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Josie Cerbone 2025 Architecture + Design Portfolio

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josie cerbone

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Josie Cerbone is a Brooklyn-based architectural, graphic, and experience designer focused on interaction and impact. Her work explores how community-oriented solutions and sustainable design systems can change how people engage with the world and each other. As a designer, her goal is to tell the stories of others through their built environment. This is supported by a creative process emphasizing contextual research, user agency, adaptive planning, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.

P 973.767.6144 E cerbone.josie@gmail.com josiecerbone.com


Index

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Kendall Tower

02

Durable Exhibit

03

Populus Manifesto

04

Friend Street Center

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Landscapes of Sound

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Graphics + Publications

Civic

Mixed Use

Exhibits

Sustainablity

Mixed Use

Graphics

Book Design

Community Oriented

Graphics

Mixed Use

Sustainablity

Landscape

Community Oriented

Research

Graphics

UX Design

Sustainablity

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10-15

16-23

24-29

30-33

34-37


Kendall Tower

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JGE Architecture + Design, Stantec Cambridge, MA 2022-2023 Community Oriented

Mixed Use

Civic Nestled within a greater 6-building development, Kendall Tower is a mixed use building consisting of 19 stories of market rate housing and 25,000 square feet of community center program. In addition to the creation of multiple public outdoor spaces, the community center podium features amenities designed to respond to the needs of Cambridge residents. With my role focused on podium design and planning, the goal was to create opportunities to architecturally celebrate community activity, while integrating housing and miscellaneous program in an intuitive way.


Massing While an influential area for science and technology, Kendall Square currently lacks a sense of place among surrounding residential communities. To bridge this gap in placemaking, the development creates a new pedestrian thoroughfare and frames Kendall Tower between two new parks. In response, the tower features an inflection point visible from local MBTA stops, while changes in the podium’s form signal changes in mixed use program at street level. Facade A vertical screen is introduced to distinguish community center program from the residential lobby and storefronts, using angular forms to draw visitors to points of entry. Punctures in the screen highlight key spaces of activity, while changing form and size to appropriately shade and accommodate different spaces.

1. Aknowledge curves in the park

VOLPE R1, KENDALL SQ. CAMBRIDGE / / DESIGN REVIEW MEETING / / 02 NOV 2022

Screen Community Center

4. Creation of inflection point

VOLPE R1, KENDALL SQ. CAMBRIDGE / / DESIGN REVIEW MEETING / / 02 NOV 2022 MASSING_ URBAN DESIGN DIAGRAMS

MASSING_ URBAN DESIGN DIAGRAMS

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5. Final Massing VOLPE R1, KENDALL SQ. CAMBRIDGE / / DESIGN REVIEW MEETING / / 02 NOV 2022

VOLPE R1, KENDALL SQ. CAMBRIDGE / / DESIGN REVIEW MEETING / / 02 NOV 2022 MASSING_ URBAN DESIGN DIAGRAMS

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MASSING_ URBAN DESIGN DIAGRAMS

VOLPE R1, KENDALL SQ. CAMBRIDGE / /5 DESIGN REVIEW MEETING / / 02 NOV 2022

AERIAL FROM THIRD ST. PARK

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PROPOSED) Ground Floor Plan 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Community Center Lobby Community Center Restroom Multi-Purpose Room Multi-Purpose Storage Garage Ramp Storage Trash Room

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Office Job Connector Loading/Service Dock Parking Vestibule Residential Lobby Mail Room Residential Elevator Core

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Restroom Pet Spa Package Room Leasing Office Retail Space 1 Retail Space 2 Retail Space 3

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Community Center Lobby Community Center Restroom Multi-Purpose Room Multi-Purpose Storage Garage Ramp Storage Trash Room

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Office Job Connector Loading/Service Dock Parking Vestibule Residential Lobby Mail Room Residential Elevator Core

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Restroom Pet Spa Package Room Leasing Office Retail Space 1 Retail Space 2 Retail Space 3


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Space Planning Moments of group seating and service spaces nestled within circulation spaces encourage organic gatherings, while paths of travel terminate with larger community-selected amenities, interacting with parks and key street views.

