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P O R T F O L I O

FALL 2020 - RESIDENTIAL DESIGN BUILD / PAGE 4-7

FALL 2022 - COMPETITION STUDIO / PAGE 8-11

SPRING 2023 - INTEGRATIVE STUDIO / PAGE 12-15

GRADUATE AWARD FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE NOMINEE

SPRING 2020 - RESIDENTIAL DESIGN STUDIO / PAGE 16-21

EARL PRIZE NOMINEE

FALL 2018 - LANDSCAPE STUDIO / PAGE 22-27

EARL PRIZE NOMINEE

FALL 2019 - CAPSTONE HOTEL STUDIO / PAGE 28-31

EARL PRIZE NOMINEE

PERSONAL WORK / PAGE 32-35

PROFESSIONAL WORK / PAGE 36-41

608 E COLUMBIA AVE, CHAMPAIGN IL FALL 2020

FOR FALL STUDIO, STUDENTS ENGAGED IN A DESIGN BUILD EXERCISE AND PROPOSAL OF A HOME AND STUDIO FOR A LOCAL ARTIST. IN THIS PROPOSAL, THE WHITE BRICK ENCLOSURE THROUGH WHICH THE USER ENTERS ACTS AS AN INTERFACE FOR DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE HOUSE, AND IS EXPRESSED THROUGHOUT. AGGREGATE PAVERS OF THE FRONT WALK AND A TREE FILLED COURTYARD SIMILARLY BLEND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN COURTYARD AND STUDIO. TO PRESERVE BALANCE BETWEEN THE MORE PUBLIC STUDIO LIFE OF THE ARTIST AND HER HOME, EACH SPACE HAS ITS OWN ENTRY. THE STUDIO WAS REQUIRED TO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMODATE A PAIR OF ANTIQUE PRINTING PRESSES AND PROVIDE SPACE FOR PAINTING AND CRAFTS, AS WELL AS HOSTING SMALL CLASSES. SEPARATION BETWEEN HOME AND STUDIO IS ENHANCED BY A LEVEL CHANGE WHICH ALLOWS THE HOME TO NESTLE INTO THE SITE FOR ADDED PRIVACY FROM THE BUSY AVENUE TO THE EAST. CONNECTION TO THE OUTSIDE IS MAINTAINED BY THE GREAT ROOM WITH ITS GENEROUS WINDOW APPARATUS AND BACK PATIO.

COURTYARD RENDER

GREAT ROOM

POWER[HOUSE], 2023 ACSA COTE COMPETITION SUBMISSION 37TH AND KING DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FALL 2022

THIS PROJECT IS A SUBMISSION FOR THE 2023 ACSA COTE COMPETITION. ENTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO DESIGN A TEMPLATE FOR THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE, AND PROEJCTS MUST RESPOND TO THE COTE DESIGN CRITERIA WHICH INCLUDES DESIGNING FOR RESOURCES, ENERGY, WATER, WELL-BEING, EQUITABLE COMMUNITY., AND CHANGE. POWERHOUSE MEETS THESE CRITERIA BY SIMULTANEOUSLY OPERATING AS A WORKING LAB FOR CLEAN ENERGY AS WELL AS A MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE COLOSSAL GEOTHERMAL GENERATOR WHICH POWERS THE BUILDING AND SUBSIDIZES ITS OPERATION IS ON DISPLAY IN THE BUILDING ATRIUM, WHICH PROVIDES SOARING PERSPECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. A DIGITAL APPLICATION PAIRED WITH THE GENERATOR PROVIDES REAL TIME DATA ON THE PRODUCTION OF CLEAN ENERGY. POWERHOUSE ALSO AIMS TO REHABILITATE A VAST BROWNFIELD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, EMPHASIZING ITS EXISTING CONNECTIONS TO MASS TRANSIT WITH THE CTA GREEN LINE, EXISTING AND FUTURE BIKE INFRASTRUCUTRE, AND ACCESS TO NEARBY GROCERY STORES. THROUGH THIS ARRANGEMENT, POWERHOUSE IS AN EQUITABLE AND GREEN MODEL FOR HOUSING.

