Within this website, I aim to present who I am as a person, a designer, and a creative by briefly reflecting on my previous projects and experiences, while expressing how I look ahead to my career and how I wish to situate myself within this ever-changing world.
What I value most about design and architecture is their ability to solve problems: to create something through rigorous investigation, and to leave behind work that improves function, site, or community. I have fallen in love with the process of trial and error, using a range of media to interrogate challenges through iterative design. By outlining clear parameters to guide my work, I ensure each design remains true to its context, environment, and client.
Throughout my life I have loved to travel, observe the world around me, and critically reflect on what I see—asking what it means and how it might be improved. Over the last ten years, I have applied this perspective to architecture, photography, and art.
At the Royal College of Art, I experienced a unique environment where art and architecture were not separated but encouraged to converge. We were taught to use both analogue and digital tools for testing and experimentation, to apply radical approaches to model making and visual representation, and to develop innovative ways of formulating design.
In my final thesis project, Routyansow, I worked with “constructed analysis,” a methodology centered on the rigorous environmental collection of data across various time periods, aimed at quantitatively understanding a site based on its natural phenomena. Through this analysis and the recognition of patterns, I was able to create an architectural translation that responded seamlessly to the site across days, months, and years. This project sparked my passion for architecture with deep environmental responsiveness and showed me how design parameters rooted in site understanding can save money, energy, and resources by enabling built forms to adapt intelligently.
I see architecture as a complex system of relationships, each requiring equal focus and attention. Neglecting even one of these interconnected aspects can result in designs that fail—socially, by not serving the people they surround, or environmentally, by ignoring the nuances of terrain.
My portfolio, {EX}PERIMENTS, was assembled to encapsulate my creative practice to date, showcasing projects across different scales, media, and approaches. I see strength in this variety, which demonstrates my ability to work across multiple architectural typologies, modes of analysis, and forms of representation in diverse contexts.
Looking ahead, I want not only to apply what I have already learned but also to continue exploring new methods of architectural design and application. I hope to test new materials, embrace innovation, and join a collective dedicated to building a future where architecture, people, and the environment coexist more harmoniously.
Thank you!