Jonathan Manzo Portfolio 2008

1. JONATHAN MANZO
XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO CITY WASHINGTON,DC SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA XIANYANG, CHINA SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE LANDSCAPE DESIGN STUDIO SCREEN WALL ADDITIONAL WORK
CASA CULTURA SOLAR DECATHLON HOUSE MARKET STREET GRID ANALYSIS THERMAL BATHS & CLINIC

2. PROJECT:
XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO CITY
CASA CULTURA
DATE:
SPRING 2007
PROFESSOR:
SANDRA VIVANCO
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2 1
2
1. EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
LOOKING EAST.
2. INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE:
ENTRY HALL

3. XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO, DF : CASA CULTURA SITE PLAN SCALE 1/128” = 1’-0”
2
3
1
4
SITE PLAN KEY
1. SCULPTURE PROMENADE 3. CASA CULTURA
2. BOAT LAUNCH 4. COMMUNITY CENTER / MEDICAL CLINIC
SECTION THROUGH CASA CULTURA
A a
KEY
1. ENTRY LOBBY 3. THEATER
2. CIRCULATION & STRUCTURAL CORE 4. GALLERY
4
3
2
1

4. XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO, DF : CASA CULTURA FLOOR PLANS SCALE 1/64” = 1’-0”
2ND LEVEL
1. GALLERY LOBBY
2. GALLERY 1 2 3
3. GALLERY
4. UNISEX W/C
5. UNISEX W/C 4
6. CLINIC RECEPTION
7. DOCTOR’S OFFICE
8. MATERNITY 5
9. TREATMENT ROOMS
10.STORAGE 7
11. NURSE’S STATION 6
8
12. NURSERY
13. PATIENT LOUNGE 11
12
9
10
13
1ST LEVEL
1. ENTRANCE LOBBY
2. UNISEX W/C
3. TICKET BOOTH
4. THEATER LOBBY
5. THEATER
6. THEATER LOUNGE
7. BOOKSTORE
8. CAFE
9. UNISEX W/C
10.UNISEX W/C
11. UTILITY
12. CLASSROOM
13. ADMINISTRATION
14. LECTURE HALL 4 5 6
1
3
2
7
8
9
13
10 14
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5. XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO, D.F.: MASTER PLAN
AREA OF STUDY KEY: SITE
1. SECONDARY SCHOOL 2
2. ECOLOGICAL PARK 1
3. URBAN CHINAMPAS
4. ARGICULTURAL ZONE 4
3 3
5. FOREST
6. UNAM (UNIVERSITY)
EXPANSION 7
8
7. LIGHT RAIL 9
3
8. SCULPTURE
PROMENADE
9. SITE: CASA CULTURA 4
6
5
2
CITY EDGE: AGRICULTURAL RING / UNAM EXPANSION CREATION OF THE URBAN CHINAMPAS: CITY CORE: EXTENSION OF LIGHT RAIL, SCULPTURE PROMENADE
& CASA CULTURA
THE CITY IS SURROUNDED BY A MIX OF AGRICULTURAL LAND AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVES. THE CHINAMPAS, A CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE DATING BACK TO PRE-COLONIAL MEXICO HAS THE LIGHT RAIL IS BROUGHT INTO THE CITY CENTER.
A SATELLITE CAMPUS OF UNAM IS CREATED. THE CAMPUS WILL SPECIALIZE IN HISTORICALLY BEEN A WORKING AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE. UNDER THIS PLAN AN THE PRIMARY AREA OF INTERVENTION HOUSES AN CASA CULTURA AND
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAND ANTHROPOLOGY. URBAN CHINAMPAS ZONE WILL BE CREATED. THESE ZONES CURRENTLY SUPPORT BOTH HOUSING MATERNITY CLINIC.
AND AGRICULTURE.
MASSING MODEL INITIAL SITE PLAN PRELIMINARY PROGRAM DIAGRAM
1ST FLOOR:
A> CAFE/BOOKSTORE/AUDITORIUM
B> CASA CULTURA/WORKSHOPS
C> ADMINISTRATION / CLINIC
D> VERTICAL CIRCULATION
d
2ND FLOOR
c
E> HEALTH CLINIC b
a
e

6. XOCHIMILCO, MEXICO, D.F.: SITE ANALYSIS URBAN SCAN: ELEVATIONS / VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SCAN CANALS: LANDMARKS:
2
1
3
4
5
1. EMBARCADERO 2. CHURCH SQUARE
3. ZOCALO 4. CATHEDRAL
5. MARKET
PATHS VEHICULAR:
VACANT LOTS
BUILDING HEIGHTS
PATHS PEDESTRIAN:
HOSPITAL: 56’ MIXED USE : 31’ VERTICAL SCAN COMBINED
HORIZONTAL SCAN COMBINED
HOUSE: 32’ HOUSE: 24’

