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ARIZONA

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE - UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

I DESIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ENVIRONMENT, MATERIAL, AND COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH EXISTING SYSTEMS RATHER THAN AGAINST THEM. MY PROCESS MOVES BETWEEN DRAWING AND MAKING, WHERE CONSTRUCTION, CRAFT, AND PERFORMANCE INFORM ONE ANOTHER AND ARCHITECTURE IS UNDERSTOOD THROUGH BOTH REPRESENTATION AND PHYSICAL ASSEMBLY. I AM INTERESTED IN SPACES THAT GIVE BACK; TRANSFORMING WASTE INTO RESOURCE, INFRASTRUCTURE INTO CIVIC GROUND, AND CULTURAL NARRATIVES INTO BUILT FORM.

REIMAGINING THE U.S. - MEXICO BORDER SAN LUIS PORT OF ENTRY

RESOURCE X CHANGE

“A” MOUNTAIN IN TUCSON ART INSTALLATIONS

DUNBAR NEIGHBORHOOD IN TUCSON

MEXICAN PERFORMANCE CENTER

BREWERY AVENUE IN BISBEE

GREEN PATH SHELTER

FIVE POINTS IN TUCSON

HANDS ON WORK

REIMAGINING THE U.S. & MEXICO BORDER - SAN LUIS PORT OF ENTRY

THIS PROJECT EXPLORES CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, FOCUSING ON WASTE MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURE, AND COMMUNITY INTERACTION BETWEEN SAN LUIS, ARIZONA, AND SAN LUIS RÍO COLORADO, SONORA. IT PROPOSES TWO PARALLEL CENTERS: A TRASH RECYCLING CENTER IN MEXICO AND AN AGRICULTURAL WASTE CENTER IN THE U.S. THEY ARE CONNECTED BY A FLEXIBLE MERCADO WHERE RECYCLED MATERIALS, COMPOST, FIBERS, AND ART ARE EXCHANGED.

THE MODULAR, ADAPTABLE WORKSHOPS GROW WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS, ENCOURAGING SHARED OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLABORATION. WASTE, INCLUDING TRASH, AGRICULTURAL BYPRODUCTS, AND CANAL SEDIMENT, IS REPURPOSED INTO THE BUILDINGS, REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND ADDRESSING LOCAL CHALLENGES.

THE DESIGN ALSO ENGAGES WITH HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS, HIGHLIGHTING MEXICO’S VULNERABILITY DUE TO UNEQUAL RESOURCE ACCESS AND DEPENDENCE ON THE U.S. BY PROMOTING SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR LAND AND RESOURCES, THE PROJECT SEEKS TO TRANSFORM THE BORDER INTO A SPACE OF COLLABORATION, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

SAN LUIS PORT OF ENTRY

SPATIAL QUALITIES OF THE BORDER WALL

COLORADO RIVER

WALLS OF WASTE AND EARTH: DEFINING

MEXICO

YUMA’SMAINIRRIGATIONDRAIN

SPACE THROUGH RECYCLED AND NATURAL

AGRICULTURE WASTE CENTER - SAN LUIS, ARIZONA

SAN LUIS POE

THROUGHYUMA’SMAIN IRRIGATIONDRAIN

BROKEN GLASS PARALLEL TO BORDER WALL

PLASTIC BOTTLES ALUMINUM CANS

PLASTIC BAGS

FOOD WRAPPERS

1. WORKSHOPS 2. INITIAL DROP & SORT 3. PUBLIC WORKSHOPS & EXHIBITION SPACE 4 WORKER’S LOUNGE 5. MERCADO 6. NATIVE VEGETATION

FINE SEDIMENT

SAND GRAINS

CLAY PARTICLES

ORGANIC DEBRI

MICROPLASTICS

WEST SECTION - CUTTING THROUGH THE CANAL

SHARED MERCADO SPACE - IN BETWEEN THE BORDER WALLS

RESOURCE X CHANGE - “A” MOUNTAIN IN TUCSON

THE RESOURCEXCHANGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, SITUATED AT THE BASE OF ‘A’ MOUNTAIN ALONG THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER, IS A POIGNANT TRIBUTE TO HISTORY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND EDUCATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, IT SURPASSES THE CONVENTIONAL ROLE OF A RESEARCH CENTER, EMERGING AS A LIVING EMBODIMENT OF RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, VISIBLE PROMINENTLY FROM TUCSON’S ICONIC LANDMARKS. MERGING SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES WITH ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE, THE RESOURCEXCHANGE REPRESENTS A TRANSFORMATIVE VISION, EMPHASIZING THE INTERCONNECTED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EARTH, MATERIALITY, AND HUMAN WELL-BEING. NE VIEW

