolis, the station is divided into eight specialized areas, including a sleeping quarters, exercise space, eating/socializing space, bath/
Instructor | Marta Nowak
laundry space, and three art-focused spaces: studio, digital art space, and gallery. At its core, a cylindrical circulation hub serves as both a connector and a mind-reset zone, facilitating smooth transitions between activities and fostering creativity. By tailoring the environment to support artistic expression, the design enhances focus, efficiency, and astronaut well-being, transforming the LEO station into a dynamic habitat for creative exploration and collaboration.
Sleeping
Eating & Social Exercise & Bath Work