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Lounge Recording Studios Classrooms Admin Kitchen Bathrooms Fitness Area

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1. Lounge 2. Recording Studios 3. Classrooms Admin Fitness4.Class Studio 5. Kitchen Fitness6.Storage Bathrooms 7. Fitness Area Men’s Locker Room

Women’s Locker Room Basketball Court Residential Lobby Residential MEP MEP

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Fitness Class Studio Fitness Storage Men’s Locker Room Women’s Locker Room Basketball Court Residential Lobby Residential MEP MEP


02 DURABLE: Sustainable Material Ecologies, Assemblies, and Cultures Durable Research Team, Chris Grimley Boston, MA 2019-2020 Sustainablity Exhibits Graphics

An extension of an award-winning research initative, DURABLE: Sustainable Material Ecologies, Assemblies and Cultures is an exhibit calling visitors to consider how the durability of construction materials and adaptive design influences the future of sustainable architecture. To access the online exhibit, please click here. The exhibit is split into three subsections, each addressing different aspects of what makes architecture resilient through the lens of four key case studies. Operating as a research and exhibit design assistant, my responsibilities included the design of the Map of Material Ecologies, assembly of structural models for case studies, and designing the Building Biographies Wall.


Material Ecologies Located at the DURABLE exhibit entrance, the Map of Material Ecologies is a 6-foot by 11-foot Waterman Butterfly Map showing travel emissions associated with the creation of different materials. The map visualizes the importance of a cradle-to-gate approach when evaluating the environmental impact of material choices. To create a legible, precise map, different projection methods were researched and ranked based on accuracy in location and distance. Each method was also tested on its ability to generate a 3d object, leading to the concept of a make-your-own octrahedral globe handout.

Location Accuracy Distance Accuracy

Globe Assembly Time Rankings: 1. Dymaxion 2. Cahill-Keys 3. Waterman Butterfly 4. Goode-Homolosine 5. Winkel Tripel


The architects describe the concrete frame as “long life, low cost, and high inertia.” It acts as a thermal mass retaining heat in the cool weather and absorbing heat in the hot weather. This action is augmented by an embedded geothermal radiant heating and cooling system. A liquid is pumped into the ground through tubes to gain or lose heat depending on the weather, and then it is pumped through the concrete floors to moderate the interior temperature. Dimples in the concrete ceiling increase its surface area for improved radiant energy exchange with the spaces below.

The material strategy of the Research Center ICTA-ICP is a dialogue between the permanent and the ephemeral, and its ambitious sustainability goals are achieved by an interaction of these extremes. The building is a robust concrete structural frame wrapped in a translucent and dynamic “bioclimatic” façade creating a durable, adaptable, natural-driven, and human-centered research facility. The concrete frame creates four interior courtyards for natural lighting, natural ventilation, and social interaction.

The structure for gravitational loads combines Glue-Laminated (Glulam) columns and beams with Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) floor slabs. The CLT floors are staggered and laid with gaps forming shallow horizontal chases for services. Plywood covers the chases allowing easy access for service or retrofitting for new uses. The structure for lateral wind and seismic loads are vertical CLT slabs that create cores to house the elevators, stairs, and mechanical shafts.

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre is a fully mass timber building. This eight-story building houses the learning, fabrication, and testing spaces for the Integrated Wood Design program at the University of Northern British Columbia, the new Center for Design Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and office spaces for members of the wood industry.

e perimeter of this steel frame is a “moment me,” which uses strong welded connections the steel beams and columns to resist the eral wind, earthquake, or blast forces. This minates the need for typical structural rtical cores in the center of the building: the rimeter moment frame stabilizes the whole ucture. The interior columns, therefore, ed only to resist the gravitational forces. is requires a relatively small cross-sectional ea of steel that enables maximum spans of ams and creates an increased adaptability future reconfigurations of the interior ace.

Research Center ICTA-ICP

Haus 222

Lustenau, Aus

Barcelona, Spain

The entire building is clad in a glass curtain wall, which typically is a poor thermal performer due to its conductivity, solar heat n, and glare. The US Courthouse, however, achieves a high thermal performance by apping the façade with an aluminum louver system that is configured specifically for the sun angles of each façade orientation. dditionally, the glass itself has “frits,” which small ceramic dots adhered to it to further reduce solar gain. The façade strategy is ple, durable, and effective in providing high quality daylight in all the courtrooms and interior spaces.

