Architectural Portfolio by Bruno Dariu

Bruno Dariu

2011-2015

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

Philip Johnson

RESUME EXPERIENCE Freelancer/Self Employed Architectural Designer/Drafter Boston, MA May 2014-November 2014 I have designed and laid out construction documents in Revit for a home owner/developer.

Northeastern University Space, Planning and Design Architectural Assistant Boston, MA June 2013-December 2013 Provided construction documents in AutoCAD and built 3D models digitally in Sketchup. I played a key role in laying out offices, suites, labs, auditoriums and I also worked on renderings using Podium, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Gaudeo Summer Resort General Manager Ksamil, Albania June - August 2008-2011 I played a key role in recruiting, training and managing the personnel at the resort. I also planned and designed posters for advertising the various customer service activities.

ACTIVITIES RISE Nominee Nominated for 2015 Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship Expo in Urban Design at Northeastern University.

AIAS Student Mentor Help upcoming freshmen and sophomores with their studio work.

LANGUAGES English, Albanian (Native), Italian (Basic) , German (Basic)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 2 - 3 4 - 6 7 - 8 9 - 10 11-12 13-14

Maveric Mills East Boston, Urbanism Project Mappings Framework/Site Plan Node Analysis&Balcony Strategy Axonometric Program Distribution Sections and Axonometrics Renderings

Berlin Housing Mitte, Master Plan

17-18 19-20 21-22 23-24 25-26

Sun Diagrams Site Analysis Site Renderings Individual Analysis Rendering

Professional Work Residential and Institutional

29-30 31-32 33-34

Private Residence 3D Plans and Elevations Lake Hall Construction Set

Personal Art Drawings and Paintings

37-38 39-40

Pencil Drawings/Shading Oil/Water color Painting

MAVERICS MILLS PROJECT

1 How to better implement urban areas in heavily industrialized areas. East Boston is one of the most contaminated areas in all of the Boston area and this is because of many industrial zones and highways that surround this neighborhood. Chealse Creek is another factor of this contamination, since its waters are dirtly and polluted with chemicals from the ships the oil sites. the water in this creek is locked in the corner and has no opportunity to flow in and out in order to clean itself. On another note, the area of out site has a big potentian because it has two water fronts; one towards the Contitution Beach and one towards the Chealse Creek. A major highway goes right by our site, which makes our site easily accessible from Boston and the surrounding areas. The site right now looks like a dungeon with a big parking lot in it. It seems detached from the surroundings and like a waste of land. For these reasons I want to make this site full of life, and treat as a connecting tissue between different parts of East Boston. Secondaty goal for me is to make this site a first step towards cleaning the enviroment and the waters around the site.

East Boston

SITE ANALYSIS Connectivity

Major Highways

Tunnels And Bridges

Car Access Boston-Site Site-Boston Site -North START/END

Blue Line As A Connection

SITE ANALYSIS Infrastructure Pollution Noise Pollution

The most affected buildings

Small roads

Major roads/highways

Commercial/Non affected buildings

Most Noise Source

Secondary Streets

Noise Range 0 ft 150 ft

Air Pollution

Pollution Range Industrial Areas

0 ft

250 ft

FRAMEWORK AND SITE PLAN

Building Typology

Main Streets

Pedestrian Circulation

Triangle Element

Creation of Buildable Plots

Buildings and Framework

NODE ANALYSIS Concept This diagram it shows clearly the node purpose. Each corner of the node is a major intersection that allows the outside public to face different node facilities as they drive by. Each institution has its own triangle that could be used to expand the indors program or could be used as a public gathering space. Attached to this triangle is located within the building the most public space,in this case, a basketball court, a performing stage and a art gallery, shown in orange color. As you move through each building you move through different levels of public-ness and when you reach the end you are in this common plazza that each building shares, shown in blue. This space is designated for people with different disciplines to meet and exchange ideas. In section is shown the same idea in more detail how you move through the building and what you encounter as walk through.

NODE DIAGRAM

Sports Center

The section perspective is a more wide range of what is happening in the whole site and how every program is connected not only through my design but also with the existing surrounds. My goal was for the node to be the center of connective between neghborhoods and between people within the site.