OF GENERATOR

VIEW OF TYPICAL RESIDENCE

VIEW

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

PEDESTRIAN PROMENADE

FOX RIDGE STATE PARK BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION, CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS SPRING 2023

STUDENTS WERE TASKED WITH DESIGNING A RESEARCH STATION IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE SITE SITS UPON A MAN-MADE LAKE AT FOX RIDGE STATE PARK, TUCKED WITHIN ROLLING GLACIAL HILLS WHICH PROVIDE A BESPOKE, SLOPING SITE. THE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE A SERIES OF LABS AND CLASSROOMS WHICH COMPRISE THE RESEARCH STATION, AS WELL AS A SERIES OF RESIDENCES FOR A LIVE-IN DIRECTOR AS WELL AS VISITING RESEARCHERS. SUCCESFUL SOLUTIONS PROVIDE FULL ACCESSIBILITY ON THE CHALLENGING SITE AND NAVIGATE THE SENSITIVE INTERACTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE. THIS PROPOSAL DISPERSES THE PROGRAM ACROSS THE SITE, WITH RESIDENCES PLACED MIDWAY UP THE SLOPE FOR PRIVACY AND LAB FUNCTIONS CLUSTERED AT THE BOTTOM, CONNECTED BY A CENTRAL CIRCULATION SPINE. THE DISPERSED STRUCTURES ARE LINKED BY A COMMON SHADING STRUCTURE WHICH CREATES A SHARED SENSE OF PLACE ARCHITECTURALLY AS WELL AS PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SUN.

PERSPECTIVE VIEW

LABORATORY SECTION PERSPECTIVE

SPATIAL DAYLIGHT AUTONOMY OF LABORATORY

RESULT: 50%

LEED PASS

ANNUAL SOLAR EXPOSURE OF LABORATORY RESULT: 15%

LEED PASS

CONCEPT SKETCH

1505 MAYWOOD DRIVE, CHAMPAIGN IL EARL PRIZE NOMINEE, SPRING 2020

THIS STUDIO WAS LED BY PROFESSOR TOM LOEW, A LOCAL DESIGN BUILD ARCHITECT THAT SPECIALIZES IN CUSTOM HOMES. THIS PROPOSAL IS THE RESULT OF A NARRATIVE CRAFTED AROUND DAVID AND AMY, A FICTIONALIZED VERSION OF A POTENTIAL CLIENT. DAVID AND AMY ARE EMPTY NESTERS, WHO MAINTAIN ACTIVE LIVES AND STAY IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. THIS PROPOSALS SEEKS TO ENGAGE WITH MANY OF THEIR NEEDS IN A UNIQUE WAY. THE HOME OVERLOOKS A TREE FILLED PARK AND TAKES THE FORM OF THREE SEPARATE VOLUMES, THAT ARE LINKED BY A PATHWAY OF PEBBLE DASHED PAVERS THAT BLUR THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUT. THE VOLUMES FOLLOW A LOGICAL SEQUENCE, WHERE THE GARAGE IS CLOSEST TO THE STREET AND HELPS TO PROTECT THE HOUSE WHILE ALSO PULLING AWAY FROM IT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTRY SEQUENCE. DAVID AND AMY'S HOUSE IS THE CENTER VOLUME, AND FUNCTIONS AKIN TO A 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT. ALL OF THEIR PRIMARY NEEDS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SPACE. AT THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY IS A COACH HOUSE THAT OFFERS AN EXTRA BEDROOM FOR VISITING FAMILY AND A CONVERTIBLE OFFICE.

CORRIDOR RENDER

GREAT ROOM

PATIO AND GARDEN

SCALE MODEL: 1/8"=1'-0"

STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY

BUILDING DIAGRAMS

ALLERTON PARK ARTIST RESIDENCIES

EARL PRIZE NOMINEE, FALL 2018

FOR FALL STUDIO, STUDENTS VISITED ROBERT ALLERTON PARK, A PROPERTY OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND PROPOSED AN ARTIST'S COLONY AND PUBLIC GATHERING SPACE. SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS WOULD NEGOTIATE THE VARIED LANDSCAPE OF ALLERTON, WHICH IS SITUATED ABOVE THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE SANGMAMON RIVER. ITS FORESTS AND MEADOWS ARE HOST TO NATIVE ILLINOIS BIRDS AND TREES. THE RAVINES FORMED ALONG THE FLOODPLAIN BY THE RIVER ARE DAMMED AT MULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT ALLERTON, OFFERING PRECEDENT TO FORM A NEW REFLECTING POOL AT THE EDGE OF A MEADOW. THE SPACES OF THE BUILDING ARE ALONG THE DAM BUT RAISED UP TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR DISTINCT PROGRAM. A SERIES OF CONNECTED UNITS ARE LINKED TO A GATHERING SPACE BY AN EXTERIOR ENVELOPE THAT SERVES AS A PRIVACY SCREEN AND OFFERS AESTHETIC COHESION AND A FILTERED SUNLIGHT. RESIDENTS MAY ENJOY VIEWS OF THE NATIVE ILLINOIS WOODLAND FROM THEIR UNITS, OR THE LANDMARK ALLERTON MANSION ACROSS THE MEADOW. A PATH ALONG THE DAM CONNECTS WITH EXISTING TRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND LINKS IT WITH THE REST OF THE PARK

