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PRATHAM PATEL

Pratt Patel

pratham2002pkp@gmail.com

(860) 878-0794

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA

Aug 2021 to Present Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, GPA: 3.8/4.0

Enfield High School, Enfield, CT Jun 2021

High School Diploma, GPA: 4.54/5.0

Skills

Projects

Software: Revit, Insight, Sketchup, Lumion, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, Ansys FLUENT, WUFI, Rhino, Microsoft Suite

Major Qualifying Project (MQP)

Aug 2024 to Present AIA COTE Design Competition: Hôpital Source de Vie

• Designing a modern and resilient hospital for Les cayes, Haiti to address its underserved population and crippled healthcare facilities

• Interviewing industry professionals like Build Health International (BHI) and Haitian locals to understand challenges and best practices

• Implementing thoughtful passive and active design strategies to develop healthy and efficient spaces

• Planning for future challenges and expansion to ensure long-term support

Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP)

Exploring the Evolution of Traditional Wood Crafts: Himachal Pradesh as a Case Study

Experience

Relevant Courses

Jan to May 2024

• Traveled across Himachal Pradesh, India documenting historic and modern woodcarvings in artifacts and temple architecture

• Interviewed local artisans about their struggles amist changes in the practice and craft

• Learned from preservation experts like architect Rahul Bhushan of NORTH about history and revitalizing traditions in a modern context

• Worked with students from IIT Mandi to develop a marketable product which artisans could collaborate on with the Insitute

Peer Learning Assistant (PLA), WPI

AREN3020 Architecture Design Studio IV - Building Energy Simulation

• Helping students run energy analysis simulations in Revit Insight Holding desk review sessions to aid design in Revit

Peer Learning Assistant (PLA), WPI

AREN3024 Building Physics

• Conducting lab experiemnt testing thermal performance of building envelopes

Architecture Design Studios I-V

• Conceptual Design

• Lighting Design

• Structural Design

Energy Simulation

• Envelope Design

Analytical Mechanics I,II/ Design of Reinforced Concrete/ Design of Wood Construction

HVAC Design I,II/ Building Physics/ Fluid Mechanics

Art/Art History

Environmental Studies/ Philosophy

Honors Deans List: Fall 2021, 2023, 2024, Spring 2023, 2024

Aug to Oct 2024

Jan to Mar 2023

01 opening the book

Course: AREN 3020 Architectural Design IV - Building Energy Simulation Team: Individual Focus: Passive and Net-Zero Design Software: Revit, Insights, Lumion, Climate Consultant, Photoshop

Located in Rancho Park, Los Angeles, CA, the Palms Library was reinvisioned in this project as a future, net-zero design. Addressing not just the climatic factors but those of the community were considered in order to design the library to serve the diverse ages of children belonging to this neighborhood.

Rancho Park, Los Angels, CA

The use of overhangs, buffer spaces, and a perforated deouble-skin facade allows the design to shade in the summer, avoid excess heat gain throughout the year, and diffuse natural light evenly inside.

West-East Section: Daylighting

Window openings and vents allow cooler winds to enter the east and west wings of the design and be exhausted through the central atrium limiting the need for active HVAC design based on load calculations.

South-North Section: Natural Ventilation

Building Optimization

Revit and Revit Insights were used to repeatedly test building orientation, material selection, passive strategies, and HVAC operations to reduce the EUI of the design. Ulimately the combination of a southern bufferspace, perforated double skin facade, SIP and triple pane glass construction, and passive chilled beam for conditioning led to a 76% reduction in annual EUI. With the implementation of photovoltaic solar panels over the roof and existing parking lot, the design became net positive, producing greater energy than it consumes..

EUI:-62 kBtu/ft2/yr

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

The zig-zag facade of triple pane glass and SIP wall units finished in colored aluminum allows a soft glow on the inner surfaces creating unique individual reading experiences. Bookstacks radiate from the The Digital Lab space invites ambient, filtered lighting to reduce glare while providing needed daylight.

A variety of space conditions are created with the intent of engaging children and young adults to learn, create, and collaborate. A serene lounge space lined with live walls allows natural ventilation intake to be “filtered” and appropriately humidify the space with fresh air. Colored aluminum panels make the young childrens’ interactive space playful and inviting.

