The document describes a proposed learning facility located in Portland, OR that would educate at-risk teenagers and those seeking a GED. The facility incorporates various digital and paperless concepts including using refrigerator doors as an interior space, a digital bookstore without physical books, and collaborative learning environments. It aims to teach technical skills through hands-on learning and projects with members located internationally.

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2. Portland, OR As the environment in which we live becomes increasingly
4800 FT2 digitized, our businesses and higher education institutions
LEED Silver Project join the global community networked by our technologies,
such as computers, software, and the internet. These
Digital FriDge advances allow for greater, farther-reaching
ConCept: Digital FriDge communication systems and various paperless activities.
learning Center turning a reFrigerator Door into an interior spaCe
These advances are changing our definitions of
Non-profit facility classrooms, retail space, and libraries. Additionally,
educating at-risk teenagers, such changes are affecting skill-sets required for many
and those seeking to earn their GED professions today. The facility, which is intended to
supplement a high school experience, will educate
enrollees in the technical skills necessary for their future
success, giving area at-risk youth both opportunity and a
safe, communal environment to spend time in.
Mechanics of a refridgerator =
HVAC and solor energy systems
The oval kitchen table =
open lab and classrooms
Refrigerator doors = building shell

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• Program enrollees have access to retail database from learning
facility for use as a digital library
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4. Collaborative learning environment:
• Small class size supports a sense of safety for at-risk youth, allows
teachers to address individual enrollee needs, while creating a platform
for group learning situations
• Group projects with members located internationally
• Whiteboard paint turns walls into a writable, projection surface
• Coat Fridge = storage; re-purposed refrigerators become a means for
storing belongings while repurposing appliances
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5. Kitchen table Open lab:
oval form = table shape
marmoluem flooring = table surface
polished steel columns = legs
• Proposed technology:
Each computer screen is projected on wall, supporting an
interactive work environment
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• Open environment of double-heighted space places
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6. Palm Springs, CA
12500 FT2
P.S.
ConCePt: ConneCtion + tranSParenCy
bookS + Cafe
Reading and the internet are connections between people and
places, which employ the ephemeral and the imaginary in order to
create bridges across time and space.
Palm Springs is a tourist and seasonal residential destination attracting adults and active seniors, with its
central cultural and shopping areas located along South Palm Canyon Drive. After conducting first-hand
site observations, our studio design task was to individually create spaces that bring a service or business
to the area not currently provided. Neither a bookstore nor a cafe with either free wireless internet or
computer stations existed.
In an age when staying connected while traveling is increasingly important for vacationers, P.S. Books +
Cafe bridges the mid-century getaway that is Palm Springs with the 21st century global world.

8. Whistler, BC “Smart VacatIon”
30250 FT2
LEED Gold Project • Eco-School:
emphasizes education by offering lectures, classes,
Hotel eco indoor/outdoor activities
concept: Scale + Impact
• Educator-In-Residence:
Vacations are for adventure and experience. They are full of 3-6 month program in which a professional teaches at
opportunity for learning, personal growth and perspective. Eco-School in exchange for hotel stay
Imagine the scale of one traveler, the enormity of the ecological
world, and the collective impact all of us share. • One week minimun guest stay
• What, Why, How LEED Tours of hotel offered

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10. San Francisco, CA canopIeS:
3100 FT2 Open Space
• 3 Types: Standing, Group Sitting, Individual Sitting
treaSure ISland • Cluster Formation:
concept: engage 3 interfacing canopies per group, one each type
park project
Spending time in a park environment includes, sitting alone, sitting • Both opaque and translucent outdoor fabric used
in groups, standing and recreational activity. These are pure,
simple actions that engage people with one another and the
outside world.
Conceptualizing shelter in an open space such as Treasure Island,
is an opportunity to provide not only necessary weather
protection, but to provide a varied and attractive landscape
for its visitors.

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Oil on Canvas
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Once upon a time
Oil on Canvas
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Abstract Self Portrait If life is a season, I am winter
Oil on Canvas, Plywood Oil on Canvas
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