Christine DiTaranti 2019 Architecture Portfolio
Christine DiTaranti Passionate about the intricate processes behind designing space, I approach architecture with a detail-oriented mind. I believe that rational, thoughtful designs have the greatest power to impact people positively. I am particularly interested in civic architecture and contextual design, focusing on community integration and connecting buildings with the urban fabric. christine.ditaranti@jefferson.edu 973.768.8807
CONTENTS academic work
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02
03
Bridging Movement
Framing the Dynamic
Progressive Perception
Transit Institute of Archaeology and Technology
Architectural Glass Student Competition, Finalist
Redwood Forest Dwelling
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05
06
Eco-Integration
Ado-Care
Urban Revitalization
Environmental Education Center
Adolescent Heath Center
Transit Hub and Public Space
professional work
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02
Sowinski Sullivan Architects
Dattner Architects
Summer 2016 Sparta, NJ
Summer 2017, 2018 New York, NY
ACADEMIC WORK
01 Bridging Movement Transit Institute Of Archaeology And Technology Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, NY
Spring 2018 Design Studio 6
This project explores the movement encouraged by rail transit and how it can be translated into an architectural form. Using the main element of a bridge, connections and relationships are interwoven between programs that ultimately reveal the inspiring qualities of moving between volumes. These interwoven connections and the movement encouraged by them work to relate to a human scale in a vast space. The main bridge element spans over a theoretical archaeological dig of the old rail tracks left behind by the New York Central Railroad before the highline was built. Found on the sites of 17-19th Streets and 10th Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, the dig becomes an intriguing element that encourages learning and respecting the past, while also making discoveries and advances towards the future of rail transit.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG SITES
BRIDGE
PROGRAM EXPANSION
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19T
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8 8
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9 8
B-B
A-A
ST R
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4
3
19T
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ST R
10
4
10
B-B 7
3 1 7
A-A
10
10 6
2
11
12
N 2’ 4’
8’
16’
32’
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
1 Entrance Lobby
4 Cafe
7 Research Offices
10 Exhibits
2 Lecture Space
5 Kitchen
8 Classrooms
11 Observation Deck
3 Archives
6 Admin Offices
9 Collaboration Space
12 Roof Top Deck
10 HIGHLINE
SECTION A-A 8’
16’
BRIDGE
10 HIGHLINE
7 3
2’ 4’
BRIDGE
1
SECTION B-B 32’
VIEW OF EXHIBITION SPACE
VISUAL CONNECTION TO DIG BELOW
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
CIRCULATION THROUGH STEEL STRUCTURE
INTERSTITIAL GAP BETWEEN PROGRAM BLOCKS AND BRIDGE
DOUBLE-PANE GLAZING WIDE FLANGE METAL PANEL FINISH CLERESTORY GLAZING BLOCKING
CABLE
GLASS
ROOF DETAIL
SILICONE JOINT WIDE FLANGE STEEL ANGLE SUPPORT BOLT CONNECTION
FLOOR DETAIL
BRIDGE PRATT TRUSS DIAGRAM
02 Framing The Dynamic Architectural Glass Student Competition, Finalist Gutman Library, Jefferson University East Falls Campus, Philadelphia, PA
Spring 2018 Design Studio 6
A two-week long competition, hosted by the Architectural Glass Institute (AGI), presented the task of designing 3 permanent “learning pod” glass installations in Jefferson University’s Gutman Library. Out of 60 entries to the competition, my design was selected as a top 10 f inalist. Focusing on the complex dynamic of students in the way they study, work, and interact with each other, the design provides a f ramework that is adaptable to many academic situations. Rotating glass panels that become an electrif ied touch screen when interlocked, a write-able glass surface, and a minimalistic f raming structure all work in harmony to adjust to students in and outside the learning pod.
