Hello! I am Kaci, an architecture student at Oklahoma State University nearing the end of my fourth year. Design has always been an important part of my life, first through performance as a dancer for 16 years and now as I learn more about the built environment. I care deeply about the health and well-being of people and aspire to become a licensed architect post-graduation.
Selected Projects
MURKY WATERS warming hut
WRONG TURN warming hut
MEET IN THE MIDDLE duplex
TSUDOI mixed use masterplan
ABOUT FACE transportation hub
THE HUB urban monastic center
KACI MARSHALL architecture
SKILLS
Physical modeling
Laser cutting
3D printing
Highly self-motivated Commitment to collaboration
Strong conceptual design skills
Detail oriented
Digital and analog photography
Communication
Conflict Resolution
SOFTWARE Proficient
Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite
Experienced Revit, D5, Enscape, Procreate
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Degree expected May 2027
WORK EXPERIENCE
Design Intern, Unearthed Practice
Oklahoma City, OK, 2023-2025
Produced conceptual design sketches
Participated in competition board entry design
Contributed to final design decisions and material selections
Gave lecture at University of Manitoba
Attended client meetings
Produced conceptual design sketches
Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK, 2025
Assisted in the shop
— Helped students with laser cutting
Worked on clean-up and organization of laser cutting room
Choreographer, Temple High School Temple, TX, 2020-2025
Choreographed solos, duos, and full group performances
Coordinated choreography edits with studio manager to match dancer talent levels
— Taught and ran practice sessions
Design Intern, MRB Group Temple, TX, 2024
— Assisted and produced technical drawings
Conducted site research
Contributed to design choices for renovated park project Intern, Farmer’s Insurance Temple, TX, 2022
Organized office records and took inventory
Organized files and office supplies
— Delivered packages and mailed documents
AWARDS
Winner, Warming Huts 2025: An Arts + Architecture Competition on Ice, The Forks, Winnipeg, MB, Wrong Turn, at Unearthed Practice, built Honorable Mention, 2025 Pella Award of Excellence, Stillwater, OK, USA, Project Winner, Warming Huts 2024: An Arts + Architecture Competition on Ice, The Forks, Winnipeg, MB, Murky Waters, at Unearthed Practice, built
MURKY WATERS warming hut
2024— Winnipeg, MB, Canada— Working at Unearthed Practice— Competition— Built
Selected as a winning entry to the 2024 Warming Huts competition, Murky Waters sits on the frozen surface of the Assiniboine River as it flows into the Red River of the North. Resting on the ice sits a fish out of water. Pops of black contrast the freshly fallen snow, inviting skaters to investigate. They are greeted by the long face of the catfish, its eyes blank and open, allowing light into the skull’s interior. Other visitors already sit inside on a long bench, catching their breath and retying skates away from the biting winds. Past the opening extends a series of ribs connected by a thick rope spine. The rope bisects the area, catching all visitors and encouraging them to move around the entire structure, exploring the different elements of the aquatic skeleton.
Murky Waters with cyclists passing by
A child peeks out eye hole
Interior structural ribs of the skull
A couple sits on the tail-bench
Murky Waters in the morning fog
Plan and section
Render of spine and tail-bench
Illustrated elevation of ecological context
WRONG TURN warming hut
2025— Winnipeg, MB, Canada— Working at Unearthed Practice— Competition— Built
Wrong Turn, chosen as one of the winners in the 2025 Warming Huts competition, represents the ongoing problems that arise from climate change in the form of a car, half sunk through thin ice. The car itself is modeled after the Canadian made Acadian Canso. It is toy-like in its design and construction, resembling a build it yourself metal toy car. While still intending to provide shelter, the car is positioned at an angle so the front windshield encourages the driver and the passenger seated within to look down at the frozen ice and snow in front of them, in an attempt to put people in the driver’s seat of climate change. Next to the sinking vehicle, a vintage gas pump raises questionswas this an accident, or the intended destination?
Visitors exploring Wrong Turn
Woman taking a photo of the hut
Ice skaters getting shelter from the wind Wrong Turn at dusk
Proposed color combinations
Proposal render
MEET IN THE MIDDLE duplex
2025— Oklahoma City, OK, USA— Studio 7— Professor Seung Ra— Partner project with Stephen Harlin
This project proposes an intergenerational housing model organized around a shared courtyard, balancing privacy with community. A light-filled ground-level dwelling for an elderly resident extends into the courtyard through expansive curtain walls, encouraging daily social interaction, while exposed CLT provides warmth and material clarity. Above, a second-floor residence for a young professional couple maintains visual connection to the shared space below. Wrapped in crinkletextured concrete and mirrored across the sloped site, the paired units shape a layered central courtyard that anchors social life. As a contribution to Oklahoma City’s “missing middle” housing, the project demonstrates how modest density and carbon-conscious construction can support community-oriented living.
