Armand Damari's Portfolio - 2021 by Armand Damari

ARMAND FRUMENTO DAMARI Architecture Portfolio 2021 213 Fa ir S t reet , I t h ac a , N Y 1 4 8 5 0 901.27 5 .7 1 8 6 af d a m a r i @s y r. e d u

ISSUE DATE ISSUED FOR REVIEW

Future State - Relocated staff from 5th Floor (Nursing Infomatics stays)

LEGEND

Care Management (16)

PH (2)

Continuing Care (2)

Psych (2)

Lab (3)

Quality (2)

Open

Nursing & Risk (2)

Rev Cycle (5)

Office 6C-33

Mechanical

Storage

Office 6C-36

Total = 34

Toilet Office 6C-32

KEY PLAN

6C-41 Office Conference

6C-23A

6C-23B Conference

Office

6C-26 Learning Center

Office

Storage

Office

6C-28

Office

Office 6C-29

Women's Mechanical / Electrical

ARCHITECT Reception

Reception

6C-22B

Corridor

INTERIOR DESIGN MECHANICAL

6C-13 Office Toilet Workroom

Office 6C-10

Corridor

Toilet

Aetna Office 6C-03

Conference Room

ELECTRICAL Comm. Closet

6C-14 Office

PROJECT MANAGER

Toilet Storage

Classroom

Classroom Coffee

Corridor

6C-15

Office

6C-08B Office

Office

Office 6C-08A

Office 6C-02A

Corridor

Conference

Office

6C-50 Office

6C-44

Office 6C-49

Office 6C-47

Office Office

SPECTRUM HEALTH FACILITY PLAN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION 648 MONROE, SUITE 410 MAIL CODE 116 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 49503 PROJECT NAME & LOGO

Office Office

Office

BLH Minidocs

Office

THESE DRAWINGS ARE FOR RE ONLY ANY AND ALL DIMENSIO AND ROOM LAYOUTS MUST BE IN THE FIELD.

DRAWING NAME

PROJECT NUMBER

DRAWIN

BLH Minidocs

Floor 6 NORTH

No Scale

32 User Pavilions

44 54

29 3

CODDINGTON ROAD COMMUNITY CENTER Coddington Road Community Center - Ithaca, NY Addition and renovation | Design development completed May 2020 HOLT Architects Role: Lead Designer - Developed exterior and interior design concepts and details; Produced drawing set; Coordinated with client and consultants

With an ever-increasing demand for event space for the community and admission in its daycare program, Coddington Road Community Center needed to replace existing temporary classrooms and large spaces with a new addition that would help to engage its classrooms with the surrounding play fields and forest.

Concept Rendering: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

SITE MAP

PROJECT SITE

InITIAL Concepts

CONCEPT SKETCHES

Initial Concepts: SketchUp | Concept Sketches: Adobe Fresco, in collaboration with Elsie Anderson

Site Map and Diagrams: Rhino, Illustrator

Interior Rendering: Revit, Enscape, Photoshop

NOREEN REALE FALCONE LIBRARY Le Moyne College - Syracuse, NY Phase II renovation | Construction completed September 2018 HOLT Architects Role: Designer - Contributed to design of interior layout; Led design of interior feature elements and exterior renovation studies; Completed construction documents

HOLT Architects was selected by Le Moyne College to design phase II of their main library’s renovation. The scope of the phase included the more popular stacks and their support spaces, computer clusters and IT support spaces, and the general library commons. We designed the project to take advatage of its existing form in order to optimize natural light and views outward, creating an inviting library commons and engaging nodes throughout. I assisted with the design and documentation, from concept design through construction documentation and addenda. The renovation has been recognized for excellence by the AIA of Central New York.

Photography: Revette Photography

Site Map

Circulation & IT Desk Studies

12 Site Plan: Google Maps & Photoshop | Plan: Revit

Photography: Revette Photography

PATIENT TOWER ADDITION Highland Hospital - Rochester, NY Addition and renovation | Construction documents completed November 2019 HOLT Architects Role: Designer - Led interior design vision and unit core layout; Assisted in exterior design vision; Assisted in code documentation

University of Rochester and Highland Hospital chose HOLT to help move from primarily semi-private patient rooms to private ones for surgical recovery. A vertical expansion was proposed to house the increase of rooms. We used evidence-based design to create a unit that will work well for both the staff and the patients by optimizing program location throughout the unit, advancing our patient room layout for greater efficiency and comfort, and creating interactive elements and nodes for patients and their visitors that are reminiscient of the surrounding Highland neighborhood. I assisted in the project from concept design to bid documents and addenda, working mostly on the interior layout and design.

