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Overpass + Frame

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355 Lexington Ave

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Terra Ritrovata

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Tower Karst Residence

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PS 64 Intervention

Syracuse University School of Architecture

socisner@syr.edu +1. 305.965.5051

space frame

suspended pathways

metal decking + conrete finish

vierendeel truss

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Syracuse, NY

This project transforms the I-81 overpass from a divisive artifact into a framework for collective use. Instead of removing the structure, we integrate it into a new civic typology. A steel space frame spans the site, organizing public and production spaces while connecting back to the overpass above. A central concrete core anchors the composition, cutting through the frame to hold vertical circulation, services, and administrative spaces. The west side of the frame is enclosed, housing workshops, studios, and suspended circulation paths. The east side remains open, with inserted volumes for shops and galleries and a reactivated pedestrian promenade atop the overpass.

These zones are linked by public paths that cut through, float across, and stitch together the building’s front and back halves.

The frame is not just structural—it’s a spatial and environmental system. It supports double-glazing on the enclosed side, forming a thermal cavity that captures solar heat and allows passive return airflow. In summer, vents at the sawtooth roof release excess heat; in winter, it’s recovered through the air-handling units. On the open side, solar panels provide shaded outdoor space and energy.

Volumes within the frame are semi-independent, enclosed in perforated mesh and designed for flexibility—workspaces can open or close, reconfigure, or grow over time. Inspired by projects like the Fun Palace and Expo ‘70, this is not a fixed form but a responsive framework: a platform for making, showing, and adapting. It absorbs the context, bridges infrastructure and program, and invites continuous reinterpretation.

Fourth-Year Integrated Studio led by Lauren Scott In Collaboration with Noyonika Gaba

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1. aluminium flashing 2. aluminium flashing 3. motor-driven air vent 4. manual switch 5. 6mm+6mm tempered glass in U-section with gasket 6. drain 7. clevis hanger 8. spider clamp 9. 50/50 mm steel tub 10. 6mm+6mm tempered glass in U-section with gasket 11. setting blocks 12. gutter sandwich panel 13. 2 mm aluminium sheet, seal, sawtooth roof detail 14. 45 mm stone wool insulation, 15. 4 mm steel sheet 16. 13. 6mm+6mm tempered glass in U-section with gasket

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I-81

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retail shops + production

metal + wood + ceramic

private studios

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retail shops + production

metal + wood + ceramic

private studios

heat recovered for internal use in the winter

heat recovered for internal use in the winter

heat vented out through mechanical vents in the summer

heat vented out through mechanical vents in the summer

glass fins + spider clamps

glass enclosure

hvac

passive heat recovery system

solar panels

glass fins + spider clamps

glass enclosure

hvac

passive heat recovery system

solar panels

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basement

loading lock + freight elevator

pathways

interior enclosure- metal mesh

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basement

loading lock + freight elevator

pathways

interior enclosure- metal mesh

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rainwater collection

sprinklers

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THE FLOOR Ground Floor Pl scale 1/16”=1 355 Lexington A Sofia Cisneros

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355 Lexington Ave Midtown, New York, NY

Amidst the modern housing crisis, middle-income families face increasing challenges in finding affordable accommodation, particularly in cities like New York where soaring real estate prices offset higher incomes. 355 Lexington Ave addresses this issue by introducing a cooperative housing model tailored for families of two to six members. The building will boast two floors dedicated to shared spaces and amenities, eliminating the need for additional memberships and afterschool programs.

These amenities will include sports clubs, an indoor pool, a gym, a track, multipurpose studios, a garden balcony, a playroom, event spaces, a television lounge, and various communal areas. The building’s seven setbacks will be reoccupied as accessible balconies, while floors lacking balconies will feature rooms with permeable boundaries to facilitate passive lighting into deeper parts of the floorplate The ground floor will maintain retail space, and a public basketball court to facilitate the integration of the urban environment and encouraging tenant engagement with the local community.

Third-Year Studio led by Laura Salazar Altobelli

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Arborea, Sardinia

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Florence, Italy led by Olivia Gori ia Limaye + Riley O’Toole

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South China Karst, Guizhou, Ch

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PS 64 Inter

Alphabet City, New York, NY

Upon the analysis of two des Snyder’s H-plan public schoo to their former state in an aes communities they served. To constraints, creating fluid con building through a majorly for volume, forming a U-shape th for exploration and learning, f with office, conference, and a Loisaida community and emp Tompkins Square Park encou

Fourth-Year Studio in New York City led In Collaboration with Clareese Bonsu

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signated New York City historical landmarks, the Yiddish Art Theater, and another of Charles B. ols, PS 109, Calreese Bonsu and I concluded that while both projects had restored the exteriors sthetically-motivated process, they failed to honor their past functions and the respective address this, the proposed design aims to preserve the facade while mitigating structural nnections between new and old elements of an adddition that intervenes with the existing rm-inspired approach. The resulting geometry comprises two towers meeting at a cantilevered hat plugs into the H-plan layout, leaving courtyards on either streetfront. One tower is designated featuring galleries referencing the CHARAS movement, while the other serves LPC workers archive spaces. This dual circulation fosters unique relationships between the building and the ployees of the Landmark Preservation Commission, allowing for visibility of the hearing hall from uraging community engagement in preservation hearings.

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