1. The Gowanus Canal presents an opportunity for the residents of
BrooklynandbeyondtoenjoywaterfrontlivingintheheartofNewYork
City at lower typical cost. Inspired by the adjacent historic landmark,
the Carroll St. Bridge, Gowanus Elevated Micro is suspended above
Brooklyn in order to create public permeability at the ground level.
Further, the structural system of the bridge informs the urban form of
the residential volume. Communal gathering is encouraged through
externalized living spaces, which allows flexibility within each unit.
In collaboration with Bing Sun & Xiaofei Liu
G.E.M. [Gowanus Elevated Micro]
01 BROOKLYN NY / 2015
4. 02designing the line Detroit mi / 2014
market
cafe
workshop
gallery
theater
woodward ave
woodward ave
5. cisterncistern cistern cistern cistern
market
theater
parking
cafe
workshop
farming
crosswalk
seating
seating
walking path
Canfield st
garfield st
willis ave
windmill
gallery
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Parking structure with transition shopping
6. City / Date
03URBAN PROJECTION
Bedrooms
shared living space
bedrooms
Geared around density, efficiency, and identity, this prefabricated
student housing project focuses on shared common spaces while
projecting urban student life to the street. Putting the amenities on
display not only acts as advertising for the complex, but also utilizes
the “eyes on the street” in order to reduce the likelihood of localized
crime. With five unit types housing one to four people, each unit
faces either the street or the courtyard. In order to optimize privacy,
exteriorcirculationisminimizedbyinternalizingstairwayswithinunits.
Stacked prefabricated modules create diverse housing volumes that
give the project its identity.
TEMPE AZ / 2012
2 bedrooms 4 bedrooms 5 bedrooms
9. PHOENIX AZ / 2012revitalize
Thecanalandrailroadsystemswerearguablythemostvitalelementsinthedevelopment
of Phoenix, Arizona. The abstraction of these systems organized the circulation and
program for the project to create a dynamic consistency. Simple geometry and linear
planting mimics the repeating nature of railways; reflecting pools act as storm water
retention as well as filtration system for site irrigation. Structures are wrapped in basalt
stone cladding to connect the existing weathered grave markers to the new life of the
history center and memorial.
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11. Prevail is a nature retreat in Flagstaff, Arizona that uses minimal
gestures to showcase the inherit qualities of nature, specifically the
phenomenal quality of prevailing winds. The program is separated
into multiple volumes that create framed views, natural ventilation,
and exterior gathering spaces. The project was developed by
amplifying the strengths and mitigating the weaknesses of the site,
utilizing sustainable elements such as wind turbines and water
cisterns, and using reclaimed wood materials from the area to
minimize the impact of transportation and construction.
prevail
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staff living
administrative
dining hall
patio
gathering space
classroom
lodge
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privacy wall site
wind protection site
canvas tent site
permanent tent site
flagstaff az / 2013
wood framed roof; 1x2, 1x4, 1x6 vertical pine
wood envelope, brushed in oil and tar; 2x4 wood
joists; 1x4 interior stained pine boards
wood framed wall; 1x2, 1x4, 1x6 vertical pine
wood envelope, brushed in in oil and tar; 2x2
battens, waterproofing; 5/8” plywood; 2x4 wood
joists; 5/8” plywood; interior 1x4 stained pine
boards
2x6 pine wood decking; 2x10 floor joists
prevailing winds
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13. houghton mi / 2015
The Isle Royale Mine is a chapter in the story of the forgotten history of the
Copper Country. The pride of an industrial era is engrained in the identity of
the people of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The copper mining industry became
synonymous with harsh working conditions, long hours, and hard manual labor.
With the exception of a few significantly lucky relics, time has consumed the
vast majority of the artifacts which once gave honor and dignity to those who
dedicated their lives to a transient copper industry.
The language of the industrial artifact, which was shared at one point by 28
mines, has been lost in translation through decades of deteriation. The extensive
underground urbanism that was realized through the extraction of minerals is now
only evidenced by a few traces of concrete foundations and crumbling brick.
6 monumental postures
The project proposes a series of monuments which define the loci of these
memories; they are situated at the old surface plant locations of one of the most
successful mines: Isle Royale Copper Company. The forms of the monuments
anthropomorphize the iconic shafthouses and restore their commanding
presence in the landscape. The internal space serves as an intimate space for
contemplation that connections the user an adjacent linear garden.