PIONEERING WATER MANAGEMENT, THE RESOURCEXCHANGE REPURPOSES WELL WATER ‘BLOW OFF’ TO CONTRIBUTE ACTIVELY TO DESERT MICROCLIMATES, SHOWCASING COMMITMENT TO WATER CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE RESPONSIVENESS. EMBRACING ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH PASSIVE DESIGN, STACK VENTILATION, AND STRATEGIC SHADING, IT MINIMIZES RELIANCE ON ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, PROMOTING OCCUPANT COMFORT.

EAST SECTION

INCORPORATING ORGANIC, CURVED ELEMENTS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTES TO OCCUPANT WELL-BEING, ENHANCING MENTAL HEALTH AND REINFORCING A CONNECTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SEAMLESSLY BLENDING HISTORICAL ESSENCE WITH SUSTAINABILITY, THE RESOURCEXCHANGE BECOMES A LIVING EMBODIMENT OF A VISION WHERE STRUCTURES COALESCE WITH NATURE FOR A MORE FULFILLING AND SUSTAINABLE EXISTENCE. SE AXO

1ST, 2ND, & ROOF GRID SYSTEM

CENTRAL COURTYARD

PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR SCHOOL OPENS 1912 (NOW DUNBAR PAVILLION)

THE LAYERED HISTORY OF THE DUNBAR SPRING NEIGHBORHOOD INSPIRED THREE FUNCTIONAL ART INSTALLATIONS THAT HONOR ITS PAST AND CELEBRATE ITS RESILIENCE. THE SHADED STRUCTURE HONORS THECOURTSTREETCEMETERY BY CREATING A SPACE THAT JOINS THE ABOVE, THE MIDDLE, AND THE BELOW; OFFERING A PLACE FOR REFLECTION ON LIFE AND DEATH. OVERLAPPING ARCHES PAY TRIBUTE TO THE PAUL LAWRENCEDUNBARSCHOOL, REFLECTING ITS LEGACY OF UNITY AND STRENGTH DURING SEGREGATION. A SCULPTURAL PLAYGROUND HONORS THE DUNBARCOALITION, EMBODYING ITS ROLE AS A GUARDIAN AND CREATING A SAFE, VIBRANT SPACE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

ARTINSTALLATIONPLACEMENTSINHONOROF:

COURT STREET CEMETERY

DUNBAR COALITION

PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR SCHOOL

COURT STREET CEMETERY (1875 - 1908) - ART ALLEYWAY (ART ALLEYWAY: COLLABORATION WITH ANNICK PUCHETTE)

A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA WAS ONCE THE SITE OF THE COURT STREET CEMETERY, WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE BURIED THOUGH THE CEMETERY WAS EVENTUALLY CLOSED AND THE BODIES WERE RELOCATED TO EVERGREEN CEMETERY ON ORACLE ROAD IN 1909, IT IS BELIEVED THAT MANY REMAINS WERE LEFT UNDISTURBED. OVER TIME BECAUSE OF EXPANSION, RESIDENTS HAVE OCCASIONALLY COME ACROSS HUMAN REMAINS WHILE WORKING ON THEIR PROPERTIES.

WATER RUNOFF SYSTEM

SELF-IRRIGATION - PALO VERDE

INLET FROM STREET INTO BASIN TREE & VEGETATION ZONE

FILTRATION & ROOT ZONE

TRANSITION LAYER

DRAINAGE LAYER

PIPE TANK

THE SHADED STRUCTURE (LOCATED IN THE ART ALLEYWAY) HONORS THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY BY CREATING A SPACE FOR REFLECTION AND CONNECTION. PALO VERDE TREES WERE CHOSEN FOR THEIR VIBRANT COLOR, SYMBOLIZING LIFE WHILE STANDING IN CONTRAST TO DEATH. THIS SUBTLE DUALITY REFLECTS HOW LIFE AND DEATH ARE BOTH SIMILAR AND DISTINCT, ENCOURAGING VISITORS TO CONTEMPLATE THEIR INTERCONNECTED NATURE.

FACADE

DESCENDING INTO THE STRUCTURE, YOUR UPWARD GAZE SYMBOLIZES THE JOURNEY FROM PAST TO FUTURE; HONORING THE BURIED, GROUNDING THE PRESENT, AND EVOKING AN APPRECIATION FOR LIFE.

