a romanos portfolio 2011
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Alex [email protected] - 513 . 375 . 0016
Alpha Rho Chi, Professional Fraternity for Architecture and the Allied Arts: Scribe, 2011 NationalConvention SecretaryPhi Delta Theta International Fraternity: Warden, Recruitment Chair, Scholarship Chair,SecretaryEagle Scout with Silver Palm, 2005John Suhar|Architect Scholarship Award, 2008Cincinnati Museum Center-Youth Program Outstanding Leadership Award, 2005
Drafting - AutoCAD 2010/11Modeling - Revit 2009/10/11, SketchUp 7/8Graphic - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign CS3/4/5 Office - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
Synthesis Architecture + Planning, Cincinnati, OhioSpring 2011Co-op - Sole interior designer for Louisville, KY, Greek Orthodox church project; worked directly under project architect. Conceptualized building architecture and interior finishes. Researched Greek Orthodox design traditions and developed sympathetic contemporary material choices, sourced fixtures and finishes within tight budget constraints. Presented design strategy and material choices at client board meeting. Liaised with local sales reps and introduced firm to new industry relationships.
BHDP Architecture, Cincinnati, OhioSpring/Fall 2010Co-op - Involved in schematic and design development phases of large and small corporate workplace projects. Digital modeling, sourcing, construction documents and client presentations
Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati History Museum2003-2008Floor Interpreter - Researched and developed characters in 18th and 19th century Cincinnati. Trained in 19th century letter press, self-taught and subsequently developed training program for 18th century finger weaving.
University of CincinnatiB.S., Interior Design, Class of 2013. Participating in the Professional Practice Co-op Program, alternating quarters of college study with quarters of work in the field of Interior Design.
Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio Diploma with Honors 2008 Advanced Placement ProgramGleam student literary/art magazine, Senior Editor 2007-08, Junior Editor 2006-07
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Alex [email protected] - 513 . 375 . 0016
AREA OF CONCENTRATION, AP STUDIO ART - Cincinnati, OH
Selection of acryilc paintings from Senior year of highscool. Works explored using color as line to creat abstract floral patterns - 2008
The Cave, acrylic on canvas - 2008
Photography
Selection of 2008/09
(Top Right) Brittle star in a sea sponge, Cozumel Mexico, underwater photo at 40 feet below surface(Top Left) Holly tree covered in ice close up, Cincinnati, OH
(Top Right) Tree covered in ice after winter storm. Cincinnati, OH(Bottom Right) Spider crab in coral reef, Cozumel, Mexico
Sea annenemie, Cozumel, Mexico
Sketches and renderings from the Universit of Cincinnati and Columbus, IN(Top Right) Tangeman University Center, Cincinnati, OH - 2008(Bottom Right) North Christian Church, Columbus, IN - 2009(Left) First Baptist Church, Columbus, IN - 2009
Charcoal, pen
Perspective of park from downtown Cincinnati, OH
Marker - 2008
LITERARY ON LUDLOW - Cincinnati, OH
Designed an infill structure in the Ludlow gaslight disctrict of Clifton to house a literary arts center, allowing for stacks, reading areas and including living quarters and lecture space for rotating guest writers taking into account site and passive environmental strategies. Form was inspired by the prarie style- 2009
Street view of Literary CenterConcept sketches
First fl oor contains the library stacks and ample space for leisure readingSecond fl oor has living quarters for guest writer with private entrance and meeting space that can accommodate lecture series as well as meet and greet
Floor plans - Revit 2009
Writer’s Residence
LectureRoom
Private Entrance
Second FloorFirst Floor
AdministrationOffi ce
Reading Room
Reading Nook
Reception
Stacks
PublicEtrance
View from the Reading Room
View from the Writer’s Loft
BHDP ARCHITECTURE - Cincinnati, OH
Participating with the workplace design team at BHDP for the Fall and Spring terms of the 2010 -11 academic year, developing fl oor plans for corporate workspaces, drafting in AutoCAD and Revit, building presentations in InDesign and PowerPoint, and working on materials and fi nish boardsacademic year, developing fl oor plans for corporate workspaces, drafting in AutoCAD and Revit, building
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Furniture Plan 1b 00605/14/10
Open workstations
VP and Directors at cornerworkstations
1:10 Huddle room ratio
Fixed wall; huddle at window
All other huddles in core
Media:scape at either end
Mobile white boards throughout
(2) Digital white boards
Grouped work settings
Collaborative furniture throughout
Back walls of acrylic partitions used as presentation walls
Presentation page for Humana - Lousiville, KY.
Presentation Layout - PowerPointFloor plan - AutoCAD, RevitOriginal building design by Michael Graves
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Furniture and Finish plans for Humana - Louisville, KY
Plans - AutoCAD, Revit by BHDP
Interior and furniture finish presentation board with SketchUp exports, Humana - Louisville, KYPresentation Board - Multimedia, renderings and icongs done by BHDPPhoto - BHDP
PADI - Cincinnati, OH
Design the interior of the fifth floor of existing Cincinnati architecture for a branch office of a national firm, including all new branding for the corporation at largePADI - The Professional Association of Diving Instructors, is the world’s largest scuba certifying body, expansion into the Midwest is set to accommodate the growth in freshwater quarry diving
Series of logo design iterations
Marker, Illustrator
PADI concept sketchesSketches showing programming and circulation
Pentel sign pen, prisma color markers - 2010
Open floor plan allows for maximum day lighting
Low height group workstations allow for greater collaboration and community
Collaboration space curtained off for innovative teaching techniques
Reclaimed and recycled materials for low environmental impact
Floor Plan - Revit, PhotoshopPerspectives - Revit, Photoshop
View into the Reception
View of Workspace and Collaboration space
Durkan/NEWH Carpet Compitition
Contest to design a new carpet patern for Durkan in collaboration with NEWH. Inspiration from computer componants. Corridor patterns featured.