CLOSED FORM
OPEN/CLOSED FORM
OPEN FORM
SECTION
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
ROTATING GLASS PANELS
CORNER CONNECTION DETAIL
WRITE-ABLE GLASS SURFACE
03 Progressive Perception Redwood Forest Dwelling Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, California
Spring 2019 Design Studio 8
This small dwelling in Muir Woods National Monument resulted f rom a 3 week-long study on experiential moments among an intense site condition and how they can be translated into a responsive architectural form. Redwood trees on this site grow up to 250 feet tall and have the ability to make an observer perceive scale in an entirely new way. This experience then rendered into a vision cone parti, 3 distorted program blocks that point a dweller’s perception to different views, and an enclosure gradient system that accommodates to 3 specif ic experiential moments that were studied and highlighted during an extensive analysis. Ultimately, the dwelling becomes a place of peace and contemplation while living among these immense trees.
living
eating sleeping
VISION CONE & RESULTING FORM
DISTORTED PROGRAM BLOCKS
ENCLOSURE GRADIENT
DENSITY OF TREES
PRIVATE, SECLUDED FORM Pre-cast concrete panels accomplish a contrast with the surrounding landscape while maintaining a structural and unique form, and resists moisture from the damp and foggy atmosphere.
FILTERED, AMBIENT LIGHT
TRANSIENT, AMBIGUOUS FORM A channel glass curtain wall facade system ties back to the steel structure and softly filters light into the kitchen and dining space and works as an overall interstitial form.
FEELING SMALL
OPEN, VAST FORM A clear curtain wall glazing system wraps the living space and is the tallest form, giving off the ethereal floating effect of feeing small yet surrounded by the immense trees.
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2’
4’
8’
16’
04 Eco-Integration Environmental Education Center Spring 2017 Blue Bell Park, Philadelphia, PA
Design Studio 4
This project is derived f rom the concept that it easy for people that live in a city to become blind to their proximity to nature and the biodiversity that surrounds them. Located in Blue Bell Park, East Falls, the center aims to provide a place close to the city that educates the people of Philadelphia about local flora and ecosystems through a fusion of nature and architecture. Green inf iltration and air f iltration strategies throughout the building along with an interactive class space and an outdoor theater attempts to accomplish this goal of immersing people with nature. Other important systems that accomplish this goal are vertical louvers that wrap the west curtain wall facade, a green wall and skylight along the interior east wall, and a green roof that blends seamlessly with the landscape above the building. allotted site & square footage
BASE VOLUME
education
circulation
integration
PROGRAM & CIRCULATION DIVISION
pull forward
rotate
push back
FORMAL MOVES
GREEN ROOF SYSTEM
UPPER LEVEL FLEX CLASSROOMS INTERACTIVE CLASS SPACE
ENTRY LEVEL PRIVATE OFFICES MULTIPURPOSE SPACE EXHIBIT RAMP CAFE ENTRY LOBBY
FACADE SYSTEM CURTAIN WALL GLAZING VERTICAL LOUVERS
OUTDOOR THEATER
VIEW AT ENTRANCE LOOKING TOWARDS EXHIBIT
VIEW ON RAMP LOOKING TOWARDS CLASSROOMS
ENTRY LEVEL FLOOR PLAN 0’ 2’ 4’
8’
16’
32’
UPPER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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GREEN WALL ASSEMBLY
NATURE INFILTRATION STRATEGIES
BUILDING AND SITE SECTION
OUTDOOR THEATER PLANTERS
INTERIOR TREES & PLANTS
05 Ado-Care Adolescent Health Center Spring 2018 [Collaboration With Gayle Bart, Summer Koch, And Kaitlyn Deberas] Design Studio 6 San Joaquin, California
A collaboration between two architecture and two interior design students, this center is designed to provide holistic care for adolescents on a high school campus in California. Important features include privacy, flexibility and functionality of the center for both the patients as well as the caretakers. To improve the eff iciency and productivity of the space, sustainable materials were incorporated into the building, and the analogous color palette was derived f rom research proving that reds, blues and purples are comforting to teenagers. In response to the site conditions, the structure is sunken below grade to provide thermal cooling; the exterior, complimenting its surrounding buildings, is built with a brick weave facade for adequate light f iltration. By employing daylight and sustainable strategies, the medical center attempts to create an atmosphere of mental clarity and comfort for adolescent patients. allotted site & square footage
