ernest bellamy Portfolio Sampler
ernest bellamy
m: 786-972-7347 e: ernest.e.bellamy@gmail.com
Professional Experience
Distinctions
Perkins+Will
ULI Hines Student Design Competition \\ 2017 \\ Chicago, IL
\\ June 2017 - August 2017 \\ Miami, FL \\ Urban Design Summer Intern
• Worked on various Urban Design Proposals • Modeled 3D models of projects in Rhino • Created SD’s, DD’s, & CD’s in Revit • Created Design Schemes for Renovation Projects • Presented at client meetings
Beilinson_Gomez Architects
School of Architecture - Carnegie Mellon University • 2nd Place
\\ April 2014 - June 2016 \\ Miami, FL \\ Architectural Designer
Community Scholars in Affordable Housing Fellow \\ 2016 \\ Miami, FL Office of Civic and Community Engagement - University of Miami || South Florida Community Development Coalition | Catalyst Miami
Associate Architect Member of the Year \\ 2015 \\ Miami, FL AIA-Miami
Co-Chair, AIM (Architects in the Making) Summer Camp \\ 2015-16 \\ Miami, FL
\\ November 2011 - June 2012 • October 2012 - April 2014 \\ Miami, FL \\ Design Consultant
• Formed SD’s, DD’s, & CD’s in ArchiCAD and AutoCAD • Designed & Rendered projects in SketchUp • Arranged As-builts from Existing Plans/Microfilm • Performed Building Code Research • Performed Site Surveys • Presented at client meetings and community meetings
EDGE Studio
Urban Land Institute • Finalist
George W. Anderson, Jr. Award \\ 2017 \\ Pittsburgh, PA
• Created SD’s, DD’s, & CD’s in AutoCAD • Designed & Rendered projects in SketchUp • Arranged As-builts from Existing Plans/Microfilm • Performed Building Code Research • Performed Material Research & Selection • Performed Site Surveys • Coordination with Clients, Contractors and Consultants • Presented at Client Meetings and Design Review Board Meetings
Design2Form, Inc.
| Publications | Presentations
AIA-Miami • Counselor between 2013 - 2014, became Co-Chair in 2015 responsible for Level 1 (Ages 8-10) Architecture Educational Programming. Program Fund-raising, and Field trip implementation.
Opa-locka: Mirage City Exhibition \\ 2013 \\ Miami, FL
HistoryMiami Museum • Showcase of Design2Form Interventions within the Magnolia Park Neighborhood of Opa-locka, as part of the future movements of the City.
UDream Urban Design Fellow \\ 2012 \\ Pittsburgh, PA
\\ July 2012 - October 2012 \\ Pittsburgh, PA \\ Intern via UDream Fellowship
Remaking Cities Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
• Modeled 3D models of projects in Rhino • Designed & Rendered projects in SketchUp • Arranged As-builts from Existing Plans/Microfilm • Performed Building Code Research • Performed Site Surveys • Presented at client meetings and community meetings
Medellín: Public Space Perceptions + Reconnections \\ 2011 \\ Publication: Forward 111: Landscape
TSAO Design Group
AIA-Chicago • Independent Study Abroad Scholarship focused on research and studying the 20+ year movement in Medellin, Colombia towards improving social, political, and economic advancement and decreased dependence on narcotrafficking to support physical and social infrastructure.
AIA National Associates Committee • Publication exploring the impact of urban design innovations on the 20+ year movement in Medellin, Colombia, towards improving social, political, and economic advancement and decreased dependence on narcotrafficking to support physical and social infrastructure.
Martin Roche Scholar \\ 2009 \\ Chicago, IL
\\ Summer 2005 • May - December 2010 \\ Miami, FL \\ Design Consultant
• Modeled & Rendered projects in SketchUp • Conducted Site Surveys • Arranged As-builts from Existing Plans/Microfilm • Produced SD’s, DD’s, & CD’s in AutoCAD • Performed Material Research & Selection • Coordinated between Consultants • Presented at Client Meetings
Gibson/Darr Architecture + Consulting
Clinton E. Stryker Award \\ 2006 \\ Chicago, IL
Illinois Institute of Technology • Recognition of distinguished leadership and impactful contributions to the institution and broader community.
