always designing with people, community, and place in mind.
emerging wetlands
steel to sage
ele(mental) healing
the landscape is your sea
technical drawings
the eye watches under you
emerging wetlands
embrace the water.
the emerging wetlands project integrates flooding into the design instead of avoiding it.
it transforms agricultural land with minimal intervention near the north landing river in virginia beach into an engaging user experience and environmental research center.
site location // princess anne commons & transition area
professor: irene curulli, PhD
group: celine xiong & katie webster
2024
emerging wetlands perspective drawing of forest playground
emerging wetlands perspective drawing of shoreline playground
2040
2060
master and site plans
wetlands 8 river overlook section
steel to sage
the steel to sage project reclaims an industrial shoreline by keeping the site’s industrial heritage while restoring ecologically.
by preserving industrial remnants and introducing soft shoreline engineering the fusion creates a shift in experience and atmosphere.
site location // moseley creek industrial shorelines
professor: irene curulli, PhD
steel to sage strategy diagrams
2040
2060
2080
ele(mental) healing
elements are more than agents of change (metals melt with heat; water is a component of concrete) but as design materials in themselves.
the ancient philosophers argued for them as the basic building blocks of the world, and when designed in great quantity –they would be amazingly therapeutic landscapes.
to immerse oneself in a particular primal element –any of them used individually –would be a transformative experience.
site location // radford iron foundry
professors: jaeyoung ha, PhD
caren yglesias, PhD
the application of the elements into the concept design:
fire as energy injects life, processes, and transformation into the inanimate world of matter, and this into the world of architecture.
waters that flow are an indication of direction with a clear sense of coming from and coming to, and this helps our bodies be oriented in space.
absent of other perceptions, the experience of earth brings forth sensations of stability, and stillness, and allowing centering to occur.
as a building material, air is felt as a physical substance and its tendency to flow freely can direct design that increases human comfort naturally. from the innovative use of materials by caren yglesias.
deck section
healing
perspective drawings of water playground
the landscape is your sea
designing for an aging community.
site location // covenant woods retirement community
professors: terry clements
kawthar alrayyan, PhD
covenant woods is a retirement community, and our class was tasked to develop their main lawn outside of the retirement home for better use 27 the landscape is your sea existing site
landscape is your sea concept designs
technical drawings
the skeleton of elegant design.
professors: shaun rosier, PhD nathan heavers
spring 2023
23 adventure park grading plan
24 technical drawings proposed park 1”=10’
technical drawings dormitory site grading
technical drawings townhome site grading
technical drawings zipline course sections
technical drawings zipline course sections
29 technical drawings paver cross-sections
technical drawings road grading
the eye watches from under you
is a landscape design for a courtyard in my high school.
it is functional but also an art piece when viewed from the classrooms above.
site location // wakefield high school
satellite image of existing courtyard in WHS
eye watches from under you
photo of existing courtyard
site dimensions
concept furniture sketches
the eye watches from under you courtyard design model
the eye watches from under you lumion rendering
the eye watches from under you lumion rendering
the eye watches from under you lumion rendering
thank you.
