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In 2009, I planned to pursue saxophone performance at the University of Michigan. Accepting a full scholarship to North Carolina State University changed that course, and I enrolled in both Civil Engineering and Physics to explore interests in building and mathematics.
I became very involved with the university, co-founding a statewide leadership program that engages high school students in community problem-solving. Through developing this curriculum, I became close friends with an architecture student who exposed me to the College of Design, where I immediately saw my niche. So during my free time as a research intern with the U.S. Department of Energy that summer, I created my first portfolio and was accepted.
My design interests became very broad. I started a business in South Africa, researched water quality in Liberia, and became a graphic designer for several start-up companies. This eclectic progression fuels my developing interests and, in the studio, my process.
My projects evolve through tinkering, perhaps just as my mind attempts to resolve this diverse range of influences.
Introduction +A Note on Process
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Institute of theContemporary Art Museum (CAM):Exhibiting Production
Unlike a museum, the Institute is a facility for the production of art. Display is secondary.
The production of artifacts, rather than the artifacts themselves, then, becomes a public
exhibition to face the city.
The galleries are submerged beneath the site and lit by translucent, luminous glass
boxes puncturing the exterior sculpture plaza above. The studios and instructional
spaces are elevated above the site in a glass tower, displayed to the surrounding city
from behind a veil of corrugated, perforated aluminum panels. This maximizes site
available for a public sculpture plaza.
A 35’ tall sculpture studio is on-grade with North Street, facilitating both public display
of sculptural production and easy maneuvering of large sculptures to the plaza above.
Core program is stored in an adjacent opaque volume connected by a series of bridges,
exposing the hurried circulation of artists-in-motion. The void between the two volumes
cuts through the site to create a clandestine gallery entrance.
All light-sensitive facilities such as darkrooms are housed in an opaque extension on
the glass tower’s south, the face of which becomes a surface for large-scale digital art
projection, viewable from downtown. A glass extension on the opaque tower’s north
contains a panoramic conference room.
ARC 501 / FALL 2015
PublicSculpturePlaza
Study ModelsConstructed at 1/64” = 1’
Site Model from SoutheastConstructed at 1/16” = 1’
Parti:SectionDisplay of Artifacts
Production of Artifacts
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Museum
DISPLAY
Section Detail ModelConstructed at 1/8” = 1’
PRO-DUCTION
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SITE:CAM
SITE:CAMINSTITUTE
Site PlanDowntown Raleigh
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W.NORTH
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1 Individual studios
2 Administrative offi ce
3 Drawing studio
4 Printmaking laboratory
5 Acid booth
6 Digital + media studios
7 Film laboratory
8 Presentation Room
9 Library
10 Gang laboratory
11 Technical support
12 Lecture hall
13 Entry + reception
14 Public sculpture plaza
15 Sculpture studio
16 Mechanical
17 WC
18 Galleries
19 Classroom
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Longitudinal Site Section
Longitudinal Site SectionConcept Sketch11000 SQ FT
PUBLIC SCULPTUREPLAZA
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GalleriesConcept Sketch
Galleries
North SiteEntrance
West ElevationConcept Sketch
Second Floor Plan
N.WESTSTREET
W.NORTH
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1 Mechanical
2 Technical support
3 Elevator
4 Lecture hall
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Fifth Floor Plan
Site PlanConcept Sketch
1 Conference
2 Administrative offi ces
3 Drawing studio
4 Elevator
5 Director’s offi ce
6 Printmaking laboratory
7 Beater booth
8 Acid booth
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Site ModelConstructed at 1/16” = 1’
Transverse SiteSection
N.WESTSTREET
1 WC
2 Lobby
3 Faculty studio
4 Individual studios
5 Director’s offi ce
6 Drawing studio
7 Faculty studio
8 Digital + media studios
9 Library
10 Lecture Hall
11 Sculpture studio
12 Mechanical
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Assembly Detail ModelConstructed at 3/8” = 1’
Wall Section
Insulated metal stud wall
Aluminum rainscreen panel
Steel cable
Perforated corrugated aluminum panel
Metal grate service catwalk
14” post-tensioned concrete slab
Perforated corrugated aluminum panel
2’ diameter concrete column
Frosted insulated glass
Insulated glass
Soil for local shrubs
4” precast concrete paver
Insulated metal stud wall
18” post-tensioned concrete slab
Continuous control joint
1.5” polished concrete topping slab
The Coastal Studies Institute is located on a vast coastal plain that is dramatic and
picturesque, but fully exposed to hurricanes. The absence of shelter drove this housing
proposal into an adjacent wooded site, where the architectural language would become
one of verticality rather than the endless horizon of the plain: a loft.
