My name is Zachary, I am a designer working towards my licensure. My work explores architecture as a living object, evolving through time.
I work across a range of production methods, diagramming, physical modeling, parametric modeling, each chosen for the projects needs.
I treat architecture as a discovered condition, something found through process, not imposed.
I continue to explore the evolving field of architecture at SciArc, where I will be receiving my Master of Architecture II, in August 2025.
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sweet spot
venice, ca luxury hotel concept
common steps
denver, co single stair housing
geomorphic lincoln heights, ca adaptive-reuse cultural center
74.
denver, co mixed-use library
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sweetspot
luxury hotel concept team - Alexander Day
Sweet Spot began with a series of Armin Hofmann inspired drawings that explore figure ground relationships and rhythmic patterns.
This graphic language established a dialogue between solid and void, creating a conversational hierarchy.
We then translated these twodimensional studies into brick form-work, bridging the gap between drawing and physical matter.
By incorporating chocolate and sugar glass, we introduced material ambiguity that allows diverse patterns to emerge.
unconventional interplay of chocolate and sugar glass, sweet spot relationship between ephemeral and structural materials. Grounded of CMU, we explore how a mix of textures and materials can bring building’s façade.
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The model explores a range of building tactics, combining traditional columns with standard CMU blocks to propose a new typology.
This hybrid approach allows for intentional breaks within the structure, opening opportunities for spatial variation and architectural expression.
commonsteps
single stair housing team - Basheer Hejal
Located in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, Common Steps is a single-stair housing proposal that re-imagines vertical circulation as a shared social space.
The stair becomes more than a means of movement it acts as a communal backbone,
encouraging interaction and connection between neighbors.
At the first floor, a below-grade café anchors the project to its urban context, offering public engagement while creating employment opportunities for residents.
The fourth floor unveils a dedicated community level, featuring a gym, shared workspaces & lounge.
geomorphic
adaptive re-use cultural center team - Şule Kipel
Drawing inspiration from crystalline and fractal systems, geomorphic explores architecture as a dynamic body, seeking formal resolution through the construction of a large-scale wooden model.
The design integrates worker housing, community outreach
programs, and a performing arts hall, weaving these diverse functions into a topographical form.
Rather than viewing the existing jail structure as a relic, we engage with it as a material of transformation & renewal.
The crystalline design continues throughout the site, forming a welcoming public space and an open-air amphitheater for gatherings. A central walkway passes underneath the building, giving visitors a unique and memorable way to explore the site.
Developed through grasshopper, Geomorphic reflects the crystalline process through its form.
Geomorphic explores dual forces of erosion and growth, capturing them in a moment of architecture.
mixed-use
Located in Denver’s Hirshorn Park, 74. is both a library and wheelchair basketball facility. Fostering learning.
It challenges conventional spatial separations between leisure and learning, and
invites interaction between communities often overlooked in public space.
74. positions accessibility at the core around which space, program, and form are organized.
about
Thank you for viewing my work. I am hopeful that we can design a more sustainable and equitable future.
I aim to bring a forward-thinking approach to design, utilizing a wide range of tools. Exploring architecture through a wide range of mediums as a way to question conventional notions of spacial assembly.
Through my work I hope to inspire, reflect, and push forth a future of accessible & healthy design.
