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Multi-Family Housing Project - Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper - ‘24
Renovation Project - Rhino, Grasshopper - ‘24
Public Oasis.
How do we design for integration of city and residential life?
+ Spring 2024
+ In Collaboration with Nathan Faircloth
+ Studio Professor: Sonit Bafna
This multi-family housing project in Washington, D.C. takes inspiration from the interfacing and public vs private realms in the Ourq Jaures Social and Student Housing in France, the Aqua Tower in Chicago, and the Songpa Micro Housing in Seoul.
Elevating residential living, the residential units are raised to accommodate retail space and a public walkway beneath the building, aligning with zoning regulations. By integrating retail and a central courtyard, the design aims to activate the area and foster community connections while keeping the top floors as a space for residents to retreat from the bustling city life below.
The design utilizes the doughnut shape for shared interior circulation and uses the unique facade to create pockets of terraces on the exterior. While the ground floor offers public programs, the upper floors provides opportunity for more private connection through common rooms on the corners and a resident-only rooftop garden and track.
4-person unit
3-person unit
2-person unit
How do we revitalize an existing campus building?
+ Fall 2024
+ In Collaboration with Tiffany Fernandez & Valeria Ortega
+ Studio Professor: Daniel Baerlecken
This project revitalizes the architecture school’s atrium, bringing back the longawaited café as a central social hub, giving life to neglected areas, and featuring flexible galleries and pin-up spaces for presentations and events. The design retains the iconic parametric wood waterfall sculpture, inspiring a new wood wave ceiling that addresses acoustical issues. This project aims to create a vibrant, multifunctional hub for the entire student community.
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Open Accordion Door Closeup
3/8” Thick Metal Suspension Beam
2” x 2” Wood Members
2” x 2” Wood Members
2” x 1 1/2” LED Light Strips Attached to Aluminum Chan-
1/16” Thick Strips, Stapled
3/8” Thick Metal Suspension Beam
Deep Decoration.
What roles do ornamentation serve in
building
+ In Collaboration with Nina Kesava
+ Studio Professor: Lars Spuybroek
Located in the Brazilian favela of Rocinha, a community hub was designed by taking inspiraiton from Gothic windows and the vibrant culture of Brazil. Through exploring warping grids, the dancing bird figures begun to resemble magnet needles which move and repel as magnets are added to the grid.
Through physical modeling, layered punched paper sheets created weak points and lead to discoveries of physical properties such as buckling and how light and shadow shifts across the surface. The study revealed unique material behaviors and led to the translation of these 2D sheets into 3D forms, offering new insights into how form, material, and ornamentation interacts to serve aesthetic, functional, and structural purposes.
6th Floor
Sanctuary.
How can design balance nature and comfort?
+ Spring 2022
+ Independent & Partnered Project
+ Studio Professor: Yousef Bushehri
This nature retreat is situated in Macon, Georgia, serving as a sanctuary to rest, reconnect with nature, as well as try quality southern cuisine. Tasked with not only designing a 250 and 350 sqft. cottage but also the site of the retreat. The site design was dictated by the program was given by a client and designed in collaboration with Crystal Le and Jolena Ager while the cottages were designed individually.
Nestled in a serene natural setting, this retreat offers a peaceful sanctuary from everyday life. The site features cottages thoughtfully placed either by the tranquil lake or amidst the trees along scenic trails. Central recreational hubs and eateries are easily accessible on foot from every cottage, so once you arrive, you can explore and unwind without needing your car. Choose from secluded, standalone cottages for privacy or cluster-style accommodations perfect for socializing and enjoying campfires under the stars. Whether you’re seeking solitude or connection, this retreat promises a restorative escape into nature.
Amphitheater
Single Cottage Summer
Double Cottage Summer
Single Cottage Winter
Double Cottage Winter
Single Cottage Interior (250 sqft.)
Double Cottage Interior (350 sqft.)
Double Cottage Model
Site Analysis.
How can we analyze an existing site using Climate Studio?
+ Fall 2023
+ Independent Project
+ Environmental Design
The days last as long as 22 hours and 28 minutes in the summer and as short as 3 hours and 12 minutes in the winter.
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Dec 21
Mar 20
December is the coolest month reaching -19.6 degrees Celcius while in July, the hottest month, reaches up to 19.8 degrees Celcius.
Being the strongest from fall to winter, the wind in the cold yet humid climate of Iceland can reach up to 17.2 m/s.
One strategy for a building in Iceland would be orienting windows on the south with shading to optimize sunlight in the winter and to shield against the sunlight in the summer.
Iteration 1: horizontal louvers
- reduces glare & lux from base
- might obstruct views
- adds rhythm to the flat facade
Iteration 2: vertical louvers
- reduces glare & lux the best
- might obstruct views
- adds rhythm to the flat facade
