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P OR TFO LI O GRACE MENDOZA SELECTED WORKS

ABOUT ME My name is Grace, and I’m passionate about design and architecture that promotes healing. I believe architecture should unite, not divide. This portfolio explores how communities engage and encounter space.

P OR TFO LI O 3

PROFESSIONAL

Cuatro + House (6-13) Type: Professional Experience Category: Residential | New Construction

Austin Convention Center (14-17) Type: Professional Experience Category: Civic | New Construction

Cactlandia (18-21) Type: Professional Experience Category: Playground

Allandale Residence (22-27) Type: Professional Experience Category: Residential | Addition

Judy Honors College USF (28-31) Type: Professional Experience Category: Educational | New Construction

O’Hare Renovation (32-33) Type: Professional Experience Category: Airport | Renovation

CHA Overton Offices (34-37) Type: Professional Experience Category: Offices | Renovation

C O NT EN TS

ACADEMIC

45 Degrees (38-47) Type: Student Work Category: Affordable Housing

Heart of North Lawndale (48-59) Type: Student Work Category: Co-Op Neighborhood Grocery

PROFESSIONAL 01

Cuatro + House Firm: Jobe Corral Architects Project Location: Austin, TX Status: In Construction Size: 15,538 sq ft

About: This residence responds to a steeply sloped, wooded site in Barton Springs, where homeowners who wanted to wake up to natural light asked for a home designed around the property’s historic and heritage oaks; the design answers with a series of “snorkel” roof forms that pull daylight past the canopy, alongside courtyards drawn from traditional Mexican architecture, and materials, stone, wood-framed windows, and clay breezeways, chosen to make the house feel like it belongs to the site. My role: Architectural Designer – I worked on this project from schematic design through the pricing set. I participated in early charrettes and built a physical hand model to explore roof solutions responding to sunlight, tree canopy, and topography. I began in SketchUp before transitioning to Revit alongside the project manager, then helped develop the design through DD, CD, and pricing, creating client-meeting renders from the Revit model, exploring design alternatives, and modeling interiors, roofs, windows, and landscape, while coordinating with mechanical and electrical. I worked directly on plans, elevations, sections, and schedules. Team: Camille Jobe, Principal Architect; Kevin Keating, Project Manager; Structures PE, Structural Engineer; Milian Engineering, Civil Engineer; Studio Lumina, Lighting Designer; Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Landscape Architect; CES Engineering Services, Mechanical Consultant; FIA Homes, Contractor

Model Views – Exploring Site, Massing, and Scale Physical study model I hand-built during early schematic design, using laser-cut, and whiteboard to explore massing, scale, and form in direct response to the site’s slope and tree canopy.

Aerial view of site model – scale 1/4”

MATCHLINE

RE: TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS RE: TEN FOR EYCK ALL LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPING DRAWINGS AND PAVING FORINFORMATION ALL LANDSCAPING AND PAVING INFORMATION

GARZA

3'-0

CRZ

R=2

3'-0

CRZ

R=2

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV

PROPERTY LINE (S37°46'43"E)

5' SETBAC

R=2

5' SETBAC

(N) CONC DRIVEWAY

-0

R=1

-6"

CRZ

R=11'

1/2

-6"

CRZ

R=11'

R=1

-0

R=6

'-0

COURT (H) PARKING 24" LIVE OAK

(N) TWO-STORY RESIDENCE

(N) STONE PORCH

PARKING COURT

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV

(N) STONE PORCH

639'-6" (N) STONE BALCONY

FIREPLACE

638'-0"

1/2 CRZ

CRZ UP

R=5'-3"

R=10'-6"

R=21'-0"

(N) STONE PORCH

(H) 32 1/2" LIVE OAK 1/4 CRZ

SEE LANDSCAPE

638

(H) 24" LIVE OAK

1/2 CRZ

1/4 CRZ

R=6'-0"

R=12'-0"

R=6'-0"

(N) POOL

639'-1"

(H) 26" LIVE OAK

-0"

624

624 623

623

(N) ELEC PANEL

622

(N) GAS METER

(H) 26" LIVE OAK (N) E.O. ROOF ABV

'-6"

Z 1/2 13

1/4 R=

6'-

Z 1/2

6" R=

'-0 E "

CR Z R= (N) 26 ELEC PANEL '-0 " METER (N) GAS

640'-9"

ONE-STORY (N) GYM

639'-3"

LINE TO CR 7'-6" ELECTRICAL Z BUILDING CLEARANCE

(N) SAUNA

POOL AND HVAC EQUIPMENT

7'-6" ELECTRICAL LINE TO BUILDING CLEARANCE

'-0

621

620

R=16'-0"

TREE CANOPY

TREE CRITAL ROOT ZONE

640'-9"

ONE-STORY (N) GYM

PROPERTY LINE (S47°14'54"E)

(H) 26" LIVE OAK

POOL AND HVAC EQUIPMENT

5' SETBACK

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV ISSUE: 2025.07.01

5' SETBACK

PRELIMINARY PRICING SET

ISSUE: 2025.07.01

PRELIMINARY PRICING SET

PROPERTY LINE (S47°14'54"E)

123'-0" T.O. LANTERN

'-0

121'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 2

UTILITY POLE

OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL

(H) 32" LIVE OAK 1/2 CRZ

PARKING COURT

CRZ

626 625

625

R=6

627

626

CRZ

TREE TRUNK

TREE CANOPY

(N) WOOD DECK

(N) SAUNA

6" R=

R=32'-0"

OVERHEAD

TREE TRUNK

1/4

'-6"

CRZ

R=6

1/4 6'-

CRZ

R=13'

1/4

638'-0"

(N) BALCONY

1/2

-0"

