[ Body of Work ]
Uplift Pavilions are guided by the idea of architecture as a method of reparation. The pavilions themselves are meant to serve as agricultural and horticultural sanctuaries for the local Kalapuya people, who have faced generations of displacement and evictions as a result of racist and colonial action. Simultaneously, these pavilions serve as sources of community while performing ecosystem repair through horticultural stewardship of indigenous species.
Developed as a part of Clayton Taylor’s investigative seminar, Vernon Infill Housing explores the cottage cluster typology within the city of Portland. Currently listed as a R 2.0 zoned parking lot adjacent to the Leaven Community Church, six individual units are arranged around interlaced courtyards. Through the play of solid and void within the site, courtyards become interfaced between units and provided spaces for community. This project was designed alongside Rae McKenna, with all content represented being produced as my individual work.
As a culmination of my academic work, Architecture of the Estuary investigates the role architecture can play in the role of restoration and stewardship. Architecture is meant to serve as an extension of the local ecosystem and its processes, engaging with local estuary tides through static and dynamic structures. Furthermore, it is meant to serve as a programmatic and educational basis for the restoration of Tillamook Estuary, which has suffered catastrophic loss as a result of human settlement and intervention.