I am a registered architect with a Master of Architecture from Yale University. I have worked on a variety of project-types at multiple scales so far in my career.
Prior to practicing architecture, I earned a Masters in Fine Art from Parsons School of Design, and worked as an independent graphic designer, commercial photographer, and visual artist for ten years in New York City and Chapel Hill, NC.
Szostak Design, Chapel Hill, NC, US, Project Architect
Research, analysis, design, project management, and production of record drawings for a variety of commercial, institutional, and residential projects as part of a design-oriented, 12-person team.
Szostak Design, Chapel Hill, NC, US, Project Designer
Research, analysis, design, project management, and production of record drawings for a variety of commercial, institutional, and residential projects as part of a design-oriented, 12-person team.
Duda|Paine Architects, Durham, NC, US, Intern Architect
Design development of One Franklin Park, an office development in Franklin, Tennessee. Responsibilities included: Interior design of lobby; Visual studies for final design of lobby floor mosaic pattern; Parking garage analysis and design using Revit.
ReSpace Competition, First Place, 1st Place
Project Brief:
This year the competition combines issues of program, culture and context to the challenge of designing with reuse materials. We are asking you to design a space that will allow Hope House* to continue growing by moving some of its programs outside. This will solve their need for space and increase their connection to the neighborhood.
We selected "Porch" as the theme for our 2014 ReSpace competition because porches are a key element of the southern vernacular. They are central to southern culture. They are a primary place where neighbors gather, socialize and become a community.
Our Proposal:
The traditional porch is a threshold, a special space where a resident is securely “at home” but able to interface with the public realm of the street. By recombining and pulling apart the elements of a porch, Hope Pavilion maximizes this threshold. Our process was to deconstruct the elements of a porch and deploy them on the site, forming a place out of what is currently raw space.
