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Project 01 | Santuario de la Salud
This project aims to help re-imagine the presence of a public park to satisfy the goals behind Lima's Bicentennial initiative, which is to create a safer, more equitable, and sustainable Lima, Peru. The vision is to establish the presence and legitimize the connection of the park and Hospital Dos de Mayo next to it to the greater Barrios Altos neighborhood by providing public resources as opportunities for Limenos to engage and interact with the park and each other. This is achieved through a toolbox of three operational strategies.
Project 02 | Site Analysis
The following are site plans that analyze residential and college campuses to inform conceptual designs.
Project 03 | Trans Hudson Bike Crossing
This transportation sutdio project was focused on designing the next infratructure that would connect New Jersey and New York City for pedestrians and cyclists. Doing so will provide uninterrupted and safe alternative to taking transit or the ferry. Looking at the larger scale between these two locations and the existing biking network provided insight to the location of where I selected my site between 3rd St on Hoboken and Bethune St in NYC.
Project 04 | Floating Islands
Environmental conditions in Greenpoint, Brooklyn has a long history of oil spills and pollution. To remediate the toxic affects to the ecosystem around Greenpoint, a local fund created missions to educate and restore the neighborhood. Students were tasked to consider locating a new pier that would address environmental concerns of both the past and future. My proposal considers the typical pier structure and free shaped forms within that create different zones of acitivity as well as riprap and oysters to cleanse the water.
Project 05 | Newark Trash Analysis
In this research project I analyzed two parks that are funded by non-profit organizations to see whether a public or private park would yield better cleanup results. It was very interesting and unsettling to see the emphasis to visually upkeep a park in a business district versus one by schools. Our daily routines and habits really influence our impact on the environment. The Newark forward plan emphasized a need to educate its youth, but how can Newark’s youth even care about the environment when they can clearly notice a difference in trash from their neighborhood park versus one that’s just a 10 minute drive? Although public non-profits can create community through volunteering and raise awareness, it does not create the same results compared to private ones.
Project 06 | Feeling at Home
Working in collaboration with the United States General Service Administration (GSA), the City of Newark, and local stakeholders, students developed a district-scaled framework for Newark’s Federal core. The district consists of an “urban ensemble” of buildings including the Rodino Federal Building, the Lautenberg Post Offi ce and Courthouse, the MLK Courthouse, Newark City Hall, and two privately-managed housing towers. Local stakeholders I worked with in my proposal were the Rodino Federal Building, Grace Church, immigrants, protestors, and the adjacent daycare. To me, a civic core is one that contributes to communities. Therefore my project is urgent as people who use the civic core should feel welcomed and comfortable, this would encourage visitors to stay longer.
Project 07 | The New Suburbia
With the COVID-19 crisis, I began wondering what the negative effects would be towards my hometown with its 10 bakeries, several restaurants, 17 hair/beauty salons, 9 barbershops, and 23 churches. Why does Dover, NJ, a minority community, have a high COVID case count in Morris County (one of America’s wealthiest counties)? These questions then influenced my research into the initial American Dream Suburbia, Ethnic Suburbs and the similarities between these ethnic groups. Minority groups made their own cultural centers in different suburbs across the country after the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1965 was passed. Growing up in ethnic suburbs unintentionally creates an identity crisis for the younger generations who yearn for more variety. To resolve this issue within Dover, a center where people can learn about different cultures through food, activities, and handicrafts would create diversity and inclusion.
Project 08 | Four Freedoms Park
Situated on Roosevelt Island, students were tasked with creating a museum on Four Freedoms Park. The museum is meant to build upon FDR's four freedoms of freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Architect Louis Kahn designed Four Freedoms Memorial to commemorate President Roosevelt. Kahn's precedent work inspired the structure and ceiling design. Through an open floor plan design, my museum ties together the concept of these freedoms through individual interpretation and expression.
Project 09 | 3PL
For this Third Party Logistics Facility (3PL), the design problem was to create a welcoming client experience center where a company can showcase their services and impress clients. In addition to office and employee spaces that support both the functioning of the warehouse and the well-being of its employees, while working within the constraints of an existing facility. Locating the client experience center at the southeast corner of the facility takes advantage of the architecture by utilizing existing main entrance doors and tall windows to bring ample daylight into the lobby and client meeting rooms. The adjacent office wraps the client experience center to take advantage of existing windows to prioritize natural light and views within open office areas.
Project 10 | Seaview Administration Building
While working at Posen Architects, this project was designed for Camelot Counseling Centers in Staten Island, NY. The programmatic goal was to repurpose a historic landmark to provide housing for 46 female residents and their children, and administrative offices for the rehabilitation facility’s operations. Constructed in 1917, the 20,000 sf structure is on the New York State Register of Historic Places and is located within the Seaview Hospital Historic District. The project required approval from the NYC Landmarks Commission as well as the NYC Planning Commission. Renovations included new interior finishes, mechanical, electrical and fire protection systems, windows, doors and an elevator, as well as exterior repairs.