2022 Architecture Portfolio - Christine DiTaranti by Christine DiTaranti

CHRISTINE DITARANTI 2022 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@gmail.com 973.768.8807

CONTENTS academic work

Sharswood EcoTone

Interweaving Dwelling

Urban Revitalization

Net-Zero Energy Office Building

Mixed-Use Residential Building

Transit Hub and Public Space

professional work

Dattner Architects

WRT

BLT Architects

May - August 2017, 2018 New York, NY

May - December 2019 Philadelphia, PA

June 2020 - Present Philadelphia, PA

01 SHARSWOOD ECOTONE NET-ZERO ENERGY OFFICE BUILDING Sharswood, Philadelphia, PA | Spring 2020 The Sharswood neighborhood has recently been subject to rapid development. This wave of transformation has contributed to the distress of a community that is experiencing displacement and disregard. The EcoTone Office building intends to bolster the exisiting advocacy movement by reconciling community contributors and commercial investors into an office building that creates opportunities for interaction through environmentally-conscious design. The project provides both leasable office spaces as well as important neighborhood resources such as a community room and fitness center. Collaboration with Reid Young, Olivia DeAgro, Dillan Hobby, B.Arch 2020 and Peter Fulton, M.Arch 2020

BOX ON SITE

Elongated form along E-W axis facing true south for optimal solar and passive performance

ATRIUMS

Contributes to proper airflow, creates a “wetland” for water collection, & provides ample daylighting

ALIGN

Form aligns to Ridge Avenue as a social response to the neighborhood

BOX IN A BOX

Main passive strategy that ensures proper airflow which relieves pressure on active systems

ANGLE ROOF Best angle for PV array and efficient interior air flow

7 SOLAR CHIMNEY Passively moves air up and out of the building using a wind pressure differential

SINK BUILDING

Southern half of ground floor sinks 4’ below grade for energy savings & geothermal properties of the earth

ENVELOPE

South: curtain wall, light shelves, North & East: strawbale, high windows, West: response to Ridge Ave context, bike storage

BREWERYTOWN

PROJECT SITE

SEPTA bus stops restaurants community hubs

site plan

CENTER CITY GE

LE COL D R A R

SHARSWOOD ANALYSIS

WIND AND SUN ANALYSIS

PASSIVE STRATEGIES LEADING TO ENERGY REDUCTION semi-conditioned space

conditioned space

ROOF WING Encourages a change in air pressure differential, producing a high velocity wind and pulling the rising hot air out of the building

PV ARRAY 814 panels of 425 W produces 459,407 kWh per year

CENTRAL LIGHT WELL Semi-conditioned atrium-like space that allows light into the northern conditioned spaces

CONDITIONED SPACES Enclosed by semi-conditioned spaces as an added thermal barrier

ACTIVE SYSTEMS Provide conditioned, clean air during more extreme weather

RAINWATER COLLECTION Captured along the roof slope and piped to wetlands

N SERVICE CORRIDOR

Provides added insulation on north edge of building

EARTH TUBES Provide passively preconditioned fresh air to the semi-conditioned spaces

WETLANDS Water storage container that is reactive to the season and passively cleans water prior to the active systems

FITNESS CENTER

ADMIN CLASSROOM LOBBY/ RECEPTION BANK

MEDIA LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM

CAFE

E AV

GE RA TO ES

BIK

RID

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

fiber cement panels

1 NORTH ELEVATION

community

mural

commercial

office

bank

PV array

2 EAST ELEVATION

UNIT B

UNIT A KITCHEN

UNIT B OFFICE

BANK OFFICE

LOUNGE

UNIT A OFFICE

BANK OFFICE RID GE

E AV E

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

community

curtain wall

3 SOUTH ELEVATION

commercial

office

clerestory

bank

automated bike storage

WEST ELEVATION

SOUTHERN ENVELOPE DETAILS

A C

Air/Vapor Barrier Moisture Barrier

PV array

SECTION KEY

DETAIL KEY

ATAS standing seam roof sheathing 2x4 furring SIPS panels

shading

glulam beam planter box

SIPS panel

finish partition

fascia structural curtain wall

triple paned glazing

DETAIL C

DETAIL A

triple paned glazing

interior Section 1 - S Int 2

semi-conditioned

3/8" = 1'-0"

exterior

Off

glulam column triple paned glazing

The light shelf

Section 1 - S Ex 1 1/2" = 1'-0"

