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a design school.
on Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, NYC.
This conceptual project reimagines NYU’s Bobst Library through adaptive reuse, proposing a vertical design school that duplicates and stacks the original structure to form a new urban landmark. By stitching together historic and contemporary volumes with a reinterpreted façade, the design explores themes of identity, memory, and transformation. Strategies of transparency and spatial ambiguity blur boundaries between old and new, institutional and civic. Located on Washington Square Park, the project presents a bold graphic presence, challenging conventional preservation by positioning the building as both a symbol of continuity and a vision for the future of architectural education.
a design school.
on Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, NYC.
This conceptual project reimagines NYU’s Bobst Library through adaptive reuse, proposing a vertical design school that duplicates and stacks the original structure to form a new urban landmark. By stitching together historic and contemporary volumes with a reinterpreted façade, the design explores themes of identity, memory, and transformation. Strategies of transparency and spatial ambiguity blur boundaries between old and new, institutional and civic. Located on Washington Square Park, the project presents a bold graphic presence, challenging conventional preservation by positioning the building as both a symbol of continuity and a vision for the future of architectural education.