ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
GUILLERMO ROMANI
OMNI POOL COMPLEX
The Omni Pool Complex is a structure that will bring new life to Asser Levy Park and all those who enjoy the park itself every day. It ranges from both public and private activities and facilities to accommodate and satisfy any and every type of person. From children to adults to senior citizens, everyone will be able to enjoy the Omni Pool Complex and truly see why it is the all-in-one facility. Whether you want to enjoy some private time in the western wing of the Omni and get all the benefits of a great sun tan or maybe even read a nice book. Maybe you want to enjoy the facility’s biggest attractions which would be the indoor and outdoor pools. You can go diving and also socialize in the public area of the facility and enjoy a nice meal. Whatever it maybe that you enjoy one thing is guaranteed, you will enjoy your time at the Omni Pool Complex.
SECTIONS
A
B
8FT
24FT
40FT
SECTION A-1 : 1/32” = 1’
A
B
8FT
24FT
40FT
SECTION A-2 : 1/32” = 1’
A
B
8FT
24FT
40FT
SECTION B-1 : 1/32” = 1’
ROOF PLAN
A A-2
A A-1
B B-1
SCALE: 1/32” = 1’
FLOOR PLAN
SCALE: 1/32” = 1’
INTERIOR RENDERS
SITE PLAN 1/128” = 1’
64FT
128FT
320FT
SCALE: 1/256” = 1’
SITE PLAN
LUMIOCITY
"LUMIOCITY" seeks to extend traditional masonry practices, scope, and markets through its emphasis on “light” (both in light construction and illumination). In service of the project’s occupants and the profession of masonry, the objectives include a meditation on light as well as developing applications for solving contemporary design problems beyond NJIT. This prototype for a rainscreen system redefines mortar as a “network by which things are held together” and different ways masonry units can be aggregated. Steel reinforcement serves as a stand-in for the mortar to produce a lightweight, floating effect; the steel makes for precise, accurate, and fast construction. In investigating the concepts of economies of means and economies of scale, the pre-fabrication process for this project allows for efficient onsite construction and the ability to apply this system multiple times in any location around the world. The goal is to develop and prototype new applications in the practices of masonry applications that promote and update masonry as a craft that can respond to markets in a rapidly changing world. The experiential study of light in this project is an off-the-grid lighting application which can be plugged into each aggregated unit to capture sunlight during the day and radiate ambient light at night. The prototype is a proof of concept demonstrating the versatility and variables present in the scheme, including the lighting system, the geometry, and the scale.
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S H I F T
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S T A B I L I T Y
CONNECTION DETAIL
SECTION
光
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. -Albus Dumbledore
The history of architecture is the history of the struggle for light. -Le Corbusier
LUMINA
CВЕТЛИНА
Of the original phenomena, light is the most enthralling. -Leonardo da Vinci
...Light is the beautifier of the building. -Frank Lloyd Wright
LUCE
The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us. -Alexandra Elle
1'- 0" = 3/4"
LJSIÐ
ŚWIATŁO
Everything the light touches is our kingdom. -Mufasa
And at last I see the light and it's like the fog has lifted. -Rapunzel
LICHT
I
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It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. -Aristotle Onassis
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. -Dylan Thomas
LYSE
The candle is not lit to give light, but to testify to the night. -Robert Bly
We are all broken, that's how the light gets in. -Ernest Hemingway
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Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building. -Thomas Fuller
Here I stand in the light of day. -Elsa
LUMIÉRE
빛
In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light. -Hans Hofmann
DRIT
Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all the other lights go out. -J.R.R. Tolkien
LJUS
The stars... give due light to the misled and lonely traveller. -John Milton
LYS
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. -Francis Bacon
легкий
ILAW
LIGHT
It's not what you have on the outsides that glitters in lights, it's what you have on the inside that shines in the dark. -Anthony Liccione
LUCE
The history of architecture is the history of the struggle for light. -Le Corbusier
LUMINA
CIRCULATION
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
GUILLERMO ROMANI E-MAIL giyeromani@gmail.com PHONE 551-795-2847 ADDRESS 45 Richmond Ave. Paterson, NJ. 07502