Gregory Nakata Portfolio of Works by Gregory Nakata

Portfolio of Works New York + London + Texas + Mexico City + Idaho + California + New Jersey + Paris + Switzerland + Abu Dhabi

in Architecture + Design

// 2009 - 2013

GREGORY NAKATA

Master of Architecture + Bachelor of Science in Architecture

ÂŠ GMN COVER PHOTOGRAPHY by Gregory Nakata // Mount Pilatus Luzern Switzerland

Portfolio of Works

I am a graduate of the City College of New York; I hold a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

International travel and cultural and social exploration I regard among the most significant drivers towards my understanding of Architecture and its virtues. I place emphasis on bold, cerebral, and sensitive processes that catalyze ethical and expressive design solutions in the built environment. My work is featured at the threshold of design and Architecture, making connections with many aspects of culture and society through advanced mediums of representation. Gregory M Nakata

GREGORY NAKATA Portfolio of Works

Master of Architecture Suma Cum Laude The Spitzer School of Architecture The City College of New York New York City NY

Bachelor of Science in Architecture The University of Idaho Moscow ID

Module A5+/ MSc Architecture

Centre for Alternative Technology Machynlleth Wales UK

Diploma with Honors Auburn Riverside Senior High School Auburn WA

TABLE OF CONTENTS Graduate Works Featured Works HWKN Projects Past Works Media Expression Furniture Design International Photography 2009-2013 © GMN 2013

// photograph from inside the laban, greenwich

This library is an urban folly; an injection of the etherealâ&#x20AC;Ś it is situated in the back of a community garden amongst impromptu spaces adjacent to a public school. A series of choreographed entry points obscures its entry which is accessed by existing paths. While no physical connections are made, the library serves as an apparatus to the school making a visual connection directly into the library from the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second level. An assembly space and terrace at the garden level link the community space to the program of the school.

ÂŠ GMN

East Harlem Library East Harlem New York Branch Library

// physical model in acrylic and corrugated plastic

// visualizations illustrates entry sequence

// visualization from alley

// visualization of primary facade

The library exists as a covert urban reference, calling out a phenomenological event.

EAST HARLEM LIBRARY

// visualization of main entrance

// visualization from 2nd level of adjacent school

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East Harlem Branch Library Diamante Garden

P.S. 155 William Paca School

impromptu seating community garden potting shed community room deck trellus

branch library private allotment garden cat alley entrance personal decorations

// isometric section through library 0.125” = 1’

Connections are made to existing spaces which incorporates them into the functions of the library.

EAST HARLEM LIBRARY

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// context plan of site

Choreographed entry points and use of existing paths serve to obscure the entry.

EAST HARLEM LIBRARY

// R roof terrace

// 7 children’s area / reading area

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plano-concave lens physics

// 2 periodicals / media library

community library

community // 1 computer room

program zoning

// G lobby / cafe / community room

// B archive / storage

rulled surface elevation / plan footprint

// perspectival section

distribution of structural pods with stacks

// physical model in acrylic and corrugated plastic

The compressed geometry stratifies the library’s program, codified into 3 zones.

EAST HARLEM LIBRARY

Living Pixels is a master planning exercise which tests the conventions of master planning by offering a more organic strategy with an inherent specificity. Each pixel relates to a different scale thereby encouraging an understanding of the full spectrum of spaces which are necessary to orchestrate the redevelopment of an inclusive community whilst engaging with the existing housing in Red Hook Brooklyn.

ÂŠ GMN + T. Harper

Living Pixels Red Hook Brooklyn Master plan

// physical model in acrylic

+ Published in SSA CityWorks 6 Publication

// archi-comic newspaper

// visualization of red hook towards lower new york harbor

Diagrams and visualizations are made accessible through the medium of an archi-comic newspaper.

LIVING PIXELS

ÂŠ GMN + T. Harper

// pixelation land use diagram

The use of pixelation allowed for a more granular approach to land use designation.

LIVING PIXELS

The Future of Productivity Offices are based on Microsoftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vision of the Future of Productivity, where glass and technology are fully integrated components designed to interface with the user in clutter-less environments where space becomes about experience and personalization. The building is a rational response to the context and environmental factors of the site.

