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HONORS
E D U C AT I O N
Integrative Design Competition Finalist Fall 2018
VIRGINIA TECH bachelor of architecture
Ferrari Study Abroad Scholarship Spring 2018
2 0 1 5 - 2 0 2 0 - B l a c k s b u r g , VA
STEGER CENTER FOR INTL SCHOL ARSHIP residence program Spring 2019 - Riva San Vitale, Swit zerland
1/130 students Environmental Building Systems Fall 201 7
E XPERIENCE
Deans List Multiple Semesters
2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 - Wa s h i n g t o n , D C
SERVICE American Institute for Architecture StudentsV i r g i n i a Te c h C h a p t e r President 2019-2020 V i c e P r e s i d e n t 2 0 1 7- 2 0 1 8 Student Government Association Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n D i r e c t o r 2 0 1 7- 2 0 1 8 Residential Leadership Community Member+Mentor 2015-201 7
GRONNING ARCHITECTS architectural intern
C O M M U N I T Y D E S I G N A S S I S TA N C E C E N T E R architectural intern 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 - B l a c k s b u r g , VA
G E O R G E S E X T O N A S S O C I AT E S lighting design intern S u m m e r 2 0 1 7 - Wa s h i n g t o n , D C
DESIGN FOR AMERICA project lead 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 - B l a c k s b u r g , VA
W E N D E L C O M PA N I E S architectural intern S u m m e r 2 0 1 6 - R i c h m o n d , VA
C ON TEN T
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R OOM + G AR DE N
II
SH U T T E R BOX
III
R OOM TO PR E SE N T
IV
R OB OT IC FABR ICAT I O N
V
AR CH ER Y PAR K
VI
LU R AY CABI N
VII
R E CR E AT ION CE N T E R
VIII
D E E P FACADE S
FLOOR PLAN // GRAPHITE ON PAPER
R O OM
+
G AR DEN
a
plac e
to
si t
w i th
an
espresso
In this project, the design of a singular room serves as a vehicle to explore architectural ideas and materiality, while the garden creates a relationship with the site. Two massive concrete walls ground the room within the site. The walls serve as the primary means of seperating and forming space; creating a procession from street to room. The elements of the building compress and open up in multiple dimensions, allowing for views to be restrained and controlled.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF MODEL // CHIPBOARD
(5)
(1)
(6)
(2)
(7)
(3)
SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION // INK ON PAPER
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I. FRAGMENT SECTION DRAWING II. FRAGMENT FORMWORK
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PHOTOS OF CONCRETE CAST FRAGMENT WITH IMBEDDED STEEL
EXHIBITION
Selected Photographs
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PHOTOS OF CONSTRUCTED INSTALLATION
SHU T TER BOX group
design-build
proje c t
This week long design-build project resulted in an installation placed along Lake Lugano. The design was inspired by the nature of the shutter, serving to open and close—shield and
SHUTTER ISLAND
reveal—isolate and expose. The installation consists of a wooden cube frame with doors on each side. String is woven between the Raymond Kwong Jack Littrell Sean Pickering Carlyn Schaeffler
frames and blue gravel is added to the ground,
2020
May 3-5 2019
creating a distinction between interior and exterior space. The movement of the doors allows for a playfulness and neverending movement to the piece as it becomes inhabited.
