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Selected Works 2015 - 2017
Table of Contents
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“Incomplete� House
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Cambridge Innovation Center
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Archaeological Mapping
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Course + Date: 3D Integrated Design, Fall 2015 Location: Olympic National Park, WA Typology: Public Pavilion
Course + Date: Architecture Lab 2, Spring 2017 Location: Cambridge, MD Typology: Community center + artist residency
Course + Date: Internship, Summer 2017 Location: Canyons of the Ancient, Colorado Typology: Landscape + ancient settlement analysis
Why These? Course + Date: N/A Location: N/A Typology: N/A
01 “Incomplete” House Course + Date: 3D Integrated Design, Fall 2015 Location: Olympic National Park, WA Typology: Public Pavilion
Architecture is frequently made to impose a particular feeling on people but rarely do I see people impose their feelings on architecture. This observation became a template for my studio project which was entitled “Incomplete” House because the intent was not to
create a fully
enclosed vernacular. Instead, the intent was to create an experimental “house” model. I sought a form that could reflect the feeling of being acquainted with a person. Two distinct rooms were generated to accompany two people’s desire for isolation, however, neither room is entirely enclosed. This was made to demonstrate how people in an acquaintanceship typically don’t have obligations for one another & therefore can respectfully keep to themselves. Having either room partially open indicates awareness of the surroundings. On the flip side, everywhere else in the pavilion is exposed in order to encourage interaction (or those awkward undesirable encounters).
2016 AIA Maryland Excellence in Design, Student Design Finalist
Far left: plans, ink on vellum, 1/4” = 1’0” | In ascending order: ground floor, first floor, roof level Immediate left: exploded axonometric (first floor), ink in vellum, 1/4” = 1’0” Above: underside model shot, truss system + open web joists, basswood, 1/4” = 1’0”
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Roof Level: Assuming that both parties come to terms & engage in conversation, each person can now experience the viewshed originally missed when confined to a single room.
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First Floor: Two partially enclosed rooms feature a vast opening on either side as a way to channel viewsheds. Although each person has a clear outlook in one direction, either east or west, they are not exposed to the opposite orientation.
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Ground Floor Entry: A single stair case made to emulate the fortunate (& sometimes unfortunate) random encounters we tend to face with one another.
02 Cambridge Innovation Center Course + Date: Architecture Lab 2, Spring 2017 Location: Cambridge, MD Typology: Community center + artist residency
Located in Dorchester County of Eastern Maryland, Cambridge faces issues of declining ecological diversity & social exclusion. This presented an approach that demanded both civic & environmental engagement both of which imposed a new challenge on me: how can architecture have empathy for both its occupants & footprint? With a community center being the assigned typology, I aimed to create program that reflected itself by varying levels of physical transparency. Much of the building’s facade is glazed with curtain walls for occupants to gain exposure to their natural surroundings. Certain partitions are perforated & deliberately placed alongside primary circulation paths as a way to gauge foot traffic. Private program features an environmental studies lab & an artist residency for students & administrators to study landscape qualities. Public program includes an event hall & cafeteria to accommodate the need of greater civic engagement.