ÂŠ GMN

Productivity Offices Business Incubator NoHo New York City

// physical model in acrylic

+ Published in SSA CityWorks 6 Publication

// visualization at night

// visualization looking northwest

The dynamic form creates public and private outdoor spaces.

TECHNOLOGY OFFICE

Contract documents were produced utilizing BIM software.

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Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at City College of New York of The City University of New York 141 Convent Avenue New York NY 10031

Professor Martin Stigsgaard

358-366 Lafayette Street New York, New York USA 10012

The Future of Productivity Offices

NAKATA Gregory Nakata 141 Convent Avenue Studio 325 New York NY 10031 gregorynakata@gmail.com

Cost Estimator Consultant David Miller http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-miller/11/4a/141

Exterior Envelope/Curtain Wall Consultant John Paul Murray Caseworks Architect, PLLC 80 Fifth Avenue Suite 1201 New York NY 10011 info@caseworksnyc.com +1.212.594.9112

Landscape Consultant Taewook Cha Supermass Studio 12-16 Vestry Street 5th Floor New York NY 10013 USA taewook.cha@supermassstudio.com +1.917.733.3671

Lighting Consultant Eleni Sawidou es@designlight.us +1.917.856.9033

Expeditor/Building Code Consultant Garry Johnson GAJohnson@jdc-inc.com +1.212.860-4848 x23

Mechanical Systems Consultant Aaron Martin Altieri, Sebor, Wieber LLC 31 Knight Street Norwalk CT 06851-4706 USA +1.203.866.5538

Structural Systems Consultant Dominic R Pilla: Dominick R Pilla Associates Consulting Engineering and Architecture 23 Depew Avenue Nyack NY 10960-3838 USA +1.845.727.7793

Audubon Terrace is a landmark block with a central plaza enclosed by several cultural institutions and edifices of higher learning. The DIA Audubon Terrace Museum serves as an epicenter for patrons visiting the campus. The Museum is arranged sequentially, where the galleries are viewed in ascending order and are punctuated by smaller galleries designed to extend and reflect the horizon through the use of highly dark reflective surfaces akin to a mirrored tunnel looking towards an infinite horizon line.

ÂŠ GMN

DIA Art Museum Audubon Terrace New York City

// physical model in acrylic

+ Published in SSA CityWorks 5 Publication

// interior view of physical model

// photograph at multnoma falls

The tunnel at Multnoma Falls inspired the punctuating gallery spaces surreal experiential quality.

DIA ART MUSEUM

ÂŠ GMN

// site context plan

Perpendicular glass fins create a ruled interior surface refracting light and color from the outside.

DIA ART MUSEUM

The mapping of site conditions produced a hybrid scaffolding - a field of vectors and thresholds. A single ribbon translates the vector map into a linear sequence of nodes created by specific folding along the measured thresholds which create a series of follies that begin to imply spatial moments and connections beyond the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extents. The assignment of space which makes up the two primary zones of the house, perched at the top of the hill at the edge of the trees.

ÂŠ GMN

Adirondack House Adirondacks New York Private Residence

// physical model ain basswood

+ Published in SSA CityWorks 5 Publication

// site analysis ribbons

// site analysis ribbon and vectors

Every fold and turn of the ribbon is dictated by a series of site specific controls and micro systems.

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A map of site vectors aims to freeze the invisible and phenomenological to translate a moment in time.

ADIRONDACK HOUSE

+ Featured: AIA Center for Architecture NYC

// stystems axonometric diagram

Environmental factors shape the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s layers and orientations to respond directly to the site.

ADIRONDACK HOUSE

// longitudinal section

ÂŠ GMN

// visualization in context

Three distinct zones address the insularity of the site and the live work aspect of the house.

ADIRONDACK HOUSE

As the lines between design and production become increasingly blurred, innovative architectural practice requires the ability both to integrate diverse software packages and to move seamlessly from digital models to physical output. These projects aim to exploit the newest digital design and fabrication tools in ways that will advance all stages of architectural production, from conception and visualization to development and manufacturing; a framework for conceptualizing and producing physical output.

ÂŠ GMN

Visual Studies Descriptive Geometry Advanced Computing

// physical model in chipboard

Parametric utilities and scripting translate a form into a physical model for fabrication.

