Just for Fun

I love to sketch/doodle when I can. Cartoon characters and images from magazines are fun to sketch and practice my drawing skills.

Paddle I painted in undergrad days

 Some 1st year Landscape Arch. graphics

Olentangy River Algae Production

This project is from a design studio from Fall 2012 that focused on sites of excess contamination. Working with a partner, we focused on the Olentangy River in Columbus, Ohio and the contamination from combined and sanitary sewer overflows. This contamination has led to a disconnect between the community and the river, decreased biodiversity, as well as algal blooms from nutrient overloading. In an effort to better the public interaction and utilize the river as a source of production, we began to rethink it as a network of algae production sites where algae is harvested and used as an energy source. In doing so, contaminants would be captured prior to entering the Olentangy River making it a safe source of water for recreation and it creates an opportunity for using the byproducts of algae production to design unique public spaces for the community. 

We chose three diverse scales of sites to further explore in more detail. The largest scale is dedicated to mass production of algae located along a tributary at an Ohio State agricultural site for increased runoff of nutrients. For our medium scale site, we chose a highly contaminated tributary that uses open pond algae production and has an outdoor theater powered by algae processed by an anaerobic digester. The smallest scale site is located in the heart of the recreation facilities at Ohio State. This site produces algae in photo-bioreactors that generate heat, utilizing this byproduct we designed hot springs along the river.

Mapping / Existing conditions

Process ideas / designs

 Agricultural park

 Tributary and outdoor theater

 Hot springs

 Modeling

Don Scott Field - Studio

The mission of this studio was to revitalize the OSU Airport - Don Scott Field in Columbus, OH to enhance the existing structures, increase hangar space, and bring in more business. This was a multidisciplinary group project and my primary objective was to develop the master plan for the airport. Our approach was to focus the attention on the undeveloped northern section of the site to have a new main entrance and provide infrastructure for businesses in the rapidly growing community. The existing airport infrastructure would be further developed for private use as the airport has a high demand for private hangar space.

This project offered many challenges as this was the first time I worked on the site of an airport. Significant restrictions regarding the safety zones made if difficult for placing structures and providing proper access between pilots, airport staff, and fliers. Water and some vegetation attract wildlife that interferes with aircraft, therefore limiting these was necessary.