CONTENTS ABOUT//RESUME 1. NYCHA HOUSING STRATEGIES 2. TRANSFORMATIVE WASTE 3. VANDALISMO_ReCLAIM 4. NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HEADHOUSE 5. TIMBER TOWER 6. ADAPTIVE REUSE-STUDENT HOUSING_LIVE/WORK 7. HARRISON HEALTH CLINIC 8. ADAPTIVE REUSE-POLICE PRECINCT 9. PROTOTYPE HOUSING 10. WORK PROJECTS & RENDERINGS website: brandonneva.com
From there I joined the firm Inglese Architecture + Engineering, where I have been continuing building on my skills and knowledge through my role as an assistant Project Manager. During this time I also attended CCNY to attain a master’s degree in Urban Planning, graduating in Spring of 2022.
About_
Growing up I always had a strong passion for creativity. Studying at NJIT, I developed my design skills, learned new techniques and visualization skills through 3D modeling, rendering, and other modes of design. After graduating with my bachelor’s degree in 2019, I worked as a Project Designer for Brick City Reconstruction. Building on my work experience there, I contributed on projects ranging from residential to large scale mixed-use developments, established and maintained client relations, and collaborated with engineers and designers to achieve goals.
Using a branching method, we found a successful approach to adding much-needed housing units along with accessible pockets of open space on the ground level that would make the NYCHA campus an inviting place for both residents and the public. We aimed to find a comfortable maximum amount of units we could bring onto the site while also reconnecting to the neighborhood at multiple points. These additions would be carried out in 4 phases, with each phase being developed from the revenue the project will generate.
NYCHA HOUSING STRATEGIES
In my last semester of my graduate studies, our unit analyzed the many issues affecting NYCHA’s current housing crisis. Our Unit split into 3 different groups, each approaching the issue with a different strategy that would not only work on a chosen NYCHA campus, but also be able to be deployed at various scales successfully. My group looked into how we could maximize the potential of open space on NYCHA campus’s to drastically increase density and to reconnect the fragmented campuses back into the surrounding urban fabric.
SITE PLAN
FEASIBILITY RESEARCH
RESIDENTIAL MASSING
LIGHT ACCESS STUDY
RETAIL + COMMUNAL MASSINGEXISTING MASSING
BRANCHING STRATEGY
BRANCHING FORM STUDY
During the fall semester of my graduate studies, our Unit was tasked with forming a series of strategies and interventions at various scales and levels to create a new city typology in the Throgg’s neck neighborhood in the Bronx. My studio partner (Katie Kenny) and I started by looking into Waste Management inefficiencies and how we could turn such a harmful byproduct of our cities into a resource to extract value from.
“Waste is material without information, so by providing material with adequate information, we prevent waste and create value”
-Thomas Rau, Turntoo
TRANSFORMATIVE WASTE
We devised a system of 3 different building types, deployed in a connected system that feed into one another, that could not only adequately handle the waste load of the urban context it resides in, but also help in transforming how the public percieves the waste that they produce and the impact that it can have when managed appropriately.
WASTE COLLECTION STRATEGY
WASTE DIVERSION DIAGRAM
WASTE TRANFORMATION HUB MEDIUM WASTE TRANSFORMATION HUB_SECTION
EXPLODED AXON._LARGE
WASTE TRANSFORMATION HUBELEVATIONSSECTION
ReCLAIM is my entry for the VANDALISMO exhibition and it explores the urban street and how it can become fully utilized by the pedestrian. It is a system of deployable canopies that can function differently depending on the needs of the users. ReCLAIM is adaptable to most building types, and it can be customized and scaled to fit nearly anywhere. This QR code on the left will take you to the explorative page for this project from the VANDALISMO Exhibition.
VANDALISMO_ReCLAIM
VANDALISMO MODEL
EXHIBITDEPLOYEDPAGEVIRTUAL AR
CANOPY APPLICATION SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT ELEVATIONS
NACA-NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COLUMN TREE GRID LAYOUT STEEL + GLASS CANOPY STRUCTURE 1 1. NJ TRANSIT RAILROAD 2. BAGGAGE CLAIM 3. DOMESTIC ARRIVALS 2 3 ROOF CANOPY_FINAL LEVEL 1_FLOOR PLAN
4. NJ TRANSIT CONCOURSE 5. GREAT HALL 6. INTERIOR ARRIVALS 7. NEIGHBORHOOD RAMP 8. CHECK-IN 9. DEPARTURE GATES 4 7 8 9 5 6 LEVEL 2_FLOOR PLANLEVEL 3_FLOOR PLAN
SITE PLAN AIRPORT/TRANSIT PARKING + GREEN ROOFS APM ARRIVAL/DEPARTURES ROUTE 1 & 9 HEADHOUSETERMINAL NJ TRANSIT COMMERCIAL/ARRIVALS/DEPARTURESRAILROADMIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILYHOUSING WEEQUAHIC LAKE ROUTE 27
EXPLODED AXON.
AXON. VIEW RENDERING
AERIAL VIEW RENDERING
- Departures occur at the top level; a straight path that does not intersect other paths and navigators of the airport. This allows maximum efficiency for those leaving.
