Leftwich
Master of Architecture - Georgia Tech 2025
B.S. of Architecture - Georgia Tech 2022
kato petali village retreat
randall performing arts center at arts square
undulating boundaries across the south river
bethel heights vineyard + retreat
rekindling trap + bankhead
m. arch fall 2024 design + research studio - instructor John Peponis
The Kato Petali Village Retreat seeks to provide both tourists and locals with an extended experience of old Kato Petali through modern amenities and exhibition of local craft. Hotel guests may experience the village vernacular through their stay while enjoying views of the surrounding mountains, sea, and villages.
The new Pottery Museum will showcase local pottery both inside and outside with ceramic murals. Hotel guest houses feature designs inspired by traditional Sifnos homes and allow for comfortable extended stays of varying accommodation. Kato Petali locals and visitors may benefit from the expanded public space, restaurants, convenience store, and pottery museums and shops.
Approach
Explore Local Craft
Dine and Mingle
Pottery
Navigation
Attractors
Enlarged Site Plan
1 - Restaurant
2 - Cafe
3 - Convenience Store
4 - Hotel Check-In 5
m. arch spring 2024 portman prize studio - instructor Jude LeBlanc - in collaboration with Ruby Anderson
The Randall Performing Arts Center is situated in Georgia Tech’s Arts Square - an intersection of arts, technology, campus and city life. The proposed master plan for Arts Square took inspiration from the campus eco-loop with its many garden and yard spaces to pull students and act as a bridge to the arts community.
With large amounts of student housing, artist-in-residence hotel space, and office space in the Square, the Randall Performing Arts Center anchors the Square by improving the pedestrian experience at the intersection of North Avenue and Marietta Street. A shared lobby at this intersection brings the students and community to many spaces including performance, recital, blackbox theaters, as well as a musician’s network and dance studios with visibility to the community.
The history of lumber and craftsmanship on the site is reflected through the idea of parallax and the visual effect of moving through a pine forest.
The Randall Performing Arts Center presents its lobby to North Avenue and Marietta Street, inviting people into the Arts Square.
The improved pedestrian connection from North Avenue to Marietta Street is fully accessible and acts as the front porch to Georgia Tech’s Arts Square. The existing Randall Brothers building houses a public food hall, maintaining the retail corridor of Marietta Street.
The Randall Performing Arts Center includes many theater and recital halls, as well as a large film studio underground. Above a podium with a green terrace and art exhibition space is flexible office space for future artists or tenants.
The original Randall Brothers building will host a food hall with retail space available. Dance studios will float over the pedestrian connection to North Avenue.
m. arch fall 2023 - instructor Kimberly Steiner
River and creek beds naturally undulate over time, which is caused by rates of erosion and runoff that affect water’s turbidity. With turbidity as an indicator of river health, measures to decrease runoff and erosion will lead to a healthier, clearer river. Exposing and engaging community in recreational and educational activities tied to the South River Network and its turbidities will encourage preservation.
The proposed Poole Creek Greenway converges with the proposed South River Greenway, forming a connection point where the creek and river naturally meet.
Conservation and encouraged wetland growth will help filter runoff and stormwater while protecting vital habitats.
A nature center unites these with community gathering spaces and education about environmental and river health.
b.s. arch spring 2022- instructor John Peponis + Jim Budd - in collaboration with AnLi French + Leah Huck
Nestled into the rolling landscape of the Willamette Valley, Bethel Heights Vineyard stands as a pillar of the fine wine industry. Bethel Heights Retreat provides an elevated and intimate guest experience without expanding wine production.
The addition of a Family Gallery serves to connect guests to the family and vineyard’s history and roots in the land. Cellar Club members can extend their visit by staying in a suite with access to exclusive spaces such as a private tasting room, kitchen, and garden. There, members can enjoy private wine tastings, cooking classes, and gardening lessons. The central Garden contrasts the surrounding vineyards and acts to honor Bethel Heights’ respect for the natural landscape.
The Kitchen, Greenhouse, and Garden spaces are interconnected through their use for harvesting, learning, cooking, and enjoying.
Guests can enjoy access to the central garden with learning opportunities and points of connection between guests.
b.s. arch fall 2021 - instructor Herman Howard - in collaboration with Zaima Ahmed + Andres Troncoso
Atlanta’s Trap Music Museum and Bankhead Avenue Bridge are transformed into one united project, where a new Bankhead Bridge Plus spans over railroad tracks and Northside Drive to connect the museum and English Avenue community with Georgia Tech.
The Bankhead Bridge Plus features exhibit spaces, viewing platforms, and connections to the new Trap Music Museum and Beltline trail. The Bridge creates a progression of unique experiences which showcase Atlanta and the Trap Music Museum.
Site Plan - the highlighted nodes along the pedestrian bridge are characterized by their views, as seen right.
b.s. arch fall 2020 - instructor Daniel Baerlecken
The Decatur Park + Grow invites pedestrian and vehicular visitors to enjoy a market serving produce from an onsite vertical farm while also functioning as a drive-in theater at night.
The existing parking deck in Decatur has been transformed to accommodate aeroponic and aquaponic farming systems with production and classroom space, as well as a permanent café, produce shop, and large flexible space for changing events such as a farmer’s market, food truck park, and drive-in theater.
aeroponic shelf system
aeroponic tower system
aquaponic system
m. arch fall 2024 - instructors Russell Gentry, Hugo Sheward, Michael Gamble - for the course Integrated Building Systems III
A library was designed in coordination with Taylor Jensen and Kayla Rinoski through architectural, structural, and mechanical systems phases. The selected drawings illustrate the library structural system and facade section details.
m. arch spring 2024 - instructors Jim Case, Karen Jenkins, Bryce Truitt, Mahsa Hedayati - for the course Integrated Building Systems II
A detailed account of a selected corner of Georgia Tech’s Exhibition Hall highlights the structural connections between a curtain wall and floor/roof membranes. Three-dimensional detail views were constructed to be closely representative of the connections.
A combination of charcoal, pen and ink, pencil, and watercolor paintings and drawings with selected studio model work from undergraduate studies. selected works ranging from 2018 - 2023
evolution of learning + technology library - b.s. arch fall 2019 - instructor Vernelle Noel materials: mahogany veneer strips, plywood
tech green earthwork design - b.s. arch spring 2019 - instructor Harris Dimitropoulos materials: chipboard, bristol, basswood
web of angles - b.s. arch fall 2018 - instructor Kasia Zycinska
