PROPOSALS FOR COASTAL ADAPTATION IN SURFSIDE, FLORIDA

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Final exhibition for the Resilient Case Study House studio displaying all physical models, that have been used as a tool for discussion.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Speculative drawing showing existing residential typologies (yellow), current building envelopes for new homes (light pink, above), and a proposal to reduce footprints of buildings, and increase vertical density (pink, center).

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Speculative drawing from project Permanent/Impermanent analyzing details of a proposal that is centered around the idea of durability of materials and insurance value.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Study model demonstrating the kit of parts coastal strategy from project On-Tide/On-Time, and the potential change over time that could occur .

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE EXHIBITION POSTER
In the context of the Spring 2024 studio, we hosted an exhibition to facilitate the conversation on coastal resilience.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Final model from the Jellyfish project exploring how heavy and light elements impact the Surfside domestic ecology. Roofs can be performative surfaces, for water catchment, recreation and energy production. Understories can be advantageous are shaded ground floor spaces that are open for various uses.

SURFSIDE MIAMI STORM 2021
An image that will become increasingly associated to Miami Beach: storm surge. An environmentally vulnerable landscape. threatened by sea level rise.

GROUND MATTERS
Diagram analyzing the coastal erosion of Surfside and its impacts on territory.

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Analytical drawing that examines the South Florida hydrolic flows.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY MODEL
How can existing homes adapt?
Proposal to add new performative roofs to an underutilized surface that can be very advantageous in capturing run-off and producing energy.

GROUND MATTERS
A toolkit and timeline for Surfside that directly analyzes the migration across Florida due to ecological crises.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
A kit of parts diagram exploring a collection of strategies for residential typologies. How can we expand on the notion of user configuration from a catalog of known resilient strategies?

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Kit of parts model from project Tides to Canals, illuminating the adaptive strategies of the design.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
An exploration of residential strategies addressing zoning, greenery, and systems.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Final model from project Boathouse that analyzes the relationship between domestic privacy and communal engagement.

GROUND MATTERS
Section through Surfside emphasizing the role of the ground and its impact on form.

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Composite drawing exploring the form’s function in tandem with the Surfside community.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Plans and section of a kit of parts residential typology as examined over time.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Final model for Jellyfish project, specifically recalling the facade design and relation between public and private.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Poster for the Rise project, emphasizing the importance of community within Surfside.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Facade material of the Rain-Harvest house final model.

GROUND MATTERS
Composite drawing researching the coastline of Surfside with case study explorations proposing possible responses.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Analytical diagram on the distribution of trees in the Surfside area.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Axonometric drawing explaining the response of the case study house to storms.

GROUND MATTERS
Proposal for Surfside residential architecture to raise above the sea level in response to storms.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Perspective section highlighting the proposed structure, facade, and water collection system.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Kit of parts drawing exemplifying how the architecture could be deployed in response to coastal storms.

GROUND MATTERS
Looking to past examples as well as speculating on the future, this drawing analyzes how population and relocation is impacted during storms.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Render depicting the case study house during a time of storm and how the architecture responds.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Axonometric drawing illuminating the proposed architecture’s response to different amounts of rain.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Composite drawing that examines how the proposal adapts in the future.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Model highlighting how new systems can work in tandem with existing residential block typologies in Surfside.

THE ADAPTIVE CITY
Illustrative animation depicting how the kit of parts proposal can be adapted and expanded.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Photorealistic render that explores materiality and sensory experiences.

THE RESILIENT CASE STUDY HOUSE
Axonometric drawing highlighting key plant species that work with the design.

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