Victoria Graziano Portfolio of Works 2017
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SEMESTER
THE CIVIC STAIR
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THRESHOLD
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CAMPUS SKIN
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THE CARVING OF VOLUME
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PARK PAVILION
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BODY GENERATES FORM
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PARAMETRICS: VILLA PALLADIO
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ELECTIVE
GRAND CANYON: LIMINAL
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COMPETITION
ART AND CERAMICS
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INDEPENDENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
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INDEPENDENT
LIGHT AS STRUCTURE
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ELECTIVE
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07// ADAPTIVE REUSE : THE CIVIC STAIR Studio: Vertical Studio Professor: Nandini Bagchee Date: Fall 2016 Team: Elif Karamustafa Selected for City Works Publication Participatory planning: it’s about the community. For this studio we redesigned the abandoned Lincoln Recovery hospital into a community center for the South Bronx. An important part of this project was to engage the community into the design process and learn about participatory planning. We worked directly with the community members and organizers of south Bronx to understand and solve the main issues within the community. We took a holistic approach to the design, focusing on improving the health, arts, and education through adaptive reuse of the abandoned Lincoln Recovery into a Community Center. 4
01 Site Analysis 02 Site 03 Community Participatory Planning Results 04 Community Leaders
COMMUNITY: SITE
Wanda Salamon: Mother on the Move
Melissa Barber: Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization
Mychal Johnson: South Bronx Unite
Jo Ann Lenney: NADA
Linda Cunningham: BronxArtSpace
CULTURAL FLEXIBILITY
CELEBRATION
SPECIAL TOUCH
CULTURES
Melissa Barber: Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization
FLEXIBILITY MOVEABLE WALLS
Liza Austria: UpbeatNYC
HEALTH THROUGH FOOD
SHARED PUBLIC SPACE TRUSTED HOME
AESTHETIC VALUE OF THE AREA
Evelyse Andino: Radical Health
Rosanne Plancia: South Bronx Farmers Market
NOT TOO CLINICAL OUTREACH
MAINTAINED
TRANSPARENCY
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND PARTICIPATION
Danielle Jackson: Bronx Documentary Center
COOK TOGETHER OF YOUR
SAFE STREET
FOR THE PEOPLE BUT WELL DESIGNED
ACTIVISM
OPEN BUT SAFE PERSONAL EXPANSION
VERTICAL GARDEN
BEACH
HOSPITALITY
DIVERSITY
EDUCATION
TRAINING
UTILITARIAN
BELONGING TAKE CONTROL HISTORY SECURITY
PUBLIC ENVISIONING
SAFE PLACE
EXHIBITION SPACE
TRANSFORMATIVE
COMMUNITY FAMILIARITY
BE HEARD
SUPPORT
MULTIPURPOSE
ART WALL
QUIET PEACEFUL
DANCE
EXPRESS EMOTIONS
SPACE TO
COMMUNITY
MUSIC PAINTING
POETRY
ACCESSIBILITY
RADIO STUDIO
EXPRESSION
MINIMALISM
POLITICAL ACTIVIST MUSIC
EVERYBODY IS ASKING FOR AN
DEMOCRATIC
ARTS
CLEAN
LIGHT SOUND
MY DAUGHTER IS ALL ABOUT THE
FEEL WELCOME
SENSITIVE TO
CHANGE WITH TIME
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CHAPEL/MEDITATION SPACE
GAME 1
OUTDOOR ART SPACE 18"
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
CULINARY SPACE SECOND FLOOR PLAN MIXED FLOOR CORE CONFERENCE ROOMS PERFORMANCE ARTS SPACE CLASSROOMS
PERFORMANCE SPACE on basement for sound consideration
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
OFFICES
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SPACE
CULINARY OTHER
BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
RESULTS
OBSERVATION
GAME 2 DAYLIGHT important for offices and conference rooms
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
CULINARY SPACE
ART GALLERY important to be on street level to attract people
CORE CONFERENCE ROOMS PERFORMANCE ARTS SPACE
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
CLASSROOMS
MUSIC PRACTICE ROOMS in the basement sound consideration
OFFICES CULINARY OTHER
RESULTS
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BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN
OBSERVATION
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Site Plan
