PORTFOLIO
2023
COSMIC COURTS
THUNDERHEAD BRECKENRIDGE
COSMIC COURTS
SAC, CA
THE HISTORIC SACRAMENTO RAILYARDS IS A SPECTACULAR SITE WITH A STRONG NARRATIVE THAT ALLOWS US A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST.
THIS DESIGN SEEKS TO ECHO ELMENTS THAT ARE REMENISCENT OF THE SITE’S PREVIOUS USES. ADJACENTLY, A MIYAWAKI FOREST JUMPSTARTS SOME MUCH NEEDED BIOREMEDIATION. THE TWO CIRCLES REPRESENT THE TWO AUDIENCES FOR WHICH THE DESIGN PERFORMS : PEOPLE + ECOSYSTEM
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ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMMING IS PREDICTED TO HELP IMAGINE AND SHAPE THE LANDSCAPE TO BEST FIT PROPOSED FUTURE SITE USES.
restaurant bar
yoga studio retail
coffee shop
TWO INTERSECTING PATHS CUT THROUGH THE DENSE MIYAWAKI FOREST. A ‘SECRET’ ENTRANCE LEADS TO THE HISTORIC PRIVY THAT HAS BEEN REPURPOSED AS A QUIRKY SPEAKEASY THEMED BAR.
H- SERIES PERMEABLE CONCRETE PRECAST DARK NATURAL GRANITE
YELLOW JIB STRUCTURES ARE REMINISCENT OF THE HISTORIC RAILYARDS AND ACT AS PLACEMAKERS TO GUIDE THROUGH THE SITE. CUSTOM YELLOW BENCHES ALLOW AESTHETIC CONTINUITY AND PROVIDE COMFORT FOR THOSE VISITING THE SITE.
TEXTURE AND COLOR CHANGES ACCENTUATE AESTHETIC PAVED RINGS THAT ORBIT ABOUT THE TURNTABLE FOUNTAIN AND THE MIYAWAKI FOREST. THESE RINGS SERVE AS GUIDES THAT LEAD VISITORS TO THE TWO MIRRORED ATTRACTIONS FROM THROUGHT THE ENTIRE SITE.
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THE PLANTS CHOSEN FOR THE MIYAWAKI FOREST ARE NATIVE AND FAST-GROWING. BY GROWING SO DENSELY, THE FOREST MATURES 10X FASTER AND CREATES 20X MORE BIODIVERSITY. THIS METHOD PROVES EFFECTIVE EVEN ON BROWNFIELD SITES.
MIYAWAKI FOREST - PROCESS
THUNDERHEAD
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO
A SKI RESORT IN STEAM BOAT SPRINGS IS DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE TO CLIENT REQUESTS.
A POOL AND 2 SPAS SERVE THE LARGE CROWDS EXPECTED FOR LARGE EVENTS
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BRECKENRIDGE HOTEL
BRECKENRIDGE, CO
UPDATES FOR A HOTEL IN BRECKENRIDGE:
ADDITIONAL AMENITY SPACE & 4 SPAS WERE REQUESTED BY THE CLIENT, AS WELL AS A PATH PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE ROAD NORTH OF THE PROPERTY.
COLORADO RIVER TRAIL
GRAND JUNCTION CO
A TRAIL IS PROPOSED ALONG A STRETCH OF THE COLORADO RIVER. THE LOCATION COMMEMORATES
A HISTORIC RIVER CROSSING POINT FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND SETTLERS DURING THE LATE 1850S
A 10 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE PATH PROVIDES AMPLES SPACE FOR BOTH PEDEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS
COLORADO RIVER TRAIL
BENCHES AND PICNIC AREAS ARE PROVIDED ALONG THE NORTH WEST PORTION OF THE TRAIL OFFERING AREAS TO REST.
