DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Luke Vastano
LUKE VASTANO
B.Arch + M.UD Student at Thomas Jefferson University
Professional Development
2025-2026 AIAS Northeast QUAD Director
2024 AIAS Chapter Leader of the Year Honor Award
2024-2025 Climate Action and Sustainability Task Force Co-Chair
2023-2024 Student Health and Well-Being Task Force Member
NCARB Student Licensing Advisor, Region 2
NAAB Site Visitor Team Member
Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Member
Dean’s Student Advisory Council Member
Flow State
Place of Meditation and Reflection
Project Title: Flow State
Site: Blue Bell Park, Philadelphia, PA
Date: December 2024
Group Member: Liam Presser
Project Statement: The “Flow State” project is a thoughtfully designed meditation space that aims to foster tranquility, focus, and a deep sense of calm for its users. Drawing inspiration from the concept of “flow” - a mental state of deep immersion where time seems to dissolve.
PartiDevelopment
“The
Ribbon”
This Continuous Mass Changes Use Throughout the Building, and Flows in a Similar Manner as a Ribbon
Structure,and Mechanical IntegrationAxonometric
Stained Glass Dome Construction
AxonometricAssemblyDiagram
Structural Steel TubeSystem
Aluminum Curtain Wall SupportSystem
Stained Glass Insert & AluminumCap
Aluminum Curtain Wall CapandFlashing
AluminumCoping& Weatherproofing
Sun-ShadingResponse
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Mediatheque
Bridging the Disconnect
Project Title: Sharswood Community Amplification Center
Site: Sharswood, Philadelphia, PA
Date: December 2022
Project Statement: The Sharswood community is heavily diverse in age. This age gap can lead to generational disconnects that inhibit the potential of those within the community. Knowledge sharing is not only just text, but also stories and experiences. That means that this multimedia library must symbolically embrace the generational disconnect and use it to bridge two disconnected communities.
-4” Wooden Louvres
-2” Support girts for the louvre system
-1/2” plywood to support the louvres
-4” semi-rigid wool insulation
-1/2” plywood sheeting
-4” metal channel / girts that attach to the steel structure (to then attach to the facade) Floor Composition: -4”
Mirrored Entrance / Replicated Experience
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Germantown Radio HQ
Community Engagement
Project Title: Non-Profit Organization Relocation
Site: Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
Date: December 2023
Project Statement: Germantown Radio is a non-profit organization based in Germantown. Its employees are all volunteers from the community that embody the passion to elevate the opinions of their neighbors. This community based organization needs a new headquarters that puts the community in a position to be heard within their own community.
RECORDING STUDIO
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
Extreme Climate Research Center
Lake Chad Research Center
Project Title: Extreme Conditions Research Center
Site: Chad, Africa
Date: January 2024
Project Statement: Design a research facility in an extreme environmental condition. This project is placed on a riverfront on Lake Chad, and is studying how to prevent drought and improve water security in the area.
This was a group project, but all items included were created personally.
