PS K206 is a historic school built in 1924, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.
Due to its growing student population, K206 was selected by the SCA (School Construction Authority) to receive a 5-story addition to the existing building. Design was completed by me and another architect, under the supervision of a registered architect. Together we brought this project from the schematic design phase to bidding utilizing Autocad, Revit, and multiple rendering softwares in order to produce a building that compliments the original building, and meets the needs of a growing neighborhood.
K206 is currently in construction and expected completion is scheduled for 2025.
X074 (K-12)
Auditorium Refresh [C.T.F.]
Firm: Velocity Architecture & Engineering
Role: Job Captain
The X074 School in the Bronx serves two public schools and a charter school.
Velocity was contracted to provide architectural, mechanical, and electrical services for an auditorium upgrade. This CTF project is currently in progress. The scope of work includes acoustic upgrades, accessibility and Path of Travel upgrades, as well as aesthetic improvements. My role in this project includes preparation of all documents, presentations, coordination of MEP contractors, and leading meetings with the DOB and SCA.
There are 2 other projects occuring at X074 - a Playground upgrade, and gymnasium roof repair. I am currently managing both jobs as well.
K415 Recording Studio (6-12)
Recording Studio [C.T.F.]
Firm: Velocity Architecture & Engineering
Role: Job Captain
K415 is a CTF room conversion project currently underway in Brooklyn. Velocity was contracted to provide Architectural and Mechanical services to convert a dance room into a new recording studio. It consists of three componets: a control room, a recording room, and an isolation booth. Challanges include unimpeded plumbing fixtures requiring mechanical and acoustic problem solving to circumvent existing piping.
Due to my personal interest in recording studios, I was given the opportunity to have an outsized role in this project. My responsibilities included design, acoustic and equipment input, preparation of all documents, coordination with mechanical engineers, research, and leading meetings with the DOB and SCA.
Pool House
Firm: Austin Patterson Disston
Role: Modeling, Rendering
This pool house is a small accessory building on a larger site with an existing 4000+ sq. ft. residence and pool. The lot is bulkheaded, under DEC jurisdiction.
My responsibilities included a site analysis that investigated setbacks and code restrictions, modeling of the site and pool house, renderings, and providing critical feedback. Due to code restictions preventing a mansard roof, this pool house takes design cues from an existing pergola on-site.
Residence
8000 Sq. Ft., new construction
Firm: Austin Patterson Disston
Role: DD’s, CD’s
Reviewer: Bill Barba
The typical projects Austin Patterson Disston engages in are high-end single family homes along the wetland tidal zones of the Southampton area. Considerations in the design of these projects include landscape design, historical context, and tidal wetland best practices.
In my role on this project, I was responsible for preparing design and construction documents. My duties included modeling HVAC systems, researching the electrical code for outlet placement and lighting options, modeling cabinetry, choosing and rendering a 3D golf simulator, site topography, roof pitching and drain placement, among many other responsibilities
Renderings credit to Josh Rosensweig
The Gottschalck Center for Chamber Music
Residency & performance space located in New Orleans’ City Park
Class: Architecture and Performance
Professor: Errol Barron
The Gottschalk Center for Chamber Music maximizes its connection with the site. Views are tailored towards the park’s access road, as well as the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA).
Retention ponds partially mitigate the water displacement caused by the music center, This will ensure that the current flood line will not change in the event of flooding.
The outdoor performance space sits behind a thick grove of trees, creating an intimate and natural ambience.
The private wing of the building focuses on meeting the everyday needs of aspiring musicians. Upon entering, the space opens up to a series of acoustically-treated practice spaces with views that overlook the marsh or embedded next to the private garden.
The residences above the practice spaces give musicians a chance to rest their ears, socialize, and meet as a class. Musicians have privacy from the public, yet easy access to the building.
The chamber music center’s façade is a modern interpretation of NOMA’s neoclassical façade. Catered to users of the park, public programming dominates the lobby space, guiding users towards the large performance space.
A horizontal louver system provides shading while simultaneously guiding outdoor circulation. The extension of the patio beyond the façade connects the two performance spaces, softening the transition between nature and architecture.
The large performance space influences the circulation upon entry. Focus is immediately on the grand escalator. The raised roof condition provides a clear spatial heirarchy, expanding the spatial condition, before compressing it and futher expanding again upon entry to the performance space.
Living With Water
Empowering 9th Ward residents in post-Katrina New Orleans
Class: Living With Water
Professor: Aaron Chang
The establishment of a comprehensive Urban Water Plan for the Lower 9th Ward was a multi-faceted intervention, emphasizing the empowerment of historically disenfranchised residents.
The Lower 9th Ward received some of the worst flooding during Hurricane Katrina. 13 years later, it’s still unequipped to manage even moderate storm events, making flooding a common occurance.
The 9th Ward has nearly as many vacant lots as occupied ones. The neighborhood was not a priority in rebuilding, and in the city’s neglect, the 9th Ward became a food desert within a major U.S. city.
The Urban Water Plan intervenes in phases along the major axes of the Lower 9th Ward. Each phase works towards the ultimate goal of protecting the 9th Ward in the event of a T100 storm event. Beyond mitigating flood risks, this plan proposes interventions to reestablish commerce in the 9th Ward.
The first phase of intervention occurs on the Sankofa Wetlands. Sited by Bayou Bienvue. the wetlands are by far the largest opportunity for water management. Connecting Sankofa to North Claiborne by Caffin and Tupelo, these major streets become blueways that turn high-risk flood zones into areas of water retainment.
CREATE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL RESOURCES SPACES
The Jordan Blueway implemented in the second phase is the last major arterial connection extending from the rain gardens under the N. Claiborne Ave. Bridge to the Sankofa Wetlands. To further mitigate flooding, community owned rain gardens will be implemented throughout the neighborhood.
Phase 3 focuses on bringing economic ownership back to the 9th Ward. The minor E-W axes of the 9th Ward connect to the blueways through agricultural markets, W bus lines, and streetlights.