THE DUNBAR SCHOOL OPENED IN 1912 IN RESPONSE TO ARIZONA’S SEGREGATION LAWS, FOLLOWING AN INITIAL BOYCOTT BY FAMILIES PROTESTING INADEQUATE FACILITIES. DESPITE POOR RESOURCES, SUCH AS USED BOOKS AND A LACK OF AMENITIES, THE SCHOOL BECAME A COMMUNITY HUB. THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF ITS TEACHERS AND PARENTS, DUNBAR STUDENTS RECEIVED A STRONG EDUCATION. FORMER STUDENT WILLIE ERNESTINE HALL-FEARS RECALLED THE SCHOOL’S UNITY AND THE COMMITMENT OF EDUCATORS, WHO WORKED HARD TO TEACH BEYOND THE BASICS DESPITE THE CHALLENGES THEY FACED.

PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR SCHOOL (OPENS 1912) - ESTEVAN PARK

THE DESIGN EMBRACES THE IDEA OF NATURE BEING WITH NATURE, CREATING SOMETHING THAT RESPECTS AND CELEBRATES THE LAND. OVER TIME, THE STRUCTURE IS ENVISIONED TO BE SURROUNDED BY TREES, FORMING A SECOND ENCLOSURE THAT BLURS THE LINE BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE, AS IF THEY HAVE GROWN TO BECOME ONE.

THE MATERIALITY OF THE ARCHES REFLECTS A CONNECTION TO NATURE, RESPONDING THOUGHTFULLY TO ITS SITE AT ESTEVAN PARK. HERE, NATURAL BASINS COLLECT WATER WITHOUT TANKS OR COMPLEX SYSTEMS, ALLOWING IT TO NOURISH THE VEGETATION AND FOSTER A MORE ORGANIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND THE LANDSCAPE.

THE SCRIM IN THE INSTALLATION OBSCURES IDENTITY, REMOVING BIAS AND C THE OVERLAPPING ARCHES SYMBOLIZE THE DUNBAR SCHOOL COMMUNITY’S M SEGREGATION AND L ARCHES

COMPELLING VIEWERS TO REFLECT ON EQUALITY BEYOND VISIBLE DIVISIONS. MUTUAL SUPPORT, LEANING ON ONE ANOTHER FOR STRENGTH DESPITE FACING LIMITED RESOURCES. IMITED

DUNBAR COALITION (STARTED 1995) - CHILDREN ALLEYWAY (CHILDREN ALLEYWAY: COLLABORATION WITH ANNICK PUCHETTE)

THE DUNBAR COALITION, WHICH INCLUDED THE DUNBAR/SPRING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, DUNBAR REUNION COMMITTEE, AND JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL PLANNING COMMITTEE, ACQUIRED THE TWO-AND-A-HALF-ACRE DUNBAR SCHOOL SITE FOR JUST TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. THEIR GOAL WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CULTURAL CENTER (DUNBAR PAVILLION) DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND SHARING THE HISTORY OF TUCSON’S AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

WATER RUNOFF SYSTEM

THIS ART INSTALLATION (LOCATED IN THE CHILDREN ALLEYWAY) TAKES THE FORM OF A DECONSTRUCTED HUMAN FIGURE, SYMBOLIZING THE DUNBAR COALITION’S ROLE AS A GUARDIAN OF THE DUNBAR SPRING NEIGHBORHOOD, AND FUNCTIONS AS A SENSORY PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN THAT ENGAGES THE FIVE SENSES TO ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION.

SELF-IRRIGATION - CREOSOTE BUSH

FORM MANIPULATION CARVED CUBE - HUMAN FIGURE

INLET FROM STREET INTO BASIN

TREE & VEGETATION ZONE

FILTRATION & ROOT ZONE

TRANSITION LAYER

DRAINAGE LAYER

PIPE TANK

THE FIVE SENSES NE AXO - ENCOURAGING EXPLORATION PERFORATED ALUMINUM ALLOWS FOR PARENTS TO HAVE A BETTER VIEW OF THEIR CHILDREN

