School
Hudson, NY
Prof. Hans Tursack, Fall 2023
Isola d’Elba, Italy
Prof. Luca Ponsi, Spring 2024
Grand Canyon, AZ
Prof. Jerry Zhao, Spring 2023
Syracuse, New York
Prof. Ted Brown, Fall 2023
Syracuse, New York
Prof. Ted Brown, Fall 2023
This mini-tower housing project in the Hudson Valley has 24 single family units. Through the processes of iteration, stacking, rotation, and modeling, this project’s design efficiently harbors the units as well as multiple communal spaces in ground floor, 7th floor, top floor, and in the center of every floor.
The design stems from iterative structural study models that were made early on. The structure is supported by a massive exterior frame that every other component clips into.
The 3D printed models help illustrate this project not as a singular structure or mass, but as a kit of parts.
Group members: Aaron Cole, Thomas Melkonian, Beatriz Libman, JK Krystiniak
Situated on Isola d’Elba, the biggest island in the Tuscan Archipelago, VILLA VINO is a home for a family of retired winemakers from Napa, California. The main villa, which is the grandparents’ permanent residence, is centered around the art of making and tasting wine. Its organization and integration into the landscape allow for each of the clearly defined wings of the house to have their own unique views of the water.
The guest villas are meant to house the couple’s children and their families. The path that connects each of these villas is made up of a series of bridges that allows the site to continue to act as a drainage system with as little impact as possible.
This series of drawings are abstractions of the natural processes that have formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Each one illustrates a different aspect or process within the canyon. The composite drawings tells the story of the water within the Colorado River and how the entire canyon system was once linked by many different channels that have since dried up.
The model illustrates the different stages of the downcutting process that happened over millions of years, while also actively “eroding” more layers of wax while lit.
The Westcott Entertainment Center is an exploration of tectonic systems and how they affect program, facade, and site. This project aims to bring the Westcott community together by harboring spaces for market stalls, performing arts, and public outdoor space.
The Art Academy of Cincinatti Extension is heavily influenced by the architecture and landscape of the Over The Rhine district. Playing off of repeated themes of previous built works such as shearing in section and plan and grand pitched roofs, my design loudly promotes the celebration of the arts while also fitting in with the community.
