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2005 –2010
Pratt Institute Bachelor’s of Architecture, 3.7 GPA Graduated Deans List Honors ward for outstanding scholarship Presidential Merit Scholarship 5 consecutive years Thesis Honors Award
Sept 2010 – present
May 2008 – present (current freelancer)
ReDuxe Studios Design / Build LLC. Design Partner / Co-Founder Founder of a recently established design / build firm specializing in high end residential and commercial interiors. Current projects include a 2,000 sf recording studio for a grammy winning music producer, construction services for a 3,000 sf residence in Brooklyn, construction document preparation for a 1500 sf addition in the Catskills and various residential cabinetry and millwork in NYC residences.
McCrum Architects Junior Architect Worked on all phases of design,construction and document preparation for various residential and commercial projects. Contributed to the design of several award winning modern homes.
Opus x Studio / Anthony Caradonna RA Jan 2009 – March 2010
Intern Architect Contributed schematic design work, construction documents and detailing for various projects including a sustainable, low-cost house in Vermont. Built and installed various custom furniture pieces, lights and artwork for a model residential project in Brooklyn, NY.
Pratt Architecture Model Shop Nov 2006 – April 2009
RESUME
Shop Monitor Maintained extensive model making facilities including laser cutters, wood shop, metal shop and CNC milling equipment, assisted students in operation of all aspects of shop equipment.
Digital Skills Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop CS 5 InDesign CS 5 Illustrator CS 5 AutoCad 2010 Rhino 3d Grasshopper 3d Studio Max Google Sketchup V-Ray Render Maxwell Render Microsoft Office Laser Cutter Operation 3d Printing CNC Milling
Analog Skills Hand Drafting Model Building Metal Working / Welding Carpentry
Press / Publications Metropolis Magazine : “Real Estate, Real Aesthetes”, Oct. 7th 2009 Illicit Protocols and Cognitive Infrastructure: “Flip Your Field”, A symposium on urbanism presented by University of Illinois Chicago. Oct. 21st, 2010. YankoDesign.com : “Pratt’s Third and Bond More Like Third and Awesome.” Oct. 30th, 2009 ResidentialArchitect.com : “Pratt Students Design 100,000 K House” Jan.12th, 2009
WPA Works-In-Progress Associates LLC May 2006 - Sept 2006
Associate Construction Manager Assisted the team of construction managers in various projects, namely the Dalton School renovation. Duties included office work, site visits and documentation, meeting with construction and design professionals and design work. Executed design of retail toy shop at 1 World Trade Center. Contributed as freelancer during Summer 2010 : - Kelley Walker Studio - SoftLAB - Adam Elstein
Professional References
Client References
Mike McCrum RA AIA
Jevan Demadian
Owner and Principle of McCrum Architects PLLC mm@mccrumarchitects.com 212 675 0045
Regional Manager Stand-Up MRI of Manhattan, P.C. jdemadian@healthdiagnostics.com 347 907 1266
Anthony Caradonna RA AIA
Jeffrey Orenstein
Owner and Principle of OPUS X acaradon@gmail.com www.opusxnyc.com Professor Coordinator SILS Florence Program Pratt Institute School of Architecture Higgins Hall North Rm 518
Property Owner and Real Estate Developer jeffreyinnyc@gmail.com 212 787 4200
301 East 22nd Street Apt 10D New York, NY 10010 212 473 6393 voice 917 612 7687 cell 011 39 339 4017 295 Italy
In PROCESS - The Journal for Pratt Institute School of Architecture : Various design projects published.