Plazza

Outside Couryard Caffee/ Medium Public Courtyard/less Public Art Gallery Large Gathering Area

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

Art Gallery

Performing Arts Center

Balconies The diagram on the left shows the balcony concept for the high rise buildings in my site. They are strategically located in order to allow for tree growth. Trees would help for a better air quality for people living in these apartments. It wil also reduce the heavy industrial viwes with nice forest like views. This method would help also in the sustainability of the site by reduced energy use for heating and cooling the building because in the summer the tree leaves would block the sun and create shade and comfortable space inside the apartments, and in the winter the trees will allow for the full penetration of sun rays.

PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION

Mix Use Square Footage 550 000 SF Residential Square Footage 320 000 SF Institutional Square Footage 150 000 SF Parking Square Footage 230 000 SF Green Square Footage 115 000 SF

54%

20%

10% Number of Buildings

16 Residential SF VS Other SF

TWO : ONE

10%

15%

CONCEPT AXONOMETRICS These are 3 axonometric drawigns to further explain the conceput of connectivity and relation between landscape and ground level of each building. On the first axon is shown a mix use tower with bottom serving as commercial and upper levels as residentital. The triangels which are an important piece of my design in this case serves as an entry element to the commercial program. The stairs touch the paved triangle surface and bring you up to this space which as shown in the axon continues the pattern that is outside. This allows for a smooth transition from outside to inside. The bottom left drawing shows the node which is made out of three institutional buildings. In this drawing we see the paved pattern continues on the insde through the glass facade of each building. This allows for a communication of each building while sharing the same plazza even though each building has different programs. The bottom right axon shows how the triangle pieces of each entity becomes one piece and creates this plazza like with a shared street in the middle. People from different areas, such as residential and institutional come together in this hang out pockets to share the public space as one single space.

TRANSECT SECTIONS Street Parking

Street

Walking Boulevard

Gathering Area

Parking

Institutional Building

Town House

Walking Boulevard

Outdoor Area

Parking Street

Institutional Building

Town House

Gathering Parking

Parking

Street

RENDERING AND MODEL

View from Chealse Creek shwoing the building on the site and the connection to the edge of the water Right now the water is not accesible and it is very polluted. By providing connectivity to the oudoors the area could develope and create opportunities for the poeple. In the future people will be taking further steps into cleaning the water and making the enviroment a better place.

n n

Model photograp of the site with the buildings shoing the concept of the towers and the connections through the main streets that cut through the site.

PERSPECTIVES

This perspective is taken from the entrance of the node. It shows how the node buildings interact with each other through the shared plazza. Different disciplines can meet and exchange ideas in this area. This is particularly the main boulevard that runs long way through the whole project and creates all these connections between people and places. Looking down the road you see the entrance to the mix use building creating also a connection to the ground with the stairs and to the views towards it. The second thing I am showing in this perspective is how the foliage starts on the ground and climbs the buildings facade to cover them and and protect like a shield the pollution and noise. They also improve the views which can be disrupted by the heavy industrial zones

BERLIN RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX

2 For this project our site was located in Berlin, Germany and particularly in a neighborhood called Mitte. Mitte is a very interesting place where many different programs such as housing, commercial and industrial come together to bring different kinds of people from different backgrounds. Most of them are low class to middle class and we saw a big community of artists and Turkish nationality. The approach for this project was to create a series of residential buildings to provide spaces for all these different backgrounds.The site was very difficult because the shape of it and the actual complexity of surroundings. The master plan my team and I came up with provides a lot of quality spaces for every person that would want to live in these residential complex. We focused on lighting because it is important in Berlin to get the maximum light possible from the sun. Different builsings are made of different spaces and the landscape becomes the area where every building meets and shares as a community space. Besides the ground landscape we added another level of outdoor spaces withing the buildings but outdoors. this would allow a connection between different people within the samel building but also differspaces. Each building creates unique oportunities for the people to hang out and also fulfill all their base needs such as caffes, libraries, restaurants and other useful stores which are located in the ground floor.

MITTE, BERLIN

SUN STUDIES

Winter Morning Shadows

Equinox Sun Shades

Winter Evening Shadows

Summer Sun Shades

Summer Morning Shadows

Summer Evening Shadows

Winter Solistice Sun Shades

CIRCULATION PATHS + PATTERNS

COMMON VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ROUTES Site Traffic

U U

PROXIMITY TO TRAIN STOPS Site U

U-Bahn Train

S-Bahn Train

RETAIL VS. RESIDENTIAL PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC Site Commercial Traffic Residential Traffic

BERLIN MASTER PLAN Site Analysis The site for this project was challenging in many ways such as its shape, its surroundings and its location. We focused on keepeing the site balanced between open space and buildable space. We followed the lines and existing conditions and created the shapes of each building depending on them. Then by pushing and pulling we came up with the final shapes of our buildings. We also looked at the solar path to make sure that each building and each open space would be oriented in such way so it would get maximum light and each building would not over shadow one another. The set back of each building allows for more sun light to come in. As seen in the sections below the building set backs also allow for openess and better quality of outdoot spaces.