7. SOLAR DECATHLON: FLOOR AND DECK PLAN: SCALE 1/4” = 1’-0”
7
PROJECT: DIAGRAM: SOLAR ENVELOPE
SOLAR DECATHLON HOUSE, 6 THE HOUSE IS DESIGNED TO STAY WITHIN
WASHINGTON, DC A SOLAR ENVELOPE AS SPECIFIED BY THE
4 5 SOLAR DECATHLON RULES.
DATE: 3
SPRING 2008 THIS ENSURES THE HOUSE DOES NOT
SHADE OTHER HOMES IN THE COMPETITION.
PROFESSOR:
ANDREW KUDLESS
2
FLOOR PLAN KEY
1. DECK
2. SLOT GARDEN
3. BEDROOM
4. BATHROOM
5. LIVING / WORK SPACE
6. KITCHEN
7. MECHANICAL ROOM
1
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE

8. SOLAR DECATHLON HOUSE: SKIN SOLAR DECATHLON HOUSE: PART II
IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEMESTER THE CLASS WORKED IN
A GROUPS ON FOUR PROJECTS.
TOOLS OF PARAMETRIC DESIGN AND SOLAR ANALYSIS INFORM
THE SKIN OF THE BUILDING. ELEMENTS OF MY PROJECT WERE ADAPTED INTO THE GROUP
PROJECT.
THE EXTERIOR METAL SKIN IS PERFORATED WITH
APERTURES BASED ON SOLAR EXPOSURE. I AM PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
OF THE FINAL PROJECT:
THE SIZE OF THE APERTURE CORRELATES TO SOLAR
B EXPOSURE UPON THE FACADE. A. DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROOF AND
CLERESTORY.
THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST FACADES ARE CLAD IN THIS
SKIN. B. SOLAR AND ENERGY ANALYSIS OF THE BUILDING.
THIS INCLUDED TESTING OF PHYSICAL MODELS AND ANALYSIS IN
A SIMPLE SQUARE SURFACE IS SUBTRACTED FROM THE PROGRAM ECOTECT.
CREATING THE COMPONENTS.
C. LANDSCAPE AND AGGREGATION STRATEGY.
THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE COMPONENTS CORRESPONDS TO
C SOLAR EXPOSORE. D. 3D MODELLING AND FINAL RENDERINGS.
THE SKIN COMPONENTS ARE GENERATED WITH THE PROGRAMS
RHINO AND PARACLOUD.
SOUTH FACADE
D
E
NORTH FACADE
COMPONENT PROGRESSION:
A > E:
SOLID TO 50% SUBTRACTION
ABOVE: TESTING OF SKIN STRATEGIES AND ROOF GEOMETRY ON THE HELIODON.

9. SOLAR DECATHLON: FLOOR PLAN AND AGGREGATION STRATEGY: SOLAR DECATHLON: POST-COMPETITION: FUTURE CITIES
SCALE 1/4” = 1’-0”
POTENTIAL SITE: CENTENNIAL CALIFORNIA,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
SIXTY-FIVE MILES NORTH OF DOWNTOWN,
CENTENNIAL CALIFORNIA REPRESENTS THE
FUTURE OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
IN CALIFORNIA.
7 centennial california
SITED ON 12,000 ACRES THE CITY WILL
EVENTUALLY HOUSE “23,000 HOMES, HALF OF
WHICH WOULD BE STAND-ALONE HOUSES (THE
REST CONDOMINIUMS AND APARTMENTS). “
(SOURCE: JOHN GERTNER, MARCH 18TH, 2007.
4 THE NEW YORK TIMES, PLAYING SIM CITY FOR
REAL.)
2 3 GRID STUDY: CENTENNIAL CALIFORNIA
A
5 6 THE COMMUNITY BEING ENGINEERED IN
CENTENNIAL, CALIFORNIA IS PROVOCATIVE ON
MANY LEVELS FROM ISSUES OF
URBAN-PLANNING TO NATURAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT.
THE COMMUNITIES’ LOCATION ON THE
CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT PLACES THE CITY OF
CENTENNIAL AT THE CENTER OF WATER ISSUES
FACING
CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION.
1
KEY
1. RAMP
2. BEDROOM WITH MURPHY key
BED SOLID LINE INDICATES A CONTINOUS PATH OR UNBROKEN ROAD
3. LIVING / DINING ROOM DASHED LINE INDICATES A BREAK IN THE PATH OR THE LANDSCAPE
4. KITCHEN
5. BATHROOM
6. MECHANICAL ROOM
7. REAR DECK
10K detached
one familiy homes
6.2K condominiums/townhomes
B
4 K APARTMENTS
THE DECK RUNS THROUGH THE HOUSE AS A CONTINOUS PLANE. INTERSECTING THE DECK AT VARIOUS POINTS ARE SMALL
LANDSCAPE INTERVENTIONS. AS A COMMUNITY OF HOMES BEGINS TO EMERGE THE SINGULAR DECK IS CONNECTED TO
NEIGHBORING HOMES AND FORMS A LARGER PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY.