CRZ

(N) BALCONY

ONE-STORY (N) GUEST HOUSE

638'-0"

UTILITY POLE

R=8'-0"

639'-1"

639'-3"

ONE-STORY (N) GUEST HOUSE

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV

1/4 CRZ

R=16'-0"

SETBACK

OVERHEAD

CRZ

-0" R=26'

(N) STONE PORCH (H) 26" LIVE OAK

R=13'

R=6'-0"

1/2

1/4 CRZ

R=12'-0"

1/2 CRZ

R=24'-0"

CRZ

R=6'-0"

-0" R=26'

(N) STONE PORCH

1/4 CRZ

1/2 CRZ R=12'-0"

(N) STONE PORCH

CRZ R=24'-0"

1/2 CRZ

UTILITIES

SETBACK

637

1/4 CRZ

637

1/2 CRZ

OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL

CRZ

PROPERTY LINE

UTILITIES

(N) STONE PORCH

R=32'-0"

PARKING COURT

SEE LANDSCAPE

(N) SPA

(H) 24" LIVE OAK

(H) 32" LIVELIGHT OAK POLE

(N) STONE PORCH

SEE LANDSCAPE

(N) SPA

R=12'-0"

(H) 24" LIVE OAK

LIGHT POLE

(N) STONE PAVERS

638

R=15'-0"

SEE LANDSCAPE

R= 3

R=7'-6"

LEGEND: PROPERTY LINE

1/2 CRZ

R=15'-0"

1/4 CRZ

(N) STONE PAVERS

'-0

R= 63

R=7'-6"

'-0

1/2 CRZ

LEGEND: (N) SITE WALL

4 Z

1/4 CRZ

R=32'-6"

R=16'-3"

R=8'-1 1/2"

STONE SITE WALL

(H) 30" LIVE OAK

CRZ

1/2 CRZ

1/4 CRZ

R=32'-6"

R=16'-3"

(N) SITE WALL

(N) STONE PAVERS

(H) 30" LIVE OAK

CRZ (H) 32 1/2" LIVE OAK

1/2 CRZ

R=8'-1 1/2"

640

1/4 CRZ

640

R=21'-0"

639

CRZ

R=10'-6"

639

1/2 CRZ

R=5'-3"

ONE-STORY (N) GARAGE

PLANTER

638'-0"

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV

(N) STONE PORCH

1/4 CRZ

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV

639'-6"

ONE-STORY (N) GARAGE

PLANTER

638'-0"

NOTES:

(N) CONC DRIVEWAY

'-0

(N) TWO-STORY RESIDENCE

(P) 21" LIVE OAK

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: STEPHANIE SAULMON 1224 E 12TH ST, STE 323 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 512.813.9999

-0

(H) 24" LIVE OAK

(P) 21" LIVE OAK

MECHANICAL CONSULTANT: CES ENGINEERING SERVICES VISHWARAJ HARIHARAPUTRAN 1370 PANTHEON WAY, STE 290 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78232 210.686.1614

CIVIL ENGINEER: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT MILIAN CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: ALEJANDRA FLORES STEPHANIE SAULMON 1224 E 12TH ST, STE501 323N IH 35 #209C AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 830.513.9451 512.813.9999

(N) STAIR AND LANDING

FIREPLACE

CONTRACTOR: MECHANICAL CONSULTANT: FIA HOMES CES ENGINEERING SERVICES BRENT FANNIN VISHWARAJ HARIHARAPUTRAN 1807 STANLEY AVE 1370 PANTHEON WAY, STE 290 AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78232 TX 78745 512.217.6235 210.686.1614

CIVIL ENGINEER: MILIAN CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING ALEJANDRA FLORES 501 N IH 35 #209C AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 830.513.9451

(N) STONE PORCH

(N) STONE BALCONY

CONTRACTOR: FIA HOMES BRENT FANNIN 1807 STANLEY AVE AUSTIN, TX 78745 512.217.6235

(P) 23" LIVE OAK

1/2

(N) STONE PORCH

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: STRUCTURES PE DANTE ANGELINI 4315 GUADALUPE STREET, STE 301 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78751 512.499.0919

R=2

-0

1/ (P) 23" LIVE OAK

ARCHITECT: STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: STRUCTURES PE JOBE CORRAL ARCHITECTS DANTE ANGELINI ADA CORRAL, AIA 505 W. 38TH STREET, STE B 4315 GUADALUPE STREET, STE 301 AUSTIN, TX 78705 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78751 512.499.1591 512.499.0919

NOTES:

CRZ

R=5'-9

1/4

CRZ

R=5'-9

1/4

(N) E.O. ROOF ABV

PROPERTY LINE (S37°46'43"E)

GARZA

ARCHITECT: JOBE CORRAL ARCHITECTS ADA CORRAL, AIA 505 W. 38TH STREET, STE B AUSTIN, TX 78705 512.499.1591

UTILITY POLE

PROJECT:

1/4 CRZ

GARZA

R=8'-0"

GARZA

1700 RABB RD FOR REVIEW ONLY AUSTIN, TEXAS 78704

Not for regulatory approval, permit or construction.

PROJECT NUMBER:

NORTH:

2403

SCALE:

3/32" = 1'-0"

112'-0"

1700 RABBF.F. RD @ LEVEL 2

FOR REVIEW ONLY

Not for regulatory approval, permit or construction.

