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EVERLANE STORE CHICAGO , IL, USA

RETAIL

Principal: MARK VETTER Mark Vetter Architecture 2020

Embracing Revit Autodesk for the first time, MVA was selected to be in charge of EVERLANE store in the Goldcoast area in Chicago. Surveying the existing building, designing to comply with ADA regulations, schematic design, bidding process and application to the department of buildings in the city of Chicago, this project was a great new challenge for the development of a complete construction drawing set from scratch, while keeping a close conversation with structural and HVAC consultants to design a store with maximum capacity of storage whilst also generating a transparent storefront complying with energy codes.

EVERLANE STORE BOSTON, MA, USA

RETAIL

Principal: MARK VETTER Mark Vetter Architecture 2019

Development of the EVERLANE store in the historic area around Harvard Square in Cambrigde, MA. This challenging project required a extensive application process with the local landmarks comittee justifying the embracing of EVERLANE transparent storefront language while holding and preserving te existing building. Multiple visits for surveying gave MVA a great advantage to understand the construction and re-adjustment work previously done, further facilitate the demolition procress and new method for construction for a new floor. furniture design, ADA compliance and occupancy calculations among others.

Disclaimer: drawings shown have been altered in order to protect Architect’s and Client’s intelectual property. they are shown with the only porpuse of reflecting my participation in te project. in addition I have no intent of any appropiation.

EVERLANE STORE

WALNUT CREEK, CA, USA

RETAIL

Principal: MARK VETTER Mark Vetter Architecture 2019

First project in the west coast, located in a shopping mall area subject to a rigorous design guideline, EVERLANE incorporated a green planter to resolve the inclinated existing terrain whilst maintaining the storefront approach for similiar stores. Te adjacent high-end stores, owner, DOB and MVA holded extensive conversations, drawing set submissions in order to arrive at a extremly comprehensive document for the start of construction in 2020. detail drawings from HVAC to furniture were produce in the construction set and the bidding process, detail surveying and evolution of schematic proposals.

Disclaimer: drawings shown have been altered in order to protect Architect’s and Client’s intelectual property. they are shown with the only porpuse of reflecting my participation in te project. in addition I have no intent of any appropiation.

RUMBLE - 23rd STREET MANHATTAN, NY, USA

PCE

Principal: MARK VETTER Mark Vetter Architecture 2019

This physical culture establishment in th heart of Manhattan, which construction has finilized, is an intricate arrane of sapces, from bathrooms, backdoor areas, reception and a studio for 60 people.

In the process of te project development, there were special drawing sets for applications for BSA, Landmarks and inspections by the DOB. A ood portion of the time, was spent in dialogues wit HVAC consultants due to the low existing ceiling heigth and acoustics consultant for the appropiate sound isolation through wall systems and air spaces. The studio was completed in winter 2019 and currently open to the public.

Disclaimer: drawings shown have been altered in order to protect Architect’s and Client’s intelectual property. they are shown with the only porpuse of reflecting my participation in te project. in addition I have no intent of any appropiation.

BEITEL RESIDENCE BROOKLYN, NY, USA

RESIDENTIAL

Principal: BEREL FROST BDF Design 2018

Single family 4 story residential building, located in the heart of Brooklyn. my personal experience in this project was review and preparation of the drawing set to be used to apply at the DOB, as well as the NYC Parks and Recreation department providin documentation for pavement reparation, protection of existing surrounding trees. In addition, final retouchin to the front facade of the building. A key zoning analysis and material description showing compliance wit New York City zoning codes and a narrative intending a better and clearer conversation with the engineering consultant.

Disclaimer: drawings shown have been altered in order to protect Architect’s and Client’s intelectual property. they are shown with the only porpuse of reflecting my participation in te project. in addition I have no intent of any appropiation.