Interior Concept Renderings: Revit & Photoshop

Patient Flow

Visitor Flow

Nurse & Aid Flow

Clean & Soiled Supply Flow

Medication Flow

16 Flow Diagrams: Revit

1 2 3 4 5 Plan Diagrams: Revit

Wooden Feature Elements

Color Accents & Graphics

Flooring Design

Ceiling Accents

Diagrams: Revit, pencil

20 Code Plan: Revit

Mock-Up: Stud walls by contractor; Cardboard casework & equipment mounting by HOLT

Exterior Concept Renderings by Abbey Woods: Revit & Photoshop

MOFFETT CENTER Cortland University - Cortland, NY Phase II renovation | Construction completed late 2020 HOLT Architects Role: Designer - Contributed in development of interior elevations and details; Completed construction documents This project is a renovation of the Moffett Center, which was previously the main gymnasium of Cortland Unviersity. But with a new sports complex in place, Cortland will use the Moffett Center to house several academic departments, from mathematics to Africana studies. HOLT Architects completed both phases of the renovation. I assisted in design development and construction documentation for the second phase.

22 Details: Revit

RCP, Plan, & Demolition Plan: Revit

HAMILTON BOATHOUSE Hamilton College - Rome, NY New Construction | Concept Competition won Feburary 2020 HOLT Architects Role: Designer - Conceptulized design options with firm principles and produced drawings for design competition Hamilton College needed a boathouse closer to the Erie Canal to act as both a crew training facility and small event space. HOLT was one of three firms nationally selected to submit a design, and won the project.

24 Sketches made in conjunction with Steve Hugo, Graham Gillespie, and Quay Thompson

EXISTING BIO-RETENTION BASIN

ALTERNATE: PULL-THROUGH LAUNCH STORAGE

G LE OL N C E TO US MIL HO AT BO

MILL STREET

TI N G LI O N

ALTERNATE: BOAT HOUSE PARKING

TRAFFIC-CALMING PLAZA VIEWING PLAZA ALTERNATE: TIERED STONE WALL SEATING

ALTERNATE: BY-PASS DRIVE

EXTENDED ROWING DOCK

ALTERNATE: DOCK STAIR ACCESS

ALTERNATE: BACK-IN LAUNCH STORAGE EXISTING BIO-RETENTION BASIN

MILL STREET

ALTERNATE: BOAT HOUSE PARKING EX

IS TI VI N G LI O N

TRAFFIC-CALMING PLAZA

RE-ALIGNED ACCESS DRIVE

EXTENDED ROWING DOCK

ALTERNATE: DOCK STAIR ACCESS

N LT O MI E HA EG LL E O C US HO AT BO

ALTERNATE:TIERED VIEWING DECK

BOAT BAY ACCESS PLAZA

Site Plan final drawings by TWLA

Rendering in collaboration with outside rendering firm: Rhino, Revit, Enscape

SPECTRUM HEALTH Regional Healthcare Organization - Based in Grand Rapids, MI Summer 2016 As a summer intern at Spectrum Health, I had the opportunity to be part of a Facilities department that oversees the eight million square feet owned and used by the healthcare giant, which is still expanding at an incredible rate. Under the architects in the facilities dept., I assisted with drawing and planning for many of the personnel moves and renovations across the entire organization. I also traveled the West Michigan region surveying many of the buildings of the newly acquired practices, so that the department would have record of the plans and site. It was my responsibility to add all these changes and additions to ProLease for the department. In addition, I was asked to help the organization’s push for more evidence-based design across its facilities, to make the most of the space already available. In response, the other two design interns and I visited many of the facilities and gathered data and asked the staff, practitioners, and patients questions about each space, and how it could be improved. We focused mainly on the layout of the exam rooms and work areas. We presented our findings of effectiveness and efficiency of each layout to the leadership of Spectrum Health. ISSUE DATE ISSUED FOR REVIEW

LEGEND

Current State Office

Office

Mechanical

Storage

Toilet

KEY PLAN

Office

Office Conference Conference

Office

Learning Center

Office

Storage

Office

Women's

Mechanical / Electrical

ARCHITECT Reception

Reception

Corridor

Office Toilet

Office

MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL

Corridor

Toilet

Comm. Closet

Aetna Office

Conference Room

PROJECT MANAGER

Toilet

Office

Workroom

Storage

Office

Classroom

Classroom Coffee

Corridor

Office

Corridor

Conference

Office

Nursing Infomatics Relocate to Cook - 9 Staff

PROJECT NAME & LOGO

Radiology Relocate to Blodgett 2S - 4 Staff Office

Office

BLH Minidocs

Office

Finance Relocate to Brassworks/545 MI - 15 Staff

Office

SPECTRUM HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION 648 MONROE, SUITE 410 MAIL CODE 116 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 49503

Office

SEAL

INTERIOR DESIGN

Office Office

THESE DRAWINGS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY ANY AND ALL DIMENSIONAL DATA AND ROOM LAYOUTS MUST BE VERIFIED IN THE FIELD.

