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Summary
_ resume
_ school projects Street Weaved in Tower Fusion Ferry Terminal Solar Decathlon Ink study Charcoal study Morphic Scatola Ice Scatola
_ project Municipal Hospital
Address 10 E 13th St., Apt. 2C New York, NY 10003
Phone 206-617-3288E-mail felicia.nitu7@gmail.comWebsite http://felicianitu7.wordpress.com
felicia_NITUResume Sept. 2008 - Present
Parsons The New School for Design - New York MArch program
Jan. - Mar. 2006 Art Institute of Seattle - Seattle, WA BA class in interior design
Oct. 2003 - June 2004 Art Institute of Santa Monica - Los Angeles BA classes in interior design
Oct. 1995 - Jun. 2000 Titu Maiorescu University - Bucharest BA in Psychology
Aug. 2007 - Dec. 2007 Grath Tronic XM - Bucharest Prepare design documents for permitsJul. 2006 - Present Baddaa - New York Produce graphics for digital printsSept. 2004 - Jun.2005 ReMAX - Portland,OR Assistent of a real estate broker Aug. 2002 - July 2003 Sussan Televatos - London Renovations of the residential unitsMay 2001 - Jun. 2002 Physician Spine Institute - Los Angeles VP Business Development for Eastern EuropeFeb. 2000 - March 2001 Klass Production - Bucharest Design and draw construction documents for sign productsMar. 1998 - Ian. 2000 Profal Building & Design - Bucharest Project Manager for the construction sites in Bucha- rest; I was also in charge of designing interiors for the medical spaces, auditorium and office buildings
Education
Experience
Software KnowledgeAutoCAD, Adobe Suit, MS Office, 3D Max, Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Maya
LanguagesEnglish, Romanian
LicenseReal Estate Broker - Oregon
Competitions/AwardsSolar Decathlon 2011, FinalistDean’ Scholarship
Project Statement
Project Goal
Low-income housing is unsustainable
Low-incomehousingprojectsbringtogetherahomogenousgroupofpeoplebothfromafinancialandsocialperspective.Thiscollusionin-creasesratherthandecreasescrimeandirresponsiblesocialbehavior.
Topreventtheinevitableself-implosionofsuchcommunities,citiesincurunplannedandon-goingclean-upcosts,comparabletotheinitialinvestment.
Multigeneration housing for a sustainableliving
Provideaperpetuity-likesourceofincometocoverclean-upcostsandaflexiblefloorplandesigntoaccommodatemultigen-erationandmodernfamilies.
Createanenergyefficientbuildingresponsivetotheenviron-mentalandsiteconditions.PreservetheopennessexperienceoftheintersectionandofferprivacyandviewstoManhattan’sskylineandHudsonRiver.
Street Weaved in TowerLowerEastSide,Manhattan
Views to Manhattan
Views to East River
44% lot coverage13% lot footprint
10’
Public Entrance
Residents Entrance
Grand Street
Pit
t S
treet
East B
road
way
North
Minimize foot-print
Sky e
xpos
ure pl
ane
124 ft. height
Sky e
xpos
ure
plane
150 ft. height
Heig
ht f
or D
esirab
le V
iew
s
Zoning and Views
Summ
er SolsticeWinter
Field of View
Sky e
xpos
ure
plane
Maximize views260 ft. height
small tower building covers entire lot tall tower
Housing Criteria
2 story apartments with 2-4 bedrooms
Program Distribution
Studio and 1 bedroom apartments
Community Library, Green Terrace, Spa
Elderly Housing
Street-front Retail
Amphiteather and Exhibition Space
Kindergarden
Short-Term Assited Living
Commercial 10%Community Service Housing 15%
Community Spaces / Collective 15%
Starter Units Housing 15%
Elderly / Assited Living Housing 20%
Family Housing 30%
Community Services Housing
Demographics
Asian 35.2%White 28.2%
Hispanic 26.9%Other 9.7%
65 years old & over 31.8%
35-65 years 35.7%
18-35 years old 20.4%
260’
210’
250’
120’
40’
Proposed Skyline
OPEN SPACE
Field of View
Field of View
Proposed building
New Building -Option 2New Building - Option 1
Existingbuilding
Existingbuilding
Existingbuilding Minimize foot-print
Sky e
xpos
ure pl
ane
124 ft. height
Sky e
xpos
ure
plane
150 ft. height
Heig
ht f
or D
esirab
le V
iew
s
Zoning and Views
Summ
er Solstice
Winter
Field of View
Sky e
xpos
ure
plane
Maximize views260 ft. height
small tower building covers entire lot tall tower
Housing Criteria
2 story apartments with 2-4 bedrooms
Program Distribution
Studio and 1 bedroom apartments
Community Library, Green Terrace, Spa
Elderly Housing
Street-front Retail
Amphiteather and Exhibition Space
Kindergarden
Short-Term Assited Living
Commercial 10%Community Service Housing 15%
Community Spaces / Collective 15%
Starter Units Housing 15%
Elderly / Assited Living Housing 20%
Family Housing 30%
Community Services Housing
Demographics
Asian 35.2%White 28.2%
Hispanic 26.9%Other 9.7%
65 years old & over 31.8%
35-65 years 35.7%
18-35 years old 20.4%
260’
210’
250’
120’
40’
Proposed Skyline
OPEN SPACE
Field of View
Field of View
Proposed building
New Building -Option 2New Building - Option 1
Existingbuilding
Existingbuilding
Existingbuilding
Proposed Skyline Zoning and Views
Massing
Environmental Meets Commercial
Maximize livable area and minimize impact at the ground level with an inverted design. Foster public activities at the ground level with a park that continues with a wrapped-around path leading to storefronts.
