Taxonomy of the Post-Industrial House
Fall 2011'
This project sought to bring attention to the growing phenomenon of the shrinking rust-belt cities by examining and developing sustainable housing solutions not solely based on economics but also issues of material use, waste, and resource consumption. By cutting, shifting, and dropping the existing house, space is reformed to respond to the needs of larger families. That, coupled with expanding into the adjacent vacant lot and treating the existing structure with a technique of burnt cedar siding will preserve both the integrity of the home as well as the physical structure for multiple generations.
Climbing Community Apartment
Spring 2011'
The climbing community apartment seeks to redefine the current Buffalo urban landscape and dynamic by taking the role of traditional apartment buildings and crossing it with a recreational program. Inspiration for this community complex comes from the natural landscape and resembles a mountainous terrain complete with surfaces specifically designed for climbing. The concept of the community apartment comes from slicing the lot into a series of parallel sections and pushing and pulling those sections into different orientations in order to create space.
Canal Side Aquarium
Fall 2010'
University Library
Spring 2010'