ADVANCED COMPUTING

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c GMN + C.Richardson + J.Stevenson + M.Pauley + Softlab NYC

// projection array diagram

A methodical sequence of analysis describes a 3D shape geometrically in two dimensional space

DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY

Wendy does not play the typical architecture game of ecological apology - she is pro-active. That is why Wendy is composed of nylon fabric treated with a ground breaking titania nanoparticle spray to neutralize airborne pollutants. During the summer of 2012 Wendy will clean the air to an equivalent of taking 260 cars off the road. The courtyard at MoMA PS1 will be activated by tools like shade, wind, rain, music, and visual identity to reach beyond her envelope. Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spiky arms reach out with micro-programs like blasts of cool air, music, water cannons and mists to create social zones throughout the courtyard.

ÂŠ GMN + HWKN

WENDY at MoMA PS1 Hollwich Kushner Long Island City

// photograph by michael moran via hollwichkushner

+ Participated in design and construction

// photograph by michael moran via hollwichkushner

// photograph by gregory nakata

The HWKN team and student volunteers participated in the construction of Wendy in 2012.

WENDY AT MOMA PS1

ÂŠ GMN + HWKN

// photograph by iwan baan via hollwichkushner

Wendy is a storm, pushing at the boundaries of Architecture.

WENDY AT MOMA PS1

+ Currated all exibition and branding materials

// visualization for merchandising Wendy merchandise was curated in collaboration with Pentagram, 2x4, and Bruce Mau Design.

MEETWENDY.COM

// interactive website

i aM WEnDy.

WEar WEnDy

DANCE FLOOR

HWKN has curated a team of some of the biggest names in graphic design to create merchandise that reflects Wendy’s progressive aesthetics and ground-breaking technology.

Open Area with Cool Air Breezes and Thundering Beats

DJ BOOTH

Suspended within one of Wendy’s Occupiable Arms

AIR PURIFICATION Titania TiO2 Nanoparticle Coating on PVC Mesh

WATER ZONE

Water Cannon, Mist Cave, and Relaxation Pools

COOL ZONE

Cool Air Jets Powered by Big Ass Fans

DEsignED To push aT ThE BounDariEs of TraDiTional archiTEcTurE.

Wendy’s boundary is defined by tools like shade, wind, rain, music, and a striking form to reach beyond physical boundaries - in essence not just a space but an environment. Spiky arms made of fabric mesh reach out, each with micro-programs like blasts of cool air, water cannons, and mist to create social zones throughout the courtyard.

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Wendy’s pointy shape looks the way it does because of one simple equation: More Surface Area = More Clean Air. The simplest, cheapest, and most abundant construction system in New York, the scaffold, is deployed to create a 56’ x 56’ x 45’ volume. Wendy hybridizes the system with a tube and clamp arrangement. That frees the fabric from any structural function.

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Wendy’s outfit is treated with Pureti titania nanofilm that neutralizes airborne pollutants. Powered by sunlight, the titania in Wendy’s surface operates as a catalyst, that removes pollutants from the air. Wendy’s surface can neutralize one half ton of nitrogen oxide particles from the air over the course of a single year - that is equivalent to planting two acres of trees. All of this means that PS1 will have the cleanest air around this summer.

+ Tio2 + no2 = no3

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WEnDy T-shirT By pEnTagraM Black Graphic on White T-Shirt $35

Buy WEnDy MErchanDisE aT MoMa ps1 BooksTorE, MoMa DEsign sTorE, anD WWW.MEETWEnDy.coM

WEnDy ToTE By BrucE Mau DEsign Black Graphic on Canvas $45

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facEBook.coM/MEETWEnDy - TWiTTEr: @WEnDyhWkn

7/3/2012 3:44:34 PM

// exhibition marketing brochure

A Website, Brochures, Postcards, Buttons, Stickers, Banners, T-Shirts, and Totes were produced for Wendy.

MEETWENDY.COM

+ Designed posters for exhibition in U.A.E.

// photograph by hollwichkushner Wendy went on tour to the U.A.E. for Masdar and H.H. Sheikha Salama Bint Hamadan Al Nahyan Foundation

WENDY ABU DHABI

ÂŠ GMN + HWKN

// photograph by hollwichkushner

// photo-catalytic process diagram

Wendy became solar powered on The Corniche Road for Sustainability Week in Abu Dhabi.