10. SOLAR DECATHLON: SECTION AND SOLAR ANALYSIS
SCALE 1” = 2’- 0”
SEASONAL SOLAR EXPOSURE STUDY
A SERIES OF TESTS WERE RUN IN THE SIMULATION SOFTWARE ECOTECT
AND ON A HELIODON TO DETERMINE THE GEOMETRY OF THE ROOF, 248000+
244000+
CLERESTROY AND LOUVER SYSTEM. 240000+
236000+
232000+
228000+
SNAPSHOTS TAKEN FROM THE ANNUAL SUNPATH DIAGRAM TAKEN AT KEY 224000+
220000+
POINTS IN THE YEAR INFORMED THE DESIGN PROCESS. 216000+
212000+
208000+
WINTER SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN
THE GEOMETRY CHANGED FROM A FLAT ROOF, TO A PITCHED BUTTERFLY
ROOF WITH A CLERESTORY. THE OVERHANG AND PITCH ANGLE OF THE
ROOF ON THE SOUTH FACADE WERE SIZED AND TESTED IN THIS PROCESS.
DAYLIGHTING ANALYSIS
: DAYLIGHT FACTOR 64%-84%: AVERAGE VALUE 72.83%
%
84.0+
7A 9A 11A 1P 3P 5P 7P 82.0
DECEMBER 80.0
78.0
76.0
74.0
72.0
70.0
68.0
MARCH 66.0
64.0
N
JUNE
SEPTEMBER

11. SOLAR DECATHLON: SECTION AND RENDERS
THE ROOF, LIFTED FROM THE PRIMARY VOLUME OF THE BOX - FACILITATES INCREASED DAYLIGHTING AND PASSIVE COOLING
THROUGH OPERABLE CLERESTORY WINDOWS ON THE EAST AND WEST ENDS OF THE HOUSE.
CROSS SECTION_B
1” = 2’0”

12. SOLAR DECATHLON: ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM & DETAILS
EASE AND SPEED OF ONSITE SECTION_WEST SECTION_SLIDING DOOR
CONSTRUCTION RELIES ON
1/2” = 1’0” 1/2” = 1’0”
FEW IN-FIELD CONNECTIONS.
BY PREFABRICATING THE
HOUSE AND ROOF AS
SEPARATE PIECES, A
‘LIFT-AND-PLACE’ METHOD IS
USED TO ERECT THE
STRUCTURE FOR THE
COMPETITION.
THIS HOUSE IS DELIVERED ON
TWO TRUCKS. ONE
HEAVY-WEIGHT LOWBOY
TRAILER IS REQUIRED FOR THE
14’ WIDE HOUSE WHILE
ANOTHER, LIGHTER TRUCK IS
DRIVEN WITH THE ROOF, DECK,
AND LOUVER COMPONENTS.
INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY
REQUIRES CRANE ACCESS TO
LIFT THE HOUSE AND ROOF.
SINCE THE HOUSE ARRIVES
PREFABRICATED, LITTLE
PREPARATION ALLOWS FOR
FASTER UNLOADING OF THE
WIDE LOAD TRAILER. MANUAL
INSTALLATION OF THE
LOUVER TRACKS, PANELS,
AND DECK COULD BE
ACCOMPLISHED BY TEAM
SYSTEMIZATION.
BAMBOO FRAME TREX DECKING CORIAN POLYCARBONATE
PREVIOUS VENTURES INTO THIS RECYCLED PRODUCT CLAIMED TO BE 100
PERCENT RECYCLABLE, THIS STRONG AND DURABLE
BAMBOO MILLING WILL BE CONSISTS OF WASTE PRODUCT IS CHOSEN BECUASE
CONTINUED IN EFFORT TO MATERIAL FROM PLASTIC THIS MATERIAL EXHIBITS
SENSITIVITY TO LIFE-CYCLE OF ITS STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT
ADAVANCE THE BOTTLES AND SAWDUST TO RATIO AND TRANSLUCENT
TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC FORM A WOOD-LIKE COSTS. CORIAN’S
VERSATILITY PROVIDE AN CAPABILITIES FOR GLAZING
AWARENESS. DECKING. WEATHER SAFE INSTEAD OF GLASS.
AND SOFT TO THE TOUCH, OPTION FOR USE
THIS MATERIAL THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE
REINFORCES THE AS A FINISH SURFACE.
CONVERTABILITY OF THE
HOUSE ONTO ITS DECK.