Hand sketches, Illustrator, Photoshop - 2010/11
LEH: underground, Eco-Resort Hospitality Studio- Leh, India
Deisng a low impact eco-resort in northern Inda near the Tibetan boarder. An eco-resort is a vacation destination that focuses on low impact tourism and tries to give back to the community. This resort was designed to be a net zero energy user and to fully process its own waste - 2010/11
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1 - reception
2- modular room
3- dining/lounge
4 - meditation/yoga
5 - cleanse
6 - privies
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Floor plan is based off of Buddhist mandala (abstract geometric representation of the universe
Regular standard concrete pipe sized allow for easy construction, either production on site or shipped in
Communal drinning, yoga, and mediation allow for a greater sense of community than most resorts offer
Communal bathrooms reduce the amount of waste water that needs to be processed
Individual sleeping pods allow guest respite from daily activies but encourage guests to partake in the communal nature of Leh: underground
SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign
modular room the rooms set the module for LEH: underground. the 2.4m x 3m concrete pipes are standard construction that can be transported in or fabricated on site. the modularity of the piping allows for less waste than typical construction and means the pipe is readily available.
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the rooms set the module for LEH: underground. the 2.4m x 3m concrete pipes are standard construction that can be transported in or fabricated on site. the modularity of the piping allows for less waste than typical construction and means the pipe is readily available.
full size bed
under bed storage
recycled plank wood flooring
water lamp
skylight/vent
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inspirations
(Top) Extracted page explaining and diagraming the modular rooms
SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign
(Right) Form inspirations: The tube for construction, the manadal for form and the Hobbit hole for precedent
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the urine is collected in a systern while the solide is flushed into another waste recepticle
the urine then undergoes anarobic decompositoins and produces hydrogen gas
the flushed waste is combined with the microbe waste and then flows through a reed bed water treatment system
the reed bed water system produces potable drinking water allowing for as little impact on the environment as possible
the hydrogen gas is used in fuel cells in a special battery
the electricity from the battery powers the lights and pumps of LEH: undergroud
dining/lounge offers a communal atmospher to connect with fellow guests. guests prepare meals for their stay from local food provided on hibachi style tables. the lounge adjacent features a plyable modular couch made from recycled materials and offers a relaxing space to gather. the high ceilings add to the sense of grandure and majesty and allows the mind to forget that the body is underground.
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designer lights
roofing frame
hibachi table
site section cleanse perspective
(Top) Section diagram of the dining/lounge space of LEH: underground. Highlighting the custom framing system and the modular tube construction
SkecthUp, Photoshop, InDesign
(Right) Section site diagram highlighting the underground nature and the approach to LEH: underground(Left) Perspective of the unisex communal ‘cleanse’ space at dusk
roofing diagram
skylight with vent
semi transparent outdoor fabric metal framing system supporting roofing fabric
roofing diagram
skylight with vent
semi transparent outdoor fabric metal framing system supporting roofing fabric
Extracted page of diagram detailing the tent like roofi ng structure
SketchUp, InDesign
Red Newt - Ithaca, New York
Collaborative design charette project with interior design and architecture students from Cornell Univeristy. Spent the weekend redesigning the wine tasting room and restaurant of the Red Newt Winery in the Finger Lakes region of New York - 2010/11
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(Left) Programatic diagram of fl oor plan highlighting cirulation routes(Right) Furniture layouts for a multi use room
Marker, Pencil, InDesign
(Top) Labeled fl oor plan of the tasting room, resturaunt and tapas bar
Pencil, InDesign
Synthesis Architecture + Planning - Cincinnati, OH
Design the interior of Panagia Pantovasilissa (All Holy Queen of All) Greek Orthodox Church in Lexington, KY. Brought on as a designer with knowledge and experience with Eastern Orthodox culture and religion, sourced contemporary materials and finishes that would help modernize over a thousand years of traditons but still hold true to central design philosphies of Orthodoxy - 2011
Terrazzo used in the Solea, Narthex and Altar for duribility, timeless look and easy matainence. Terrazzo in the Solea also takes into consideration liturgical needs
Each material refl ects not only the program but helpes to accentuate the geometries of the Sanctuary and Parish Center
Rendered fi nish plan of Panagia Pantovasilissa Church
Revit, Photoshop
Materials chosen for duribility and look
Centiva laminate vinyl wood fl ooring for the social hall to withstand impact of high heels and large groups in the Social Hall
Carpeting used in the corridors, classrooms and Nave for sound dampening qualities
(Left) Custom pattern design for window screen inserts, to be laser cut(Top and Bottom at Right) Sketches used from existing iconography for screen design
SketchUp, Pencil
View of the Nave from the Narthex
Revit, Photoshop
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