WENDY ABU DHABI

+ Re-Designed Wendy for Augmented Reality

// augmented reality application

Wendy was converted into augmented reality through a program developed in Europe.

URBASEE / AUGMENTED

ÂŠ GMN + HWKN + Urbasee

// augmented reality exhibition poster

Augmented Reality Wendy was exhibited in New York and Paris.

URBASEE / AUGMENTED

HWKN (Hollwich Kushner) is a New York based design office whose projects span the worlds of culture, branding, and development. HWKN embraces all facets of contemporary culture to enrich and reinvent projects. The office is involved in a diverse range of projects that include Wendy, the 2012 Museum of Modern Art PS1 Pavilion; J2, the tallest residential development in New Jersey; the Fire Island Pines Pavilion, and the UNIQLO Cubes. The office focuses on global cultural projects, large-scale developments, and brand-enhancing interventions for our aging society.

ÂŠ GMN + HWKN

HWKN Architects Hollwich Kushner New York City

// hollwich kushner main office

+ Diagrams featured in Architectural Digest

// visualization inside grand central terminal

// visualization of information display

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Climbing Upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; celebrates the bespoke materials and construction utilized in the new Range Rover, Architecturally.

RANGE ROVER

PROJECT: GMN + HWKN

// architectural digest may 2013

The HWKN and Land Rover collaboration is featured in May 2013â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Architectural Digest.

RANGE ROVER

+ Adaptive re-use programming at J Squared

// visualization of phase one development

J2 Hub seeks to help transition the neighborhood into a center for rejuvenation and innovation.

JOURNAL SQUARED HUB

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Kitchenette Storage Lounge Semi-Private Desks Shared-Space Desks Conference Room Private Offices Lecture/Classroom

PROJECT: GMN + HWKN + Architizer

// axonometric program diagram

// visualization of interior space

A business incubator will become a hub of activity for the forthcoming Journal Squared Towers.

JOURNAL SQUARED HUB

// visualization of master plan

// logo and branding designed by bruce mau design

BOOM Communities seek to enhance the culture of growing old through ideas of New Aging.

BOOM NATIONAL

ABOUT:

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Guidelines:

URBANISM

Components:

Architecture

Location:

HOMES

BOOM PROVIDES INNOVATIVE URBANISM WITHIN ESTABLISHED, SELECT GAY COMMUNITIES AROUND THE US AND THE WORLD.

WELLNESS

SPORTS AREAS, GYMS AND A SPA ALLOW RESIDENTS TO EXCERSIZE AND FOCUS ON THEIR BODY IN ANY WAY THAT THEY SEE FIT, THROUGH INTENSIVE WORK-OUTS OR LOW-IMPACT EXCERSIZES.

A PROFESSIONAL CENTER IS PROVIDED AT EVERY BOOM LOCATION, TO ALLOW BOOM RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE WORKING IN WHATEVER WAY THAT THEY SEE FIT. different scales of retail are also included to provide for round-the-clock services.

SMALL RETURN PERCENTAGE

services

HEALTHCARE PROVIDES A BACKBONE FOR BOOM - CREATING BUILT-IN AGE SECURITY FOR RESIDENTS FOR WHENEVER THEY MIGHT NEED IT.

BOOM operates all amenities in house or with professional partners. BOOM also creates a community volunteering option where inhabitants can informally help each other, further strengthening the social glue within the community.

sERVICES

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SPECIFICS

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LEED ADA sense of arrival ICONIC CIRCULATION THEME

EXTERIOR LANDSCAPE LOBBY facade interior lighting exterior lighting PUBLIC SPACE FLOOR DECOR FURNITURE

Saint at Large / Stephen Pevner Food and Beverage / Delivery Meals Fresh Direct Whole Foods Dine Wise Wellness and Spa Nickel Spa for Men West Side Club Fitness / GymDavid Barton BOOM Fitness Steel Gym

Tom Ford Top Shop Apple UNIQLO Grocer – Whole Foods etc. Starbucks Wear Me Out Delphinium Home The Leather Man Rainbows and Triangles TeNo Boutique Universal Gear Marc Jacobs Estee LauderNike

Delta IGLTA - international gay and lesbian travel association

The LGBT Community Center Community Marketing Inc SAGE

The Cochrane Collaboration Callen Lorde SAGE

Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate NYCT Realty Halstead

PALM SPRINGS

4,563,000 442,211 48,200 9.6% 22%

http://www.themullercompany.com/img/floorplans/TMMCPressRelease.pdf

25 MILLION ± did the hotel recieve free media attention for high performance activities? are guests inquiring about high performance activities? are corporate or government customers inquiring about high performance activities? can the hotel attribute high performance activities to higher occupancy rates?