Debra Inwald RA AIA LEED
CrisisFronts.org : Ongoing archive of thesis project “RuinNation : Possibilities for a Post - Capitalist Frontier”
A1 Works-in-Progress Associates, LLC 33 Rector St. 14th Floor New York, NY 10006 dinwald@wpa-works.com
Owner and Principle of Works-in-Progress Associates, LLC
INTRODUCTION
Social Architecture My interest in architecture is rooted in a desire to build. I began building at the age of 17 when I moved into a ramshackle tenement apartment building on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Living there with a colorful group of housing activists in what was essentially a loose knit cooperative of artists we taught ourselves the basics of constructing and maintaining a five story tenement building. During this process I realized that building involved more than just keeping out the elements. I learned that space had character and that character could be extraordinarily powerful. This collaborative effort really got me interested in the power of the built environment to create community. Our buildings speak for our culture, our shared values and often our shared flaws. If there’s one strand that can be followed throughout my academic career it is the desire to bring democratic design to populations that are often overlooked by the forces of real estate development and much of the architectural profession. The following pages exhibit projects located in a diverse array of conditions for a diverse worldwide populace. From the flood plains of the Tonle-Sap River in Vietnam to the blue collar outlands of western Vermont, my work has literally sent me around the world. During my 5 years at Pratt Institute I travelled to Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Vermont, New Orleans and of course all over the City of New York, often finding myself in remote neighborhoods in dire need of good design solutions to common problems. As the profession is turning towards digital design solutions at record speed my hope is that we can collectively leverage this technology to increase the quality of life for all people. In school I learned how to do this by putting various new tools to use. GIS and mapping software allowed me to look for development patterns in under served communities while parametric modelling software helped me push an agenda focused on “mass customization”. We are in an era where the generic is no longer the only choice available.
Academic 1. Thesis : “Possibilities for a Post-Capitalist Frontier” 2. Advanced Studio : ”Floating Urbanism - Lake Living on the Tonle-Sap” 3. Advanced Studio : ”South Bronx National Hip Hop Museum” 4. Intermediate Studio : ”100k House” 5. Intermediate Studio : ”Brooklyn Aquatic Center” 6. Intermediate Studio : ”DUMBO Cooperative Housing” 7. Beginner Studio : ”Play-Center” 8. Beginner Studio : ”Jointed Landscape” 10. Construction Documents
Professional 1. “Third and Bond” - Anthony Caradonna RA 2. “Vermont House” - Anthony Caradonna RA 3. “Santos Party House” - Reduxe.Studios Design Build LLC
Etc. 1. Architectural Visualization 2. Furniture Design 3. Photography and Film
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Thesis : “Possibilities for a Post-Capitalist Frontier” Conditions of urban decay and abandonment are beginning to spread through New York City at a rate not seen since the 1970s. 2008 was the first year on record that the DOB kept records of stalled construction sites and high foreclosure rates began to affect the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. As a result 15,000 renters who never engaged in irresponsible mortgage financing have come to account for at least half of the cities fore-closure victims. Simultaneously the NYC Dept of Homeless Services together with the NYC Housing Authority have been advocating for an approach which stresses permanent housing over the typical transitional shelter model as a long term remedy to homelessness. We perceive the NYCHA’s call for a new type of transitional housing model as an indication that city agencies are now willing to be more progressive in the way that transitional populations are handled and understood. With that in mind we thought it appropriate to investigate some illicit practices which tend to thrive off of the decay and dysfunction of the city’s built environment. Specifically the work done by metal scrappers and squatters has become a model for our reinvigoration of abandoned sites. Through mapping we have identified how seemingly disparate sites are actually part of a sophisticated and highly interconnected underground network with it’s own rules for economy, occupation, growth and decay. While doing so we have been able to formalize some seemingly mundane qualities that such practices might use to evaluate any given vacant site and adopt these practices into a formal housing and community infrastructure. Beyond simply a housing intervention, we propose various degrees of housing which create concrete benefits for mainstream real estate speculators as well as social service providers. These disparate entities rarely engage productively with one another as their fundamental operations tend to be opposed. In Ruin Nation the high brow will support and incentivize the low brow (and vice versa) through various local architectural operations.
