Ice-Shaped Domain is organized by an iceberg-like grid structure that replaces conventional walls with a system of light, angles, and layered materials to define space. Rather than separating exhibition, work, and living programs, the grid allows these functions to remain distinct yet interwoven through flexible boundaries and natural circulation, forming a continuous experiential path. Emerging from the ground and extending to envelop the central mass, the structure acts as an interface between architecture and terrain, shaping both spatial transitions and the site itself across vertical and horizontal dimensions.
Jan 2025 - Feb 2025
210 Water Street, Syracuse. NY
Art Gallery, Exhibition & Residence
ARC 208 Design Studio (Personal Work)
Exterior perspective of the Meshline Fire Station along the Los Angeles River, integrating emergency infrastructure with a linear urban edge.
ACT I
Act I analyzes the tectonic structure of the Nova Ruda Kindergarten through an exploded axonometric, isolating its layered assembly and spatial logic. These structural principles are then translated into Act II, where studies of Pia Camil’s long, fabric-based works inform the design of an art gallery and artist residence, bridging tectonics, material behavior, and artistic practice.
Site Plan
The site plan situates Ice-Shaped Domain within its terrain, showing how the iceberg-like grid emerges from the ground to establish circulation, access, and spatial orientation across the site.
Axonometric -System logic
The axonometric illustrates the iceberg grid as a tectonic system, revealing how structure, enclosure, and circulation extend vertically and horizontally to form an interface between architecture and terrain.
Floor Plans
The floor plans demonstrate how the grid replaces conventional walls, allowing exhibition, work, and living spaces to remain distinct yet interwoven through flexible boundaries and continuous circulation.
Sections
Sections reveal how angled tectonic cuts shape light, height, and movement, reinforcing the iceberg-like spatial depth and creating a continuous experiential path through the project.