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Newly rennovated facade of the August Wilson House. Rendered image (left) made by June Kim, fellow UDBS student

August Wilson Home Project

The August Wilson House, located at 1727 Bedford Ave, is the childhood home of Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson and is a focal point of historical significance and pride for the Hill District in Pittsburgh. Currently, the house is in disrepair with an incomplete south facade and a stripped interior. The studio project focused on restoring the south facade, creating a complete set of drawings for the facade renovation and replacing the missing facade elements through digital and manual fabrication.

Status: Under Construction
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, US
My Role: Schematic design, detailing the lower cornice, fabricating pine prototypes and the final facade piece
Additional Credits: John Folan, AutoDesk, Marc Zinck, Pfaffman + Associates, Rob Pfaffman, Dory Tomba, Paul Ellis, Daisy Wilson Artist Community, Project RE, students in the Urban Design Build Studio (Garrett Rauck, Sophie Nahrmann, Ivy Monroe, Kelsey Simpson, Alexa Roberts, Rachel Sung, Naomie Laguerre, Brian Bollens, June Kim)

Assembly diagram of the entire house facade and the pieces that need to be fabricated.

Sketches and diagrams identifying the origin and method of fabrication for each piece of the house’s signboard.

Representing our pine prototypes and fabrication process alongside the original facade elements.

I was tasked with fabricating a replacement for the colonnette capital base, just one of four separate pieces that compose the entire colonnette capital.