3’-4”
3”
2 1/4”
1 1/2” 2’-7 1/4”
1 3/4”
1 1/2”
1 3/4”
4’-0”
Butt Joint
1 1/2”
8’-2 1/4”
1 1/2” 2 1/4”
8’-4 1/2”
1 1/2” 1 1/2” 2 1/4”
Corner Section
7 1/4”
8’-0” 8’-4 1/2”
Plan 8’-4 1/2”
8’-
2 1/4” 1 1/2”
41
/2Corner Mitered
8’-2 1/4”
1 3/4”
”
1 1/2” 1 3/4”
3’-4”
8’-0”
8’-4 1/2”
8’-0”
6’-6”
2’-2”
Butt Joint
8’-4 1/2”
1 3/4” 1 1/2”
6’-3”
8’-2 1/4”
1 1/2” 2 1/4”
1 1/2”
8’-4 1/2”
3’-4”
2’-0 1/2”
8’-0”
1 1/2”
1 3/4” 1 1/2”
6’-3”
2 1/4”
8’-0”
4’-0”
2 1/4”
8’-4 1/2”
4’-0”
1 1/2”
2 1/4”
2 1/4”
8’-4 1/2”
8
1 1/2”
1 1/2”
2’-7 1/4”
1 3/4” 4’-0”
1 1/2” 1 1/2” 2 1/4”
Corner
7 1/4”
8’-
21 Section /4 ”
2 1/4”
2 1/4”
1 1/2” 2’-7 1/4”
1 1/2”
Base Plate
1 3/4” 4’-0”
8’-0” 8’-4 1/2”
Plan 8’-
41
1 3/4”
2 1/4”
1 1/2” 1 1/2” 2 1/4” 7 1/4”
1 1/2”
8’-0” 8’-4 1/2”
1 3/4”
2’-0 1/2”
1 1/2”
2 1/4”
Plan
/2
” 8’-
41
8’-4 1/2” 2 1/4”
2 1/4”
1 1/2”
8’-4 1/2” 8’-2 1/4”
1 3/4”
2 1/4”
Mitered Corner
2 1/4”
2 1/4”
8’-0”
8’-4 1/2”
3’-4”
8’-4 1/2”
8’-0” 8’-0” 8’-4 1/2”
4’-0”
”
8’-4 1/2” Base Plate
8’-
21
2 1/4”
2 1/4”
6’-6”
/4
1 1/2”
Butt Joint
4’-0”
1 3/4”
1 1/2” 1 1/2” 2 1/4”
Base Plate
Corner Section
7 1/4”
2”
8’-
41
/2
”
2”
1 1/2”
2’-0 1/2”
”
2’-0 1/2”
/4
6’-6”
2’-2”
21
6’-3”
1 1/2”
late
2 1/4”
8’-
2 1/4”
2’-0 1/2”
8’-2 1/4”
1 1/2”
1 1/2”
2’-2”
21
6’-3”
6’-3”
8’-
8’-0”
2’-0 1/2”
1 1/2”
1 3/4” 1 1/2”
8’-4 1/2”
1 1/2”
2 1/4”
8’-0”
2 1/4”
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS, MODELS, AND FABRICATION
/4
”
/2
”
DETAIL PHOTOS
AXONOMETRIC OF SITE AND BUILDING // RHINOCEROS 3D
R O OM
TO
PR E SEN T
a
plac e
to
discuss
archi te c ture
Dealing with a difficult site located in a highly trafficked area of campus, the design attempts to become a part of the existing framework. Through the use of a minimal cor-ten steel bar and a channel glass block, the site is enhanced without contributing to the immense scale of the surrrounding buildings. The new building creates architecture review rooms that are visible to the rest of campus, but obscured through the visual diffractions of channel glass.
gallery review room cafe
first floor plan
second floor plan
review room
third floor plan
FLOOR PLAN DRAWINGS
fourth floor plan
PERSPECTIVES OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACE
AXONOMETRIC OF SKYLIGHT DETAIL
aluminum parapet cap bitumen roof covering vapor barrier rigid insulation cast in-place concrete roof deck
steel guardrail stone pavers gravel vapor barrier suspended gypsum ceiling cor-ten steel cast in-place concrete rigid insulation vapor barrier suspended gypsum ceiling clear plastic insulation
1/2� gypsum board stainless steel gutter
double layer channel glass cast in-place concrete stainless steel gutter
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I. COR-TEN STEEL WALL SECTION II. CHANNEL GLASS WALL SECTION
II
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II
I. PHOTO OF POSITIONING ROBOT FOR CASTING II. PHOTOS OF 3D PRINTED TOOLS III. RHINO MODEL AND SCRIPT FOR PLACING THE ROBOT
III
R OBO TIC
DEF OR MATION
custom
reus able
formwork
An introduction class to robotics and design included a semester long group research project. Our research into robotic casting led us into an inquiry regarding reusable formwork. By using 3D printed tools on the robot arms in combination with a flexible formwork made of neoprene, one could deform a formwork through pre-programmed positions. This resulted in a series of concrete panels with different forms as a consequence of the position of the robot while casting. This process could be used to create complex forms in interior or exterior concrete panels while reusing the same formwork.
PHOTOS OF COMPLETED CAST
RENDERED SERIES OF PANELS // RHINOCEROS 3D
PERSPECTIVE OF BUILDING ENTRANCE AND OVERHANG FROM STREET
AR C HER Y PAR K a
plac e
to
sho ot
arrows
Focused on bringing light into the space through a staggered steel structure, the building serves to create an airy feeling of being outdoors. The elemental form creates a rhythm to the series of panels and openings that clad the facade. The structure also serves to conceal the sawtooth roof, adding an element of revelation. Apartments bookend the building along the residential side of the site around a courtyard with exterior facing balconies creating opportunities for light and interaction.
