AIA COTE Competition

Architectural design presentation for a sensory library for the visually impaired in downtown Chicago, featuring floor plans, maps, and illustrations of accessibility and sustainable design elements.

Spring 2024 Submission Boards for the Library for the Visually Impaired project

Collage depicting architectural design concepts for a library, featuring design elements for sustainability, well-being, and ecosystem integration, including 3D renderings, diagrams of sun paths, cross-sections of building interiors, and green installations.

Shelter Study

Located in front of Mies’ Crown Hall, this life-size model explores what it means to create a shelter that integrates into its surrounding environment. The shelter features slender columns that provide structural support and a tailored cloth that gracefully drapes over the sides, creating a visually appealing and functional cover for a bench. Additionally, the project incorporates flooring to enhance the overall comfort and usability of the shelter. By embedding the structure into the circulation path, the shelter becomes an integral part of the movement and flow within the space.

Spring 2022 Group Studio Shelter

Hand-drawn architectural sketch of Crown Hall with curved pathways, buildings, trees, and directional arrows. Includes sectional diagrams at the bottom.

Initial Design Sketches and Models

Wooden model structure with cardboard base and paper canopy

Architectural model made of wood and cardboard

Group of people interacting in a wooden outdoor structure, with some seated and one person in a wheelchair. Others are standing, and one person is pointing towards something. Trees and a building are visible in the background.

Wooden framework structure with plywood floor and bench, partial fabric covering on one side.

Wooden frame structure under construction outdoors with bare trees and building in the background.

Wooden structure with a curved slat bench, partially constructed, on a grassy surface.

A close-up of a wooden structure featuring light-colored timber. The structure includes vertical and horizontal wooden beams with a section of gray fabric attached. The background shows grass.

Shelter Construction Details

Spring 2023

Series of models and digital representations.

Use found materials and join them together through various model-making techniques. Learn to create spaces and features with unconventional materials
Create digital representations with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Found Materials Model

Wrap

Cotton + Yarn

Abstract artwork of dark figures shrouded in clouds and surrounded by coiled, scaled structures under a moonlit sky.

Artistic arrangement of yarn and cotton on a wooden base, with colorful yarn loops wrapped around wire and fluffy white cotton accents.

Layer

Metal Pins

Illustration of abstract metallic disks with human silhouettes against a landscape with trees and a moon.

Abstract sculpture with red fabric and wire

Weave

Metal Bracelets + Tulle

Abstract illustration featuring three silhouetted human figures surrounded by large red oval shapes and looping lines against a muted gray background.

Skeleton Pavilion

Futuristic purple arch-like structures on green landscape with blue sky background

Fall 2022 Parametric Grasshopper Design

This image shows a visual programming diagram with interconnected components in a graphical interface, likely related to geometric design or computational modeling. There are labeled sections such as "draw a triangle," "rotate triangle," "vertical line center," and "arc." Various inputs and sliders are visible, indicating adjustable parameters for each component.

Design Iterations + Grasshopper Script

Overhead view of a circular park design with decorative structures in the center, surrounded by benches and pathways, with trees on either side.

Architectural model of a circular park with futuristic sculptures, surrounded by pathways and rectangular buildings

Architectural design featuring a series of interconnected, arch-like structures with an intricate, web-like pattern. Dimensions indicated: 78 feet in width and 40 feet 8 inches in height. Trees and abstract human figures are visible in the background.

Architectural structure design with large, organic-shaped, perforated shells and measurements indicated in feet and inches.

Futuristic architectural structure with organic, web-like design and large curved elements.

Futuristic architectural structure with blue and white lattice design, abstract human figures, and circular platforms on grass.

Futuristic architectural structure with organic design elements and grassy covered ground