NORTH:

AUSTIN, TEXAS 78704

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

PROJECT NUMBER:

2403

SCALE:

3/32" = 1'-0" 100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

SITE ENLARGED SITE ENLARGED PLAN - MAIN HOUSEPLAN - MAIN HOUSE & ACCESSORY & ACCESSORY STRUCTURES STRUCTURES

ACCESSORY PLAN STRUCTURES - MAIN HOUSE & ACCESSORY STRUCTURES 1 SITE ENLARGED PLAN - MAIN HOUSE 1 SITE&ENLARGED 3/32" = 1'-0"

2 OVERALL BUILDING SECTION - MAIN HOUSE

A1.11

3/32" = 1'-0"

A1.11

88'-6" LEVEL 0

Construction Documents – Site Enlarged Site Plan for the main house and accessory structures

1/8" = 1'-0"

26'-0"

136'-0" OVERALL BUILDING HEIGHT

123'-0" T.O. LANTERN 121'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 2

112'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 2 110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1 GARAGE 100 CONC-1 FLR 10'-0" CLG HT

11'-6"

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

88'-6" LEVEL 0

Interior & Exterior Renderings

1 OVERALL BUILDING SECTION - MAIN HOUSE 1/8" = 1'-0"

Main House Section – Cutting Through Lightwells

These renderings explore how sun orientation

Sample work from the pricing set: Assisted

moves through the interior across the day,

with markups on drawings and worked on site

pairing earth-toned, natural-textured finishes

plan coordination alongside Project Architect

that let the home’s material palette feel

and Landscape Architect.

continuous with the landscape outside. Developed renderings for client presentations.

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

WD-3

PANEL READY WD-3WD-3

WD-3

PANEL READY WD-3

WD-3

ART

TL-2

TL-2 PL-2

AP-2

AP-8

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

8'-0"

AP-8

AP-3

3'-0"

AP-1

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE WD-_

WD-_

INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 113 INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 113 1/2" = 1'-0"

1/2" = 1'-0"

INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 113 INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 113 1/2" = 1'-0"

1/2" = 1'-0"

INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 107 INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 107 1/2" = 1'-0"

GARZA

ARCHITECT: JOBE CORRAL ARCHITECTS ADA CORRAL, AIA 505 W. 38TH STREET, STE B AUSTIN, TX 78705 512.499.1591

AP-3

3'-0"

AP-1

AP-3

1'-6"

AP-15

PL-2

8'-0"

TL-2

1'-6"

AP-2

AP-3

8'-0"

TL-2 AP-15

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: STRUCTURES PE ARCHITECT: DANTE ANGELINI JOBE CORRAL ARCHITECTS 4315 GUADALUPE STREET, STEADA 301 CORRAL, AIA AUSTIN, TEXAS 78751 505 W. 38TH STREET, STE B 512.499.0919 AUSTIN, TX 78705 512.499.1591 CONTRACTOR: MECHANICAL CONSULTANT: FIA HOMES CES ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACTOR: BRENT FANNIN VISHWARAJ HARIHARAPUTRANFIA HOMES 1807 STANLEY AVE 1370 PANTHEON WAY, STE 290 BRENT FANNIN AUSTIN, TX 78745 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78232 1807 STANLEY AVE 512.217.6235 210.686.1614 AUSTIN, TX 78745 512.217.6235 CIVIL ENGINEER: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 100'-0" MILIAN CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: CIVIL ENGINEER: F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE ALEJANDRA FLORES STEPHANIE SAULMON MILIAN CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING 501 N IH 35 #209C 1224 E 12TH ST, STE 323 ALEJANDRA FLORES AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 501 N IH 35 #209C 830.513.9451 512.813.9999 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 830.513.9451

1/2" = 1'-0"

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: STRUCTURES PE DANTE ANGELINI 4315 GUADALUPE STREET, STE 301 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78751 512.499.0919 MECHANICAL CONSULTANT: CES ENGINEERING SERVICES VISHWARAJ HARIHARAPUTRAN 1370 PANTHEON WAY, STE 290 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78232 210.686.1614 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TEN EYCK LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: STEPHANIE SAULMON 1224 E 12TH ST, STE 323 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78702 512.813.9999

NOTES:

WD-2

5'-0"

ART

103.1

10'-0"

5'-0" OPEN TO BEYOND

STN-1

111.1

10'-0"

PL-2

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

ART

10'-0"

OPEN TO BEYOND

STN-1 111.1

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

103.1

10'-0"

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

PL-2

AP-17

3'-0"

AP-17

3'-0"

AP-17

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

1/2" = 1'-0"

24" WIDE FREEZER DRAWERS

LEGEND:

1/2" = 1'-0"

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

4 INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101 4 INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101

1/2" = 1'-0"

6 INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 113

24" WIDE FREEZER DRAWERS

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

5 INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101 5 INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101

INTERIOR ELEVATION - BUTLER'S PANTRY 113

AP-17

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

LEGEND:

1/2" = 1'-0"

WD-2 110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

WD-2

1'-10"

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

MECH 112

4 3 A5.04 1 2

MECH 112

4 3 A5.04 1 2

LAUNDRY ROOM 115

AP-1

ST-2 FLR 8'-6" CLG HT

12"

1'-0"

2'-0"

18" TRASH

W/D

3'-0"

AP-5

7 110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

POWDER 114

AP-17

24" WIDE OVEN UC FREEZER DRAWERS FOR AP-3 DOG FOOD

AP-17 AP-17 24" WIDE UC FREEZER DRAWERS FOR DOG FOOD

3'-6"

3'-6" 10'-0"

10'-0"

SIDE FACING PULL- OUT

AP-4 RANGE

4'-6 1/2"

WINE FRIDGE

1'-6"

4'-6 1/2"

6" WIDE SIDE PULLOUT FACING PULL- OUT

AP-4

AP-10

RANGE

HOOD

7'-10"

4'-6 3/8"

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

1/2" = 1'-0"

1'-5 7/8"

AP-4

24" REF

24" FREEZER

PROJECT NUMBER:

2403

3'-0 1/4"

1700 RABB RD FOR REVIEW ONLY

AUSTIN, TEXAS 78704

Not for regulatory approval, permit or construction.