ADAPTIVE REUSE : THE CIVIC STAIR Main Move: Civic Stair as multi-purpose community gathering space. To give this 1960s building a new life and re-purpose it into a community center, we introduced a civic stair. This civic stair serves as a community gathering space, a performance space, and as a continuation of public circulation into the building. Respect the existing. The community expressed a desire to preserve most of the existing building due to cost and the building’s historical significance. Therefore, we inserted a main organizing element, the performance stair to serve multiple functions, while preserving the existing envelope and the structure. The rest of the building is occupied by co-working space, art, dance studios, education, kitchens, library, and computer classrooms. The program is very diverse and is expected to change with the changing needs of the community. Therefore, instead of providing a fixed program solution to this adaptive reuse project, we introduced the civic stair to serve as a gathering nucleus for the building and the community. 6
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Addition
Subtraction
Stair Placement Study Model
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Basement Plan
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Main Stair Section
Third Floor Plan
Fourth Floor Plan
Stiar Module
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Section
Elevation
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Front Elevation
Back Elevation
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It’s about the people.
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06// HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION: THRESHOLD Studio: Comprehensive Design Professor: Pablo de Miguel Date: Spring 2016 Team: Felix Vargas Selected for City Works Publication Threshold with two faces. We were asked to design an addition to the Pilip A. Randolph High School that is located on our City College Campus. This project is a threshold between City College and Pilip A. Randolph High School with the duality of the facades emphasizing the two different student bodies present in the building. The facade facing the College Campus is an austere L shape at the perimeter of the site that defines the edge and activates the existing circulation. The facade facing the High School is a series of concrete volumes plugged into the circulation. This creates a juxtaposition of the two faces: the austere circulatory facade looking into the campus and the playful and intimate environment inside facing the High School. The program plugs into the circulation. There is a clear distinction between circulation and program. The circulation defines the edge. The program plugs into the circulation. The first floor is an open floor with public spaces containing a library, cafe, and a lecture hall. The second floor contains private program, mainly for high school students. The classrooms and science labs are each contained in separate volumes. There’s also a clear distinction in materials as related to the use. The circulation is enclosed with glass and wooden louvers. The program is contained in concrete volumes looking back at the high school. Prefabricated construction For the structure, we started with the circulation and created a 20ft by 20 ft grid. Each program has its own grid. We overlapped the two to create a fitting. The threshold between the college and high school is expressed through the duality of the project. There is a clear distinction between circulation and program, wood and concrete, and public and private created by plugging in the program into the circulation. 14
01 North Facade (facing college) 02 South Facade (facing High School)
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CIRCULATION RENDERING
CLASSROOM RENDERING
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Key
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ST. NICHOLAS PARK
ST. NICHOLAS TERRACE
MARSHAK SCIENCE BUILDING
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL
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CONVENT AVENUE
NORTH ACADEMIC CENTER
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02 Program Facade
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03 Site Plan
A. Philip Randolph Campus High School Addition
A. Philip Randolph Capmus High School Addition
443 W 135th St. New York, NY 10031 Team & Course #:
VG Architects Victoria Graziano Felix Vargas Spring 2016, Professor Pablo de Miguel The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
