GREENACRE PARK & HARBOUR PLAZADIGITALMEDIA, MANUALDRAWING
University of Maryland, College Park ARCH400 | Architecture Design Studio I
This Harbour Plaza was inspired by Greenacre Park, a private owned but public accessible park in Manhattan, New York City. In order to create my harbour plaza, I derived much of my inspiration from Greenacre Park.
For example, in my adaptation of the harbour plaza, I made sure to include waterfall, with a canopy of locust trees, and a trellace that overlooks the water fountain. In order to acheive this, I created a trellace near the entrace of the harbour plaza. I then created a space that would descend down while still providing visitors with seating space, space to gather, etc. to then lead them to the main attraction, the waterfall. From then, I gave visitors multiple access points to the water.
INSPIRATION COLLAGE
GREENACRE PARK PLAN
PARTI THRESHOLD
PROPORTION AXIS
PARK SECTION
CIRCULATION HIERARCHY
VEGETATION
MATERIAL
GREENACRE
PERSPECTIVE WATER
CIRCULATION
OPEN V. CONTAINED
THRESHOLD
PERSPECTIVE
PLAZA PLAN
TRELLACE
GATHERING SPACE
REFLECTION SPACE
PIER
THE GLASS HOUSE - DIGITAL MEDIA
University of Maryland, College Park ARCH300 | Design Media & Representation II
The Glass House is a historic house museum built in 1948 in New Canaan, Connecticut, designed by and occupied by architect Philip Johnson. The most notable characteristic of the Glass House is of course the fact that the house is almost entirely made up of glass, making the house see through and creating the illusion of openness.
The second most notable feature is the brick cylindrical bathroom the extends outwards of the roof. The use of brick in a glass house creates the illusion of enclosure in open area. Although the house was completely see through, it still provided privacy as it was positioned to be in the middle of a 49 acre estate so the Johnson and his spouse, Whitney, could enjoy uninterrupted views of the greenery outside.
INSPIRATION COLLAGE
FLOOR PLAN
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN LIVING ROOM
BATHROOM
BEDROOM
STUDY
VILLA CALDOGNOMANUALDRAWING, PHYSICALMODELING
University of Maryland, College Park ARCH200 | Design Media & Representation I
Villa Caldogno is an historic villa located in Caldogno, a town in the Veneto region of northern Italy. The villa was designed by renowned architect Andrea Palladio and built in the 16th century, between 1542 and 1545. It is considered one of Palladio’s masterpieces and is renowned for its elegant and harmonious architectural style.
The villa features classical elements like Ionic columns, pediments, and symmetrical designs, which are characteristic of Palladian architecture. It was commissioned by the Caldogno family, a wealthy Venetian noble family, as a countryside retreat and a showcase of their social status. The villa’s layout includes a central main building with two flanking wings that enclose a forecourt.
CHIAROSCUROMANUAL DRAWING
University of Maryland, College Park
ARCH200 | Design Media & Representation I
Chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark to achieve a sense of volume and modeling. This technique is very helpful in making figures appear more threedimensional and therefore making the work more interactive.
In these drawings, I used chiaroscuro to make it appear as if light is bouncing off of the objects within a dark room. This creates the illusion the the object is three-dimensional.
06. WHITE, BLACK, & REDMANUAL DRAWING
Personal Work
Red is a bold and bright color that I feel like can never quite be matched because of how much it truly sticks out. Not only is it one of the primary colors making it nearly impossible to recreate, but it has a way of drawing peoples attention. In these paintings I wanted to emphasize the boldness and power of the color red by only painting the red portions in a black and white painting.
When doing this, it not only brings out the red color, but also changes the tone and mood of the painting altogether. A rather happy looking painting in all color began to look more serious, romantic, or even sinister when displayed in black and white with hints of red.
FURNITURE & GLASS PAINTINGSMANUAL DRAWING
Personal Work
I first started to paint different articles of furniture within my room when I wanted to mesh together the “real world” and the fiction world into my everyday life. Many cartoons were nostaglic for me and I wanted to evoke a feeling of nostaglia in anyone that were to enter my room and see it.
Even the process in itself was not only nostaglic but informative because I learrned so much about different features on a character I had never noticed before. Therefore, I found myself adorning my doors, wardrobe, and even glass with paintings of my favorite childhood characters, to ensure that I could still carry the feeling they brought me even into adulthood.
CUSTOM DOLL MAKINGPHYSICAL MODELING
Personal Work
Creating is something I’ve always been passionate about, hence, why I gravitated towards architecture so much. Being able to create custom characters, beings, and buildings is something I have always enjoyed doing. One of the ways I would express my love for creating was through custom dolls.
I made custom dolls for friends that wanted one that looked like them or a character that they like. One of the most compelling things while making the dolls is that I could mold the face in whichever way I wanted to, allowing me to make the doll look any way I wanted it to. I was also able to learn more about sewing and creating clothes while creating minature clothing for the dolls.
SKETCHES - MANUAL DRAWING
Personal Work
Getting familiar with sketching is one of the most significant things I did in order to be able to quickly draft and think of new ideas for projects off the top of my head. Drawing a variety of faces, buildings, shapes, trees, etc. is also very helpful in familiarizing me with the characteristics of each of these things.
