architectural portfolio

Architectural PortfolioChristina DeRiso

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Georgia Tech Learning Facility

Tower of Babel

Infinity Tower

Marietta Street Library

Center City ParkCenter City Hotel

Agro Urbanism

Landesflagge

Alvin B. Avery Camp

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Tower of Babel

Infinity Tower



Agro Urbanism

Landesflagge

Alvin B. Avery Camp

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Tower of Babel

Infinity Tower



Agro Urbanism

Landesflagge

Alvin B. Avery Camp

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Tower of Babel

Infinity Tower



Agro Urbanism

Landesflagge

Alvin B. Avery Camp

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Tower of Babel

Infinity Tower



Agro Urbanism

Landesflagge

Alvin B. Avery Camp

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Tower of Babel

Infinity Tower



Agro Urbanism

Landesflagge

Alvin B. Avery Camp

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Tower of Babel

Infinity Tower



Agro Urbanism

Landesflagge

Alvin B. Avery Camp

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Center City Hotel & Park p.4

Resume p.3

Marietta Street Library p.9

Infinity Tower p.12

Alvin B. Avery Camp p.14

Tower of Babel p.26

McMansion Retrofit p.30

Parametric Bridge & Condo p.38

Landesflagge p.18

AgroUrbanism p.22

3Resume

Christina DeRiso(704) 560-4921 | [email protected] DeRiso (704) 560-4921 | [email protected]

PROFILE Recent graduate with educational background in Architecture seeking to pursue occupation in design to further skills and work towards licensure. SKILLS Mac and PC operating systems AutoCAD Revit Rhino

Grasshopper Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop

MS Office Suite Model construction and design Hand Drafting Photography

EDUCATION University of North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina M. Arch, School of Architecture May 2013

Architecture Cumulative GPA: 3.59

Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia BS, College of Architecture May 2011

Architecture Deans List and Summa Cum Laude with a cumulative GPA: 3.75

WORK EXPERIENCE UNC-Charlotte Teaching Assistant January 2013 May 2013 Charlotte, NC

Job Description: Aid students taking an Urban Design studio with design requirements.

Duties Assisted students with graphical representation for presentation boards Used three-dimensional modeling software to instruct in the production of

renderings Assisted with the use of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop for final

rendering details

LS3P Summer Intern May 2008 Charlotte, NC Job Description: Summer internship to explore and learn professional practice under direction of Project Architect.

Duties Assisted with CAD based tasks Attended client meetings Toured existing site with Project Architect and client

OTHER EMPLOYMENT St. Marks Summer Camp Camp Counselor May 2013 August 2013 Huntersville, NC Job Description: Work with camp director to oversee summer camp.

Duties Managed camp activities including: off-site field trips and organized sports Monitored health, safety, and wellness Maintained facility cleanliness

Carolina Pool Management Manager | Lifeguard May 2007 August 2011 Huntersville, NC Job Description: Manage local pool facility and employees. Duties

Developed and maintained employee schedules Monitored health, safety, and wellness of local pools Conduct training modules to maintain lifeguard training Monitored employees performance Taught swimming lessons

ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS AND RECOGNITIONS Competition: EVOLO Skyscraper Entry: Infinity Tower Fall 2012 Competition: Tower of Bablyon Entry: Recycled Plastic Award: Second Place Spring 2011 Competition: Bavarian Fast Food Restaurant Entry: Landesflagge Award: Honorable Mention Spring 2011

Recognition: Project I Studio Display Fall 2009 Recognition: Best in Section Studio Award Spring 2008

OTHER RECOGNITIONS Recognition: Deans List and Faculty Honors Fall 2007 - Spring 2011 Scholarship: Robert R. Dodds Fall 2007 - Spring 2011 Scholarship: Robert Strickland Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 Scholarship: Angels of 97 2007 ARCHITECTURAL ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER WORK UNCC SOA Undergraduate Admissions Volunteer Spring 2012 Spring 2013 UNCC SOA Graduate Admissions Volunteer Spring 2012 MASS Member and Volunteer Fall 2011 Spring 2013 Reviewer for Centennial School Architecture Program Fall 2010 Lecturer for Centennial School Architecture Program Fall 2009