Access Points A. Philip Randolph Capmus High A. School PhilipAddition Randolph Capmus High School Addition
A. Philip Randolph Campus High School Addition
A. Philip Randolph Campus High School Addition
443 W 135th St. New York, NY 10031 Team & Course #:
443 W 135th St. New York, NY 10031 Team & Course #:
VG Architects
VG Architects
Victoria Graziano Felix Vargas Spring 2016, Professor Pablo de Miguel
VG Architects Victoria Graziano and Felix Vargas
Victoria Graziano Felix Vargas Spring 2016, Professor Pablo de Miguel
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
Drawing Index: T-001 Cover Page A-001 Site Plan A-101 First Floor Plan A-102 Second Floor Plan A-103 Roof Plan A-201 East Elevation A-202 North Elevation A-203 South Elevation A-251 Circulation Section A-252 Science Lab Section A-253 Construction Section A-501 Wall Type A A-502 Wall Type B A-503 Wall Type C A-504 Wall Type D A-505 Axonometric APNX-101 Structure Diagram APNX-102 Renderings APNX-103 Renderings Drawing Index:
Full Circulation
VG Architects VG Architects Victoria Graziano and Felix VargasVictoria Graziano and Felix Vargas Drawing Index:
Threshold A. Philip Randolph Capmus High School Addition
05 Circulation Interior T-001 Cover Page A-001 Site Plan A-101 First Floor Plan A-102 Second Floor Plan A-103 Roof Plan A-201 East Elevation A-202 North Elevation A-203 South Elevation A-251 Circulation Section A-252 Science Lab Section A-253 Construction Section A-501 Wall Type A A-502 Wall Type B A-503 Wall Type C A-504 Wall Type D A-505 Axonometric APNX-101 Structure Diagram APNX-102 Renderings APNX-103 Renderings
Public Space
T-001 Cover Page A-001 Site Plan A-101 First Floor Plan A-102 Second Floor Plan A. Philip A-103 RandolphRoof Plan Campus High School A-201 East Elevation Addition A-202 North Elevation A-203 South Elevation A-251 Circulation Section A-252 Science Lab Section VG Architects VictoriaA-253 Graziano Construction Section Felix Vargas A-501 Wall Type A A-502 Wall Type B A-503 Wall Type C A-504 Wall Type D A-505 Axonometric APNX-101 Structure Diagram COVER SHEET APNX-102 Renderings APNX-103 Renderings
Key Plan:
Key Plan:
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CIRCULATION RENDERING
Key Plan:
443 W 135th St. New York, NY 10031
Team & Course #:
Spring 2016, Professor Pablo de Miguel The Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture
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VG Architects Victoria Graziano and Felix Vargas
Circulation Program
Private Spaces
04 Design Diagrams
CIRCULATION RENDERING
Drawing Index: T-001 Cover Page A-001 Site Plan A-101 First Floor Plan A-102 Second Floor Plan A-103 Roof Plan A-201 East Elevation A-202 North Elevation A-203 South Elevation A-251 Circulation Section A-252 Science Lab Section A-253 Construction Section A-501 Wall Type A A-502 Wall Type B A-503 Wall Type C A-504 Wall Type D A-505 Axonometric APNX-101 Structure Diagram APNX-102 Renderings APNX-103 Renderings
Key Plan:
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06 Program Interior
T-001
CLASSROOM RENDERING 17
ST. NICHOLAS PARK
ST. NICHOLAS TERRACE COMPOSITE MODEL
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE LABS
CIR
MARSHAK SCIENCE BUILDING
CU
CLASSROOM
LATI
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WEST 135TH ST
CLASSROOM
SECOND FLOOR
LECTURE HALL LOBBY/CAFE
CONVENT AVENUE CIR
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First Floor Plan LIBRARY
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FIRST FLOOR
NORTH ACADEMIC CENTER
ST. NICHOLAS PARK
ST. NICHOLAS TERRACE COMPOSITE MODEL
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE LABS
CIR
CLASSROOM
LATI
ON CLASSROOM
WEST 135TH ST
Second Floor Plan
MARSHAK SCIENCE BUILDING
CU
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SECOND FLOOR
Section through Science Lab
Circulation Section 20
North Elevation
SOUTH ELEVATION Scale: 1/8"= 1'-0"
SOUTH ELEVATION Scale: 1/8"= 1'-0"
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SOUTH VIEW
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NORTH VIEW
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SOUTH VIEW
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NORTH VIEW
South Elevation 21
Wall Type 1
Detail Section
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Wall Type 2
Wall Type 3
Structure Diagram
Wall Type 4
Module Axon
