Jake Pulciani Portfolio Volume 1

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 2025

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Selected Works Community Center

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Urbana Market

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Library of Plants

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Graphic Design

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Community Center Downtown Champaign, IL Downtown Champaign dates all the way back to the mid 1800s where the city was formed around the railroad that sliced through the city.

This project studied a vacant site in downtown Champaign that could serve as a community center for the people there. The city has a tremendous mix of deteriorated brick and modern structures. This community center combines both of those to provide a nostalgic atmosphere as well as a fresh new look. The abundance of windows and skylight allow for a well-lit study/community center, as well as the winding inhabitable staircase you see upon entry.

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Concept

The conept of this project stems from the deterioration of brick in the downtown Champaign area. The area consists of newly constructed buildings as well as remnants of the older weathered down Champaign that was incorporated and considered throughout this project to fit the environment.

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Urbana Market Urbana, IL Located in Urbana, Illinois, we studied an obscure site with lots of potential to become a community market. Its design allows for visually appealing entrances on all sides of the building. The folded roof allows for light to illuminate the different products within the market at all different angles. The connection from the market to the cafeteria area provides an open walkway which can be observed from the buildings exterior. The roof’s inspiration comes from my puzzling iteration model.

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The market includes a cafeteria, revolving doors, a loading dock, undeground parking, fish vendors, fruit vendors, meat vendors, and many more. The market is located centrally in Urbana in an already community friendly area, located near parks and residential homes. It would provide the community with a space for gathering as well as shopping for food.

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Diagrams Utility Utility Bath Courtyard

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Library of Plants Albany Park, Chicago, IL Albany Park in Chicago Illinois has an immense lack of greenery throughout the neighborhood. During our site visit, we noticed the lack of green public spaces for people to congregate. As seen in the neighborhood portraits on the next page, you begin to see how I viewed the site, and what we thought would benefit it. the Garden Library stands as a vibrant sanctuary where community and nature converge. The exterior of the building consists of four barrel-like shapes with glass walls for the north exterior face. These barrels are meant to mimic a “window-shopping” feeling and are meant to be inviting for the community from outside. Our library consists of books, tools, seeds, plants, trees, and more that are meant for the community to borrow and learn from.

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Site Analysis: Neighborhood Portraits

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Sketches/Model Iterations

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Plans

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Graphic Design My inspiration for graphic design came from my previous Photoshop knowledge and being able to utilize it to design in and out of the classroom. Last year I began working at campus ink, a student organization that organizes, designs, and prints orders for customers. Graphic design allows me to showcase my artistic ability and hopefully provide more artistic identity to my work.

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Mom’s Weekend 2023

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Photography & Videography

Throughout my life, I have always had my camera and my drone right by my side. The extensive use of Photoshop, Lightroom, and Illustrator led me to become incredibly intrigued by architecture and how I can incorporate that into my photography work.

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THANK YOU

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