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PROJECT ONE The New Blue Ecnomy 4-9

PROJECT FOUR

PROJECT FIVE

Designing Public

20-23

Professional Work

24-27

OTHER WORKS

Research + Hand

Sketches

28-35

THE NEW BLUE ECONOMY

MASS TIMBER STUDIO

Spring 2023

Professor Jacob Gines

Project Brief

SCHEMATIC DESIGN | SITE PLAN

The New Blue Economy is a new oceanic frontier that aims to preserve and regenerate the marine environment as well as provide economic growth for coastal cities. Gulfport, Mississippi is made up of many layers and is highly connected. There are layers within the past that affect the present and what happens today will affect the future. For this project, we were tasked to design an integrated interactive center and aquatic research center for Gulfport, Mississippi. One of the major challenges for this studio was designing for a base flood elevation of 25 feet. This studio was sponsored by the Mississippi Forestry Association, where we were challenged to design on the Mississippi coast using mass timber.

Design Approach

I started by going designing some abstract studies, in both 2d and 3d massing blocks. Taking advantage of the site location, I wanted to provide opportunities for wonderful views. The interactive center would push towards the ocean while the research center would push towards the harbor. Each block is offset and protrudes through the layer below likes the layers that form Gulfport, and the fold layer hangs over the site on other side to reach towards the future. The mass timber structure is a folded-plate structure with knife- connection CLT columns. Below the base flood elevation is a custom concrete column that resembles a tree that holds up the masses.

SITE PLAN

DESIGN | CONCEPT AND PROCESS

2ND FLOOR PLAN

1ST FLOOR PLAN

DESIGN COMPONENTS

CORES VERTICAL CIRCULATION

FLOOR PLATES

INTERIOR FLOORS | clt w/ concrete finish

ROOFTOP | green roof and integrated roofstone pavers

ENCLOSURE

EXTERIOR WALLS | CLT WALL W/ FIBER CEMENT PANELS

APOLIC ALUMINUM

FRAMING

GLASS CURTAIN WALL

CHICAGO MIXED-USE RESIDENTAL

Fall 2021

Professor Kateryna Malaia

Exhibited in S|ARC Gallery

Published in BarnWorks 2020-2022

Project Brief:

The Chicago project is an urban housng project where I was tasked to design a mix-use residential apartment building for the city. The first two levels of my building is commercial while the offset upper floors are residential. The entired building is angled 4 degrees to allow for a variety of views depending on the users’ location. The angles on the first two levels allow passerby and users to experience the pull of the building that eventually leads to the grand entrace on the east side of the building.

The perforated screens are not only shading devides but also create a transitional space between the streets and the building. There are openings in the screens for entrances. They angle up to follow the angle of each level. The upper screens are perpendicular to the facade to constrast the commercial levels and provide shade for each residential unit. A large lightwell was created to bring in natural lighting to the middle of the building.

DES PLAINES STREET ELEVATION

ROOF

RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL

RETAIL AND LOBBY

UNIT ADA

COMMERCIAL BALCONY RENDERING

GROUND LEVEL RENDERING

UNIT BALCONY RENDERING

SMALL ART MUSUEM

Spring 2021

Professor John Poros

Exhibited in S|ARC Gallery

Project Brief:

For this project, we were tasked to design an art museum on a relatively sloped site. We began this project by exploring a series of geometric composition which lead to the overall composition for the art museum. For my art museum, I wanted the guest to be able to experience not only the art in the galleries, but also the beauty of the site and its views. To get from one gallery to another, one would travel above the ground to on a series of ramps. This provides a continuous view as one travels down the ramp.

On the other hand, the sculpture garden is embedded in the the ground to be closer to the nature that surrounds the musum. The user is allowed to take their own journey throughout the art museum as well as the site. The main lobby building is made up of two parts, partically in the ground and above. It holds the main entrance and lobby, a gift shop, and small eatery. Each gallery allows for indirect light through the elevated walls and raised roof. Light floods in through the floor and ceiling, creating a floating sensation.

EXTERIOR RENDERING

SECTION A

SECTION B

PHYSICAL GALLERY

MODEL

PHYSICAL GALLERY MODEL

SKYLIGHT

PHYSICAL MODEL INTERIOR

DESIGNING PUBLICNESS

Fall 2024

Professor Jassen Callendar

For this project, we were tasked to redesign the facade of a building in Jackson, MS. This project was completely programless. My goal for this project was to create a beautiful and unique facade for Jackson, MS. I began this project with a series of sketches that capture elements of the Mississippi River and Jackson as a whole. The terracotta panels are interrupted by an invisible object, and rather than get stunted by the obstacle, the fins curve around it. The fins wrap underneath the soffit of the building and down the columns on the ground floor.

RECESSED BALCONY VIEW

GROUND VIEW

AXON VIEW

PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE |

PROFESSIONAL WORK

2023-2024

Contribution: Concept Design and Schematic Programs: Revit, Enscape, and Photoshop

The board at the synagogue asked the firm to renovate the sanctuary space to include more seating, create a new memorial wall, reimagine the donor glass plates, and design a way to better hide the technical equipment. The other interns and I went on several site visit to take measurements and assess site conditions.

My contribution to the project were digitally modeling various elements. I created several iterations of the memorial wall with plaques. I rendered and photoshoped presentation images.

I remodeled the balcony front, new pews, and additional glass donor windows. Using a curtain wall type, I created a new type of family for the donor walls in the back to easily change the design as needed.

INSPIRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |

PROFESSIONAL WORKS

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2023-2024

Contribution: Schematic and Design

Development

A owners bought an elementary school is Palm Beach, Florida with the hopes to turn it into a private school campus. While I was involved in the whole campus redeisgn, my biggest contribution to this project was creating the exterior fin that would become the signature look for the school. I spent months creating different iterations of the fins with varying height, width, and density. The original facade would inevitably change as the programming changed to fit the needs of the school.

Spring 2022

Professor Hans Hermmann

Within this project, there is a hope to design a structure that takes up little space in transportation and can be easily assembled for disaster relief housing, potential space exploration, and affordable housing. After a natural disaster, one of the top priorities is sheltering displaced people quickly and affordably.

Typically, pre-built structures are transported to the disaster site, ready to use. However, this method can take up a lot of space, requiring one whole truck or vehicle to transport one house. On the other hand, building on the disaster site directly would require a lot of time and would still require the transportation of materials, as materials would likely be scarce locally after a natural disaster.

This project seeks to mitigate both space, time, and material. The Pop-Up Housing would be mostly prefabricated but would be quickly assembled at the site. Similar to sandbag architecture, the cavities, once erected, would be filled with dirt or sand gathered locally. The structure would be selfsupporting and allow for customizable modular design.