Syracyse University SoA
Collection of works 2020-2025
Yale Center For
West Park Presbyterian Church
ST. Vincent’s Corner Redevelopment
Studio Constructed Site (YR 3)
Arctic Food Network Diagram
Studio Constructed Site (YR 2)
Straz Center for Performing Arts
Chicago Music Town City Club of Cleveland
ARC 408 Professors Ivi Diamantopoulou and Rami Abou-Khalil
This project consisted of expanding the Northern Dispensary, a historic pharmacy and doctor’s office within the Greenwich Village historic district, to accommodate not only their new tenant’s (God’s Love We Deliver), but also the new headquarters of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. Wanting to stay true to the triangular nature of the building, site, and district, the project uses a nesting strategy of several floating platforms surrounding the original dispensary to create a dynamic interaction with the history of the building throughout all new spaces. Engaging the ground floor to create open access to the LPC hearing hall below grade and invite the public into the building and exhibition space was essential to the project.
Building Program:
Hearing Hall - 4000 sf
Exhibition Spaces - 2500 sf
Archive - 1,000 sf
Material Lab - 2,000 sf
Office Space (for 100) - 4000 sf
Outdoor Space - 500 sf
Total - 12,000-15000 sf
This project was to design and detail a American quilting museum in historic Seneca falls
Building Program:
Lobby - 200 sf
Reception/Exhibition Area - 600 sf
Museum Shop - 600 sf
Galleries - 2500 sf traveling, 7500 sf permanent collection
Quilting Room - 750 sf
Archive - 1500 sf
Quilt Storage - 1750sf
Quilt Conservation - 1250 sf
Lecture Room - 1250 sf
Shipping/Receiving/Workroom - 300sf
Docent Lockers - as required
Workshop - 500 sf
Loading Dock - as required
Financial Director’s office - 125 sf
Curator’s Office - 200 sf
Archivist’s Office - 125 sf
Admin Staff Area - 350 sf
Conference/Staff room - 225 sf
Supplies/photocopy - 100 sf
ARC 407 Professors Amber Bartosh and Vanessa Lastrucci
This group project was completed with the essential collaboration of Maha Saad and Karen Villacis, where all member contributed to design decisions, modeling, and individual drawing productions.
This group project was completed with the essential collaboration of Maha Saad and Karen Villacis, where all member contributed to design decisions, modeling, and individual drawing productions.
We wanted to create a galleria typology which addresses the issues of access to river and use of the building. The current path to access the river is obscure, so our goal is to introduce a new clear axis through the center of the building directly to the Thames Walk. This not only restores access to the riverfront but re-activates billingsgate as a public site that encourages people to visit the market. Our proposal stands opposite the Hays Galleria, which draws the public inwards through a negative/sterotomic space, while ours will invite people in through an additive intervention into the building .
In terms of what form the arch would take, we drew from the building’s history as a fish market… we wanted to articulate this pathway utilizing the anatomy/skeletal structure of a fish (translating fish into architecture). To further emphasize the importance of the river’s role in the project,our fish/arch structure becomes more open as you move toward the river side facade. On the street side, the structure and terrace space replaces the previous pediment, with everything becoming more compressed on the street side
In this exercise, I designed a facade based on analysis using the Yale Center for British Art by Louis Khan as a precedent. When analyzing the building, the goal was to gain an understanding of the building’s subdivision and proportioning, use of materials, role of natural light, and program. As the second part of the assignment, I took the formal strategies I identified in my precedent building to construct my own 25’ x 30’ x 12’ facade and section. The last goal of the assignment was to then render the facade with materials and lighting.
ARC 408 Professors Ivi Diamantopoulou and Rami Abou-Khalil
SANELocusformanysocialchangeandmarginalizedgroupsiincluding FREEZ.Theypoineeredsevealrekigiouscharityprogramslike TheyGod’sloveweDeliverandtheWestSidecampaignagainsthunger. congregation,practocedinclusivereligionandwelcomedalltotheir
AppliedforHardship2022
becauseofdeveloperconnectionsfourbuildingshadtheirdesignationsrevoked,twoofwhichregainedtheirstatustwoyearslater.Unfotunaleytheothertwobuildingsdidnotregainstatusimmediatley, andin2006theownersstrippedthefacade’sarchitecturaldetailingandcovereditinpinkstuccco,whichpromptedre-designationthatyear.Theownerstriedtofightthedesignationincourtuntilthey weredeniedbytheAppelatedivisionoftheNYSSupremeCourtin2010.Thenin2014theyfiledforhardshipongroundsoftheywereincapableofmakingaresonablereturnandthattheLPCwasengagingin unconstituionaltakingofprivateproperty,whichwasdeniedbytheLPC.In2016Stahlwassuedforfailingtomakerepairsresultinginover300violationsbeingfixed.In2018theAppellateDivisionof theNewYorkStateSupremeCourtupheldthelowercourtsandtheLPC’sdecision,withhigherappealscourtsdenyingtohearthecase.