2017 AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design FAR Scholarship Finalist
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Programmatic Configuration + Vertical Circulation:
5,665
A Event Hall
3,695
B Cafeteria
715
1,116
D Court Yard
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Diagram excludes artist dormitory + lab
N Main building Lab Artist dormitory
970
F Classrooms
940
G Studios
630
H Admin
544
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280
-- Utilities
252 126
-- Rest Rooms
-- Utilities/Storage
E MEP
567
-- Rest Rooms
189
-- Elevator
Botanical Deck
-- Elevator
Private Realm
2,025
C Gallery
Digits displayed in square footage White floorspace indicates free circulation area Occupants of the private realm are free to access that of the public
Public Realm
1,760
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Electrochromatic laminated glass mitigates solar gain during hot seasons Corten roof extends as a drip-edge Passive ventilation slot + acoustic paneling Additional corten drip-edge ensures protection against water infiltration Exterior structural protrusion (HSS) Extensive planting beds Section E: Private realm
Section B: Mixing chamber/volumetrics While there is a distinct division between private & public floor space, both realms are mediated through the use of a centralized prism or “mixing chamber” (the term was originally coined during the design of OMA’s Seattle Public Library where open floorplans & fixed spaces are staggered). Here visitors will be introduced to galleries produced by artists over the course of their residency. Doing so enables the public to gain a sense of the activities taking place in areas that are private without being there physically. ink on vellum, 11” x 17”
Detail Section (D1)
Corten canopy
Stabalux ZL-S ceiling connection
Stabalux ZL-S intermediate connection
Corten drip-edge I-beam + intumescent paint coating (shown behind section cut)
Stabalux ZL-S basepoint connection
I-beam base plate
Rebar
Geotexile wrapped gravel bed + drain pipe Keyway with capillary break
Expanded detail
Roof sheathing + rigid insulation + self-adhered membrane + underlayment Structural thermal break (shown behind section cut) Corten drip-edge Mullion panel + anchoring Concrete panel Embedded HVAC vent (intake) Embedded conduit
Embedded HVAC vent (output)
Mullion water drainage Perimeter insulation + bent sheet metal
Preliminary drawings ink on trace
03 Archaeological Mapping Course + Date: Internship, Summer 2017 Location: Canyons of the Ancient, Colorado Typology: Landscape + ancient settlement analysis
Southwest Colorado houses a great number of Native Pueblo features, some of which are steadily preserved while others find themselves pressured by present-day actions. In order to maintain & raise awareness to preservation efforts it is required to understand archaeology in the macro context, however, grasping the landscape’s complexity is anything but easy. The objective of this internship was to invent a system that could effectively communicate the significance of Native archaeology not only to those working within the field but also & even more importantly to the public. Katie O’Meara, Zi Xu, & I - all representing the Maryland Institute College of Art - developed a work flow that toggles between GIS-intensive mapping & hand illustrations. With these two methods working in conjunction with one another, a new drafting methodology was produced. Maps were refined to present a clear analysis on different terrain conditions ranging from topography to arable land. Illustrations made it simple for the eye to pick out prioritized landscape features & viewsheds by saturating certain parts of drawings over others. When both methods are viewed simultaneously, the relationship between Native sites becomes more evident.
2017 San Juan Mountains Association Grant Recipient + 2017 Bureau of Land Management Colorado Highlights + 2017 MICA Juried Undergraduate Show
Lowry Pueblo, pen & ink
New Tower - pen & ink
Pleasant View Lewis
Graveyard Canyon
Dolores
Cortez
Mancos
Ute peak
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MILES x 10 | Colorado
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MILES | Montezuma County
Graveyard Canyon: • Topographical lines = 10 foot intervals
Kiva in the Sky - pen & ink
Kiva in the Sky: • 5908 feet above sea level • Viewshed captured between 106° & 198° - southeastern outlook • Focal point: New Tower at 165° - southern outlook • Distinctive features: Sleeping Ute Mountain, Mesa Verde ridgeline New Tower: • 5603 feet above sea level • Viewshed captured between 322° & 0° - northwestern outlook • Focal point: Kiva in the Sky at 346° - northern outlook • Distinctive features: Goodman Point 1 2
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FEET x 100 | Graveyard Canyon
Sample maps + drawings
Why these three projects?
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“Incomplete� House Contrary to most building designs, this project focuses on the conceptual aspect more than that of the logical. It reverse engineers my perception of traditional vernacular by constructing the built environment around the intangible, the program around human emotion, & views around interaction. To further the experimentation, I constantly reflected more on human relationships as opposed to a achieving a formal composition.
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Cambridge Innovation Center This project is conventional in every sense of the word: program, square footage, detailing, etc... It takes on the typical process starting with trace paper over to building assembly, how a conceived idea moves into a realized building. Among every other studio assignment, this one made me see the progressiveness in design by understanding how to use the right applications at the right time whether that be computer or hand-oriented.
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Archaeological Mapping In deviation of architecture architecture, my knowledge of form, context, & drawing were put to the test in a different discipline. I collaborated closely with others & took on the responsibility of design as social aid. The constant toggling between landscape illustration & GIS mapping made me even more conscious of application usage. Although I made my way to Colorado as a student of architecture, interning in sites of historical significance shed light upon the fact that sometimes building isn’t the solution & if we are to building, we must be contextually sensitive.
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