Tattaffect Installation

A Cartesian grid mapping the emotions as handled by the human brain (arousal vs valence) became 256 “faces,” reminiscent of ancient Greek theatre masks. These were molded from plastic to form a transparent hanging surface; a three dimensional, modern-day stained …

Hospital Courtyard

Entry for a 24-hour design competition for the re-design of a hospital courtyard. Our project seeks to create a diversity of spaces at varying scales and of different character that allow patients of the hospital to have respite from the …

Fashion Schau

Garment design for the first Knowlton School “Fashion Schau,” based on Oskar Schlemmer’s designs for the Bauhaus. It is meant to exaggerate the movements of the body. The piece is based on a crab or some sort of space suit. …

“The Star War” Masterplan (2011)

Masterplan for 15 duplexes and 15 triplexes designed by my peers.

Most masterplans focus on the tourist; important views are given to the automobile on the roadways, and buildings are treated as sculptural objects in a landscape. This masterplan is …

Mullet Haus Triplex (2011)

A “triplex” house that’s business in the front, party in the back.

Created as part of a larger group of masterplanned duplexes and triplexes. While the other houses took the approach of sculptural-object-in-the-landscape, I opted instead for a house which …

Double Duck Duplex (2011)

A Hejduk-inspired “duplex” consisting of two houses connected by a common pathway.

We don’t always like our neighbors. This can make interactions with them uncomfortable, and awkward at best. This duplex expresses this feeling in form. The two houses are …

MASS MoCA River Rehab (2011)

Proposal for the rehabilitation of the channelized river which runs through North Adams, MA. Exhibited as part of a show at MASS MoCA.

What was once a living, though polluted river, has been channelized and allowed to decline. Situated near …

WBRO Artist Housing (2011)

Speculative housing project to serve a burgeoning artist community in Columbus, OH. The site is a block in the Franklinton neighborhood that measures approximately 205’ x 630’ (three-acres).

The role of artists and avant-garde designers as urban pioneers is well …

Charleston Transport Hub (2010)

Competition entry for a new transportation hub in Charleston, SC. The city is interested in adding a light rail line to connect the downtown and historic districts. The new hub would serve daily commuters and tourists arriving and departing via …

Aural Architecture (2010)

Looking to precedents such as OMA’s Casa da Musica, our group set out to change sound through surface made with Rhino scripting. Using the Knowlton School of Architecture’s main space, a typically sound-rich space, we experimented with creating a new …

Productive Parking-Algae Trees (2010)

Algae is the energy source of the future. One day soon, biofuels made from this renewable resource will power everything from cars to boats to planes. In fact, the aviation industry hopes to finish the conversion to algae-based biofuels within …

Paper Parking (2010)

In one year, the average office worker will use over 12,500 sheets of paper; the equivalent of 1.5 trees. For a small office of 100 people, this adds up to a forest of 150 trees to supply enough paper for …

Knowlton Gets A Face-Lift (2010)

What if a truck crashed into the Knowlton School of Architecture and damaged the storefront facade in the south garden? This project is a proposal for a hypothetical rebuild of the south facade. Taking cues from Herzog and de Meuron’s …

Expo 2010 (2010)

Part of a collective masterplan of expo buildings meant to showcase new technologies and the artist’s pavilions for a hypothetical “Expo 2010″. The round pavilion is a continuation of the work done one the artist pavilion; louvres give and deny …

Artist Pavilion for Paul Pfeiffer (2010)

A pavilion for video artist Paul Pfeiffer to be included in the hypothetical 2010 Expo. Pfeiffer’s work deals with digitally erasing athletes and celebrities from video footage. The resulting films show a flicker of space where the person once stood; …