421a TaxbreakfordevelopersthatEXPIREDinJune 2022andremovedthej-51taxbreakthatgavepropertiesundergoing majorrenovationsabreakfromincreasedpropertytaxesfor 15-35yrs
St.Vincent’sHospitalDesignatedalongwiththeGreenwhich HIstoricalDistrictin1969,andin1979wasgrantedpermissiontoexpandtheircomplexbypoolingtheairrightsfromalltheirbuilidngs.In2008theyappliedforacertificateofappropriatnesstodemolish9buildingsontheporperty,andweredeniedsuggestingonly4of thebuildingswouldqualify,subsequentlyapplicationfordemolitononthegroundsofhardshipwerefiled.In2009theirapplicationwasapprovedthoughpreservationistscontinuedtofightthedecisionincourt.However,thehospitalclosedin2010duetobankruptcybefore demolitionbegan,andsoldthepropertytodevelopers,whobeganconstruction.Today,theO’toolebuildingremainsbeingtakenoverbytheNorthShoreLongIslandJewishHealthSystem.
oppositionbutcoincidentallycaughtfirein1989,twice,aftertheLPCdeniedtwoapplicationstomovethehousetoanotherlocation.Thoughsomeofthehousesurrvivedtheconfirmedarsonattempt,theownersappliedforpermissiontodemolishthestructureandwasdenied. SeveralvaugeproposalswereputbeforetheLPCanddenied,duringwhichtheownersrecievedmultipleviolationsforfailiuretokeepupthelandmarkandprotectthepublic.In1992whentheyagainfiledfordemolitionofthegroundsofeconomichardship,andin1996theyfiled withthebuildingsdepartmentforanemergencydemolitionordersincethebuildingwas“unsafe.”ThiswasgrantedwithoutLPCpermissionandthebuildingwasdemolishedthenextday.Theownersthenattemptedtogetthelandde-designated,whichfailed.
KnickerbockerFieldClubdesignatedin1979andaddedtotheNationalregisterofHistroricplacesin1982butsufferedinteriordamageduetofirein1988.Theclubappliedfor harshipthesameyearduetolackoffundsandtheirapplicationwasgrantedandthebuildingdemolishedin1992
351-2-3-4CentralParkWest
aquiredbyadeveloperin1984withplansfordemolition,butweredesignatedlandmarksin1986inattemptstopreserve.Thedeveloperappliedforademolitionpermitin1987andwas initiallydenied.TheownersthensuedtheLPCandeventuallythreeofthefourbuildingsweredemolishedtomakewayfornewapartments.
2003
Sidewalkbridgeerectedoverchurchfacade
ChurchenteredintonegotiationswithAlchemyandothersaboutdemoltition2005 Churchdevelopsplanfornewspacewitharesidentailtower2009 Developerbacksoutofdealduetolandmarkstatusconsideration.
2010 Designatedanindividuallandmark
2011 Churchmovedbackintobuildingandfundraised25,000fornewwaterboiler 2016 beginsTheCenteratWestParkentersintoareducedleaseagreementwiththecurchand operationin2017 2018 andTheCenterofferstobuytheChurch’sairrightsfor2millbutcouldnotsaisefunds wererejected
2020 leaseIn2020,theCenterproposedarevisedapproachinwhichitwouldenterintoaland withtheChurch,purchasetheBuildingforanominalsumwithsellerfinancing,demonstrateandassumeresponsibilityforitsrestoration.Theyweresuposedlyunableto theabilitytomeetitsfundinggoalandthechurch’sneedsandwasnotseriouslyconsideredbythechurch2022-Present toFiledahardshipapplicationafterattemptstoobtainacertificateofappropriatness considereddemolishthebuidingandweredeniedbytheLPC.Theirapplicationisstillbeing andarguesthechurchisbeingplacedunderundueburdenandcannotmakeacharitablereasonablefinancialreturn,alongsidethefacilitiesbeingunsutablefortheir purposeandcostsofrepair“prohibitableyrestrictive”
1990CharterReviewEstablishedtheHardshipAppealsPanelwhichreviewstheLPCdeterminationsonta-exap
St.PaulandSt.AndrewsChurchesdesignatedin1981inopppositiontothechurch.Insteadofprocceedingthroughtheadministrativeappealsprocessthechurchitsobjectionsdirectlytocourtin1986onthegroundsoftheLPCunconstituionallytaking propertywithoutdueprocessandcompensation,aswellasinterferringwithabilitytopracticereligionfreely,aswellasfulfillingtheirneedsasacharitableorganization.TheUSsupremecourtdeniedtoheartheir caseafterwhichtheLPCdeniedtheirsubsequentapplicationforacertificateofappropriatness
St.Bartholomew’sChurch
Designatedin1967tonoopposition,andfiledforcertificatetoreplacebuildingin1983and‘84,bothofwhichweredeniedbyLPC.Theyappliedagainunderthehardshipapplicationin1985,andweredeniedin’86. Thenthechurchfiledforreliefanddamagesunder42U.S.C.§1983arguingunconstitutionalitybasedonviolatingfreeexcerciseandestabishment,equalprotection,andfaircompensation.Thisclaimwasultimatley deninedandtheUS2ndcircuitcourtofAppealsheldthattheLPCwaswithinitsjuristictionandthelawwasconstitutional.
