Design Portfolio

professional work_01 urbahn architects

_02 stephanie goto_03 gensler

_04 built form_05 cannon design

studio work_06 pocket parks

_07 rescue 2 fire house + auto repair shop_08 Tiber island bridges

_09 master planning in Rome_10 weather generating house

_11 alternative densities_12 building in the creek

_13 dwelling_14 art gallery in Copenhagen

_15 interface

non-studio work_16 art in the streets

_17 birthday invitation_18 lighting project

_19 yokohama_20 site planning

_21 drawings and sketches_22 photography

professional work_01 urbahn architects

_02 stephanie goto_03 gensler

_04 built form_05 cannon design

Marriott Hotel and Resort, Georgetown, Guyanahospitality

From pre-design through design development and construction documents. Working on both the technical and design side of the

process, I was involved in almost every aspect of the project

_01URBAHN ARCHITECTS

Fall 2009

96th street and Broadway subway station in New Yorktransportation

AIA awards submission

Jersey City Municipal BuildingofficeAIA awards submission

Bhubaneswar Elementary School Competitioneducation

Studies for a lobby in a residential building in New York

Installation at the Chef Expo in fall 2009 in New York

_02STEPHANIE GOTO

Fall 2009

Origami dress Paper Ball in the Museum of Art and Design

October 2009

Borivali competition, Mumbai, Indiamixed useStudies of transit system expansion, connections to green spaces and pedestrian environments, 3D massing studies

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5th+ Mission, San Francisco, CAmixed use

Planning stage studies, diagrams and massing models

GENSLER

Summer 2009

Summer Camp, Delavan Lake, WIeducation and residentialMaster plan, phasing strategies and classroom prototypes

_04BUILT FORM

Spring 2009

Energy City, Doha, Qataroffice

Construction documents, 3D sudies and presentation drawings

SUNY expansion, Buffalo, NYeducation

Site diagrams and physical model studies

_05CANNON DESIGN

Summer 2008

Kaleida Hospital in Buffalo,NYhealthcarePhysical models, presentation drawings

studio work_06 pocket parks

_07 rescue 2 fire house + auto repair shop_08 Tiber island bridges

_09 master planning in Rome_10 weather generating house

_11 alternative densities_12 building in the creek

_13 dwelling_14 art gallery in Copenhagen

_15 interface

POCkET PARkS

Spring 2011thesis semesterProfessor: Lily Chi and Yanni LoukisasSite: New York City

This project is exploring ways for the underutilized rooftops and blank walls in New York City to be used for programs that revitalize the neighborhood and provide recreational space for the residents and visitors of the area. Instead of wiping the existing structures away, like the city proposes, by uti-lizing the potential that rooftops and blank facades offer, a new sys-tem for occupation could be de-veloped that would allow for the simultaneous existence of the new exterior and old interior condition.

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RESCUE 2 FIRE HOUSE+

AUTO REPAIR SHOP

Fall 2009 AAP NYC ProgramProfessor: Craig Dykers (Sno-hetta) & Liz BurowSite: Brownsville, NY

This project attempts to rethink the conventions of a traditional fire house by introducing a com-munity service component to the project. A series of programming exercises helped the project devel-oped detailed adjacency diagrams that guided the design process. By adding an auto repair shop, whose facilities could be shared by fire fighters, locals and the general public, the project provides an opportunity for unforced interac-tions between the users.

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_RESCUE 2 FIRE HOUSE + AUTO REPAIR SHOP

TIBER ISLAND BRIDGES

Fall 2008 AAP Rome ProgramProfessor: Cibinel, Clemente, Isidori, Locey, Martocchia, SimitchSite: Rome, Italypartner project with Felipe Romero and Giselle Genbow

A two-week design charrette that addresses a contemporary prob-lem of Rome. The project traces the development of streets in the city over centuries and proposes to revitalize their history by intro-ducing a series of bridges over the Tiber that carry the specific char-acteristics of the long-gone street network.

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2 bedroom apartment120 sq.m

1 bedroom apartment70 sq.m

studio apartment50 sq.m

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MASTER PLANNING IN ROME

Fall 2008 AAP Rome ProgramProfessor: Cibinel, Clemente, Isidori, Martocchia, SimitchSite: Rome, Italy

Situated in a very difficult neigh-borhood of Rome where the needs of the modern city meet the historic relics, this mixed use project attempts to address many problems on a master planning level. Extensive site analysis and development was involved in the project.

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The water circulation system is con-nected to most other systems includ-ing heating/electricity, plants, etc. The water tubes are capped off by modular nozzles that can be modi-fied depending on the needs at that particular location. The nozzles can range from an open flow to a pressur-ized steam. The functionality ranges from watering the plants, generat-ing weather (i.e. mist), and human programs such as showering

The future of suburbia is the flexibility to go off the utility grid. This wall panel that houses the heating and electrical system is designed for the possibil-ity that in the future energy can be harvested naturally and stored in power cells. Each cellular unit is separate with its internal system that includes a microtubule, mini-thermal genera-tor, water purifier and etc. However, all units would be working in-sync through a wireless network connected to a master computer. The cells can also be integrated and upgraded to the influx technology.

