CULTURE / URBAN
This project envisions a floating wardrobe for the Mummers organization in Philadelphia—an architectural response that embodies the unique spirit of the Mummers Parade and its vibrant culture. Unlike traditional museums that often center on solemn, weighty historical artifacts, this museum celebrates costumes—objects that are soft, translucent, colorful, and in constant motion.
The floating wardrobe becomes a metaphor for these qualities: lightness, joy, and transformation. It expresses the theatricality of the parade while also serving as a civic space for the city. More than a storage or display facility, this wardrobe invites interaction. It is a living stage that supports not only the Mummers community but also the broader public, offering space for gathering, celebration, and urban life.
COMMUNITY
How can movement in nature be translated into architectural form?
A Kayak Center located in Bald Eagle State Park, Pennsylvania. An exploration of how movement can generate architectural form. Circulation and fluid trajectories are translated into a continuous ribbon that extends from the hillside toward the lake, blurring architecture and landscape.
DOT-LINE-SURFACE
A visitor’s center designed for a historical stone dolmen. The design is, as the opposite of the existing, a linear and modularized space. Divided by a single surface, the side facing the monument is for public use; the other side is for administrative and research uses. This design discusses the co-existing condition of the old and the new, halves and one.