Minimize foot-print
Sky e
xpos
ure pl
ane
124 ft. height
Sky e
xpos
ure
plane
150 ft. height
Heig
ht f
or D
esirab
le V
iew
s
Zoning and Views
Summ
er Solstice
Winter
Field of View
Sky e
xpos
ure
plane
Maximize views260 ft. height
small tower building covers entire lot tall tower
Housing Criteria
2 story apartments with 2-4 bedrooms
Program Distribution
Studio and 1 bedroom apartments
Community Library, Green Terrace, Spa
Elderly Housing
Street-front Retail
Amphiteather and Exhibition Space
Kindergarden
Short-Term Assited Living
Commercial 10%Community Service Housing 15%
Community Spaces / Collective 15%
Starter Units Housing 15%
Elderly / Assited Living Housing 20%
Family Housing 30%
Community Services Housing
Demographics
Asian 35.2%White 28.2%
Hispanic 26.9%Other 9.7%
65 years old & over 31.8%
35-65 years 35.7%
18-35 years old 20.4%
260’
210’
250’
120’
40’
Proposed Skyline
OPEN SPACE
Field of View
Field of View
Proposed building
New Building -Option 2New Building - Option 1
Existingbuilding
Existingbuilding
Existingbuilding
Demographics Housing Criteria Program Distribution
Diversity Accommodatethediversityoffamiliescharac-teristictotheLowerEastSide.Provideahealthylivingenvironmentthatdecreasescrimethroughaheterogeneousself-regulatedcommunity.
Program and Demographics
Livingroom
Entry
Powder room
Kitchen
Balcony
Study area
Bathroom
Bedroom
2nd Level
1st Level
Open to below
Apt. #1Apt. #2
Apt. Reconfiguration Options
Private
Semi-Pr
ivate
Pub
lic
Priv
ate
Shadow
Light Street Views
City Views
Larg
e Pa
ttern
Small P
attern
Sm
all P
attern
Med
ium
Pat
tern
Livingroom
Entry
Powder room
Kitchen
Balcony
Study area
Bathroom
Bedroom
2nd Level
1st Level
Open to below
Residential Floor
Residential Floor Plan
Community Floor
Retail Floor
Flexibility in Reconfiguration
The split level of the floor plan facilitates multiple ways of rearrangements. This layout also allows the elevator to operate efficiently by stopping at every 2 levels.
Floor Plans
Open Plan Floors
Spaghetti-likeexteriorstructurespiralsaroundthebuildingtakingontheverticalandtorqueloads.Theelevators’shaftandthemainstaircase’swallsactasaninteriorcorestructure.
