Work

A graduate thesis, graduate and undergraduate studios, and digital representation work from the University of Michigan’s Taubman College, 2020 to 2024.

  1. Cloudopolis: An unfolding city above the clouds 01

    Cloudopolis

    Thesis · 2024     A graduate thesis imagining a plug-in city of balloon-lifted figures, gardens and foldable avenues that responds to the isolation of the pandemic. Awarded a Juror Citation in the 2024 KRob Architectural Delineation Competition.
  2. Center of Emotions: No hard feelings 02

    Center of Emotions

    Graduate studio · 2023     A campus space that both contains and frees students’ emotions, paired with three sewn, portable prototypes of soft padding that bring comfort anywhere.
  3. DIY: Puzzle House: Affordable, customizable prefab housing in North Corktown, Detroit 03

    DIY: Puzzle House

    Graduate studio · 2023     A kit-of-parts housing prototype built from structural insulated panels. Clients assemble modular cubic volumes into custom homes and storefronts on two lots in North Corktown, Detroit.
  4. Texas Embassy: A floating refuge for the American Quarter Horse 04

    Texas Embassy

    Graduate studio · 2022     A mammoth fragment of Texas floating in free waters: a horse-powered embassy where American Quarter Horses roam as ambassadors of the New Republic of Texas.
  5. Romantic Academia Aesthetic: Digital representation 05

    Romantic Academia Aesthetic

    Graduate work · 2022     A digital scene that represents the Romantic Academia aesthetic through objects, color, lighting and music, delivered as a video walkthrough, a Snapchat filter and a 360-degree VR space.
  6. Wallenberg Thesis: Borders: Mapping a refugee’s journey through Europe 06

    Wallenberg Thesis: Borders

    Undergraduate studio · 2022     Using Eyal Weizman’s forensic architecture techniques to map a Ukrainian refugee’s journey through Europe over a couple of months.
  7. Merge:in Belanger Park: Reconnecting Detroit’s riverfront with the water 07

    Merge:in Belanger Park

    Undergraduate studio · 2021     New inlets, canals and a small-boat service building that bring kayaks, small craft and the community back to the Detroit River at Belanger Park.
  8. Curving Edges Boat House: A rowing center and public recreation space on Ford Lake 08

    Curving Edges Boat House

    Undergraduate studio · 2021     A boat house shaped like a curving path that links a café, gym, boat storage and two outdoor spaces, open to rowers and the public alike.
  9. Infinitely Insulated Interior: Taubman College Courtyard 09

    Infinitely Insulated Interior

    Undergraduate studio · 2020     A labyrinth of insulated, mirrored walls for the Taubman College courtyard that questions what an enclosure really is.