Stormwater Management Plan For Times Square - New York, NY
The intent is to create an urban stream that flows through the Broadway Corridor as an aesthetic and interactive means to manage storm water runoff while providing a platform for communication to serve the ever-changing stream of people and ideas flowing through the space.
Historically the area that is Times Square was a stream. Now it is one of the most prominent symbols of American culture, currently signifying the U.S. as a commercially driven nation.
ReNEWable Times Square Competition - New York, NY
Careful study reveals the truly communicative ability light and shadows have as they fall across the City. This is the type of natural energy that Times Square currently lacks. Instead we are confronted with a barrage of constantly changing yet strikingly stagnant media. By “capturing” the shadow lines cast across the Square at noon, a stream-like pattern reveals itself throughout the space – a modern day simulated ticker tape run on millennia-old technology.
Uris Hall Green Roof Planting Plan - Columbia University, New York, NY
Inspired by a painting by Colorfield artist Edward Avedisian, the planting plan for this green roof works off the intersecting lines of the existing skylights of the building, thus criss-crossing and bouncing off the edges of the building to form a weaving pattern of colors throughout the space. Utilizing only native plantings, this low-maintenance green roof serves as a visual interest both within the space and viewing from above.
Beacon Waterfront Revitalization - Beacon, NY
The purpose of the Beacon Waterfront Revitalization is to provide a user-friendly area for commuters while ecologically restoring the riverfront. Beacon, New York sits upon the Hudson River. As with most river areas, it's shores are subjected to tidal changes, frequent flooding, and erosion. These issues can be problematic for commuters who rely on this delicate coastal for their daily commute.
Meditative Garden - New York, NY
Asked to create a peaceful meditation garden in East Harlem for a Buddhist society, one is tempted to create a lush and tranquil garden as an oasis from urban life. However, a goal of meditation is to be able to engage in inner silence and peace regardless of one's environment. Surrounded by the concrete jungle of New York City, this garden reflects the materials and lack of nature that urban life provides, thus acting as a training ground for inner peace in an urban setting.
Urban Edible Garden - New York, NY
This garden utilizes green space in front of an upper Manhattan prewar building as a vegetable garden to provide fresh produce to the residents of the building and surrounding neighborhood. Playing off the art deco features of the architecture, the vegetables are planted in crescent-shaped groupings to create an aerial visual interest.
Flatbush Senior Care Center - Brooklyn, NY
The design for the Flatbush Senior Care Center was inspired by a river as an analogy for one's life path: sometimes smooth and straight, other times curved and unpredictable. The elements in the design are connected by a continuous line that echoes the habits of a river. Residents can enjoy curved seating nooks for quiet conversations, a recreational lawn, meandering flower gardens, a green house for fresh produce, and an outdoor dining area with stage for entertainment. The perimeter of the grounds consists of a covered path for residents to take walks even in inclement weather.
Residential Native Planting Integration - Aurora, OH
The backyard of this subdivision home borders a protected wooded area and open meadow of wild grasses. The current landscape consists of a lawn that abruptly separates the meadow and forest by a straight line. Attempting an integration of the three different landscapes while maintaining their separate identities, the design presents organic shaping of the lawn space creating separate "rooms" for usage.
