Design IV Spring 2021
Instructor: Rasa Navasaityte
Location: Austin, TX
Located on the corner of 22nd and Pearl, “River of Green” explores the intersection between mass housing and green space. In a world where interaction with nature has become increasingly uncommon, “River of Green” seeks to bring trees into daily life.
Each unit has access to a shared or private green space that residents navigate to reach their apartments. Additionally, the curved form of the units and ground condition encourage movement through the courtyards framed by the surrounding vegetation and structure.
In the hot summers, these gathering spaces are shielded from the heat of the sun through the shading created by the trees and units above.
Concept development began with the exploration of space through planes, rooms, and the endless. These designs were then placed in a field and rotated to create a diverse field of spaces.
Field Generation Unity, Rhino, Enscape
Unit Variability
The ground-level courtyards create spaces for students to gather while also providing shaded transition spaces for others who are simply walking to a destination. The open courtyards invite students to walk through the River of Green rather than around it.
First Floor
Second Floor
INFORMATION
Design V Fall 2021
Instructor: Jen Wong + Andrew Fulcher
Location: San Antonio, TX
Named after one of the co-founders of FIRST, a youth robotics program, the Woodie Flowers Center seeks to create exhibition, education, and working spaces for robotics. The center reuses an old powerplant, transforming the plant’s open interior into a series of visual and handson classrooms as well as testing and workshop spaces.
Leaving the iconic smokestack and red brick facade, the louver system that surrounds the center highlights its robotic nature, adapting to the weather and solar patterns. The existing boiler frame was converted into an exhibition space equipped with robotics testing platforms located above and a large stadium on the ground floor. The test platforms of the exhibition space can move independently, allowing for the creation of variable robotic testing spaces.
The Woodie Flowers Center works in conjunction with programs such as FIRST to bring robotics to lower-income communities. The working spaces on the basement level of the building are built for the FIRST TECH Challenge fields and FIRST Robotics Challenge fields to encourage students to experience and learn about engineering.
Developmental Section Sketch
The Mission Road Powerplant is located along the lower portion of the San Antonio Riverwalk and is an iconic figure in the local neighborhood. Built during the mid-1800’s, the powerplant was one of San Antonio’s first and largest. The plant was expanded in 1958 and was officially decommissioned in 2003. Although many proposals have been considered for the site, none have been officially accepted.
Third Floor
Fourth Floor
The Woodie Flowers Center hopes to inspire the next generation of engineers by providing a place to discover and invent. The existing smokestack and boiler frame have been and will continue to be an icon in the San Antonio sky that brings creators who will power the future.
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Advanced Design 2022
Instructor: Kyriokuo Kyriakos
Location: Crockett, TX
Group: Austin Li + Eric Hayes
DESCRIPTION
Meet Crockett, Texas, the seat of Houston County. In 2022, Crockett was a majority-minority city in a majority-white county. Although the city’s leadership is working to move Crockett forward, a lack of economic prosperity and a regressive county has prevented growth. Additionally, Crockett lies in proximity to several high-security prisons.
As such, Crockett was the ideal candidate for the Texas Justice Network Program. This program sought to redefine the justice system as one that’s rehabilitative and integrated within the community. The program’s first step was the dismantling of the county courthouse that dominated the town center. The functions of the courthouse were then spread throughout the downtown square, occupying previously abandoned buildings.
The decentralization of the courthouse and its functions has led to the revitalization of Crockett’s downtown and a reduction in recidivism.
Crockett’s location and proximity to several nearby high-security prisons make it the home for many of the prison’s employees.
With the dismantling of the Houston County Courthouse, the courthouse functions were spread throughout downtown adaptively reusing old and abandoned buildings.
INFORMATION
Corgan Intern Design Sprint
Topic: Energy
Group: Austin Li + Claudia Trosclair + Aran Culhane + Alexis Coleman + Beatriz Rosales
Location: Dallas, TX
DESCRIPTION
There is a major problem with the way we work in the office space. Data from multiple countries reveal that working adults spend about 6 – 9 hours a day in sedentary behaviors which mostly involve long periods of sitting. And as sedentary behaviors within the workplace become more common, there has been more evidence of negative health implications.