The bioclimatic façade protects and leverages the mass of concrete for luminous and thermal comfort. It automatically opens to provide natural ventilation or closes to preserve the heat within the concrete frame. The façade’s transparent polycarbonate skin invites natural light through the exterior walls and into four courtyards from the translucent roof above.

The interior has three distinct climate zones to save energy and connect people to the variable interior environments. First are the unconditioned public atria and circulation spaces. Second are the naturally ventilated offices that sit between the exterior skin and the interior atria. Third are the research laboratories that are controlled by conventional mechanical conditioning. The Research Center ICTA-ICP balances a robust and durable concrete frame with less permanent building systems to provide a long lasting yet adaptable research facility.

In contrast to the robust concrete, the interior partitions and the building envelope use light materials with a lower embodied energy to allow use-adaptability throughout the long life of the structure. Plywood boxes define the interior rooms, creating a warm, less precious, and quasi-finished expression that suggests it could easily change over time.

Wood Innovation and Design Centre Prince George, Canada The architects describe the concrete frame as “long life, low cost, and high inertia.” It acts as a thermal mass retaining heat in the cool weather and absorbing heat in the hot weather. This action is augmented by an embedded geothermal radiant heating and cooling system. A liquid is pumped into the ground through tubes to gain or lose heat depending on the weather, and then it is pumped through the concrete floors to moderate the interior temperature. Dimples in the concrete ceiling increase its surface area for improved radiant energy exchange with the spaces below.

The material strategy of the Research Center ICTA-ICP is a dialogue between the permanent and the ephemeral, and its ambitious sustainability goals are achieved by an interaction of these extremes. The building is a robust concrete structural frame wrapped in a translucent and dynamic “bioclimatic” façade creating a durable, adaptable, natural-driven, and human-centered research facility. The concrete frame creates four interior courtyards for natural lighting, natural ventilation, and social interaction.

meter of this steel frame is a “moment which uses strong welded connections eel beams and columns to resist the wind, earthquake, or blast forces. This es the need for typical structural cores in the center of the building: the er moment frame stabilizes the whole e. The interior columns, therefore, y to resist the gravitational forces. uires a relatively small cross-sectional steel that enables maximum spans of nd creates an increased adaptability e reconfigurations of the interior

Research Center ICTA-ICP Barcelona, Spain

ntire building is clad in a glass curtain wall, which typically is a poor thermal mer due to its conductivity, solar heat d glare. The US Courthouse, however, hieves a high thermal performance by g the façade with an aluminum louver m that is configured specifically for the sun angles of each façade orientation. nally, the glass itself has “frits,” which l ceramic dots adhered to it to further uce solar gain. The façade strategy is urable, and effective in providing high lity daylight in all the courtrooms and interior spaces.

The bioclimatic façade protects and leverages the mass of concrete for luminous and thermal comfort. It automatically opens to provide natural ventilation or closes to preserve the heat within the concrete frame. The façade’s transparent polycarbonate skin invites natural light through the exterior walls and into four courtyards from the translucent roof above.

The interior has three distinct climate zones to save energy and connect people to the variable interior environments. First are the unconditioned public atria and circulation spaces. Second are the naturally ventilated offices that sit between the exterior skin and the interior atria. Third are the research laboratories that are controlled by conventional mechanical conditioning. The Research Center ICTA-ICP balances a robust and durable concrete frame with less permanent building systems to provide a long lasting yet adaptable research facility.

In contrast to the robust concrete, the interior partitions and the building envelope use light materials with a lower embodied energy to allow use-adaptability throughout the long life of the structure. Plywood boxes define the interior rooms, creating a warm, less precious, and quasi-finished expression that suggests it could easily change over time.

Timber construction is increasingly acceptable in building codes even though it can burn. But timber is known for its fire resistance thanks to its slow rate of char of approximately 1.5 inches per hour, so it can maintain structural capacity for a long time during a fire. Durability in this building is critical to its sustainability. Because wood sequesters carbon from the atmosphere as the tree grows, the longer a timber building lasts, the longer the carbon will remain sequestered within the structure.

