This document summarizes the academic work of the author from 2005-2011, including various studio projects, internships, and professional work. It provides concise descriptions of 14 projects with information on locations, dates, and professors or firms. The projects cover a range of building typologies and scales, from a visitor center in South Dakota to metro stations in Panama City. Computer modeling, hand drawings, and video animations were used to represent the designs.
2. Ragdale in ‘Urbs Pilsen Neighborhood, Chicago
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[January - May 2010]
STUD
CORES
Professor David Woodhouse
>>The urban Ragdale artist retreat provides a complex of
SPAC IO
Y
buildings to immerse writers and artists within the structure and
culture of the Pilsen neighborhood for their short-term
residencies there. The design of the complex takes formal cues
from the surrounding buildings, where working studios face ES VOIDS
the street and residences face inward to a system of private
gardens. The storefront and void patterns along the existing
Halsted Facade are reflected in the organization of Ragdale in
‘Urbs. Public gallary spaces are located along Halsted, while
private studios and residences face 18th Street.
One important characteristic of the Pilsen neighborhood is its
transformative nature. Most days it is very quiet and studios are
closed off to the street, but on certain occasions, such as 2nd
Fridays, studio windows and doors are opened to the street and
the area becomes a continuous collection of gallery spaces.
Ragdale’s public gallery space has opperable facade panels
which can open the space completely to the street and the rest
of Chicago’s artist community.
Storefronts and Entryways Building
Studio Windows Divisions
The organization of the Ragdale Studio spaces takes influence from the neighboring Halsted Street facade. Studio Spaces are sandwhiched between
core walls, which contain storage and bookshelves for the artists and glass enclosed “voids”, which provide entries to the studios, as well as small
libraries and views of the city.
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1. Visual Art Studio
2. Sound Studio
3. Dance Studio
4. Internal Gallery
5. Library / Living Space
6. Dining Room
7. Kitchen
8. Public Gallery
9. Reception / Administration
10. Performance Space
11. Public Courtyard
First Floor Plan
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4. Modular Housing
Chicago, Illinois
[August - December 2009]
Professor Frederick Phillips
>>Factory - built modular housing presents a unique opportunity to produce
mass housing more quickly, efficiently, and inexpensively. These two
prototype row houses embrace their narrow footprints, either 14 or 16 feet
wide and 1200 or 1500 square feet in area. Program is centered around
large light wells, and translucent materials bring in additional natural light.
Tight floor area is redefined to create cozy and unique spaces.
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6. Badlands Visitor Center
Badlands National Park
[August - December 2008]
Professor Tim Brown
>>This project lies in the grasslands of South Dakota, close to the dramatic escarpment of the badlands. In response to the harsh
environment and strong winds, the visitor’s center sits low, carved out of the ground and made of concrete and rammed earth. The
canopy that floats above takes its curved shape from the smooth movement of the grassland, but its yellow metal covering makes it
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8. Paris Metro Station
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Batille Plaza and Metro Stop Paris, France
[January - May 2009]
Professor Jerry Horn
Pattern
Roof >> This plaza and metro entrance which overlooks
the Bastille monument in Paris is a busy
interchange of pedestrians, vehicle traffic, and
trains. The plaza slopes down toward the metro
entrance to provide views of the canal as well as
Materiality
the monument from the station. The light steel
frame canopy covering the plaza with movable
wireglass panels takes influence from the
beautiful train stations around Paris. Above the
metro at street level lies a second plaza used for
an open market with glass block floors to allow for
light in the station below.
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Cross Section
Longitudinal Section
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9. Pool Enclosure
Chicago Park District
[August - December 2007]
Professor Romina Canna
>> This project takes influence from the diverse experiences the body can have in water. The intense impact and total emersion of
a dive can effect us very differently than the slow enveloping coolness of a toe dipped into the shallow end of the pool. The building
is organized in response to this, giving totally different experiences of space and light depending on the activity.
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10. FRONT
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Montessori School
Montessori School
HOME
[January - May 2008]
Professor Tom Brock
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Leasable Space
>> The Montessori philosophy of learning emphasizes hands-on experiences and individualized
activities. The spaces within this kind of school should foster confidence and a safe feeling for the
O
Entry
children so they can be free to explore and learn. The project is located within the busy world of the
city, but it is turned inward, creating a buffer between the noise and distractions and the more home-like
classroom and “backyard”. The classrooms are open to a wide outer hallway which becomes a place
Offices
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for social interaction between grades, and the unusual shape of the classroom allows for more window
area and south light.
