DESIGN WORKSHOP

During spring 2023, I participated in a design workshop led by Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA and Mark L. Gardner, AIA, NOMA.

At Parsons, this semester is often a design-build workshop. Funding ran out for the build portion of the program, but we made the most of it by working as a team of 12 students to design a solution for a client with property in Jamaica. Cheryl Bennett had attended Parsons and was interested in transforming her property into a small eco retreat. The greatest challenge for her, and the design team, was that her access road was washed out - and likely would remain that way for years. This meant that materials would need to be brought up a trail by hand or mule.

I acted as a team lead, steering the group efforts towards a tangible design proposal. I focused on the site mapping and modelling early to make sure we had the best information we could gather without a site visit. I built the site model and the physical framing model for the cabin.

Below, are selected pages from our 100+ page research and design package.