\\ Aug 2008 - March 2009 \\ Chicago, IL \\ Architecture Intern
• Completed SD’s & CD’s • Rendered 3D models of projects in SketchUp • Created As-builts from existing plans and photographs • Developed marketing material with Adobe Flash & Illustrator
Chicago Park District, Capital Construction Department
Education Carnegie Mellon University \\ 2018 \\ Pittsburgh, PA Master of Urban Design
Illinois Institute of Technology \\ 2009 \\ Chicago, IL \\ Summer 2007 \\ Chicago, IL \\ Summer Intern
• Performed Site Inspections of newly installed Park Equipment and Facilities & Maintenance issues of existing facilities. • Led research into archive management system and how it could be implemented through interdepartmental offices. • Helped maintain the Chicago Park District Planning Archives.
Bachelor of Architecture
Syracuse University \\ Spring 2008 \\ Florence, IT Florence Study Abroad Program - Architecture
Proficiencies AutoCAD, Revit, 3DS Max, SketchUp, Rhino, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Acrobat)
Projects Touch the Water.........................................................................04 2017 ULI Hines Student Design Competition.........................14 Wilkingsburg Urban Design Strategies....................................22 Atlas of Commoning...................................................................29
Perkins + Will • Summer 2017 | Miami, FL Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Baywalk+Riverwalk’s Unifying Element + Brand Development • Competition Finalist
Touch the Water Downtown Miami is bursting with energy; from Brickell to Edgewater billions of dollars of investment have transformed the City, bringing economic vitality and a wave of new downtown residents. World-class cultural institutions have been developed alongside a rediscovery of the layers of neighborhood culture that color the trees like a collage – roughly coexisting in a vibrant and energetic way. This is all an expression of Miami’s place as a port city of global consequence – a single point connecting cultures from several continents, at the juncture between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Can Miami be captured in a single image? Few cities can, but the shimmering wall of towers hovering over reflective blue water is unmistakable. This proposal helps to begin to answer that question, by unify the elements of Miami’s urban core that are fragmented by their disconnection to the water’s edge. This RFP package response’s objective was to develop a unifying element and brand that will connect, identify and unify both Baywalk and the Riverwalk and draw people to these accessible sites. The select graphics represent here represent what elements of the collective work I was most responsible for,
MIAMI is..
MIAMI is..
ART.
NATURE.
MIAMI is..
MIAMI is..
CULTURE.
MUSIC.
DOWNTOWN IS: with historic landmarks Lined with large waterfront open spaces Home to regional sports and cultural venues Home to city, county, state and federal institutions The central transit hub for multiple modes of public transportation A gateway for cruise passengers and visitors
BRICKELL IS: North and South America Home to 34,975 residents, 22,071 new in the last sixteen years Home to high quality retail, dining and entertainment with appeal for locals and international visitors Interlaced with smaller more intimate open spaces and stunning fragments of the historic hardwood canopy Fringed along the southwest by the incredible subtropical canopy of Coconut Grove and Coral Way
Home to a growing community of residents from a wide demographic range Has enormous capacity for development in the coming years
DOWNTOWN + BRICKELL = Complete Metropolitan Center
We see two key catalyst projects which will establish a bold vision for the walk as THE element unifying Downtown and Brickell as a single vibrant and complete metropolitan center. As the bold centerpiece of a unified waterfront trail, we propose a pair of pedestrian bridges: one at the mouth of the river, and a second connecting north and south segments of the Riverwalk at its intersection with the future Underline. The two bridges will serve as iconic focal points, connecting the Baywalk and Riverwalk but more importantly unifying Miami’s downtown, identifying the mouth of the river as the number one corner of the city. Adding these two bridges would also position the Baywalk part of a regional alternative mobility system, tying together the Venetian, Water Taxis, Government Center, the Rickenbacker Causeway and the Underline. We see the two bridges as key pieces of urban infrastructure, serving as centerpoints binding the system together, bringing downtown life literally over the water. Complementing these we see a second pair of interventions which would demarcate the northern and southern gateways to downtown. Bold in scale but soft in approach, these would be the beginning of a Resilient shoreline, restoring the ecological infrastructure of the bay border which has been degraded by urbanization. Tying into Margaret Pace Park at the north and Brickell Park at the south, these will be places of refuge and contrast to the feel of downtown streets. The two pieces will be focused on habitat creation, enhancing water quality, supporting wildlife, and providing an opportunity for residents and visitors to interact with the unique character of the Bay ecosystem.
