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nicole pandolfo pandolfo.n@gmail.com
Site model of theWorcester Hotel proposal. This design promotes various sustainable strategies to counter the watershed issues in Worcester.
NICOLE PANDOLFO 10 dickson street somerville, ma 02144 p a n d o l fo. n @ g m a i l . c o m EDUCATION April 2014 Sept. 2008 - April 2013
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY -- BOSTON, MA Candidate for a Masters of Architecture Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture Minor in Urban Studies Magna cum laude
Sept. 2010 - Dec. 2010
ACADEMIC INITIATIVE ABROAD CENTER - ROME, ITALY
RELATED EXPERIENCE Jan. 2011 - Present
May 2010 - Aug. 2010
May 2009 - Jan. 2010
Honors: Dean’s List, Northeastern University Honors Program, Amelia Peabody Scholar; Connecticut Architecture Foundation Scholar Activities: Husky Ambassador, Honors Mentor to Freshmen Students, Academic Tutor; Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
KLINGSTUBBINS - CAMBRIDGE, MA Junior Designer Created test fit plans and rendered views for marketing and schematic design purposes Prepared and participated in presentations for client review Drafted existing conditions, schematic design, & construction documents Researched & specified various finishes & products such as door hardware & flooring Reviewed and returned various submittals throughout the construction process Participated in various site visits both before and during the construction phases Coordinated project efforts between architects, engineers, and consultants Participated in and lead BIM education discussions Coordinated LEED credit documentation across disciplines Prepared project boards and layouts for award competitions GRA ARCHITECTS, INC. -- CLARK, NJ Draftsperson Drafted existing conditions, schematic design & construction documents Surveyed site conditions Researched code & zoning requirements for project design Created documents for zoning approval Created 3D models on Sketchup for schematic design purposes Constructed physical 3D models for client review and approval GRA ARCHITECTS, INC. -- CLARK, NJ Office Administrator Composed proposals for prospective clients Designed marketing materials such as tear sheets for the firm Surveyed site conditions for future drafting Prepared Power Point presentations for the principal architects Oversaw inventory and re-ordered supplies when necessary Contacted clients on behalf of the principal architects
ARCHITECTURE SKILLS DIGITAL REPRESENTATION 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, ArchiCad, AutoCAD, Ecotect, Google Sketch-Up, Kerkythea, Keynote, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MSPowerpoint, MS Word, Project Vasari, Revit MANUAL REPRESENTATION Modeling (Foam Core, Museum Board, Chip Board, Basswood) Hand Drafting, Perspective Drawing, Axonometric Drawing, Water Colors Basic Woodshop Training LANGUAGE SKILLS Advanced Spanish - reading & writing with sufficient speaking ability
PROFESSIONAL WORK
ACADEMIC WORK
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timber in the city redhook, ny celio montessori school rome, italy worcester hotel worcester, ma phoenix house phoenix, az speculative lab building cambridge, ma tvoi dom new riga, russia fresh pond research park cambridge, ma
TIMBER IN THE CITY exploring the performative potential of a wood enclosure system
This project is an exploration of the performative qualities of a wooden enclosure system as a mediator of structure, landscape, and systems. This system was chosen due to its sustainability as a material and its ability to provide us with an equal opportunity to create enclosed, semi-enclosed, and open spaces. By pairing the enclosure system with simple, modular structural systems the flexibility of spaces is maximized and the aesthetic appeal of the enclosure system is accentuated through the structure’s comparative simplicity.
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Additionally, the permeable nature of the wood slats allow the use of passive systems through the mediation and filtration of light, air, and water.The end result is a dynamic site design in which the building and the landscape are intrinsically tied together due to the deployment of the various performative qualities of the wood systems.
Red Hook is currently experiencing much redevelopment along its waterfront as well as along Van Brunt Street, which has become a vibrant pedestrian thoroughfare. Although this redevelopment is present, it often occurs in isolated pockets around existing points of interest. The design of this site aims to activate Beard street so that it can connect these pockets of waterfront development. To aid in this movement we have provided a large civic space at the corner on Beard street to entice pedestrians into our site and away from the automotive traffic created by the Ikea. From there they can continue to the public gardens and green space adjacent to the site.
performative strategies roof decking at green roofs louvered shading at south facing facades
louvered shading at skylights wood decking at balconie
privacy screen at bathroom windows
louvered shading at south facing facades
wood rainscreen
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trellis for green walls
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CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR FLEXIBILITY
Due to the unique combination of manufacturing program and residential program, the chosen structural system needed to be able to address both scales of design. In addition, it had to work with the highly designed enclosure system and allow for the multiple conditions required by the performative strategies.
manufacturing structure
residential structure
open space & open facade
semi-enclosed space & open facade
Glulam Post & Beam - 20’x20’ grid - 1’ deep by 8” wide beams - 8”x8” columns - central bay in filled with SIP panels for lateral strength
20’x10’ HBV Panels - wood-concrete composite panels w/ radiant heating
1’x1’ Glulam Ledger Beams - beams pick up load from 20’x20’ residential grid above & support for HBV panels.