Prefab housing units deployed on a vacant lot
Prof. Michael Chen and Jason Lee Collaboration with Victor Oriolla Fall / Spring 2010 Pratt Institute School of Architecture
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The studio began with a semester of research which was used to craft an original argument and specific pedagogy with which we could approach a design project of our choice. My personal interest in under served urban areas directed our pursuit of a project that could address the growing foreclosure crisis. By studying the urban patterns of foreclosure and the socioeconomic conditions which accompany it we were able to decide on some core characteristics that the architecture must have. It needs to be light weight, easily assembled, sustainable, etc. We also wanted to make sure we made use of the existing and diverse abandoned and foreclosed housing stock in the city. This goal called for a series of agile, small scale interventions rather than the usual ground up construction techniques.
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Data Spatial data from abandoned sites in the South Bronx was utilized to develop a custom GIS mapping tool. Using easily accessible data such as open perimeter, distance to closest neighbor and square footage we could simulate the scanning and sorting process that might be implemented by a metal scrapper or building squatter.
Land use patterns Our research was focused on the territory just north of Central Park in Manhattan. This area consistently has the highest rate of foreclosure in the five boroughs. We used various mapping techniques in the hopes of identifying land use patterns, proximity between abandoned sites, etc. The most promising line of inquiry emerged upon our discovery of certain illicit groups of individuals that operated inside of this forgotten territory. Specifically the work of metal scrapers and building squatters became our primary focus.
This data was filtered through a spreadsheet and visualized in a series of “Scrap Maps� using CAD software. Newly developed parametric modeling aids allowed us to get live feedback from the data which was subject to change as sites experienced the normal flux of real estate markets.
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THESIS / RESEARCH
Abandoned Sites
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The result of our extensive data analysis is a series of intricate site maps which establish a hierarchy in terms of how attractive vacant sites are for the illicit actors we are studying. We began with simple everyday spatial data and cross referenced various inputs to reveal a new gradient of information. Clockwise from top left:
1. Sites based on duration of abandonment 2. Adjacency diagram based on closest neighbors within a given search radius 3. Sites according to penetrable perimeter. 4. Adjacency diagram based on square footage of closest neighbor. 5. Preferred sites based on open perimeter x distance to closest neighbor. (scrappers) 6. Preferred sites based on open perimeter x square footage. (scrappers) 7. Preferred sites based on open perimeter x distance to closest neighbor. (squatters) 8. Preferred sites based on open perimeter x square footage. (squatters)
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Scrappers
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These search and scan diagrams started us thinking about a fully parametric branching system which has the ability to register and respond to site inputs via a local bifurcation operation. The degree of bifurcation, distance to origin point and generational relationship are all registered to create unique growth branches. Conceptually this branching system serves to drive the design of the project at both the large and local scales. It will later be applied at a material level but the logic of the system stems from our urban research of squatter and scrapper scanning protocols. Inputs are essentially the same, proximity to neighbors, duration, etc.
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New generation started at true gates, scaled against dist from origin pt
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Our parametric branching system is later deployed to vacant buildings throughout the site area. The proposed intervention is aesthetically and conceptually inspired by the common construction tarps which are prevalent throughout the city. These flexible, tensile membranes are put to use everyday to deliver services to vacant buildings while also acting as highly visible indicators of the forces of real estate markets. They are a sign to all of the city’s players, from land speculators down to metal scrappers.
Low intensity membrane deployment
The membranes are meant to quickly bring uninhabitable buildings back into the use. Electrical services are embedded within framework. The membrane can be deployed at a gradient of intensity. Single buildings become lightly occupied dwellings while clusters allow for program to be inserted into interstitial spaces. We imagine light institutional or community programs occurring here. Block level membrane deployment
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High intensity membrane deployment
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Concept sketch at facade
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Interstitial membrane deployment
Deployment build up
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To promote our work of architectural fiction we went on a very graphic media campaign throughout the school. These posters and images were put up in high traffic areas with the hope they would promote the ethos of the proposal. Part propaganda, part scenario planning, we hoped to push the boundaries of traditional architectural modes of representation. We employed collage through every phase of the project rather than traditional rendering techniques.
