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Design Portfolio
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Profile | Introduction As a graduate with a master’s degree from the University Of Florida School Of Architecture, and a diverse leader and designer, I have spent my time creating a well-rounded basis to further my career. I have worked as an architectural intern for three years, an architectural associate for 3 years, and a design manager for two years. As a professional who returned to school late in life, I have had the opportunity to gain experience in other areas that have been beneficial to the growth of my career in architecture. I am capable in sales and communication, IT support, project management, and BIM integration. I have a great deal of knowledge in the hospitality and restaurant industry. I have traveled extensively throughout Europe and South America, and speak German and English fluently. I also speak basic Italian and Spanish. In addition to my travels, I have had the exceptional opportunity to study for a semester in Vicenza, Italy. I possess strong leadership and organizational skills. I take my professional and personal responsibilities very seriously. I consider myself to be self-motivated and hard-working in a field that is my true passion. With my extensive education, work experience and well rounded background, I will be a strong, professional asset to your company. The following is a brief compilation of the conceptual work I have engaged in. While this portfolio highlights the creative concepts behind these projects, I also intend to demonstrate my technical abilities as a designer and my abilities in graphic and physical communication. Thank you for your time and consideration.
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NAP FORD SCHOOL ORLANDO - FLORIDA
LAKE IVANHOE PARK BRIDGE ORLANDO - FLORIDA
KOPER CRUISE TERMINAL KOPER - SLOVENIA
FAVELA REDEVELOPMENT SÃO PAULO - BRAZIL
OTHER WORKS RENDERINGS - SKETCHES - MODELING
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NAP FORD SCHOOL ORLANDO - FLORIDA
Re-Creating Identity | Building the Creative Class The Parramore district of Orlando Florida is a predominantly African-American community with a rich historical and cultural background. Unfortunately, this identity has been decimated due to economic forces as well as the destruction and lack of maintenance of historic buildings and markers. However, the area still displays shards and artifacts of its former self. They have simply been spread out or covered up, thus hiding the true identity and rich culture of the Parramore district below the surface. Using the new Nap Ford Community School building and the new proposed “Identity Wall�, the community will have a new place to display a central and diverse image of its makeup. By displaying these fragments and artifacts in a public place in the heart of the new Creative village, the school and the Parramore district will be able to create a stronger connection and thus a bridge to the new development and Downtown Orlando.
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Nap Ford Pre-K 8 School Nap Ford High School UCF Emerging Media Campus I-4 Corridor Paramore Ave Creative Village Development
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To maintain an open floor plan concept, this proposal recommends using modular furniture such as that shown at the right to maintain and manage the space. The modular media center can be used to house books and tablets (for a more tech forward teaching approach).
Open floor classroom programming is a methodology in which an open space can be molded to fit the curriculum or teaching strategy that best suits learners and their teachers. This proposal creates three set spaces within a particular classroom (the main space, lecture area, and group space). Each classroom at the 6-8 grade level is open to the other two. This allows for collaboration so that high level learners or those requiring remedial work can receive this attention without the formality of a separate space. The lecture space is used to give general instruction on a topic. The open floor space can then be used as reinforcement spaces for these lectures. The breakout space can be managed by the standard practice of shared instruction between the three teachers of a single grade, where two provide instruction and one maintains behavior management. The private group space can be used by individuals, small groups, or for specialty instruction (i.e. ESOL or ESE).
The mobile student storage units can be used to further shape the space and incorporate pin up walls for art, reinforcement pieces or backdrops for performances.
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The concept behind this new school proposal creates a very visual link between the school, the Parramore district, and the new Creative Village development. The school plans on giving its open spaces to the community for gatherings and functions when those spaces are not in use for educational purposes. These include performance spaces, exhibit spaces, gathering spaces, and work spaces. These type of spaces are formed by penetrating the “Identity Wall” and projecting into the Creative Village at a perpendicular angle to the main classroom bar. The building also employs two intersecting grids (one at 180/90 degrees and one at 170/80 degrees). The intersection between these two grids occurs at the point where the upper level classroom bar, the lower level classroom bar, and the public media library/performance space intersect. Because of the strong axis and intersection that occurs, this is also the space where the main vertical circulation occurs. The intersection enforces the link between education and the economic and social well-being of the city as a whole. Throughout the building the “Identity Wall” is presented as a reminder of the culture and history of the neighborhood in which the school is located. The wall serves as both a barrier and a connection. The act of breaking through the barrier is at the heart of the building and is predicated on a strong connection with its surroundings.
