This experimentation-focused studio explored environmental design through an underground dormitory on Woodbury’s campus, responding to site-specific air pollution in the upper parking lot. The project began with a hand-woven newspaper armor (its carbon black ink helped to block smoke). The technique used is weaving to be able to create multiple layers and to avoid opening for the smoke to go through, which informed both spatial layout and circulation strategies.
Material studies using papier mâché, resin, and cast concrete (referencing cracked asphalt from the parking lot) shaped a fractured-yet-connected design language. The subterranean dormitories included custom furniture tailored to irregular geometries, while bridges and layered paths echoed the initial weave. Clerestory-lit roofs brought daylight into public areas.
My fabrication and storytelling skills improved from this project, and it introduced me to video editing and render post-production.
Instructor: Aaron Gensler
Tools: Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop), Laser Cutting
Lungs Guard
Photo of Armor One
Photo of Armor Two
Photo of Armor Three
Site
Collage Inspired by the Site, Upper Parking Lot
Site Location
Experimental Models
Diagram of Massing Model One
Diagram of Massing Model Two
Diagram of Massing Model Three
Massing Model One
Massing Model Two
Massing Model Three
Final Model
Interior Plan Oblique Of Dormitory
Exterior Plan Oblique of Dormitory
Plan of Dormitory
Section A of Dormitory
Section B of Dormitory
Elevation of Dormitory
Roof Plan of Dormitory
Circulation Diagram of the Dormitory
Vignette of Study Room