PROJECT NUMBER:

NORTH:

3'-0 1/4"

2'-7"

2403

1/2" = 1'-0"

INTERIOR ELEVATIONS

1'-5 7/8"

2'-7"

7'-10"

PROJECT:

GARZA

SCALE:

WINE FRIDGE

6" WIDE PULLOUT

FRONT FACING CABINET

1 ENLARGED PLAN - MAIN HOUSE - BUTLER'S PANTRY & LAUNDRY

INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101

AUSTIN, TEXAS 78704

Not for regulatory approval, permit or construction.

NORTH:

HOOD

4'-6 3/8"

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

1/2" = 1'-0"

24" FREEZER

FRONT FACING CABINET

SIDE FACING PULL- OUT AP-10

FRONT FACING CABINET

2 INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101

GARZA FOR REVIEW ONLY

AP-4

24" REF

AP-7

FRONT FACING CABINET

1'-6"

PROJECT:

1700 RABB RD

SIDE FACING PULL- OUT

101.1

PRELIMINARY PRICING SET PRICING ROUND 2 PRICING SET

4 A5.03 2

30" FRZ

AP-7

101.1

ISSUE: 2025.07.01 2025.10.03 2026.01.30

5 AP-17

AP-3

ST-2 FLR 8'-6" CLG HT

110'-0" T.O. PLATE @ LEVEL 1

PRELIMINARY PRICING SET PRICING ROUND 2 PRICING SET

4 A5.03 2

OVEN

5'-0"

POWDER 114

ISSUE: 2025.07.01 2025.10.03 2026.01.30

MW AP-8

9 A5.03 7

8 A5.04 6

ST-2 FLR 10'-0" CLG HT

ST-2 FLR 8'-6" CLG HT

AP-15

MUD 101

BUTLER'S PANTRY 111

30" FRZ

ST-2 FLR 8'-6" CLG HT

MUD 101 ST-2 FLR 10'-0" CLG HT

30"

18" CABINET

3'-0"

AP-8

9 A5.03 7REF AP-15

5 8 A5.04 6

1/2" = 1'-0"

18" TRASH

3'-0"

AP-2

5'-0"

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

3 INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101

2'-0"

30" REF

W/D

1/2" = 1'-0"

1'-0"

ST-2 FLR 8'-6" CLG HT

AP-2

AP-6

100'-0" F.F. @ LEVEL 1 - MAIN HOUSE

3 INTERIOR ELEVATION - MUD ROOM 101

3'-0"DW

BUTLER'S PANTRY 111

AP-6

DOG KENNELS

12"

3'-9 1/4"

2'-0" AP-5

3'-0"

DOG KENNELS

18" CABINET

AP-1 3'-0"

2'-10"

10'-0"

OPEN TO BEYOND

3'-9 1/4"

5'-0"

LAUNDRY ROOM 115

2'-10"

10'-0"

ST-2 FLR 8'-6" CLG HT

2'-0"

5'-0" OPEN TO BEYOND

A5.03

SCALE:

1/2" = 1'-0"

INTERIOR ELEVATIONS

A5.03

ENLARGED PLAN - MAIN HOUSE - BUTLER'S PANTRY & LAUNDRY

1/2" = 1'-0"

Sample sheet from the final pricing set – interior elevations for kitchen, closets, and millwork, developed alongside the project architect. 12

PROFESSIONAL 02

Austin Convention Center Firm: Jobe Corral Architects Project Location: Austin, TX Status: In Construction Size: 15 Acres About: After 33 years, Austin’s original convention center, opened in 1992, expanded in 2004, was demolished to make way for a larger, net-zero replacement designed by LMN/PAGE. Jobe Corral Architects was brought on to design the office interiors within the new complex, coordinating with the lead architecture team on concept, structure, and building systems. The design draws directly from Austin itself, with each office space taking its identity from a different city landmark, translating Austin’s character into color and material so employees feel the same pride and playful, unconventional spirit the city is known for. My role: Architectural Designer – I focused on interior materials, applying material selections to the Revit/BIM model and developing multiple material options for review. I worked through redlines for the CD set to keep the model and drawings coordinated, and supported the project architect and principal during material selection by producing renders that served as visualization tools in client meetings. Team: LMN/PAGE Joint Venture, Architect; Jobe Corral Architects, Associate Architect; JE Dunn/Turner Joint Venture, General Contractor; Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, Landscape

Visual references drawn from Austin’s identity

Break Room – Coffee Shop, Interior Rendering

Material and color selections drawn directly from Austin’s identity: the silhouette of the State Capitol, the texture of live oak canopies, prickly pear cactus, terracotta roof tiles, and the leather and stitching of a classic Texas boot. These references informed the palette

Material and finish selections translating the precedent imagery into the break room’s palette

and material choices applied throughout the office interiors, grounding the design in a distinctly Austin sense of place. 16

PROFESSIONAL 03

Cactlandia

Firm: Jobe Corral Architects Project Location: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, TX Status: Built Size: 2,295 sq ft Designed for the Fortlandia annual design competition at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Cactlandia invites visitors to experience the Southwestern desert through the eyes of a pollinator, transforming Texas barrel cactus and columnar desert forms into oversized, climbable structures, ribs to crawl inside, “blooms” to reach for, cacti-turned-stepping-stones to hop across, and musical pipes that invite visitors of all abilities to play, and as one of only eight entries selected, the $20,000 installation was completed on budget, built almost entirely off-site, and later relocated and donated to Community First Village. My role: Architectural Designer – I participated in the design charrette and developed the design for the competition submission, working alongside the office principals who reviewed the work. After Cactlandia was selected, I helped coordinate with the contractor to establish a budget and prepared the winning proposal. I contributed to assembly solutions alongside the principals, building the 3D model, assembly drawings, and renders. I participated in contractor meetings, initiated alongside the principals, to communicate design intent and coordinate schedule, I hand-painted the wood logs and was on site during assembly to confirm the contractor followed the drawings. Team: Ada Corral, Camille Jobe, Principal Architects; Crowell Builders, Contractor

