From day one of this studio the students began crafting the foundation of what eventually becmae the proposal for a commune on the site of William Morris’s Kelmscott Manor. Meetings, discussions, disputes and deliberations about the values and constitution of the commune came before the thought of any design. Alas, a commune that rejects the standardization of the time arose. Each design was created with the idea that time is felt, not through clocks, but through the natural elements and the self-ascribed routine of activities. This design is one of 11 programs on the site. A fabrication studio where the members of the commune can create, and share their creations. Later, as the commune continues to grow, a ramp is added that navigates public guests around the structure and then pierces them through the interior, forcing viewers to encounter the fabrication that occurs on the site.

At the conclusion of the project, all 11 participants of the commune contributed to designing and installing a public exhibition to review the projects as a collection of models and drawings in the format of an archive. 

An open-air, fabric-cladded, elevationally-dynamic path through a beautiful site in Wellfleet that forces a connection between visitor and site. The path encircles six existing and preserved Bauhuas style cottages for people interested in purusing their art amongst the peace and beauty of the site. The path includes outgrowths that serves as conditioned spaces for galleries, library and visitor center to showcase the art produced on the site and offer views and experiences with/of the surrouning nature.

A winery & spa in Napa Valley inspired by a California native flower, the Evening Primrose. This is a project that began from observing the detials of the flower, extracting an abstract pattern from a chosen quadrant of the drawn flower and using the pattern as a master plan for the Landscape and Architecture on the site. Contour lines, many superimposed grids and the philosophy of the primrose guide the project. Just as the California Primrose wears its internal clock on its sleeve, the central path in this winery serves as a educational procession to learn about the clockwork production of wine. This resort is for curious individuals who are both looking to relax, learn and become mesmorized by the systematic fabrication of wine all while being amongst nature in both is wildest and most curated forms. 

A commission from family. Two tall-top tables for a home.

A year long research project studying Chicago alleyways, in the hopes of ultimately redefining their perceptions and urban use while mainting their function as service spaces. Three red designs imbedded in three bespoke alleyways that can instill curiosity in passerby and create more interaction and movement in these underused uban infrastructures.

Collective Nostalgia, is an exploration of memory, identity and the emotional landscapes that reimagine home as more than just a physical space, but rather a place of emotional and nostalgic ties. Nostalgia was a term proposed by Johannes Hofer, a swiss medical student, in 1688. It was defined as “A state of moral pain associated with the forced separation from family and social environment.” However, through the narrative in this film I hope to express nostalgia as a moment of binding rather than separation. A family sitting together, flipping through albums and telling stories prompts a moment of collective nostalgia as everyone’s individual memories fade in and out as various stories are told. 

A year long research project studying Chicago alleyways, in the hopes of ultimately redefining their perceptions and urban use while mainting their function as service spaces. Three red designs imbedded in three bespoke alleyways that can instill curiosity in passerby and create more interaction and movement in these underused uban infrastructures.