Collaborator and creator. Urban planning nerd and digital marketing groupie. Aspiring and current entrepreneur.
Small Business Toolkit
In a semester long workshop, myself and a small team of graduate students conducted an in-depth study of possible regulatory tools to preserve and strengthen small business in Long Branch, Maryland—a minority-majority community facing new development pressures with the oncoming Purple Line light rail.
We conducted many interviews with local businesses, and facilitated a community roundtable to generate ideas.
We presented our findings before Montgomery County clients and stakeholders, and then to the Montgomery County Planning Board with much positive response.
Creating Third Places in Shaw, D.C.
In a design software course, I had to re-imagine and re-design a public space in my community.
The area in front of the historic Howard Theater has enormous potential for informal social gathering given that the road is for pedestrian-use only.
As D.C.’s demographics rapidly change, groups of people are thrust together without many avenues of organic interaction.
More ‘third place’ — areas where people may informally congregate — could be a way to encourage more informal congregation.
Changing Face of Southwest D.C.
Throughout a semester-long course on qualitative research methods, I studied Southwest D.C.
Southwest has a storied past which includes the devastating upheaval of thousands of residents during the federal urban renewal programs of the 1950s and 1960s.
More recently, new development spans the length of the Southwest waterfront. which boasts luxurious high-rise apartments, and fine dining options.
Many Southwest residents question whether this big-ticket project was built with them in mind.
Chen Kitchen
A favorite client of mine, a young couple living in D.C., had a vision for their space and new life. We relentlessly pursued it together and they created an elegant entertainment space.
Photo by Harris Nguyen.
Chen Kitchen
Lighting and contrast. Rich floors and ice bright cabinets
Photo by Harris Nguyen.
Brokamp Kitchen
In a small space, storage and functionality is key.
Photo by Harris Nguyen.
Brokamp Kitchen
More storage solutions.
Photo by Harris Nguyen.
Travel Blogging
Travel Blogging
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Stella in her Barbaloot Suit.
A Rio Perspective
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Portland Energy