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LAKE IVANHOE PARK BRIDGE ORLANDO - FLORIDA
Recreation | Connection This project is the culmination of an architectural class focused on generating a concept using digital design software. Prototypes are generated using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper. This particular project focuses on spanning using structural elements. After basic prototypes were generated, each student was allowed to choose their own site. The site which I chose is actually two parks that are separated by a large lake. Because of private residence to the west and the interstate to the right, it became clear that a bridge would be the most effective way to connect these two elements. Also, the lake is often used for canoeing and paddle-boarding, as well as swimming. This allowed for water-front recreation facilities to be included in the programming. The new bridge, along with its swim platforms and public space, creates a much more cohesive link to the community, and allows the park to serve a broader purpose for its users.
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As seen in plan, the design of the bridge is predicated on the idea of counterbalance. Opposing elements, such as the two sweeps of the bridge platform, as well as the swim and recreation platforms, allow for a minimal amount of structural intrusion into the water. The main structural bearings are counterbalanced against the weight of the bridge platform as it makes its sweep around them. Even the paneling and the program space at the opposite ends of the bridge evoke a duality, implying the connection of the two peninsulas of the park.
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An important aspect of the bridge was its ability to inject public programming into the park. Swim platforms and recreation platforms allow the park visitors direct access to the water, as well as offer space for recreational rentals (such as paddle boards and canoes). The covered pavilions offer visitors shaded spaces to enjoy gatherings, and also provide space for an administrative office and an educational space. The educational space will focus on the environmental importance, as well as the fragile ecosystem of Central Florida’s interconnected lake system. This program is intended to create a rich and vibrant outdoor space for Orlando’s residents.
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Using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper, initial prototypes provided a new way of concept design which these digital tools have brought to the design industries. Using Grasshopper scripts, a rapid testing scenario was developed, where materials, structural elements, frame members, and surface textures and patterns can be quickly studied. While programing and site analysis still play into the initial design concepts behind this project, these prototyping methodologies allow for complex geometries to be tested without redrawing or remodeling. This methodology was combined with V-Ray rendering to produce images that would realistically depict the project in its context. However, sections and elevations were also produced to study proportions and connections of materials. These studies incorporated natural shadows and realistic settings so that materials and positioning could be studied. Such analysis performed with these programs, as well as others, indicate the validity that the computer now holds in the design industry.
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KOPER CRUISE TERMINAL KOPER - SLOVENIA
Temporal | Integration The current cruise port of Koper demonstrates a disconnect with the historic city center. Due in part to the drastic change in elevation between the vast expanse of concrete of the port and the level of the city center above, bridging this divide becomes a major aspect of this project proposal. It is also important to consider the activation of the site of the port so that it remains a part of Koper in times when it is not servicing cruise ships. Other considerations in the creation of this proposal stem from the need to maintain a clear public view of the sea and creating a constructed language that bridges the industrial materiality and feel of the shipping port and the fabric of the historic city center.
The proposed intervention is centered around a new elevated piazza that links the new terminal with the existing waterfront promenade to the west. This elevation allows for a more subtle change in elevation between the city and the terminal. It serves as the central connection between the port, the promenade, the central corridor into the old city, and public transportation and parking to the east. Below this piazza lies a new conference center that will bring city programming down to the water and create a stronger connection between the port and the city. However, the piazza is also a new public space that is not only intended for use by cruise passengers but city residents as well. From the elevated piazza, passengers will enter the terminal’s main access point. While intended for use by cruise passengers, the new terminal also houses retail and leisure facilities that allow for public use by city residents as well. This is accomplished by separations of secure boarding and ticketing zones and public space. The terminal is conceived as an assemblage of components of an industrial language. It’s subtle sloping roof and large roof structure seem to grapple onto the piazza. This creates a less drastic change between the fabric of the old city center and the industrial shipping port that lies to the northeast and is seen from the city.
This project was a submission to the Piran Days of Architecture and was chosen to be displayed in the city’s newspaper. The picture at the top shows the students of University of Florida and University of Liubliani who participated in this project.