Haus 222

Lustenau, Aust


The columns at each floor bear end grain-to-end grain directly on top of each other. Beams framing onto the sides of the columns to maximize the bearing capacity of the primary structure and to avoid the cumulative shrinkage of the weaker cross grain of wood. Innovative steel connections create a strong connection between columns and beams, and are concealed not only for aesthetic reasons, but also to allow the thick wood components to protect the steel components from fire.

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre has a Structural Insulated Panel Systems (SIPS) building envelope with naturally rot-resistant cedar siding to keep the wood structure protected. The cedar siding is charred in an ancient Japanese process, called Shou Sugi Ban, to increase durability against moisture and insects. Furthermore, the siding creates a rain screen: it has a breathable void space behind to drain or evaporate any moisture that might pass through the siding. The CLT within the roof assembly also has spaces to allow the wood to dry.

Building Biography Wall Added as an extension to the Material Cultures section of the exhibit, the building biographies wall is a collection of curated images and infographics celebrating the architectural story behind the four selected case studies.


03 Populus Manifesto B.S. in Architecture Northeastern University Options Studio Design Award Team: Abby Fuller, Jonathan Zoccoli, Bhavya Kattamundi Everett, MA Spring 2020 Sustainablity Mixed Use Landscape

The populus manifesto explores the application of a closed feedback loop of adaptive infrastructure and environmental systems along the Mystic River. In this design initiative, a forest of poplars phytoremediates the contaminated landscape and produces carbon-zero infrastructure designed to support the growth of the forest.


Manifesto The populus manifesto states that like

poplar trees, the infrastructure we create should be highly responsive to its environment and produce an ongoing output that sustains the ecosystems it exists in.

Application Onsite, this approach translated to

the transformation of a vital local food distribution center into a self-sustaining system. First, poplar tree growth remediates contaminants while the landscape is sculpted to stabilize growth conditions for future use. Then, forests are harvested for construction materials using modular design to generate a mixeduse production center to replace existing infrastructure. As the production center grows, sustainable active LIFE CYCLE OF SEQUESTRATION systems then extract resources from biowaste and greywater to continously supply the forest.

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USING POPLAR WOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL ENSURES THAT SEQUESTERED CO2 AND TOXINS ARE TURNED INTO PRODUCTIVELY AND SUSTAINABLY USED MATERIAL.

CONSTRUCTED MODULES USING POPLAR WOOD SEAL CO2 AND TOXINS IN A STATIC FORM SERVING AN ACTIVE PURPOSE. USING THESE MODULES ENABLES A CARBON NEUTRAL LIFESTYLE.

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TREES SEQUESTER CO2 FROM THE AIR AND TOXINS FROM THE GROUND WATER AND SOIL. CO2 AND TOXINS ARE THEN STORED IN THE FIBERS OF THE TREE.

WHEN TREES ARE HARVESTED FOR BIOMASS MATERIAL, TOXINS AND CO2 REMAIN TRAPPED WITHIN THE BODY OF THE PLANT. AS LONG AS THE PLANT IS NOT BURNED OR LEFT TO DECOMPOSE, THE TRAPPED CARBON AND TOXINS REMAIN SO INDEFINITELY.

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EXXON TERMINAL

NEW ENGLAND PRODUCE CENTER

SITE OF INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEM

CARUSO AUTOMOTIVE

SPRAGUE TERMINAL

BUILDINGS TO BE REMOVED THROUGH DEMOLITION PROCESS

USPS AMAZON FRESH

BUILDINGS TO BE PRESERVED AND ADAPTIVELY RE-USED

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MYSTIC GENERATING STATION DISTRIGAS OF MA

SITE OF GLULAM PRODUCTION

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SCHNITZER NORTHEAST

IDENTIFY EXISTING STRUCTURES TO BE REMOVED

CQ CEMENT INC.

