Architecture
Measured Displacement, 2023
Measurement has served as a tool that enables extractive practices and the sustained imbalance between nations which have led to the contemporary archive museum. The Ethnological Museum of Berlin’s vast collection of artifacts (many of which were stolen, or acquired under dubious circumstances) are being moved to and displayed in a reconstruction of a 18th century Prussian palace known as the Humboldt Forum. Through engagement with the history of measurement and the act of assigning a number to experiential phenomena, this project plays out a scenario where artifacts carry with them the climate conditions of their respective regions. By altering the system of climate control into one of climate simulation, the displacement of the housed artifacts is felt, and its effects on the building can be observed.
This project was completed in collaboration with Jasper Lai for A4106-11 Architecture Studio VI, taught by Emanuel Admassu at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Art, Architecture
Measurement has served as a tool that enables extractive practices and the sustained imbalance between nations which have led to the contemporary archive museum. The Ethnological Museum of Berlin’s vast collection of artifacts (many of which were stolen, or acquired under dubious circumstances) are being moved to and displayed in a reconstruction of a 18th century Prussian palace known as the Humboldt Forum. Through engagement with the history of measurement and the act of assigning a number to experiential phenomena, this project plays out a scenario where artifacts carry with them the climate conditions of their respective regions. By altering the system of climate control into one of climate simulation, the displacement of the housed artifacts is felt, and its effects on the building can be observed.
This project was completed in collaboration with Jasper Lai for A4106-11 Architecture Studio VI, taught by Emanuel Admassu at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Art, Architecture
A Weighty Cloud, 2022
Cast in hydrocal, this tiling system imitates the form and structure of clouds. With just two types of tiles, a variety of free flowing compositions can be created. The rigidity of the geometry that underpins this tiling system contrasts with the amorphous texture of the tile pieces, and allows for varied arrangements and compositions. The cloud-like texture and the structure that emerges when the tiles are placed next to one another explores the relationship between the ideal and the material. Through repetition, the ideal emerges, but isolated each piece is only suggestive of the greater system of harmony.
This project was completed for A4856-1 Transitional Geometries, taught by Joshua Jordan at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Art, Architecture, Interior Design
Cast in hydrocal, this tiling system imitates the form and structure of clouds. With just two types of tiles, a variety of free flowing compositions can be created. The rigidity of the geometry that underpins this tiling system contrasts with the amorphous texture of the tile pieces, and allows for varied arrangements and compositions. The cloud-like texture and the structure that emerges when the tiles are placed next to one another explores the relationship between the ideal and the material. Through repetition, the ideal emerges, but isolated each piece is only suggestive of the greater system of harmony.
This project was completed for A4856-1 Transitional Geometries, taught by Joshua Jordan at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Art, Architecture, Interior Design
Islamberg & Wayfaring, 2022
This pilgrimage through the mountains of upstate New York connects the rural community of Islamberg with the larger charity network in the region. Islamberg in coordination with FUDR, a local river protection organization, work to create a series of trails that enable both spiritual and environmental flourishing. One removes a rock from an abandoned quarry site that has been adapted into a shrine, and carries it with them along the trail to deposit into a gabion wall. The gabion wall is gradually filled to enable more direct engagement with environmental issues of the area such as the overpopulation of knotweed, or the blocked water transportation system along roads. This in turn fulfills the charitable obligation practiced by residents of Islamberg.
Unrolled Trailscape Video
This project was completed in collaboration with Ming Zhang and Yuli Wang for A4104-1 Architecture Studio IV, taught by Ziad Jamaleddine at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Architecture, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
This pilgrimage through the mountains of upstate New York connects the rural community of Islamberg with the larger charity network in the region. Islamberg in coordination with FUDR, a local river protection organization, work to create a series of trails that enable both spiritual and environmental flourishing. One removes a rock from an abandoned quarry site that has been adapted into a shrine, and carries it with them along the trail to deposit into a gabion wall. The gabion wall is gradually filled to enable more direct engagement with environmental issues of the area such as the overpopulation of knotweed, or the blocked water transportation system along roads. This in turn fulfills the charitable obligation practiced by residents of Islamberg.
Unrolled Trailscape Video
This project was completed in collaboration with Ming Zhang and Yuli Wang for A4104-1 Architecture Studio IV, taught by Ziad Jamaleddine at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Activism, Architecture, Landscape Arch., Urban Planning
Breathable Corridors, 2021
Situated in Melrose, Bronx, this affordable housing project focuses on the role of natural ventilation in housing construction. An expansive interior courtyard in combination with cross ventilated single loaded apartments allows for air to travel freely throughout the apartments. The addition of vegetation in the courtyard and along the corridors provides a degree of air filtration in an area that is otherwise highly susceptible to the development of asthma in children. While the project remains within the acceptable range of square footage per unit to be considered affordable housing, it seeks to provide a quality of living through access to clean and open air, which can be unfortunatly overlooked in many affordable housing projects.
This project was completed in collaboration with Rebecca Faris for A4103-7 Architecture Studio III, taught by Galia Solomonoff at Columbia University, GSAPP.
Architecture
Situated in Melrose, Bronx, this affordable housing project focuses on the role of natural ventilation in housing construction. An expansive interior courtyard in combination with cross ventilated single loaded apartments allows for air to travel freely throughout the apartments. The addition of vegetation in the courtyard and along the corridors provides a degree of air filtration in an area that is otherwise highly susceptible to the development of asthma in children. While the project remains within the acceptable range of square footage per unit to be considered affordable housing, it seeks to provide a quality of living through access to clean and open air, which can be unfortunatly overlooked in many affordable housing projects.
This project was completed in collaboration with Rebecca Faris for A4103-7 Architecture Studio III, taught by Galia Solomonoff at Columbia University, GSAPP.
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