Complete the circuit, unify the urban core. B AY W A L K P E D E S T R I A N C O N N E C T I O N O V E R M O U T H O F M I A M I R I V E R
Create connections for the exchange energy + movement. P E D E S T R I A N S W I N G B R I D G E AT M E T R O R A I L / U N D E R L I N E C R O S S I N G
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N O R T H : W A L K O N W AT E R
Embrace the water, bring the city to the bay.
SOUTH: BRICKELL BEACH
Truly experience this natural asset.
Turning the otherwise ignored into signature spaces.
Organic, dynamic shaping rhythmically engages both land + sea. The consistency in color location allows for recognition + unity in a subtle but unique way.
CMU MUD 1st Year • Spring 2017 | ULI Hines Student Design Competition • Competition Finalist Faculty Advisor: Donald Carter
IN•District The IN•District is a strategy that preserves and celebrates the historic context of the Chicago North Branch area through a revitalization into a new center for culture, innovation, and innovation, and industry. By connecting heavy and light industries, maker and innovation startups, education, and public amenities, The IN •District reinforces employment opportunities, as well as growth of a new vibrant community. Interconnecting pedestrian trails link the industrial blocks of the site to mixed and residential areas while weaving together the energey from both sides of the river. New trails connect the three main areas of the site: INnovation Square, INdustry Square and INteractions Square.
A City Owned Site B Privately Owned Businesses C Industrial Site
FINKL SITE Former Steel Mill GOOSE ISLAND Science + Industrial Park
Existing Site Plan with parcels (A, B, C) for development consideration.
Parks
CTA ‘L’ lines
Regional Influence
Expressway
METRA commuter rail
Proposed Regional connections to tech and innovation actors in Chicago.
Proposed Site Plan
Full Buildout Development Program
CURRENT ASSET VALUE
$56,000,000
PROJECTED ASSET VALUE
$1,322,000,000
CMU MUD 1st Year • Spring 2017 | Wilkinsburg, PA Faculty: Stephen Quick, Stephan Gruber
Wilkinsburg Urban Design Strategies The Urban Systems Studio of Spring Semester 2017 builds on the knowledge and skillsets developed in the Fall 2016 Semester, expanding on the understanding of basic urban form, placemaking and processes. It introduces the role of urban systems as elements of sustainability in the city: Environmental (infrastructure, open space, ecology, transportation, etc.); Social (community programs, settlement and use patterns, equity and inclusion, placemaking, etc.), Economic (public and private investment, infrastructure spending, incentives, tax base, etc.). This Studio addressed visioning for a Main Street Corridor to rethink its potential as a catalyst for neighborhood regeneration. Serving in collaboration with the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation, The Studio setout to develop a proposal that goes beyond the Main Street/CBD neighborhood and think how strategic interventions could help spur an overall borough reinvestment and redevelopment, thus addressing the complexity of multiple systems and scales inherent in cities: from intimate places to the context of a large portion of the city and its region at large.