SEATING AREA FOR PARENTS - SAFETY

PERMEABLE PAVEMENT

SEATING AREA FOR PARENTS - SAFETY

VENNDIAGRAMCOLORWHEEL SIGHT

PERCUSSIONTUBES HEARING

PERFORATEDALUMINUM TOUCH

WATERFOUNTAIN TASTE

CREOSOTEBUSH SMELL

MEXICAN PERFORMANCE CENTER -

BREWERY AVENUE IN BISBEE

THE MEXICAN CULTURE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE CENTER IS SITUATED AT 58 BREWERY AVENUE IN BISBEE, ARIZONA. BISBEE IS A PLACE FULL OF LIFE, COLOR, AND NOISE, ALL OF WHICH HEAVILY INFLUENCED THE DESIGN. THE BUILDING SERVES AS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO PLAY MARIACHI, DANCE FOLKLÓRICO, OR CRAFT THE FANTASTIC ARTESANÍAS FOUND IN MEXICO (PAINTINGS, POTTERY, WEAVING). BISBEE IS ALSO CLOSE TO THE BORDER AND CONTAINS A HIGH POPULATION OF MEXICANS WHO WANT TO SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH OTHERS.

UNIVERSAL DESIGN

1. PERCEPTIBLE INFORMATION: VISIBLE CIRCULATION SIGNS (EXIT), RAILINGS, & BRAILLE MAP

TOLERANCE FOR ERROR: GUARDED EDGES AND CLEAR, UNOBSTRUCTED PATHS

2.LOW PHYSICAL STRENGTH: 1:12 RAMP IN AUDITORIUM

3.EQUITABLE USE: ALL CIRCULATION IS ACCESSIBLE

4.SIMPLE AND INTUITIVE: ACCESSIBLE ELEVATOR AND PATH (SPACE FOR TURNING)

5.SIZE & SPACE: FIVE FEET WIDE PATHS, ALL RESTROOMS/BATHROOMS (GENDER-NEUTRAL), SLEEPING AREAS, & ENTRIES ARE ACCESSIBLE

6.FLEXIBILITY IN USE: ALL SLEEPING AREAS ARE ACCESSIBLE AND HEIGHT OF RAILINGS ARE THREE FEET TALL FOR VIEWING

3RD FLOOR4TH FLOOR - WEST ROAD ACCESS

1ST FLOOR - EAST GROUND FLOOR ACCESS

2ND FLOOR - NORTH STAIRCASE ACCESS

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

GREEN PATH SHELTER - AFFORDABLE HOUSING

WELCOME TO OUR YOUNG ADULT RESIDENCY, A SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS AGED 15-24 WHO ARE SEEKING SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. OUR HOUSING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, SAFE, AND COMFORTABLE LIVING SPACES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ON-SITE AMENITIES SUCH AS GYMS, STUDY AREAS, AND COMMUNAL SPACES TO FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND BELONGING.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT TRANSITIONING TO INDEPENDENT LIVING CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR YOUNG ADULTS, WHICH IS WHY OUR RESOURCE CENTER IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF NEEDS; SKILLS TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES, AND FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES. OUR DAYCARE SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, PROVIDING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WHILE THEIR PARENTS ATTEND WORK OR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

OUR COMMUNITY IS ALSO DESIGNED TO PRIORITIZE WALKABILITY AND VEGETATION TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS VISUALLY APPEALING AND INVITING. SHAPED TO PRIORITIZE RESIDENTS’ WELL-BEING, THE FORM INVITES VENTILATION, SUNLIGHT, AND VEGETATION INTO THE SPACES, ENHANCING COMFORT AND NATURALLY IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

FRAGMENTED VOLUME & CONNECTION WITH THE EXTERIOR

1. START WITH INDIVIDUAL MASSES FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SITE - ELEVATE ONE MASS FOR FLOATING EFFECT

2. CONSIDER SQUARE FOOTAGE OF UNIT AND THEN FRAGMENT VOLUMES TO ALLOW SUN/WIND

3. CONNECT THE VOLUMES BASED ON VERTICAL CIRCULATION

A 15-MINUTE CITY IS AN URBAN PLANNING CONCEPT WHERE DAILY NEEDS ARE ACCESSIBLE WITHIN A 15-MINUTE WALK OR BIKE RIDE. IT PROMOTES SUSTAINABILITY, REDUCES CAR DEPENDENCE, AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY THROUGH PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY, MIXED-USE DESIGN AND QUALITY PUBLIC SPACES, ENHANCING LIVABILITY AND WELL-BEING.

UNIT BREAKDOWN

THE PARTITIONED ORGANIZATION OF THE RESIDENCY ALLOWS UNITS AND INTERVENING SPACES TO RECEIVE SUNLIGHT AND WIND. BALCONIES FURTHER BLUR THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACE, ENABLING RESIDENTS TO FULLY BENEFIT FROM NATURAL VENTILATION AND DAYLIGHT.

BALCONIES