SECTION B: SOUTH

SECTION A: NORTH

Section B

Section A

BERLIN MASTER PLAN CONCEPT DIAGRAM Primary Courtyards

CIRCULATION Primary Circulation

PLAYGROUND

CENTRAL PLAZA

PRIVATE GARDEN

PUBLIC COMMON

Ground Level Space Yard Connections Path Through Site Public Yards Private Yards Public Circulation Private Circulation

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

LANDSCAPE

Secondary Terrace Connections

Ground Level Green Space Yard Connections Secondary Terraces Terrace Connections

Pedestrian Circulation

BERLIN MASTER PLAN

al choices and nothing over shadows each other. The rendering below is showing the public entrace to the site. The buildings bend in to allow for an entry element to the site. It welcomes people in and allows for better public space. The moment you enter you face each building and this allows for each building to show itself to the public and invite people in with the different public programs on the ground floor.

BERLIN INDIVIDUAL DESIGN

BERLIN HOUSING Building Analysis Section A Private Entrance

Hair Sallon

Section B

Bike Parking Book Store

Hardware Store

Public Entrance Cutting through the site and the building

Ground Floor Plan

EAST

Natural Light Diagram

Apartments face East and West which allows the natural light to penetrate every apartment

BERLIN HOUSING Section and Plans The concept for my individual building is to have smaller apartments for a group of people who could be artists, small families and young professionals. Apartments are relatively small one bedroom or two bedroom, with bigger units in the front corners. Having these small apartments I wanted to add more common space within the building to allow for more interaction between neighbors. Each common space allows for a different program to take place, such as a reading room, a gaming room, an outdoor space and a lounge. Third concept about my building is to be as efficient as possible so I used the circulation core to be the ventila tor for the whole building as shown on the sections below.

Third Floor

Section A

Main Floor Plan

Fourth Floor

Fifth Floor

Section B

SNOW DAY BERLIN RENDERING

INDEPENDENT ART WORK

3 The following pages are professional work that I have done previously. The first two pages show a project I worked on for a developer. The house is located in West Wood, MA, and I worked on expanding the house on one direction and adding another floor to the overall building. I worked on all the construction drawings in Revit and produced elevations, 3D models to prepare the construction document set. The second two pages are when I was working for Northeastern. I designed a suite for the College of Jurnalism. I prepared all the document set for the project. I chose carpets, colors, and furniture for the entire project. I managed and worked with construction managers, projeect managers, estimators and the clients to get this project done.

PRIVATE RESIDENCE West Wood, MA Before

EXISTING {3D}

After

{3D}

PLANS FOUNDATION NOTES GENERAL NOTES

CHECK ALL EXISTING EXTERIOR FOUNDATION SURFACES FOR CRACKS AND FISSURES (SEAL/ REPAIR WITH HYDROSTATIC AS NEEDED.

ALIGN FOUNDATION WALLS STANDARD SPREAD FOOTINGS

NEW FRONT PORCH - EXISTING PORCH AND STAIRS TO BE REMOVED. - NEW PORCH FOUNDATION WILL BE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION 10” THICK CONCRETE FROST WALL ON TOP OF 2 FT WIDE STANDARD SPREAD FOOTING. - 3000 PSI CONCRETE - ADJUST TOP OF FROST WALL TO ALLOW FOR SINGLE RISER STEP DOWN FROM FIRST FLOOR INTERIOR PLUS THICKNESS OF PORCH FLOOR SURFACE.