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wEATHER GENERATING HOUSE

Fall 2007 Professor: Paul AndersenPartner project with Ziyin Zhou

The agenda of the studio was fo-cused on three research channels: a rigorous development of a per-vasive sensibility, integration of multiple versatile building systems in advanced construction and an alternative suburban agenda based on a study and revision of the New Urbanist Charter.

The plants containers accepts modular cells that has individual plants that one can buy in a mar-ket. Due to the verticality of the wall, the use of hydroponics in a gel form will be used. The plants can be taken out of this modular plant container and changed/stored depending on the home owner’s preference.

Light can come from the outside or it can be interior generated. The tubes have the ability to gener-ate different lighting conditions through the use of LED/ and other types of lighting techniques used in electronics such as television.

The ventilation tubes allow the breathing of the envelope. The tubes are curved to prevent visibility. It is also possible to redirect exterior air to avoid unpleasant conditions such as a street where automobile pollution can contaminate the interior environment.

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_WEATHER GENERATING HOUSE

_WEATHER GENERATING HOUSE

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ALTERNATIvE DENSITIES

Spring 2007 Professor: werner GoehnerSite: Ithaca, NY

Creating a field condition by ag-gregation of the same element and its variations through different connections.

Using the initial design charrette and applying similar aggregation techniques to develop a new ty-pology of housing. The project addresses one of the fundamental problems of the American city-urban sprawl, trying to create an alternative living condition that exists between suburbia and the skyscraper, preserving all of the amenities of suburban living such as car access, outdoor space, pri-vacy, etc.

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_ALTERNATIVE DENSITIES

BUILDING IN THE CREEk

Fall 2006 Professor: John ZissoviciSite: Ithaca, NY

The project assumes that Casca-dilla creek in Ithaca, NY would be dammed to raise the water level and provide for more public access to the water. A small building and a park are also part of the program.

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ART GALLERY IN COPENHAGEN

Spring 2006 Professor: Andrea Simitch

The program of the project asks for a gallery and a studio space with a small apartment for the artist in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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DwELLING

Spring 2006 Professor: Andrea Simitch

Developing and challenging the traditional notions of a single-person dwelling

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INTERFACE

Fall 2005 Professor: vince Mulcahy

Use of light as an interface be-tween the human body and an object of everyday life. Develop-ing an elaborate skin and skel-eton, driven by the function of the object and inspired by the human body.

Using the same principles and ap-plying them to a swimming pool that exists between the hardness of the cliff and the lightness of the envelope. As the water is falling down the cliff, people are circulat-ing up and they both meet in the middle.

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non-studio work_16 art in the streets

_17 birthday invitation_18 lighting project

_19 yokohama_20 site planning

_21 drawings and sketches_22 photography

_SUBWAY CAMPAIGN

ART IN THE STREETS

Fall 2009AAP NYC ProgramClass: what would Gordon Do? Site: Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten IslandProfessor: Mary woodsPartner project with Mia Ovcina

Through this project we are look-ing to explore how public art (as well as public expression and pro-test) can again become relevant and available to Manhattan as well as how it can reconnect the bor-oughs through public art. Through a series of (Gordon-esque) inter-ventions at different scales, we propose initiatives that could be used to stimulate a new inter-bor-ough discourse which will bring street art back to Manhattan as well as celebrate and recognize it in the outer boroughs.

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_TAXI CAMPAIGN

_GRAFFITI CAMPAIGN

RICHARD MEIER BIRTHDAY

INvITATION AND EvENT DESIGN

Fall 2009AAP NYC ProgramPartner project with Mia Ovcina and Ashley Reed

During the fall semester the stu-dents in the AAP center in New York hosted a birthday celebration for the 75th anniversary of Rich-ard Meier, so we had to design the invitation, come up with a set up for the event and decide on the menu.

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LIGHTING PROJECT

Spring 2008Professor: Martha BohmPartner project with Andrew kim and Jean You

The course addresses both the objective fulfillment of lighting standards and the subjective ful-fillment of design intentions in a real environment.

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STRUCTURES PROJECT YOkOHAMA

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Spring 2008Professor: Mark Cruvellie Partner project with A.Abrahamian and S. Caracostea

The class focuses on the different types of structural systems and the students research a case study and build a model that represent the primary and secondary struc-tural systems in that project.

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Yana! This is the file,

green is the paper border

blue and yellow are cut

red is score

everything is set to size and stuff... have fun :)

also, i probably won't come in until midnight or

after that, but i will eventually show up to help

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Spring 2007Professor: Arthur OvaskaPartner project with Mia Ovcina and Steven Zambrano

The class focuses on the basic principles involved in the design of the outdoor environment. The students research and make a physical model of a case study project that integrates the site into its design.

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_22PHOTOGRAPHY