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEER WORK Georgia Tech Mentor Fall 2011 - Present Campus Beautification Spring 2008 Spring 2011 Georgia Tech 1000 Team Leader Fall 2008

4Center City ParkCharlotte, NC

Illustrative Master Plan | Composition in Pen and Ink

The Center City Park is an opportunity to connect the educational facilities surrounding the site. On opposite ends of the park are two distinct institutions. Imaginion is a place where childrean can learn through theatre and literacy programs. UNC Charlottes Uptown campus is a place where students learn. Learning comes from experiene and play. Center City Park will provide a canvas for kinetic learning fostered by a collective of smaller rooms and larger spaces.

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The Center City Park is an opportunity to connect the educational facilities surrounding the site. On opposite ends of the park are two distinct institutions. Imaginion is a place where children can learn through theatre and literacy programs. UNC Charlottes Uptown campus is a place where students learn. Learning comes from experience and play. Center City Park will provide a canvas for kinetic learning fostered by a collective of smaller rooms and larger spaces.

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6Center City HotelCharlotte, NC

Hotel Master Plan

The Center City Hotel is located in Uptown Charlotte along a proposed market street. The hotels ground floor has a large colonnade in compliance with proposed street design code. The ground floor is devoted to outdoor seating for the restuarant and bar. Center City Hotels overall aesthetic is centered around clean lines with a regular order to fit with the citys urban environment.

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The Center City Hotel is located in Uptown Charlotte along a proposed market street. The hotels ground floor has a large colonnade in compliance with proposed street design code. The ground floor is devoted to outdoor seating for the restaurant and bar. Center City Hotels overall aesthetic is centered around clean lines with a regular order to fit with the citys urban environment.

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ORGANIC CENTERSPICES & HERBS

Market Street FestivalMarket Street Festival

CENTER CITY CERAMICS &ACCESSORIES

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CARRIGAN FARMSFRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLESMarket Street FestivalFood StandsEvery Saturday and Sunday through August

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Center City Hotel & ParkCharlotte, NC

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The Center City Hotel and Park projects were designed together. The images above depict two physical models both constructed of chipboard. The park model demonstrates the topographic designs intended to foster learning. Similarly, the hotel model demonstrates the organization of the facade.

9The Marietta Street Library project was located on the corner of Marietta Street and Ponders Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Literature is the core of learning, so this design was centered around a central light core with built in reading spaces. To allow light penetration to the lower levels the roof line was stepped back p r o g r e s s i v e l y with centralized terraced garden space.

Marietta Street LibraryAtlanta, GA

The Marietta Street Libaray project was located on the corner of Marietta Street and Ponders Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Literature is the core of learning, so this design was centered around a central light core with built in reading spaces. To allow light penetration to the lower levels the roofline was stepped back progressively with centralized terraced garden space.

Marietta St. LibraryAtlanta, GA

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Infinity TowerEvolo Skyscraper Competitionin collaboration with Zack Tarlton, Trevor Hess, Candie Almengor, & Kevin Ramirez

in collaboration with Zack Tarlton, Trevor Hess, Candie Almengor, and Kevin Ramirez

Located in New York City along the FDR Drive, the Infinity Tower is a response to the over populated city. With available building land shrinking by the day, an alternate building prototype needs to be developed to continue the growth of large cities. Therefore, the Infinity Tower is a horizontal land-scraper that molds with the existing highway and infrastructure systems of a city. This activates the current unusable space of the highway and transforms it into a live/work structure. By orienting the tower along the FDR, little land is taken away, ensuring the maximum density with the smallest land use. Since highway systems exist in metropolitan cities throughout the world, the Infinity Tower is a prototype for a new kind of building, the land-scraper.