A PLAZA IS PROPOSED WITH INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, ELABORATING ON THE HISTORY OF THE OLD SPANISH TRAIL AND THE CROSSING OF THE GRAND. THIS IS PLACED APPROXIMATELY AT THE CROSSING POINT. THE TWO CIRCULAR PAVED AREAS SYMBOLIZE BOTH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND THE SETTLERS, CONNECTED BY A JAGGED TRAIL.
WESTIN HOTEL
SACRAMENTO, CA
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6.ALL SYMBOLS ARE SHOWN DIAGRAMMATICALLY ILLUSTRATING APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF EXISTING
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8. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALED DIMENSIONS.
9.SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
10.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS FROM DAMAGE. ALL SUCH IMPROVEMENTS AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED BY THE CONTRACTOR'S OPERATIONS SHALL BE REPAIRED OR RECONSTRUCTED SATISFACTORY
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BROADWAY STATION
AMENITY | WEST COURTYARD PLAN
MODEL PROCESS
DENVER, CO
USING PLASTER, PLASTIC STRAWS AND HOT GLUE, A MODEL WAS CREATE TO SYMBOLIZE DIFFERING SCALES OF VERTICALITY.
A CONTRAST TO THE VERTICAL ELEMENTS, VOIDS ARE SEEN IN AREAS WITH LOW ELEVATION, CREATING POCKET NICHES WITHIN A COMPLEX LANDSCAPE.
STUDYING THE MODEL, A SERIES OF DRAWINGS WERE CONDUCTED.
SECTION DRAWINGS ALLOWED FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MASSING ACROSS DIFFERING TRANSECTS.
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MPLS, MN
I NSPIRED BY THE PATTERNS OF 2 WORKING MODELS, EARTHWORKS ARE FASHIONED TO CREATE SYNTHETIC AND DRAMATIZED PEAKS AND VALLEYS, CUT THROUGH BY
ELEVATED WALKWAY
WALKWAY LEADS TO CROSSWALK AND THE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL FIELDS
EXISTING SIDEWALK LEADS TO BRIDGE
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A TREE GARDEN IS A PLACE TO CONNECT + DISCONNECT.
TRAVEL ALONG THE ELEVATED PATH TO CONNECT TO YOUR NEXT DESTINATION OR CHOOSE TO DISCONNECT AND GET LOST IN UNIQUE
GEOMETRIC LANDFORMS AND THE INTERACTIVE COMPARTMENTS THEY CREATE.
A LINEAR PATH DIRECTS VISITORS UP AND OVER THE BUSY TERRAIN TO PROVIDE DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE CROSS WALK AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL FIELDS
THE RAILING ALONG THE BRIDGE MATCHES THOSE EXISTING ON THE BELL MUSEUM BALCONY
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CONDITIONS AND PROGRAMMING ALTERNATE WITH SEASONAL CHANGE. PROPOSED LANDSCAPES SUCCESSFULLY FILTER RAIN WATER IN SPRING WHILE UNIQUE SLOPES ENCOURAGE SLEDDING DURING THE COLDER SEASONS
‘BIOLOGICAL CONCRETE’ IS UTILIZED ALONG THE CENTER OF THE SITE. THESE STRUCTURAL FACADES ASSIST IN RETENTION OF THE STEEP GRADES WHILE PROMOTING MOSS GROWTH
REBAR AND CONCRETE FOOTINGS ARE UTILIZED TO ENSURE PROPER AND SECURE INSTALLATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL CONCRETE
University Of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, Metropolitan Council, MetroGIS, Three Rivers Park District, Esri, HERE, Garmin, SafeGraph, METI/ NASA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USDA
TRAVELING ALONG THE PARKWAY.
GRAND ROUNDS
MPLS,
MN
USING ARCGIS, A MAP WAS CONSTRUCTED OF THE ‘GRAND ROUNDS’ PARK SYSTEM IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN.
WALKING RADII OF .25MI AND 5 MI ARE MARKED, INDICATING A RANGE OF WALKING DISTANCE FROM A PUBLIC PARK THAT WAS BEING STUDIED IN THE CITY’S MARCY HOLMES DISTRICT.