Structure
Paneled Facade
Daylight Study
Primary Structure Main Circulation and Core Structure Interior Circulation
Private
Semi-Pr
ivate
Pub
lic
Priv
ate
Shadow
Light Street Views
City Views
Larg
e Pa
ttern
Small P
attern
Sm
all P
attern
Med
ium
Pat
tern
FACADE DETAIL
Fastening Clip
Omega Vertical Profile
3“ Ceramic Panel
1/2” Glass
Aluminum Profile
Concrete Slab
SHADING SYSTEM - CERAMIC PANELS standard panels
3ft
6ft
9ft
12ft
3ft
standard panel and curtain glass
FACADE DETAIL
Fastening Clip
Omega Vertical Profile
3“ Ceramic Panel
1/2” Glass
Aluminum Profile
Concrete Slab
SHADING SYSTEM - CERAMIC PANELS standard panels
3ft
6ft
9ft
12ft
3ft
standard panel and curtain glass
SmallPattern
LargePattern
Ceramic Panel - detail
Program vs. Shading Pattern vs. Views
May 21st, 4pm May 21st, 12pm
Skin
Project Statement
Connectivity Intoday’ssociety,connectivityandurgencyareveryvalued.Profession-alsinManhattan’sUpperWestSideneedtocommutefastandtheyprefertransportationthatmatchestheirlifestyle.
TheneighborhoodhasbeenculturallyrevivedthoughanewLincolnCenterbutitisstillfarawayfrommanyNewYork’spointsofinterest(FinancialDistrict,NJ,Brooklyn,beaches,UpstateNewYork,etc.)
Fusion Ferry Terminal BoatBasinCafe,Manhattan
Project Goal
Hub of Travel / Leisure
Theterminalisafusionoftransitandleisure.Itcreatesasustainableandfastercommutingoption(cutsthetimeinhalf )forprofessionalsandayear-longattrac-tionfortheneighborhood.
Thefusionofurbanism,landscapeandarchitectureisintegratedinastructuralmorphologythatcelebrateseachoneofthesedimensions.
Existing Ferry Routs
Boat Cafe
Pier 11 /Wall St.
World FinancialCenter
Belford / Sandy Beach
35 min.
49 min.
102 min.
Boat Cafe
Boat Cafe
Fusion Ferry18 min.
30 min.
75 min.
Fusion Ferry
Fusion Ferry
Fast and Green
NYWaterwayhasinvestedinnewmodernandfastferryboats.Creatingdirectconnectionswithmaindestinations,bothforleisureandbusiness,wouldhelpoffsetthecarbonfootprintcreatedbycartraffic.
Ferry Ride
Ferry Routs
Walking Routs
Public Trans Routs
Subway Station
Chelsie Pier
Meatpack
ing
District
Chelsie
Jacob K Javis
Convensio
n
Center
Bronx Terminal
Marine Terminal
Whitehall
Terminal
Pier 11 /
Wall St. Empire-Fulton
Terminal
90th St.
Terminal
World Financial
Center
Newport
E 34th St.
TerminalTerminal
Port LiberteLiberty Harbor
Paullus Hook
Hoboken /
NJ Transit
Terminal
Linconln
Harbor
Edgewater Landing
Terminal
Hoboken
Midtown/
39th Street
Port Imperial
Marine Terminal
NJ
Brooklyn
Boat Cafe
8 min.
18 min.
15 min. 35 min.
35 min.49 m
in.
67 m
in.
18 min.
6 min.
Lincoln Center
Belford /
Sandy Beach
St. George /
Staten Island
Red Hook /
Ikea
Chelsie Pier
Meatpack
ing
District
Chelsie
Bronx Terminal
Marine Terminal
Whitehall
Terminal
Pier 11 /
Wall St. Empire-Fulton
Terminal
90th St.
Terminal
World Financial
Center
Statue of Liberty
Terminal
Newport
Terminal
Ellis Island
Terminal
Port LiberteLiberty Harbor
Paullus Hook
Hoboken /
NJ Transit
Terminal
Linconln Harbor
Edgewater Landing
E 34th St.
Hoboken
/14th
Port Imperial
NJ
Broo
klyn
8 min.
18 min.
15 min.
67 m
in.
Lincoln Center
Hudson Highlands
Belford /
Sandy Beach
St. George /
Staten Island
Red Hook / Ikea
Fusion Ferry
Terminal
Governors Island
Terminal
Midtown/
39th Street
Jacob K Javis
Convensio
n
Center
Statue of Liberty
Terminal
TerminalEllis Island
Governors
Island
Ferry Routs
Walking Routs
Public Trans Routs
Subway Station
Chelsie Pier
Meatpack
ing
District
Chelsie
Jacob K Javis
Convensio
n
Center
Bronx Terminal
Marine Terminal
Whitehall
Terminal
Pier 11 /
Wall St. Empire-Fulton
Terminal
90th St.
Terminal
World Financial
Center
Newport
E 34th St.