CBD Zoom-In Pittsbugh City Limits
Wilkinsburg Borough Wilkinsbu
Wilkinsburg Borough
MLK Jr./East Busway
Rivers
Penn Avenue
TOD Strategic Developments Reprogrammed Existing Buildings
Community Commons Developments Religious Buildings 0
New Development
Bus Routes
100 ft
200 ft
Wilkinsburg Central Business District Interventions
1st Sequence
2nd Sequence
3rd Sequence
4th Sequence
5th Sequence
6th Sequence TOD developments social service developments open space developments borough boundary
Wilkinsburg Borough Master Development Plan
Borough Analysis
Community Commons The section from Hosanna House to the South Avenue United Methodist Church (South Ave UMC) has the most gathering spaces and has the best visibility of the Civic Center area along Penn Avenue north and south. The tactical changes begin within this space. The streets are painted and temporary planter boxes are placed along new bike lanes. As a result of the added amenities more residents start to use low-cost materials and tools to make subtle interventions. People acquire all kinds of information and share resources by engaging in community events hosted in newly activated vacant lots. The Community Commons begins using spaces in unique ways to create more flexible program space, and improving civic presence. The community and social programs housed within the former Wilkinsburg High School complement the array housed in Hosanna House. Both centers work in hand with the adjacent religious institutions to provide safe indoor activity spaces to kids and adequate outdoor space by using the vacant lots, with flexible programming such as outdoor classrooms, playgrounds, basketball fields and street chess games. The existing schools expand their service to support the whole person and engage a broader audience.
TOD Strategic Development The new mixed-income residential section within the strategic development area is a place where new residents, families, and existing Wilkinsburgers can engage with the borough. Taking advantage of the location of the station, and the services and amenities that the station has to offer, residents in the new areas of the strategic development can benefit from living within walking distance of multiple options for commuting to work. The new iconic station with it’s accentuated canopy, will heighten the highly used station and marcate a new plaza surrounding it. The plaza will help facilitate the capacity for increased ridership as the neighborhood grows. Within the plaza will be support services like a daycare, and breakout space for food trucks and cafes to service the scores of people crossing paths from business to home. Working with developers, the acquisition and repurposing of the 401 Penn Avenue building, adjacent to the busway, into a mixed industries building with a new market as its anchor tenant will create a destination point along the busway to travel to, for those in search for fresh food options within the East End. Within the Plaza space for the TOD station, the opening up of the viaduct of the busway and rail line allows for more visual and physical spatial connections to other sides of the busway feel more natural. Thanks to the porousness, the plaza will inspire an atmosphere that invites commuters and locals to linger and interact. The renovated historic train station and the western edge of the CBD become capable of blending seamlessly with the new busway station, ensuring the sites are connected with several points of attractions and serves as a model for the development of the whole area.
CMU MUD 2nd Year • Fall 2017 | Thesis Research | Global Faculty: Stefan Gruber, Jonathan Kline
An Atlas of Commoning A collaborative Reseach half of the Master’s Thesis at CMU. The collective project’s aim was to look into contemporary and historic projects around the globe that sheds light onto citizens' initiatives that collectively reclaim urban spaces and redefine the city as commons beyond the dichotomy of private versus public. The 30 projects research have all become the base resource materials for the Design half of the Individually developing Thesis’ in progress during Spring 2018. The collective works will be published in ARCH+ during 2018 and 2019, as well has be part of a travelling exhibit on the Commons which will be on display Globally via select Goethe Institut locations and Galleries. The project Axons shown represent my individual research of the collective.
ernest bellamy
Professional Portfolio Work Sampler
TSAO Design Group • Design 2010, Completion 2018 | Miami, FL Miami-Dade County Solid Waste Department Project Size: 7,000 sq. ft.
Solid Waste Management Northeast Transfer Station
Conducted on the project Programming, Site and Building Analysis, Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents
Beilinson_Gomez Architects • 2014-2016 | South Miami, FL Grouper SOMI, LLC Project Size: 19,750 sq. ft.
5840 S.W. 71st Street
Conducted on the project Programming, Site Survey, Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents, and Construction Administrationment
Beilinson_Gomez Architects • 2015 | Miami, FL MASSA Investment Group + MR Hospitality
Project Size: 18,000 sq. ft. Interior • 3,000 sq. ft. Exterior
Brickell Restaurant - El Tucan Cabaret and Marion Restaurant
Conducted on the project Site Surveying, Zoning and Building Code Research, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration
EDGE Studio • 2012 | Pittsburgh, PA Propel Charter Schools Project Size: 91,000 sq. ft.