PAS/Finance Counselor Relocate to Blodgett 2S - 6 Staff

ISSUE DATE ISSUED FOR REVIEW DRAWING NAME

Future State - Relocated staff from 5th Floor (Nursing Infomatics stays) PROJECT NUMBER LEGEND

Care Management (16)

PH (2)

Continuing Care (2)

Psych (2)

Lab (3)

Quality (2)

Nursing & Risk (2)

Rev Cycle (5)

BLH Minidocs

Storage

NORTH

Office 6C-33

Mechanical

Total = 34

DRAWING NUMBER

A6.1

Floor 6

Open

No Scale

Office 6C-36

Toilet Office 6C-32

KEY PLAN

6C-41 Office Conference

6C-23A

6C-23B Conference

Office

6C-26 Learning Center

Office

Storage

Office

6C-28

Office

Office 6C-29

Women's Mechanical / Electrical

SEAL

ARCHITECT Reception

Reception

6C-22B

Corridor

INTERIOR DESIGN MECHANICAL

6C-13 Office Toilet Workroom

Office 6C-10

Corridor

Toilet

Aetna Office 6C-03

Conference Room

ELECTRICAL Comm. Closet

6C-14 Office

PROJECT MANAGER

Toilet Storage

Classroom

Classroom Coffee

Corridor

6C-15

Office

6C-08B Office

Office

Office 6C-08A

Office 6C-02A

Corridor

Conference

Office

6C-50 Office

6C-44

Office Office

SPECTRUM HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION 648 MONROE, SUITE 410 MAIL CODE 116 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 49503 PROJECT NAME & LOGO

Office Office

Office

Office 6C-49

Office 6C-47

BLH Minidocs

Office

THESE DRAWINGS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY ANY AND ALL DIMENSIONAL DATA AND ROOM LAYOUTS MUST BE VERIFIED IN THE FIELD.

DRAWING NAME

28 Plans: ProLease, AutoCAD, BlueBeam, Illustrator PROJECT NUMBER

BLH Minidocs

DRAWING NUMBER

INTO THE FOLD:

A FREEDOM BY DESIGN PROJECT Designed in collaboration with Jon Anthony and Tiffany Pau Proposal drawings in collaboration with Jake Copich, Jon Anthony, and Tiffany Pau Construction Drawings in collaboration with Jon Anthony, Tiffany Pau, Stephen Muir, and Russell Sheer Syracuse, NY Summer 2013 - Spring 2014 (End of Involvement) Into the Fold is an accessibility ramp for the Westminster Church in Syracuse. It was commissioned to provide accessibility for the members of its aging parish that are unable to climb the stairs that exist at all entrances to the sanctuary. To solve this, as well as the threat of falling icicles, we designed a ramp and awning. Also, to further stimulate the surrounding community, we incorporated space for outside worship and activities. Like all other Freedom by Design projects, Into the Fold was designed, pitched, drawn, budgeted, and built by members of the chapter.

Freedom By Design Syracuse AIAS Wrap

In order to alleviate these social problems, the design team propose a ramp for Westminster that wraps ARMAND DAMARI SKETCHES around the site, or "Wramp" for IN ORDER OF DEVELOPMENT 12. 20.13 short. The design intention was to create a safe space for the community by integrating seating and an outdoor barbeque space as well as to solve the technical issue of accessibility. The ramp, which extends for 24ft and rises 2 ft, is enclosed on the side by a wrapping structure that protects users from falling icicles, diverting gravitational force using its multiplanar shape. SKETCH BY TIFFANY PAU

W estminster Church 1601 Park St Syracuse New York

Into the Fold

Diagrams: Illustrator - Renderings: Photoshop

ARMAND FRUMENTO DAMARI

HOLT Architects Ithaca, ny

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PROFESSIONAL PROJECT LIST

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July 2017 - present

Ithaca Mall Renovation Study | Cayuga Medical Center | Ithaca, NY

2020

COVID-19 Testing Facility | Cayuga medical Center | Ithaca, NY

2020

New Building & Renovation | Coddington Rd. Community Center | Ithaca, NY

2020

Hamilton Boathouse | Hamilton College | Rome, NY

2019

Enchanted spirits bar | Private client | Ithaca, NY

2019

Snell Hall refurbishment | cLARKSON university | Potsdam, ny

2019

Led the exterior design effort for a feasibility study of a potential MOB to be located within Ithaca’s mall. Researched and documented context, delegated tasks, and drew material for client presentation.