MID RATE

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LUXURY

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http://www.suscon.org/news/pdfs/ahla_highperformancehospitality.pdf

march 2011 to-date hotel transaction volume

Luxury high-rise sales sent skyward after $3 million remodel injects ‘personality’ cOMPANY tHE KOR GROUP RE-BRANDING COST 3 000 000 Location Las VEGAS, NEVADA BUIDLING Luxury Apartments / 45 STORIES / 374 RESIDENCES / 1 035 SQ.FT. - 1 962 SQ.FT. / 5 PENTHOUSES DESCRIPTION new owners buy failed pANORAMA TOWERS PROJECT IN 2009 faced with the challenge of selling luxury condominiums in a market packed with similar high-rise offerings they decide to do a remodel and rebranding effort Forty-two of the building’s 374 residences were sold in 2011, bringing its total occupancy to 134 units. So far in 2012, sales have been double what they were over a similar period in 2011, said Tripp DuBois, vice president of sales and marketing for the Kor Group, which led the overhaul. LOBBY RENOVATION, LANDSCAPING RENOVATION, FURNITURE UPDATE, REMODELING FOR GATHERING SPACES AND STAFF HIRING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 55STAR STYLE HOTEL SERVICES AND ACCOMODATIONS http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/14/remodel-injects-personality-increases-sales-luxury/

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consumer response of high performance hotel design and construction activities

The BOOM high-rise typology reinvents towers as we know them, by moving from “living on top of each other” to “living on top, with each other.” This is done by FLipping the building organization, and liberating the very top of the building by inserting amenities and informal community spaces on a top deck. By giving the top of the tower to the whole community we also create an icon for BOOM, a tower apart from traditional offerings. Floor plans inside of the tower are further re-deFIned through unit and shared living space arrangements.

“mid-century modern” landmark building RENO INTO MEDICAL CENTER FOR 3 MILLION” COMPANY THE MULLER COMPANY RE-BRANDING COST 3 000 000 Location LAGUNA HILLS CALIFORNIA BUIDLING tAJ MAHAL MEDICAL CENTER 90 000 SQ.FT. 4 Stories 2011 2012 DESCRIPTION With the increasing demand for state-of-the-art medical ofFIce space, The Muller Company created a building that is solely dedicated to the needs of medical professionals. IT providES high quality and attractive tenant improvements, offers more than most medical centers in the surrounding areas. AN onsite team handles leasing, design, construction and management. This integrated service approach provides a seamless experience for clients. The building now offers specialized amenities, new and reorganized parking spaces, new gurney elevator, 6,000-square-foot public access plaza Landscaping Exterior LIGHTING.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9131769.htm

5 547 051 183 346 29 335 3.3% 11%

HIGH RISE

BOOM has developed a mid-rise typology for targeted locations such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and other key locations. The BOOM Mid-rise typology combines the leisurely qualities of nature and the country side with the activities and services provided by urban areas. Interior living spaces are arranged to create informal meeting places for BOOM residents and visitors alike. Shared communal spaces are blurred between public and private spaces, creating a vibrant social hub for all.

THE GABLES AT WINCHESTER CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS

Deal / Partnerships

TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL LGBT POPULATION lgbt in metro area over 65 % lgbt of total population % lgbt traveler to spend at least one night TOP NEIGHBORHOOS WILTON MANNERS MIAMI SHORES RIVERLAND

MID RISE

cOMPANY fIVE STAR SENIOR LIVING RE-BRANDING COST 3 100 000 Location WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS BUIDLING RETIREMENT COMMUNITY / 3-STORIES / 123 RESIDENCES DESCRIPTION THE RENOVATIONS AT THE GABLES EXPANDED SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE FACILITIES INCLUDING LARGER APARTMENTS EACH WITH A FULL KITCHEN, MAKING IT UNIQUE AMONG THE ASSISTED LIVING SENIOR COMMUNITES IN THE AREA. RENOVATIONS BEGAN IN AUGUST 2010 AND WERE COMPLETED ON 17 NOVEMBER 2011. THE COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF ONE AND TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND ALCOVE STUDIO APARTMENTS. THE GABLES AT WINCHESTER OFFERS INDIPENDENT LIVING, ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES, AND SHORT-TERM STAYS WITH HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES, EXERCISE AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND RESTAURANT STYLE DINING ON SITE.