DETAIL D

finish floor hempcrete footing

205 Ph 191

4” rigid insulation

UFAD system air power box

earth tube supply

10” batt insulation glulam beam

DETAIL B

INTERIOR VIEW OF LIGHTWELL AND MAIN CORRIDOR

INTERIOR VIEW OF SOUTHERN ATRIUM

02 INTERWEAVING DWELLING + URBAN EXPERIENCE MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING Center City, Philadelphia, PA | Spring 2019 Located in the Rittenhouse District of Philadelphia, this project is a mixed-used residential building focused on interweaving the complexity of city life with the intimacy of dwelling. The urban experience is typically busy and has many points of interaction that should not end once you go home. The project scales down and curates these experiences into an interactive dwelling intended to bring residents together in a connected community. Interwoven public spaces throughout the building creates a unique social landscape and will ultimately be beneficial to the community inside as well as the surrounding neighborhood.

Collaboration with Reid Young, B.Arch 2020

03 URBAN REVITALIZATION TRANSIT HUB AND PUBLIC SPACE Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome, Italy | Fall 2018 Working with the urban void of the ruins of 4 ancient temples and a dense traffic 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 intial analysis identified 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. This 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.

01 Dattner Architects ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRM New York, NY | Summer 2017, 2018 I worked at Dattner Architects during the summers of 2017 and 2018. As an intern in the transportation and infrastructure studio at Dattner, I had the opportunity to work on multiple projects in New York City. This experience was formative to my early career in the professional world as I was able to help develop projects in a dense urban fabric. My project experience during these summers ranged from assisting with a scope development on an existing NYPD Station house in Brooklyn, to creating marketing materials for a PATH Harrison station in Harrison, New Jersey, to progression a design development set for a NYPD Station House in Queens.

02 WRT Design ARCHITECTURAL, LANDSCAPE, PLANNING, & URBAN DESIGN FIRM Philadelphia, PA | May-December 2019 I worked at WRT full-time during the summer of 2019 and part-time during the fall semester of the 5th year in college. Most of my time at the firm consisted of advancing drawings in a CD set for a 6-story residential building in Woodlyn, PA. This experience expanded my knowledge of the programmatic needs of a residential project as well as working through the details of a building construction set. I also had the opportunity to visit the sites for a number of other projects at the firm nearing completion and developing punchlists. My final task at WRT consisted of working on the initial planning of the second phase of a residential project in Schenectady, NY.

03 BLT Architects ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRM Philadelphia, PA | June 2020 - Present I’ve worked on a number of mixed-use residential projects at BLT Architects. My primary project was a 7-story, 47 unit project in Northern Liberties, where I assisted with the design and documentation from the schematic design phase through construction documents. I regularly attended owner meetings and handled consultant coordination for this project as well. I also helped to advance the drawings and coordination of a 32 -story project in Center City. Currently, I am developing the unit designs for a 5-story project in Fishtown. In between projects, I supported the proposal developments and pre-design phases of several buildings. Outside of projects, I have been involved with the Green Team and with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion group at the firm. ©blt architects 2021

VIEW OF RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE FROM FRONT STREET

VIEW OF RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR

©blt architects 2021

LEVEL 2 PLAN

S 1 2

RETAIL PEDEST

RESIDENTIAL P

VEHICULAR AC

LEVEL 7 PLAN

LEGEND

GROUND LEVEL PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN

lobby

amenity

retail

studio

1 bedroom

2 bedroom

1 2

RETAIL PEDEST

RESIDENTIAL P

VEHICULAR AC

TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 3-6 PLAN

PENTHOUSE ROOF 93' - 10"

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL RETAIL RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL

ROOF 84' - 10" PENTHOUSE ROOF PENTHOUSE 93' - 10" ROOF 93' - 10" LEVEL 7 ROOF 72' - 8" 84' - 10" ROOF 84' - 10"