BASE VOLUME
program division & space flow
PARTI
program intrusion main space extrusion
FORMAL MOVES
VIEW OF MAIN SPACE LOOKING AT GROUP AREA
VIEW OF MAIN SPACE LOOKING AT ENTRANCE
1 Entrance Lobby 2 Reception & Workstation
10 9
3 Consultation Room
10
8
4 Exam Room 7
5 Nurse’s Station
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4
5
3
6 Supply Room
3
7 Biohazard Disposal
4 2
4
8 Group Space 9 Demonstration Kitchen
1 4
10 Courtyard
SITE AND BUILDING PLAN N 2’ 4’
8’
16’
32’
SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES
BRICKWEAVE FACADE WALL SECTION
06 Urban Revitalization Transit Hub And Public Space Largo Di Torre Argentina, Rome, Italy
Fall 2018 Design Studio Abroad
Working with the urban void of the ruins of 4 ancient temples and a dense traff ic area in the city, this transit hub and public space works in Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome to accommodate the site’s dynamic needs. An initial analysis identif ied the two unique zones and the architectural support they required. The transit hub, with two sidewalk entrance points that lead below street level, assists commuters with shelter and a place to track routes as they wait for the bus. The space also serves as an information gallery about the history of the ancient temples, which leads out to an open air public space for locals and tourists to get an eye-level view of the ruins. traffic zone pedestrian zone
IDENTIFIABLE ZONES
transit hub mini piazzas
RESULTING INTERVENTIONS
bus shelter piazza shelter
UNIFYING STRUCTURE
SECTION PERSPECTIVE A-A
B-B
SECTION PERSPECTIVE B-B
A-A
C-C
C-C A-A
LOWER LEVEL PLAN
STREET LEVEL PLAN 0m2m 4m
8m
16m
SECTION C-C
B-B
PROFESSIONAL WORK
01 Sowinski Sullivan Architects Transportation Architecture Firm
Summer 2016
Sparta, New Jersey
My f irst job in an architecture f irm was at Sowinski Sullivan Architects, a public transportation design f irm headquartered in Sparta, NJ. Working at the f irm part-time during the summer between my f irst and second years of architecture school gave me the opportunity to understand the basic workings of the professional f ield of architecture. At SSA, I assisted architects with f ile management, marketing materials, basic off ice organization tasks, and presentation development. My interest in the civic realm of architecture also began while I worked at SSA, which has followed me throughout the beginning of my career. I returned to SSA during my winter break after my second year fall semester, where I was tasked to prepare renderings and presentation boards for the Metro-North Railroad Harmon Shops Expansion Project in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Utilizing Revit, Photoshop, and InDesign, I was able to prepare images showing the two stages of the f ifth phase of the project for the Programming Report presentation.
PROGRAMMING REPORT PRESENTATION COVER
PHASE V STAGE 1 PRESENTATION BOARD
PHASE V STAGE 2 PRESENTATION BOARD
02 Dattner Architects Civic Architecture Firm Summer 2017, 2018 New York, New York
I worked at Dattner Architects, a mid-sized f irm specializing in civic architecture during the summers between my second and third year of school, and my third and fourth year of school. Specif ically, I worked in the transportation and inf rastructure studio at Dattner and had the opportunity to work on multiple projects in New York City. This experience was incredibly formative to my early career in the professional world, as I was able to help develop projects in a dense urban fabric. During my f irst summer at the f irm, I assisted with a scope development study on an existing NYPD Station House in Brooklyn, selected and presented materials for a GSA Federal l Off ice in Manhattan, and created renderings and drawings for a presentation on a PATH train station in Harrison, New Jersey. My second summer at Dattner consisted of working full time on developing drawings for a Design Development submission for an NYPD Station House in Queens. I detailed, edited, and annotated drawings in Revit, as well as helped develop material selection for the interior of the building.