Grassroots media campaign
Agricultural Incubator
Woven large scale fabric THESIS / MEDIA
Reconstruction Infrastructure
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Advanced Studio : ”Floating Urbanism - Lake Living on the Tonle-Sap” The Tonle Sap fishing region of Vietnam exists in a constant state of flux. Drastic shifts in tide during the wet and dry seasons result in a challenging landscape condition. As the primary economic engine, fisheries must adapt to this dynamic ground. Transactions and exchange points are fluid, occurring at mid lake during the wet season and at shore during the dry. Necessity keeps the population isolated and dependent upon small scale interactions and organizational logics. These market and social based interactions act as virtual linkages, establishing community parameters with little formal organization. Our investigation seeks to intensify and aid such virtual interactions through the introduction of a flexible, floating “prepared ground” upon which various core and secondary program conditions can occur. This light infrastructure seeks to promote existing practices as well as foster the growth of new, small scale economic markets. This site and project was chosen after 5 weeks of travel throughout south east Asia and China. Of all the varied cultures we saw, the people of Tonle - Sap seemed the most in need of a directed and democratic architectural intervention.
Prof. Richard Serach, Evan Douglis, Che-Wei Weng, Eric Wong Collaboration with Saman Hoseinni, Shirly Dolezal, Bridget Cruz, Alessia Schoor Summer 2009 Pratt Institute School of Architecture
CHINA STUDIO
Diagram of various boat dwelling types
ACADEMIC
Our travels through Asia were recorded by means of cognitive mapping in fabric. Scrolls were brought to observe various conditions in the field. Observed conditions include the clustering and distribution of informal market transactions, threshold relationships, desire economies, scales of commerce, etc. At the conclusion of the trip we compared and mapped our scroll studies to develop an overall formal language for the project.
CHINA STUDIO
Translating social interactions via fabric and later points and lines was quite the conceptual leap. Considerations for doing so included the placement of objects in the photograph in relation to its bounds. Local relationships between bodies in movement were also documented via techniques such as dispersion, clustering, pocketing and bunching.
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Water Forest Rice Paddy River Extension Mekong River Population Center
July - 6m deep
April - 2m deep
Tide Morphology
Material Studies Our next move was to further develop the formal and tectonic language apparent in our fabric studies. We used primarily flat sheets of styrene which were then manipulated using a vacuform technology. We experimented with techniques such as scaled field dispersal, clustering and weaving. Our project’s primary aim was to enable the local house boat population to conduct business on a soft, floating terrain. This would allow people on the Tonle-Sap River to develop economies more divers than rice farming and fishing. With this aim in mind we settled on a bubble like tectonic system that could withstand the vast tidal fluctuation. Clusters of thin bamboo column supports inspired by indigenous house building techniques were employed to support this new landscape.
CHINA STUDIO
These drawings show the annual morphology of the entire Tonle - Sap region. The majority of the house boat population lives near the northern edge of the lake. During the wet season they live primarily on boats and work is very scarce. Rice farming is the primary industry and this can only happen during the 6 months of low tide.
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Advanced Studio : ”South Bronx National Hip Hop Museum” Hip Hop is a very unique art form. More than just a style of music, Hip Hop culture is comprised of four distinct elements. Break dancing, graffiti, rapping and beat making. Like every culture, Hip Hop emerged from various political, social, economic and artistic forces. Emerging out of New York’s urban street youth population of the 1970s, Hip Hop culture has always been about the “remix”. Samples from funk, soul, rock and reggae are re appropriated to create beats. Run down building walls and subway trains are re imagined as canvases. This flexible approach to reapportion served as a driving force for my design work. I envisioned a flexible landscape whose form was derived from various studies Hip Hop culture. Designed first in section to correspond with the song “South Bronx” by KRS ONE, the buildings basic organizing principle is set to the beat of bass and drums. After establishing the bounds of the cross section, the building was arranged in plan according to some of the major relevant historic axis of Hip Hop history in the South Bronx.
