This document summarizes several projects from a design portfolio. It describes a 4 person, 18 week project to revitalize the Old Post Office in Chicago which involved site investigation and a master plan proposal. It also summarizes a 2+ year ongoing research project with faculty to develop low-cost modular housing and a 3 person, 6 week project for a paper dress and sustainable fashion pavilion for an expo in Milan. Additionally, it notes that sketching and watercolors are passions that aid the design process.

1. YEAR 5 / 4 PERSON TEAM / 18 WKS
Ideation, Model Fabrication, Renderings,
Process Development, Motivation
In response to a real RFP by the City of
Chicago, this proposal seeks to revitalize
the Old Post Office which sits on the
Chicago river, borders the hustle and
bustle of downtown, and vaults over
the extensively congested Congress
Expressway. The difficulty of site and
program forced us to thoroughly investigate
and answer to historic preservation
regulations, branding and marketing intent,
as well as real estate financial planning.
The ideation process led us to a strong
and simple diagram of four main blocks
for our master plan proposal. Two inward
facing C blocks and a raised central O
block create an inner focus that defines
this new district. Real estate logistics
pushed us to place a tower along the
river, taking advantage of perfectly
aligned views up and down bends of the
river.
Alongside the diligence we devoted
to project investigation, we very
intentionally designed our process to
achieve optimum results and efficiency.
OLD CHICAGO
POST OFFICE:
URBAN RENEWAL
email pcam@okstate.edu
insta cee.patt1
phone (512) 921-7726

2. DWELL S.M.A.R.T.
HOUSING CONCEPT
YEAR 2 + / ONGOING RESEARCH W/ FACULTY
Fabrication, Design, Logistics, Grant
Proposal, Funding & Support
This work seeks to develop a S.M.A.R.T.
(Simple, Modular, Affordable, Ready, True)
solution to the world housing crisis.
Currently undergoing field testing after its
first full build, Prototype A is a low-cost
housing solution constructed of exterior
grade plywood. The floor, walls, and roof
are composed of identical, prefabricated,
interlocking studs that simplify
construction and shorten on-site time. The
components are compact and lightweight,
making them easy to transport to most
locations. Tool requirements are modest as
each joint screws together with toenails.
The interlocking stud components work
together to form grids and eventual rigidity,
attaching at corners and floors for a unified
structural system. The grid can overlap
itself to extend the walls, floors, and roof
further in any direction for a variety of
sizes.
email pcam@okstate.edu
insta cee.patt1
phone (512) 921-7726

3. YEAR 3 / 3 PERSON TEAM / 6 WKS
Ideation, Dress and Model Fabrication,
Renderings, Motivation
This project sought to propose a featured
paper garment and a sustainable fashion
pavilion for the 2015 Milan World
Exposition. A more experimental project
to begin with, my teammates and I took
the adventurous nature of the proposal to
heart and followed an exploratory design
process through a vast array of ideas.
The concept of ‘the ethereal’ came
from a fascination with the bareness
of fabric and its ability to define space
and experience with its revealment/
concealment. Our dress, for example,
is merely a sheet of paper but appears
solid from certain angles and almost
transparent from others. We attempted to
explore this realm of ‘barely’ architecture
by suggesting space and playing with
light through the undulation of draping
fabric. Interior and exterior spaces are
consequently shaped by voids left in the
volume of fabric sheets to create this
delicate, otherworldly pavilion.
EXPO MILAN:
SUSTAINABLE
FASHION PAVILION
email pcam@okstate.edu
insta cee.patt1
phone (512) 921-7726

4. YEAR 1 + / ONGOING PASSIONS, HOBBIES, TOOLS
Sketching and watercoloring are
indispensable to me for analyzing issues
in design scenarios, interpreting the
world that surrounds us, or just relaxing
and creating. The stroke and style I have
developed over the years is extremely
graphic, quick, simple, expressive, and
thoroughly fun. Much of the work shown
is from a summer in Europe where I fully
utilized the wondrous environment to
experiment, grow, and practice, practice,
practice. My skills continue to progress
as sketching and watercolors become
more ingrained in my design and thought
process.
SKETCHING +
WATERCOLORS
email pcam@okstate.edu
insta cee.patt1
phone (512) 921-7726