Category: INTERIOR DESIGN

Loft

A local architect acted as my client for residential loft space in Midtown Detroit. He requested an “experiential” home that reflects his eclectic style, as well as abundant outdoor space. Pulling in the exterior wall created two separate outdoor areas, and the various levels inside create distinctions between areas without disturbing the openness of the loft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed-Use Development

For a then-vacant lot in Downtown Royal Oak, I designed a 4-story mixed-use building.  The ground floor contains a cafe and small grocery store. A separate entrance leads upstairs to artists’ studios and classrooms.

The main objectives for the project were to articulate the many functions of the building while delivering a cohesive design, as well as to make a bold visual statement within the context of a dense urban site. The sharply angled corner showcases the double-height cafe, while the more opaque elements anchor the two sides of the building, and tie it into the context of the neighboring buildings.

Spiral House

I designed the Spiral House to explore the division between the private areas of a home and those areas used for entertaining. The challenge was to allow for exceptions to this division and to contain it all in a unified structure. The red rectilinear form combined with the sweeping green curves emphasizes the interplay of these ideas.