Thesis Projects
Thesis Projects by Year
Constructing Experience through Atmosphere, Light and Color: Brew HUE, a Sensorial Progression
This thesis explores constructed experience through atmosphere, light and color. Research conducted includes a technical understanding of light and color perception, along with translucency and transparency as a method of veiling. A greenhouse, the selected site for this project, provides the stage for a sensorial progression highlighting mood and materiality. Inspired by Holi, brew HUE serves explosion of color, meditation on light, and quality seasonal micro-brews. An included sit down restaurant highlights the practicality of the greenhouse, encouraging patrons to dine among the hops used to brew their beer, which has been paired with seasonal cuisine.
Bio/Digital/Fabrication
Design of the Kiosk/Pavilion is generated at the intersection of 3 separate areas of work: 1) Biology, 2) Design and 3) Fabrication. The project explores use of Mycelium, Bacterial Cellulose with aluminum as the frame in a temporary structure.
Urban Wilderness School: Supporting ecological connection, respect, and behaviors
Exploring ways to blur the division between interior and exterior spaces, promoting a sense of curiosity towards the natural world.
21st Century Nomads: Re-Conceptualizing the Amtrak Experience
This thesis has explored the concepts of global and digital nomads – in that, due to factors such as globalization and technology, we are able to live location-independent lifestyles.
Mino Art Mall
Mino is a large entertainment and leisure art mall. It is built in the abandoned PECO power station which located in Fishtown.
CAPAS: The Creative and Performing Arts School for the d/Deaf
This thesis project explores how traditional rectilinear buildings can be modified and designed to support d/Deaf students.
Gentrification and The Takeover of The Low-Income Community
This thesis will inform viewers of the on-going issues with gentrification in the low-income community of Kensington, Philadelphia.
Omnis Sensory Library
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder see the world in a very different way. Many have hypersensitivities and sensory integration issues which can cause the environment they are in to have a great impact on their mental and physical state.
OLD + NEW: The Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms: An Interventionist Approach
This thesis explores the confluence of new with old in interior environments. The interventionist approach to adaptive reuse is a powerful tool to use in making old buildings pertinent in today’s world, thus preserving the cultural heritage that they bring while adding relevance, accessibility and sustainability to their presence. An interventionist approach has been applied to the proposed renovation of The Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms.
Mouj: A New Museum of Modern Art for Philadelphia
This thesis interweaves the conceptual approach of parametricism with the haptic experience of phenomenology. It takes the program of a museum, going beyond the exhibition of artwork to consider it as a destination site and tourist attraction.
Three Court Green
Three Court Green is a mixed use residential project offering luxurious urban living centered around three unique courtyard experiences. It explores the crossing point between vernacular lessons in thermal comfort and contemporary expectations of urban living.