Submitted as an entry in the international design competition “Public Space in the New American City”, this investigation for Atlanta, GA received an award of Honorable Mention. An interdisciplinary design process marrying architecture and performance addressed questions of how the public space of the city of Atlanta is remembered, enacted, and ultimately produced. The typology […]

Two model-based approaches using digital fabrication techniques have been tested in Digital Tracery, an undergraduate research seminar at Pratt Institute School of Architecture – component invention using analogues from nature specifically botanical models, and component mutation interrogating preexisting architectural systems. The model based approach emphasizes the development of part-to-whole relationships through jointed assemblies and privileges […]

First presented as a finalist for the 2005 PS1/MoMA Young Architects Program, Hothouse Lily was selected for the 2008 Synesthetics show al Locust Projects, an alternative arts space. The concept for this installation was to create a site specific artificial landscape adapted to the courtyard of the gallery. The desire to develop a complex and […]

The project was developed as a 1,100 s.f. roof garden and terrace on top of a five story 1850’s brownstone in Greenwich Village. The program brief included requirements for seating, planting boxes, a canopy, and an outdoor shower along with the need to replace the roof, parapets, and the renovation of the existing stair bulkhead. […]

The project was developed as a roof garden and terrace above a penthouse apartment of a 32 story building in Midtown Manhattan. The clients asked for a scheme that would maximize views of the East River and Downtown and also provide shade from the summer sun. They wanted a flexible space that could be used […]

This project was developed as a renovation of a 1400 s.f. loft space in Chelsea. Located on the 12th floor of a prewar residential building, the space was formerly used as a ballroom in the 1930’s. The client asked for a “floating stair” to replace an existing wood and plaster spiral staircase connecting a 2nd […]

This project connected two small loft spaces on separate floors into a single family residence. Located in a former warehouse in the Meatpacking District, the 900 s.f renovation included a new stair and cabinetry, bedroom, and home office with built-in furniture. The owners wanted the new programmatic components organized as efficiently as possible to maximize […]

This renovation of a 4,000 s.f. loft space into offices for a day trading company is located in a former warehouse in Chelsea. The program included a flexible open floor plan for trading desks, private offices and a conference room. A reception area and secure entry vestibule were also part of brief as well as […]

This project is a reconfiguration of a 1960’s ranch house into a seaside summer residence. The owners asked that the existing garage be converted into two bed rooms and a bathroom for their children along with renovating the front and back of the house to capture more light. The design had to be inventive but […]

This gut renovation of 1890’s brownstone in Harlem transformed a multi-tenant building into a 4,000 s.f. single family residence. Designed for a family of four, the parlor floor was planned as an open loft-like space with the dining and living room organized around the kitchen in the center. The children’s playroom, bedroom and bath are […]