Propel Schools - Northside The renovation of an existing Five Story, 1967 Decommisioned Pittsburgh Public Schools Middle School Building into a K-8 Charter School. The main goals of the renovation were to reorganize and reorient the main entry and bus pick-up/drop off; Softening the facade to be more welcoming; Reorganization and expansion of class room spaces, offices, and secondary support spaces; HVAC and lighting upgrades; And Asbestos Abatement in areas where design renovations conflict with the existing coated structural members. Conducted on the project Programming, Site and Building Analysis, Schematic Design
Proposed Site Plan
Proposed Floor Plans
Proposed Fourth Floor Plan
Existing Fourth Floor Plan
Exterior Perspective - Proposed
GBBN Architects • 2012 | Pittsburgh, PA University of Pittsburgh Project Size: 52,000 sq. ft.
UPitt - Benedum Hall, 8th Fl Renovations Work included using Revit (BIM software) to coordinate design changes and conflicts between the Project Architect, Seattle office of nbbj, and All the various local trades working on the renovation. Scope of work included Eighth Floor Laboratory and Office Renovations for the Center for Energy Department; Phasing of renovation to minimally impact University Functions; as well as Lower Level renovation work on renovating spaces for the Research Library, Teaching Learning Center and CafĂŠ space. Conducted on the project Construction Documents and Construction Administration
Eighth Floor Floor Plan - Scope of Work
Eighth Floor Interior Elevations - Scope of Work
Eighth Floor Reflected Ceiling Plan - Scope of Work
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Eighth Floor Interior Wall Sections
Study Nooks
Eighth Floor - Northeast Corner
Benedum Hall
Design2Form • 2013 | Opa-locka, FL Opa-locka CDC Project Size: 8,500 sq. ft. Apartment Bldg. • 17,865 sq. ft. Play & Parking lot
2070 Lincoln Avenue 2070 Lincoln Avenue is a renovated apartment complex, part of a bigger neighborhood development of the Magnolia North neighborhood of Opa-locka, Florida, by the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC). 2070 Lincoln Avenue was one of three private properties renovated within the neighborhood. Work included a complete redesign of the apartment units, development of a community parking lot, and development of a Community Greenspace (Garden + Todler Play lot). Conducted on the project Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documents and Construction Administration
Site Plan
Unit A
Unit B
Unit C
First Floor Plan
Unit D
Second Floor Plan
Unit E
Unit F
North Elevation
South Elevation
Design2Form • 2012 | Miami, FL Neighbors and Neighbors Association, Inc. + Small Business Grant Program, City of Miami
Project Size: 200 sq. ft.
5505-07 Northwest 7th Avenue The second phase of an ongoing project to revitalize the appearance of small business shopkeepers along the 7th Avenue Corridor, via City and County Grants to support small businesses. The second phase consisted of renovating the facade of a building which shares a common wall with another building that was part of the phase I, thus unifying the two. The overall design intent for all phases is to reflect the character of the neighborhood, predominantly African American, with an Afrocentric design (generalized/non-descriptive West African motif , usually through patterns). Conducted on the project Site and Building Analysis, Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents
Facade Parapet Pattern Details
West African Pattern Inspirations
Proposed Elevation
Door, Window, and Security Screen Details
Proposed Floor Plan + Sunshade Details
Design2Form • Summer 2013 | North Miami, FL Client: City of North Miami + North Miami PAL Project Size: 19,750 sq. ft.
North Miami Police Athletic League The city of North Miami along with the Police Athletic League consulted with Design2Form for the Schematic Design and conceptual renderings for garnering public support for a new building which would also serve as a Community Center for Cagni Park, in the City Center. Boxing serves as a main component of PAL’s athletic programing, provided in the design is space for two professional boxing rings with a capacity space for 250+ seating for tournaments, a fitness gym, four study rooms, and an activity room. The overarching gaol of the facility is to provide a variety of amenities to promote exercising, entertainment, fitness through indoor and outdoor activities in order to enrich the experience for members, residents, and visitors. Beyond the envelope of the center, additional goals will include heightened sense of security, a functional layout and a strong relationship with the natural environment and the adjacent Cagni Park. Conducted on the project Programming, Site and Building Analysis, Schematic Design, Codes and Regulations, Design Development
N.E. 135th Street
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Site Plan
Exterior Perspective - N.E. Corner
Exterior Perspective - N.W. Corner
Interior Perspective - Boxing Gym