Form Partnership

Miami

TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL LGBT POPULATION lgbt in metro area over 65 % lgbt of total population % lgbt traveler to spend at least one night

boom started out as a masterplan idea, where multiple architects and designers work together to design a diverse community of houses and public spaces. Surrounded by such vibrant urban centres as Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sand Diego, Las Vegas, and accessible by Palm Springs International Airport, BOOM draws added inspiration from the metaphysical landscapes of the Coachella Valley and the spectacular high desert beyond.

Facility Management

Aetna Inc. Baush & Lomb Inc. CIGNA Corp.

The Standard Ace Hotel Chelsea Inn Axel Hotel

TOP NEIGHBORHOODS W. HOLLYWOOD SILVER LAKE CALI. HEIGHTS

MASTER PLAN

Health Care

Hotels

LOS ANGELES 44,552 15,901 4,213 35.6% 11%

Precedents:

RETURN

Con:

HWKN LOT-EK J. MAYER H. Diller ScoRFIdio + Renfro AKAKAWA + GINS SADAR + VUGA JOEL SANDERS ARCHITECT RUDIN DONNER L2 TSIONOV-VITKON ARCHI[TE]NSIONS MESSANA ORORKE DOSMASUNO ESCHER GUNEWARDENA NIGEL COATES LIMON LAB

TOP NEIGHBORHOODS PALM SPRINGS RANCHO MIRAGE

Investment

RAPID EXECUTION RAPID RETURN MOST FEASIBLE RAPID CONSTRUCTION FILLER TEXT LINE 6

World Class Architects

TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL LGBT POPULATION lgbt in metro area over 65 % lgbt of total population % lgbt traveler to spend at least one night

PROJECT TYPE:

SPORTS AND FITNESS

business and retail

TAILORED HOMES FOR SELF-DEFINED LIVING. homes are designed by world-class architects, and include a range of sizes and prices.

Pro:

+ DEVELOPER $

OWNER

100 MILLION ± 100 MILLION ± $1M

NEW YORK HOTELS SOLD: COST PER ROOM IN SALE

AVERAGE NEW YORK HOTELS SOLD: COST PER ROOM IN SALE

$150

$900K

Average daily rate/occupancy rate for scale/brand change Average daily rate/occupancy rate for no-brand/scale-change

$800K $700K $600K $500K

$100

$400K $300K $200K 0

DELMONICO HOTEL BOUTIQUE

THE CARLYLE ALGONQUIN BOUTIQUE HOTEL BOUTIQUE

PLAZA RIHGA ROYAL RIHGA ROYAL THE DRAKE HOTEL HOTEL 2 HOTEL HOTEL 1 INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT BRANDED

THE MARK HOTEL BRANDED

ESSEX HOUSE BRANDED

BOUTIQUE

BRANDED

INDEPENDENT

“...bOUTIQUE HOTELS IN NEW YORK CITY APPEAR TO HOLD THEIR VALUE WELL WHEN COMPARED TO INDEPENDENT HOTELS AND BRANDED CHAIN HOTELS.” mit hotel sales per room graphs citation

http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/37449

$1.6 Billion 27% ($429.6 Million) = Sale with renovation /redevelopment objective

$50

t+1t

hotel performance trends with no scale change and no brand change, shows the point when the change occurred followed by one year after and two years after scale/brand change. this data represents the trends of hotels that did not change brand or scale (during the same time period as the test sample above). there is a slight increase in net operating income but saw a neglibible increase in average daily rates.

http://www.architectmagazine.com/hospitality-projects/hotel-renovations_2.aspx

PKF Hospitality report: U.S. RevPAR forecast scaled back

3.5m

U.S. hotel revenues will grow more slowly than previously expected, as a stubbornly high unemployment rate continues to put a damper on average room rates, ac cording to a report by PKF Hospitality Research.