FRANK RESIDENCE BROOKLYN, NY, USA

RESIDENTIAL

Principal: BEREL FROST BDF Design 2018

This Brooklyn single family residence was the most comprehensive project during my stay at BDF Design. From the surveying and zoning analysis, the following existing building model drafting in Revit; plans, sections, 3D views, coordination for the drawing set, interior spaces lay-out in conversations with the client. window & door schedules, materiality definition, parking space and structural details, wall construction and dimensioning were among the tasks I took part of.

While some of the existing structure was to remain, the project was develop and design at least an 80% during at least half year.

Disclaimer: drawings shown have been altered in order to protect Architect’s and Client’s intelectual property. they are shown with the only porpuse of reflecting my participation in te project. in addition I have no intent of any appropiation.

GROSSMAN RESIDENCE BROOKLYN, NY, USA

RESIDENTIAL

Principal: BEREL FROST BDF Design 2018

Shared residence in Brooklyn, NY. Continuing with the applications towards the NYC parks and recreation submissions, the preparation of drawing sets of builders pavement plans and parks plot plans were the most substantial tasks during my involvement in the Grossman residence; including a revision on plan lay-out as well as window and door schedules and review of contractor submittals were part of my participation in this project.

Disclaimer: drawings shown have been altered in order to protect Architect’s and Client’s intelectual property. they are shown with the only porpuse of reflecting my participation in te project. in addition I have no intent of any appropiation.

LOWWY RESIDENCE BROOKLYN, NY, USA

RESIDENCE

Principal: BEREL FROST BDF Design 2019

In a smiliar fashion as the Grossman residence, Lowwy residence in Brooklyn, NY. Continuing with the applications towards the NYC parks and recreation submissions, the preparation of drawing sets of builders pavement plans and parks plot plans were the most substantial tasks during my involvement in the Lowwy residence; including a revision on plan lay-out as well as window and door schedules and review of contractor submittals were part of my participation in this project.

Disclaimer: drawings shown have been altered in order to protect Architect’s and Client’s intelectual property. they are shown with the only porpuse of reflecting my participation in te project. in addition I have no intent of any appropiation.

HOUSE DESIGN

CENTRAL, HONG KONG

DESIGN STUDIO II

Instructor: DANIEL CHAD McKEE University of Hong Kong SPRING 2010

Following the analysis of villa cock (LeCourbusier), one clear example of modern architecture ; in the different issues: structure, understanding of space and circulation; to name a few, during this study, I considered the circulation and the plasticity of the walls worked together to create all common and private spaces. Analyzing plans and sections as well as a diagrammatic drawing I allowed myself to design a house located in Soho, Hong Kong considering the same issues and illustrating LeCourbusier points on modern architectural buildings. The design presents structural columns, plastic walls and major openings.

CENTRAL LIBRARY EXTENSION TAI-HANG, HONG KONG

DESIGN STUDIO III

Instructor: DEBORAH CHUNG University of Hong Kong FALL 2010

Tai Hang is one of the areas in Hong Kong Island that has changed least in the past years, it remains with low-rise housing building that are slowly transforming into a high class restaurants and design shops, but there are still some car fixing shops and old houses. This design is mainly focused on an extension for the central library a few meters away, the strategy is not only involving the building but the whole neighborhood, design a series of green area and facilitating the residents to move easily and efficiently along the whole site. The library itself is a result of a series of circulation paths.

ZHA BAI INSTITUTE OF DESIGN ZHA BAI, SHANG HAI

DESIGN STUDIO IV

Instructor: FEI WANG University of Hong Kong SPRING 2011

ShangHai is an exceptional example of a city with an impressive development in architecture and infrastructure. Intending to follow the dynamic change the city is under-going, The Zha Bei Institute of Design represents a merge between architecture and landscape design, where one becomes the other. Where the landscape warps itself in order to create spaces for all different purposes, where students, teachers and community members live in harmony, while still have the opportunity of exploring their own activities in adjacent spaces without disturbing those around.

Large green areas also bring nature into the mix.