Prof. Rodney Leon Spring 2009 Pratt Institute School of Architecture
HIP HOP MUSEUM
Concept Introduction and Precedents 1. Advertisement for Cross Bronx Expressway. 2. Robert Moses 3. Post Headline 1979. 4. Looters on Upper Broadway During 1978 Blackout. 5. Abandoned Buildings in 1970s South Bronx. 6. Kool and the Gang Record. 7. Reggae Artists. 8. Gang Graffiti. 9. Capoeira. 10. Dj’s Creating Samples. 11. Re appropriated Basketball Court. 12. Souped Up Sound System. 13. Personalized Car. 14. City Street as Playground and Park
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Architecture has been created in tandem with music since the very beginning of the profession. I knew early on in the design process that the museum should exhibit some of the characteristics of the art form it is dedicated to. Rap music is layered, chaotic, rhythmic and face paced. To explore these rhythms I zoomed into a few bars of the song “South Bronx� by KRS ONE - an appropriate choice considering this is where the project was to be located. This analysis resulted in a series of sectional and relational diagrams that could be tested and tweaked to accommodate the museum's vast per formative requirements. HIP HOP MUSEUM
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HIP HOP MUSEUM
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Vertical Circulation happens within skin and can be read from exterior. Skin acts as connective tissue.
Study Model By extruding sections and programming the pockets of space created by the results, I was able to develop gradients of program areas connected by long circulatory pathways. Program components include galleries for graffiti, music, break dancing and beat boxing. Multiple performance and public gathering spaces are dispersed throughout the site. There is a 300 person screening room and theater below grade and a large outdoor amphitheater. DJ
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1. MC Virtual Gallery 2. Recording Studio 3. MC Workshop 4. DJ Workshop 5. Dance Workshop 6. Spectator Platform 7. Graffiti Gallery 8. Bathrooms 9. Performance Atrium 10. MC Gallery 11. Outdoor Performance Area
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Intermediate Studio : ”100k House” The goal of this fourth year design studio was simple. To design a single family, free standing house that could be built for $100,00. Commisioned for a real site in Ludlow, VT for the design forward developers behind the Sagaponack development, this studio was the first in a two semester course. One semester for design and another for the development of a full set of construction documents under the direction of Anthony Caradonna RA. Carrie Jacobs’ book “The Perfect $100,000 House: A trip across America and back in pursuit of a place to call home.” served as the impetus for this studio. Mrs. Jacobs came to reviews and proved to be a valuable critic. The budget called for the use of standard, off the shelf building materials and conventional construction techniques. Such limitations resulted in differing takes on traditional building models. My design is rooted in the local building traditions of the north east. A traditional wood frame structure with a prefab metal “Quonset” roof rotated along it’s base. The interior is an open and loft like space inspired by the layout of neighboring horse barns with their single bands of program along one wall, open central atrium and lofted hay storage.
