pre-sbd lineage · 2013–2021
earlier work that led here
Six portfolio projects that predate sphere-based design. Each one is here because it shows a design problem the sphere later took up — transit as a layered condition, affordability as a layout problem, infrastructure edges as public realm. They seeded the framework; they are not native sphere prototypes, so they live on their own page rather than in the main selector.
Pre-SBD base (2013–2016)
Graduate planning and Peace Corps-era work where the field habits behind sphere-based design first appear: reading development potential as overlapping systems rather than single features.
A 2013 graduate planning study using zoning overlays, nonconforming uses, infill patterns, and public infrastructure gaps to test why light rail alone was not enough to produce transit-oriented development.
compact housing Sro housing study contextual case study - 2013An independent housing policy and building-efficiency study testing single-room occupancy layouts as an affordable housing model.
GIS + tourism Taraclia market tourism contextual case study - 2014-2016Peace Corps-era GIS market-area work and hotel-restaurant concept design for Taraclia, Moldova, linking regional catchment analysis to place-based tourism development.
Primary Design Co (2017–2021)
Professional practice work — corridor toolkits, waterfront mobility, and the first explicit spherical prototype cutsheets that bridge directly into the framework.
A Fairbanks corridor recommendations and design-toolkit effort translating airport-edge mobility, safety, lighting, landscape, and frontage conditions into repeatable functional features.
waterfront mobility Alaska waterfront access contextual case study - 2018-2021Dock shelter, seawalk, and port-area concept work exploring how transportation infrastructure can become public realm, visitor orientation, and climate protection.
prototype cutsheets Spherical prototype studies contextual case study - 2021A 2021 family of sphere-based and small-form prototype studies, including JBER administration, barracks, warehouse, buried classroom, cabin, and shelter concepts.