The 2012 ASCA competition called for the design of
a culinary academy in Brooklyn, NY, that highlighted the
use of steel in its design. The program called for lecture
halls, culinary and academic classrooms, a library, various
administrative functions, and a restaurant.
The concept was to build an academic building, as well
as an administration building that each highlighted a different
use of steel. The academic building used a steel column and
beam system, with a curtain wall system for the skin. The
administration building used a 6 foot diagrid frame system that
allowed for an open interior plan. The traditional structural
beams in the academic building twist over the restaurant and
become the structural members of the diagrid frame.

Programs Used: AutoCAD 2012 (Design / Linework), Revit 2012 (3D Modeling), 3DS Max Design 2012 (3D Modeling/Rendering), Photoshop CS5 (Post Rendering), InDesign CS5 (Layouts), Illustrator CS5 (Diagrams)