SELECTED WORKS
Rain to Weave
Sierrita Mountains, Arizona
Developed as an artist’s residence for The Land With No Name non-profit art sanctuary, Rain to Weave specializes in fiberworks art.
Through the cultivation and reproliferation of endangered beagrass plants, the structure provides both the inhabitant and the structure with a self-sufficient supply of material.
The act of inhabitation is the catalyst for this growth, rain supports resident, resident supports cultivation, and cultivation supports artistry.
Capstone Research
Lake Pontchartain, New Orleans, Louisiana
A semester long research phase and an ongoing semester of project development have revealed an existential need for intervention in the Mississippi Delta.
Combining research on anthropogenic impact in the delta with precedent based architectural intervention, design surrounding wetland construction has been formed.
Through the formation of these wetlands, space for inhabitation, agriculture, and flood resilience is developed. Addressing existing ecological gaps, and relieving stress on an aging levee infrastructure in New Orleans simultaneously.
Defining Ecology
Tucson, Arizona
An investigation and visualization of hummingbird habitats in the sonoran ecosystem conducted to reimagine the relationship between human infrastructure and non-human inhabitants.
Comparing three species, discrepancies in species' ability to thrive were discovered. Urban development directly contributing to habitat expansion in one species, and population decline in others.
ResourceXchange
Tucson, Arizona
An education and outreach center for the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, the resourceXchange approaches environmental literacy through direct exposure. Hosting class spaces, a water testing lab, and a 2000 square foot hydroponics garden. The water changes from this hydroponics garden being significant enough to support a large bioswale.
From the lobby, the visual space which would be filled by the Rillito River is replaces by this large bioswale, provoking inhabitants to reimagine urban water relationships.
Contract Documents
Tucson, Arizona
Imagined as a mixed use market and office space, the McDonald Building occupies a large lot in downtown Tucson. Responding to urban needs, zoning restrictions, and code requirements, the structure represents proficiency in real-world project development