New Single-Family Home
Paul Lukez Architecture
Winter 2014-2015
Our client asked us to design a new vacation home that would incorporate the spectacular views presented by it's site on the cliffs overlooking Cape Code Bay. It was requested that the home have a subtle, vernacular exterior, while incorporating clean, contemporary detailing on interior. The result was a cozy, refreshing space with spectacular views.
My work on this project involved many of the exterior details, as well as designing and detailing the interior stairs, the exterior roof of the basement, and the exterior stairs that connect the parking area to the first level.
ARLINGTON HOUSE
Renovation and Addition for an existing Single-Family Home
Hisel Flynn Architects
Bespoke Companies
Summer 2023 - Ongoin
Semester: Fall 2012 (Abroad in Buenos Aires)
Professors: Gerardo Caballero & Gustavo Cardon
This studio focused on the challenges of living in informal settlements. These challenges are being presented cities across the globe as incredible numbers of people move to cities in search of economic prosperity. The situation in Villa 31, in the heart of Buenos Aires, are particularly evident as the villa sits on some of the most valuable land in the city, across from one of its wealthiest neighborhoods, and straddling one of it's busiest highways.
My project sought to give the residents of the villa a place in the city's skyline. Each node of this building is part of a proposed school for the villa residents. The nodes reach above the highway, and become a visible beacon for the upward mobility of the Villa's residents. Meanwhile, they work together to hold down much needed open public space and parks, securing open land from continued settlement under the highway (something state has forbidden). The nodes are constructed in a way that is easily replicated and can be built as needed throughout this and other villas in the city.
Semester: Fall 2013
Professor: Adrian Luchini
This project explores the potential for revitalizing St. Louis’s defunct infrastructure by using the inherent qualities of a structure to radically change the way it can be used. As a skateboarder uses a park bench, or a rock climber sees a cliff face, this project capitalizes on aspects of MacArthur Bridge that lay outside the bridge’s original design intentions. Its situation on the site, height, and proximity to downtown lay the foundation for making the bridge an excellent climbing gym and hostel. This degree project serves to showcase these inherent qualities of the bridge through a choreography that brings the two structures together to serve a completely new purpose.