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steel arches - $7,400 R-19 batt insulation - $2,547 delivery - $400 labor - $1600
4’ x 8’ x 3/4” plywood ‘sturdi-flor’ @ $22/ea 64 sheets x $22 = $1,408 2 x 12 x 24’ floor joists @ $24/ea 64 x $24 = $1536
wood laminate by ‘Stepco” @ $.97/sf 1925sf x $.97 = $1,867.25 4’ x 8’ Primex sheets @ $20/ea. 2,308sf = 73 sheets @ $20/ea = $1,460
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R-30 @ $80/52 sf 1923 sf / 52 sf = 37 bundles $80 x 37 = $2,960
7. OSB Sheathing
4x8x1/2” sheets @ $7.54/ea 30 sheets x $7.54 = $226.20
8. Vapor Barrier
Tyvek Home Wrap @ $127 / roll (900 sf) 1900 sf / 900 sf = 3 rolls 3 rolls = $381
9. Ridgid Insulation 4x8x1/2” Styrofoam @12.00/ea 30 sheets x $12.00 = $360
$700 day x 30 days = $21,000 $8,000
2 toilets- $140 2 sinks - $200 2 bath/shower stalls - $600 cabinetry - $400 plumbing - $12,000
19. Stairs and Ladder prefab stair = $500 ladder = $200
18. Interior Framing
2 x 4 x 8’ studs @ $6.00/ea 100 x $4.00 = $400.00
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acme kitcheonette - $3,000
16. Foundations
sono tube, concrete, rebar, excavation and labor = $2220
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2 x 6 x 8’ studs @ $6.00 ea 300 x $6.00 =$1,800
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10. Corrugated Metal Siding 4’ x 10’ sheets @ $60.00 ea $62.00 x 90 sheets = $5,400
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radiant heating - $5,000 furnace - $3,000 hot water - $1,000
$97,919.45 1,950 sf $50.25/sf
5/4” x 6” x 8’ weather proof strips @ $6.00 / ea x 100 = $600
26” x 144” ‘FRP super 600’ @ $37/ea $37 x 102 = $3,774
13. Windows
Permastar vinyl sliders, 48” x 48” $124 / ea. x 5 = $620
12. Patio Doors
Pella Thermastar vinyl sliders, 6’ $300 / ea. x 6 = $1800
Real world material sourcing was critical for this project. All materials were priced from Lowes Building Supply. Labor prices are based on average statistics from the Vermont State Labor Dept.
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Intermediate Studio : ”Brooklyn Aquatic Center” The program demanded in for this studio was really the core of the project. Two olympic sized swimming pools, a regulation basketball court, concessions stands, etc were needed for the development of an olympic ready swimming facility. To facilitate this design I developed a long span steel frame structure which could achieve column free space. A 10’ deep truss was needed to achieve the long spans required for column free space.
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Intermediate Studio : ”DUMBO Cooperative Housing” Our assigned site was very curious. A prime corner lot in one of Brooklyn’s most expensive neighborhoods, two blocks from a water front, adjacent to all the fine dining and shopping amenities that could generate huge profits for a developer. So why hadn’t this site been developed? Why was it still used as a dreary parking lot? This site is decidedly stubborn. Surrounded on all sides by titans of the New York transportation infrastructure,The Manhattan Bridge, and BQE acted as dirty, noisy, 24 our, unrelenting bad neighbors. My reaction to these unpleasant surrounds was to confront them,by essentially building up various“layers”. Literally and metaphorically, the layering of elements hopes to result in a dynamic condition that offers the residents and the public some resolve from the chaos of city life while at the same instant inviting that chaos in.
FACADE DETAIL MODEL
Prof. Donald Cromley Fall 2008 Pratt Institute School of Architecture
ENTRY PERSPECTIVE COOP HOUSING
INTERIOR DETAIL MODEL
ACADEMIC Plumbing Chase
Fire Stair
Fire Stair
Fire Stair
Fire Stair
Bathroom
Bath Bedroom
Bedroom
E evator Mech. Core Mech. Core
Elevator
Bath
Balcony
Bathroom
Kitchen
Kitchen
Bedroom / Office / Den Bedroom
Bedroom / Office / Den
Living / Bed Living Rm.
Living Room Stairs to second level.
STRUCTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
BUILDING SECTION
COOP HOUSING
PERSPECTIVE
ACADEMIC
FACADE MODEL
ROOF GARDEN PERSPECTIVE COOP HOUSING
EXPLODED AXO
ACADEMIC
Beginner Studio : ”Play-Center” Located on a quiet corner in the remote sea side neighborhood of Far Rockaway in Brooklyn, this proposal for a new public elementary school is essentially a new take on a classic modern movement. While it seems unlikely that Brutalist architecture of the 1960s would be a good fit for a children’s school it seemed to work well in this instance. Often criticized for being cold and uninviting, my feeling is that the bold and chaotic intersecting geometries used in the brutalist movement can actually feel quite playful. The resulting architecture is inspired by children's building blocks playfully stacked to create dynamic spaces with lively nooks and crannies.