02 an artist’s home

Course: AREN 2002 Architectural Design I

Team: Individual

Focus: Conceptual Design

Software: SketchUp, Lumion, AutoCAD, Photoshop

Institute Park, Worcester, MA

Richard Serra was an incredible sculptural artist, who created large-scale, site-specific installations around the world. Many of his works embody the monumentality of metal construction but with an organism and a near floating quality which distinguishes his experiential aculpture from many others.

In this studio project we were tasked with the idea of rethinking or reconstructing the “cube” with through the lens of an artist, utlimately designing a home for them in Worcester, MA.

In honor of Serra’s site-specific design, something crucial for architecture as well, the form of this project takes inspiration from the rippling waters it sits across. Reimagining the sculptual form to create a waving pattern out of linear elements, light, shade, and the functions are shaped from the form.

First Floor Plan

The unique form creates a means of experiencing a home whilist remaining a place where one can relax and enjoy peace and serenity.

Second Floor Plan

03 betrayal and hope

Course: AREN 3020 Architectural Design III

Team: Adrienne Saucier, Brenna Hannam

Focus: Conceptual Design and Structure

Software: Revit, Insights, Lumion, Climate Consultant, Photoshop

117 Franklin St., Worcester, MA

The Museum of Emotions Competition tasks architects to evoke emotions using architectural design.

In this project the emotions of betrayal and hope are illustrated through the elaborate expression of building form. Playing with negative space and lighting within the spaces was a key strategy to evoke these mixed emotions throughout the museum experience.

Sharp, exagerated corners create disappearing voids of shadow and uncertainty in the auditorium and exhibit spaces hosted in the betrayal section. Illuminous curved surfaces compose the hope section with volumous spaces allowing for an increased sense of freedom and clarity. The building structure narrates the emotional journey, leading visitors from moments of betrayal to hope. With a final moment of reflection as the journey concludes.

East-West Section

First Floor Second Floor

Third Floor

04 gordon library

Course: AREN 3022 Architectural Design V - Building

Envelope Design

Team:Benjamin Coe, Marco Legros

Focus: Envelope Design

Software: Revit, Lumion, AutoCAD, Photoshop

The WPI Gordon Library is a place where students can access resources and help for their daily academic needs. In its current state, the top level houses student work spaces, but with limited natural lighting, and a dark gloomy atmosphere, the space does not meet the mental wellbeing needs of students. In this proposed rooftop extension, the library is given new life through a live wall feature extending down to the first level. The critical details were the main focus of this project, maintaining continuity in the building envelope for thermal and climatic protection.

100 Institue Rd., Worcester, MA

Curtain Wall to Skylight

West-East Section

Skylight

to Flat Roof

Flat Roof to Curtain Wall

IN DEVELOPMENT

05 hôpital source de vie

Course: Major Qualifying Project (MQP) Team:Benjamin Coe, Marco Legros, Spencer Romain Focus: AIA COTE Design Competition Software: Revit, Climate Consultant, Forma, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel

Les Cayes, Haiti

1) Core Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Care Facility

2) Mental and Physical Wellness Center

3) Training and Research Building

4) Staff and Resident Housing

5) Underground Water Treatment Plant and Future Development

Les Cayes is a region of Haiti which is in much need of a modern, resilient, and stable healthcare facility. In 2021 an earthquake left a drastic impact, injuring and taking the lives of thousands, leaving homes, schools, pharmacies, clinics, and hospitals damaged or destroyed. In this capstone project we address the AIA COTE Student Design Competition guidlines by creating a hospital to meet the needs of Les Cayes and Sud Haiti community.

Understanding the challenges and issues of healthcare in Haiti was crucial to developing this project. That is why we interviewed Build Health International (BHI) and local medical students and teachers.

Accounting for high bed demands, limited resources, potential for natural disasters, and the needs of people are all pressing factors in this design proposal.

With the needs of the people and the limitations of energy infrastructure, the entire form of the core facility makes use of staggered pitched slopes and high ceilings. This ensures passive ventilation potential throughout the form to help mitigate disease transmission. Non-sterile, sub-sterile, and sterile functions determine whether outside air will be introduced fully, partially, or avoided through windows and vents.

(1)West-East Section

(2)South-North Section

Labor Delivery Recovery (LDR) Unit

Netonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Making the experience of childbirth and the hardships which may occur as soothing as possible was a key focus of design. Maternal rooms follow along the central courtyard which provides natural views, diffused daylighting, and air freshness.