CORRESPOND STRUCTURE REMOVAL WITH CUT AND FILL STRATEGY

IDENTIFY EXISTING STRUCTURES TO REMAIN

CUT CANAL NETWORK

SITES FOR GLULAM FACTORY AND INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEM ARE IDENTIFIED

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USE EXCAVATED SITE MATERIAL TO CREATE EARTHEN MOUNDS

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PHASE 2

PHASE 1 1,000’

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Landscape Sequestration and Net Output *Assuming a 9-year rotation of poplars at 10’x10’ spacing (most likely spacing for COVID-sensitive future events)

Building Emissions

WOOD Modular Material, Structural Base

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173.7 kg of carbon sequestered per tree

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207 acres on site (assume 50% is usable land)

mining + smelting

STEEL HVAC, Piping, Connections

transportation Mauritania to Canada Canada to Boston

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production

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Jamaica to Iceland Iceland to Pittsburgh Pittsburgh to Boston

Envelope, Cladding

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IMPORT/EXPORT Resource Dependent Number

*does not account for operation of machinery and maitenance, and assumes number as minimum without import/exports.

truck/freight car train boat plane

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ADDED ACCESS ROADS FOR OVERALL CIRCULATION AND PLANTATION SERVICES EXISTING ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PRESERVED

INHABITED BUILDING ACTIVATES INTENSE SITEWIDE SYSTEMS, SUSTAINING POPLAR PLANTATIONS AS THEY SUSTAIN THE BUILDING

BUILDING SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED AND CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

POPLAR PLANTATIONS ARE USED AS PRODUCTIVE MACHINES ON SITE, PHYTOREMEDIATING HEAVY CONTAMINANTS AND PRODUCING COMMERCIAL GOODS

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END SITE STRATEGY INVOLVES AN ARRAY OF PLANTATION SCALES FOR A VARIETY OF POTENTIAL PRODUCTS AND FLEXIBLE USES

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Mixed-Module Plan

Module A: COVID ICU

STORY 1

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café artisan market

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Module A OVERVIEW

Module A SYSTEMS

A/C Cooling Vent 10” vent

VTAC: Vertical Terminator Air Conditioner 10” vent

Biowaste - Graywater 6” pipe

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Heating Vent 10” vent

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2-3 people per unit, residents work either in the adjacent greenhouse or in production modules in the building units feature a kitchen, dining space, living room, balcony, and bathroom on the first level with portals into adjacent garden

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Vertical Terminator Air Conditioner prevents cross-contamination of air Exterior Grille VTAC Vent

Toekick Vent 14” vent

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Biowaste - Bathroom 10” pipe

920 ft2 requires 16,000-18,000 BTU capacity

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promote autonamous living, equipped with a greenhouse to provide residents with the ability to grow their own produce. These modules were also designed to double as hospital isolation units, a result of robust scenario planning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Friend Street Center B.S. in Architecture Northeastern University Undergraduate Thesis Boston, MA Spring 2021 Community Oriented Sustainability Mixed Use

04 “For architecture to be truly equitable and resilient, it is not enough to just respond to the needs of current clients, stakeholders, or those directly involved in the design process. In order to produce truly robust, contributive solutions, architects must also anticipate who won’t be sitting at the table during design discussions, and how their experience will determine the anthropologic impact of what they create.” Friend Street Community Center approaches structure, envelope, and active systems with this lense by centralizing heavy considerations of future use, environmental impact and universal design. A CLT and steel structure create opportunities for adaptive reuse and flexible programming, while a responsive screen minimizes energy use from active systems.


