Joseph DeRiccoB.S.Architecture, 2018

Quick learning, detail attentive and proactive team player looking for an environment to challenge myself,build my skills and pursue licensure.

joe.dericco@gmail.com

(847) 323-3894

Arlington Heights, IL

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SKILLS

Revit AutoCAD

Rhinoceros

MS Office Sketchup

Photoshop

Organization

INTERESTS

Woodworking

Cooking Reading

Fly Fishing

Data Visualization

EDUCATION

08/2013 – 05/2018

B.S. ArchThe Ohio State University

GPA: 3.5

Minor in Business

08/2019 – Present

M.ArchUniversity of Virginia

WORK EXPERIENCE

05/2018 – Present

Architectural DesignerBancroft Architects + Engineers

Responsible for developing design and construction documents for federal healthcare renovationprojects.

Performed construction administration for various projects, coordinating shop drawing review,requests for information and drawing revisions.

Helped initiate professional development series for architects within the firm.

05/2017 – 08/2017

Architecture InternMRV Architects, Inc.

Conducted site investigation reports and feasibility studies for proposed projects.

Performed code analysis and aided in design development and production of construction documentsfor permit.

05/2016 – 08/2016

Airport Planning InternRicondo and Associates, Inc.

Supported the Terminal Area Plan undertaken at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

Developed and presented construction phasing and public transportation planning exhibits for clientpresentations.

ORGANIZATIONSAIA Chicago - Architects in SchoolsServed as a volunteer teaching 6th grade students about architecture. Helped students develop programs, drawingsand models for presentation.

Programs

Achievements/Tasks

Achievements/Tasks

Achievements/Tasks

1 ▪ U.S. Embassy - Mexico City

U.S. Embassy - Mexico City

Mexico City, Mexico

Project + Competition Entry

4th Year Studio

2017

Situated in the heart of Mexico City on the busy

Paseo de la Reforma, the current United States Embassy

is outdated and undersized to meet the needs of the

agencies it houses. The planning for a new embassy

posed a number of design challenges. Aside from the

complex program, parking, and security requirements,

the implications of political and diplomatic image and

representation added an additional layer of complexity

to those challenges. Embassies are in part processors of

people and information. The goal of the design to satisfy

the program requirements of an embassy while being

respectful and reflective of both Mexico and the United

States.

The program is organized by a gradient of priva-

cy/security in plan and section, with the most public

functions on the lower levels and the most secure func-

tions on the top levels. Open spaces with the most day-

light are placed towards the front and more enclosed

towards the back. The façade and roof are carved to

bring light into the office zones and spaces occupied

daily. The automated parking garage wraps around the

back and side of building, capped by office and roof gar-

den spaces.

An integral part of the design is the Visa Wheel,

which contains the functions of the visa process which

includes security and waiting areas. Visitors enter at

ground level and ascend by ramp to the consulate on

the second level. They exit the consulate on axis with the

Angel of Independence monument and descend back

down to street level. In the Visa Wheel and building as a

whole, curtain walls and architectural mesh selectively

reveal and conceal views of the processes taking place

and connect the embassy and garage into a unified

whole.

Above: Rendering of front entrance.

▪ 2

Above: Section through Visa Wheel. Left: Formal diagram.

Above: Visa Wheel circulation diagram. Below: Section

through Visa Wheel.

2 ▪ U.S. Embassy - Mexico City

Above: Program diagram.

Below: Cross Section.

3 ▪ U.S. Embassy - Mexico City

4 ▪ U.S. Embassy - Mexico City

Above: First floor plan.

Above: Second floor plan.

Above: Eighth floor plan.