Views of project process – assembly on site, and playground in use

Material choices responded directly to the intensity of the Texas sun, durable, sun-resistant surfaces paired with a playful color palette, ensuring the installation held up to daily play while staying comfortable to the touch even in direct sunlight. 20

Firm: Wang Architects Project Location: Austin, TX Status: Built Size: 3,511 sq ft (total, including addition)

DATE: MAY 8, 2024 FOR: 95% PRICING SET

A901 DRAWING:

DO NOT SCALE DRAWING

My role: Architectural Designer – I began this project in SD, alongside the principal architect, working on building massing, client meetings, and 3D modeling. I prepared the DD set used for contractor bidding and pricing, along with a structural proposal, then worked through CD by incorporating the principal’s markups and corrections across multiple rounds of review. Under the principal’s supervision and direction, I prepared the pricing set, structural coordination, and permit set, created the section details, and coordinated with the contractor and client.

(512) 819-6012

Originally built in 1968, this Allandale home was renovated and expanded for owners working from home, keeping the front of the house discreet and true to its original brick while transforming the back entirely, a new kitchen opens toward the backyard through large openings that blur inside and outside, with brick continuing from the original house into the addition but reinterpreted, perforated and pulled forward at the windows, so the new reads as connected to the old rather than simply attached to it.

Team: Gary Wang, Principal Architect; Skelly Build, Contractor; Wey Structures, Structural Engineer

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Allandale Residence

NOT FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL, PERMITTING OR CONSTRUCTION

MASTER CLOSET

112

EXISTING DIAMETER 27" DIAMETER TREE

MASTER BEDROOM 111

FR REF MW

MASTER BATH 113

DW KITCHEN 106

ROMY'S BEDROOM 110

5' UTILITY ESMT DINING

CLO.

105 PLAYROOM/ TV

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10' SETBACK

107

OVERHEAD ELECTRIC SERVICE

1/4 CRZ GUEST BEDROOM 109 1/2 BATH 104

DOWN

1/2 CRZ FAMILY 103

NEW SF AT 2ND FLOOR: 277 SF

TOTAL EXISTING HOUSE A/C AREA: 1,974 SF (NO ADDITION)

BATHROOM 1 108

TV W+D

DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACE AT SECOND FLOOR: 219 SF

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MUDROOM / LAUNDRY

GARAGE

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102

108

FULL CRZ

EXISTING HOUSE AREA TO REMAIN AS IS : 1,073 SF

ERIK STUDY

EXISTING HOUSE AREA TO BE RENOVATED: 1,446 SF

100

MIKEY STUDY 101

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NEW SF @ GROUND FLOOR: 496 SF

NEW ADDITION EXISTING HOUSE

NEW BACK PATIO

WOOD FENCE

5' SETBACK

SLOPE 1/4"/ FT

TPO ROOF

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2X4 SKYLIGHTS W/ INTEGRAL BLINDS

NEW ADDITION

NEW OPENING

REMOVE FLOORING + POPCORN CEILING THROUGHOUT HOUSE

2x4

CLO. DEMO TOILET

MASTER ROOM WATER DRAINS TO SCUPPER

FIXTURES + FINISHES TO BE REMOVED

KEEP EXISTING FRIDGE NOTE: FRIDGE IS COUNTER DEPTH

REMOVE EXTERIOR WALLS + WINDOW + DOORS

REMOVE WALL AND SHOWER FIXTURES

REPLACE FIXTURES

FIREPLACE TO BE DEMO'ED WILL REFLOAT

CABINETS + MILLWORK TO BE REMOVED

REPLACE FIXTURES

NEW SKYLIGHTS

MASTER BATH

EXISTING HOUSE

DOWNSPOUTS

ROMY'S ROOM

NEW CRICKET GAS METER DATE: MAY 8, 2024 FOR: 95% PRICING SET

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REMOVE EXTERIOR WALLS REF

REMOVE REMOVE WALLS +DOORS

EXISTING CABINETS AND EQUIPMENT TO BE DEMO'ED

STOR.

LAUNDRY W

KITCHEN REMOVE EXISTING DOORS AND INFILL WALL

LIVING

CABINETS TO BE REMOVED

MICRO.

25' SETBACK

GUEST ROOM

BATHROOM

PLUMBING IS CAST IRON TO BE REPLACED WITH GALVANIZED

DEMO VANITY + DEMO TOILET MILLWORK DEMO TUB

GARAGE

CLO.

PLAYROOM

NEW OPENING

DEMO DOORS

STUDY

WALL TO BE FILLED

DEMO CARPET +BASE

NEW OPENING WHITEWAY DRIVE (50' R.O.W.)