DODEC AHOUSING SHAM SHUI PO, HONG KONG

DESIGN STUDIO V

Instructor: CHRISTIAN J. LANGE University of Hong Kong FALL 2011

Sham Shui Po is one of the oldest and most traditional neighborhoods in the Kowloon Peninsula side of Hong Kong. The capacity of maintaining the original structure of a building while modifying everything else about it, provide us with the opportunity to re-invent living and circulation spaces for families living in the area for generations. Using a combination of white concrete and glass panels, Dodecahousing, is the representation and balance between the old and the new; the harmony between what remains and the work and inspiration for making the live-style of many families improve through space.

THE LILY PADS

FORTRESS HILL, HONG KONG

DESIGN STUDIO VI

Instructor: OLIVIER OTTEVAERE University of Hong Kong SPRING 2012

Designing mix-used residential towers is a very complex process. This project has a low of points into consideration, the possibility of reclaiming the front side, challenging the concept of floor plates, interaction of units, living spaces and the difference between public and private circulation. Starting with a very simple GFA study and the circle as the principal resource, argumenting that it allows a continuous space with no corners; this building became an example of one way to deal with a water-front and a highway; there is certain segregation which evocate a high-rise building melting into a small village.

YOUTH CULTURE & DEVELOPMENT CENTER BOGOTĂ , COLOMBIA

DESIGN STUDIO VI

Instructor: PETER MACAPIA PRATT INSTITUTE SPRING 2018

Following an extensive research, accounting for the high percentage of criminal activities by children and teenagers and the low and unsuccessful educational system in Colombia; and a experimental use of casting materials as plaster, concrete and resin on a layering fashion contained in two different geometries. The proposal for a new space in a crowed area in the city, which will be focused completely on trouble youth, giving them the tools, spaces and motivation to peruse their own dreams without depending on a irregular system that seems to have forgotten about them, whilst proving legal counseling.

NAVY-YARD MEDIATHEQUE BROOKLYN, NY, USA

DESIGN STUDIO V

Instructor: HENRY SMITH-MILLER PRATT INSTITUTE FALL 2017

The Brooklyn navy-yard has a long history, from those days when it was a base for the production of warships, all the way to today, when is a HUB for designer, artists and engineers. The yard has gone through extreme use changes, however its infrastructure has changed close to nothing in the past decades. The BNY Mediatheque is a longspan bridge which holds all kinds of media and digital expression spaces, while also creating a more direct connection in between Williamsburg and DUMBO, and its aggressive concept, cutting through the yard itself and re-generating spaces and water routing for the ferry.

Brooklyn & Manhattan Neighborhoods

Brooklyn & Manhattan Figure-Ground

Brooklyn & Manhattan Green space & Parks

Brooklyn & Manhattan Public spaces

THE TORUS

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, NY, USA

DESIGN STUDIO III

Instructor: MARIA SIEIRA PRATT INSTITUTE FALL 2016

The Torus is a mix-use studio apartment building, located in the heart of Williamsburg. Intending to create a space for the socialization and integration of people from all different backgrounds and personality types. A extensive study of the torus geometry permitted the development of a building which contains two different kinds of outdoor spaces, while relieving the heavy building mass with a panelized curtain wall coated in a gradient colorful that protect its inhabitants from the direct sun light. The parametric design creates a strong contrast with building surrounding and a circulation that goes in 360 degrees.

SOUTH FERRY HIGH SCHOOL PIER 6, MANHATTAN, NY, USA

DESIGN STUDIO II

Instructor: JAMES GARRISON PRATT INSTITUTE SPRING 2016

Concerned with the rapid reclamation of land in the coasts of Manhattan during the past few decades and the disappearance of the traditional wooden ferry piers, the necessity of reactivation of the Manhattan pier 6. With help from the adjacent veteran memorial park and the extension of its perimeter, the design of the South Ferry High School revitalized the area and provide the local children with a most deserved complex, with diverse spaces such as, basketball stadium, auditorium, library and a large outdoor playground which will help them develop as functioning parts of society in equal conditions.

