The Design: The concept for this project was to create a space that would bring students in, while also adding a touch of vegetation and water to the space. The plaza design features large planters with recycled lumber cantilever benches built into the plater walls. A small water feature located near the stairs adds some tranqul sound to the space. To fill the space with more vegatation, small round stone planters contain some honey locust to provide some shade on sunny days.

URI Emporium PlazaSouth Kingston, RI

About the project:Located in the University of Rhode Island emporium. This small plaza is an ideal space for a eating area that would bring together students in a more welcoming environment, away from the adjacent parking lot. The focus of the project was to create a welcoming space that would be a cool place to hang out and eat.

Aerial view looking in toward the plaza

Cross section view looking north in to the plaza

The Design: The concept behind the design for this project was to focus on creating a small micro climate that would have an effect on cooling the building, while also making the front aesthetically pleasing. The mix between the grasses and ferns, add a soft touch to the hardscape, while a dry creek bed adds some more naturalistic qualities.

Woodward Hall Planting PlanSouth KIngston, RI

About the project: Located on the north end of the campus. This building plays host to many different departments including one of the deans. The goal was to create a planted area that would be aesthetically pleaseing as well as creating a micro climate to ultimately cool the building and protect it from the harsh winds throughout the year.

Night section elevation

Day section elevation

The Design: The inspiration for the design came from the area’s close proximity to the Boston Childrens Museum and the channel itself. The idea was to create spaces that would invite the visitors from the museum and the workers from the buisness district in to escape from the noisy environment of the city and bring them to a place where they can relax and enjoy being in a space next to the water’s edge.

In the historical scene, the site is in the location of the Boston Tea Party event. So the use of wood decking is used readily throughout the design in remembrance to the old docks. The design also incorporates a grass amphitheater, for possible events to take place, or it can be used to over see the surrounding area.

Shift Boston Fort Point ChannelBoston, MA

About the project: The Shift Boston Organization was holding a contest in the in the south Boston area. The location for one site was the Fort point channel. The Goal of the contest, was to attract greater public interest in future possibilities for the urban environment of Boston. To inspire and engage the city community while encouraging positive awareness and a hunger for change.

Section elevation of the upper Boardwalk,the terrace leading down to the lower boardwalk section.

The lower walk way was created to bring the visitors close to water and get away from the buisness of the city.

The plaza space was inspired by the crazy paving patten from the adjecent childrens musem. The plaza was designed to be a meeting place for the workers from the nearby buisness district in the city.

The Design: Following the mission statement of the Roseheart Center, the design focused on child development in a zen-like environment. The plan would include tranquil sculpture gardens, and water features like ponds and streams. To bring out the creative side in the children, painting wall and Zen garden would help in there artistic development.

Roseheart CenterJefferson city, MO

About the project: Roseheart Center is a holistic child development center for children between the ages of 4-17 that works to identify and support each child’s unique gifts in an atmosphere of creative expression. There integrated programs encompass spiritual concepts such as “the power of love,” “Divine purpose,” and “the connectedness of all living things,” through creative activities that focus on the process of creating and not the product.

Labyrinth: The labyrinth is an ancient tool that has been brought back into modern-day consciousness. It helps in deepening our spirituality, bringing forward the connection to our soul which helps us to tap into our intuition, creativeness, simplicity, body, spirit, intimacy and community.

Along the path by the large pond, LED grasses would would sway in the wind creating a intresting effect at night.

Close up of the painting wall. The wall would be various heights and the different classes would create different murals.

A close up of the children’s playground area. The playground area will feature a variety jungle gyms, swings and a small rock ropes course. And all of this will sit on top a colorful safty surface.

Gingerella Sports ComplexWesterly, RI

About the project:Gingeralla park is located in the town of Westerly Rhode Island and plays an essential role to the community. The park is host to youth and school soccer leagues. While the rest of the park are just fields, in the northern section there is a skate park that not only brings in skaters from Rhode Island but, Connecticut as well. The goal was to make the park more pleasing to go to and attract more people to the community and help the local economy.

Apart from a few hills in Rhode Island and a growing community of skiers and boarders. A proposed terrain park ski hill, made with a artificial snow material system called Snowflex, will bring visitors from all over the state for a year round ride.

New skate park design will provide a safe environment for skaters to play around in and offer a new experience for the growing skate community.

illiustration of a proposed rain garden within the parking lot area.

Laurel Ridge Sustainable HomesteadWest Kingston, RI

Williams Bridge Oval Dog RunNew York, NY

About This Project: During my internship at the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation I was asked to help in the design of a small dog run in the Williams Bridge Oval park.

The Design: The dog run is a simple square shape that has two different sections for large and small dog, as well as two entrances for the two sections.

University Woods Stair ReconstructionBronx, NY

About the project: some example of CAD detail of the reconstruction of the stairs located in University woods Park. The stairs are being reconstructed for safety proposes. The site is also a attraction to runners.

Assorted Hand Renderings

About the projects:Few example of pen and ink plan done on mylar and rendered with markers and pencils.