UltraBarrio

05/01/2026

Slowness:

Teams from , , , and TIRZ 1 conducted a series of site visits of St. George Place: by foot, bike, and bus, to document neighborhood dynamics, attending to patterns of use and conditions over time. Moving across modes allowed for a layered reading of the environment, registering shifts in building typologies, street hierarchies, density gradients, and programmatic use at multiple scales.

We then translated these observations into a series of “day-in-the-life” scenarios, as speculative narratives that trace how different users encounter, navigate, and shape the neighborhood over the course of a typical day.

04/29/2026

Interim City: Recreate, Record, Recover

A 10 year demolition, excavation and expansion of infrastructure, that includes the construction of temporary concrete flyovers, requires an enhanced definition of what territories are available for rescripting. Interventions are all the more urgent when public access is still needed, where legibility of neighborhood edges risk erosion, and when safe passage for all remains necessary. As a response, this tactical set of structures are countermeasures that reserve the capacity for access and produce activity that results in a more informed permanent recovery.

04/20/2026

We are seeking two roles on our design team. We have a full time, in-person open position for an Architect/Urban Designer (with 3-5 years experience in architecture) to join our interdisciplinary design practice in Houston.

We’re also accepting applications for 2026 Summer Interns to participate in projects and ongoing research. Please see link in bio to apply. Internship apps due Friday, May 8. No phone calls or DM’s please.

04/20/2026

We are seeking two roles in our design team. We have a full time, in-person open position for an Architect/Urban Designer (with 3-5 years experience in architecture) to join our interdisciplinary design practice in Houston.

We’re also accepting applications for 2026 Summer Interns to participate in projects and ongoing research. Please see link in bio to apply. Internship apps due Friday, May 8. No phone calls or DM’s please.

03/19/2026

The interior space cultivates connection around a social stair that rises to the library on the second floor. At the ground floor; learning spaces and community meeting rooms layer with the new park landscape extending a spatial read outward with nature. - in process

02/05/2026

Transit Shelter Structure Model with preliminary skin study.

12/10/2025

Drawings of Dialect Commons.

Honorable Mention Recipient in The Architect’s Newspaper’s 2025 Best of Design Awards for Unbuilt, Education.

12/04/2025

We’re excited to announce that Dialect Commons was awarded an Honorable Mention in The Architect’s Newspaper’s 2025 Best of Design Awards!

This ultra-access hybrid kiosk is a community resource that serves as a language access center and culinary incubator with an operable facade for film screenings and public gatherings — for one of Houston’s most linguistically diverse neighborhood.

Thank you to and the jury for the recognition!

12/04/2025