TO BOSTON WATER SUPPLY


02 EVOLVING PEELAWAY KEY AND CALLOUTS

1. SOLAR PANELS 2. RAINWATER CISTERN WITH FLOATING FILTER (7000 GALLON) 3. INTENSIVE GREEN ROOF: SORGHUM, PENNSYLVANIA SEDGE, BLUE HYDRANGEAS, HAYSCENTED FERN, FRAGRANT SUMAC, SUMMER LILAC, HUMMINGBIRD BUSH 4. MECHANICAL PENTHOUSE AND EGRESS PATH TO ROOF 5. CONCRETE PARAPET AND COPING (FOR FLASHING AND COUNTERFLASHING, SEE SECTION) 6. 4-INCH GUTTER AND ROOF DRAINS 7. ISLAND EXTERIOR FABRICATORS PANELIZED WALL TOP PLATE 8. GROWING MEDIUM (SOIL AT 1-1/2 FT.) 9. STONE PAVERS 10.3.5-INCH LIVEROOF DRAINAGE MAT AND GREEN ROOF DRAIN TO CISTERN 11. SLIP SHEET WITH EPDM MEMBRANE AT EDGE 12. WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE 13. AVB MEMBRANE AND BONDING ADHESIVE 14. RIGID WOOD FIBRE INSULATION 15. 9.5-INCH CROSSLAM CLT DECKING WITH INSULATON AND DRY SCREED 16. GEOMETRIC ACCOUSTIC SLOTTED CEILING WITH BATT INSULATION 17. OPERABLE ANGLED DROPLIGHTS 18. SPRINKLER SYSTEM FROM MITSUBISHI HYBRID VRF WATER SUPPLY 19. INDOOR AIR UNIT FOR HVAC SYSTEM 20. GLASS EGRESS STAIR WITH TWO HOUR FIRE RATING AS PER CONSTRUCTION TYPE III REQUIREMENTS 21. 12”X17” WIDE FLANGE ECOSTEEL COLUMNS (LARGER LOAD COLUMNS ARE SIZED 16“X17”) 22. ISLAND PLYWOOD EXTERIOR SHEATHING 23. AVB MEMBRANE 24. 3” ROCKWOOL MINERAL WOOL INSULATION 25. CLADDING SUPPORT SYSTEM 26. RECYCLED WOOD/PLASTIC COMPOSITE CLADDING (COLORS TO MATCH SURROUNDING FACADE SCHEMES) 27. CONNECTION CLIP FOR PANELIZED WALL SYSTEM TO CLT FLOORING 28. 12“ X 28” ECOSTEEL BEAMS 29. 16”X17” ECOSTEEL TRUSS SYSTEM WITH WELDED CONNECTIONS 30. OPERABLE PORTION OF TRIPLE PANE GLASS (4“ ROTATION TO NOT DISRUPT PERFORATED SCREEN) 31. TRIPLE PANE GLASS (FOR TOWER, PANES TO HAVE FRIT PATTERN FOR LIGHT DIFFUSION) 32. KAWNEER HORIZONTAL MULLIONS FOR CURTAINWALL SYSTEM 33. KAWNEER LOUVER SYSTEM ROTATION BRACKET - 3 CONNECTIONS PER FLOOR 34. CUSTOM OPERABLE PERFORATED SCREEN LOUVERS WITH ELECTRONIC LOUVER CONTROL SENSOR 35. FIRE PROTECTION BEAM FOR CURTAINWALL 36. EXTERIOR PLYWOOD SHEATHING 37. ROCKWOOL CAVITYROCK CURTAINWALL INSULATION 38. TINTED GLASS SPANDREL PANEL 39. CONCRETE SLAB-ON GRADE WITH INSULATED SHELF WALL 40. STEEL WIRE MESH 41. GFRC SHEAR CONNECTOR 42. 3” RIGID INSULATION (BASEMENT GRADE) 43. INSULATION FOAM PROTECTION BOARD 44. AVB MEMBRANE 45. CONCRETE PILE CAPS AND PILES BEGINNING AT -5’-6; CONTINUE TO BEDROCK 46. DOUBLE-PANE GLASS LIGHT WELL PATH OF FLOWS - LIGHT PATH OF FLOWS - POWER / ELECTRICITY PATH OF FLOWS - STORMWATER PATH OF FLOWS - FILTERED WATER PATH OF FLOWS - AIR (FROM COOL TO WARM) HEATING AND COOLING SUPPLY AND RETURN

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1,797,684 kBtu/year

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Envelope Responsive angled screen panels along the

south elevation’s curtainwall move with sun paths to maintain appropriate levels of light and minimize heating and cooling loads.

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Lighting range study without screen.

Seasonal daylighting studies with screen.