PATH HARRISON STATION RENDER
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LO ANGE
ST WESTBOUND PLATFORM
PATH HARRISON STATION - FULL SECTION
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GUYO
PATH HARRISON STATION - AERIAL PLAN
AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR
EASTBOUND PLATFORM
SE STATION
T 5TH S
LVD RS B ODGE
BURL
PATH HARRISON STATION - PLAZA LEVEL PLAN NE STATION
GUYO
KER
ST
FRAN
S 3RD
S 2ND
T ON S INGT
HARRISON, NJ REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
ST
BLVD
ST
RSET
SOME
CIRCULATION ANALYSIS - CURRENT 70TH PRECINCT
COMMUNITY
PUBLIC
CIRCULATION EXAMPLE - EXISTING 33RD PRECINCT
POLICE
NYPD 70TH PRECINCT - IDENTIFICATION OF VARIOUS USER GROUPS
NYPD 70TH PRECINCT - USER GROUP FLOW ANALYSIS
PRISONERS
VEHICLES
GCMU-1 GLAZED CMU BLOCK Trenwyth / Astra-glaze Location : Corridor / Lobby
GCMU-2 GLAZED CMU BLOCK Trenwyth / Astra-glaze Location : Accent Wall 1
FM-1 RUBBER FLOOR MAT Amarco Location : Stress Reduction Room
RB-1 RUBBER BASE Johnsonite Wall Base Location : Offices / Restrooms
WALLS
EP-2 PURE EPOXY RESIN FLOOR General Polymers , Epo Flex Mer II Location : Prisoner Processing / Storage
FLOORS
EP-1 BROADCAST EPOXY RESIN FLOOR General Polymers, Epo Flex Mer II Location : Offices / Restrooms
G-2 GLAZING TBB-1 CERAMIC TILE Daltile / Semigloss Location : Bathrooms / Locker Rooms
GCMU-3 GLAZED CMU BLOCK Trenwyth / Astra-glaze Location : Accent Wall 2
Manufacturer: Guardian / Sunguard Color: Superneutral 68 on UltraClear Location: Second Floor Vision Glazing
MTL-2 LIGHT METAL FINISHED ALUMINUM SS-1 SOLID SURFACE Corian Location : Main Desk
KYNAR Bright Silver; PPG #UC55028XLB Second Floor Metals
SS-2 SOLID SURFACE Corian Location : Counter / Pantry
ACT-3 PERFORATED METAL FINISH ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE Armstrong Ceiling Systems, Metalworks, 24”x24” Location : Community Room / Lobby
P-2 CONCRETE PRECAST PANEL Manufacturer: N/A Color: Light Gray, Mix TBD Location: Second Floor Facade Typical
CEILINGS
FLOORS
MILLWORK
PLAM-2 Formica Laminate Location : Main Desk Interior
T-1 TERRAZZO EB-1 EPOXY BASE Key Resin Company / Epoxy Resin Location : Corridor / Community Room / Public Flooring
PLAM-1 Formica Laminate Location : Pantry Cabinets
LOBBY / ENTRANCE
LOBBY / ENTRANCE
TSP-1 TOILET PARTITION Scranton Hiny Hider Location : Restrooms / Lockers
P-1 THIN-BRICK FACED PRECAST PANEL SANDWICH WALL PANELS ACT-1 ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE ACT-2 MOISTURE RESISTANT ACOUSTICAL CEILING TILE Armstrong Ceiling Systems, Ultima Lay-in, 24”x 24” Location : Offices / Lockers
COMMUNITY ROOM
116 PRECINCT STATION HOUSE | DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SUBMISSION NYPD 116TH PRECINCT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS WORK INTERIOR MATERIALS TH
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JUNE 20, 2018 | FMS ID: PO002-116
DSNY BROOKLYN 3 SANITATION GARAGE AERIAL RENDER
Manufacturer: Endicott Thin Brick & Tile / Thin Brick Color: Manganese Iron Spot Smooth Location: First Floor Facade in Precast Assembly
ENTRY, WEST EXTERIOR RENDERING
EXTERIOR MATERIALS
MTL-1 DARK METAL FINISHED ALUMINUM KYNAR Cafe Noir Pearl; PPG #UC106695F First Floor Metals
Christine DiTaranti christine.ditaranti@jefferson.edu 973.768.8807