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The new SODO Greyhound Station is a catalyst for growth in an area in transition. What was once the industrial and international transit center of Seattle, SODO (also known as South of Downtown) stands between an industrial past and a commercial future. In response, the proposal holds the street edge in an attempt to activate the sidewalk. As a result, the structure is threaded between seven massive concrete pillars that support the three interstate access ramps that sweep over the parcel.

In contrast to the dense concrete overpass, the SODO Greyhound Station is constructed of lightweight steel and translucent glass, creating a new and engaging space within an undesirable plot. The structural grid was formed through the convergence of the existing East-West street front and the North-South building restraints of the overpass.

The main spanning structure is created through a repetition of lightweight tapered wide flange beams running from north to south, creating queuing and loading circulation from the building to the bus. Skylights illuminate the circulation space from above, highlighting the primary pedestrian activity within the building. The buildings columns reinforce movement along the main beams and a sense of enclosure between the pedestrian realm and the bus realm. The Greyhound stations blur between the architectural and urban zones thus create a convergence of urban activity, as the sidewalk, waiting room, and buses all coexist within one enclosure.


sodo : stadium district

seattle, washington

winter quarter : 2014

professor : rick mohler

3rd place in 2014 acsa steel competition : open category

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building section waiting and queuingwaiting and queuing

c-channel to wide fl ange end and fascia detail

i-beam to wide fl ange moment connection detail

lateral structure to i-beam cupping detail.

double steel column and lateral structure ground connection.

tectonic components

In response to Seattles construction boom, primarily in the urban neighborhood of South Lake Union, this school of the future seeks to invision a progressive high-rise elementary within the ever-increasing density of our cities. As a comprehensive studio, this project called for a fully developed building including structural, hvac, and environmental strategies to be developed simultaneously within the design concept.

The proposal was developed out of the desire to create a multi-use school that has varying layers of public engagements to not only cater to the neighborhood, but to activate the building at all hours of the day. The school was thus stacked programatically from public to private; the gymnasium, commons, and library create the base of the tower and provide the most public and flexible realm of the building, while both music and art are in the middle representing the semi-public realm, leaving the private classroom and shared spaces within the security of the tower.

In response to the ever increasing shortage of green space within our cities, the entire site was developed to provide as much park space as possible. Thus, the gymnasium was sunk underground, creating a sloping landscape to not only provide a public park, but fold the landscape into the building. Further, the separation of the public to private base to tower is transitioned through an entire floor of protected outdoor play. Thus, South Lake Union Elementary represents the future of education within the growing density of our cities.


south lake union

seattle, washington

fall quarter : 2014

professor : joel loveland

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music room

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teacher loungeconference

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kindergartenclassroom 1

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collaboration

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music + art level 03 admin + play level 04 kindergarten level 05

classroom level 1 level 6-14 roof classroom level 16classroom level 2 level 7-15

decentralized mechanical ventilation heat exchanger every other oor with

supply air on west facade and exhaust

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lateral system solid poured concrete

structural systemsconcrete basesteel tower

programcommunity | publicspecialized | semi-publiccore instruction | private

summer solsticejune 21st

equinoxmarch 20th / september 22nd

winter solsticedecember 21st

solar shadinghorizontal venetian louvers lter southern light and maintain a view to the park

shaded window boxesprovide unobstructed view out while diminishing solar heat gain through deep overhang

bioswalemultiple bio-retention gardens collects and lters storm water and building runo

solar shadingvertical metal mesh louvers lter eastern morning light in collaborative learning

eh-ecw solar harvestingelectrocromatic glazing system harvests solar energy when exposed to direct sunlight and an unobstructed view during shading

permeable paverspermeable cement pavers provide hard surface while diminishing storm water run-o

geothermal wellsgeothermal wells provide ground-source heating throughout the school

environmental strategies

The Maria River Education Center, loosely based on the Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Center, is not only a studio project, but a dream of Pritzker Prize Winner Glenn Murcutts future for the development of the Marie Short House property. The studio, hosted and conceived through the legendary architect himself, began in Sydney, Australia where a tour of Murcutts most famous designs reside. The following two weeks were spent at the Marie Short House site through an intensive charette of the design and development of the complex. The remainder of the quarter was spent in Seattle to finalize design details from the initial concepts developed alongside Glenn in Australia.

