Urbanism and Bioremedia-tion
This is an Urban ecology project based on idea of bioremediation of the marshlands in New Bedford, Massachusetts. By establishing a series of living machines throughout a pathway structured around the entirety of the site, waste-water treatment and bioremedation of soil becomes an inevitable aspect of an inhabitants life. This was a group project with the section drawings, diagrams and community center plans done by me and the residential and site plan drawings done by Michael Earle. Models and site strategies were collaborative.
Tracking Industry in New Bedford
- This drawing is an analysis of invasive species tracked into New Bedford through dredging. It was inspired based off of the areas rich history of dredging and field research showing the amount of invasive species on site. This study further pushed the ethos of my Urbanism and Bioremediation project by allowing me to expand my focus of the inhabitants of an urban plan beyond just humans.
Swan Point Cemetery Site Analysis
While developing a composting hub in Swan Point Cemetery, I created a set of drawings in order to analyse how the existing site composts and who has access to the composting facilities present in order to understand what was needed at the site. This consists of a site plan where drop off points of compost are mapped out and an estimate calculation of how much food waste is produced within the neighborhood of Blackstone is made. Additionally, a zoomed in site analysis shows the type of people around the site which would use compost. Finally, the three sections show the path of potential compost and how soil is used throughout the cemetery.
Paper Waste Study
In this study, I was assigned to explore a waste stream material and see how it can be reused within the built environment. Here, I was particularly interested in paper waste due to the high volume of it in everyday life from product packaging to flyers. This was a series of study models using compression and different startches to test how thick and how sturdy paper material could become.
DSNY Route Analysis
This was a project analyzing the drop off centers and routes of the DSNY. Through taking zoning and parcel data from ARCHGIS, this model pin points the drop off centers for waste and their proximity to the areas they serve. The drop off pins are made from the coorosponding waste material that these sites would take in.
Casa Dieste Analysis
This is an analysis on how architecture can reflect class differences through the case study Casa Dieste by Eladio Dieste. This was looking at the differences in spacial layout between the service part of the house versus the served.
Painting Pavillion
This pavilion proposal provides learning, making, and exhibition spaces for RISD students, specifically the painting department and the greater community of Providence interested in exploring outdoor painting. Here, outdoor learning and open air painting is highly encouraged through the use of porches and mezzanines. The project can be read as nesting smaller spaces to create outdoor shaded areas and responds to the site by following its elevation through roof heights and different level entry ways focused on the retaining wall.