CHRISTOPHER SALE

CLEAN modern lines characterize this 20,000 SF hypothetical office space for Peter Marino, Architect. Drawing upon the firm’s aesthetic as well as inspirations in clothing design, DeStijl spatial organization, and residential design, two floors were configured to accommodate all functions of Peter Marino’s operation. A two story foyer featuring a hearth and a grand stair with an integrated water feature links the two levels together. An oversized kitchen and multi-purpose area forms the heart of the office.

“WE AIM TO inform and inspire visitors and patrons alike. Trendy and urban, Insite Arts and Architecture Bookstore is canvassed in the rich history and culture of Cincinnati, while also encompassing other aspects of the arts. Visitors will be encouraged to become a part of this history through interactive walking tours, engaging cuisine, and insightful published materials and merchandise.”

A MOST PUBLIC space that still permits for intimate community gatherings or a family picnic where the natural and material worlds converge. Sinuous and innovative, this design accommodates all users and encourages them to interact with the park. Modularity contrasted with the memory of fluid movement suggests a simple, elegant set of shapes set off by a flowing, wavelike roof form. Attention to best sustainable practices combines with color, proportion, and purity of form to create a meaningful spatial environment.

PLAYFUL SLATTED STRUCTURES in primary colors house the craftsummer creative arts workshops at Miami University. Two glazed, conditioned pavilions serve as studios while the third serves as an open air gathering and display space. Operable slatted panels control light within the pavilions. The colors of the pavilions are reflected across a shallow reflecting pool from the most visible side of the plaza while steps open up an axis between the existing music and art buildings.

A CAREFULLY CRAFTED legacy is essential to consider in the (re)development of American towns and cities. As farmland gives way to development and small towns grow decrepid from parasitic shopping centers on their borders, a more appealing and responsible alternative exists. A scheme for a multi-use development in former farmland demonstrates a means of utilizing, enhancing, and protecting natural site features to create a more sustainable and pleasing form of development while remaining economically viable.

GRAND STATEMENTS are made in this landscape design for historic Langstroth Cottage on the grounds of Miami University. Modest, yet formal in its elegantly simple symmetry, these same charecteristics are drawn out into the landscape through a variety of typologies; providing an appropriately scaled grounding for the structure. Plants are used architecturally in conjunction with hardscape to create visual interest and functional spaces. A planting scheme focuses on dynamic textures and foliage for year-round interest in the garden.

VERSATILITY is the hallmark of the transplants modular planter system. Designed from recycled materials, the system is composed of stylish “frosted” resin planters with a water resevior , recessed handles, and wheels. The planters can be inverted and interlocked to form a “greenhouse” lid. Planters additionally fit into aluminum poles to compose wall constructions either indoors or out providing separation, privacy, greenery, easy access to fresh herbs and produce, and the health benefits of living in proximity to plants.

DRAMATICALLY ARCHING over a tennis court-turned-function space at the one-of-a kind sculpture park and home of multi-millionaire Harry Wilks, the Pavillion respectfully echoes the spirit of Alexander Liberman's monumental sculpture "Abracadabra" and other sculptures throughout the park while also drawing on the legacy of the programmed "industrial folly" developed by Bernard Tschumi for Paris' Parc de la Villette. Like a minaret, a stair spirals up in the sky to herald an the arrival of a function through the use of colorful banners hung from its apex.

THE RICH DIVERSITY of the Clifton community which includes long time elderly residents, university students, free-spirited artists, and recent east Asian immigrants serves as the genesis point for this design. Imagining the library as “urban storefront” residents visiting the library are thrust out into the streetscape in dynamic, cantilevered reading rooms which take their vibrant hues from a historic art deco movie theater down the street.

FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION of the potential impact of the moving image upon architectural construction, the "thriteenth floor" evolved. Progressing through a series of environments, a narrative journey through space unfolds parelling the transportive nature of film. Polycarbonite panels, water, and lush green grass provide a transformative and restoring palette.