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The terminal is capable of servicing three ships at once, each carrying 3,000 passengers. Given this complex and temporal programming, the importance of the piazza as a nexus point becomes clear. This is not only the point of arrival into the city of Koper, but the distribution point from the terminal into the city and it’s surrounding destinations. Yet, this nexus point also serves as a place of convergence for both passengers and city residents.
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Storage Office Space/Meeting Rooms Ballrooms/Event Space Public Space Secure Outdoor Zone Secure Administrative Zone Secure Passenger Zone Restrooms Retail Space Bridge to City
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The drastic change in the city’s elevation requires the terminal to take on multiple experiences at its different levels. The new plaza serves the most important roll as a new public space, as well as a temporal gathering space for cruise passengers. However, the street edge is also considered as a public/passenger thoroughfare, while the upper levels offer new retail space, restaurant space, and viewing platforms. Here, the section and the elevation show the gradual rise the building makes in order to soften the drastic change in the city’s elevation, while maintaining an open facade to allow maximum connection to the city.
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FAVELA REDEVELOPMENT SĂƒO PAULO - BRAZIL
Architecture | Ethnography Favelas are typically made up of impoverished people who group together and build dwellings of cheap and recycled materials, often materials that are thrown away or gathered from the demolition of other buildings. These communities are often rich in culture, talent, skill, and craftsmanship. People of these communities often work for minimal income or have no income at all. It is for this reason that redeveloping these communities requires a very broad approach that touches on many concentrations. Including economics, sociology, anthropology, city planning, engineering, and architecture. The scope of such redevelopment would also need to include infrastructure, civic space, communal space, and public and private housing, as an alternative to many current methods that simply seek to sweep away the existing buildings and replace them with block style housing structures. The project is intended to serve as an infrastructural spine, a marker of place that belongs to the community, a public system for preserving the culture and history of the community, and most importantly, a catalyst to spawn redevelopment on a large scale and scope.
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The extreme density of the Paraisopolis favela creates many problems but also exposes possibilities for urban renewal. In this case, a polluted water source runs through a poorly paved intersection. This point becomes the central node for inserting an intervention that provides public space, protects the water source, defends against future construction encroachment, provides for public amenities and resources, and creates a visual identity for the neighborhood. 1.
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Target Area - The building identified in blue encroach on the waterway too densely. The result is pollution and a lack of access to the water as a resource. These buildings are targeted for removal and displacement. In some cases they will be completely removed. In others they can be modified to create a suitable water corridor. This area will serve as the base of the intervention. Its shape is defined by the remaining buildings. Identifying Intersections - Two major axis and the water way form a focal point for the intervention. Transportation, pedestrian traffic, and commerce will all intersect here to create the main entrance and exit to the intervention. Identifying anchors - These are areas of interest along the target zone. They are potentials for micro interventions such as play zones for children, commerce zones for small shop owners, and religious buildings that play into the local culture. Creating Connections - The intervention will serve as a public corridor to connect these micro interventions, the water, and the public.
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Public Space is the cultivator and incubator for enculturation and cultural evolution. It is the place where the three basic tenants of any culture (economy, subsistence, and religion) intersect through social interactions. Within this realm, members of a society exchange ideas, learn behaviors, and become familiar with the way their societies operate. Public spaces come in all shapes, sizes and functions. However, to be an effective incubator for cultural education, the space is better served if it is traversed by a wide variety within the culture, rather than a space that caters to a small mono-culture. Carving Out Public Space Display - These cases provide the opportunity to display community artifacts that represent the identity of the people. Works of art, craft works, or historical meaningful items could be displayed here. Reuse & Recycle - Wood an metal that is removed when old buildings are demolished can be used to give the wall a rich texture that anchors it to the neighborhood.
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Local Material - Red brick is prevalent in Paraisopolis. It will lend strength and a unifying aesthetic. Core/Filter - The inner layer will help to control water run-off by filtering pollutants and stabilizing mud slides. It can also be used to carry infrastructural components such as high speed internet cable. The wall is also designed to contain water should the river become flooded. The system acts as a one-way system. As the water rises it would lift the gates and dam up the flow of water.
