Select Portfolio Projects for Resume Submission

1. Surface ;) Space ___ Volume [ ] < Transparency > Connections #
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2. Laminar Flow
The 1A installation is a competition among
the 1A students and a SCI-arc tradition. I was
fortunate enough to win the competition and
to have my design built in one of the main
entry ways. This project was considered a
great success and a book was published
by the SCI-Arc Press, which illustrated the
design and construction processes.
The concept was driven by the forces
of light, air circulation, and pedestrian
circulation within the existing environment.
The design indexes the forces both natural
and circumstantial through a surfaces made
of 1/4” basswood.
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Profile
2"
Bracket
Dovetail
3" Radius
1/2” Finished Birch
Plywood
Notch
Profile Detail 1
1/4" 1/4"
1/2"
1"
3/4" 1/2"
1/2"
NOTCH DETAIL DOVETAIL DETAIL
1" 1/2"
1/4" DIA.
6" C.B.
4"
1"
1/8"
BRACKET DETAIL/SECTION

3. Language
Kabuki Theater
Through the study of Kabuki dances and the shapes created by
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Analyzing the forms and reducing the form to its core allowed a
language to emerge. This language was translated into a truss
system with a pin connections. Ultimately creating a buildings
envelope and form. The building retains a sense of movement
because the geometries were derived from a physical movement
the human body.

5. Hydro - Terminal
Located in Venice Italy the hydro - terminal
project serves as a train terminal and a
hydroponics farm. Venice has a history
of tenant farming and a current problem
with the permanent residency declining as
the tourism industry rapidly continues to
grow. This project brings and industry to
Venice that has the potential to sustain its
residence need for food and revitalize the
Venetian community. Additional programs
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contribute to the urban culture. Through
the deployment of walkways programs are
connect emulating the circulatory patterns
of Venice.

8. UN BOXED:
The New Whitney Museum
The objective of UN BOXED was to
refute the current winning proposal of
The New Whitney Museum in New York.
The studio was to use art as a tool to
create a piece of architecture.
Less is Moire began as a study of
Bridget Riley’s optical art. The moire,
which became the driver of the project,
produce an effect that creates patterns
as a result of two grids or sets of lines
overlapping. To recreate the moire
there were a series of study done, that
eventually led to the building language.
The building strategy challenges the
typical way art is viewed by creating the
worst possible circulation scenarios in
a labyrinth like fashion. The elevators
would drop a person off on either the
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galleries altering the perspective of
viewer. To change perspective one must
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level, thus altering the experience of the
museum.

11. Pivotal Connection :
HUB LA Space
The building pivots around a core that acts
as a social condenser as well as reaching
out to the neighboring communities. This
project test the limits of co-work space
through a series of stacked volumes.
Spatial typologies are classifying by how
they are used, which is because this build
was designed to facilitate a mixture or use.
Transparency throughout the building is
important because it promotes an open
network of information. The courtyards act
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the work areas. Through the connections
of views and courtyards an environment
of work spaces develops into a communal
sharing space where the exchange of ideas
can occur.

15. [ZONED]
Thesis 2012
Advisor: Michael Rotondi
The wall is an essential element of
architecture that delineates space.There
are wall-types with varying degrees of
apertures and enclosures. These apertures
and enclosures form a volume of space that
is codependent on the delineation of the
wall. Although a wall is fragmented it can
still be perceived as a line. This perception
still holds true in the case where the wall is
completely dissolved.
When examining the border between
the U.S. and Mexico, we observe this
phenomenon at a larger scale. The issue
of migration between the US and Mexico
is evolving from a politically conservative
issue to a policy that negotiates physical
and spatial boundaries.
The recent passage of HR 3654, or the
“Shared Lands Agreement,” states that,
“To construct a zone between countries
that does not restrict and/or limit any man,
woman, or child from entering based on
citizenship, national origin, color, race, or
religion. This territorial zone shall be free of
any copyright and intellectual property and
reject any law that shall restrict the progress
and/or an idea towards the advancement of
humanity.”
Such policies and their adoption calls upon
architects and policy makers to design
a “shared space,” and thus, rethink the
delineation of the boundary-as-wall. The
creation of a zone, instead of a strict line,
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the way a border is used and perceived.
Replacing a built wall with a series of
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border as a set of complex ‘shared spaces’,
resulting in zones of different scales and
orders with varied behaviors. Developing
a new set of conditions ultimately builds an
identity that is neither American or Mexican
but successfully mediates both cultures into
one ZONE.

16. The Border
Jobs
Industries Program
Street vendors
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Street vendors
Cooks
Buss boys
Waiters
Zone Servers S
Tailor
Cafe
Janitorial Services
Housekeepers
Nannies
Tailors
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Restaurant
Market
Gardeners
Landscapers
Construction Labourers
Specialties Industry Workers L
Factory workers Retail
Waste Management Museum
Farm Workers Cultural Arts Center
Parks
Series of buildings Hospital
Musicians Offices
Athletes
Students
Doctors
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Research Center
Dentist
Medical Center
Lawyers
Industrial Manufacturing
Architects
Garment Factory
Engineers