PORTFOLIO + RESUME
JAMES PELLETIER
JAMES PELLETIER jcp64@cornell.edu 603 321 4012
CURRENT 102 The Knoll Ithaca, NY 14853
PERMANENT 9 Brickyard Lane Nashua, NH 03062
EDUCATION Cornell University_Ithaca NY _College of Architecture, Art, and Planning _Bachelor of Architecture_May 2010 _Cumulative GPA: 3.82_Dean’s List Throughout
Cornell Rome Program_Rome ITALY _College of Architecture, Art, and Planning _Fall 2008
EXPERIENCE Project Leader/Designer Summer 2008 _Studio Luz Architects_Boston, MA _Flip-a-Strip_International Design Competition for Sustainable Strip Malls_Scottsdale AZ _Led the design and fabrication of a canopy structure for the Flip-a-Strip international competition exhibition _Produced a series of digital and physical study models in order to develop a fabrication system _Developed a set of construction drawings for the assembly of the canopy _Conducted extensive materials research
SKILLS 2-D Programs _AutoCad_Adobe Photoshop_Adobe Illustrator_Adobe InDesign_Adobe Premier_PowerPoint_Excel 3-D Programs _Rhinoceros_Grasshopper_Maya_SketchUp_Form Z_SurfCam_Catalyst_Ecotect Machinery _CNC 3-Axis Mill_3-D Printer_Laser Cutter_Various Wood Working Equipment_Various Metal Working Equipment
3-D Fabrication Teaching Assistant Fall 2007 - Present _Department of Architecture_Cornell University_Ithaca NY _Gained extensive knowledge of setup process and use of the CNC 3-Axis Mill and the 3-D Printer _Responsible for assisting peers in use of equipment and troubleshooting digital models _Mastered several different methods of 3-D Fabrication to achieve different results
AWARDS
Wood and Metal Workshop Teaching Assistant Spring 2007 - Present _Department of Architecture_Cornell University_Ithaca NY _Underwent a four month training course to master the use and safety of wood and metal working equipment _Acquired knowledge of a catalogue of different advanced operations on each piece of equipment _Responsible for providing advice and assisting peers in the safe use of the shop equipment _Certified in Red Cross First Aid and CPR
ACTIVITIES
Summer 2007 - 2008 Head Lifeguard _Nashua Country Club_Nashua NH _Trained for 3 months and certified in Red Cross Lifesaving for the Professional Rescuer, First Aid, and CPR _Responsible for interacting with the clientele to make sure their needs are met _Responsible for arranging the schedule and managing the work rotation
Second Year Design Competition_First Place York Prize_First Year Design Competition_Honorable Mention Seipp Prize_Third Year Design Competition_Honorable Mention Nashua Teachers Union Scholarship
Solar Decathlon Team _Worked in the design studio to develop the 2009 CUSD house Delta Chi Fraternity Member
This project was an investigation in the use of advanced modeling softw
Cornell University
Fall_‘07
Professor Ezra Ardolino
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Arch_459_Digital Media
Transformative Field_Rendering
JAMES PELLETIER
With the utilization of new fabrication and construction techniques our goal was to develop a building envelope that could serve as the basis for a on-site. Through panoramic image analysis each house can be customized for any site condition as well as the preferred lifestyle of the client. Cornell University
Fall_‘07
Professor Paul Anderson
Arch_301_Design Studio Project Partner_Max Davis
Three Year House_Wall Detail Studies_Milled Models
JAMES PELLETIER
Final wall panel milled model
Cornell University
Fall_‘07
Professor Paul Anderson
Arch_301_Studio Project Partner_Max Davis
Three Year House_Final House Envelope Detail_Milled Model
JAMES PELLETIER
VIEW_PRIVACY SHADED VIEW
OPEN VIEW
ROAD
SOUTH
LIGHT
NEIGHBORS
NORTH
WEST
FULL LIGHT
ROAD
AMBIENT LIGHT
FULL LIGHT
EAST NO LIGHT
FULL LIGHT
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
KITCHEN PORCH
LIVING ROOM
DINING ROOM BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
PORCH
Analysis and Manipulat Manipulation of the Panoramic Image in order to derive the e building en envelope
Cornell University
Fall_‘07
Professor Paul Anderson
Arch_301_Design Studio Project Partner_Max Davis
Three Year House_Panoramic Analysis
JAMES PELLETIER
ENVELOPE DETAILS
Evolution from Image to Envelope to House Section
Cornell University
Fall_‘07
Professor Paul Anderson
Arch_301_Design Studio Project Partner_Max Davis
Three Year House_Envelope Evolution
JAMES PELLETIER
PLAN VARIATIONS
OVAL ORIENTATION: Parallel to the tangent
OVAL ORIENTATION: Parallel to the tangent
OVAL ORIENTATION: Parallel to the tangent
OVAL ORIENTATION: Perpendicular to the tangent
OVAL ORIENTATION: Perpendicular to the tangent
