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My work combines urban research with hands-on material exploration, focusing particularly on the environmental and political implications of future cities. I am interested in understanding how we can design for changing landscapes, balancing infrastructure and experience while retaining grassroots culture.

GRADUATION PROJECT

‘ON COMMON GROUND’

A CERAMICS INSTITUTE IN NICOSIA, CYPRUS

THE SITE

UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia

location plan
site plan

ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSITION

ground floor plan
site section

south elevation

north east elevation

INSIDE THE INSTITUTE

workshop
ceramics cafe
exhibition hall
watchtower oculus

HOW CAN WE DESIGN FOR UNSTABLE FUTURES?

MODELS

section model
gabion prototypes
site model
coil ceramics experimentation

PROJECT TWO

‘GARDEN IN THE CURRENT’

A COMMUNITY HYDROPONIC GARDEN IN THE TIDAL THAMES

the approach
nice weather for plants

WHAT IF WE RISE WITH THE RIVER?

By elevating hydroponic gardens within a widespread timber grid, this intervention redefines Thamesmead’s riverside into an evolving landscape. The community becomes the caretaker and together they cultivate food and social interaction. As sea levels rise and plants grow, the structure adapts.

Garden in the Current embodies how resilience can be both sculptural and alive, human and natural.

THE SITE

Thamesmead, Greater London

ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSITION

section perspective
site elevation

COEXISTING WITH NATURE

seasonal planting annual cycle