Architectural Designs

ALP-091405: Alpine Invader is a hybrid composition that is the combination of two different types of forms (orthogonal and organic). Adaptive topographies // method: subtraction, transformation, surface manipulation // condition: excavate // merge territory: Guadalupe Mountains, TX.

School of Contemporary Arts: contextual design: the adaption of some of the architectural elements displayed by existing structures at the location (Louis Khan’s Kimbell Art Museum & The Extention by Renzo Piano and Tadao Ando’s Modern Art Museum) // method: addition, proximity, similarity, continuity, organization, symmetry, slot conditions // proposed location: Fort Worth Art District, Fort Worth, TX.

Trinity Parks x Terraces: multi-family housing units of modern design that fit into an old neighborhood of White Settlement, Fort Worth // method: surface manipulation, adaptive design, orientation, a combination of two typologies of house designs // proposed location: White Settlement, Fort Worth, TX.

The Sanctuary (STAYdium 2.0): the challenge is to build a 30,000-capacity soccer stadium that would be decommissioned in 60 years, transitioned into a different public space without being demolished // solution: build the structure on Racoon River with a sanctuary for aquatic species and an aquarium which serves as a tourist attraction // method: surface manipulation, subtraction // proposed location: W Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy, Des Moines, IA.