Prof. Clay Miller Spring 2008 Pratt Institute School of Architecture
EXPLODED AXO SHOWING PROGRAM KINDERGARTEN
ACADEMIC
GEOMETRY STUDIES
KINDERGARTEN
ACADEMIC
PERSPECTIVE
KINDERGARTEN
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Beginner Studio : �Jointed Landscape� In this introductory design studio the students were tasked to create a physical manifestation of poetry. Titled A Landscape For Dreamers this first year studio project aimed to introduce the students to conceptual design, rigourous study and basic programing in architecture. Beginning with the development of a single wooden joint, I developed a formal language that could be arrayed along the site area. Differing configurations of the joint signalled program areas. Using the same material and tectonic assembly at a multitude of different scales drove the design of the this project.
TECTONIC JOINT STUDIES
Prof. Yael Erel Spring 2006 Pratt Institute School of Architecture
SITE PLAN LANDSCAPE
ACADEMIC
VARIOUS MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS LANDSCAPE
ACADEMIC
Construction Documents The following is part of a complete set of construction documents done for a class at CUNY. We aided the professor in the development of working drawings for a long span space frame structure which would house a Community Exhibition Hall. Concepts dealing with the design and construction of complex fire proof assembly systems were covered in great detail.
Prof. Herman Sands Spring 2005 City University of New York
CONST DOCS
ACADEMIC
CONST DOCS
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CONST DOCS
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CONST DOCS
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“Third and Bond” - Anthony Caradonna RA This project called for interior design services in 3 model units for a Brooklyn developer. As head of the intern team I assisted the principle with design of the unit interiors. Duties included sourcing materials, creating visual depictions of the proposed spaces, transporting, installing and assembling all of the design objects. Due to the unique nature of the project we generated a fair amount of press coverage, some of which can be seen in the following pages.
Real Estate, Real Aesthetes By George Beane Wednesday, October 7, 2009 2:54 pm
OPUS X / AC2 STUDIO Anthony Caradonna RA Intern Architect Brooklyn, NY 2009
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It’s not every day that recent design-school graduates get to see their work showcased in finished residences, but Pratt students will get that chance soon, thanks to a collaboration between the university and the New York-based developer Hudson Companies. More than 90 students, faculty,and alumni from the institute will display their furniture, textiles, lighting, and an assortment of other home furnishings in two model apartments designed by Rogers Marvel Architects at Third +Bond—a 44 unit, townhouse-style development in Carroll Gardens that mixes luxury condominium housing with environmental design (the entire project’s on track to receive LEED Gold and Energy Star certifications). Inside the apartments, prospective buyers will find everything from teapots to first aid kits, all Prattmade, in an arrangement curated by Anthony Caradonna, an alum and professor at the School of Architecture. It’s student meets teacher, academic meets commercial, on display at 115 Third Street beginning next week.
PROFESSIONAL
WALL PAPER DESIGN
FURNITURE PLANS CARADONNA
Wallpaper designs were inspired by GIS map data from the surrounding neighborhood of Gowanus. We tried to have the design reference the industrial grit of the neighborhood in a fresh and upbeat manner.
PROFESSIONAL
“Vermont House� - Anthony Caradonna RA After a semester spent designing a proposal of my own for the 100K House competition I was asked to join a team which would come up with a new hybrid design for construction in Ludlow, Vermont. Over the course of 3 months we redesigned and produced a detailed working drawing set. This exercise helped me develop a strong understanding of traditional stick frame residential construction methods. I was in charge of developing schematic renderings for marketing purposes as well as developing building sections.