Worked directly with project manager as a two-person team on a fast-tracked conversion of a singlestory office building into a facility to test COVID-19 samples from Cornell University students and the Ithaca community. Assisted in the design and drawing of the entire project, and coordinated with consultants and the client in the field to complete the project as scheduled. Project completed from start to finish in six months. Led design effort for an addition and renovation of the aging Coddignton Road Community Center, which acts both as a community space and a renowned daycare for Tompkins County. Worked directly with the principal in charge, consultants, and the client to create the design, and created drawing set. Worked directly with two principals in a design competition for an on-site boathouse for the Hamilton College crew team on the Erie Canal. Created architectural drawings and lead rendering effort for the competition presentation. The design was selected as the winner against national competition.

Worked directly with the principal in charge to do code review, design, and drawings for a small gaming bar in Ithaca. Worked directly with the principal in charge to detail flashing refurbishment on historical Snell Hall at Clarkson University. Produced detail drawings.

Inpatient Tower Addition | Highland Hospital | Rochester, NY

2018 - 2019

Led interior design concept and programming organizational efforts for the vertical expansion of an observation unit to include multiple inpatient units. Also assisted in exterior design conceptual work. All conceptual and programming work was rooted strongly in Evidence-Based Design. Researched and selected all finishes while coordinating closely with product representatives and the client.

Transformation Grant Project | Schuyler Hospital | Syracuse, NY

2018

Moffit center: phase II Renovation | Cortland College| Cortland, NY

2018

Noreen Falcone Library Renovation | LeMoyne College | Syracuse, NY

2017 - 2018

Assisted in drawing construction documents for and addition and renovation of Schuyler Hospital.

Assisted in drawing and detailing the renovation of a historic athletic facility into a multi-department academic facility. Drew details for roofing, interior feature elements, and historic facade restoration.

Assisted in interior design concepts and plan layout for the main library renovation of Le Moyne College. Led design and detailing of feature design elements throughout the project, as well developed potential exterior facade updates. Project went on to be recognized for excellence by AIA of Central New York.

Music school addition | suny Potsdam | Potsdam, NY

2017

Worked on exterior design concepts for a proposal for an addition and renovation of the practice hall of SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music.

SPECTRUM HEALTH Grand rapids, mi

2016

Assisted the facilities department with planning and drawings for various renovations across the organization’s eight million square feet, and completed extensive research on spatial layouts to promote effectiveness and efficiency in healthcare design via evidence-based design.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY FREEDOM BY DESIGN Into THE fold | Westminster Presbyterian Church | Syracuse, NY

2015

Co-designed Into the Fold, an accessibility ramp and enclosure for Westminster Presbyterian Church in Syracuse, NY. Drew construction documents and assisted the construction team.

UNIVERSITY WORK 31

MICRO CITY National V e t e r a n ’s Resource Complex In Collaboration with Yiwei Wu Syracuse, NY Spring 2016 | Prof. Larry Davis

The NVRC will be one of the most important new buildings on Syracuse University’s campus. Not only is it meant to be a welcoming and useful place for veteran’s and their families, but it is also the first building in the new campus Framework Plan, and thus will set the example for university buildings to come after it.

In response to this, we designed the parti of our NVRC to mimic the campus framework, which consists of bars of built, urban-esque areas, with connecting pathways throughout the campus. Not only does this create a modular design to be mimicked around the campus, but also creates urban-esque spaces within the project, that allow spacial separation, and yet allow visual connections throughout the project.

Sketch by Yiwei Wu

Rendering: Revit, Photoshop

34 Diagrams: Photoshop

Site Plan: AutoCAD, Illustrator

Section: Revit, AutoCAD, Illustrator

Axons: Revit, Illustrator

Rendering: Revit, Photoshop

METHOD MEDITATION AN EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATION OF SYSTEMIZATION IN ARCHITECTURE

Thesis Project Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 | Prof. Joseph Godlewski

