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The Open Fourth
Lake Forest, IL Winter 2026
In collaboration with Alireza Khalatbari and Ramtin Taherian

An open-air performance stage outside Chicago, framed by stepped seating on three sides and an open edge facing the landscape. Built from standard 2x4 lumber and clad in brushed aluminum composite panels, its semi-reflective surface mirrors the surrounding trees, sky, and changing light. The project forms a temporary commons where audience, performer, and landscape share a single spatial condition.

Center Fold
Tarzana, CASummer 2026
 In collaboration with Shayan Adham, Layers Studio

The installation is centered on the tennis court, with two rows of splayed timber legs positioned on either side of the net.
Gathered green velvet forms a performance backdrop, producing high-contrast folds of light and shadow. The exposed frame shows its assembly from off-the-shelf components: nominal 2 × 4 timber studs, yellow tie-down straps, clamps, and Angelus Block 6 × 6 × 16 Concrete Slump Stone CMUs.
The CMUs ballast the legs, while the straps and clamps secure the connections. A pair of CMUs at the crown provides additional dead load, limiting lateral displacement. Structure and stabilization remain visible alongside the velvet surface.


6 × 6 × 16 Concrete Slump Stone CMUs
2 × 4 Whitewood Studs
Dark Olive Green Velvet Fabric
2” Wide Yellow Straps with Belts
Soft DolmensMalibu, CASpring 2024
 “Soft Dolmens” reinterprets ancient dolmens using modern materials like Twin and Double Intex air mattresses as structural elements. Anchored for stability, this lightweight, inflatable installation frames the Malibu sunset during the vernal equinox, offering a serene, temporary retreat. The project blends archetypal forms with everyday materials, creating a dialogue between history and the present.

Intex Twin and Double Air Mattress
Everbilt Nylon ropes
Coated Hex Dumbbell Weight
Four Walls, One Join
Los Angeles, CAWinter 2026
 Built from off-the-shelf galvanized steel studs and UltraLight drywall, Four Walls, One Join revisits the ordinary language of American interior construction as a spatial object. Four partial walls meet in a cross-shaped plan, producing a condition that appears at once divided and continuous, symmetrical and displaced. Apertures, exposed framing, and curved cuts turn the wall into both surface and structure, front and back, image and support. In dialogue with Marcel Duchamp’s Door, 11 rue Larrey, the installation treats the joint not as a hidden detail, but as the central event: a place where construction, perception, and illusion briefly occupy the same plane.

In collaboration with  Alireza Khalatbari


ProSTUD 25 3-5/8 in. x 8 ft. 25-Gauge EQ Galvanized Steel Wall Framing Stud
USG Sheetrock 1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. UltraLight Drywall
Shingles Triptych
Los Angeles, CAFall 2025
 Constructed from simple 2x4 lumber and clad in Oakridge Desert Tan Laminate Architectural Roofing Shingles, the installation reimagines the language of the pitched roof as a sculptural element. Three stilted forms stand together like fragments of shelter or abstracted figures, evoking both architectural prototype and creaturely presence. The use of everyday construction materials foregrounds questions of scale, assembly, and the thin line between building and object.

2x4 dimensional lumber – softwood, structural framing, unfinished
Oakridge Desert Tan Architectural Shingles
Pipe CanopyCalabasas, CASummer 2024
 The Summer Canopy is a temporary, lightweight structure designed to provide shade and highlight the scenic hilltop views of Calabasas, California. Made from 1/2” PVC pipes, nylon ropes, dumbbells for weights, and a bright yellow tarp, it is easy to assemble and embodies a sense of impermanence. The flexible design allows the materials to move with the wind, creating a dynamic, flowing effect that emphasizes the structure’s ephemeral nature.

High Visibility Yellow Tarp
Everbilt Nylon ropes
Coated Hex Dumbbell Weight

CMU Temple
Downtown Los Angeles, CAWinter 2025
 CMU Temple is a pavilion made of four towering columns, composed of dry-stacked CMU blocks arranged in varying orientations, define the space with rhythmic solidity and lightness. A timber frame delicately rests atop the structure, supporting a corrugated polycarbonate roof. This project reinterprets common construction materials in an elemental, tectonic expression of shelter and permanence.

8 in. x 8 in. x 16 in. Concrete Block
Standard Kiln Dried Douglas Fir Board
Corrugated Foam Polycarbonate Roof Panel

Standing Foams
Los Angeles, CASpring 2025
 Standing Foams is a spatial assembly of nine FOAMULAR NGX F-250 rigid foam boards. As ready-made materials, these pieces transcend their utilitarian role and challenge conventional perceptions of insulation—highlighting its planar rigidity, lightweight properties, and thermal performance while elevating it from an unseen, hidden layer to an exposed, expressive presence in space.

FOAMULAR NGX F-250 2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. SSE R-10 XPS Rigid Foam Board Insulation
Electric PyramidArt District, Los AngelesFall 2024
 Electric Pyramid consists of three mobile, metallic figures made from alloy steel structures on wheels, covered in Mylar reflective sheets, and lit with LED tubes. These figures interact to form a collective pyramid shape, exploring the relationship between materiality and off-the-shelf components. The project investigates how these elements contribute to the enduring nature of archetypal forms, while the combination of movement, reflectivity, and light creates a sensory experience that highlights the tension between permanence and temporality in architectural expression.

Alloy Steel Adjustable Rack
Polyethylene Terephthalate High Silver Reflective Mylar Film
LED T5 Fixture 6500K Super Bright White
Off-the-shelf HutWoodland Hills, CAWinter 2024
 The “Off-the-Shelf Hut” is a project that explores tectonics by combining the natural environment with hardware crafting. It uses off-the-shelf materials from the Home Depot, including 2x4 whitewood studs, corrugated clear PVC roof panels, Simpson Strong-Tie connectors, and zinc-plated wood screws to create a structure. The hut emphasizes the simplicity and accessibility of construction with common materials, while the clear PVC roof panels allow natural light to fill the interior, fostering an open and airy atmosphere that connects occupants with their surroundings.

2x4 Whitewood Studs
Palruf 26 in X 8 ft Corrugated Clear PVC Roof Panels
Simpson Strong-Tie Connectors
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