THE LINE - MARKET MANHATTAN, NY, USA

DESIGN STUDIO I

Instructor: CARLA LEITAO PRATT INSTITUTE FALL 2015

Located in between streets 49th and 50th on the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, New York.

A continuous path warping in and out of itself, flowing around the site and increasing and decreasing in height, The Line, gives birth to a communal space, where people of all kinds can find guidance and knowledge on how to improve their personal lives in the busiest city in the world, by upgrading their eating habits. The Line, is a series of markets, seminar rooms, kitchens and socializing areas such as restaurants and coffee shops in the middle of Manhattan, overlooked by the Rockefeller Center.

PROJECTION LINES RHINO/PSD/Ai

MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS - I

Instructor: BENJAMIN JENKINS MARTINSON PRATT INSTITUTE FALL 2015

In an effort to learn and improve my digital composition skills and drawing sensibilities, and from a long process that started with a video recording and image tracing, was born the idea of a eggshaped universe where everything was a mere projection of itself into the egg’s surface. Each color represents an egg and its increasing diameter, each color overlaps and complements each other creating a explosion-like sensation. The 3 following images are views from within, from outside and a selection of just the projected objects into the surface for a better understanding of the project itself.

THE DRAGON DANCE

RHINO/GRASSHOPPER/MAXWELL/PSD

MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS - II

Instructor: BENJAMIN JENKINS MARTINSON PRATT INSTITUTE SPRING 2016

The incredible advances in software development permit today’s designers the opportunity to create mesmerizing images that can deceive the mind for its reality value or creating completely irrational scenarios. I took this chance to create an aggressive dance among to large mechanical-looking objects in a planetary scale. This was achieved through the 3d modeling of a children toy and the array, scale and rotation of it in a parametric fashion with grasshopper. The rendering and after editing were done with Maxwell render and adobe Photoshop CS6. And the drawings with Adobe Illustrator.

OBJECT EVOLUTION MAYA/PSD/Ai/3DSmax

MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS - II Instructor: BRIDGET RICE PRATT INSTITUTE FALL 2015

Exploring some of the extends and flexibility of an object when different forces attack it. Starting with the 3D modeling of simple geometries, proceeding with the object bending, rotating, melting and mirroring itself whilst increasing in size.

The evolution of these two examples shows how the object acquired a new formality and its own capacity enhance what its previous member provided it, at the same time, always remaining true to its own identity making object after object a member of its own family. After highlighting the objects history, there was an attempt to create an expressive line drawing to capture its beauty.

THE COOKIE

RHINO/LASER-CUTTING/3D PRINT

DIGITAL IMAGING STUDIO

Instructor: BRIDGET RICE PRATT INSTITUTE SPRING 2017

The following six cookies are a progression step by step of my thinking process towards creating an object that reflects my vision on discovery. First there was a natural landscape, untouched. Then a study of this landscape’s surface. Then, literally, the word discover in 14 different languages representing all different cultures and civilizations.

After a rather aggressive move, our discovery is permanently merged with the landscape, to the point where the become part of each other. Last, we find a physical model of this study. A 30in diameter cookie of cardboard and PLA 3d prints; A new way to discover.

BLOODY MESS

RHINO/MAYA/3D PRINT/CASTING

NANOTECTONICA

Instructor: JONAS PRATT INSTITUTE SPRING 2018

A great fascination for microscopic organisms observed through a scanning electron microscope or SEM. After acquiring and organize them in a taxonomy the final arachnid feet and human muscle tissue deviated to 3d modeling experimentation which resulted in the object in the images.

The color pattern was a different but still co-related study with casting of various materials such as concrete, plaster, resin, paint, coloring, fabrics, wax and many others. Finally, after individual studies, the concepts were merged into an object 3d printed and then re-casted into the final result almost resembling a bloody mess.