Separate housing structures are embedded in the woods and lifted upon piles to escape
flooding hazards. Their triangular forms pragmatically shed water quickly and shield one
another from strong wind and debris, while abstracting the geometries of the trees. The
peaks of each become lofted study and reading nooks.
The Coastal Studies Institute’s diverse range of visitors, researchers, and students - all
requiring different longevities and styles of on-campus residence - necessitated versatile
programing. 11 residential structures of varying size and capacity accommodate both
temporary and long-term needs, for both families and students. Bedrooms are flexible
for individual researchers, couples, and student roommates.
These structures are placed along a proposed greenway linking the city of Manteo
to the campus. They are consolidated along a common, accessible boardwalk, each
arranged to maximize views of the woods to the North and the Croatan Sound to the
South. The scheme includes a screened-in community pavilion for residents’ use.
ARC 402 / SPRING 2015WITH COURTNEY RICHESON (ARCHITECTURE)+ ABHILASH KUNNATOOR MARGABANDU (CONSTRUCTION + ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT)+ CARLOS VEGA (CIVIL ENGINEERING)
Housing for the UNCCoastal Studies Institute (CSI):Lofted
56 TWO STORYH.E.R.S.44% more energy effi cient than a standard new home
53 THREE STORYH.E.R.S.47% more energy effi cient than a standard new home
57 ONE STORYH.E.R.S.43% more energy effi cient than a standard new home
View from North
PROPOSEDWIND TURBINES
Site Plan
COASTAL STUDIES INSTITUTE
PROPOSEDHOUSING
ROOFTOP PHOTOVOLTAICARRAY
Existing Coastal Studies Institute
Existing Marine Laboratory
To Manteo
PROPOSEDWIND TURBINES
85%ANNUAL ENERGYNEEDS GENERATED
ROOFTOP PHOTOVOLTAICARRAY
Path From CoastalStudies InstituteCampus
ONE STORY
2-4 PERSONS
TWO STORY
3-4 PERSONS
THREE STORY
6-8 PERSONS
THREE STORY
6-8 PERSONSTWO STORY
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COMMUNITY
PAVILION
THREE STORY
6-8 PERSONS
COMMUNITY
PAVILION
ONE STORY
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TWO STORY
3-4 PERSONS
THREE STORY
6-8 PERSONS
THREE STORY
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THREE STORY
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TWO STORY
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64TOTAL CAPACITYOF STUDENTSAND FAMILIES
Site Plan
Site Model from SouthConstructed at 1/16” = 1’
0 FTSEA LEVEL
+ 8 FTBASE FLOOD ELEVATION
+ 9 FTCOASTAL AFLOOD ZONE
+ 10 FTDARE COUNTYFREEBOARD
+ 11.5 FTACCOUNTING FOR80 YR SEA LEVEL RISE
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standing seam aluminum
(8% glazed-to-opaque ratio) (8% glazed-to-opaque ratio)
2 South protected by fi ber cement South protected by fi ber cement
board rainscreen
3 Double-insulated glass
4 Opaque door
5 South protected by louvers South protected by louvers
6 Cross ventilation
7 Continuous insulation
8 Rock infi ltration pit
9 Stack-effect ventilation
Sustainable Strategies
LivingFirst Floor (three-story scheme)
Lofted Reading NookSecond Floor (three-story scheme)
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1 Interdependent
wind diversion
2 Impact-resistant
aluminum louvers
3 Elevation above fl ood zone
4 Safe tree distance
5 Steep slope for
haste water shedding
FoundationConcrete piles with pile caps
First FloorSteel frame with moment connections
Concrete fl oor slab
Upper FloorsSteel frame with pin connections
Concrete fl oor slabs
Lateral ReinforcementSteel beams with pin connections
Hurricane-ResistantStructure
Site Model from SouthwestConstructed at 1/16” = 1’
This proposal for an educational boardwalk creates a public connection between the
community of Roanoke Island and the Croatan Sound. A segment bridging a tidal
waterway is programmed and sheltered to store kayaks and life safety equipment,
allowing small groups to explore the marshes and Sound off-foot.
The bridge is surrounded by a slatted membrane of dimensional lumber. This accounts
for the need for shade rather than enclosure, and better resists hurricane-force winds.
