projects
mountainside retreat
_Design a retreat for up to 4 fishermen on the steep slopes of the Southern Colorado Rockies
_Exploit scenic views in all directions
_Provide fishermen with a way down the slope to the river at the base of the valley
_Provide each fisherman with his/her own unique room and exterior patio space
san francisco housing
_Design a mixed-use building to encompass both commercial businesses and affordable housing
_Fully exploit the use of steel into the project
_Integrate the building into city context to become a cohesive element of the surrounding framework
_Utilize sustainable and environmental practice
los angeles spa and fitness
_Design a free-standing, purpose-built space located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue
_Make a connection with the nearby pacific ocean and downtown urban core
_Demonstrate architectural intentions from the urban scale to the particular building detail
_Articulate and describe the design proposal through a set of detailed, annotated and dimensioned drawings that conform to the graphic conventions and protocols of the profession
celebrating our faults
_Work in interdisciplinary teams to create proposals for a full redevelopment of an assigned site within the East Village of San Diego
_Develop an identity for the site which can be further implemented on a city wide scale
_Spark a positive transformation with a focus on advanced sustainable uses and significantly increased economic activity in both residential and commercial realms
_Recognize and incorporate the numerous fault lines running through the site
_Create a detailed financial Pro Forma that takes into account phasing over a ten-year period
sandnes shift
_Re-Evaluate the urban qualities of a city at the transition from disintegration to genesis_the moment in which a paradigm shift occurs
_Work together as a class to study and define the ramifications necessary to take Sandnes into the future
_Form connections with the city of Sandnes, Norway on a global scale
_Convene with the city officials to discuss proposals and gather knowledge
network interface sandnes
_Given the task of taking a project which had initially been designed at a city scale and incorporating a design done at a building scale
_Construct our own programs and justify their purpose in this redeveloped city
_Break down all previously used systems into sub-systems to create a fully functioning structure
_Create an identity for the building’s occupying neighborhood and work collaboratively with the adjacent designs to appropriately meet that identity