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I. SECTION PERSPECTIVE II. SOUTHWEST ELEVATION III. NORTHWEST ELEVATION IV. NORTHEAST ELEVATION V SOUTHEAST ELEVATION
PARAPET CAP
VAPOR BARRIER STEEL W-SECTION COLUMN C-CHANNEL
ROOF MEMBRANE STEEL FRAMING INSULATION
CLIP FASTENER
STEEL DECKING STEEL TRUSS WALL PANEL CLIP CORRUGATED INSULATED METAL WALL PANEL
TED METAL WALL LAN DETAIL
AILS AND ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS THE CONTRAST BE-
EN THE CONCRETE AND STEEL THROUGH EXPOSING THE
CORRUGATED INSULATED METAL WALL PANEL
STEEL COLUMN
STEEL BEAM
ME ON THE INTERIOR. DIFFUSED GLASS MARKS A PAT-
N ACROSS THE CORRUGATED INSULATED METAL PANEL
ERIOR. INSULATED METAL PANELS ARE CHOSEN FOR ITS
ITY TO CREATE SEAMLESS PANELS, AS WELL AS ITS FAST
ALLATION. THE EXPOSED LARGE STEEL TRUSS EXPOSES
MONUMENTALITY OF THE INDOOR ARCHERY SPACE, AS
L AS CREATING A CASCADING EFFECT DOWN THE LANES. INSULATION
CONCRETE WALL CONCRETE FOOTING
CONCRETE FLOOR INSULATION
WALL SECTION THROUGH METAL PANEL AT STREET
WALL SECTION THROUGH SOUTHWEST FACADE
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II
III
I. FIRST FLOOR PLAN II. SECOND FLOOR PLAN III. THIRD FLOOR PLAN / ROOF PLAN
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II
I. AXONOMETRIC OF BUILDING II. PERSPECTIVE VIEWS INSIDE ARCHERY HALL
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CORNER BAY WINDOW
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A9
WALL BUMP OUT
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17' - 3" 0' - 10"
14' - 8 1/2"
(N) TILE FLOOR OVER CONCRETE
12' - 0 1/2"
STEP
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(N) CONCRETE STEP
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DECK
1
(N) GLASS GARAGE DOOR
5
DN
LIVING (N) RAILINGS
LINE OF LOFT ABOVE
CLOS.
LADDER TO LOFT
WOOD BURNING STOVE
EP
STEP
KITCHEN
1
BATHROOM
1
A5
A11
3
REF.
3' - 9"
NEW MARKET
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(N) TREX OR WOOD DECKING
(N) TILE FLOOR OVER CONCRETE
DW 0' - 10"
3' - 10"
2
10' - 7"
A8
(N) MINI SPLIT
(N) MINI SPLIT
STORAGE
1
2' - 8"
A10
8' - 10"
21' - 11"
DINING
11' - 6"
5' - 7 1/2"
(N) LVT (OR WOOD FLOORING)
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A7
PLAN
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(N) MINI SPLIT
1
(N) LVT (OR WOOD FLOORING)
POSSIBLE ROOF DECK
12' - 5 1/2"
(N) SKYLIGHT
25' - 3 1/2"
(N) SLIDING GLASS DOOR
(N) ROOF OF DECK
GUARDRAIL
(N) ROOF
(N) ADDITION
1
25' - 6 1/2"
A10
LOFT BEDROOM
(E) BEAM
1
A8
OPEN TO BELOW
A5
11' - 10"
LADDER
1
STORAGE
(N) SKYLIGHT
NEW MARKET
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I. GROUND FLOOR PLAN II. LOFT / ROOF PLAN
II LOFT PLAN
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LU R AY
CAB IN
c omplete d
at
gronning
archi te c ts
A renovation to a detached garage in the mountains of Virginia serves to create a space for guests. The necessity to retain the ability for the cabin to be used as a garage required flexibility of space and inventive thinking to accomodate the programmatic elements. To respect the form of the original structure, new additions are highlighted through the use of fiber cement panels that bump out from the original plane of the wall. The interior of these spaces are then clad in plywood, further highlighting their addition.
