brand: Edgar Allan Poe Historical Society

work performed: concept, architectural design, drawing (pen and ink), presentation boards

Addition of museum, faculty, administrative, and residential facilities to the historic Edgar Allan Poe small house in Philadelphia, PA.

Poe lived in the house for twenty years in which time he was said to have written such classics as The Raven and The Cask of Amantillado. This project approaches the design program by renovating the lot around the house with architecture inspired by themes from Poe's works. The result is an architectural collage which, though not dark in itself, is reminiscent of the dark mind of Poe.