REFLECTING POOL

INTERIOR RENDER

TECTONIC MODEL: 1/2"=1'-0"

BOUTIQUE HOTEL, CHAMPAIGN, IL

EARL PRIZE NOMINEE, FALL 2019

FOR FALL STUDIO, STUDENTS WERE PROMPTED TO DEVELOP A SMALL BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN. SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES WOULD BE COMPACT AND USE NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE A COMFORTABLE AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO VISITING ACADEMICS. THIS PROPOSAL USES A TRADITIONAL MODERNIST DIAGRAM WITH A CONTEMPORARY FINISH USING AN ARTICULATED LOUVER ENVELOPE. THE LOUVERS ARE CALCULATED TO MAXIMIZE WINTER SUN EXPOSURE, WHILE BLOCKING HARSH SUMMER HEAT. IN PLAN THE BUILDING IS CONCISE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD TO CREATE A LOGICAL FLOW OF PEOPLE AND THINGS THROUGH THE BUILDING. SINGLE HALLWAYS AND A CONDENSED CORE SIMPLIFY THE PROGRAM OF THE BUILDING. THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED PHYSICALLY BY A SINGLE GRID OF SLENDER CONCRETE COLUMNS THAT CAN BE EMBEDDED IN THE WALLS OF THE GUEST ROOMS, AND EXPOSED IN THE PUBLIC LOBBY AND MEZZANINE TO CREATE A SIMPLE BUT GRAND ARCHITECTURAL PROMENADE. THE BUILDING USES A MODERN FAN-COIL SYSTEM TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM COMFORT AND CONTROL TO GUEST ROOMS. A ROOF DECK AND RESTAURANT SEEK TO CONNECT WITH THE EMERGENT PLAZA DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE STREET AS WELL AS THE BROADER AREA OF DOWNTOWN CHAMPAIGN. THE PROXIMITY TO DOWNTOWN GIVES RESIDENTS ACCESS TO SOME OF THE BEST CULINARY DESTINATIONS IN THE AREA, AS

FLOOR PLANS

LOBBY PROMENADE

ROOFTOP CAFE

BUILDING SECTION

SECTION MODEL: 1/4" = 1'-0"

3/16"

CONDO RENOVATION AND EXPANSION

RENDERING BY HARDING PARTNERS

I WAS A MEMBER OF THE DESIGN TEAM FOR THE RESTORATION OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S DAVENPORT HOUSE. I WORKED WITH THE CARPENTER ON THE RESTORATION OF THE ORIGINAL ART GLASS WINDOWS AND WORKED ON THE RESTORATION OF THE EXTERIOR FINISHES. CONSTRUCTION PHOTO TAKEN BY HARDING PARTNERS. NOT MY OWN WORK. PROFESSIONAL WORK

E. ARTHUR DAVENPORT HOUSE, ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY FRANK LLOYD

DAVENPORT HOUSE GARAGE VIEWS

HARDING PARTNERS IS ALSO UNDERTAKING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPANION GARAGE FOR THE DAVEPORT HOUSE. THE EXTERIOR TREATMEANT IS THE SAME AS THE DAVENPORT WHILE THE STRUCTURE EXPLORES NEW TECHNOLOGIES LIKE EXPOSED STEEL-ROD TRUSSES. I WAS A MEMBER OF THE DESIGN TEAM FOR THE GARAGE IN THE LATER STAGES OF THE PROJECT AND WORKED ON THE DRAWINGS.

STRUCTURE AND CABLE TIES

SUKKAH DRASH

PRINCETON JEWISH CENTER SEPTEMBER 2021

AS PROJECT ARCHITECT FOR HARDING PARTNERS, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS, AND I WAS A MEMBER OF THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM. THE SUKKAH IS BUILT USING PVC PIPE, ACRYLIC PANELS WITH A SILK SCREENED MT. SINAI, SAILBOAT FITTINGS AND STAINLESS STEEL CABLE FOR THE TENSILE KING POST STRUCTURE. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE DEMOUNTABLE FOR ANNUAL USE.

CONSTRUCTED SUKKAH