Frank Taylor

Tulane University



Frank Taylor

Tulane University




Eco-Extension


Fall 2021


Instructor: Omar Ali



        Located within the Kansas City masterplan between an eco-boulevard and a park is a proposal for an ecological community center that also attempts to blur the line between nature and the built world. It accomplishes this by embedding itself in with the topography and integrating itself with the native vegetation. The interior circulation consists of a series of ramps that mimics the sloped topography of the site and winds through community spaces that teach about the region’s native peoples, plants, and wildlife. The project also features an outdoor stairway, an accessible roof, courtyards, lightwells, an auditorium, an exhibition space, and classrooms.








concept sketches





building axon




lower floor plan


upper floor plan


roof plan





south entrance section


lightwell section


gallery section



section perspective



park view



upper gallery view


street view



lower gallery view