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FADI CASTRONOVOARCHITECTURALENGINEER


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270 Robinson AvenueBronx, New York. 10465United States of America

Via Roma 90Grottaferrata, Rome, 00046Italy

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ItalianAmerican

April, 21st 1986

www.fadicastronovo.com

EDUCATION Master of Science, Architectural EngineeringTechnical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DenmarkSeptember 2011, 10/12Study Line: Energy Design

Bachelor of Engineering, Civil EngineeringThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art and Science, NYMay 2009, GPA: 3,4Major: Civil Structural Engineering

Deans List Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009

Diploma di Maturita(High School Diploma)La Scuola DItalia Guglielmo Marconi New YorkJune 2004, 100/100

Liceo Scienti co

Cooper Pioneer Editor at LargeFall 2006 - Fall 2007The Cooper Union Pioneer

Junior StaffWriter for the monthly college newspaper Proof reader and interviewer

New York Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow2004 Scholarship

Chi Epsilon MarshalFall 2008 - Spring 2009The Cooper Union Chapter

Organized and directed the 2002-2004 Saturday BasketballProgram Project Freestyle. A Saturday evening free basketballprogram open to the youth of the Saint Anthonys Community,Bronx, NY.

ACTIVITIESINTERESTS

Architecture is the thoughtful making of Space -Louis Kahn


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Several methods of designing are currently utilized in the building business. The most common is the traditionalmethod of designing, which revolves around the role of the architect as the main designer. The other mainstream

method is the integrated design method, which is based on the interaction of the diff

erent professions. Accordingto several professionals, the integrated design method is the most efficient way of developing a sustainable build-ing. The Civil Engineering department at the Technical University of Denmark, has developed a process in orderto maximize the integrated design process the potential for sustainability. What I attempted with the followingthesis, was to modify the method proposed by the DTU, in order to develop a method which would ease the transi-tion from a traditional to an integrated design method. In proposing a new method, I applied the DTUs method atthe Andreotti Architects studio in Italy over a period of 5 months. From this experience the Grotteportella FashionDistrict building was developed. I also developed a method for the transition from a traditional design method.This method is largely based on DTUs method, and it focuses on the preparation that an architecture studio musthave in order to tackle a project in an integrated design approach.

MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS:

APPLICATION OF INTEGRATED DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENTS

This method is largely based on DTUs method, and it focuses on the preparation that an architecture studio musthave in order to tackle a project in an integrated design approach.


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At the beginning of 2008, the CPH City and Port Development, and ATP Ejendomme set in motion a de-sign competition for the development of a new building complex on the Copenhagen waterfront, rightbelow the Nordhavn Bassin, the LM Project. The competition was divided in two aspects: the first beingthe design of commercial properties, and the second being the idea of the landscaping and planning

of the urban spaces. The design competition regarded the development of a 50-60.000 m2 multi-useroffice building. This building had to be composed of two high-rise buildings connected by a pedestrianbridge across the harbors basin. The main objective of the project was to work within an integrateddesign group, composed of an architect, structural engineer, system engineer, geotechnical engineer,and manager. I personally worked on the architectural redefinition of the project, while confronting therequirements of the different disciplines.

LM PROJECT


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The UR-Banned hostel was the first hostel that I ever designed. The project involved the designing of ayouth hostel in Copenhagen. The client was the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS). The hostel wassupposed to be located in the lot of the old youth house in Norrebro, Copenhagen. The general Norrebro

district area is rural, and it is characterized by the clash of different cultures. This multi-ethnic area isdynamic and chaotic. The primary target clientele of the hostel were the foreign students who wouldcome to Denmark to study, and needed a temporary accommodation. Since the hostel had to provide aninexpensive solution to the students, but at the same time make a profit, during the holiday season andlater in the semester, the hostel had to be open to the public. The name of the hostel represented thebuilding in one word urBANNED. The name is a play on several words: the first being UR (you are), thesecond banned, and last urban. The name represented the urban lifestyle of students, and the feeling of

being lost in a new city. Since the Norrebro area has also witnessed the struggle of the youth with soci-ety, the hostel had to represent a save heaven for those who were looking for a refuge, from a new citythat might intimidate the student. Therefore, the hostel had to become a symbol of youth and strugglefor all of their occupants.

UR-BANNED


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Together with Nicola Rigoni and Matteo Novati, I worked on the redesigning of the Tietgen Kollegietdormitory in Copenhagen. The purpose of the project was to first conduct an energy analysis on thecurrent building, and then to apply new energy standards and technology to the building. The project

had to present the architectural and engineering design choices. The building was designed with a newstructure based on gasometers, in order to promote the renewal of existing structures. A special atten-tion was given to the materials used, and the use of renewable and recycled materials was maximized.In this project simulations with BSIM, Be06, and HEAT were conducted. The building new geometry as-sured that the daylight distribution was optimal, and that the passive energy gain from the sun was atits best. The project was presented at the 2010 Groen Dyst competition at DTU.