Glulam Truss & Concrete Columns - 40’x60’ bays - 20’x20’ central bay for lateral strength - 1’ deep x8’ tall truss - 4’x4’ reinforced concrete columns
semi-enclosed space & semi-enclosed facade 4 3 2 1
enclosed space & open facade
enclosed space & semi-enclosed facade
enclosed space & enclosed facade
MATERIALS KEY: 1. SIP Panel 2. Plywood Sheathing & Waterproofing 3. Nailers 4. Wood Louvers 5. Green Roof Structure 6. Wood Decking
TO THE LEFT: A standard 10’x20’ SIP Panel is used to in fill the structural grid. Because the structure is self-supportive, openings can be cut into the panels as needed, providing maximum flexibility in enclosure. The entire construction is then clad in plywood and a waterproof membrane. Finally it is covered with the wood louvers to allow for a monolithic aesthetic while still utilizing the benefits of modular construction.
BELOW: The introduction of the trussed “structural floor” creates a buffer between the ground floor manufacturing space and upper floor housing. Additionally this service floor provides flexible support space for either the residential or manufacturing program as needed.
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INCORPORATING PASSIVE DESIGN VENTILATION & GREY WATER
To respond to the site’s adjacency to the water and the recent flood damage it had incurred from Superstorm Sandy, the landscape strategies utilizes grade changes and permeable wood decking with an aquablox water storage system to attempt to collect and control storm water runoff and potential future storm surge.
prevailing winds & resulting high/low pressure zones
To provide for natural ventilation of the residential units, each unit design has been limited to a depth of 30’. The units have then been aggregated either in a single loaded fashion, oriented towards a higher pressure wind zone to promote cross ventilation or around a central heat stack through which air flow is generated. Because the site’s location in Red Hook, NY does not allow for windows to be open all year long, a partially passive system has been developed for the winter months in which air is mechanically supplied along the unit’s exterior wall. However this supplied air is cross ventilated and expelled from the structure via the same passive strategies previously discussed. vent
passive ventilation plans & sections
30’ deep unit
vent double skin circ. or heat stack zone
double skin circulation or heat stack zone
operable window/ air supply zone
30’ deep unit
operable window/ air supply zone
LANDSCAPE STRATEGIES & WATER COLLECTION
1. stepped retention ponds
2. permeable 3. permeable wood decking risers
celio MONTESSORI school educational architecture This studio assignment called for the complete design of a city block in the Celio region of Rome, Italy. The block’s programmatic elements included a public amphitheater, cafe, and most importantly a Montessori school for Pre-K through 5th grade students. The design strategy looks to the site’s surrounding landmarks and utilizes a series of circular program pieces that become more solid and enclosed as you travel from public to private spaces. Additionally, the materials and structure of the school act as learning tools to help the students understand the various sustainable strategies utilized throughout the building.
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s. stefano rotondo
public eroded open tourists large scale
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enclosed & protected
reflection space
pre-k classrooms
1st - 5th grade classrooms
cafe
amphitheater
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site strategy
site analysis
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educational architecture
PRE-K
strategies used in & around these classrooms focus on visual or textural architectural elements that help students understand their environment.
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connection at children’s 1allowsvisual cubbies to the central courtyard students to always understand where they are in relation to the exterior of the building
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green roof begins to 2the extensive demonstrate at a simple level interweaving of landscape and architecture.
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clearly visible water collection 3excessatrough transfers rain water & water from the green roof
enlarged section
to a collection area where it is then used by the students to water their vegetable garden..
movable exterior panels created 4hallways from woven wood provides the with diffused light. These water collection
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diffused light
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panels act as a textural lighting instrument.
to the pre-k rooms, this space utilizes textural materials & a reflection space similar central collection pool to create an experiential retreat for the students.
UPPER LEVELS
strategies used in & around these classrooms use more complex, layered sustainable strategies. Areas where these systems are located are designed to provide students with a clear visual understanding of the process.
