The start of it all.
These two projects started my immersion into the sustainable design realm and public interest design. The two projects are a modular deck and planter system for vacant urban parking lots and a series of cabins for the mountain Lake Biological Station in Montgomery County.
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Reused pallets and planters in a modular deck and planter system for vacant urban lots. These would become enlivened community spaces
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Sustainable design through the reuse of building materials and sites. These cabins would utilize passive environmental techniques to preserve the national forest.