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Eglise Baptiste de Damien, Haiti 2012 | New church building to replace facility destroyed in earthquake |
Dorchester CSO (Grand Opening) 2011 | Stormwater pumping station for Massachusetts Water Resource Authority With Baker/Wohl Architects (BWA), for FST, Inc Boston's rivers, ports and beaches are a lot cleaner today thanks to projects such as this one, which divert stormwater that has mixed with waste water before it outfalls into the harbor. |
Dorchester CSO |
Texas Wild! 2001 | Fort Worth Zoo With Komatsu Architects Inc (KAI) |
Eglise Baptiste de Damien, Haiti First Floor Plan |
Eglise Baptiste de Damien, Haiti Second Floor Plan |
Dorchester CSO |
Texas Wild! Site Plan |
Eglise Baptiste de Damien, Haiti Construction Site | At
the end of the summer of 2011 Pierre Fontaine, a Haitian expatriot, a
classically-trained lyric baritone and a member of my church, approached me to ask: Could I help with the rebuilding efforts of his childhood church building which had collapsed in the 2010 earthquake? And so started both a friendship and a remarkable journey. Together we have made three trips down to Haiti. The first was in November 2011 to see the site, meet the engineer already involved in the rebuilding effort, and to also meet the pastors and church members. The church is meeting under a make-shift structure for worship (see photo below) next door to their church property, where a grid of footings was already dug (photo at right) based on a rudimentary, vague design. Pierre was concerned that the design did not meet the church's need. Obviously we needed to keep the foundation that was started, but could we improve on the plans? In the first meeting with the pastors, we discussed options for the design of | Texas Wild! Piney Woods Exhibit / Aligator and bear | |
the sanctuary
(how to arrange the pews, the basic building-block element of a sanctuary). I also suggested placing the sanctuary on the second floor, leaving the secondary spaces on the first floor. In March (two years after the earthquake) Pierre and I returned to present schematic plans, elevations, building sections and other drawings. The design was excitedly received, helping to give the church an encouraging vision for a way forward. Finally, we made a third trip in July, bringing with us a set of construction drawings and an Excel file with quantity take-offs of all materials and possible project costs. So now Eglise Baptiste de Damien has a means of accurately estimating construction costs and establishing a realistic target for fund raising. The next steps, to prepare a fund-raising campaign and carry on with the construction, is in their hands. | Eglise Baptiste de Damien, Haiti Schematic Design Presentation | Texas Wild! Texas Coast Exhibit / Coastal birds | |
Eglise Baptiste de Damien, Haiti Font facade cross in porcelain tile | Eglise
Baptiste de Damien, Haiti Foyer porcelain tile floor pattern - the Crown of Thorns | New State Capitol Building, Alaska 1983 | Thesis, Texas Tech University A craggy mountain - like Mount McKinley - for a rugged and independent people | |
Travel Essentials for an architect in Haiti | USCG Station Menemsha Boathouse Massing study - new verses old | United States Coast Guard Station Menemsha Boathouse, Martha's Vineyard South Elevation 2012 | With BWA | Curtis Hall Renovations 2006 - 2011 | For the City of Boston Historic Community Center in Jamica Plain | With BWA |
Sketch of Venice | USCG Station Menemsha Boathouse East Elevation | USCG Station Menemsha Boathouse | Curtis Hall Renovations Lobby |
Pen and Ink Sketch | Curtis Hall Renovations Grand Opening | Curtis Hall Renovations Gymnasium | Curtis Hall, a handsome and historic community center in Jamaica Plain, MA, is an asset much beloved by the local community, but also much in need of renewal. In addition to comprehensive building system upgrades, pool repairs, and site and building envelope improvements, interiors were improved and enlivened. Curtis Hall is listed on the State Historic Register and all work complied with historic preservation standards. |
Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant 2011 | For Massachusetts Water Resource Authority With BWA, for FST, Inc | Alabama-Coushata Indian Reservation Administration Building 1994 | Livingston, Texas With Adams, Richardson and Associates | Alabama-Coushata Indian Reservation Administration Building | Charlestown CSO Storage Facility Headhouse 2007 | For Massachusetts Water Resource Authority With BWA, for FST, Inc |
Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 1987 | With The O'Brien Partnership | Alabama-Coushata Indian Reservation Administration Building | Alabama-Coushata Indian Reservation Administration Building | Charlestown CSO Storage Facility Headhouse |
Recital Hall, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 1987 | With The O'Brien Partnership | Renovations to Various Facilities, Long Island, Boston 2005 to 2009 | For the City of Boston With BWA | Long Island Facilities Copper Chimney for new boilers | |
Roof & Window, and Bath Modernization, Washington Elms Development 2006 to 2010 | For Cambridge Housing Authority With BWA | Washington Elms Development | Washington Elms Development | |