NEW FRONT PORCH FOUNDATION CONCRETE FROST WALLS+SLAB ON GRADE FLOOR

NEW ADDITION FOUNDATION CONCRETE FROST WALLS+SLAB ON GRADE FLOOR

STANDARD SPREAD FOOTINGS

NEW ADDITION FOUNDATION

FLOOR SLAB 4 IN CONCRETE

- NEW ADDITION FOUNDATION WILL BE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION 10” THICK CONCRETE FROST WALL ON TOP OF STANDARD SPREAD FOOTING. - 3000 PSI CONCRETE. - PARTIAL FOOTING OR ADDITIONAL PERIMETER DEPTH MAY BE NEEDED ALONG INTERSECTION WITH EXISTING FOUNDATION TO STABILIZE EDGE OF NEW SLAB. - STANDARD 4” FLOOR SLAB LEVELED AND FINISHED SMOOTH. - STANDARD PERIMETER DRAIN AROUND EXTERIOR OF THE NEW ADDITION

EXISTING FOUNDATION NEW FROST WALL 10” CONCRETE 4FT MINIMUM DEPTH

NEW PATIO FOUNDATION

NEW FROST WALL 10” CONCRETE 4FT MINIMUM DEPTH

- NEW PATIO FOUNDATION WILL BE STANDARD CONSTRUCTION 12” DIAMETER CONCRETE FOOTING - ALIGN ALL THREE FOOTINGS AND MAKESURE THEY ARE LOCATED EQUALLY BETWEEN EACH OTHER.

NEW PATIO FOUNDATION NEW 12” DIAMETER CONCRETE FOOTING 4FT MINIMUM DEPTH

FOUNDATION 1/4" = 1'-0"

41' - 11 15/16" 16' - 0 3/16" 12' - 8 7/8"

6' - 7 3/4"

8' - 2 5/8"

22' - 8"

14' - 1 7/16"

17' - 0 1/2"

12' - 5 1/8"

6' - 8 1/8" 5' - 7 7/8"

FAMILY ROOM 36 6' - 8 1/8" SD

Shower

7' - 2 1/4"

8' - 1 1/4"

5' - 7 7/8"

KITCHEN UP

7' - 0 7/8" 5' - 3 1/8"

CLOSET 35 6' - 9 3/4"

4' - 4 1/8"

5' - 8 15/16"

9' - 7 3/16"

10' - 10 1/8"

FIRST FLOOR 1/4" = 1'-0"

5' - 3 1/8"

9' - 4 15/32"

3' - 10 1/2"

3' - 10 3/16"

15' - 4 11/16"

6' - 5 11/16"

10' - 5 7/8"

18' - 4 13/16"

2' - 7 1/8"

FORMAL LIVING

DINING ROOM

25' - 3"

14' - 0 3/16"

8' - 2 3/4"

5' - 4 3/4"

3' - 1 1/4"

3' - 0 3/4"

5' - 11"

3' - 1 11/32"

14' - 5 1/8"

7' - 6 1/8"

8' - 4 13/32"

3' - 2"

12' - 8 7/8"

13' - 10 7/16"

13' - 11"

ENTRY ROOM

11' - 1 5/16"

7' - 6 3/4"

15' - 6 5/16"

25' - 5 5/16"

SECOND FLOOR 1/4" = 1'-0"

3' - 11 7/8"

3' - 7 1/8"

3' - 11 29/32"

8' - 0"

32' - 4 1/4"

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Lake Hall 204

GENERAL DEMOLITION NOTES: - REMOVE ALL EXISTING FURNITURE TO WAREHOUSE SAVE FOR REINSTALLATION - REMOVE EXISTING CARPET AND BASE WITHIN PROJECT SCOPE.PREP FLOOR FOR NEW CARPET - REMOVE ALL EXISTING CEILING GRID, TILES, LIGHTS& HVAC. SEE MEP DRAWINGS FOR HVAC AND FP SCOPE. SAVE LIGHTS AND TILES FOR REUSE

201 125 SF

-REMOVE EXISTING WINDOW TREATMENT -REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING WINDOW AC UNITS -REMOVE ALL MISC SIGNAGE, NAILS,CABLES CONDUIT AND UNUSED WIRES FROM WALLS. - REMOVE EXISTING SIGNANGE THROUGHOUT.

DEMOLITION NOTES:

1) REMOVE EXISTING GYP PARTITION TO DECK ABOVE.

1A) REMOVE EXISTING BLOCK WALL TO DECK ABOVE. 2) REMOVE ALL NUNET AND ELECTRIC FROM WALLS TO BE DEMOLISHED. REUSE NUNET WHERE POSSIBLE

3) REMOVE DOOR FRAME. SAVE DOOR FOR POSSIBLE REUSE. .

DEMOLITION PLAN 1/8" = 1'-0"

GENERAL NOTES: - PREP FLOOR AND INSTALL NEW VINYL BASE. - INSTALL NEW LEES CARPET. - INSTALL NEW WINDOW TREATMENT ALIGN

- INSTALL COAT HOOKS ON BACK OF ALL DOORS.