TerminalTerminal
Port LiberteLiberty Harbor
Paullus Hook
Hoboken /
NJ Transit
Terminal
Linconln
Harbor
Edgewater Landing
Terminal
Hoboken
Midtown/
39th Street
Port Imperial
Marine Terminal
NJ
Brooklyn
Boat Cafe
8 min.
18 min.
15 min. 35 min.
35 min.49 m
in.
67 m
in.
18 min.
6 min.
Lincoln Center
Belford /
Sandy Beach
St. George /
Staten Island
Red Hook /
Ikea
Chelsie Pier
Meatpack
ing
District
Chelsie
Bronx Terminal
Marine Terminal
Whitehall
Terminal
Pier 11 /
Wall St. Empire-Fulton
Terminal
90th St.
Terminal
World Financial
Center
Statue of Liberty
Terminal
Newport
Terminal
Ellis Island
Terminal
Port LiberteLiberty Harbor
Paullus Hook
Hoboken /
NJ Transit
Terminal
Linconln Harbor
Edgewater Landing
E 34th St.
Hoboken
/14th
Port Imperial
NJ
Broo
klyn
8 min.
18 min.
15 min.
67 m
in.
Lincoln Center
Hudson Highlands
Belford /
Sandy Beach
St. George /
Staten Island
Red Hook / Ikea
Fusion Ferry
Terminal
Governors Island
Terminal
Midtown/
39th Street
Jacob K Javis
Convensio
n
Center
Statue of Liberty
Terminal
TerminalEllis Island
Governors
Island
Income Map Population Density
Travel Time to Main Destinations
Demand BoatBasinCafeislocatedinmainlyresidentialareawithahighdensityofupper-classprofessionals.
ThereishighdemandforacommutingsolutiontotheFinancialDistrict.Transportationbyferryisfastandreliableandaferryterminalwouldopenoppor-tunitiesforrelocatingofficesinNJarea.
Upper West Site vs. Manhattan Demographics
Existing ferry routs
Current routs to main destinations
Car TrafficPedestrians
_ car traffic redirected
_current program
_proposed program
Train
TrainCar Traffic/Parking
Car Traffic
Car Traffic
Car Traffic/Parking
Car Traffic
Public DoksPromenadeCar Traffic
PedestriansPromenadePrivate DoksWelcom-
ing Entrance
Theexistinginfrastructureisredesignedtofreetheroof-topareaoftheBoatBasinCaféfromcartraffic,whilemaintainingfreewayaccess.
Theinnovationistoredirectcartrafficattheunder-groundlevel,nexttotheparkingarea.Thissignifi-cantlydecreasesthenoiseandcreatesaninvitingparkandapleasantspaceforpedestriansandcy-clists.
Infrastructure
Existing Ferry Routs
Existing ferry routs
Proposed ferry routs
Proposed Ferry Routs
Wind Study
Year-round Attraction
RiversideParkusersareverydiverse,frommomswithbabiestoprofessionalsturnedamateurathletes.However,theparkisaseasonalattraction.TheFusionFerryTerminalwouldbeall-day,year-roundpointofinterestbyofferingentertainmentspacesandsweepingviewsoftheHudsonRiverandsurroundings.
Riverside Park - research
Solar Insulation Shadow Study Temp.&Humidity
Geometry
Flow FusionFerryTerminalgeometryenhancestheexperienceoftransitioningfromthegroundtothewaterandfromthecitytothepark.
_wind study
rem
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20km
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30km
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/h
_ventilation system
_operable skylights
_operable windows
_exit door
_operable skylights
_stack effect
_operable windows
South Summer Winds
Environmental N-S Section
Environmental E-W Section
1. ferry terminal main entrance2. ticket booth and waiting area3. administrative terminal offices4. machanical room 14,000 sqft.
1.
2.
3.
4.
_1st level
open to
belo
w
open to
belo
w
open to
belo
w
_2nd level
Lounge1. interior sitting2. outdoor sitting3. kitcken8,000 sqft.
1.
2.
3.
1. car traffic round about2. parking (car pool only)3. living machine pool4. ferry docks (capacity - 3 ferrys) 30,000 sqft.
_underground level / water level
1. 2.
3.
4.
hwy entrance
hwy exit
parking entrance
parking exit
_3rd level
Reastaurant1. interior sitting2. outdoor sitting3. kitchen10,000 sqft.
1. 2.
3.