A210 DRAWING:

DO NOT SCALE DRAWING

DINING ROOM

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Sample sheet from the 90% pricing set – demolition plan and site/roof plan (A210), developed alongside the principal architect. 24

METAL COPING CAP, SLOPED 1/4" PER FOOT

PARAPET +19' -10 7/8"

PARAPET +19' -10 7/8" TPO ROOF MEMBRANE

TPO ROOF MEMBRANE

3/4" DECKING

3/4" DECKING TAPERED RIGID INSULATION

TAPERED RIGID INSULATION

SHEATHING

NOT FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL, PERMITTING OR CONSTRUCTION

PER STRUCTURAL STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4"

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4" SHEATHING WITH BACKPAINT

NOTE: STEEL ELEVATIONS SET BY BRICK MODULE: TBD W/ ARCHITECT

WINDOW

FLASHING

SKYLIGHTS

ROOF HEIGHT 20' - 0 3/4"

NEW ADDITION AT REAR

LOFT CEILING HEIGHT 17' - 4"

METAL COPING CAP, SLOPED 1/4" PER FOOT

PERFORATED BRICK AREA

PARAPET SHEATHING WITH +19'BACKPAINT -10 7/8"

PARAPET +19' -10 7/8"

STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL

STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER TPO STRUCTURAL ROOF MEMBRANE

STRUCTURAL 3/4" DECKING TUBE, PER STRUCTURAL TAPERED RIGID INSULATION FLASHING

3/4" DECKING

FLASHING

TAPERED RIGID INSULATION

EXTERIOR FRONT TO REMAIN AS IS

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

B.O. BEAM SHEATHING +8' -2 1/8"

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

EXISTING CEILING HEIGHT 8' - 0"

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FLASHING

FINISH FLOOR 0' - 0"

PER STRUCTURAL STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL METAL COPING CAP, SLOPED 1/4" PER FOOT

METAL COPING CAP, SLOPED 1/4" PER FOOT

PARAPET B.O. BEAM +19' -10 7/8" +16' -3 1/4"

SHEATHING TPO ROOF MEMBRANE WITH BACKPAINT FLASHING

TPO ROOF MEMBRANE

TAPERED RIGID INSULATION ZIP SHEATHING

PER STRUCTURAL

PERFORATED BRICK AREA

ROOF HEIGHT 20' - 0 3/4"

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

FLASHING

LOFT CEILING HEIGHT 17' - 4"

FINISHSHEATHING FLOOR WITH BACKPAINT +0' - 1 1/2" GROUNDSTEEL FLOOR SHELF ANGLE PER +0' STRUCTURAL - 0"

STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL WEEP HOLES AS NEEDED

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

FLASHING AND WEEPS B.O. BEAM ABOVE GRADE PER STRUCTURAL PROTRUDING +8' -2 1/8" DIM FOR BRICKBRICK LEDGE VARIES

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

FLASHING AND WEEPS ABOVE GRADE BRICK BELOW GRADE

BRICK GRADE STEEL BELOW SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL

MORTAR + CONC. FILL ABOVE FLASHING FLASHING AS BOND BREAK

MORTAR + CONC. FILL ABOVE FLASHING FLASHING FLASHING AS BOND BREAK DATE: MAY 8, 2024 FOR: 95% PRICING SET

LOFT FF 9' - 4" EXISTING CEILING HEIGHT 8' - 0" EXTERIOR BEDROOM BEYOND

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4"

WATERPROOFING BELOW SLAB AS NEEDED PERCOPING STRUCTURAL METAL CAP,

SHEATHING WITH BACKPAINT

PARAPET +19' -10 7/8"

PARAPET

+19' -10 7/8" FLASHING

WATERPROOFING BELOW SLAB AS NEEDED

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4" METAL COPING CAP, SLOPED 1/4" PER FOOT

SLOPED 1/4" PER FOOT

WINDOW WIDTHS + POSTS TO BE SET BY BRICK - TBD W/ ARCH

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR NOTE: MORTAR IN VISIBLE AREAS TO BE RAKED PROPERLY

DIM FOR BRICK LEDGE VARIES STRUCTURAL TUBE, PER STRUCTURAL GRADE FLASHING

GRADE

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

CRICKET TO GUTTER TO DOWNSPOUT

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2"

GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

SHEATHING

TYPICAL BRICK THROUGH NEW ADDITION VOLUME

5/8" GWB FLASHING

1 X 4 WOOD BASE, PTD.

FINISH FLOORANGLE STEEL SHELF - 1 1/2" PER +0' STRUCTURAL

SCUPPER, DRAIN + DOWNSPOUT

INSULATION

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NOTE: STEEL ELEVATIONS SET BY BRICK MODULE: TBD W/ ARCHITECT

WINDOW 3/4" DECKING WEEP HOLES TAPERED RIGID INSULATION AS NEEDED

3/4" DECKING FLASHING

A501

NOTE: STEEL ELEVATIONS SET BY BRICK MODULE: TBD W/ARCHITECT

WINDOW

TPO ROOF MEMBRANE

3/4" DECKING

3/4" DECKING TAPERED RIGID INSULATION

TAPERED RIGID INSULATION

NOTE: STEEL ELEVATIONS SET BY BRICK MODULE: COPING CAP, TBD W/ ARCHITECT METAL SLOPED 1/4" PER FOOT PARAPET +19' -10 7/8" TPO ROOF MEMBRANE 3/4" DECKING

TAPERED RIGID INSULATI

SHEATHING

1" AIR GAP

SPRAY FOAM INSULATION

PERFORATED BRICK IN FRONT OF GLASS

STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL

SHEATHING WITH BACKPAINT STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL FLASHING

STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL

FINISH FLOOR 0' - 0"

NOT FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL, PERMITTING OR CONSTRUCTION

FLASHING

PERFORATED BRICK IN FRONT OF GLASS

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2"

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2" GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

DRAWING:

brick coursing, and a detail elevation and

FLASHING

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

WINDOW

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2" GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

SHEATHING WITH BACKPAINT

BRICK LEDGE STRUCTUR ANGLE FLASHING

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, WINDOW PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

DIM FOR BRICK LEDGE VARIES

FLASHING AND WEEPS ABOVE GRADE BRICK BELOW GRADE

STRUCTURAL TUBE, PER STRUCTURAL FLASHING

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

B.O. BEAM

BRICK BELOW GRADE +8' -2 1/8"