Each garden translates the characteristics of the region’s geology and
underground mining. Various swaths of herbs allow users to experience the
totality of the environment which is beyond one’s understanding. These plants act
as the agents in mitigating the thresholds between ambiguous objects and the
mind, creating new insights in experiencing the landscapes of Copper Country.
gardens of [ex]position
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wood frame cast concrete - roughsteel frame gabioncast concrete - polished wood cladding
copper
finish: natural weathering
coating: none
copper
finish: chemical weathering
coating: none
copper
finish: polished
coating: rolled sealant
copper
finish: brushed
coating: none
copper
finish: sand-blasted
coating: none
copper
finish: hammered
coating: polyurethane
wood frame cast concrete - roughsteel frame gabioncast concrete - polished wood cladding
copper
finish: natural weathering
coating: none
copper
finish: chemical weathering
coating: none
copper
finish: polished
coating: rolled sealant
copper
finish: brushed
coating: none
copper
finish: sand-blasted
coating: none
copper
finish: hammered
coating: polyurethane
houghton mi / 2015
6 construction types
14. “Stope” “Scaffold” “Stamp mill”
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H o i s t H o u s e s
S u r f a c e P l a n t B u i l d i n g s
D r y H o u s e s
# 1 “ S t e e p l e ” ( D e s t ro y e d i n f i re ) # 2 “ S t e e p l e ” ( D e m ol i s h e d ) # 3 “ V i l l a g e ” ( D e m ol i s h e d ) # 4 “ S k i S lo p e ” ( D e m ol i s h e d ) # 5 “ S k i S lo p e ” ( D e m ol i s h e d ) # 6 “ S k i S l o p e ” ( D e m ol i s h e d )
M a c h i n e S h o p & Wa re h o u s e L o c o m o t i v e H o u s e S t a m p M i l l ( D e m ol i s h e d ) P u m p H o u s e
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6 Original Isle Royale Shaft Houses
6 Translated Processes
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15. beijing, china / 2013
The Beijing City Wall lasted more than 500 years and was demolished in the 1950s.
The demolition of the Beijing City Wall is a huge loss to China and its culture.
Beijing’s 2nd Ring Road was built in 1992 exactly on the location of the Beijing
City Wall. It is the first fully closed ring expressway in China. However, Beijing’s
expressways have begun to show detrimental side effects including inefficient land
usage, divided city fabric, and massive amounts of noise and air pollution.
Offices and public institutes are located inside the 4th Ring Road while most of
the residential buildings are located outside of the 4th Ring Road. Therefore, many
people must commute long distances everyday via ring expressways and subways,
further adding to the city’s pollution.
This project proposes the resurgence of the Beijing City Wall. History is preserved
through this new building guesture, giving Beijing back an important part of its
culture. A more efficient transportation system connects the 2nd Ring Road, the
subway, and the future express line in the air. Noise and air pollution is controlled
right at the location of their production.
This “horizontal skyscraper city” has more efficient program adjacencies. People
live close to offices, shopping malls, galleries, universities, urban farms, parks,
hospitals and so on. The daily commute is substantially reduced, which ultimately
serves to reduce noise and air pollution.
dialogue with history
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The Forbidden City
829m 40X
The 2nd Ring Road
The Location of the Beijing City Wall
The Forbidden City
829m
40X
The 2nd Ring Road
The Location of the Beijing City Wall
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2nd Ring Road
Forbidden City
Typology: horizontal skyscraper
Improvements to circulation & introduction of pollution filtering Consolidation of program from distributed to stacked
829m
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interactive cross sections
18. 08Preternatual Pastiche
Marc-Antoine Laugier Primitive Hut PLA Resin Extrusion with Robot
Un-shelving Jacques Derrida’s ideas in his work “The Truth of Painting” he questions
the notions of universal beauty by referencing the edges, their ends, essentially
their frame, which he calls the “parergon”. Preternatural Pastiche looks at evoking
mood by juxtaposing the uncanny with the familiar to produce something that is
‘beyond the normal’ – that mediates the polarities between the real and the sensual.
Inspiration began at the primitive hut, which is the most basic way of enclosing space.
Familiar elements like branches and twigs combine to produce an unfamiliarity that
roots from nature. The project challenges tectonic architecture and instead
uses chemical architecture to synthesize these elements as a process
for construction. This process, which uses melting and fusing instead of
traditional fasteners, eliminates the distinction between walls and floors
– functionality and decoration. This deepened meaning for architectural
elements creates spaces that are “neither simply outside nor simply inside”.
ann arbor mi / 2016in collaboration with Ritwika Banerjee & Xiaofei Liu
![The Gowanus Canal presents an opportunity for the residents of
BrooklynandbeyondtoenjoywaterfrontlivingintheheartofNewYork
City at lower typical cost. Inspired by the adjacent historic landmark,
the Carroll St. Bridge, Gowanus Elevated Micro is suspended above
Brooklyn in order to create public permeability at the ground level.
Further, the structural system of the bridge informs the urban form of
the residential volume. Communal gathering is encouraged through
externalized living spaces, which allows flexibility within each unit.
In collaboration with Bing Sun & Xiaofei Liu
G.E.M. [Gowanus Elevated Micro]
01 BROOKLYN NY / 2015](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/eb4ae925-d489-41d5-a9bc-92c48f405f6f-160727205522/85/2016-feldhausenportfoliosmallest-1-320.jpg)