Coty/Rizzoli
Thedeveloperswantedtodemolishbothbuildingstocreatealargeskyscraperbutwhenthebuildingwasdesignatedalandmarkin1985duetoit’sglasswindows,thefacade’swereforcedtoremain
MarrymountSchool
Formermansion’softhePratts,Vanderbitls,andMilbaks,allpurchasedbythecatholicgirlsinsitutionanddesignatedalandmarkin1971.In1982acourtbattelensuedoverhteLPC grantingtheuniveristypermissiontobuildagymnasiumontheguilding’sroof.ThiscaseeventuallyestablishedtheLPC’srighttogivepropertyowner’salternativestodemolitionand theLPC’spiorjudgements
Mt.NebohSynagouge
19831025FifthAvenue,Inc.v.MarymountSchoolofNewYork
1983UpheldtheDeterminationoftheLPCanditsapplitionofthelandmarkslawanditsprocesses.
1978PennCentralTransportationCo.v.NewYorkCity
1974LutheranChurchinAmericav.CityofNY
WaspurchasedinMarch1981withtheintenttoredevelop,butwasdesignatedalandmarkin1982.Subsequently,thedeveloperfiledforahardshipapplicationstatingthesite’sdesignation hadcausedoveramillioninlosses.In1983,theLPCgranteddemolitionpermission,beingunabletofindanotherbuyerorguranteea6%returm.Thebuildingwasdestroyedin1984andit’s landmarkstatusremovedayearlater
SocietyforEthicalCulturedesignatedin1974andarguedin1980theirbuildingsunfitandpurusedlegalavenuestoachievedemolitionanduseprofitstobuildanewfaciybutwasdenied.
Foundthatreligiousactivitiesmayberegulatedtopromotethehealth,safety,andgeneralwelfareofthecommunitycreatedanewtakingtestwhenitfoundthatthe economicimpactonPennCentralwasnotsevereenoughtoconstituteatakingbecausePennCentralconcededthatitcouldstillcontinuewithitspresentusewhosereturnwasreasonable.Thus,the regulationdidnotinterferewithitsreasonableinvestment-backedexpectations.
individuallylandmarkedbuildingsnotwithinahistoricdistrictanddidnotdeterminetheLandmarkslawtobeunconstitutionalasawholejustinthiscase.TheCourtfoundthata”temporaryrestrictiononacharitableorganization'slandmark property,designatedassuchunderalandmarkordinancewhichhasnoexpressameliorativeprovisionsforcharitiesnotwantingtosellorlosetheirproperty,willbeconsidereda"taking"iftheexistingstructureistotallyinadequateforthe
1972Wisconsinv.Yoder
July1968WestchesterReformTemplev.Brown In1968theAppelateDivisionoftheSupremeCourtintheSecondJudicialDepartmentdeterminedaScarsdaleNYplanningdepartmentsrestrictionontherennovationofaTempleuseda resonableregulationtounconstitutiuonallyabridereligiousfreedom,asitfoundtherestrictionsinthiscasebore“substantialrelationtothepromotionofthepublichealth,safety, moralsorgeneralwelfareofthecommunity;theymustthereforebedeemedarbitraryandunreasonableandshouldbeannulled."