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4"

NOTE: GRADE MORTAR IN VISIBLE AREAS TO BE RAKED PROPERLY

STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL

STEEL SHELF ANGLE

DIM FOR BRICK LEDGE VARIES

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

SHEATHING WITH BACKPAINT

WEEP HOLES AS NEEDED GRADE

BUILDING SHEATHING 5/8" GWB

NOTE: STEEL ELEVATIONS SET BY BRICK MODULE: TBD W/ ARCHITECT

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4"

PERWEEPS STRUCTURAL FLASHING AND ABOVE GRADE

FLASHING

MORTAR + CONC. FILL ABOVE FLASHING FLASHING AS BOND BREAK

MORTAR + CONC. FILL ABOVE FLASHING FLASHING ASFLASHING BOND BREAK A500

South and west exterior elevations detailing

DO NOT SCALE DRAWING

A500

A501

A301

STEEL SHELF ANGLE PER STRUCTURAL

METAL CLADDING WATERPROOFING SHEATHING

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

WATERPROOFING BELOW SLAB AS NEEDED

Construction Documents – Site, Elevations, and Brick Detailing

5/8" GWB

FLASHING

GANG PLATE

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8"

PER STRUCTURAL

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4" FLASHING

1 X 4 WOOD BASE, PTD.

ZIP SHEATHING STEEL SHELF ANGLE INSULATION

16" TRUSS PER STRUCTU

NOTE: MORTAR IN VISIBLECEILING AREAS TO BE RAKED PROPERLY

STRUCTURAL TUBE, PER STRUCTURAL WEEP HOLES FLASHING AS NEEDED

PER STRUCTURAL

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8" PER STRUCTURAL

B.O. BEAM +8' -2 1/8" PROTRUDING BRICK

TYPICAL BRICK THROUGH NEW ADDITION VOLUME

B.O. BEAM +16' -3 1/4"

STEEL PER STRUCTURAL NEW ADDITION

5/8 GWB RETURNS

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FLASHING

A500

wall section of the perforated brick pattern

INSULATION 5/8" GWB FLASHING

GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

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home’s original brick in a more open, textured

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2"

A500

1 X 4 WOOD BASE, PTD. ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

WINDOW

ZIP SHEATHING

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

A500

WEEP HOLES FLASHING AND WEEPS AS NEEDED

ABOVE GRADE

GRADE

GRADE FLASHING AND WEEPS ABOVE GRADE BRICK BELOW GRADE

FILL ABOVE FLASHING

WATERPROOFING WATERPROOFING BELOW SLAB BELOW SLABAS NEEDED AS NEEDED

NOT FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL, PERMITTING OR CONSTRUCTION

BRICK BELOW GRADE MORTAR + CONC. FILL ABOVE FLASHING MORTAR + CONC.

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, DIM FOR BRICK LEDGE VARIES PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

GRADE DIM FOR BRICK LEDGE VARIES

FLASHING AND WEEPS ABOVE GRADE

DIM FOR BRICK LEDGE VARIES

FLASHING ASFLASHING BOND AS BREAK BOND BREAK

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GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0" FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2" GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

+0' - 0"

A500

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2"

WEEP HOLES AS NEEDED

5/8" GWB

GRADE GROUND FLOOR

ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

FLASHING

WEEP HOLES AS NEEDED

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2"

DIM FOR BRICK LEDGE VARIES

DATE: MAY 8, 2024 FOR: 95% PRICING SET

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ENG. WOOD FLOOR, PER ARCH/OWNER SUBFLOOR

INSULATION

BRICK BELOW GRADE

DATE: MAY 8, 2024 FOR: 95% PRICING SET

A302

DRAWING:

DO NOT SCALE DRAWING

WINDOW WIDTHS + POSTS TO BE SET BY BRICK - TBD W/ ARCH

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2"

GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

A500

A501

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2"

form.

WEEP HOLES AS NEEDED

ZIP SHEATHING

1 X 4 WOOD BASE, PTD.

developed for the addition, reinterpreting the

NOTE: MORTAR IN VISIBLE AREAS TO BE RAKED PROPERLY

MORTAR + CONC. FILL ABOVE FLASHING FLASHING AS BOND BREAK WATERPROOFING BELOW SLAB AS NEEDED

FLASHING AND WEEPS ABOVE GRADE BRICK BELOW GRADE

FINISH FLOOR +0' - 1 1/2" GROUND FLOOR +0' - 0"

GRADE WATERPROOFING BELOW SLAB AS NEEDED

MORTAR + CONC. FILL ABOVE FLASHING FLASHING AS BOND BREAK WATERPROOFING BELOW SLAB AS NEEDED

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Judy Honors College USF Firm: Morphosis, New York Project Location: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Status: Built Size: 85,000 sq ft About: This new facility brings the Honors College’s scholars, advisors, faculty, and visitors together into a center for interdisciplinary creativity, with scholastic and social spaces, a culinary workshop, food studio, music lab, and seminar rooms, housed within a LEED Silver building whose reflective, perforated metal skin reduces heat gain while bringing in natural light and views to nature. My role: This project was part of a short-term externship with the design team. I contributed to diagrams supporting the building’s LEED Silver accreditation, helping translate technical sustainability strategies into clear visual material for the certification process. I also sat in on meetings with the project principals, observing how design decisions were coordinated and communicated at that stage of the project. Team: Ung-Joo Scott Lee and Edmund Ming Yip Kwong, Project Principals

Perforated metal panel diagram

Section diagram of light studies for the exterior facade, studies meant for LEED certification 30

Mockup panel

Interior perspective to demonstrate indirect lighting control through perforated paneling 31

PROFESSIONAL 06

O’Hare Renovation Firm: JGMA, Chicago, IL Project Location: O’Hare Airport, Chicago, IL Status: Under Construction Due to confidentiality, drawings of the project are limited.