LEVEL 6 62' - 0" LEVEL 7 72' - 8" LEVEL 7 72' - 8" LEVEL 5 51' - 4" LEVEL 6 62' - 0" LEVEL 6 62' - 0" LEVEL 4 40' - 8" LEVEL 5 51' - 4" LEVEL 5 51' - 4" LEVEL 3 30' - 0" LEVEL 4 40' - 8" LEVEL 4 40' - 8"

LEVEL 3 30' - 0" LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 15' - 0" 30' - 0"

RETAIL RETAIL LEVEL 2 15' - 0" LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 0' - 0" 15' - 0"

EAST ELEVATION (FRONT STREET)

BUILDING SECTION (LOOKING NORTH)

EAST ELEVATION (FRONT STREET)

BUILDING SECTION (LOOKING NORTH) BUILDING SECTION (LOOKING NORTH)

EAST ELEVATION (FRONT STREET) EAST ELEVATION (FRONT STREET)

BUILDING SECTION

LEVEL 1 0' - 0" LEVEL 1 0' - 0"

4'-7 1/4"

9'-4 1/4"

15'-0 3/4"

7'-10 1/2"

3'-8 1/2"

9'-3"

2 1/4"

3'-6" 6'-4 1/4"

REF.

22'-8" 22'-8" 2'-11"

107'-8" 22'-8"

E12

3'-0"

9'-3"

W/D DW

K 1'-1 1/4"

REF.

UNIT A4 486 A4 / A-455

UNIT D1 1142 A4 / A-471

3'-6 3/4"

E12

24'-1 1/2"

1'-11 3/4"

UNIT C3 749 A4 / A-468

3'-6 1/2"

REF.

W/D

13'-5 1/2" 10'-0 3/4"

UNIT B3 641 A4 / A-462

W/D

6'-8"

6'-3 1/2"

3'-1 3/4"

REF.

4 3/4"

E12

3'-10 3/4"

D12

W/D

8'-11" 22'-8"

UNIT D2 1062 A4 / A-472

83'-6 1/2"

3'-7"

4'-2 1/4"

UNIT C2 738 A4 / A-467 19'-8"

PE 3

A-405

ELEV. LOBBY 801

N. CORRIDOR 803

REF.

STAIR 1 ST1.08

SE 4

33'-4 1/2"

804.1 804.1

W/D

E12

802.1

ST1.08.1

REF.

PE 2

VRF 804

UNIT C1 667 A4 / A-466

TRASH 802

ELEC. 805

801.2

22'-8"

D12

PE 1

W/D

REF.

11'-6 3/4"

801.1

STAIR 2 ST2.08 UP DN

3'-6"

1'-4 1/4"

W/D

S. CORRIDOR 806

ST2.08.1

REF.

E12

E12 6'-10 3/4" 2'-4 1/4"

W/D

22'-8" 107'-8"

E12

W/D

7'-2 3/4"

W/D

805.1

UNIT C4 759 A4 / A-469

5'-4 3/4"9 1/2" 3'-2"

1'-1 1/4"

UNIT B4 596 A4 / A-463

REF.DW

REF.

3'-5"

E13

A4 / A-461

E13

W/D

A-118

3'-2 1/2"

UNIT B2 774

3'-8"

REF.

1'-6 3/4"

5'-2 3/4"

1'-4"

1'-10"

3'-7"

REF.

W/D

9'-8 3/4"

UNIT A3 416 A4 / A-454

2'-1"

DW DWREF.

9'-3"

E12

UNIT A2 462 A4 / A-452

W/D

24'-1 1/2"

E12

UNIT B1 635 A4 / A-460

UNIT A1 442 A4 / A-451

W/D

E12

UNIT B5 823 A4 / A-464

DWREF.

E12

6'-3 1/2"

E12

M 9'-3"

13'-3 3/4"

TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL FLOOR - 12 STREET PROJECT 23'-10 1/2"

9'-3"

11'-1 1/4"

24'-5"

6'-4 1/2"

112'-9"

FLOOR PLAN - TYPICAL LEVELS 07-09, 11-12,14-15 Scale: 1/8" = 1'-0"

LEGEND:

RENDERINGS - 12TH ST PROJECT

VIEW OF BUILDING FROM FRANKFORD AVENUE

UNIT PLANS - FRANKFORD PROJECT

CHRISTINE DITARANTI christine.ditaranti@gmail.com | (973) 768-8807