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Alvin B. Avery CampAtlanta, GA

Alvin B. Avery Camp was a project located north of Georgia Tech at a memorial dedicated to Alvin B. Avery, who made important strides for the adjacent Atlanta Reservoir. This children's camp program was designed to bridge the fundamental gap between learning and recreation. The unique collection of pathways reflects this by bridging different facilities within the site.


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Alvin B. Avery Camp was a project located north of Georgia Tech at a memorial dedicated to Alvin B. Avery, who made important strides for the adjacent Atlanta Reservoir. This childrens camp program was designed to bridge the fundamental gap between learning and recreation. The unique collection of pathways reflects this by bridging different facilities within the site.

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LandesflaggeBavarian Fast Food Restaurant Competition, Germanyin collaboration with Colleen Creighton & Caleb Meister

in collaboration with Colleen Creighton and Caleb Mesiter

Landesflagge was designed as a Bavarian style fast food restaurant. The overall concept was derived from traditional Octoberfest tent design. Using the tent design as an influence, the buildings form was adapted to add a modern twist on this cultural icon. A pneumatic structure was selected to create panels referencing iconic ribbon decoration. The overall floor plan and envelope system is based off the chevron pattern referencing the Bavarian Flag.

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AgroUrbanismAtlanta, GAin collaboration with Chris Paris & Bradley King

Cheshire Bridge Road is an existing street in dire need of retrofit. The site is located along an old rail line where concept 3 light rails proposed as part of Atlantas master plan. The site has a rich history for farming which can still be seen in an existing dairy processing plant. In the 1940s Cheshire Bridge Road was a destination point known as Restaurant Row. Agro Urbanism proposes re-inventing the former Restaurant Row concept and re-integrating community farming back onto the site.

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Cheshire Bridge Road is an existing street in dire need of retrofit. The site is located along an old rail line where concept 3 transit is proposed as part of Atlantas master plan. A new light rail station will be introduced to increase on site connectivity. The site has a rich history for farming wich can still be seen in an existing dair processing plant. In the 1940s Cheshire Bridge Road was a destination point known as Restaurant Row. Agro Urbanism proposes re-inventing the former Restaurant Row concept and re-integrating community farming back onto the site.

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Tower of BabelTower of Babel Competition, Germanyin collaboration with Colleen Creighton,Caleb Mesiter, Abaan Ali, Amyn Solidier, Eric Morris, David Duncan, Zack Brown, Chris Martin, Brittany Utting, Bradley King

in collaboration with Colleen Creighton,Caleb Mesiter, Abaan Ali, Amyn Solidier, Eric Moris, David Duncan,Zack Brown, Chris Martin, Brittany Utting, Bradley King

The Tower of Babel project is built on a narrative of sustainability that calls for increased environmental awareness as well as shifting behavioral pradigms. Like the Babel myth, the current trends of disposable consumerism represent the great tragedy and failure of modern-day consumption. We are specifically challenging consumers to understand not only the magnitude of waste from specific behaviors but also to shed light on activities that cause invisible and unexpected byproducts.Each tower will be built by vertically stacking compression rings composed of bottles horizontally attached together. The number of bottles in each tower represented the total number of plastic bottles thrown away rather than recycled on Georgia Techs campus in a single day. In combination with this installation, a hanging tower will be built out of hangers left over from the fashion industry. The hangers were arranged in 12-part cuboid modules that place each component in tension.

Tower of BabelTower of Bablyon Competition, Germany

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The Tower of Babel project is built on a narrative of sustainability that calls for increased environmental awareness as well as shifting behavioral pradigms. Like the Babel myth, the current trends of disposable consumerism represent the great tragedy and failure of modern-day consumption. We are specifically challenging consumers to understand not only the magnitude of waste from specific behaviors but also to shed light on activities that cause invisible and unexpected byproducts.Each tower will be built by vertically stacking compression rings composed of bottles horizontally attached together. The number of bottles in each tower represented the total number of plastic bottles thrown away rather than recycled on Georgia Techs campus in a single day. In combination with this installation, a hanging tower will be built out of hangers left over from the fashion industry. The hangers were arranged in 12-part cuboid modules that place each component in tension.


Bottle Tower Installation

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The Tower of Babel project is built on a narrative of sustainability that calls for increased environmental awareness as well as shifting behavioral paradigms. Like the Babel myth, the current trends of disposable consumerism represent the great tragedy and failure of modern-day consumption. We are specifically challenging consumers to understand not only the magnitude of waste from specific behaviors but also to shed light on activities that cause invisible and unexpected by-products. Each tower will be built by vertically stacking compression rings composed of bottles horizontally attached together. The number of bottles in each tower represented the total number of plastic bottles thrown away rather than recycled on Georgia Techs campus in a single day. In combination with this installation, a hanging tower will be built out of hangers left over from the fashion industry. The hangers were arranged in 12-part cuboid modules that place each component in tension.

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McMansion Retrofit: Architectural Transformations in anUnlikely ContextGraduate Thesis1Leinberger, Christopher. The Next Slum?. The Atlantic, March2008, http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/03/the-next-slum/306653/3/ (accessed April 15, 2013).

Leinberger believes at a point in the future there will no longer be a market for oversized suburban houses1, to the point that there will be an abundance of them on the market. Unless society changes its patterns of occupation, these neighbourhoods are destined to be the future slums. Siting the project during this unknown point in the future allowed the design to shift away from specified users and more towards broad transformations of the house. The purpose of this study is to test how architectural transformations on an existing large single-family house can accommodate different patterns of occupation. A series of constructed iterations was used as the methodology to explore this question.

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CoHousing Units11 private units

Large living commons within central core. The additions create balconies and semi-private spaces to utilize.

Challenges

Form dictates function. How does the form shape the program? Exploiting the irregularities of the plan and elevation generates dynamism.

This iteration challenges the notion that existing irregular angles are inefficient. The plan was analyzed through using these angles as regulating lines. If the walls were hypothetically continued to the extents of the existing boundary, how could these irregularities be the generation of form? How can these lines produce new spatial features that enhance the resiliency of the house? Not only do these lines have the potential to generate form, but they can be used to create a central lightwell. One of the problems with this site is that the basement is completely underground. Using these irregular lines as the boundary of the lightwell allows the basement to be more readily used.

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Laundry Room

Mud Room

Gourmet Kitchen

Sunroom

Breakfast Area

Family Room

Study

Covered Deck

Billiard Room


Three Car Garage

Use the Irregular lines to generate form

Radiate llines for additions

Planar Angles

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Dn

Laundry Room

Mud Room

Gourmet Kitchen

Sunroom

Breakfast Area

Family Room

Study

Covered Deck

Billiard Room


Three Car Garage

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Laundry Room

Mud Room

Gourmet Kitchen

Sunroom

Breakfast Area

Family Room

Study

Covered Deck

Billiard Room


Three Car Garage

Results

CoHousing Units11 private units

Large living commons within central core. The additions create balconies and semi-private spaces to utilize.

Challenges

Form dictates function. How does the form shape the program? Exploiting the irregularities of the plan and elevation generates dynamism.

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BedroomBathroom

Bathroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Patio

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bathroom

Bathroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Living Room

Family Room

Play Room

Kitchen

Extended Dining

Bathroom

Bathroom

Living Room

Bedroom

Bathroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Living Room

Family Room

Play Room

Kitchen

Extended Dining

Bathroom

Bathroom

Living Room

Bedroom

Bathroom



ProgramPrivatePublic

Public vs PrivateCirculationPlumbingAccess/Egress

CirculationAdditional SpaceAdditional Wall

Transformation

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Laundry Room

Mud Room

Gourmet Kitchen

Sunroom

Breakfast Area

Family Room

Study

Covered Deck

Billiard Room


Three Car Garage

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Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3

B3 Closet

B3 Bath

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Master Bath

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M Closet3



B1 Closet1 B1 Bath

B1 Closet2

Bedroom 2


B2 Closet1 B2 Bath

B2 Closet2

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Utility Basement

Vegetation

New Units

Parking

Additional SpaceAdditional Wall

Transformation

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Laundry Room

Mud Room

Gourmet Kitchen

Sunroom

Breakfast Area

Family Room

Study

Covered Deck

Billiard Room


Three Car Garage

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Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3

B3 Closet

B3 Bath

Master Closet1

Master Bath

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M Closet3



B1 Closet1 B1 Bath

B1 Closet2

Bedroom 2


B2 Closet1 B2 Bath

B2 Closet2

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Utility Basement

Vegetation

New Units

Parking

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For this design, a new structural logic was introduced in combination with the existing five bays. The first two bays are quite typical because they are both straight walls in parallel; however, there is a moment where the parallel organization shifts. The new structural logic lofts between each of these load bearing walls. Using this organization of parallel structural ribs the section was extruded based off the moment in plan where the bays are most irregular. These planes also begin to undulate past the existing house and into the landscape based off unit organization. Space within these ribs is organized in the wrapping of the structural system.

structuralEXTRUSION

transformation of structural abstraction for extension beyond existing

Minimize Change to Existing Structure

Loft Structural Bay Create New Boundary

Unit Definition

Results

5 separate units that share single structureUnit A: 800sfUnit B: 850 sfUnit C: 1700 sfUnit D: 900 sfUnit E: 1700sf

Challenges

Abstracting the house in this way changes the primary access. Each unit type approaches from different sides to distinguish means ot extension.

Single Unit600-800sf1 Bedroom

Family Unit1200-1700sf2+ BedroomsLarge Kitchen

All units have access to large yard and parking

A B C D E

Minimize Change to Existing Structure

Loft Structural Bay Create New Boundary

Unit Definition

Results

5 separate units that share single structureUnit A: 800sfUnit B: 850 sfUnit C: 1700 sfUnit D: 900 sfUnit E: 1700sf

Challenges

Abstracting the house in this way changes the primary access. Each unit type approaches from different sides to distinguish means ot extension.

Single Unit600-800sf1 Bedroom

Family Unit1200-1700sf2+ BedroomsLarge Kitchen

All units have access to large yard and parking

A B C D E

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Bathroom

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Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Bedroom

Living Room

Bedroom

Bathroom

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Utility Basement

Kitchen

Living Room

Kitchen

Living Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen

Living Room

Living Room

Living Room

Living Room

Living Room

Bedroom

Bathroom

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Utility Basement

Kitchen

Living Room

Kitchen

Living Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen

Living Room

Living Room

Living Room

Living Room



ProgramPrivatePublic

Public vs PrivateCirculationPlumbingAccess/Egress

Circulation

Up

Up Up

Dn

Laundry Room

Mud Room

Gourmet Kitchen

Sunroom

Breakfast Area

Family Room

Study

Covered Deck

Billiard Room


Three Car Garage

Dn

Dn Dn

Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3

B3 Closet

B3 Bath

Master Closet1

Master Bath

M Closet2


M Closet3



B1 Closet1 B1 Bath

B1 Closet2

Bedroom 2


B2 Closet1 B2 Bath

B2 Closet2


Transformation

Vegetation

New Units

Parking

Up

Up Up

Dn

Laundry Room

Mud Room

Gourmet Kitchen

Sunroom

Breakfast Area

Family Room

Study

Covered Deck

Billiard Room


Three Car Garage

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Dn Dn

Bedroom 1 Bedroom 3

B3 Closet

B3 Bath

Master Closet1

Master Bath

M Closet2


M Closet3



B1 Closet1 B1 Bath

B1 Closet2

Bedroom 2


B2 Closet1 B2 Bath

B2 Closet2


Transformation

Vegetation

New Units

Parking

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The renderings above represent a design proposal for a parametric bridge design adjacent to a previously designed condo. The bridge was designed with the intent of bridging a river. Based on the location of the condo, the bridges form was meant to weave two intersecting paths. The structure of the bridge was meant to alternate between two similar systems, one of cables and one of trusses.

Parametric Bridge and CondoCharlotte, NC

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The renderings above represent an alternative bridge design. Since the model is parametric, it allows the exploration of different features.

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