3.0m

2.0m 1.5m 1.0m

PKF cited unemployment as a mixed blessing for hoteliers, as a sluggish job market has kept labor costs down on the operational side but has also restricted room-rate growth. Rate increases will start accelerating after this year, it predicted room rates would increase 5.5% in 2012 and 5.8% in 2013.

0.5m 0

http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/PKF-Hospitality-report--U-S-RevPAR-forecast-scaled-back/

PKF Hotel Forecasts Improving Momentum Percent Change 7.1% 6.4% 5.5% 5.5% 5.4% 3.8%

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110315005483/en/PKF-Hotel-Forecasts-Improving-Momentum

t+1t

hotel performance trends after a scale change or brand change, shows the point when the change occurred followed by one year after and two years after scale/brand change. the net operating income is lower after one year due to cost of renovations, employee training, and market expenses. the hotel’s net operating income recovers after the 2nd year in favorable market conditions. average occupancy rate 64%

Meanwhile, Miami and New York will be among the North American lodging markets that will have the largest room-rate growth between June and August, according to a report from Chicago-based travel-technology research fIrm RateGain.

Market San Francisco Boston New York Oakland Oahu National Average

Net operating income for scale/brand change Net operating income for no-brand/scale-change

2.5m

Meanwhile, Miami and New York will be among the North American regions where room rates will rise the fastest as the summer progresses, according to a separate report.

62% 60%

$-%

58% 56% 54% 52%

PROJECT: GMN + HWKN + BOOM

50% t+1t +2 t this data shows that in hotels which changed brand or scale saw an increased occupancy rate whilst hotels that did not change brand or scale saw occupancy rates level off (during the same time period as the text sample above).

// market research and strategy diagram

Master plans, Business Plans, and Workshops with some of the most influential architects in the world.

BOOM NATIONAL

// visualization of typical storefront

// visualization of compass rose seating

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Drop Byâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brings convenience and vibrance to the retail concourse at Columbus Circle.

COLUMBUS CIRCLE

PROJECT: GMN + HWKN

// visualization of 58th street entrance

New subway entrances emit an ethereal glow drawing visitors into its high-tech subterranean environment.

COLUMBUS CIRCLE

// visualization of top deck bar

// visualization from boardwalk

Destroyed by fire, the Pines Pavilion reimagines this cultural landmark and celebrates its vibrance.

FIRE ISLAND PINES PAVILION

PROJECT: GMN + HWKN

// visualization from ferry approach

The Pines Pavilion opened its decks to the public at the start of Summer in 2013.

FIRE ISLAND PINES PAVILION

In the penultimate year of my undergraduate program I had the opportunity to study abroad in the United Kingdom. The program featured Interviews with notable British architects, engineers, and educators who coordinated tutorials, tours, and research opportunities. A one-week course at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales introduced green building modules taught by the summer faculty and MSc students. A final design project was directed through 24 hour design charrettes with Arup, Hopkins Architects, and Grimshaw Architects and presented to the public at the Building Centre in London.

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Study Abroad Great Britain Hopkins Architects London United Kingdom

// photograph by gregory nakata

+ Featured at The Building Centre, London

// visualization of interior space

// conceptual model

This design employs the reuse of retired sailing sheets and masts to create a ‘green’ pavilion in Hyde Park.

SERPENTINE PAVILION

PROJECT: GMN + C.Stevens + H.Pataky + A.Brown-Minden + Hopkins Architects

// photography by gregory nakata

A 24 Hour design charrette with Hopkins Architects of London catalyzed the designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sustainable concepts.

SERPENTINE PAVILION

Visual communication has become an important part of my understanding of Architecture and expressing ideas through all forms of media to engage and inform. My work has been featured in books, publications, and websites around the world - to audiences around the world, seeking to understand Architecture and its virtues through the medium of print and online communication. My work represents ideas at the threshold of Architecture and graphic design that seeks to explicate greater ideas of concept and pedagogy.

