THE ASCENT
ECO LAB
CULINARY CRAFT
GREEN HAVEN
01 | THE GATEWAY GARDENS
2025, 7 WEEKS
SOUTH ELEVATION
The Gateway Gardens reframes affordable housing through spatial thresholds. Inspired by the historic babs of Tétouan, The Gateway Gardens uses hovering volumes to frame a free-plan ground floor with cafes, markets, and intergenerational housing above. Courtyards, mashrabiya-screened circulation, and passive ventilation shape a climate-responsive environment, while the massing wraps an existing building fragment to connect past and present through contrasting tectonic and stereotomic forms.
HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
BAB MQABAR
BAB OKLA
BAB TUT
BAB YIAF
MARKET
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
DUPLEX UNIT
GROUND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
02 | THE ASCENT
2024, 10 WEEKS
Architecture becomes a physical act of ascent. Designed for the New Building Institute, The Ascent is an office and community assembly space organized around a processional stair that culminates in a double-height event hall spanned by expressive king post trusses. Transparent curtain walls reveal moments of movement and gathering, while daylight-driven planning, integrated shading, and a subtle interior response to site grade reinforce hierarchy, performance, and experience.
GROUND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
03 | GREEN HAVEN
2023, 7 WEEKS
SITE
SECTION
Environmental performance becomes legible through form and movement. Green Haven is an environmental arts campus organized by intersecting axes around a shared lawn. South-facing sloped roofs and vertically louvered glazing modulate light while emphasizing spatial hierarchy. Stadium seating and an elevated gallery create moments of gathering and reflection, framing views and memory. The architecture integrates environmental performance, public gathering, and landscape into a cohesive spatial narrative rooted in place.
SITE PLAN
COMMUNITY ROOM
BUILDING 1 PLAN
AERIAL
HELEN SHAW GALLERY
BUILDING
2 PLAN
BUILDING 2 SECTION
04 | ECO LAB
2023, 5 WEEKS, Partner Project
Eco Lab is a net-positive, modular learning laboratory that integrates biophilic design with high-performance building systems. The project is organized along a clear axial sequence articulated by a central ramp and operable north–south walls, enabling spatial flexibility and environmental responsiveness. Photovoltaics, geothermal wells, radiant heating, natural cross ventilation, and locally sourced mass timber are coordinated to support sustainable performance while reinforcing architectural clarity.
SUSTAINABILITY
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
LEARNING LABORATORY
05 | CULINARY CRAFT
MISO GINGER RAMEN
HONEY ROASTED CARROTS
Cooking is driven by process and material response, refined through iteration and control. Timing, sequence, and transformation guide each intuitive decision, requiring continual adjustment and attentiveness. Precision and restraint shape the final composition.
CRISPY SALMON BOWL
LEMON CHICKEN ORZO