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05// CAMPUS SKIN: HUMANE Studio: Semester 5 Professor: Alberto Foyo Date: Fall 2015 Team: Younggee Kim Selected for City Works Publication Experience the campus through paths filled with native grasses. For this project, we explored the idea of skin through the design of a new facade for the Aaron Davis Hall and a new urban landscape for the campus. My partner and I focused on the experiential and ethical side of architecture by introducing a new campus landscape composed of native grasses that give the campus a healthy life. Since the campus is mostly experienced through walking, we devised a network of paths, providing for quick and longer routes to enjoy the campus while reaching your destination. This provides for a variety of experiences to dilute the banality of everyday routine. Utilizing native grasses and plants, results in low maintenance. Yet, this new skin has depth, and requires to be fed and sustained. Water collection to sustain the new skin. To sustain this new skin for the campus, we designed the facade of the Aaron Davis Hall to function as a water collecting device that feeds the rest of the campus. The water is collected at the roof of the facade and flows down into the facade storage and waters the campus. The water is also used as gray water for the bathrooms of Aaron Davis Hall. This facade creates an improved humane experience. 24
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01 Green Lobby 02 Roof Cafe
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04// MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOUSE: THE CARVING OF VOLUME Studio: Semester 4 Professor: Athanasios Haritos Date: Spring 2015 Selected for City Works Publication Void generates form. The objective for this project was to design a multi-generational house for my family and myself. The project is located on Manhattan Beach, outlooking the ocean. Following the precedent study of Sou Fujimoto’s N House, I was interested in the exploration of void as a generator of form. Starting with the basic volume of the house, defined by residential zoning regulations, I carved out voids, creating special moments within the building. Void acts as a nucleus with interconnected program. There are three main voids that correspond to specific program. The void on the first floor is a garage. The living room on the second floor is a double height void facing the water. This void acts as a nucleus around which program is placed. The second floor has the kitchen, dining area, and 2 bedrooms. The bedrooms on the third floor look into the living room. The third void results in a balcony, for one of the four bedrooms on the third floor. The carving of volume generates a variety of spaces that are interconnected and yet retain their privacy. The house looks out onto the water, while also looking in to the central living area resulting in a family centered composition. 30
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01 Site Location 02 Massing 03 Perspective
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03// BOOK PAVILION Studio: Semester 3 Professor: Nandini Bagchee Date: Fall 2014 For this project, I created a book pavilion in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn. The project emphasizes the historic monuments of the park. The plan encourages users to look at specific landmarks by introducing spaces with directionality outlooking historic monuments. As the users meander through the book pavilion, the adjacent more private spaces direct their gaze towards important nodes of the park and the city. The book pavilion is a processional circulatory space that all leads up to the auditorium. The auditorium formally differs from the book pavilion, thereby expressing its function. 36
01 Book Pavilion Plan
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Topography
Intersection
Canopy
Views
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Sections
Plans
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02//BODY GENERATES SPACE Studio: Semester 2 Professor: William Haskas Date: Spring 2014 The objective of this project is to use the movement of our body to generate form. First, I recorded a movement by drawing the change of the body through space. Using the drawing, we created a three dimensional linear framework. I incorporated planes with the framework to generate differing spatial conditions.
