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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Master of Architecture
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
PORTFOLIO DIRECTORY
100 WEST ELDER DEVELOPMENT | Master's Thesis Project . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Though desirable for buildings to be economic, environmental, and social assets that benefit both shareholders and
stakeholders, the fragmented development process curtails such building projects. The inherent integration in the
architect-developer model, however, facilitates the aims of triple top line development and is evidenced in this mixeduse redevelopment located along Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati.This design project, which was developed
in conjunction with a 100+ page thesis document in fulfillment of the University of Cincinnati's Master of Architecture
requirements is approached from the standpoint of an architect-developer and features both a building design and
project pro forma (which includes an operating statement, costs summary, and financing breakdown). The 100 West
Elder project is composed of two, first floor commercial spaces with six residential units above, all of which share an
outdoor roof terrace above the new addition. The development is made financially feasible through the leveraging of
historic tax credits and a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) as equity, both of which represent social and
environmental value.
and with the structural and MEP consultants who were also
This project was completed as part of a summer internship for Over-the-Rhine Community
Housing in Cincinnati and serves as a gateway to the new City Home development on Pleasant
Street. The previous porch for the Over-the-Rhine Community Housing office had been
converted to accomodate an additional bathroom in an unsightly and structurally unstable
manner and yet was poised to anchor a multi-million dollar development the organization was
collaborating on with the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) and Eber
Development. Obviously, the old porch was not making a good first impression on potential
buyers and needed to be replaced in a context that was both sensitive to the historic building
and complementary to the new construction. The new form of the structure acknowledges
historic porches in the neighborhood while the color scheme reflects the patterning of the
box bay windows, which is a staple of the City Home project. Permit drawing for the project
were reviewed and stamped by local architect, Alice Emmons.
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The Cranbrook Spa and Wellness Center project was a culmination of two
contrasts not only reinforce the design intent, but enable a great deal of systems
inhabitable brick masses take on multiple roles within the project as they help
building design.The architectural intent of this project is for the building to serve
to defining program, resist gravity and lateral loads, contain various mechanical
as a mediator between the formal aesthetic of the Cranbrook campus and the
systems, and house all means of vertical circulation. This allows for the voids in
between to be completely open and extremely flexible spaces in the event that
the user needs to make changes to the program down the line.
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Working for William McDonough + Partners was career changing in that it redefined the way I view architecture
and design as a whole. All the projects I worked on in the WM+P office were crafted with human and environmental
health taking top priority and with principles of nature (such as waste equals food, utilizing current solar income, and
celebrating diversity) serving as primary design guidelines.The ultimate goal of this Cradle-to-Cradle philosophy being
the creation of net positive projects in which buildings work like trees and cities like forests.
Some of the notable projects I worked on during my six months at WM+P included Brad Pitts Make It Right project
in New Orleans, Hines Isola project in Milan, Italy, and the Greenbridge mixed-use development in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. Personal responsibilities included model-making, computer rendering, materials research, diagramming and
exploratory studies
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