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I joined Studio Luz full-time from 2018-2019 and worked as an Architectural Designer and Project Manager. Prior to joining full-time, I also worked as the Project Coordinator on the Tilt-Down Fence installation in the summer of 2016. I am now in graduate school at Harvard Graduate School of Design, so I am currently working freelance as Project Lead on the firm’s upcoming Mission Rock Street Room Design competition entry.
My favorite Studio Luz work is the Tilt-Down Fence installation because I got to see the project’s realization process. Looking back, it was a much more rewarding and fun experience/project than I had realized at the time. To be honest, I haven’t (yet) seen many built works in Boston, though if I had to choose from the ones I have seen thus far, my favorite would be the MIT Chapel by Eero Saarinen. The interior of the chapel is really a timeless calming space.
I think the future of architecture will involve more cross-disciplinary collaboration. I think new, innovative architecture and urban offices/organizations will continue to emerge as a future “type” of architectural practice that will differ from the traditional architecture firm structure. On another note, I think the discipline of architecture will see more empowered women and people of color in leadership roles. I think the profession at large will have to rise to address questions around the role of architecture in achieving equity (social, political, cultural, and healthcare).
Cooking, Netflix, hiking, and sleeping-in have been my go-to hobbies during my free time. But most recently, Nintendo Switch and occasional golf rounds!
I am the graphic designer.
I tend to gravitate towards contemporary buildings that have to find ways to work in a historic city. One such building is the Tozzer Anthropology Building by Kennedy & Volich Architecture. For Studio Luz, I really appreciate the new Piedmont Park Square multi-family residential project. Maybe I just appreciate when brick facades are done really well.
I feel that we are at the point in the architectural discourse where we must confront issues of inequity and intersectionality. We can no longer pretend architecture is a single-issue topic!
I feel lucky to be working remotely in California with lots of nature and good weather, so I try to be outside as much as I can and explore places I took for granted when I was younger.
I am the bookkeeper and on occasion, I perform administrative tasks.
My favorite Studio Luz project is the Meyer Residence (I really like how open it is). My favorite non-Studio Luz building in Boston is the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (I love antiques).
I think architecture will do more work with tiny houses/buildings and will incorporate more solar energy in designs.
I love, love, love going to museums and libraries. I also enjoy antiquing and bargain hunting. I wanted to start traveling, but that has been postponed until next year.
I’m a designer at Studio Luz. I’m mostly responsible for assisting with the design and production of the projects.
It’s not strictly in Boston, but my favorite is Gropius House in Lincoln, MA. I’m a huge Bauhaus fan. It has given me so much inspiration and has been a huge influence on my decision to study architecture. Gropius House is a modest building and that is why I like it so much. Gropius’ modern interpretation of rather traditional local building materials is something to be admired.
I think the facade design of the Mass Ave Residence by Studio Luz seeks that modern interpretation of the traditional or historical context of Boston and has successfully blended in with the context while incorporating modern materials. To me, it’s subtle, which I think is an outcome sensitivity where good design comes from.
A lot has been discussed about the pandemic and its impact on many aspects of our lives, but I think it has also brought attention to how we think of the relationship between us and the space we occupy. Not so much in response to the disease itself, but the pandemic has shown the possibility of remote living and working conditions in the future. As more can be done without moving to a different place, I think that the space we physically occupy becomes more of an extension of our body. I’m curious how architecture makes a closer – or perhaps more intimate relationship – between users.
I like to play golf on the weekends. I love to cook as well – mostly Korean food. And I like to play games, even though I’m terrible at it.
I am a Project Manager at Studio Luz.
Piedmont Park Square is one of my favorite Studio Luz Architects projects. I enjoy the way the project manipulates scale – with shifts in form, rhythm in surface, and brickwork detail – to bridge between the historic low-rise context and nearby large infrastructure. I also like that the wood-wrapped roof terrace provides the opportunity to see the city from a different perspective.
I haven’t traveled around Boston around as much as I would like to, but currently another favorite of mine is the courtyard space at the Isabella-Stewart Gardner Museum. I recently visited for the first time and despite all the photos I’ve seen of the courtyard, I was still surprised by the encounter and scale of the space. Surprise and disruption are both elements I wish were manipulated with greater skill and acuity within architecture.
Hopefully, a hell of a lot more racially diverse – and by that, I mean Black. The discourse and profession are both recognizing the voices and perspectives that historically have lacked acknowledgment. I’m excited by the potential that our lens and life perspectives can bring to the discourse. I’m also excited for the moment when the nuances and diversity of the Black perspective become more present in architecture.
I spend a lot of time with my two daughters, so free time is difficult to come by. I love being outside and moving, and lately roller skating has been my biggest hobby. When I’m stuck inside during the early mornings and late nights, I enjoy reading, writing, and sketching.
I am a project designer/manager at Studio Luz Architects.
I personally enjoy the MIT Chapel, especially the threshold between the basement and the chapel. I enjoy the change in experience when you walk up from the low ceiling basement up to the lit chapel area as you vaguely begin to see the warm light coming from the chapel. The curved stairs within this threshold are surrounded by curved bricks and you begin to feel as if the bricks are embracing you.
My favorite Studio Luz work is Piedmont Park Square because of its use of brick patterning on the facade. I particularly enjoy the brick corner detail and the detail of how the bricks meet the exposed steel beam.
I think architecture will develop along various routes. Today more than ever, the agency of architecture is being focused more as different architects develop specific lenses through which they look at the world. From the many schools of thought that exist today, I want to see architecture that focuses on spatial experience.
I either like to just lie down and do nothing for a bit or travel and experience new spaces.
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