The Maria River Education Center is created through a series of communities within the entirety of the Marie Short House Paddock. Through the separation of public, private, and working spaces, the institution is strung together through a central circulation corridor. The elongated scheme was initially perceived through the connection, procession, and views from the Marie Short Houses south veranda to the public gathering veranda and/or amphitheater. The winged linear plan is further interrupted by a single gutter, storing all of the complexes water runoff and slicing through the southern buildings until it is collected over the low meadow. The pathway and flow of water collection mirrors the circulation from the private ends to the central public gathering space, tapering towards the center. The Maria River Education Center allows students to enjoy all aspects of the Marie Short Farm through varying activities throughout their stay.


marie short farm

new south wales, australia

spring quarter : 2014

professors : glenn murcutt & peter cohan

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library

care takers cottage

dormitory

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complex site lines

site circulation

public vs. private

PRIVATE WORK PUBLIC PRIVATECARE-TAKERS COTTAGECONNECTION TO TRACTOR SHED AND CHICKEN COOP

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AMPHITHEATER / VE-RANDAMAIN DINING HALL

DORMITORIESSHARED BATHROOMSMUTUAL VERANDAS

complex program

site circulation

public vs. private

dormitories section perspective

commons section perspective

The Swift Task Chair was imagined through the acknowledgment of the delicate construction and elegant profiles of Danish Mid-Century Modern furniture. This light maple wood chair is constructed through the engagement of two individual structures to allow one to nest within its frame. The gentle curve of the bent plywood backrest captures ones lower back and arms at rest, creating maximum comfort and flexibility of position. The profile of the two engaged forms seem to sweep together, portraying the illusion that the Swift Task Chair is in motion and engaged.


furniture studio

seattle, washington

winter quarter : 2015

professor : kimo griggs

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As a physical edge, urban waterfronts have historically provided both margins and thresholds between cities and nature. As the foundation of transportation, trade, and industry, Americas ports led to growth and prosperity along its waterways. However, as further settlement and industrialization spread through the United States along with the birth of the rail system, trade shifted from water to land. Since the mid-1970s, cities waterfronts have been re-evaluated and identified as prospects for urban renewal after years of neglect. Often attempts to re-imagine the urban waterfront in the twenty first century lead to one of two strategies: demolition or preservation. These approaches employ either a carnivalesque or mummified attraction for the interim tourist that further disconnects the city from the water. Thus, urban waterfronts that once served as the catalyst of growth and source of identity of Americas cities are now in a state of jeopardy as gentrification erases their fabric and history. In response, this thesis rejects the notion of large-scale waterfront redevelopment. In order for the future adaptation of American ports to be viable and authentic, they must first be appreciated and understood.

This thesis proposes to explore the potential of layering time, terrain, and memory to reveal the intrinsic quality of the post-industrial waterfront of Erie, Pennsylvania and its unique position within the natural harbor of Presque Isle. Through a deep analysis of the connection between the port of Erie, its developed city, and the temporal landscape beyond, this thesis will catalyze its existing cultural core and utilize it as the anchor of a continuous seam through the waterfronts edge. It will do so through the development of a new public promenade from the city to State Street pier, in the form of a series of activated public spaces that will both celebrate and engage the last remaining relics of the ports memory. This thesis will thus utilize the integration of urban design, landscape design, and architecture to reconnect and activate the city of Erie to the water and the temporal landscape beyond.

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a thesis

erie, pennsylvania

fall quarter : 2015

advisors : brian mclaren & nina franey

05the integrat ion of architecture and urban des ign to reconnect the c i ty of er ie

to i ts post- industr ia l waterfront and the temporal environment beyond

s t a t e s t r e e t c o r r i d o rstate street, historically and currently the center of town is a cultural corridor

within the city providing a network of historic amenities such as art museums,

theaters, historic societies, and sports arenas

b a y f r o n t c o r r i d o rthe city has begun to create places, or public amenities along the waterfront

but lack the notion of the city and the waterfront as a cohesive place

b a y f r o n t c o n n e c t o rthere is a 60-0 grade change from the waterfront to the base of the city which is

bordered by the bayfront highway, further disjointing pedestrian access

s t a t e s t r e e t s e a mthis thesis will catalyze the existing state street extension, creating a continuous

seam of activated civic engagements from the cities core to the waterfront

state street seam existing axis new path of discovery

support pavilions public plazas thick edges

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section perspective landscape through a lost industry

section perspective communal connection from pier to water

section perspective engagement with leftover infrastructure

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