OVERALL OCCUPANCY A-3 FLOOR TO CEILING 9’-6”

FLOOR TO CEILING 9’-6”

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OCCUPANCY B ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM

FLOOR TO CEILING 9’-6”

FLOOR TO CEILING 10’-2”

100’-0”

FLOOR TO CEILING 16’-4 OR 18’-7”

OCCUPANCY A EVENT PROGRAM

FLOOR TO CEILING 10’-2 OR 12’-7”

OCCUPANCY E EDUCATIONAL CULINARY PROGRAM

FLOOR TO CEILING 10’-2” OR 12’-7”

Canal Street Elevation

Friend Street Elevation


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CALLOUT DETAILS

FURTH

A. VRF 6” VENTILATION DUCT SUPPLY B. VRF 6” VENTILATION DUCT RETURN C. VRF 1” WATER PIPE SUPPLY D. VRF 1” WATER PIPE RETURN E. 15’ DIAMETER SPRINKLER BRANCH FROM VRF SYSTEM WATER PIPE. SPRINKLER RANGE ENDS NO MORE THAN 4 FEET FROM ANY WALL WITH 1 FIRE ALARM AND SMOKE DETECTOR PER 30 FEET F. FOUR WAY CASSETTE G. PUNCTURES IN BEAMS EXCEED NO MORE THAN 1/4” OF THE WIDTH OF THE BEAM AND NO LESS THAN 1/8” FOR STRUCTURAL STABILITY H.TRIPLE PANE GLASS (SEE PEELAWAY FOR EXTERNAL SCREEN FOR DAYLIGHTING) I. CURTAINWALL WITH CURTAINROCK INSULATION, SPANDREL PANEL, AND FIRE RETENTION BEAM J. LIGHT WELL WITH DOUBLE PANE GLASS (NOTE: LIGHT WELL CONTINUES ALONG DOTTED LINE PAST SECTION CUT WITH ANGLED GLASS) K. ANGLED OPERABLE/MOVABLE DROPLIGHTS ARE USED FOR MAXIMAL USE OF THE EVENT SPACE AS A MULTI-PURPOSE AREA L GEOMETRIK WOOD ACOUSTICAL SLOTTED CEILING WITH SOUND ATTENUATION BATT DIVIDES SPACES MEANT FOR DWELLING, GATHERING, OR WORKING M. GREEN ROOF* SERVICED BY RAIN WATER CISTERN; DRAINS TO GUTTER FOR RE-USE OR GROUNDWATER CONTRIBUTION N. GUTTER WITH SLOPE ALONG GREEN ROOF BARRIER AND PAVERS O. ROOF ASSEMBLY AND FIRE RATED CLT DECKING P. ACOUSTICAL WOOD PANELS ARE USED SPECIFICALLY IN OFFICE SPACES OR CLASSROOMS WHERE THE NOISE OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ABOVE IS REQUIRED TO BE AT A MINIMUM Q. FIRE RATED GLASS EGRESS STAIR R. AREAS OF COLLABORATION IN THE TOWER PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE ARE TO BE KEPT AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR DAYLIGHTING; FRIT PATTERN ON GLASS TO MINIMIZE GLARE S. GLASS WALL FROM OFFICE SPACE INTO CIRCULATION FOR CONDENSED, DARKER CORNERS

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HVAC // MITSUBISHI HYBRID VRF SYSTEM (2 IN BUILDING) *SEE CALLOUTS FOR SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND PIPING DETAIL

1. 30” X 70” X 70” ROOF UNITS (2 PER SYSTEM) 2. 30” X 21” X 12” MAIN AND SUB HBCs 3. 6” VENTILATION DUCTS (FRESH AIR AND EXHAUST) 4. 1” WATER PIPES (SUPPLY AND RETURN) 5. 1” SPRINKLER BRANCHES FROM WATER PIPES IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 6. 30” X 30” X 10” FOUR WAY CASSETTES WITH SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

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WATER MANAGEMENT // IRRIGATION + PLUMBING *SEE CALLOUT FOR GRAPHIC DETAIL

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12. GANGED PLUMBING WALL (SUPPLY AND RETURN) 13. SEWER LINE 14. 7,000 GALLON RAINWATER CISTERN - CONNECTIONS TO BOSTON GROUNDWATER AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM 15. GREEN ROOF IRRIGATION SYSTEM 16. GREEN ROOF DRAINAGE LAYER AND GUTTER

SAFETY // FIRE RATINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY *SEE TABLE OF INFORMATION FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