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The intervention winds through the dense fabric of the surrounding neighborhood. It serves to alleviate the density, protect the river, and creates a public space that is essential for communal gathering and cultural interaction. The intervention also takes care to provide financial opportunities to the residents. The purpose of such a project is to create a sense of growth and direction that can cultivate further redevelopment in the neighborhood. Because of the variability of such a project, each space can take on very different characteristics and serve different purposes, as studied in the analysis of the public spaces above, which are formed by dense public edifices.
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OTHER WORKS RENDERINGS - SKETCHES - MODELING
Expression | Communication As a designer, I find it to be of the utmost importance to be able to communicate your ideas effectively and clearly to clients and colleagues. There are many techniques employed in this form of communication in the fields of design. Construction documents are often only completed when initial concepts, sketches, models, and renderings have first been produced to communicate the project to a client. These next few images are examples of these types of communication tools that I have presented in the past. While I will not describe the entirety of the projects they represent here, they are simply meant to exhibit my communication abilities.
Renderings are often used to give a clearer and more realistic image of a project to a client, as a marketing tool, or for award or competition presentations. Wether they are quick mock-ups done with Sketchup and Photoshop, or complex computer models rendered with engines such as V-Ray or 3DS Max, they give a realistic representation of the project in a way that lets the client imagine the final work. Renderings are also very useful in demonstrating how interior spaces will work, when a plan or section may leave the client unclear about scale or proportion. These renderings span a wide variety of software and rendering engines, and were all intended for final presentations. They give a clear idea of how I envision the final product in both form and function.
These images represent process pieces that have helped me make design decisions in the past. These are composite pieces that are often created through the combination of drawing, photography, paint, charcoal, and even modeling. They are used as site and context analysis, and allow me to see a project in a way that I might not have otherwise seen. Often, it is the simple act of making these pieces that brings insight to the layering and complexity offered by a site, a project, and its scope. Through the making of these pieces, it often becomes clear how to incorporate this context into the final project.
Modeling is an important piece of my design process. The act of making the model can often inform me about constructability, materiality, and scale and proportion. I use modeling throughout the design and presentation process. As can be seen from these images, a quick context model (like the one above) can help define the sense of place a project may take on, while sketch models (like the ones below) can be used to quickly refine a concept, and presentation quality models (like the one at the left) can help in visualizing a final product. While other visual tools, such as drawing and rendering, offer the client an opportunity to imagine a final product, models add the benefit of being able to be touched and held. This gives the client an opportunity to stand inside the completed project.
Curriculum Vitae profile
Having received a Master’s of Architecture degree and having a diverse professional background, I feel I am uniquely suited to become a member of your organization. I believe my technical qualifications, creativity, and strong leadership and organizational skills will help me to become a valued asset to your creative team. summary of qualifications
Strong leadership & management skills (currently oversee a staff of 25 designers) Strong communication skills Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite Fluent in English & German Basic Spanish & Italian language skills Proficient in photography, hand sketching, & painting Skilled in Rhinoceros, 3DS Max, V-Ray, Sketchup, Autodesk Revit & Autocad, Dynamo, Grasshopper, & Graphisoft Archicad • Excellent physical & computer aided parametric modeling skills • Skilled in file management & BIM coordination • • • • • • •
work experience (see resume for details)
The Nassal Company Design Manager University of Central Florida Adjunct Professor of Architectural Design Nola Van Peursem Architects Associate Designer Chapman Sisson Architects Associate Designer Guy Butler Architects Associate Designer
08/2016 - Present 08/2016 - Present 12/2015 - 08/2016 08/2015 - 12/2015 01/2013 - 08/2015
education
University of Florida Gainesville, FL M.Arch - May 2014 3.825 GPA University of Central Florida Orlando, FL B.A. Architecture - May 2012 3.85 GPA ncarb licensure progress
ADP Hours - Completed ARE Testing- In Progress activities
& awards
Arthur Blenn Anderson Scholarship Recipient - 2013 Architectural Design Honor Award - 2013 Academic Dean’s List - Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012 AIAS UCF | Vice President
DANIEL “MIKO” MIKOLASCHEK 55 W CHURCH ST #2318 ORLANDO, FL 32801 407.951.2603 DANIEL_MIKO@ME.COM DANIELMIKO.WIXSITE.COM/ARCH
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