Its longitudinal form is an expression of both the boardwalk within and the endless
horizon of the surrounding coastal landscape.
It is structured as a box truss of dimensional lumber, the module of which is spaced at
10’ to accommodate differing sizes of kayaks supported along vertical truss members.
ARC 402 / SPRING 2015WITH COURTNEY RICHESON (ARCHITECTURE)
Boathouse for the UNCCoastal Studies Institute (CSI):Bridge to the Sound
Site Plan
PROPOSEDBRIDGE
PROPOSEDGREENWAY
COASTAL STUDIES INSTITUTE
Croatan Sound
SiteTidal waterway
BridgeConnect proposed greenway to sound
StorageStore kayaks and life safety equipment
StructureStructureBox truss of dimensional lumber
Shading + ViewShading + ViewSlatted dimensional lumber to resist wind
AccessAccessRamp to water for boat access
ConceptualDevelopment
View fromTidal Waterway
Site ModelConstructed at 1/4” = 1’
Facing East
20TOTALKAYAKCAPACITYExploded Axonometric
Life safety equipment:
Weathering steel enclosure
Slatted enclosure:
dimensional lumber
Box truss structure:
dimensional lumber
Kayak storage fi xed
to vertical truss members
Accessible
boat ramp
Proposed greenway
Elevated walkway
This extensive public park in Prague’s Vinohrady is retained by a continuous 2400’ long
stone wall, punctuated only twice by stairs. This isolates the northern and southern
perimeters of what should be an important public space in the city fabric. But the wall,
however problematic, is also an important part of the site’s identity.
Rather than modifying the wall, this scheme proposes a commodity to give people reason
to scale the wall and bridge this urban void: a small café. This is a common solution
among parks in urban Prague, but it risks commodifying and privatizing space that should
be public. The challenge became to create a commodity without commodifying.
To accomplish this, the commodity’s volume is embedded within the ground to create
additional public space without eliminating any existing public space.
The volume contains a public elevator from a proposed tram stop below, making the
entire park accessible from Francouzská. The proposed public path along the south of
the volume offers an opportunity to traverse the park from a lower elevation between the
West and East stairs, encouraging an easier climb into the park and therefore transverse
circulation toward Slovenská.
The roof of the proposed volume becomes a level plane for viewing the surrounding
cityscape from its elevated position. The original site was too steep to be occupied.
ARC 490 / FALL 2014
Creating a Commoditywithout Commodifying:The Francouzská Wall
Site PlanPrague Vinohrady
Francouzská
Slovenská
FRANCOUZSKA WALL
SITE
2400 FTCONTINUOUSRETAININGWALL
Francouzská Retaining Wall (segment):Photographic collage
WESTSTAIR
EASTSTAIR
SITE
ADDITIONALPUBLICSPACEACCESSIBLE
PUBLICPATH
FRANCOUZSKA
CAFESLOVENSKA
ACCESSIBLEPUBLIC
ELEVATOR
Site Section
EAST STAIR
Café InteriorFacing East
Facing WestAlong Francouzská
Facing WestWithin Park
3300 SQ FTADDITIONAL PUBLIC,ACCESSIBLE,UNCOMMODIFIEDPARK SPACE
This teaching dairy complex is programmed in three pieces: a free-stall barn for non-
lactating cows, a free-stall barn for lactating cows, and educational / health facilities.
These are linked by a 280’ long suspended observatory deck that allows students
and educators to traverse the divide between where the cows live and how they are
supported. This cantilevers beyond the end of the enclosure for a panoramic view of
the cows’ habitat
Forklifts hauling food and waste pass freely beneath this observatory deck to transit
between the stalls and storage, which is below grade on the facility’s south.
Dramatic wooden membranes are pushed to the exterior and fold over the southern
facade, protecting the cows from heat and light and creating a natural stack-effect
strategy for passive ventilation. The southern membrane is broken at the point where
cows enter the facility from the north and trucks from the south. This exposes a wide
view for those along the observatory deck to the veterinary campus located South.
ARC 301 / FALL 2013
North Carolina State UniversityCollege of Veterinary Medicine:Teaching Dairy Barn
Study ModelsConstructed at various scales
Site Plan
Passive VentilationStrategy
Site Model from NorthwestSite Model from Northwest(Northern Roof Removed)Constructed at 1/16” = 1’
Site Model from SoutheastConstructed at 1/16” = 1’
280 FTSUSPENDEDOBSERVATORYDECKFacing East
Section ModelConstructed at 3/8” = 1’
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