The Sedia Sync is a chair and app designed to combat these very issues while also producing clean energy for the office space. Utilizing triboelectric, piezoelectric, and thermoelectric pads woven into the mesh, Sedia Sync converts movement and body heat into electricity.
The app encourages users to engage in sit-standwalk, a routine that studies have shown to combat sedentary behaviors. After 20 minutes of sitting, users are reminded to stand for 10 minutes and walk for 2 minutes. Sitting and standing not only increase the amount of electricity generated by the Sedia Sync, but it is also healthy for the user.
Fidgeting
Thermographic Map
Pressure Map
Power Generation Map
Design VI Spring 2022
Instructor: Michael McCall
Group: Austin Li + Rohaan Saripella
Location: Manchaca, TX
Located just 20 minutes from downtown Austin, the Manchaca Viticulture + Learning Center is a space for the learning and practice of land stewardship through viticulture.
The functions of the center are split between the two floors. The first floor is where wine is produced and bottled, while the second floor contains educational facilities. The learning center partners with local elementary schools giving field trips to students, and teaching them about land stewardship. Night classes are also available to adults who want to learn more about how they can engage in land stewardship in their backyards.
In addition to classes, community gardens are also available to provide a more hands-on approach to land stewardship. Visitors learn to plant and create one’s backyard garden.
Visit Parking + Bus Pickup
Employee Parking + Bus Dropoff
Water + Roof System
The curved form of the roof works as a rainwater collection system. Water is redirected towards collection points located within the wood columns. The rainwater is filtered and reused for the center’s aquaponics system, drip irrigation, and toilets. Gray water from sinks is also collected and filtered for reuse. Although viticulture uses a lot of water, drip irrigation, rainwater collection, and gray water collection can reduce water usage.
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Architecture (Expected May 2024)
University Honors 2020 - Present
University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne
Pre-College Architecture Program 2018
Corgan
Architecture Intern Summer 2022
Completed data center schematic and construction documents meeting weekly deadlines using Revit. Coordinated with structural, electrical, and mechanical teams to resolve RFIs and submittals. Participated in weekly meetings with the client.
BEAU Property Management
Architecture Intern Summer 2021 - Spring 2022
Developed designs for residential, infrastructural, and commercial properties, completing weekly projects.
DCFC Wayfinding Signage
Summer 2022
Designed and created wayfinding signage for a local church. Met with church leaders to discuss signage design and goals.
SKILLS
Digital
Revit
Rhino
Bluebeam
BIM 360
AutoCAD
Enscape
Photoshop
Illustrator
SketchUp
Premiere Pro
Indesign
Grasshopper
Python
Wasp
Physical Model Building
Woodworking
3D Printing
Laser Cutting
Hand Drawing
Sketching
Photography
Languages
English
Mandarin
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American Institute of Architecture Students
Firm Liaison 2021-2022
President 2022-Present
Connected AIAS to local and international architecture firms. Organized firm tours, talks, and weekly highlights. Led biweekly AIAS meetings.
Project Pipeline NOMA
Student Leader 2021
Led small groups of elementary school to high school students in architectural exercises. Guided students in constructing architectural drawings.
UT Seismic Design Team
Design Team 2022
Developed renderings for the seismic competition.
Undergraduate Architecture Student Council
Member 2019-Present
Participated in UASC meetings and activities.
Re:Sound A Capella
Video Editor 2021
Edited music videos for the 2021 Spring show.
PESH Bots
Lead Builder 2018-2019
Alumni Mentor 2019-2021
Directed and mentored the design process for the FTC Competition. Awarded the Collins Aerospace Innovate Award for robot design. Qualified for the Rover Ruckus World Championships.
EPIC Movement
Outreach Leader 2019-2020
Small Group Leader 2020-2021
Core Team Leader 2021-2022
Planned and led organization-wide events. Volunteered at the Houston Food Bank, Dobie Thanksgiving Dinner. Fundraised to support minority groups.
Architecture Construction Engineering (ACE)
Member 2018-2019
Designed and physically modeled a highrise building under commercial and programmatic constraints.