DOOR TO POSSIBLE ROOF DECK
CEDAR
(E) ROOF (N) SKYLIGHTS
(N) ADDITION CLAD W/ CEMENTITIOUS PANELS
CEDAR
BUMP OUT CLAD W/ CEMENTITIOUS PANELS
(N) CABLE RAILING
I
NEW MARKET (N) METAL ROOF
SOUTH ELEVATION
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(N) ADDITION CLAD W/ CEMENTITIOUS PANELS
CEDAR
BUMP OUT W/ CEMENTITOUS PANELS
NEW MARKET
II
METAL ROOF
WEST ELEVATION
CEDAR
(N) ADDITION CLAD W/ CEMENTITIOUS PANELS
(N) ROOF OF DECK
LOFT PAINTED WHITE WOOD
(N) ROOF W/ POSSIBLE ROOF DECK
STORAGE
GARAGE ROOF 8' - 9" PORCH ROOF 7' - 5"
PAINTED DRYWALL
PAINTED DRYWALL
PLYWOOD PANELS
TILE
PLYWOOD COUNTER AND CABINETS
(N) RAILINGS
DECK
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LIVING
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
GARAGE FLOOR 0' - 0" PORCH FLOOR -0' - 7" GARAGE FLOOR 2 -1' - 0"
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NEW MARKET I. REAR ELEVATION
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II. SIDE ELEVATION III. LONGITUDINAL SECTION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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(N) METAL ROOF CEDAR
(N) ADDITION CLAD W/ CEMENTITIOUS PANELS
BUMP OUT CLAD W/ CEMENTITIOUS PANELS (N) GLASS GARAGE DOOR
CEDAR
I
NEW MARKET
(N) METAL ROOF
NORTH ELEVATION
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CEDAR
(N) ADDITION CLAD W/ CEMENTITIOUS PANELS STEEL PANEL OVERHANG
BUMP OUT CLAD W/ CEMENTITOUS PANELS
CEDAR
II
NEW MARKET METAL ROOF
EAST ELEVATION
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LOFT ROOF 16' - 9"
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PAINTED WHITE WOOD
LOFT PAINTED DRYWALL (E) WOOD BEAM
GARAGE ROOF 8' - 9" PORCH ROOF 7' - 5" (N) GLASS GARAGE DOOR
KITCHEN
DINING
GLASS PANEL BACKSPLASH
PAINTED DRYWALL
GARAGE FLOOR 0' - 0" PORCH FLOOR -0' - 7" GARAGE FLOOR 2 -1' - 0"
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NEW MARKET I. FRONT ELEVATION
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II. SIDE ELEVATION III. TRANSVERSE SECTION
TRANSVERSE SECTION
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mass
slice
extrude
collonade
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II
I. MASSING DIAGRAMS II. PERSPECTIVE VIEW
REC R E ATION CEN TER a
mo de rn
europ ean
c ollonade
Situated on a site that straddles two streets in the Swiss city of Lugano, the building proposes retaining access from both sides through the creation of a public plaza. In order to create an interaction between building, plaza, and street, a collonade extends out and wraps along the side of an elemental form. The regularity of a pre-cast concrete structure is contrasted against a wooden screen facade that highlights the difference between rigid uniformity and the play that occurs behind.
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II 2
3
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site plan + floor 0
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I. SITE / GROUND FLOOR PLAN II. SECOND FLOOR PLAN III. THIRD FLOOR PLAN
III
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II
I. WEST ELEVATION II. SOUTH ELEVATION
roof parapet cap/flashing
wood rainscreen
precast concrete exterior wa l l rigid insulation precast concrete interior wa l l
precast concrete beam metal channel ties precast concrete hollow core floor slab precast concrete column
precast concrete roof slab
g l a s s c u r t a i n wa l l exterior column
WALL SECTION THROUGH WEST FACADE
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II
I. LONGITUDINAL SECTION II. TRANSVERSE SECTION
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I. COLLAGE OF THE EXPERIENTIAL NATURE OF THE PIAZZA II. DIAGRAMS OF AN INHABITED EDGE CONDITION III. OBLIQUE PLAN SKETCH OF FACADE
II
DE EP
FAC ADE S
unde rgraduate
thesis
work
The arcade and its relation to the Italian piazza generated questions about the interaction of building, facade, and street. The thesis looks to explore means in which the facade can become more than an applied surface, but rather an inhabited edge of the building comprised of elements and recesses. Through this, the facade becomes an element that forms both exterior and interior spaces. The programmatic vehicle to drive this exploration is through the design of a post office in Washington, DC.