Mc Dermott Scholarship- Bellevue College Foundation 2020 - 2021
Architectural Photography Departmental Award- Advanced Placement Art 2019
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
University of Washington Fall 2023 – Present
Expected Graduation: 2026
BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS, INTERIOR DESIGN
Bellevue College GPA: 3.99 Fall 2019 – Spring 2023
EXPERIENCE
ARCHITECTURE INTERN
LMN Architects | Seattle, WA | Summer 2024
STUDENT COMMISSIONER - UW ARCHITECTURE COMMISSION
University of Washington College of Built Environments | Seattle, WA | September 2023 - Present
INTERIOR DESIGN INTERN
ZGF Architects | Seattle, WA | Summer 2022 / Spring 2023
DESIGN ASSISTANT/ 3D RENDERER
Ashley Zaworska Architecture | Seattle, WA | Feb. 2022- Present
3-D MODELING TUTOR
Bellevue College Academic Success Center | Bellevue, WA | May 2021 - Aug. 2023
TEACHER’S ASSISTANT
Bellevue College Interior Design Department | Bellevue, WA | Sep. 2021 - June 2023
DESIGN ASSISTANT
Modernous Staging and Interior Design | Bellevue, WA | June 2021 - June 2022
VOLUNTEER
SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIR
International Interior Design Association PSCC | Seattle, WA | March 2021 - July 2023
9019 RAINIER
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LAKE WASHINGTON RESEARCH CENTER
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ARTEMIS HOUSE
LEONIA
9019 RAINIER
9019 Rainier is a mixed-use building designed to serve the needs of the community. Rainier Beach is home to a high percentage of young people, with 25% of its population under the age of 18, significantly higher than the city’s average of 15.5%. The neighborhood also has a notably high proportion of residents using food stamps, at 30.8%, with children representing a large percentage of this demographic.
9019 includes a teen resource center and training kitchen on the ground floor, with 121 residential units above, offering a mix of market-rate family apartments, studios, and shared housing for teens and young adults transitioning from homelessness. The structure has a concrete podium base with Mass Timber on the upper four floors. The design of this building emphasizes community engagement and enhances public spaces, while providing much-needed resources and homes for Rainier Beach residents.
The design of 9019 Rainier responds directly to its surrounding context, relating to the residential scale and character of the southern portion of the site through use of massing porosity, outdoor walkways, wood siding, and gable roofs. Then the teen housing massing resembles a more institutional brick mass with the urban, active intersection to the north. These forms are separated by green spaces and courtyards, which provide opportunities for passive solar heating and enhanced quality of life. The central lobby and amenity spaces create a welcoming entrance, while defensible courtyards help foster a sense of community and connectivity.
UPPER PLANS
SOFTWARE: Revit, Sketchup, Enscape, Photoshop
1/16"= 1'-0"
STUDIO 4: Fall 2024
SITE: Rainier Beach
1"= 200'
CONCEPT:
MASSING RELATIONSHIP TO CONTEXT
STREET INTENSITY & PROGRAM
TEEN CENTER
RESIDENT ENTRY
FAMILY HOUSING S HENDERSON ST
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM & CIRCULATION
TEEN SOCIAL HOUSING
MASS TIMBER
UNIT ARTICULATION & POROSITY
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RAINIER AVE
LAKE WASHINGTON RESEARCH STATION
Along the hills and valleys of Washington, lie the wetlands of Magnuson park. The soil, sculpted years ago by ancient glacial till carved the expansive Lake Washington, defining the shorelines contours. Two timelines intertwine. One consistent, timeless geologic timeline trudges on with steady momentum. Another, the anthropocene pierces through as man-made elements shape the land to fit their needs intersecting the delicate ecosystems that predate them.
Magnuson Park’s topography has transitioned from natural wetlands and towering trees, to a barren, deforested landscape when the Naval air base blanketed the grass with concrete. Later the site was rejuvenated into its current natural wetlands as seen today. Built up rubble and destruction can be seen protruding from the shoreline. The iconic Kite Hill, born from previous destruction, now stands as a recreational haven for families to enjoy. There’s a familiarity of Mount Rainier clouded in the distance like a beacon shining through Seattle’s great fog that settles over the park as rain begins to sprinkle on the dock.
PROJECT:
These stations will host artists-in-residence and scientists-in-residence to live and work together for 3 to 6-month stays in order to get to know a particular place and its links to the wider waterways of the Puget Sound. The research station provides artists and scientists time, space, and equipment for this purpose. During their stay, the residents will be traveling to and from the site primarily by water.
SOFTWARE: Revit, Sketchup, Enscape, Photoshop
STUDIO 2: Winter 2024
SITE: Magnuson Park
CONCEPT:
Intersections between the Geologic Timeline and the Anthropocene
Two parallel buildings slice through the site, cutting terraced valleys stepping down towards the water representing the geologic timeline. The stereotomic concrete dwelling spaces are anchored against the Earth, protected and nestled into the land. The Workspace perched towards the water’s edge, create a wild wetland courtyard between the two buildings.
The linear arrangement is interrupted with perpendicular columns and beams spanning the distance of the wild courtyard acting as tectonic elements connecting the two buildings together representing the anthropocene timeline. The sunken buildings have mass walls retaining the earth and it contrasts with the light overhead elements of the beams reaching across the space inbetween.