BACKYARD
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First Floor Plan Third Floor Plan
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11. Metalwork and Photography
1 << Process for casting alluminum handle:
1. Create pattern out of wood, with center parting line
and draft for easy removal. << 35 mm
2. Place into sand mold, packing sand on either side of Hand-developed
pattern; create spues and risers to allow metal to flow Black and White
into and out of mold. Pour heated aluminum into mold. Photography
3. Remove sprues and file surface until completed cast-
ing is smooth.
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>> Hand Hammered
Aluminum Lamp
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14. Panama City Metro
Panama Metro Proposal
[June - July, 2010]
Parsons
>>These renderings, video
storyboard and narration script
were created to describe Parson’s
design proposal for the Panama
Include part of the panama video storyboard
City Metro project. A variety of
hand and computer rendering here, or switch and include on opposite page.
techniques were used.
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15. Revit Models
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Top of Roof
46' - 3"
Platform Level
25' - 6" BART Airport Connector Light Rail Station
Lower Platform Level
[May 2011]
16' - 6" Parsons
Second Floor Level
11' - 1"
<< The Revit model (left) was created as an example of Parsons
First Floor Level
0' - 0" capability with building information modeling projects and its newly
forming BIM group within the company. The project is a light rail
transit station which connects to the airport outside of San Francisco.
Cross Section
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1/16" = 1'-0"
Lulu Island Bridges
[January 2011]
Parsons
>> Another pilot project for the BIM group was the modeling of
3 2 1 several bridges which will span canals on Lulu Island in Abu Dhabi
Top of Roof and connect the island to the main land.
46' - 3"
Platform Level
25' - 6"
Lower Platform Level
16' - 6"
Second Floor Level
11' - 1"
First Floor Level
0' - 0"
North Elevation
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3/64" = 1'-0"
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Top of Roof
46' - 3"
Platform Level
25' - 6"
Lower Platform Level
16' - 6"
Second Floor Level
11' - 1"
First Floor Level
0' - 0"
South Elevation
2
3/64" = 1'-0"
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16. Washington D.C. Green Streets Program
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Dynamically Green Streets Proposal
[December - January 2010]
Parsons
>>This video animation for the Department of Transporta-
tion describes the process of reducing stormwater run-off
and collecting rainwater through bioswales along the city’s
streets. This was part of a larger visualization project to 3
show the sustainable possibilities for Washington D.C.,
including the design of complete streets which allow for
multiple forms of transportation to work together.
1. Rainwater flows down the sloped street toward curb
cuts which allow for water to flow into vegitated bioswales.
2. The bioswale fills up with rainwater. Permeable pavers
on the street let water continue down into the earth.
3. Rainwater is filtered through drainage gravel and flows
toward a perforated drain pipe.
4. Water is then collected in underground cisterns to use
for irrigation.
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![Ragdale in ‘Urbs Pilsen Neighborhood, Chicago
ENTR
[January - May 2010]
STUD
CORES
Professor David Woodhouse
>>The urban Ragdale artist retreat provides a complex of
SPAC IO
Y
buildings to immerse writers and artists within the structure and
culture of the Pilsen neighborhood for their short-term
residencies there. The design of the complex takes formal cues
from the surrounding buildings, where working studios face ES VOIDS
the street and residences face inward to a system of private
gardens. The storefront and void patterns along the existing
Halsted Facade are reflected in the organization of Ragdale in
‘Urbs. Public gallary spaces are located along Halsted, while
private studios and residences face 18th Street.
One important characteristic of the Pilsen neighborhood is its
transformative nature. Most days it is very quiet and studios are
closed off to the street, but on certain occasions, such as 2nd
Fridays, studio windows and doors are opened to the street and
the area becomes a continuous collection of gallery spaces.
Ragdale’s public gallery space has opperable facade panels
which can open the space completely to the street and the rest
of Chicago’s artist community.
Storefronts and Entryways Building
Studio Windows Divisions
The organization of the Ragdale Studio spaces takes influence from the neighboring Halsted Street facade. Studio Spaces are sandwhiched between
core walls, which contain storage and bookshelves for the artists and glass enclosed “voids”, which provide entries to the studios, as well as small
libraries and views of the city.
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