January 01, 2020

(Predesign) Hale for the teaching of La'au Lapa'au at the University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine

Close to the beach and in an iconic Kahala neighborhood of Honolulu, this home makes a contemporary statement amongst mediterranean, this home provides an open1st floor to maximize the area of the lot for the clients and their three children. 

January 01, 2020

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Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Graduate Dissertation

Similar to the Centre designed for Māʻili, an urban prototype was developed to showcase the benefits of the Hawker Centre model to a dense population. Located at the crossroads of Waikiki, Moʻiliʻili, and greater Ala Moana neighborhoods of Honolulu, the larger centre incorporates a permanent farmer's market, cooked food stalls, and a number of sundries for locals and tourists alike.

Maʻili, Hawaiʻi, USA

Graduate Dissertation

The design of a Hawker Centre Network in Māʻili rebuilds and reinforces exisitng public infrastructure and develops a self-sustaining economic and food secure industry that addresses a number of health and economic issues that affect some of Oahu's most vulnerable communities.

Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Graduate

In a world where immortality is achievable and medical advances have reshaped the globe, Torre Turia returns life to the ancient riverbed that once gave purpose to the wealthy medieval city of Valencia.

Hailar, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China   中国，内蒙古自治省，呼伦贝尔县，海拉尔市

Professional

A 26-core mixed-use community built in Haliar, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China, Element reimagines a modern urban lifestyle that will compliment to proposed downtown business district that is slated for construction along the nearby man-made lake.

Kunshan, Jiangsu, China    中国，江苏省，昆山市

Graduate

Built within the exclusive economic zone near Shanghai, China, a shopping centre in Kunshan is scheduled to be added to the evolving riverwalk development in a community that is increasingly drawing new investors and businessmen. Convenient for local communities and future developments, the center creates intimate and public spaces for gathering and enjoying social company for all ages.

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Undergraduate

Design of a visitor centre along the San Antonio Greenbelts Project

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Undergraduate

Built to house a magnet school for various arts, Urban Theatre turns a black field auto shop into a thriving artist community. The 12-story tower contains classrooms, dormitories, galleries and admin related programming. The formation of a central courtyard space merges the performing arts and the surrounding urban fabric to engage not just the audience present, but passers-by and the public at large.

ShouXian, Anhui, China    中国，安徽省，寿县市

Graduate

Proposed as an alternate to the total re-build of one of China's ancient capital's and birthplace of tofu, Shouxian reimagines the ideal tourist city as a means to preserve the existing people and culture, as well as develop a careful plan for how to remove the shoddy architecture of recent decades and develop a clearer, more efficient mainstreet construction.

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Undergraduate - Competition Winner - Built

Expanding the pedestrian's habitable space along the sidewalk, the parklet was built to create a customizable entertainment space for the Kakaʻako Night Market event hosted by Kamehameha Schools.

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Graduate

Constructed of a wooden structure, 565 Kokea reimagines the life of the promenade along the Kapalama Stream and future site of the Kapalama rail station to service Honolulu Community College. with a goal of creating affordable house and an lively life-style, the mixed-use community merges craft and skills to create a truely unique community that rivals the prosperous First Friday 

Milan, Milan, Italy

Graduate - Competition

The annual Art Verona modern art festival in Milan, Italy is in a new, permanent location. Linking the ticket booth entry to the entry of the gallery space, Il Nesso creates a portal to another world that actively grows and changes as the event progresses. 

London, England, UK

Undergraduate

Engaging the ancient Roman wall surrounding the London Financial District, Ludgate reimagines an old portal that once connected the medieval city to a prominent tributary to the Thames. In a hypothetical site that was destroyed in a fire, a pumping station and park replaces the once dense street front, reinforcing the city's ability to fight future fires.

Waipahu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Graduate

Expanding Queen's Medical vision of health and nutrition into the garden, The Queen's West Hale provides a venue for teaching Native Hawaiian Health and creating a space for respite from the goings-on of the Hosptial Environment.

Kahaluu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Undergraduate

Inspired by Peter Eisenman's theory of 'El Forms', Kahaluu House juts over the water from the tip of the mountain like a subterranean geometric structure that has been uncovered by the forces of nature.

Grand Marais, Wisconsin, USA

Undergraduate

The follow study removes the previous design for a house in Kahaluu Hawaiʻi and places it on a lakeside site in Grand Marais, Wisconsin. The building then had to undergo modifications to adapt to respond to the severely cold winters and relative seclusion.

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Undergraduate - Built

The studio renovated a warehouse that was previously an automotive upholstery shop. The design sought to merge innovative design strategies with architecture with artists in a temporary space that was slated for demolition in the following year.

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Graduate

Hawaiʻi's new Accessory Dwelling Unit law allows for greater applicability throughout Honolulu's property owners. The design of a unit in Manoa Valley under 400SF utilizes the natural ventilation and protects the home from the frequent showers that make the valley a lush icon of Oahu's geography.

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, USA

Undergraduate - Competition

ReThink Hawaiʻi aims to imagine a new typology of homeless housing that can build a sustainable infrastructure to better transition Honolulu's growing homeless population to permanent housing.

Dianshan, Shanghai, China  中国，上海，淀山湖

Professional

In a tributary lake to the Huangpu River, development of a international sailing regatta site is underway. With the aim of creating the largest fresh water marina in China, the client proposed an observation tower to be built over the water to allow for sweeping views across the countryside towards the Shanghai skyline.

Shanghai, Shanghai, China   中国，上海，上海市，青浦区

Professional

An exploratory proposal for a food centered shopping center along the newest addition to the expansive Shanghai Metro, Qingpu Station, the facade creates the edge of a mountain, with balconies and windows creating unique experiences for the buildings various shops and dinners.

Shanghai, Shanghai, China   中国，上海，上海市

Graduate - Competition

Reimagining transit and how apps can interact with commuters, the design of an Iphone app that merges crowd sourced features and an active lifestyle to create a commute thats not only more efficient, but makes life easier.

Personal Projects

A collection of personal projects.