T T GH A LI HE
A feature Water wall in the multipurpose room provides the semi-public space with a strong connection to the outside while still providing a sense of privacy.Additionally, the water will allow light into the space, but block much of the heat during the hot summer months.
WaterWall CurtainWall
PV Panels Spider Connections Structural Frame & Glazing
view of the entrance to the semi - public
multi-purpose room
PVPanelsforenergyharvestingarefastenedwithspiderconnectorstoa transparent roof system .This layering allows air to pass below the panels to cool them as well as allows students to easily see each component of the overall system.
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This studio assignment called for the design of a hotel as well as a landscape strategy appropriate for an assigned city block in Worcester, MA. The strategies developed for both the hotel and the landscape design address Worcester’s severe water run-off issue and strive to harvest as close to 100% of the rain which falls on the block each year for grey water purposes. These various strategies have been incorporated into the overall design in a way which clearly demonstrates the water collection to visitors of the hotel as well as residents enjoying the landscaped block.
PAVERS -20%
PAVERS -20%
RETENTION POND -20%
152,984 gallons
135,717 gallons
135,717 gallons
135,717 gallons
2,253,069 gallons collected annually water landscape for 20 minutes, twice a week
aquablox 32 gallon volume 95% void supports 38 psi 85% recycled 751,023 toilet flushes horizontal water channels
vertical living wall
site plan
create collection zones
40,965 loads of laundry
insert living walls
LIVINGWALL -20%
water collection channels
TREE CANOPY -70%
south facade
GREEN ROOF -50%
north facade
WATER COLLECTION statistics & strategies
extensive green roofs
intersect geometry reinforce circulation
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LIVING WALL & integration into the hotel design
the wall acts as the hotel’s signature on its exterior facades integrated into the building design to create continuity between the hotel and its landscape three conditions have been developed and located in relation to the hotel the hotel program the living wall signifies a change from interior to exterior circulation
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2 glazed condition
1 bearing wall condition
living wall deterioration
southern
facade
shading device from souther sun “Green wall” acts as hotel icon
northern
facade
facade results in a green, public “base” & a traditional hotel tower layers of the green wall system are revealed as the facade deteriorates with height
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CIRCULA TION & passing through the wall
zoning based on intended user
HOTEL PROGRAM
public/circulation guest rooms service retail
ground floor
second floor
third floor
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the PHOENIX house climate analysis & passive design climate analysis - psychrometric charts for comfort zone expansion existing comfort zone
expanded comfort zone
This project involved the design of an energy efficient home in an assigned climate through the use of passive systems. Although many design issues were explored throughout the semester, two main priorities were chosen after a climate analysis was performed. 1. Keep the hot air out of the interior spaces in the summer months to reduce the day to night temperature changes within the space.
night purge ventilation
thermal mass effect
climate analysis - annual heating & cooling requirements cooling heating
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2. Achieve 100% of required heating through only passive systems as the heating period is very short in Phoenix, AZ.
ANNUALTEMPERATURES 100 80 60 40
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The primary strategy utilized for passively heating the space was via thermal mass. SOUTH GLAZING CALCULATION: Phoenix, AZ = 11% Floor Area = 1,638 SF x 0.11 = 180 SF REQUIRED THERMAL MASS: Surface Area to Glazing Ratio = 3 180 SF x 3 = 540 SF PROVIDED THERMAL MASS: 640 SF
In addition to acting as an effective thermal mass, the wall construction utilizes the effects of time lag to prevent outside heat from reaching the interior space of the home.
Night purge ventilation is utilized as a final step in passive cooling. This strategy will remove any hot air that may have entered the space throughout the day
MATERIAL Inside Air Film Concrete Wall Polystyrene Ins. Air Space Concrete Block Stucco Plaster Outside Air Film
THICKNESS R-VALUE 0.01 0.61 5.00 0.95 1.50 7.50 1.00 1.14 4.00 1.40 0.50 0.10 0.01 0.17
TIME LAG: 11.78 HRS
An innovative PV panel ventilation system channels heated air from below the panels into the home during the winter months to provide extra heating.
As demonstrated by the graph below, the calculated time lag effectively delays the entry of heat into the building until after outdoor temperatures have returned to a comfortable level. TIME LAG
DESIRED TEMPERATURE 30째 winter orientation
summer orientation
A wind study demonstrated that the best air flow would be from east to west. To provide this ventilation, but still block the harsh early morning & evening sun, wooden louvers were used on the east & west facades.