TIETGEN KOLLEGIET


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For this project I was assigned the design of a ventilation system that would provide a comfortable in-door environment to a section of a 6 story office building. This section was located on the thirdfloor ofthe building, and it was composed of ten geometrically identical offices. The design criteria were speci-

fied according to CEN 1752:1998 and EN 15251:2006 and were derived in a way that meet minimumrequirements for the design of the specific HVAC system in terms of indoor environment. The calcula-tion of the heating, cooling, and moisture loads were determined considering the design conditions forboth the summer and winter cases of 26oC and -15oC. The project was a group based effort. I personallyconducted the designing of the Supply and Exhaust, together with the whole supervision and design ofthe CFD simulation with the computer software FloVENT 9.1. I also conducted the simulations of the of-fice with BSIM, which was later compared with the real life simulation conducted at the DTUs full scale

ventilation laboratory.

VENTILATION SYSTEMS


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Together with Damien Luneau, the DTU assigned us to build a sustainable building for the Civil Engi-neering department, and it was requested to use the Integrated Design Method. The first part of theanalysis involved the study of requirements set by the costumer, and an early simulation of two of the

rooms of the building, and the proposal of two building designs. Having selected the building for thestudy, the team went ahead and started formulating a proposal for the solution that was expected tohave the best overall performance based on more detailed investigations using the program IESVE. Thestudy was limited to the design of the buildings envelope and services for ventilation, heating, cooling,and lighting in the building. IESVE was used to evaluate the energy consumption and indoor environ-ment based on the design. After the simulation with IESVE, the results for the energy consumption wereof 20 kWh/m2 for the entire building.

DTU OFFICE BUILDING


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For this project I was asked to design a humidifier that will be marketed for use by people who live inolder homes that dry out during the winter. The humidifier had to utilize ordinary tap water that wouldbe stored in a tank. The goal of the project was to optimize the design using Computational Fluid Dy-

namics (CFD) simulations, and to maximize the effi

ciency of the humidifi

er. For this project the com-puter programs GAMBIT and FLUENT, developed by ANSYS were used.

CFD HUMIDIFIER DESIGN


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For the Civil Engineering Experimental Project, the group, composed of Jeffrey Tan, Richard Chan, andRobert Wu, set out to compare the strength of concrete arched beams, based on Hillmans HybridComposite beams, and conventional concrete beams. The objective of the experiment was to test the

strength of sacrite, and manufacture a concrete beam and arched beam for comparison of their structur-al capacity, while monitoring the amount of materials used in the construction process. The experimentinvolved the testing of concrete cylinders and control beams, using ASTM specifications, to measure thecompressive strength of sacrite. A Tinius Olsen Compression/Tension Machine was utilized for the load-ing of the sacrite specimens. Wooden molds were constructed for the casting of the conventional con-crete beam, and for the casting of the arched beams. For both beams the Tinius Olsen Compression/Ten-sion Machine was used for concentric loading. From the testing of the concrete cylinders, the strength

of the sacrite after 7, 14, and 28 days was 47.3 kips, 68.1 kips, and 57 kips, respectively. The concretebeam failed at 102,199 lb-in in moment and 12,750 lb in shear. The arched beam failed at 71,688 lb-inin moment and 9,250 lb in shear. From the experimental results the arched beam was proven to behavedifferently from a concrete beam. Hillmans original design relied significantly on the use of moderncomposite materials. The absence of these materials weakened the potential strength of the design.

ARCHED BEAM EXPERIMENTS


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The objective of this experiment was to design, structurally analyze, and fabricate a steel bridge thatspanned 6 feet and allowed linear deflections to occur until around 500 pounds of static live load.The structural analysis and design was conducted with AutoCAD, and SAP 2000, with classmates James

Freeman and Allan Ho. The construction of the bridge was conducted by myself and James Freeman. Theconstruction panned over 2 months, where we learned different techniques of welding and wood craft-ing. The bridge was loaded to 200 pounds while recording the deflection with each weight added. Theweights added were mostly 7 pound metal cylinders. At around 400 pounds of load, the weights addedwere 40 pound plates that caused a discontinuity bridge was then unloaded and reloaded until non-lin-ear deflection began occurring. During the testing, the bridge did not experience non-linear deflectionsat the designed live load. After some discussion, the group decided that it was because the friction of

the ends on the supporting I-

beams provided an inward horizontal reaction that reduced the tension onthe cables. If free horizontal movement were allowed like a true 3-point arch, then the bridge probablywould have failed at exactly the target. Therefore, the team started jumping on the beam to simulatevibrations, and bring it to total structural failure.

BRIDGE DESIGN


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The first project that I worked on, was the designing of the DELTA Pack. The pack had to be a waterproofpack, so one could swim with it. The design guidelines of the project were based on the use of fully re-cyclable materials. The designing of the pack was a group effort, and it was achieved thanks to Cooper

Unions alumni. I personally was the group leader and I took part in the drawing and construction ofpack. This first design experience helped me shape all of my design experiences.

DELTA PACK


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