13. PROJECT:
URBAN ANALYSIS: SCANNING MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
DATE:
SPRING 2008 GREEN SPACE NORTH - SOUTH STREETS EAST - WEST STREETS SOUTH OF MARKET GRID GRIDS COMBINED
PROFESSOR: SAN FRANCISCO STREET GRID MARKET STREET IS AN ANOMALY. NO_MA BLOCK SIZES
MONA EL- KHAFIF
450’ X 300’
FURTHER INFORMATION: 250’ X 300’
THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT OF WORK DONE 300’ X 300’
IN A URBAN ANALYSIS SEMINAR. I WAS RESEARCHING DESPITE SAN FRANCISCO’S VARIED TOPOGRAPHY THE CITY IS LAID OUT IN A
THE SAN FRANCISCO STREET GRID AND THE ANOMALIES RELATIVELY STRICT GRID OF STREETS THAT EMANATE FROM THE CARDINAL POINTS.
CAUSED BY A SECONDARY GRID CREATED BY
MARKET STREET. THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF RUSSIAN HILL, PACIFIC HEIGHTS, AND CHINATOWN,
EACH DISTRICTS WITH STEEP HILLS ARE LAID OUT ON THIS GRID. SO_MA BLOCK SIZES
THE GRID IS EVEN MORE RELENTLESS IN THE WESTERN DISTRICTS OF THE CITY, SUCH
AREAS THE SUNSET OR THE RICHMOND WHERE, DESPITE CHANGES IN TOPOGRAPHY 900’ X 600’
THERE IS LITTLE VARIATION IN THE GRID.
600’ X 600’
THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THESE RULES. THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF TWIN PEAKS AND
450’ X 600’
DIAMONDS HEIGHTS ARE LAID OUT WITH GREATER ATTENTION TO THE TOPOGRAPHY.
THESE DISTRICTS WERE LAID OUT IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND POST-SECOND
300’ X 600’
WORLD WAR RESPECTIVELY, THUS AFTER THE CORE OF SAN FRANCISCO’S GRID HAD
BEEN ESTABLISHED.
MARKET STREET INTERUPTS THE GRID
DESPITE THE NORMATIVE GRID CONSTRUCTED OVER THE VARIED TERRAIN OF SAN FRANCISCO,
MARKET STREET WAS LAID OUT DIAGONALLY, NEARLY 45 DEGREES OFF THE EAST-WEST AXIS. THE
PRIMARY RESULT OF THIS ALTERATION OF THE GRID WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A --SECONDARY
GRID IN THE SOUTH OF MARKET DISTRICT.
SO_MA NO_MA GRIDS EXTENDED THE TWO GRIDS ABUTTING EACH OTHER CREATE A
ACTUAL ACTUAL VARIETY OF CONDITIONS, AMONG THE MOST
EXTENDED EXTENDED DISTINCT ARE THE VARIATIONS IN BLOCK SIZES
HOW THE GRIDS ARE RESOLVED AT WHEN THEY
INTERSECT MARKET STREET.
T T
R EE R EE THE STANDARD SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR BLOCK IS
ST ST BISECTED BY MARKET STREET RESULTING IN A
K ET K ET TRIANGULAR BLOCK FORMATION AND A VIRTUAL
AR AR EXTENSION OF AREA WHICH MARKET STREET
M M
OCCUPIES AS BLOCKS LYING ONE BLOCK NORTH OF
MARKET FACE THE STREET AS WELL.
THE STREETS RUNNING SOUTH OF MARKET RUN PARALLEL WITH THE TWO GRIDS ARE, IN FACT, STOPPED AS THE ABUT AGAINST
MARKET STREET WHILE THE STREETS RUNNING NORTH OF MARKET MARKET STREET. THE STREETS WHICH CONNECT THE TWO GRIDS, SHIFT,
ARE LAID OUT PRIMARILY ALONG THE CARDINAL POINTS. OR DEAD END UPON MEETING MARKET STREET.

