Tasking New York City public housing projects with new environmental responsibilities that would reframe them as a new armature of urban eco-infrastructure, making them a valid component in the economic stimulus discussion.
PUBLIC (housing) WORKS was a finalist in the Imagining Recovery competition and later published in MONU mangazine.
The RECIPROCITY ZONING project was designed as an entry to the Re:Vision DALLAS competition. The competition called for a very high-density residential block that does no harm, to people or place, while fostering respect for nature and our neighbors, privacy and resources, economy and consumption. The proposal is based on the notion that a city block is an integral part of the urban ecosystem, and should be designed as such, taking advantage of the different flows the city has to offer, social, economic and environmental. The design is informed by a reciprocity matrix, containing 3 realms of resources the project draws on: Natural, Social and Programmatic.
The project was designed with Manuel Avila and Matt Thomas.
[project page coming soon]
Re-integrating the Phadung Krung Kasem historic Canal into the urban life of Bangkok through hybridizing urban, rural, social and cultural typologies and creating a new lifestyle adaptable to the changing needs of the city.
Living Thai-pologies is a student project designed with Matt Thomas and Yuka Terada in the Urban Design studio at Columbia University GSAPP.
