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This work is an exploration in how a building can sense and react to change in its environment. The research examines the substance of water, in particular, as an example in nature which continually redefines its physical make-up in response to external forces, while maintaining equilibrium throughout its internal make-up. In this work, the principles found within the movement of water are then applied to a building´s form. The study focuses on a building´s reactions to its environment and its ability to sense change, absorb impact and redistribute energy or forces applied to it. Initial studies culminate into a building project that borrows from the boundless energy found within tidal fluctuations at the site chosen for study. The building´s movement is always choreographed to maintain balance and equilibrium by returning to stillness at the end of each tidal cycle. By forming a direct connection to the events and cycles of nature around it, this study is meant to explore a type of building that helps people reconnect with nature, and to become more involved in the changes that take place in the environment.

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POST-GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Hughes Group Architects. Sterling, Virginia. (2004-Present). Kerns Group Architects. Arlington, Virginia. (2003-2004). EDUCATION: (2003-2004)Masters of Architecture. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, Virginia. (1997) Bachelor of Science in Architecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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