An architecture portfolio presenting three design projects. The first project, Simplicity of Life, is a senior housing scheme in Lafayette Park focused on community integration and daylight. The second, Atelier Terra, is a ceramics studio and gallery that translates pottery-making into an architectural journey. The third, Architecture in Suspense, explores a structure suspended by cables and…
This architecture portfolio presents three design projects developed by a student. The first project, Simplicity of Life, is a senior housing scheme in Lafayette Park. It focuses on community integration, daylight, and dignity, rejecting the idea that aging requires separation. The design includes floor plans, roof plans, and a cross section, with a material palette of CLT panels, fiber cement, and rigid insulation.
The second project, Atelier Terra, is a ceramics studio and gallery. It translates pottery-making into an architectural journey, with spaces for wheel throwing, glazing, kilns, and a gallery. The building uses warm terracotta cladding and expansive glazing to expose the craft to the public. Floor plans show studios, kilns, a lounge, and mechanical spaces.
The third project, Architecture in Suspense, explores equilibrium through suspension and tension. A network of cables and nets distributes forces, allowing the structure to adapt to the canyon site. The design emphasizes bodily engagement, where movement through the space requires awareness of weight and position.
The portfolio includes technical drawings such as cross sections, wall sections, and floor plans. It also documents the design process through massing diagrams and model photos. The document is intended for architecture school admissions or a job application.