Fall 2011

Sorry of the extended break! As you can tell from the update, I’ve been very busy this semester. You can view my Fall 2011 project by going to Fall 2011 – With and Against or just click  Here

Moon surface

These are more photographs as part of my Texture series. It’s concrete wall, if you hadn’t guessed already

Textures updated

I’ve added a bunch of new pictures in Melange. They are mostly black and white, focusing on texture.

Textures

I know it’s been a while.  But, I’ve gotten my hands on a Cannon Rebel from the library and started taking a bunch of pictures! Right now I’m focusing on textures and light. Here is a sample of more to come:

IWC update

I’ve finished the Interfaith House of Worship Project and have posted the presentation boards under Spring 2011. You can click Here to view them.

Interfaith Worship Center

Our newest project for this semester is to design an Interfaith Worship Center  (IWC) in the Dell area of the University of Virginia. The program consists of a sanctuary for 150 people, a meditation space for 30 people, storage, bathrooms, a quiet garden area, and a water feature. This project is part 1 of 2, the latter being an international student center on the same site.

Here’s a quick preview rendering of my sanctuary space:

I’ll post the full project when it’s complete.

New Photos

I have posted some pictures that I’ve taken recently of a parking garage on campus. Strangely, the place reminds me of Piranesi’s Prison drawings.

You can find them by clicking Here or going to the Buildings section of Photography.

Here is a sample:

It has been a while

Wow. What a busy semester last Fall was. Our class took a trip to Chicago – a great experience. Aside from Architecture courses, I took a Photography class.

The class ended up being 75% film, 25% digital. I learned great composition, how to really read the frame, and how to develop my film! Our last project was a digital essay on the Art + Architecture Building. I’ve posted my final pictures under the Photography – Buildings – Arch Building Essay, or just click Here.

I’ll try posting Fall Studio pictures later this week or next. We’re in the middle of a Studio project so I’m  busy now.

New Project

The new project we’ve been assigned is a handful. Our site is about 39,000 square feet. We’ve been commissioned to create repetitive artist live-work units, a city art gallery, a sculpture garden, a cafe, and a new workspace for the poster company, Yeehaw.

I’ll post a more specific program and my preliminary designs later this week.

MAXmin

We recently had a school wide design competition. The competition was called MAXmin.

Student were placed in groups of 3, with each member having a different amount of experience at the college. The goal was to not only produce a Maximum design with minimal cost, but to bring the college’s architecture students together. Students were charged with the task of redesigning the interior of the downtown studio, where 5th year, graduate students, and faculty work.

Our group’s design was based around maximizing the small amount of natural light available,minimizing the material cost, all while bringing both student and faculty together.

You can view my groups submission in Maxmin 2010, under Competition.