CENTER LINE LOCATIONS: Outside of the tangent
CENTER LINE LOCATIONS: On the tangent
CENTER LINE LOCATIONS: Inside the tangent
CENTER LOCATIONS: Outside the tangent
CENTER LOCATIONS: Inside the tangent
PLAN TYPE: Very privatized rooms for more privacy
PLAN TYPE: Less privatized rooms for a more mixed program house
PLAN TYPE: Very Public rooms with a completely mixed program house
PLAN TYPE: Rooms are more seperate from the center and deeper
PLAN TYPE:
on the degree of overlap and orientation of the
peripheral ellipses
Cornell University
deeper alcoves
Fall_‘07
Professor Paul Anderson
Arch_301_Design Studio Project Partner_Max Davis
Three Year House_Plan Variation Analysis
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Fall_‘08
Professor Paul Anderson
Arch_301_Design Studio Project Partner_Max Davis
Three Year House_Interior Rendering
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Spring_‘06
Professor Felicia Davis
Arch_102_Design Studio
First-Year Design Competition_Dwelling Model
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Spring_‘06
Professor Felicia Davis
Arch_102_Design Studio
Artist’s Gallery and Residence_Model
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Fall_‘07
Professor Ezra Ardolino
Arch_459_Digital Media
Maya_Object Modeling_Corkscrew
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Spring_‘07
Professor Leonard Mirin
Arch_339_Japan Theory
Transformative Box_Sliding Joinery
JAMES PELLETIER
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
COLLECTOR WALL ACCESS STAIR
PLAN
CLERESTORY
ROOF SUPPORT
SKIN
NANA WALL BASE AND SERVICE WALL CLOSED PLAN
EXTERIOR DECK
FLOOR SUPPORT
STEEL UNDER STRUCTURE OPEN PLAN
Cornell University
Spring_‘08
Professor Jerry Wells
Arch_302_Solar Decathlon Project Partner_Davin Stamp
Solar Decathlon House_Competition Entry
JAMES PELLETIER
The goal of this project was to rejuvenate a site of urban wasteland in Ithaca, NY created by the intersection of a major highway and a prominent cultural axis. My solution sually collapsing a series of bilboards at this movement (driving and walking). Cornell University
Fall_‘06
Professor Werner Goehner
Arch_201_Design Studio
Ithaca Community Center_Inhabitable Bilboard
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Spring_‘07
Professor Arthur Ovaska
Arch_261_Site Planning
Corbusier’s Plan for Algiers_Site Model
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Spring_‘08
Professor Mark Cruvelier
Arch_364_Structural Systems Project Partner_Matt Eschleman
Structural Model_Yokohama Port Terminal_FOA
JAMES PELLETIER
In order to deal with a highly disrupted urban site adjacent to a bustling new community, the goal was to slip a mixed-use program primarily underneath a large park/landscaped ground plane while still presenting a built up face to the main pedestrian artery. To deal with such a large site in a way that was not overly deterministic, the site was fragmented into a series strips, each with a specific “park” program. Each strip is therefore designed individually as both landscape and building, accomodating the assigned park program.
Cornell University Rome Program
Fall_‘09
Professor Andrea Simitch
Arch_401_Design Studio Project Partner_Felipe Romero
Fragmented Landscape_Site Plan
JAMES PELLETIER
PARK BOULEVARD
General Site Rules and Regulations of Il Pignetto Park Progressive Plan
axis connect all of the program strips through the park at a single elevation
For all zones: 1. All buildings must be built up to the Via Pignetto Vertical plane. 2. Every building should provide a covered walkway of 2.5m wide along the VIa Pignetto with a mini mum of 4m of height. 3. From the Via Pignetto vertical plane no building can exceed the maximum width of 25 m into the site. 4. No building should exceed 24m of height. 5. The built density of the building construction zone shall be a minimum of 90%. 6. Every site should inculde residential, office, and commercial program. 7. Every building should have a private entrance from the ground floor to the residencies above. 8. Every building should offer a public program (which will be specified in the individual zone rules) that deals directly with Via Pignetto. 9. The residency program assigned to every zone will be sensitive to the type of park program assigned to that zone. 10. Every residency should have views to either Via Pignetto or to the park. 11. Every residency should have access to an external area such as a roof terrace, balcony, or interior atrium. 12. 25% of the residency vertical surfaces should be receiving natural light.