TIMELINE SKETCHES:
PROGRAM
CIRCULATION
TECTONIC BEAMS (ANTHROPOCENE)
STEREOTOMIC WALLS (GEOLOGIC TIMELINE)
MAGNUSON PARK, HISTORIC NAVAL AIRSTRIP
SITE TRANSFORMATION (WETLANDS)
SECTION B
3 FRAMING PLAN OF WORKSPACE
RESEARCH BUILDING FRAMING PLAN
SCALE: 1/16” = 1’- 0”
ROOF PLAN
SHEAR WALLS 30" STEEL GIRDER
BEAM 2"X8" Joists
CLT ROOF
DOUBLE PANE GLASS
WOOD BEAM
2" X 6" EXPOSED STUD WALL
PLYWOOD SHEATHING
FLUID APPLIED MEMBRANE
2" MINERAL FIBER RIGID INSULATION (2 LAYERS)
AIR CAVITY
2' X 8' CONCRETE PANEL W/EXPOSED TIE HOLES
WEEP HOLES
CONCRETE RETAINING WALL 1/2" = 1'-0"
WATER PROOFING
SURFACE TREATMENT
T&G WOOD FLOORING
WOOD FLOOR STRUCTURE
CONCRETE SLAB
EXTERIOR WALL SECTION
CLAY STUDIO
Positioned in the International district in Seattle, WA, this clay studio is a space to craft and gather with the community. This area specifically values multi-generational bonding. This studio offers serenity away from technology, focusing on senses, the smell of the bamboo, pitter-patter of the rainfall, and touch of the clay between your hands.
The building emphasizes movement between the front West street and active East alleyway through exterior pathways and courtyards for community members. The street level offers a glass retail shop with sliding walls to allow indoor and outdoor display. The upper floors are workshop spaces for pottery classes and private studios. Lastly, the basement is a pottery focused art gallery with direct connections to the courtyard and japanese gardens.
Pottery has been a method of passing down traditions and stories throughout history and many pieces have lasted millenia. The crane, or bird of the immortals, is a symbol of longevity and serenity. This endangered species represents both the delicacy and resiliency of the International District. The clay studio will reflect both the physical and innate attributes of the crane, while drawing parallels with the rich history and traditions of the residents of the International district.
GROUP PROJECT
VALERIE LANGE & LIAM RONAN
SOFTWARE: Revit, Sketchup, Enscape, Photoshop
STUDIO 1: Fall 2023
SITE: Seattle International District
CONCEPT DIAGRAMS
MIGRATION SECTION
GLAZING THROWING WHEELS FIRING
PRIVATE STUDIOS KITCHEN
RETAIL
GALLERY WOOD/ METAL SHOP COMMUNITY GATHERING
FORM DEVELOPMENT
Visual weight balanced on thin legs
Tunnels emphasizing transition between spaces
MIGRATION NESTING PERCH WINGS
Cranes nest above shallow water on elevated platforms
As one ascends through the building, the angle of the stairs transform
RETAIL
COMMUNITY GATHERING
GALLERY
WOOD/METAL SHOP
PRIVATE STUDIOS
KITCHEN
GROUP STUDIO
ARTEMIS HOUSE
PROJECT:
Community Project in Capitol Hill, Seattle
NESTING
A sanctuary for women, trans, andnon-binary people seeking safety and empowerment. Spaces of refuge, health, shelter, and the progression of women’s rights. Offering options of different lighting conditions, moveable furniture and different levels of transparency within an informal environment, for people to create their own nesting conditions.
SAFETY
Women from all walks of life found refuge within these walls. Some built nests to protect and heal from life’s dangers. Here, they found not just safety, but a sense of belonging and community. Soft light diffused through textured screens stream through the low windows, illuminating the floor. The roof embraces and darkens the ceiling like a comforting blanket over the space offering protection and peace.
EMPOWERING
The community kitchen brought warmth and laughter. The creative space started flowing out into the lush courtyard as the women shaped their new reality. They shared stories, finding strength in their shared experiences. They found their voices, knowing that within these walls, they were safe and supported. After workshops and community building, they felt in control of their freedom to leave the nest.
• Transparent glass at specific eyeheights depending on the location in the building
PRIVACY CONCEALED VISIBILITY CURTAIN PODS
Informality: Making communities feel comfortable.
• Moveable furniture
• Wide circulation paths
• No dead ends
• Biophilia and full grown trees
HOWELL PEDESTRIAN STREET
INFORMALITY
TRACK CURTAINS CHANNELED GLASS
SLAT WALLS
LEONIA
As the sun rises, the morning glow reflects off the plastic trash bags filling the streets. The ritual has begun, as people wake up, they drink their coffee in a brand new mug, from brand new appliances, in a brand new kitchen. They meditate on the peaceful idea of a fresh start. No more clutter, nothing old, nothing broken. The shiny new city is being reborn every morning when the trash collectors are welcomed like angels to dispose of the past.
Meanwhile, the outskirts of the minimalist city is pushing their mountains of trash outward with everyday, on the edge of avalanche. Every new days waste, has become imperishable, indestructible, and eternal with every new plastic invention. The people are blindly in bliss, as their city destroys ecosystems around them until the world will be covered in their destruction.
PROJECT: Take and create a digitl representaion of one city in the book called “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino
