architecture portfolio by nick depratti

Nick DePrattiArchitecture PortfolioUniversity Of Arizona - College of Architecture Planning and Landscape Architecture

510.386.9156

[email protected]

Nick D. DePratti

Curriculum Vitae

Education University Of Arizona, CAPLA, Bachelors of Architecture 08.2011 - 05.2016 Ohlone Junior College, Associates Degree 08.2008 - 05.2011 Washing High School, Diploma 05.2008

Honors and Involvement Leadership - Foundation Award for Leadership 08.2011 - 05.2012 Triathlon Club Member - Competitive swim/bike/run/student athlete GrabFab3D - Founder and CEO of 3D printable solutions Study Abroad - Urban Design Studio, Italy. 05.2013 - 08.2013

Experiences Dahlin Group Architecture and Planning, Intern. (05.2014 - 08.2014) + (05.2015 - 08.15) Duties: Construction documents, permit submittal, job site tours, 3D modeling FORS Architects and Builders, Intern. 09.2013 - 02.2015. Duties: Model construction, permit submittal, job site tours, RFI request, historical archiving, office organization Fuse Architects, Intern - 10.2011 - 12.2011. Duties: Model construction San Jose Water Company, Builder. (05.2010 - 08.2010) + (05.2011 - 08.2011) + (05.2012 - 08.2012) Duties: Pipeline infrastructure maintenance, construction of pump houses, heavy machinery operator.

SkillsRevit AutoCAD Rhinocerus SketchupPro Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Hand Modeling

CNC Routing Laser Cutting 3D Printing Microsoft Office V-Ray 3DS Max Public Speaking

InterestLegos Design Music Exercise Space Technology Cooking Photography Cinema Sports Reading Hiking

As a designer with diverse interests and proficiency in many fields, I am eager to push the limits of design and materials. Architecture encompasses disciplinary diverse concepts and ideas. It performs as a verb, structures like a noun and responds like an adjective. Its a single idea that provokes critical thinking, taking it to its absolute limits. Architecture has given designers a platform to solve many social barriers, which is a combination of conceptual investigations. Designing through space and spatial related technologies, man is the ultimate project. For every great project, good design takes discipline, planning and hard work. Once good design is achieved, architecture creates inspiring spaces where it provokes critical thinking and promotes technical structure. We inform our creation and our creation informs us. Working through human scale, the architects ultimate goal is to not rule society, but to serve it.

Studying the great sustainability projects from Flato has taught me the importance of retrofitting strategies and to care for the environment. Studying the great spatial projects of Le Corbusier, whose basic unit is the human scale, has taught me the importance of spatial experiences. Studying the great land ethic projects from B.I.G has taught me to challenge the existing sites disciplinary boundaries. Before design ideas for any type of project hit the drawing board, community users from different races, cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds must work together to synthesize different ideologies with the consideration for other community users. Through discipline, rigorousness and planning, architects define society by creating spaces where community members can mix, interact and feel comfortable. The far potentials of architec-ture have not been explored, and its our job to find them; our only limitations are our selves..

Good architecture improves the lives of its users and provides a sense of ownership and security. Great spaces increase the chances for social change. It can increase equality and provide a platform for the exchange of ideas. The progression of architecture can solve our societal problems. Establishing user needs and executing the project well is always the goal.

Curriculum Vitae

Education University Of Arizona, CAPLA, Bachelors of Architecture 08.2011 - 05.2016 Ohlone Junior College, Associates Degree 08.2008 - 05.2011 Washing High School, Diploma 05.2008

Honors and Involvement Leadership - Foundation Award for Leadership 08.2011 - 05.2012 Triathlon Club Member - Competitive swim/bike/run/student athlete GrabFab3D - Founder and CEO of 3D printable solutions Study Abroad - Urban Design Studio, Italy. 05.2013 - 08.2013

Experiences Dahlin Group Architecture and Planning, Intern. (05.2014 - 08.2014) + (05.2015 - 08.15) Duties: Construction documents, permit submittal, job site tours, 3D modeling FORS Architects and Builders, Intern. 09.2013 - 02.2015. Duties: Model construction, permit submittal, job site tours, RFI request, historical archiving, office organization Fuse Architects, Intern - 10.2011 - 12.2011. Duties: Model construction San Jose Water Company, Builder. (05.2010 - 08.2010) + (05.2011 - 08.2011) + (05.2012 - 08.2012) Duties: Pipeline infrastructure maintenance, construction of pump houses, heavy machinery operator.

SkillsRevit AutoCAD Rhinocerus SketchupPro Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Hand Modeling

CNC Routing Laser Cutting 3D Printing Microsoft Office V-Ray 3DS Max Public Speaking

InterestLegos Design Music Exercise Space Technology Cooking Photography Cinema Sports Reading Hiking

01Navajo Code Talkers MuseumTelling a Story in Window Rock, AZ

02Collaboration CenterBringing students together in Tucson, AZ

04Vertical FarmWeaving technology with agriculture in San Francisco, CA

05Unitarian Universalist CongregationStrengthening communities in Oro Valley, AZ

06StructuresUnderstanding various structural systems

[Projects]

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navajo Code Talkers Museum + Veterans CenterArc451

Introverted

ExtrovertedMuseum

Veterans Center

Project Understanding

Goals1. HonorCrediting and aiding all Veterans who have served this country.

2. EducateTelling the world what was once top secret.

3. Respect the SiteRemaining morally and environmentally responsible by maximizing the sites potential and minimizing site removal.

4. VisibilityIntegrating framed perspectives through architecture form work to enhance user experience.

Issues 1. Site DynamicsHow can the architecture capitalize on the sites topography and minimize land removal while creating a user friendly experience?

2. Program ConnectionsThough the programs have great similarities, a difference between private and public space must be questioned. Does the architecture call for a separation of spaces or direct connection?

3. Understanding of Dine PeopleThe Dine people have a long history of cultural significance and traditions. What Navajo practices should the architecture explore? What particular beliefs should the user experience?

Strategies1. Program Placement and Land DisplacementDividing each program into smaller sections allows the program to flow through the sites topography, increasing its efficiency and decreasing land removal.

Working with the land is crucial to minimizing land removal. The Dines philosophy on land ethics is extensive. Granting the sites anatomy to drive program form allows the project to respect the Navajo culture and mother earth. Observing the sites topography and its dynamics helped relate the project to the land. Curved circulation is directly related to the Navajo Hogan homes circulation.

Program as a whole

Program splitting

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Private PublicReflection

Hogan Connection

The Hogan means Home Place in Navajo and serves as a key element to the lives of the Navajo since it incorporates their spiritual beliefs and provides shelter to the people. Its connec-tions represent a mother holding her womb, the future of the tribe. This project literally holds the land back, caring and respecting for it like a Navajo Mother would do for her child.

Mothers womb

Project Holding land

2. Creating Relationships

User

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Plan Plan

Step 1.Placing the programs in higher elevations allows greater visibility points from Highway 264 and outward towards various valley views. The parking is placed out of sight giving the Veterans Center and Museum a greater sense of dominance and hierarchy.

Step 2.Analyzing the destruction from the diagram above, it is clear that program separation needs to happen for bigger programs such as the parking. Breaking the parking down into three smaller segments allows for smaller retaining walls and a decrease in land disruptment.

Step 3.Observing the land and its elegant curves helped the architecture scheme. Breaking each program from its linear configuration and placing it over various topography lines helped create a stretched, radial architecture form, respecting the Navajo culture and stretch-ing the terrains potential and its relationship to the project.

Step 4.Applying other various concepts such as the introverted and extro-verted idea, while focusing on individual program, helped push the project to where it stands now. The master plan circulation is curved, relating the master plan to the Navajo Hogan. Museum extrusions were added, representing the four major Pacific battles.

The program holds private and public needs where user needs differ.

Creating introverted spaces caters the individual needs for private users in the Veterans center.

Creating extroverted spaces caters the publics needs which focus on the locality of the site.

3. Creating Harmony and Balance

Land Dominance Land Harmony

Strategies (Continue)

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From the road, visibility of both buildings is strong with its integration to the land.

The elongated galleries of the museum extend beyond the ridges and cantilever, reaching towards nature and the westward community.

View 2: From highway 264

Master PlanA. ParkingB. Veterans CenterC. ChapelD. Navajo Code Talkers MuseumE. Iwo Jima MemorialF. Care FacilityG. Long Term Care

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A. Navajo HistoryLanguage and cultureB. History of

Family and Origins

C. Early Years and Childhood

D. Before the Water

E. Enlistmentand Training

F. The Original29 Navajo CodeTalkers

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Collaboration CenterArc401

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Section a

Vertical FarmArc 301

SITE

PROGRAM RELATIONS and Space

LettucesHerbsStrawberriesTomatoesSpinachGreen BeansOnionsPeppersZucchini

Shipping And ReceivingProduce Sales AreaPublic RestroomsJanitorial / Storage

16,000 Sq. Ft.8,000 Sq. Ft.8,000 Sq. Ft.10,000 Sq. Ft.8,000 Sq. Ft.5,000 Sq. Ft.5,000 Sq. Ft.5,000 Sq. Ft.5,000 Sq. Ft.

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The Problem

By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim. An estimated 109 hectares of new land will be needed to grow enough food to feed them. Also, due to a rapidly changing climate regime, massive floods, protracted droughts, class 4-5 hurricanes, and severe monsoons destroy millions of valuable crops.

Not to Worry

The concept of indoor farming is not new, since hothouse production of tomatoes, a wide variety of herbs, and other produce has been in vogue for some time. What is new is the urgent need to scale up this technology to accommodate another 3 billion people. An entirely new approach to indoor farming must be invented, employing cutting edge technologies.

The vertical farm must be efficient (cheap to construct and safe to operate). Vertical farms, many stories high, will be situated in the heart of the world's urban centers. If successfully implemented, they offer the promise of urban renewal, sustainable production of a safe and varied food supply (year-round crop produc-tion), and the eventual repair of ecosystems that have been sacrificed for horizon-tal farming.

Advantages of Vertical Farming

VF virtually eliminates agricultural runoff by recycling black water. VF dramatically reduces fossil fuel use -no tractors, plows, shipping. VF greatly reduces the incidence of many infectious diseases that are acquired at the agricultural interface. No weather-related crop failures due to droughts, floods, pests. VF-creates sustainable environments for urban centers. VF creates new employment opportunities. Year-round crop production; 1 indoor acre is equivalent to 4-6 outdoor acres or more.

Exhibit SpaceHealth CenterCafe/restaurantConference RoomStorage

Composting VaultsSeeding HatcheryFactory Work FloorProduce ProcessingPackagingEquipment Storage

5,000 Sq. Ft.10,000 Sq. Ft.5,000 Sq. Ft.1,000 Sq. Ft. 3,000 Sq. Ft.

3,000 Sq. Ft.5,000 Sq. Ft.8,000 Sq. Ft1,000 Sq. Ft.1,000 Sq. Ft1,000 Sq. Ft

Conference Room

CompostingVaults

3,000 Sq.ft

SeedingHatchery

5,000 Sq. Ft.

Factory Work Floor8,000 Sq. Ft.

ProduceProcessing

Shipping AndReceiving

Packaging

EquipmentStorage

Lettuces16,000 Sq. Ft.

Herbs8,000 Sq. Ft.

Strawberries8,000 Sq. Ft.

Tomatoes10,000 Sq. Ft

Green Beans5,000 Sq. Ft.

Onions5,000 Sq. Ft.

Peppers5,000 Sq. Ft.

Zucchini5,000 Sq. Ft.

Produce Sales Area15,000 Sq. Ft.

PublicRestrooms

JanitorialStorage

Exhibit Space5,000 Sq. Ft. Health Center

10,000 Sq. Ft.

Cafe5,000 Sq. Ft.

Storage3,000 Sq. Ft.

Spinach8,000 Sq. Ft.

SUN MOVEMENT FLUCTUATION

San Franciscos sun fluctuation dictated the buildings placement and angle on site. Considering the importance of the sun for project of this sort, angling the project in a way to maximize sun exposure was a necessity.

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Master plan

Horizontal shaftElectric MotorsChain connection

Slot Guider

Aluminum Frame

Steel traysVegetationWater

Vertical circulation Horizontal circulation

Conveyor SystemThis vegetation conveyor rotates each system to ensure equal lighting. That way, all plants of a certain species will age at the same rate and be ready to harvest at the same time. Furthermore, each conveyor has its own speed control which allows more plant growth control. The small vegetation system below circulates vertically, while the vegetation system to the right circulates horizontally.

Market FloorPublic

Floors 1 + 3 + 5Public

Ken Yeang, the architect who proposed mixed use skyscrapers, believes plant life should be cultivated within an environment with climate control and consumption. Embracing his ideology and creating vegetation armatures that allow for higher yields, enabling me to capitalize on natural lighting and create fresh crops in this mixed use city skyscraper.

The public market is located on the bottom floor for easy public access. A bar and cafe was stategically placed on the top floor for city view experiences. Shipping and receiving is on the market floor while exhibit spaces and health center are on the 3rd and 5th floors. The site is located on the west side of Embarcadero and almost directly in front of Pier 3. The vertical farm is six floors high and 180 feet tall. The first priority in designing the projects design phase was to ensure all vegetation received natural light.

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Floors 2 + 4Private

Floor 6Public

The goal to minimize floor surface was accomplished by designing the vertical conveyor vegetation system. By minimizing all solid floor surfaces, more natural lighting reaches the vegetation. This rotating conveyor system which allows for equal lighting and ensures that natural light will travel all the way down to the market floor.

Steel columns, separated 28 feet apart, span 180 feet tall to support this building. This structure not only supports its 10 post tensioned concrete floor slabs, but it also supports the entire vegetation conveyor system. Diagonal steel beams help support these columns from shifting around. The whole unit is inter-connected with moment free connections for extra support.

UNIVERSAL DESIGNUtilizing modern technology to help the visually impaired.Smart Phone Application: Where am I?

Where am I? is the best way for the visually impaired to check their current location. It is tightly integrated with Apples VoiceOver Technology to provide just the information you need in a clear and concise way. Simply hold the home button to open VoiceOver and ask the smart phone to open up the Where Am I? application. Once the application is open, Where Am I? will tell you your exact location with the help of preprogrammed locations. Where Am I? can tell you everything from where the nearest bathrooms are to what floor you are currently on.

Step OneOpen Voiceover and request to open Where Am I?, the applica-tion.

Step TwoThis application will analyze your location through prepro-grammed locations

Step ThreeThis application informs the user their exact location. It can now direct them around the building.

View from Pier 3

10 30Building VentilationDuring the hot times of year/day, the building is able to ventilate itself by opening its top and bottom operational windows. When open, hot air exits through the top opening, creating a vacuum effect, pulling cold air into the building. During the cold times of the year/day, the building is able to close its system, capturing and retaining heat given from the sun. This greenhouse effect absorbs thermal radiation and re-radiates energy in all directions.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Option 2: Stacked

Option 1: Spread Out On One Single Topography Line

Option 3:Hybrid

Bare Site

Vertical StructuralWalls

Social HallAs Base

Sanctuary On TopAnd Receding Back

Into Hillside

Learning Center On Top And

Receding FurtherBack Into Hillside

Project UnderstandingThe Unitarian Universalist (UU) 7th principle caring for the earth and respecting the web of all existence, served as the primary conceptual driver for the development of the UUs northwestern campus. Tectonically and spatially, the campus forms a stacked organization at the south west edge of the site to minimize the impact on the land and create community through proximity. In this organization, a vertical campus is created. The main programmatic spaces social hall, sanctuary and learning center - are stacked, shifted, extended, and anchored into the sites northern slope. Stairs, light and expansive views unite the project into a cohesive whole as users ascend to more personal experiences with the nature chapel at the campus highest point.

Beliefs and principles in unitarian universalism:Unitarian Universalism, a religion that celebrates diversity of belief, is guided by seven principles. Their congregations are places where people gather to nurture their spirits and put their faith into action through social justice work in their communities and the wider world.

Newcomers are always welcome in the Unitarian Universalist congregations. There is no formal conversion process, so becoming a unitarian universalist is simply a matter of self-identification. Membership is voluntary and does not require renouncing other religious affiliations or practices.

Unitarian Universalism welcomes people with diverse beliefs. There is a rich dialogue in their congregations about many spiritual topics.

In addition to holding different beliefs on spiritual topics, individual Unitarian Universalists may also identify with and draw inspiration from Atheism, Agnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity, Humanism, Judaism, Paganism, and other religious or philosophical traditions. The Unitarian Universalist faith has evolved through a long history, with theological origins in European Christian traditions.

Unitarian universalist principles 1st principle: each person is important. 2nd principle: be kind in all you do. 3rd principle: we're free to learn together. 4th principle: we search for what is true. 5th principle: all people need a voice. 6th principle: build a fair and peaceful world. 7th principle: we care for the earth.

StrategiesProgram Placement and Land DisplacementDividing each program into smaller sections allows the program to flow through the sites topography, increasing its efficiency and decreasing land removal. Working with the land, rather than dominating it, is crucial to minimizing land removal. Granting the sites anatomy to drive program form allows the project to respect mother earth. Observing the sites topography and its dynamics helped relate the project to the land.

Structure

The projects structure consist of six main load bearing walls that stretch the length of the project. Each vertical wall helps support the structure and separates the building program.

Laterally speaking, beams are embraced by these vertical structural walls and span across large programs which helps keep the bigger program column free and open.

Master plan

Leaning Center

Sanctuary

Social Hall

Sanctuary3655 Sq. Ft.

Outdoor Space3570 Sq. Ft.

Circulation2280 Sq. Ft.

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Office One260 Sq. Ft. Office Two

180 Sq. Ft.

Workshop Rm

Music Room125 Sq. Ft.

Lobby

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Social Hall5575 Sq. Ft.


Commercial Kitchen350 Sq. Ft.

Bar85 Sq. Ft

Food Pantry170 Sq. Ft.


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Nursery880 Sq. Ft.

Organic Gardens 4280 Sq. Ft.

Libra

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StructuresCrush Test

Truss power

Our third iterative span was the exploration of a structural span system through design, construction, testing, and analyzation. This projects objective was to use the three way rig as a truss-like system, which utilizes tension to battle the compression of the force applicator. Exploring a triangulation scheme added lateral stability, responding to the flexure failures seen in two previous schemes. A pin connection where the truss legs meet the hexagonal compression frame allows the legs to rotate as the tensile cable members tighten up as a result of the compressive forces. Design had to accomodate a no-build central zone and fitting the span into the compression jig where it was tested. Completed as a group of three with my contribution being 1/3 of the total effort. Members include Kevin Murney and Michael Nardoci.

Force Vector Diagram

1/2 O.D. Steel Tubing

3/32 Cable

Chain Loop

1/2 I.D Steel Tubing

1/2 I.D. Steel Tubing






3/32 Cable

3/32 Cable

Chain Loop

Chain Loop

Tensile Members

Materials List:16 guage steel plate cut hexagonal12x 3/32 steel chains cut in half25 of 1/2 steel tubing3 of 1/2 I.D. steel tubing4 of 1/4 O.D. steel tubing40 of 3/32 steel cable wire3/32 steel wire6x ferrules

Connection: PinReason: to account for the tightening of the rig via tension

Grease applied



Force Vectors

Elevation

The TestDuring After

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