ZONE 1 public program_ ART GALLERIES site width_ 15 M architect_ JpA (principal_James Pelletier)
CROSS AXIS PATHS in order to connect Via Pigneto to the park boulevard
ZONE 1 public program_ WOODED AREA site width_ 15 M architect_ FLIP STUDIO (principal_Felipe Romero)
13. For the whole building site 105m from the Via Pignetto Vertical plane x (specified zone width), the park construction as well as ground plane manipulation under the building must not exceed 5m high or 5m below ground plane. 14. All zones should have interconnecting underground parking that consumes 25% of the under ground surface area which will be accessed from the Via Praenestina and Via 15. The built density of the ground plane should not exceed 20%. 16. All horizontal surfaces except facades and ceilings have a programmatic function which can be public, semi-public or private use, or have an ecological function. 17. All park zones should address the “Boulevard”. The Boulevard is an area that starts 20 m from the train track limit (southern border) and extends a minimum 5m north. This must be an area that provides a connection to bordering zones by being at ground level as well as providing some important public program that one can easily move cross. 18. Between major park programmatic zones, there will be transitive program strips provided which if bordered should be addressed as an important facade. Zone 1 1. Width Parameter 15m wide from Western site limit. 2. Program: Interior and Exterior Galleries 3. Adjacent site of land underneath the highway until adjacent apartment complex must be addressed with the same park rules specified in “General Site Rules”. 4. This zone should provide a larger subterranean parking area (75% of lower lever ground surface) as well as a major entrance from Via Praenistina. 5. Zone may extend across train tracks as long as they follow clearing laws, in order to provide easy access to pedestrians on adjacent apartment buildings. Zone 2 1. Width Parameter 30m wide from Zone 1. 2. Program: Theatre complex 3. Must address the rise in noise level that might occur towards its own buildings as well as its surroundings. 4. Zone can extend across tracks. Zone 3 1. Width Parameter 20m. 2. Program: Nightlife/Clubs/Bars 3. Must address the rise in noise level that might occur towards its own buildings as well as its surroundings. 4. Zone can extend across tracks. Zone 4 1. Width Parameter 15m. 2. Program: Restaurants. 3. Zone can extend across tracks. Zone 5 1. Width Parameter 60m 2. Program: Piazza/Marketplace 3. Must provide permanent commercial programs on its perimeter. 4. Clear and direct access to a train station on the southern tracks. Zone 6 1. Width Parameter 30m 2. Program: Athletic Fields 3. Must provide adequate night lighting, ball control, as well as seating. Zone 7 1. Width Parameter 15m 2. Program: Athletic Courts 3. Must provide adequate night lighting, ball control, as well as seating. Zone 8 1. Width Parameter 20m 2. Program: Pool/Water Complex Zone 9 1. Width Parameter 15m 2. Program: Open Green Space/Seating Area/Picnic Area. Zone 10 1. Width Parameter 10m 2. Program: Outdoor Recreational Area/Playground 3. Must provide covered areas for games such as chess or cards. Zone 11 1. Width Parameter 15m 2. Program: Wooded Area 3. Must provide a major entrance for the subterranean parking.
Cornell University Rome Program
Fall_‘09
Professor Andrea Simitch
Arch_401_Design Studio Project Partner_Felipe Romero
Fragmented Landscape_Site Exploded Axon
JAMES PELLETIER
BUILDING SKIN GENERATION
studio apartment p studio apartment p studio apartment p studio roof studio apartment p studio apartment p studio apartment
SKIN _Reconstituted ground plane and building facade that mediates between light and inhabitability
CIRCULATION CORE _Central shaft which structures the shifted floor plates and acts as the primary circulation for the building
ARTIST APARTMENTS _Typical arangement for both a large (two person) and small (one person) artist residence
LANDSCAPE SKIN
INTERIOR ART GALLERIES _Slipped beneath the new ground plane created by the skin
Cornell University Rome Program
Fall_‘09
Professor Andrea Simitch
Arch_401_Design Studio Project Partner_Felipe Romero
Fragmented Landscape_Gallery Exploded Axon
JAMES PELLETIER
ZONE 1: PROGRAM_ GALLERIES
Section + Plans
Ground Floor Galleries Plan 1:200
Artist Apartments (Large + Small Unit 1:200
Communal Studio Workspace 1:200
Cornell University Rome Program
Fall_‘09
Professor Andrea Simitch
Arch_401_Design Studio Project Partner_Felipe Romero
Fragmented Landscape_Gallery Plans + Section
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University Rome Program
Fall_‘09
Professor Andrea Simitch
Arch_401_Design Studio Project Partner_Felipe Romero
Fragmented Landscape_Gallery Interior Rendering
JAMES PELLETIER
ADW HOUSE SITE
Dining Room
Cornell University
Spring_‘08
Professor Martha Bohm
Arch_363_Site Planning
Solarium
Andrew Dickson White House_Luminaire
JAMES PELLETIER
TRANSLUCENT DAYLIGHTING/SUNSHADES ELECTROLUMINESCENT TAPE OPERABLE VENT PANELS PHOTOVOLTAIC/ FABRIC SUNSHADES
THERMO-FORMED H2O PONDS
BASIC UNITS FOR AGGREGATION ELECTROLUMINESCENT FABRIC
Studio Luz Architects
Summer_‘08
Anthony Piermarini Hansy Better
Project Team_James Henry _Jesen Tanadi
Flip-a-Strip Competition_Canopy Design/Fabrication
JAMES PELLETIER
Studio Luz Architects
Summer_‘08
Antony Piermarini Hansy Better
Project Team_James Henry _Jesen Tanadi
Flip-a-Strip Competition_Canopy Design/Fabrication
JAMES PELLETIER
Cornell University
Spring_‘07
Professor Arthur Ovaska
Dragon Day!
Dragon Day Float_Recreation of Prof. Arthur Ovaska’s Head
JAMES PELLETIER