Front elevation
Exterior render of apporach to the back patio
Transverse section
Left elevation
Right elevation
Plan - iteration process
Longitudinal section across shared site
Plan - floor 1
Plan - floor 2
TSUDOI mixed use masterplan
2025— Kyoto, Japan— Studio 6— Professor Blake Mitchell— Group project with Anayeli Vasquez, Oliver Morales, and Nicolas Boozer
Tsudoi is a mixed-use development designed to strengthen community and social connection in the district surrounding the Kyoto City University of Arts. The project is rooted in an iterative master planning process shaped by extensive site research, diagramming, and collaborative testing of spatial strategies. A careful study of the surrounding context informed a clear spatial hierarchy that reinforces connections between key civic, educational, and neighborhood destinations, generating a network of pedestrian pathways that organizes program distribution and creates interconnected zones for gathering, circulation, and everyday engagement.
Inspired by architecture found throughout Japan, the buildings are designed using a mass timber structural system, supporting sustainable construction, structural clarity, and flexible interior environments while reinforcing the project’s goal of creating a warm, community-oriented urban extension.
Exterior facade render
garden render
Composite drawing
Shiokoji-dori St
Kawaramachi-dori St
ABOUT FACE transportation hub FACE
2024— Oklahoma City, OK, USA— Studio 4— Professor Michael Frush— Academic
Instead of demolishing the old Santa Fe Depot, the building been revitalized, with an addition that mirrors the original design. On the left side, the new structure reflects the stair-stepping levels and receding elevation of the original building. The original building features an art deco-inspired stone facade, which is implemented through the use of printed chainmail to create a faux facade, adding a modern touch.
Instead of demolishing the old Santa Fe Depot, the building has been revitalized, with an addition that mirrors the original design. On the left side, the new structure reflects the stair-stepping levels and receding elevation of the original building. The original building features an art deco-inspired stone facade, which is implemented through the use of printed chainmail to create a faux facade, adding a modern touch.
This chainmail also serves as draping canopies for an indoor/outdoor event space. A new glass and steel portion was added to the top of the Santa Fe Depot, becoming the new platform for visitors. A steel mesh promenade encapsulates the new platform and mimics the draping chainmail on the ground floor, creating a cohesive and dynamic space for visitors.
This chainmail also serves as draping canopies outdoor event space. A new glass and steel portion to the top of the Santa Fe Depot, becoming the for visitors. A steel mesh promenade encapsulates platform and mimics the draping chainmail on floor, creating a cohesive and dynamic space
THE HUB urban monastic center
2024— Brooklyn, NY, USA— Studio 4— Professor Nathan Richardson— Academic
Hello! Welcome to The Hub, named after our beloved founder of course. After all, he’s the reason we’re all here in this lovely place right? Here, you’ll find answers to all of life’s unanswered questions. You’ll find purpose and community, and a new endeavor that will fulfill your true unlocked potential. Here at this Scientology Center, we transform people’s lives for the better. Scientology is more than just a set of beliefs; it’s a comprehensive approach to understanding the mind and spirit.
Choosing to become a member will guarantee a sense of community and belonging unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before. Individuals here are committed to helping one another grow and find true enlightenment, taking control of your own destiny! Just imagine, a year from now, you’ll be a completely new person. The person you always dreamed of being.
Exterior render of street view
Section perspective Interior render of residential hallway
Front elevation
Concept collage - religious emphasis
I grabbed my bag, shoving my journal and pen down into it and I started my walk to downtown Brooklyn. Anxious to be on time for the 9:00 am Sunday service. Ridiculous to hold that kind of service on a Sunday, spouting nonsense about science fiction and L. Ron Hubbard. I’m making sure to come prepared this time. The last time I sat in (infiltrated) one of their congregations, I froze. I spent an hour planning last night, I won’t get it wrong again. As I’m walking down the street I spot some of the regulars meeting up before getting to the Church. I could talk to them before the service. No, no, I can’t. I have to go. I don’t have time. They seem so normal on the outside, you would never know what they believe in. I can sympathize with them. It really doesn’t seem that bad at first glance, scientology, I understand the appeal. After all, I was a part of it at one point.
A couple minutes away, I check my back pocket for the recorder I placed there. Still there. I look in my bag again, journal and pen still there, next to a rogue pack of gum. I pull it out and pop a piece into my mouth. Spearmint. I look up and see the church. I take a deep breath one more time before walking up to the door, where a man in a pressed shirt and khakis hands me a pamphlet. I take my seat in the back row.
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DESIGN MANIFESTO
I think the design of a building should raise questions. Force people to ask why. Ask why something was done a certain way, or why the designer chose to use a certain material over others. I believe the best buildings answer those questions as you experience it. There should always be something to spark that little curiosity that brings people in. It adds so much value when a building can stand for something (literally), no matter how simple.
Even so, a building should put simplicity and
effectiveness first and foremost in the design. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be without beauty, but the inherent need for a building is to provide a use or perform a function. Simplicity in design ensures user friendliness and effectiveness in the communication between person and building. Creativity should come in the form of enhancing the building’s structure and use. The design should not complicate the user’s interaction or understanding of the building. The
experience should be a main priority and made as enjoyable as possible. I don’t think a building needs to be extravagant or incredible to be considered beautiful. It can be, but letting the design of the building speak for itself oftentimes seems to be overlooked. Creating a space that values safety, longevity, and comfort is equally as important. Whether that be through light, materials, connection, or circulation, you can tell when a designer puts the people first.
