DICHOTOMY
FALL 2024 - PROFESSOR UFUK ERSOY
Due to the nature of this studio, I am unable to share my work online. However, I’m excited to share it with you in person.
RIBBON
SPRING 2024 - PROFESSOR DAVE LEE
Designed in collaboration with Jenna McCoy, Harrison Stewart, and Kyra Whiteman, this museum in the historic sector of Genoa, Italy curves to increase outdoor open space and create a stimulating exhibition area. The fluid, central facade acts as the heart of the structure, accented by a staircase that stretches the length of the building and accent exterior fins that shift with the motion. The contrast between the curve and the more traditional massings both complement the surrounding cityscape and sets itself apart, tying together the old and new.
Massing Concept Diagram
My primary role for this project was modeling the external fins and the creation of the to model the massing and array the spires evenly. I also used these softwares to 3D print the model for my group.
Massing Iterations
The goal of this project was to provide a space to unlock the Chelsea residents’ potential while catering to the from the entrance with a non-stimulating facade and lobby that
We dedicated an entire floor to helping neurodivergent persons focus. This is achieved by lowering the ceiling, selecting materials that do not contribute to noise amplification, and dimming the lights. This floor also features both portable and permanent sensory walls that ground the user.
Inspired by our sensory walls in the design, our Sensory Renderings became a grounding tool to communicate the building’s atmosphere through the layering of color, paper, and embroidery.
Using balsa wood and vinyl contact paper, our facade model communicates the tiling pattern and corten steel accents on the building’s exterior. While my partner and I collaborated on the technical drawings, I was primarily responsible for the digital and physical modeling for both the structure and the renderings.
Facade Model
Close-up of Southeast Entrance
Southeast Entrance through Cityscape
Luminescence
SPRING 2023 - PROFESSOR BRYAN BEERMAN
This civic center in Cayce, South Carolina guides guests through space with the use of light. As art has revitalized this community, this path through the creative center can represent the future itself.
Below are my polyvalent explorations of circulation, congregation, contours, and orthogonal linesof my precedent, the VCU Institute of Contemporary Art (left), and my massing (right).
VCU Institute of Contemporary Art
Courtyard Rendering
Reflections
FALL 2022 - PROFESSOR HARRISON FLOYD
This field house at the Snow Center in Clemson, South Carolina caters to students using the lake area while becoming a reflection of the natural beauty around it.
1) Entry 2) Locker Room 3)ADA Restrooms 4) Janitorial Space 5)Equipment Storage
The goal for this project was to create a space that catered to the many amenities offered by the Snow Center for Clemson students, like watersports, activity rentals, and general universal space.
Model Photo
Axon Drawing
Lawn Rendering
Patio Rendering
Lake View
Reaching New Heights
FALL 2022 - PROFESSOR HARRISON FLOYD
This conceptual project is about reaching new skill levels, both in knowledge of architectural tools and the structure itself. My partner, Shamitha Nandi, and I learned how to work with topography and technology like 3D printers and laser cutters in this exercise created to build fundamental modeling skills. While we collaborated on the technical drawings, I was primarily responsible for the digital and physical modeling of the project.
Model Photo
COLLECTIONS
A selection of independent projects, drawings, and excerpts.
The Jewel
This independent project is based entirely on a structure within one of my novel-length manuscripts. The Jewel is a palace modeled in a combination of architectural styles from my semester abroad, including Italian Renaissance and Gothic. Modeled in Rhinoceros and 3D printed, it’s the crowning achievement in my mission to bring stories to life.
Conceptual Sketch
Final Result, Quarter Fragment
Sketching
These two drawings were completed for an elective freehand sketching class in Fall 2024. Taught by Emeritus Professor Lynn Craig, this class has given me the tools to further express my design ideas through various mediums and styles.
Writing Experience
The following are excerpts of both technical and creative writing to demonstrate my dedication to the hobby I’d like to make a career.
Excerpt: DICHOTOMY, a project narrative
The world perches on the concept of halves, opposite yet complementary, one unable to exist
Writing Experience
Excerpt: Ivory and Onyx, Chapter One - Matissia, 2696
“She
was Fate.”
Writing Experience
Excerpt: Beneath
An angel’s laugh dances on the wind.
Not an uncommon sound just outside the Holy City, with its towering church steeples and bells upon the hour. Live oaks fall across the streets like a sigh while others slither across the ground, all gathering heaps of Spanish moss like clouds plucked from the sky. The heat alone could burn the sin out of anybody, or at least remind them of a place hotter than this.
But the smart ones know that evil has only gotten better at hiding. It lingers in the shadows of those trees and behind men’s eyes, waits in little girls’ dressing mirrors, lurks behind every iron gate. Thom knows that, though he never paid attention to learning his letters or history. All he has are overalls patched at the knees, a worn shovel, a shack painted entirely haint blue –
But smart he is and dedicated to his job.
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