How are we living? Chicago’s Boulevards as Catalysts for Human Connection
revit | illustrator
This proposal studies how the boulevards might act as catalysts for human connection by proposing a prototypical intervention that can be applied throughout the system. The design can then be adjusted to respond to more specific site conditions. The goal is to understand how certain nuances of the urban landscape deny and create opportunities for human connection. Public spaces that present opportunities as such become increasingly important as our world becomes more digitized and reliant on insufficient parasocial connections.
Map & Existing Patterns of Chicago’s Boulevard System
ARCHITECTURAL MODULES
Architectural Modules
Adaptive reuse of & addition to the Century Building in Chicago’s Historic Loop District
revit | enscape | illustrator
The modern glass-box addition to the south of the Century Building creates a juxtaposition between old and new. The contrast between the two forms makes time visbile and forces attention to the essence of each style. Public student spaces are banked within the new S-shaped volume while private spaces are housed in the existing structure.
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Dining Hall
FITNESS CENTER
STUDENT CENTER
Mezzanine
DINING HALL
MAIN LOBBY GALLERY CAFE
Dining Hall Mezzanine
Typical Resident Floor Plan
TERRACE
LOUNGE BEYOND
16th Floor Studio
DENSITIES/2023
saic master of architecture
Urban infill community and education center in Chicago’s West Woodlawn neighborhood
revit | photoshop | illustrator
The impact of redlining and other social implications has left West Woodlawn, a once bustling and dense neighborhood, with vacant underutilized space and gaps in social infrastructure. This project aims to regenerate the present context of the neighborhood and bring back a sense of wholeness to the block by establishing architectural, green, and social densities at varying degrees and locations.
Abandonded Lot along Cottage Grove
DENSITY FRAMEWORKS
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First & Second Floor Plans
NORTH-SOUTH SITE SECTION
SITE SECTIONS
/FIELD KITCHEN/2022
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Architectural intervention at Illinois Beach State Park in the form of a field kitchen
revit | enscape | photoshop | illustrator
The intersection of man-made and natural conditions at Illinois Beach State Park is quite obvious. However, the line between the two begins to blur in certain places; natural elements may be perceived as artificial, and man-made elements as natural. The following architecture is inspired by the Winnower, the tool designed to better understand this condition in the landscape.
