A Collected Works Daniel Girgis
Résumé
A designer interested in exploring architecture as a tool, thought process, and communication device; strong attention to detail, focus on drawing as well as physical modeling, and a healthy obsession with the library adds to a natural eye for functional design and aesthetics. 4 Buffalo Run East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (732)-353-8916 dng22@njit.edu Education
Bachelor of Architecture ~New Jersey Institute of Technology ~2020-present ~GPA: 3.7 High School ~East Brunswick High School ~2016-2020 ~GPA: 3.8
Involvements
Design Showcase ~NJIT HCAD ~Spring 2023: Semester IV ~Invited to Display Work Monteverdi Field School ~The Cooper Union ~Summer 2023 ~Invited to Participate in Medievel-Era Dig in Tuscany, Italy Iteration ~NJIT HCAD ~Fall 2023-Present ~Student Run Publication ~Acting Editor-in-Chief Transect ~NJIT HCAD ~Spring 2022-Present ~Student Run Publication ~Acting Managing Editor Rome Research ~NJIT Honors College ~Fall 2022-Present ~Research on the Prescence of Catholic Niches Within the Periphery of Rome ~Member working under Honors College Dean
Skills
Digital Design ~Rhino 7 ~Revit ~Illustrator ~Photoshop ~InDesign ~VRay ~Lumion ~Sketchup
Physical Design ~Model making ~Laser cutting ~3D Printing ~Sewing Languages ~English ~Arabic ~Spanish
Slope House Fall 2021 Critic: Cheyne Owens
The central steps of the design act as a pathway through the structure or as an invitation to interact with it. The close-nit nature of the structure with the landscape communicates the shelter as an integral part of the topography.
Section AA
AA
AA
Level 00
AA
AA
Level 001
Dissaray Fall 2022 Critic: Matei Denes
1. Original Form of the Structure
2. Imposed Grid
3. Seperation & Creation of Space
Looking at the structure from either the top or the side presents the perfect opportunity to slice the structure into multiple ribbons. In theory these ribbons would be able to move left, right, and downward. Changing the interior as well as the exterior, presenting art, creating space, and allowing for interaction with the structure in a myriad of different ways.
Level 01
BB
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AA
AA
Section AA
Section BB
NorthEast Elevation
Falling Into Place Spring 2023 Critic: Donovan Kirkland
Connecting Walls
Wall Types
Roof Types
Benches
The design prioritizes experience, movement, and form. A visitor is brought from indoor space to outdoor space and led to a roof path that hovers above the ground and brought back down again in an infinite loop. A set of walls that slip past one another and rise to different heights, creating and dividing space, pushing the visitor along the intended path.
Moments
Exploded Isometric
Section CC
Section AA
Section BB
CC
BB
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AA
AA
CC
level 00
CC
BB
BB
AA
AA
CC
Roof Plan
Moment 06/23 Camera: Fujifilm Xt-5
Contrast & Detail 06/23 Camera: Fujifilm Xt-5
The Little Things 06/23 Camera: Fujifilm Xt-5
Sketchbook Retrofit 07/21 Material: Black Cotton
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