Rainwater cistern
Biofilter and indoor pond
_riverside ferry terminal
_rainwater retaining roof system
TEEHS MUNIMULA
REIRRAB TOORTAM EGANIARD
CIRBAF NOITARAPESAIDEM HTWORG
TIUDNOC ELGNAIRT
ENARBMEM YRAMIRP
NOITALUSNINIARD TEEHS
_roof detail
_green roof
_roof water colection net
(mapping)
Heating and cooling pump
Rainwater retention pipes
_wind study
rem
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40km
/h
20km
/h
30km
/h
ll
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_ventilation system
_operable skylights
_operable windows
_exit door
_operable skylights
_stack effect
_operable windows
South Summer Winds
Enclosure
Green Environment
Thegreenroofisparametricallydesignedtoblendwiththepark’ssetting.Itservesthebuilding’ssustainablefeaturesasawaterretainingsystemandaseasonalshadingdevice.
Environmental N-S Section
Environmental E-W Section
Interior Rendering
Project Statement
Affordable Sustainability
Despitethegeneralbeliefthatasustainableprojectisalsoexpensivetobuild,mystudioteamputtogetheranaffordablepassivehouseforlowincomepeople.
HabitatforHumanityisinterestedtoimplementourdesignproposalinthenewhousesforDeanwood,Wash-ingtonDCarea.
Better Together - Solar Decathon competitionDeanwood,WashingtonDC
Project Goal
Passive House
Thegoalwastomeetallthepassivehousecriteriawithinanaffordablebudget.Designtheskin/openings/shadinginawaythatsavesenergyandmakethehouserunmoreefficiently.
North Pergola
SUMMER SOLSTICE74.4
WINTER SOLSTICE29.4
35.5 8AM JUNE 21st
21.9 5:30PM JUNE 21st
Project Strategy
Smart Design
Heatgainandlossesarestrategicallycontrolledthoughthesuperinsulatedskinandsize/locationoftheopeningsinrelationtothesiteorientationandobstruc-tions.
PHPPcalculationsplayedabigroleindecidingthesizeofthefloorplan,theopenings,thehousegeometry,wallstructureandoverallRvalues.
Solarexposureanalysisenforcedourdesigninredirecting,obstructingorlettingthesunlightinsidethehouseselectivelybasedontheseasonandprogrammaticrequirements.
N-S Section
E-W Section
Using traditional means, ink on velum, the unfold-ing of the black building reveals light planes and surfaces.
Zaha Hadid, Maggie Center UK
The Light Side of the Heaviness
Ink StudyVisualRepresentationClassI
Charcoal on britol board, scketch
Central Station, NY
Charcoal StudyVisualRepresentationClassI
Morphic ScatolaVisualRepresentationClassII
Assignment
MobileSkin
Theprojectinvolveddesigningandmanufacturingalampthatchangesitsformandengagesthesur-roundingsthroughlight.
Ice ScatolaVisualRepresentationClassI
Assignment
Expressive Skin
Throughdigitalmeans,theprojectinvolvedde-signingandbuildingalampwithaskinthatcastsinterestinglightandengagesthesurroundings.
Form + Primary structure + Secundary structure
Top View
Elevation
Section
Perspective
Weaving Form
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Plaster reinforsed with Carbon Fiber
Plaster
24"
18"
24"
15"
Visual Sensitive StructureConstructionTechnologyClass
AssignmentPoroussurfaceshavethecapacitytoletlightpass-throughwhilealsoservingastructuralfunction.
Theassignmentwastocreateaninnovativejointthatcombines2dif-ferentmaterials.Bycombiningcarbonfiberandplasterthesurfaceenhancedbothcapabilities:structuralandvisual.
Innovative Joint
B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t
FELICIA NITU
11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90069 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com
Amphitheatre Municipal Hospital
Bucharest 2000
Municipal HospitalBucharest,Romania
Project, 2000
Interior Design
MunicipalHospitalisa20-storybuildingerectedintheCom-munistperiod.Theamphitheater,medicaloffices,surgeryrooms,waitingroomsandpatientroomsneededacompletemake-over.
AsaProjectManagerandInteriorDesignerIactedasthecli-entliaisonandwasresponsibleforputtingtogetherateamtodesigntheinteriors,finishes,andlighting.
B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t
FELICIA NITU Interior Design
11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90049 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com
Amphitheatre Municipal Hospital
Bucharest 2000
B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t
FELICIA NITU Interior Design
11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90069 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com
Amphitheatre Municipal Hospital
Bucharest 2000
B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t
GRENNITU Interior Design
11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90069 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com
Amphithreatre Municipal Hospital
Bucharest 2000
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