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300MassachusettsAvenue A Speculative Lab Building - Cambridge,MA
This project required the design of a 300,000 SF speculative lab building with mixed use retail on the ground floor. The project is currently in LEED design review and perusing LEED Gold certification. Occupancy is anticipated in early 2016. I was involved in all stages of design for this project, from conceptual design through construction documents and construction administration. I was an active participant in the design team and assisted in a variety of responsibilities including generating the permit drawings in revit and assisting in the creation of renderings and other project imagery. This imagery was used in multiple planning board meetings and helped the team acquire the required variances. In addition to my role on the project team, I also helped lead the effort to obtain LEED Gold Certification. Through this experience I learned how to navigate the LEED online website, document the architectural LEED credits, and coordinate across the various disciplines to allow for a successful submittal. LEED 2009 for Core and Shell Development
300 Massachusetts Avenue 11/01/2013
Project Checklist
Sustainable Sites
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Construction Activity Pollution Prevention Site Selection 1 Development Density and Community Connectivity 5 Brownfield Redevelopment 1 Alternative Transportation—Public Transportation Access 6 Alternative Transportation—Bicycle Storage and Changing Rooms 2 Alternative Transportation—Low-Emitting and Fuel-Efficient Vehicles 3 Alternative Transportation—Parking Capacity 2 Site Development—Protect or Restore Habitat 1 Site Development—Maximize Open Space 1 Stormwater Design—Quantity Control 1 Stormwater Design—Quality Control 1 Heat Island Effect—Non-roof 1 Heat Island Effect—Roof 1 Light Pollution Reduction 1 Tenant Design and Construction Guidelines 1
Water Efficiency Prereq 1
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Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction Water Efficient Landscaping Innovative Wastewater Technologies Water Use Reduction
Energy and Atmosphere Prereq 1 Prereq 2 Prereq 3 Credit 1 Credit 2 Credit 3 Credit 4 Credit 5.1 Credit 5.2
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Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems Minimum Energy Performance Fundamental Refrigerant Management Optimize Energy Performance On-Site Renewable Energy Enhanced Commissioning Enhanced Refrigerant Management Measurement and Verification—Base Building Measurement and Verification—Tenant Submetering Green Power
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Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring Increased Ventilation Construction IAQ Management Plan—During Construction Low-Emitting Materials—Adhesives and Sealants Low-Emitting Materials—Paints and Coatings Low-Emitting Materials—Flooring Systems Low-Emitting Materials—Composite Wood and Agrifiber Products Indoor Chemical and Pollutant Source Control Controllability of Systems—Thermal Comfort Thermal Comfort—Design Daylight and Views—Daylight Daylight and Views—Views
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site plan NO
Spring / Fall 2013
massachusetts avenue facade
view of blanche street
green street facade
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Tvoi Dom
Spring 2012
New Riga,Russia
Throughout this project I worked with a senior designer to create a new facade design for a chain of Tvoi Dom retail stores throughout Russia. In addition to developing the branding and exterior of the building, we developed schematic design level drawings for site design and the core and shell design of stores in various locations. Throughout the project our team worked closely with a retail specialist and coordinated our overall building and core design with their retail plan. Responsibilities throughout the project included assisting in developing the new facade design for the Tvoi Dom chain, generating rendered images of the final design, creating a conceptual and schematic design package in Revit, and coordinating efforts with the retail consultant, engineers, and landscape architect.
typical entry facade
painted metal screen walls
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backlit signage backlit frosted glass metal stucco
stone base
first floor plan - tvoi dom new riga
metal & glass canopy glass curtainwall metal-clad column with back-lit frosted glazing
Fresh Pond
Spring 2011
Research Park - Cambridge, MA
The Fresh Pond Research Park is a comprised of a series of unrelated properties bought by a realty company. To create a sense of “campus� and provide continuity between the buildings, a new site plan was proposed. The building entries were then relocated to work with the new site plan. Additionally, a new canopy design was installed at each building entry to provide a common design element to all of the buildings on the new lab campus. This project began in a marketing phase where test fit plans and other marketing materials were created to help advertise the space to potential tenants. As interest in the space grew, the project then developed into multiple tenant fit out projects. I was involved in this project from its marketing phase through construction and worked directly with the senior designer and the project architect.
test fit plans site rendering
Responsibilities for this project included the creation of test fit plans, renderings, and other marketing materials for the client. Additionally, conceptual, schematic, and construction documents were created in Revit for multiple buildings on the site. I also had the opportunity to review and approve submittals as well as monitor construction progress through multiple site visits.
proposed site plan & new entry locations
proposed entry design
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