202

203

203A

128 SF

145 SF

CONSTRUCTION NOTES:

155 SF

1) INSTALL NEW GWB PARTITIONS TO DOCK ABOVE. PREP WALLS AND PAINT THROUGHOUT. PAINT COLORS TBD.

2) INSTALL NEW HOLLOW METAL FRAMES AND WOOD DOORS. SEE DOOR SCHEDULE ON A-3.

3) INSTALL NEW NUNET @18" A.F.F. 3A) INSTALL NUNET AT 42" A.F.F.

4) INSTALL NEW ELEC DUPLEX @18" A.F.F. 4A) INSTALL NEW ELEC DUPLEX @42" A.F.F.

ALIG N

200

5) INSTALL NEW ELEC QUAD. 1

234 SF

6) INSTALL NEW NAME PLATES. SEE CHART ON A-3 FOR DETAILS 204

7) INSTALL NEW MILLWORK. SEE DETAILS ON A-3.

120SF

6 204A 123SF

FINISH LEGEND MARK MATERIAL TYPE MANUFACTURER MODEL ACT-1 ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE ARMSTRONG 2'X2' BEVELED TEGULAR CORTEGA W/ SUPRAFINE ML GRID CP-1 CARPET BROADLOOM LEES TBD JOHNSONITE

TBD

PT-1

PAINT

ICI

TBD

PT-2

VB-1

VINYL BASE PAINT (ACCENT)

ICI

TBD

DOOR SCHEDULE DOOR DOOR DOOR NO. QTY

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 1 1 1 1 1

W 3'-0"

SIZE H 7'-0"

3'-0" 3'-0" 3'-0" 3'-0" 3'-0"

7'-0" 7'-0" 7'-0" 7'-0" 7'-0"

FRAME

DOOR DOOR FIRE FRAME HARDWARE TYPE MATERIAL FINISH RATING FRAME TYPE MATERIAL FRAME FINISH SET T 1 3/4" D1 WD CLR F1 HM PT-1 A WD/GLS CLR F2 HM PT-1 B 1 3/4" D2 F1 HM PT-1 C 1 3/4" D1 WD CLR

1 3/4" 1 3/4" 1 3/4"

D1 D1 D1

WD WD WD

CLR CLR CLR

HARDWARE SET TYPE

ARCHITECTURAL PLAN 1/8" = 1'-0"

(1) OFFICE LOCK / BEST / 93K7R15D / 626 FINISH (3) HINGE / STANLEY / FBB 179-26D / 4 21 X 421 (1) STOP / ROCKWOOD / 440 (1) SILENCER / ROCKWOOD / 608

(1) ENTRY LOCK / BEST / 93K7R15D / 626 FINISH (3) HINGE / STANLEY / FBB 179-26D / 4 21 X 421 (1) STOP / ROCKWOOD / 440 (1) SILENCER / ROCKWOOD / 608

(1) STOREROOM LOCK / BEST / 93K7R15D / 626 FINISH (3) HINGE / STANLEY / FBB 179-26D / 4 21 X 421 (1) STOP / ROCKWOOD / 440 (1) SILENCER / ROCKWOOD / 608

F1 F1 F1

HM HM HM

PT-1 PT-1 PT-1

A A A

REMARKS

202

203

203A

128 SF

145 SF

155 SF

200 234 SF

204 120SF

DN 204A 123SF

FURNITURE PLAN 1/4" = 1'-0"

4 A3.0

DETAILED WALL SECTION 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

3'-0" Base with Door

MILLWORK BASE CABINET 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

FRONT DOOR ELEVATION 1/2" = 1'-0"

MILLWORK WALL CABINET 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

FRONT MILLWORK ELEVATION 1/2" = 1'-0"

3 A3.0

INDEPENDENT ART WORK

4 The following pages contain personal art work from previous years.The first two pages are pencil draigns of objects and buildings and they show shadow work on each object. The shadows are carefully drawen to descibe the properties f each material such as metal, brick, stucco, glass or wood. Each object is different and shadow hits them in different way which is important to distinguish one object from another just by using pencil. The last two pages are paintings I have painted previously in an arts class at MassArt. Some of them are painted in oil, some in water colors and some in pastels. Different painting techinques produce different images and as you can see each painting is very different from each other. I have always loved art and I have a personal collection of art hung in my walls. They are a good way to express myself and allow for a change from the everyday routine.

INDEPENDENT DRAWINGS

INDEPENDENT PAINTINGS

Thank You! Bruno Dariu