March1968MatteroftheTrusteesofSailors’SnugHarborintheCityofNewYorkv.Platt, 1968theNewYorkCountySupremecourtofAppealsreversedadecisionbythelowercourtsgrantingthepetetionersarollbackoftheirlandmarkstatus,assertingthenonprofitorganization couldnotclaimtakingwithoutjustcompensationbecausetheprovisionintheLandmarkslawonlyconceredcommercialrealty.Thecourtthenestablishedacomparabletestforcharitable organizations:“Acomparabletestforacharitywouldbewheremaintenanceofthelandmarkeitherphysicallyorfinanciallypreventsorseriouslyinterfereswithcarryingoutthecharitable purpose.Inthisinstancetheanswerwoulddependontheproperresolutionofsubsidiaryquestions,namely,whetherthepreservationofthesebuildingswouldseriouslyinterferewiththe useoftheproperty,whetherthebuildingsarecapableofconversiontoausefulpurposewithoutexcessivecost,orwhetherthecostofmaintainingthemwithoutusewouldentailserious expenditure—allinthelightofthepurposesandresourcesofthepetitioner”
AppliedforHardship1979andafterbeinginitiallydeninedwasgrantedademolitionorderandpermissiontobuildtwonewbuilidngsonthelot
74-86GreeneAvenue
RadioCityMusicHall
1977Plansforclosingwereannouncedduetodeficisbutduetoarescuecommittetheinteriorwasdesignatedalandmarkin1978.Theexteriorwasdesignateda landmark7yearsaftertheinteriorandfiveyearspostrenovation,alongwiththerestofrockefellercenter.
PoppenhusenInstitutetheInstitutewasdesignatedaN.Y.C.Landmarkin1970,andwassubsequentlylistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesin1976.Despitethistrusteesbeganmakingmovestosellthe building,beginningwithitscontents.WiththeaidoftheNYAttorneyGeneral’sofficealocalpreservationistbecameheadoftheInstituteandbeganextensiverepairs.
65MiddaghStreetAssumptionSchoolBuilt1848,AppliedforHardship1973afterthechurchwasunabletokeepuptheproperty.vTheLPCforgavethepropertie’sbacktaxesandfoundabuyerwhomaintainedthebuilding asresidentailproperties
51EighthAvenueAppliedforHardship1972,aprrovedanddemolished
38-40HicksStreetAppliedforHardship1970,denied
ManhattanClub:JeromeMansion
1967MatterofCromwellv.Ferrier
Foundthatregulationsconcerning“thoseesthetic considerationswhichbearsubstantiallyontheeconomic,social,andculturalpatternsofa communityordistrict”wereconstituional.
1965IntroductionoftheLandmarksLaw
1963Sherbertv.Verner
EstablishedtheSherbert testfordetermeninggovernmentalviolationofindividualsrightto freeexcerciseofreligion,whichestablishesthat“Ifgovernment confrontsanindividualwithachoicethatpressurestheindividualto foregoareligiouspracticebyimposingapenaltyorwithholdinga benefit,thegovernmenthasburdenedtheindividual'sfreeexercise ofreligion.”Howeverthisisonlytrueifthegovernmentcannot provethatit“possessesacompellingstateinterestthatjustifies infringment,andnoalternativeformofregulationavoiding infringmentandstillachievethestate’send
1961BraunfieldV.Brown
Attemptedtofighttheirdesignationin1965becauseofapendingsalebysuingbutlThesalewentthroughregdlessandthenewownersarguedunduefinancialburden, andwiththeLPCunabletoprocureanewbuyerwithin6months,thebuildingwasdemolishedin1967
Estab-lishedtestforestablishinggovenmentalviolationofexcersieoffreereligion:“ [I]ftheStateregulatesconductbyenactingagenerallawwithinitspower,thepurposeandeffectofwhichisto advancetheState'sseculargoal,thestatuteisvaliddespiteitsindirectburdenonreligiousobservanceunlessthe Statemayaccomplishitspurposebymeanswhichdonotimposesuchaburden.
1922Determinedthatwhetheraregulatoryactconstituitesatakingrequiring compensationdependsontheextentofdiminutioninthevalueoftheproperty
ARC 408 Professors Ivi Diamantopoulou and Rami Abou-Khalil
ARC 307 Professor Elizabeth Kamell
In this exercise, I designed a facade based on analysis using the Yale Center for British Art by Louis Khan as a precedent. When analyzing the building, the goal was to gain an understanding of the building’s subdivision and proportioning, use of materials, role of natural light, and program. As the second part of the assignment, I took the formal strategies I identified in my precedent building to construct my own 25’ x 30’ x 12’ facade and section. The last goal of the assignment was to then render the facade with materials and lighting.
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