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GMN // Media Online / Web Print / Book

// screenshot of gregorynakata.com homepage

// screenshot of issuu.com design + arch shelf july 2012

Digital Design Portfolio was featured in July 2012 on the Design & Architecture Shelf

ISSUU.COM

// screenshot of portfoliodesign.com by harold linton

// screenshot of spitzer school of architecture master of architecture home page

Undergraduate Portfolio is featured on Harold Linton’s Portfolio Design Website

PORTFOLIODESIGN.COM / SSA1.CCNY.CUNY.EDU

+ Currated content for Architizer / HWKN, Web

// screenshot of architizer.com + hwkn.com

// hollwichkushner professional design portfolios HWKN design portfolios were designed in collaboration with Bruce Mau Design.

ARCHITIZER.COM / HWKN PORTFOLIOS / HWKN.COM

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OFFICIAL 2013 ARCHITIZER A+ AWARDS CERTIFICATE

GMN + HWKN + Architizer

// a+ awards save the date + official a+ awards certificate design

Exclusive design for Architizer’s A+ Awards for special guests and winning design firms.

ARCHITIZER A+ AWARDS

+ Cover Design: GDR Global Innovation Report

// gdr global innovation report cover design

// annual student publication of student work at the city college of new york

CityWorks Annual Student Publication of Student Work- Production + Design Coordinator

CITYWORKS 5 / GDR GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT

Harold Linton // CityWorks 5 // GDR + HWKN

// portfolio design 4th edition by harold linton Architecture Design Portfolios published in Harold Lintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4th Edition of Portfolio Design.

PORTFOLIO DESIGN 4TH EDITION

The furniture design course at the University of Idaho, under the direction of Frank Jacobus, was an opportunity to work with concepts of scale and proportion while coordinated within a system of constructability. A study of notable chairs initiated the discussion over craft and replicated design as an expression of the modernist movement and the designers of that period. Our own furniture design was imbued with this same emphasis on rigor and technology; three pieces were created, one reproduction and two original pieces - all were displayed in galleries and exhibitions throughout the city.

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Furniture Design

Reproduction / Design Moscow Idaho

// m. breuer lattenstuhl reproduction in red pine

+ Featured: Wood Fiber Process Art Exhibition

// photograph by gregory nakata

// conceptualization based on g. deleuze and f. guattari

The Rhizome Clock was developed through a rhizomatic process of data analysis, world culture, and time.

RHIZOME CLOCK

ÂŠ GMN

// photograph in design studio

Designed to evoke the speed and lightness of a supersonic concorde, the chair appears to hover in motion.

CONCORDE CHAIR

In my pursuit of understanding architecture I have known no better catalyst for discovery than that of international travel. My photography captures moments of experience that have directly influenced my interest in color, material, context, lighting, craft, and space and are referenced in my own work. I am truly fascinated in the world and have advanced my ability to express ideas of beauty, humanity, and place through these experiences.

ÂŠ GMN

Photography Abroad Traveling Studio Study Abroad

// photograph of laban conservatoire of music + dance

+ Featured in Uni. of Idaho Reflections Gallery

// photograph of llyods of london by gregory nakata

// photograph from the london eye/millennium wheel by gregory nakata

The Laban by Herzog de Meuron inspired my interest in the use of color and transparency.

LLOYDS OF LONDON / LONDON EYE

// photograph by gregory nakata

Photograph taken from atop Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London.

MILLENNIUM BRIDGE / TATE MODERN

// photograph by gregory nakata

// photograph of biblioteca vasconcelos by gregory nakata

Study abroad in Mexico City propelled my appreciation of color as an expression of ones own culture.

IGLESIA DE PUEBLA / BIBLIOTECA VASCONCELOS DE CUIDAD DE MEXICO

ÂŠ GMN

// photograph by gregory nakata

The forecourt at Camino Real by Ricardo Legoretta.

CAMINO REAL MEXICO

+ Featured: NAAB Acreditation Exhibition, 2012

// photograph by gregory nakata The milky light from the apex reflectors washes the concrete surface of the cycloid vaults above the gallery.

KIMBELL ART MUSEUM

// photograph by gregory nakata

Over 100 iterations of D. Judd’s untitled milled aluminium works in an army hangar - Marfa Texas.

THE CHINATI FOUNDATION

GREGORY NAKATA DESIGN

IMAGE / PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS Iwan Baan Architectural Digest Michael Moran HollwichKushner Pentagram Bruce Mau Design Harold Linton ISSUU.com Architizer.com Gregory M. Nakata

Gregory Nakata

Portfolio of Works / 2009-2013 gregorynakata@gmail.com gregorynakata.com