The load-bearing brick and stone masonry, exposed wood beams and trusses, as well as decorative plaster and ironwork respond to the context while representing the craft being taught within. The elevations seek to express the celebrated civic character of public spaces and the dignified industrial character of Lower Price Hill. The third and fourth floors are primarily dedicated to residential for an elevated "on campus" living experience for 25% of the maximum 150-person student body. Similarly, the classroom spaces of the second floor look into the double height spaces of the studios to ensure that classroom and workshop education always work in tandem. An enclosed loggia runs along the main facade with opportunities for the public to look into the workshop spaces during opening hours. The building itself is broken down to integrate the massing with the context and separate out the programmatic functions which provides ample opportunities for outdoor display, loading, storage, light, and ventilation adjacent to the workshops and studios. The depot and city axes converge at an open public court which acts as an amenity to the neighborhood and a means of engaging the public in craft education. It seeks to provide a more celebrated gateway to the historic district while maintaining the existing axis from Depot Street to Hatmaker Park. The proposed craft school is situated along the West Eighth Street viaduct toward downtown. Because of its separation from downtown, Lower Price Hill has faced disenfranchisement, but its remaining historic fabric and the presence of the K-12 Oyler School encourage future business development.
The site is situated in the historic district of Lower Price Hill, named for Evans Price who developed the neighborhood in 1807 with an industry of building materials and homes for the tradespeople employed, anchoring the proposed school in the history and the urban fabric. The renderings are primarily ink on mylar with one watercolored analytique.
Sollitt Prize for Architectural Structure, and the Notre Dame Faculty's Choice Honorable Mention for Design Excellence in Architecture. It received the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Trumbauer Award for Excellence in Contemporary Classicism, the Gertrude S. This study of a school for traditional building craft in Cincinnati was presented for the Notre Dame undergraduate thesis project in 2022.
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