17. 2-HOUR FIRE RATED CLT FLOORING WITH DRY SCREED 18. 1-2 HOUR FIRE-RATED CLT INTERIOR WALLS (DEPENDENT ON LOCATION) 19. 2-HOUR FIRE RATED EGRESS STAIR 20. AREA OF REFUGE

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ACTIVE SYSTEMS

7. 8’ X 8’ STANDARD LIGHTING GRID 8. GEOMETRIK WOOD ACOUSTICAL SLOTTED CEILING WITH SOUND ATTENUATION BATT 9. ANGLED OPERABLE DROPLIGHT 10. LIGHT REFLECTIVE PAINT OVER FIRE-RATED PLYWOOD STUD WALL 11. LIGHT WELL FOR DAYLIGHTING IN CENTRAL EVENT SPACE

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OF SOUND

05 Landscapes of Sound Data Humanism by Design Group, Jay Cephas Boston, MA Summer 2020 UX Design Research Graphics

Landsapes of Sound is a template for recording and visualizing subjective experiences with music. This project was created with the goal of exploring how subjective thought and abstract concepts can translate to visual representation.

0:00-30:00 - FIRST RESPONDERS - Terrace Martin, Ro

Why Collect Data on Subjective Experience with Sound? Because sound interpretation is subjective, no two people will ever experience and interpret music in the exact same way. However, if multiple people are able to create their own visualizations using the methods documented throughout this project, then comparing and compiling graphics could tell a variety of stories regarding the relationships between music and subjective association.

0:00-30:00 - THE MIGHTY TREE - Terrace Martin, Rob

0:00-30:00 - TWO FISH AND AN ELEPHANT - Khruan


ences of others.

obert Glasper, Kamasi Washington and 9th Wonder.

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communicate those experiences.

regarding the relationship between mus


Design Methodology: 01. A song was picked without knowing what the song sounded like to ensure accurate first impressions/a lack of existing associations. SONG: First Responders by Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington and 9th Wonder. 02. Drawing field (the system/structural layout where the subjective components of sound will be plotted) was chosen after defining the key components of sound. 03. The song was listened to multiple times, but first to identify which “sounds” to plot, either by instrument or sound group. 04. Next, the song was listened to again, many times, to determine the characteristics of the line types which will be used to represent each instrument or sound group. 05. In space reserved for 10-30 second intervals, the very basic structure of each line type/sound group was drawn. 06. Trace paper was used to allow instrument line types to overlap and form an entire interval. 07. The basic line types were digitized, then given more specific characteristics as necessary to further capture the adjectives used to define the sounds and what makes each instrument unique. (scale, opacity, line thickness, things not drawn manually) 08. 10-second intervals were finally compiled into one 30-second graphic to represent the conceptualized “landscape” of the song. 09. With the now defined notation system from this song, the same notation system was applied to three other songs to test differences in expression. 10. Next Steps: Repeat with others, and compare and contrast via an online repository for sound landscapes.


Flute Piano A Piano B

synth A

Descriptive adjectives: delicate, twinkly, astral

vocals

Descriptive adjectives: cloud-like, tranquil

synth B, line 1

Descriptive adjectives: constant, layered, soft

synth B, line 2

Descriptive adjectives: reverberate, sensitive

synth B, line 3

Descriptive adjectives: flowering, dainty, petal

bass

Descriptive adjectives: patterned, smooth

drum beat

Descriptive adjectives: crisp, bouyant, rounded

linetype opacity represents its musical presence in the song

NOTE: these linetypes acted as the notation system in all three drawings, but were altered slightly to properly depict the timing and instrument groups in each song.


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Publications Designed Under Chris Grimley Boston, MA 2021-2022 Book Design

Graphics

Responsibilities across three architectural publications included management of image rights, selection of images, design of page layouts, and production of illustrations and diagrams. Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture 2021 is a celebration of the best projects of 2021 worldwide, centering architecture designed for a changing world. Hamptons Modern showcases 18 contemporary case studies that use unique design tactics to highlight the natural beauty of the East End. Universal Principles of Interior Design features 100 key concepts essential to understanding design and making smarter planning desicisons.


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