Design Portfolio

John Raridon PORT FOLIO

2020 - 2023

FABRICATION

• CNC router

• Laser cutter

• 3D printer

• Vacuum bag clamp

• Table saw

• Miter saw

• Band saw

• Scroll saw

• Planer

• Jointer

• Domino jointer

• Various hand tools

• Various sanders

• Metal bender

• Fiber laser

• Plasma cutter

• Bench grinder

• Mortising machine

• Router table

• Screen printing press

EDUCATION

Master of Architecture

August 2020 - August 2023

The University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

Bachelor of Business Administration

August 2016 - August 2020

The University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

SOFTWARE

• Revit

• Rhino

• Illustrator

• Photoshop

• InDesign

• VCarve

• FabCreator

• Lightroom

• Enscape

• Microsoft Office

EXPERIENCE

NEBRASKA INNOVATION STUDIO

Shop Intern | Lincoln, NE | Fall 2022

• Achieved expert level understanding of fabrication software and equipment.

• Led trainings on wood shop equipment and gained understanding of shop safety.

• Learned organizational skills per regular maintenance of shop equipment.

REFERENCES

Mark Main | Mainbuilt Custom Homes

markmain@mac.com

(515)689-9882

Jerry Reif | Nebraska Innovation Studio jreif@unl.edu

(402)499-9462

MAINBUILT CUSTOM HOMES

Design Intern | Clive, IA | Summer 2022

• Application of design process with responsibilities as a home designer.

• Acquired valuable people experience through weekly client meetings.

• Gained knowledge of construction process with frequent on site experience.

NEBRASKA FOOTBALL

Student Athlete | Lincoln, NE | Summer 2016 - 2020

• Acquired Leadership and team building skills.

• Learned to perform under physically and mentally challenging circumstances.

• Implemented time management strategies on a daily basis.

Jeff Day | Professor at UNL jday@unl.edu

(402)415-5551

camaraderie

noun mutual trust and friendship amongst individuals who share a common goal.

The U-Chair

The U Chairs were created as modular stools for a non-profit organization called “Our Village Collective”. The organization specializes in connecting trauma-afflicted children with positive learning experiences. Danae Peterson, founder of Our Village Collective, expressed a need for chairs the children could use for various activities throughout the day. Danae further expressed that she was not interested in you average school chairs. Instead these chairs needed to be modular, tactile, something that could spark imaginative play. We believe the simple form of the U-Chair was a successful response to our clients requests.

“Encouraging learning through play and creativity”

The Art Table

The Art Table was designed and built for a larger interior renovation project for a non-profit art center called, The Art Chapel. My group was responsible for the design and fabrication of the furniture that would inhabit the space. Our client spoke of different art classes as well as sewing classes that could take place in this space. After many more meetings with our client we determined that she could use a very versatile, durable, and aesthetically pleasing utility table. Our response was a rollingstainless-steel top table with a glue-laminated BCX plywood frame, 4 drawers, and 8 outlets connected to one power source.

“Make nothing”

The Keleigh I

This was fully a passion project. I wanted to test my abilities and even push beyond them. The proportions are devised from Japanese philosophies and the form, a composition of MidCentury Modern works as well as some of my own works. I wanted the table to appear as a fluent object almost carved from a more intricate object. To achieve this I built a steam bending box which I used to bend 18 individual pieces at a 3 inch radius. I then glulam bent those parts in a form to capture the final form. I decided to join the other side of the leg assembly with a 90 degree miter joint or both functionality and beauty. All cross bracing members are hand-cut mortise and tendon joints.

The Bourough

The Borough was my design for an affordable housing complex as part of a hypothetical proposal for the redevelopment of an existing shopping mall. I implemented 4 apartment types; family town homes on the ground level then1 bedroom, 2 bedroom and studio above The Borough is specifically suited for new families and single workforce inhabitants. To simultaneously serve the needs of our occupants and the development at large, 9,500 sqft. of retail and 4,200 sqft. of daycare were added to the ground-level. At The Borough, our tenants can also enjoy the outdoors via a large public courtyard as well as a 26,000 sqft semiprivate rooftop garden.

Studio 1 Bed

2 Bed

The Main House

The Main House was the result of my summer internship with Main Built Custom Homes in Clive, Iowa. When I arrived at Mainbuilt, my boss, Mark Main and his wife were looking to build a home on Lake Panorama. Mark had the idea of having me try to generate a design as an exercise to apply what I was learning through my daily site visits and meetings with clients and contractors. As the design progressed Mark really liked what I was producing and had me present the Idea to his wife. She loved the idea as well, so mark and I spent the rest of the summer refining my work. The project is set to break ground this summer.

The Kernel

The Kernel was my final design studio in Architecture school. In this required studio, we had the opportunity to integrate everything we learned into one cohesive project. Working as a team of three we were responsible for the concept, design synthesis of related systems, and construction documents. My team and I examined the existing site as well as the city of Lincoln, Nebraska at large. Our findings led us to the conclusion that Lincoln is lacking true free public spaces. Understanding that commerce is necessary for a space to thrive, we decided to create a hub for makers and local restaurateurs to showcase and sell their craft. And for the community of Lincoln, a place to just be.

**Render made by Izzy Brehm and Theresa Nihn**

1- wood decking

2- horizontal ferring strip

3- vertical ferring strip

4- glulam structure

5-batt insulation

6-wood battens

7-plywood subsurface

8-drywall

9-glulam structure

10-weep hole plate

11-operable aluminum mullion

12-8x16” lattice brick masonry

13-finish floor

14-3/4” sub-flooring

15-glulam structure

16-4” gravel

17-4” concrete slab

18-42” deep concrete footing

19-perimeter insulation

20-hidden gutter system

Sofit Detail

Floor Detail

Hidden Gutter Detail

1- wood decking

2- horizontal ferring strip

3- vertical ferring strip

4- aluminum flashing

5- air gap

6- water membrane

7- 3/4” exterior sheathing

8- horizontal ferring strip

9- water membrane

10- vertical ferring strip

11-wood battens

12-batt insulation

13-drywall

14-28” glulam beam

R= 26.87

1-drywall

2-batt insulation

3-exterior sheathing

4-water membrane

5-vertical ferring strip

6-horizontal ferring strip

7-wood battens

8-trim board

9-finish flooring

10-3/4” sub-flooring

11-2x10 framing

12-batt insulation

13-3/4” sheathing

14-2x6 framing

15-batt insulation

16-2” drip cap

17-lattice brick

18-anchor bolt

19-3/4” sheathing

20-1” wood decking

21-insulated mullion

22-double pane curtain wall

1- water membrane

2-wood decking

3-horizontal ferring strip

4-vertical ferring strip

5-water membrane

6-aluminum gutter

7-air gap

8-water membrane

9-exterior sheathing

10-aluminum flashing

11-air gap

12-2x10 framing

13-horizontal ferring strip

14-vertical ferring strip

15-water membrane

16-batt insulation

17-3/4” exterior sheathing

18-glulam spacer

19-28” glulam beam

20-28” glulam column