MECHANICAL/SERVICES LVL
BAGGAGE CLAIM-INTERNATIONAL
NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HEADHOUSE
- The Mechanical level, which takes place in the basement, allows all processes and services to be run under all the circulation. Baggage sorting, mechanical systems and other services take place here to remove the more complicated and stressful parts of traveling from the mind of the traveler.
- Arrivals occur on the 2nd and 3rd levels at the rear, and are separated by a security check before being permitted to enter the rest of the airport. This certifies that the terminal is never compromised and remains as organized as possible.
Newark International Airport has the rare opportunity of becoming the bridge between airport and neighborhood, forming a precedent for airports of the future and bringing us closer to an Aerotropolis. Weaving together travel by plane, train, bus, car and foot, this headhouse brings the terminal directly into the fabric of the neighborhood.
- The Great Hall meeting space, located on the ground level, gives arrivals and those awaiting them an engaging space. The canopy structure with the sky above allows maximum natural light to flood in and a view of all the systems at work within the airport.
4 levels streamline circulation and ease users to their place of destination:
- Bridges crossing overhead give the Departures level the opportunity to watch families reunite, long lost friends reconnect, and countless other interactions, all while passing safely overhead.
DEPARTURES LVL
HEADHOUSE CROSS SECTION EXISTING AIRPORTPROPOSED AIRPORT
ARRIVALS HALL
BAGGAGE CLAIM-DOMESTIC
LVL/GREAT
TRAIN CONCOURSE RENDERING
1 2 3 4
RAMP ENTRANCE RENDERING TRAIN CONCOURSE WAITING AREALONGRENDERINGSECTION5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. NEIGHBORHOOD RAMP 2. STREETSIDE ENTRANCE 3. NJ TRANSIT RAILROAD 4. NJ TRANSIT CONCOURSE 5. DROP-OFF/PICK-UP ROADWAYS 6. CHECK-IN 7. GREAT HALL 8. INT. ARRIVALS 9. DEPARTURE GATES 10. MECH./SERVICES LVL 11. APM PATHS
STREET LEVEL ENTRANCE RENDERING
GREAT HALL RENDERING
DEPARTURES CONCOURSE RENDERING
The advancements that Mass-Timber Construction has made in the past decade has allowed cities the ability to view it as a viable option for building new structures. The use of timber allows for faster constuction time, off-site manufacturing straight to site, and offsets the environmental cost by holding carbon within. It can also be sourced locally to remain sustainable and performs well under high stress conditions such as earthquakes and fires.
The Tower that I have designed features shuffling levels of varying units. This creates multiple interior and exterior balconies, isolated atriums, and employ the use of corten steel screens along the glass facade, giving semi-permeable transparency and privacy. Terracotta tiles clad the exterior walls, tying into the historical architectural terracotta factory on site.
INTERIOR
TIMBER TOWER_BROOKLYN, NY
UNIT RENDERING
UNIT TYPES MASS-TIMBER STRUCTURE FRAME MASS-TIMBER FLOOR PANELS GLAZING + EXT. WALLS
TERRACOTTA
+ CORTENCLADDINGSTEEL
EXPLODED UNIT AXON.
FLOOR PLANS
UNIT
EXTERIOR RENDERINGDETAIL CLOSE-UP
TOWER SECTION
QUEENSBORO BRIDGE TO BROOKLYN
ELEVATIONS
QUEENSBORO BRIDGE TO NEW YORK
INTERIOR UNIT RENDERING
ADAPTIVE REUSE-STUDENT HOUSING
EXISTING FORMS
5TH FLOOR PLAN
In order to expand on an existing vacant structure, I used the existing form to dictate any additional form and volume. I broke down the layout of the existing structure into simplified shapes and forms, assigned program, and intersected and overlayed them until an organic continuation of the former structure was found.
REORGANIZATION OF EXISITNG AND PROPOSEDREPLICATION OF FORMS
PROPOSED NEW FROM OLD
WALL SECTION DETAIL SECTIONS
HARRISON HEALTH CLINIC
EMPLOYEE COURTYARD RENDERING
SITE PLAN LIGHT STUDY MODEL
PHYSICAL MODEL IMAGES
FIRST
ADAPTIVE REUSE-POLICE PRECINCT_NEWARK, NJ
SITE PLAN FLOOR
PLAN FLOOR PLANS
FLOOR PLANS
FRONT ELEVATION
EXTERIOR RENDERING
With the use of Structurally Insulated Panels (SIP’s), which would be engineered with modern mass-timber technology, we would be able to quickly deliver these homes due to off-site manufacturing. These structures would also offer plenty of natural daylight, and would perform highly in terms of insulation and energy consumption.
During my time at Brick City Reconstruction, one project I took lead on was to design a prototype housing model for 2-3 families that could be rapidly deployed throughout the city of Newark, in vacant or decaying lots to revitalize various neighborhoods.
PROTOTYPE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING_NEWARK, NJ
MULTI-FAM. HOUSING_UNION CITY, NJ_BRICK CITY RECONSTRUCTION MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL_NEWARK, NJ_BRICK CITY RECONSTRUCTION MULTI-FAM. HOUSING_ELIZABETH, NJ_POSKANZER SKOTT ARCHITECTS
MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL_NEWARK, NJ_BRICK CITY RECONSTRUCTION
