
Calibrated EnvironmentMixed-use Tower Shaped by Occupancy and Environmental Performance
A tower does not need one comfort standard.
A tower does not need one comfort standard. It needs several, distributed by use.
Calibrated Environment organizes retail, office, hospitality, and residential programs through occupancy cycles and environmental exposure. Operating hours, peak use, daylight demand, solar gain, privacy, and views position each program within the section.
These inputs also shape the envelope. Window size, louver depth, façade density, and floor-plate setbacks vary by orientation and use. Zones of environmental excess or deficiency become shared gardens, pools, and terraces.
Developed through Revit, Grasshopper, Rhino, and Ladybug, the project treats environmental analysis as a design input for plan, section, and façade—not as a check applied afterward.
EnvironmentOccupation
SiteNew York, NY, USA
YearSpring 2026
TypeAcademic — Columbia GSAPP
ProgramRetail · Office · Hospitality · Residential
RoleGroup — site plan, residential envelop
ToolsRevit · Grasshopper · Rhino · Ladybug

01Site Map

02Concept


03Envelope 3D · Program Stack

04program timeline diagram

05Sunlight Analysis plan view

06Mass diagram



07Sunlight Analysis 1 · Sunlight Analysis 2 · Sunlight Analysis 3


08Envelope Grasshopper · Envelope Grasshopper box

093D axono render

10Render-E. Ground level

11Render-D. Restaurant

12Render-A. elevated pool

13Render-B. Shared Garden

14Render-C. Indoor Garden