pratt students design house in Vermont by: Megan Drueding Karrie Jacobs' book The Perfect $100,000 House created quite a buzz when it came out in 2006. One of its many fans is Rich Reinhardt, a custom builder and a developer of the high-design community the Houses at Sagaponac in Bridgehampton, N.Y. After reading Jacobs' book, he decided to try and build a spec house for $100,000 on property he owns in Vermont. Then he met Anthony Caradonna, a professor in the architecture program at Pratt Institute. Caradonna agreed to teach a fall 2008 studio course focused on designing the Vermont house. "Most of what we do at school is maximizing sustainability and affordability anyway," he says. "We're very interested in interdisciplinary courses." In return, Reinhardt will give Pratt a donation equal to the home's final construction cost. Caradonna's students came up with 10 designs using affordable models such as Quonset huts, shipping containers, and panelization. At the final review, a panel that included Reinhardt and Jacobs chose two top projects. One featured a Miracle Truss pre-engineered steel and wood frame; the other called for SIPs. "They both just seemed really straightforward," Jacobs says. Caradonna and the students melded elements from each plan into one project, refining it over the next semester. The resulting design is a simple box with a shed roof. It will be stick-built, with a foundation of insulated concrete forms. Due to the low cost of building in Vermont, as well as Reinhardt's expertise with standard stud walls, conventional framing turned out to be cheaper than SIPs. The originally conceived Miracle Truss framework was abandoned when the Pratt team's attempts to get in touch with Miracle Truss were unsuccessful. (The company is rumored to have gone out of business recently, and its website is no longer operational.) The home's walls will be super insulated against Vermont's freezing winters. And passive solar techniques, including a Trombe wall made with glass bottles, will also work to keep the house warm. Among the project's recycled and reclaimed building materials will be wood from an old Vermont barn, salvaged slate, and even discarded skis.
OPUS X / AC2 STUDIO
Caradonna's students are finalizing the construction documents now. Reinhardt plans to begin building the house this summer, possibly with their assistance. The project has already given the class a valuable opportunity to create a real-world dwelling for a real-world budget. "The early modernists were all about good architecture and high design for the masses," Caradonna says. "This project is about trying to revive those goals."
Anthony Caradonna RA Intern Architect Brooklyn, NY 2009 PRESS COVERAGE
CARADONNA
PROFESSIONAL
BUILDING SECTION
CARADONNA
PROFESSIONAL
“Santos Party House” - Reduxe.Studios Design/Build I was commissioned recently to aid the owners of Santos Party House with the redesign of the club. The intent was to encourage a higher end clientele by adding intimate VIP and lounge areas. Most of the work was to be done on the cellar level. The most interesting challenge was to recommission a small courtyard space that was currently being used for storage. By removing some rear windows and putting in a roof we could create an additional lounge with an air of exclusivity. Other tasks in the design process involved the creation of detailed egress drawings for submittal to the FDNY. These had to be done with great care as the fire dept would be looking at the club very closely due to it’s proximity to City Hall and popularity.
ReDuxe.Studios Design Build LLC
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VIEW OF INTERIOR
Mike House Principle / Designer
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SECTION THROUGH PROPOSED LOUNGE AREA CARADONNA
PROFESSIONAL
PROPOSED PLAN
CARADONNA
PERSONAL
Architectural Visualization
These renderings were done using the Maxwell Render software package. The project brief called for the design of a photography exhibition in the basement level of the Pratt School of Architecture. I modeled the digital display in Rhino using the parametric modeling plugin Grasshopper. This allowed me to manipulate the size and spacing of pyramid-like geometries automatically. I added my own textures which were made by photographing the actual space and applying them digitally.
ETC.
PERSONAL
Sculpture / Furniture Design
Photography and Film
The above photograph was taken off the coast of Vieques Island in Puerto Rico.
These pieces were done for a sculpture and furniture design class. The wooden bench doubles as a table. It was constructed with laminated curve profiles that were bent around a form and cured for 24 hours.
ETC.
These are film stills from a short film I made. The concept was to remake the famous French New Wave film “Blow Up� by Michelangelo Antonioni. In my version lead character Thomas traverses the New York subway system rather than 1960s Paris.