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Interdisciplinary Studio Pavilion [ISP] 2019

2019

The Interdisciplinary Studio Pavilion 2019 was designed for students within architecture, architectural engineering, and construction management to be placed into eight interdisciplinary teams and design a pavilion that reflected the narrative for the Wine History Project of San Luis Obispo (the “WHP). Its curricula emphasized aesthetics; fabrication methods and techniques; ease of assembly, reassembly and transportability; and function. Deliverables for each team's structure focused on these curricula that required numerous design refinements and construction feasibility studies. This required each team member to contribute their respective knowledge about architecture, structural engineering, and construction to create a pavilion that fulfilled WHP’s goals. Final deliverables for the project included a fabrication plan, operating manual, and full scale model. Effective communication, construction feasibility studies, design software, and mock-up experimentation led our team to...

PROJECT UPDATE FEBRUARY 26, 2018

PROJECT MISSION STATEMENT Since 2009, University of Miami ecologists, Exuma Foundation staff, and Exuma residents have worked to clean Lake Victoria, and restore the natural wetland environment in the center of historic George Town. Lake Victoria (aka " the Pond ") has suffered from a lack of coordinated management and poor coastal development practices; Victoria Pond was polluted and had been altered by roads, filling of wetlands and development for over 200 years. The hurricane events of 2015 to 2017 have presented a new urgency to manage coastal wetlands as a tool to mitigate sea level rise and storm-related flooding. Victoria Pond was the largest and deepest of a series of connected mangrove lakes that provided a critical habitat for wildlife like tarpon, bonefish, herons, egrets, and osprey, and that provided controlled flooding along the eastern ridges of Great Exuma. The overall vision for the Victoria Pond restoration project is to demonstrate that a highly-altered coastal wetland can be restored and can regain ecological function. The project is designed to show the value of a protected wetland and coastal environment within a populated settlement; demonstrating that people can live alongside mangroves and their associated wildlife. The goals are: 1. To establish a local mangrove preserve that includes the Pond, an appropriate coastal buffer zone, channels, and associated embayment and ponds that will function as an ecological unit. 2. To complete the necessary clean-up, excavation, and restoration needed to restore natural drainage and tidal flow through the wetland preserve system; ultimately, the cleanup of Victoria Pond will improve the coastal water quality of Elizabeth Harbour. 3. To delineate the preserve area with markers and signage and restore native plant communities to the coastal zone of Victoria Pond. 4. To develop long-term community outreach and coastal stewardship programs to help maintain and finance the management of the Victoria Pond mangrove preserve. 5. To document measurable improvements in coastal water quality and near-shore fish habitat in the George Town environs over the ten-year project.

Buildings and Projects _1994-2014

The Portfolio contains the CV, the complete list of publications and a selection of projects developed in different contexts: competitions, professional opportunities (with others or personally committed), etc. In some cases, a sort of operative evaluation of what I was experiencing as part of University Research.

2010_NCARB Prize Design Collaboratory

2010

Seattle's weather forecast frequently includes rain, and the Coleman Ferry Dock's location at a low point in the city's topography means the site receives runoff from the entire downtown area and surrounding parts of the city. Water also traces the paths of human circulation through the site, which flows from downtown Seattle to the Puget Sound. Both rainwater and runoff are collected on site and filtered through the screens of each residential tower to provide clean water to the residents. The playful articulation of the ground plane provides retail space and protected access to the ferry terminals as well as a park-like setting for residents and visitors alike. This multiuse project aims to create a sense of community through a balance of housing, greenery, and retail space while speaking of Seattle's intimate connection between people and water.