40 Pavilion Axons: Rhino, Illustrator

The place of psychology in architecture has always been a contentious topic. Though the physical environment has an effect on how occupants feel and behave, neither architects nor psychologists have been able to produce environments that can consistently create a desired effect. To address this situation, many architects, such as Christopher Alexander, have utilized methods similar to those of psychologists, consisting of patterns, graphs, and statistics. Though many great buildings have been designed using this systemization, others designed using the same systems have failed. This lack of consistency has been attributed to a lack of empirical evidence, current developmental methods, and even the personal biases of the architects themselves. Meanwhile, other artists and architects have used systemization to push the boundaries of their own design. In these cases, the effect the rules of the system have on the result is clear. And though the results are often far from the “perfect” design Alexander is searching for, the intent of the artist also remains clear. In this thesis, I have continued to test the legitimacy of systemization in architectural design by using a rigorous survey of potential users. My system is informed by previous experiments, yet also employs the critiques of these systems to inform the rules. It’s theorized the byproduct of this unlikely system should be the “perfect” space for calmness and relaxation. The system itself is designed based on the techniques and methods of Alexander. These are incorporated mainly in a series of components I have composed based on his fifteen fundamental principles of harmonious architecture. However, participants from outside the realm of architecture have provided the rules. They did so by choosing which of the designed components are best for calmness and relaxation via a series of surveys. I interpreted these survey results, and have designed a series of relaxation pavilions based on what the participants chose. I hypothesize these pavilions will not provide relaxation for all who enter them, nor “perfect” relaxation for anyone. However, these pavilions provide a forum to discuss order and systemization as a method to find “truth” in design. As a whole, the experiments reflect on the disciplinary expertise of architects and the role of user input in the design process.

Fifteen Fundamental Principles Five Variables Strong Centers

Local Symmetries

Contrast

Gradients

Roughness

Determine the more desireable componets Survey 6

Gain better undrestanding of each component Scale

Color

degree / amount

Reasons for desireablility

Survey

Combine components two or three variables at a time Construct physical models Survey

Determine most Desireable components 3

Combine components All five variables

Construct physical models

Healing Space Pavilions 3-5

Components: Graphite

USER GROUP PAVILIONS Designer Pavilions

User Pavilions

42 Diagrams, Axons, & Sections: Rhino, Illustrator

User Pavilions

DESIGNER GROUP PAVILIONS

Designer Pavilions

Rendering: Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop

IDEA LAB & COMMUNITY CENTER Brooklyn, NY Spring 2014 | Prof. Bess Krietemeyer Located on the Smith & 9th St. subway station in Brooklyn, this IDEA lab is designed to promote solutions for the pollution problem that has plagued this industrial part of Brooklyn for years. To include this mundane site in Brooklyn’s rising status, I have combined the lab with a community center, so it will be easy for those producing the ideas to share them with the community, and for the community to be part of the change. With large amounts of foot traffic from the center and the subway station, the site has the potential to bring life to industrial Brooklyn, and this proposal hopes to help the site reach its full potential.

MASSING

PROGRAM

PUBLIC/PRIVATE

Rendering & Diagrams: Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator

SYSTEMS

PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS

EVACUTED TUBING

ELECTROLUMINESCENT FOIL

METHOD

WALL

MODULE

CURVE

WINDOW

ENTRY

SOUND

WIND

Evacuated Tubes

This Strip Module employs a combination of evacuated tubing, photovoltaic panels, and electroluminescent neon foil to create a skin system that is both flexible in design and in use. The strips can be adjusted to respond to its place on the site and the individual challenges that it may hold. This could include harvesting energy to providing an entry. Flexible Photovoltaic Panel

Electroluminescent Neon Foil

46 Diagrams & Elevations: Rhino, Illustrator

SOUND

LIGHT

WIND

WATER

Section & Site Plan: Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator

CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION Rome, Italy Fall 2015 | Prof. Luca Ponsi

As the name suggests,ofthis church is designed as a Church theCatholic Resurrection reflection on the death and resurrection of Jesus, via circulation and sequence through geometrically similar volumes. However, 1. Jesus is put in the tomb due to the importance of the site, the church also serves to - Religious contemplation activate the adjacent public piazza, by providing contemplation spaces deep within the site, and public spaces along the - Baptistry perimeter. 2. Remains for one day - Personal contemplation - Individual chapels 3. Rises from the dead on the third day - Congregational celebration - Main prayer space Spaces are made up of mathematically similar volumes that are sized according to which part of the program they belong, and are organized by the rhythem of Sant’Ivo, as well as other site forces.

50 Models: cardboard, chipboard, wood

Axon: Graphite on vellum

52 Sanctuary Model: Foam core, pulp board, wood

Site Model: Blue foam, pulp board, gesso, wood

PERSONAL WORK & SKETCHES 2016 Chongqing South Bank Residential-skyscraper Green Eco Space International Design Competition In collaboration with Yiwei Wu, Fanyi Pan, and Zhaoqi Chen

54 Plan & Section: AutoCAD, Illustrator

Architectural Survey, Italy - Fall 2015

Villa Giulia

Tempietto

Ca D’Oro

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