About: Satellite Concourse 1 extends the existing Concourse C with 19 new gates, resolving the operational demands of one of the country’s busiest airports while creating a genuinely welcoming passenger experience. A tree-like structural system eliminates nearly half the columns at the gates, opening up sightlines and easing the flow of passengers through one of Chicago’s first domestic-international codeshare concourses. Inspired by the orchard that gave O’Hare its original name, “Orchard Field,” the design roots a distinctly Chicago identity into the infrastructure of modern air travel. My role: Architectural Designer – I supported the project architects with documentation control on this large-scale renovation, maintaining a log of drawings to help the team track and reference existing conditions throughout the project. I produced select ramp drawings under close supervision, and sat in on team coordination meetings with the project architects and principal, observing how design decisions moved between disciplines on a project of this scale. Team: SOM, Lead Design Architect; Ross Barney Architects; JGMA, Juan Gabriel Moreno, Project Principal, Emilio Padilla, Project Architect; Arup, Structural Engineer; Rubinos & Mesia Engineering (RME)

PROFESSIONAL 07

Chicago Housing Authority Offices Firm: JGMA, Chicago, IL Project Location: Chicago IL Status: Unbuilt

About: Chicago Housing Authority hired JGMA to renovate an existing historical building on the city’s southside into their Section 3 office, transforming the interior through bold color, clear wayfinding, and translucent materials that balance openness and privacy while tying the space back to the surrounding community through local art and imagery. My role: Architectural Designer – Under the supervision of the project architect, I created renderings and applied materials to the model, sourcing materials from local showrooms to build a materials board. I supported client presentations using this work. Team: Juan Gabriel Moreno, Project Principal; Emilio Padilla, Project Architect

Materials Board – First & Second Floor Each floor is assigned its own color identity, cool blues on the first floor, warm oranges on the second, creating clear wayfinding through color alone as users move through the office’s training rooms, conference spaces, and open work areas. Transparent resin panels and translucent materials balance openness with privacy, while the bold palette ties the interior back to the surrounding community’s character.

ACADEMIC 08

45 Degrees School: University of Michigan, Master of Architecture, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Project Location: Detroit, Michigan Typology: Affordable Housing with art focused community Status: Studio Project – Spring 2022 Studio: In The Middle, Meredith Miller and Ellie Abrons About: This project brings together family, single-occupancy, and co-living typologies that exist in close proximity in Detroit but remain separated by exclusionary zoning, a legacy of historic segregation by race and class. The design creates a shared “middle ground,” using art spaces and a community gallery as a deliberately non-hierarchical program that gives residents across income levels and household types a common point of ownership and pride, addressing not just physical proximity but the social divisions Detroit’s zoning history entrenched. Sited at a 45-degree angle along the Dequindre Cut, a 2-mile greenway linking downtown Detroit to its outer districts, the project opens directly onto the greenway so the landscape bleeds into the site, extended by a public boulevard that organizes the project into three living typologies at a smaller, more human scale of urbanism. My role: My primary contribution was the diagram work, developed in Illustrator to communicate the project’s concepts and typologies. I also designed a ramp resolving the accessibility challenge of the greenway entering the site at grade, and contributed to the facade’s shape and form development in Rhino alongside my teammates. Team: Allison Stamm, Raymond Majewski

West view, adjacent to Dequindre Cut

Sun Path

Green Spaces

Circulation

South View

North View

Axonometric View

East View 40

Roof Plan

Unit Types

Typical Floor – Level 1

Single Living Unit – Axonometric Plan and Perspective 44

Family Unit – Axonometric Plan and Perspective 45

Community Fitness Center Perspective

Co-Living Unit – Axonometric Plan and Shared Kitchen Space Perspective 46

ACADEMIC 09

Heart of North Lawndale

School: University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Project Location: North Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois Typology: Neighborhood Grocery Store Co-Op / Retail Status: Studio Project – Fall 2020 Studio: Co-Op Futures, Ann Lui About: In a food desert community where 73% of the population experiences malnutrition, this cooperatively owned grocery store and food hall provides accessibility to fresh, local, healthy produce, supporting the neighborhood through employment, education, and community engagement. The project responds to summer 2020 in Chicago, when uprisings around the Movement for Black Lives combined with pandemic disruptions to leave South and West side residents without access to already-scarce grocery stores, prompting Chicagoans to organize mutual aid networks, pop-ups, and shared refrigerators on public streets. The design asks how these collective, informal efforts might inspire a more permanent model of food access and distribution. My role: As an individual project, I was responsible for the design from concept through final presentation. I developed the massing, plan, and section in SketchUp, working through the building’s orange “heart,” a continuous circulation spine that transforms into shelving, seating, and wayfinding as it moves through the store toward the community kitchen. I used Photoshop and Illustrator extensively to produce the collaged renderings, diagrams, and historical/context research boards that communicate the project’s design intent and its grounding in the neighborhood’s history. Team: Individual project

Food Desert Map and community insight

Site Context Axonometric View

History Map and Facade Inspiration 50

Roof Plan

Longitudinal Section The section reveals “the heart” of the store as an orange network that transforms into grocery shelves, seating, tables, social spaces, wayfinding, ultimately leading to the community kitchen. This space hosts various community events and classes linked with local community organizations hosting a view

Typical Floor – Level 1

of historic Route 66 and the Chicago Skyline.

Community Kitchen – Perspective

Exploded Axomometric 56

Customized Grocery Carts – Interior Perspective 57

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