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CCNY ARCH 51451 J. SCELSA
5/19/2015
Graziano, Victoria 3/17/2015
01 Changing Ratio
Studio: Pre-computational elective Professor: Jonathan Scelsa PRE COMPUTATION / Date: Fall 2013
02 Existing Sections showing Golden Ratio
CIT Y COLLEGE OF NEW YORK / ARCH 51451 / SPRING 2015
This is an analysis of Palladio’s Villa Rotonda through the lense of parametrics. The governing geomtric principle of this Villa is the golden ratio, expressed both in plan and in section. With the use of grasshopper, I explored this geometric relationship and experimented with changing the ratio to transform the villa. 44
PRE COMPUTATION /
CIT Y COLLEGE OF NEW YORK / ARCH 51451 / SPRING 2015
CCNY ARCH 51451 J. SCELSA Graziano, Victoria 3/17/2015
PRE COMPUTATION / CCNY ARCH 51451 J. SCELSA
03 Existing plans showing Golden Ratio
04 New Plans and Sections
Graziano, Victoria 3/17/2015
Original and new plan
Original and new section
Original section and plan
New section and plan
PRE COMPUTATION / PRE COMPUTATION /
CIT Y COLLEGE OF NEW YORK / ARCH 51451 / SPRIN
CIT Y COLLEGE OF NEW YORK / ARCH 51451 / SPRING 2015
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CANYON ACCOMMODATION: LIMINAL Arquideas Architecture Competition Team: Michail Pikos Prime Location: In between the elements. The Grand Canyon’s designer, the Colorado River, ebbs and flows through the majestic rocks. The dialogue between the earth and water, provides balance and tension evoking a sense of sacredness. Our project invites visitors to exist within the liminal condition between the earth, air, and sky. Perched on the slopes of the canyon the accommodation center hovers above the water. This allows visitors to inhabit the focal point of the site, thereby experiencing this unique elemental synthesis. The building begins with the journey. The hike and subsequent boat ride to the accommodation center immerse the visitors into the Canyon’s natural architecture. The effort of the procession further highlights the secluded nature of the space. Here visitors meditate and enjoy the environment that surrounds them. Raised over the river and in between the canyon walls, the structure provides a sensual connection to the canyon environment. The architecture frames the surrounding environment and allows it to permeate into the interior of the building. Meditation Atrium The center of the structure is a double height atrium, a transparent core, where meditation and events occur unifying the interior and exterior. This liminal existence between earth, air, and sky, drives the formal and spatial expression of the accommodation center, allowing visitors to become one with the place. 46
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Second Floor Plan
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OTHER WORK: PAINTING AND CERAMICS 50
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OTHER WORK: PHOTOGRAPHY 52
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Barcelona Pavilion Mies van der Rohe
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LIGHT AS STRUCTURE: THE SPACE. THE HUMAN. THE LIGHT. Studio: Architectural Lighting Elective Professor: Domingo Gonzalez Date: Fall 2016 Team: Michail Pikos The space rendered in light transforms. Our design objective was to produce a chandelier that not only lights the space but creates a unique experience of light. It is both a functional object that behaves as a direct light source and also a design element as it creates an ethereal atmosphere through the diffusion of light. The challenge: create a workable prototype with a simple system. This centerpiece object is a chandelier that provides both direct localized light and diffused atmospheric light. Composed of three vertical planes held together by dispersed illuminated acrylic rods, the object is an experiential light source. The simple combination of planes, rods, and light, transforms the surrounding space of the chandelier and illuminates the space with sufficient luminous flux. In addition, its soft atmospheric glow changes the experience of the space around the object. Light as Structure and hidden light sources. The conceptual driver for this piece was the idea of light as structure. The light source is hidden at the top of the chandelier and is transmitted through the acrylic rods that hold the piece together. This creates an object where the structure is perceived as light itself. Light, in this case, is in itself a transformative design element. 58
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“Light is the first element of design; without it there is no color, form, or texture.� Thomas E. Farin
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LED Spotlights
1 4"
1 4"
1/2” Spray painted Plywood
1'-2"
Driver
Hardware (Couplings)
1'-1"
3/8” Acrylic Rods
1 4"
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Hardware (Hook) 1 2"
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Magne�c Tabs LED Spotlights 1/2” Spray painted Plywood
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Hardware (Couplings)
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1/2” Acrylic Rods
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Victoria Graziano// Portfolio 2017