Healing through nature was the primary aim of this studio and so I took inspiration from the Sacred Groves of India where I did research for four months in 2011. Here, I am translating the qualities of the grove, both physically and conceptually into this design. Physically there stands a grove of trees at the heart of the building over an interior sacred space. Conceptually, the units are organized around the grove with the idea that the occupants can form a support network from which to heal and grow. The building itself acts as a grove, with a water catchment system retaining water and harvesting heat from the sewer system, similar to root systems, and the roof top farm acts as a seed bank preserving biodiversity for the district.

Concept Diagram

Sustainable Strategies

Diagram

Concept Model

The Healing GroveThe Healing Grove was my thesis project: a transitional housing project aimed to heal not only the occupants who inhabit the building, but also the Lloyd Eco-district of Portland, in which it is set.

Entry

Dining Room

Exterior of Entry

View from MLK and Multnomah

Construction A Students Instillation

The Finished Project

Before

Perspective of Proposed Improvements

The Garden Canvas Project is a community design build project that was initiated, designed and built by a group of eight students of which I was chosen to be project leader. First, this project seeks to improve safety through employing principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design. Second, the project seeks to create a community space within an abandoned and underutilized courtyard. The project creates primarily of an open framework of steel vertical elements that acts as a blank canvas upon which art can be displayed. Each material was carefully chosen for its locality, embodied energy, and aesthetic beauty.

Concept Diagram

Arriving on the MAX

Bioswale

Community Park

Rockwood Boulevard

Rockwood Boulevard is a project that was part of the pilot studio for the first Sus-tainable Cities Year where the University of Oregon collaborates with one city to improve sustainability through planning, architecture, ecology, and business among many other areas of study. Our studio worked in collaboration with Gresham city officials, local business owners and citizens to transform a currently isolated and distressed site. In a group of three we designed a vibrant neighborhood. At the heart of the six-acre site is a street lined with local business creating an atmosphere bursting with activity and unique flavor. The street is small in scale, with numerous opportunities for shop owners to customize their storefront, creating a sense of ownership. Rockwood Boulevard facilitates a growing sense of pride among the residents in something as simple as a place to call their own.

Site Plan

StreetPlan

for Dress for Success

A New

Dress for Success is a non-profit who aids women in preparing for a professional career. While their services begin with dressing women for success they go further to aid in the job search with resume and cover letter workshops and mock interviews. During the recession Dress for Success had a large increase in the demand for their career center services, as the majority of those loosing their jobs were women. This proposal incorporates a much needed resource library, computer lab, work-shop space and private office. The clean, modern lines and materials create a professional setting which communicates to its users their importance and value. These images were created for fundraising while the architect, Hiromi Ogawa from Ogawa Fisher Architects, and I compile construction documents.

Paint Pallette

Career Center

fax: 888.887.9956 :: email: info@ogawafisher.com

CA: 2997 Waverley Street Palo Alto, CA 94306 tel: 415.305.0052OR: 5541 SE Belmont Street Portland, OR 97215 tel: 503.309.3606

OFFICE

COMPUTERSTATIONS

CLOSET

KITCHEN

ENTRY &LIBRARY

WORKSHOP SPACE

SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"

CAREER CENTER - PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN

• A larger workshop space

for classes, trainings and

support groups.

• A dedicated area for

computers, for job search and resumé work.

• A private office space for

one-on-one meetings.

• A library of career, self-help, and job search books available to our clients.

Light Fixtures Floor Materials

Proposed Floor Plan