14. N
ZONING MAP ZONING KEY (SOURCE: SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT)
TOK
SS
PUBLIC
OC
NE
ST
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
RESIDENTIAL, HOUSE, “CHARACTER DISTRICTS”
N
NC-D INDIVIDUAL
VA
RH- 1 ONE UNIT PER LOT
NC-3 MODERATE
RH-2 TWO UNITS PER LOT
3+ COMMERCIAL STORIES
RH-3 THREE UNITS PER LOT
MARKET STREET
RESIDENTIAL , MIXED HOUSE & APARTMENTS INDUSTRIAL
RM-1 LOW DENSITY C-M HEAVY COMMERCIAL
1 UNIT PER 800 SF COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
RM-2 MODERATE DENSITY
C-3-R DOWNTOWN RETAIL
1 UNIT PER 600
RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL COMBINED DISTRICTS
C-3-O DOWNTOWN OFFICE
RC-4 HIGH DENSITY
1 UNIT PER 200 SF C-2 COMMUNITY BUSINESS
CASTRO / DUBOCE PARK GRID PATTERN NORMALIZED ON MARKET STREET IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PHENOMENA OF THE GRID AND RATES OF POVERTY?
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY RATE KEY
(SOURCE US CENSUS 2000)
MARKET STREET
3-5%
5.2 - 7 .4 %
7 .4 - 10 %
10 - 13.3 %
13.3 - 18.0%
18.0 - 26.7% POVERTY SKYLINE MARKET STREET
26.7 - 100%
26.7 - 100%
7 .4 - 10 %
18.0 - 26.7%
AT FIRST GLANCE, IT WOULD SEEM THAT RATES OF POVERTY ARE CORRELATED TO THE DISTURBANCE OF THE GRID.
THERE IS A LOWER RATE OF POVERTY IN ONE DISTRICT WHERE MARKET STREET DOES NOT INTERRUPT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK STRUCTURE. HOWEVER, THIS IS, 3-5%
PERHAPS A FALSE INDICATION. LOOKING FURTHER, BEYOND MARKET STREET, THE POVERTY RATES BEAR A LESS DISTINCT RELATIONSHIP TO THE MORPHOLOGY OF THE
GRID.
THE RATES OF POVERTY IN THE WESTERN ADDITION AND LOWER HAIGHT ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT. THESE ARE DISTRICTS WHERE THE GRID IS FAIRLY REGULAR. WHILE THE
HIGHEST RATES OF POVERTY ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE MARKET STREET CORRIDOR THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE INTERRUPTION OF THE GRID IS ONLY ONE OF THE
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONDITIONS WITHIN THESE DISTRICTS. FURTHER EXAMINATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE VARIOUS FORCES THAT ARE SHAPING THIS
AREA OF THE CITY.

15. b
c d
a
PROJECT: EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY PLACEMENT OF BATHS BASED ESTABLISHING BUILDING SITE SITE LINES CREATE CUTS IN BUILDING RESULTING BUILDING FORM
ON VIEWS FROM SITE: MASS
XIANYANG THERMAL BATHS,
A) VIEW TO XIAN YANG
XIANYANG, CHINA B) VIEW TO RIVER VALLEY
C) VIEW TO RIVER VALLEY
DATE: D) VIEW TO XIAN YANG
FALL 2007
PROFESSORS:
PETER ANDERSON
DORIS GUERRERO
SITE PLAN SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE LOOKING
TOWARD BATH.
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
THE COMMUNITY CENTER WILL SERVE VISITING
PROFESSORS, STUDENTS, AND PRACTITIONERS WHO HAVE
COME TO XIANYANG TO TEACH, STUDY, AND PRACTICE AT THE
SHAANXI COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE.
THE CENTER WILL ALSO SERVE THE PATIENTS AND THEIR
FAMILIES WHO HAVE COME TO THE AREA TO RECEIVE TREAT-
MENT. FOR PATIENTS IT WILL SERVE AS A PLACE TO REST
AND RELAX POST-TREATMENT OR,POTENTIALLY, A PLACE TO
ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE TREATMENT. FOR THE STUDENTS AND
PROFESSIONALS IT WILL SERVE AS A PLACE TO RESEARCH,
LEARN, AND NETWORK.
A. SOUTH ELEVATION A
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE LOOKING
TOWARDS BUILDING.

16. XIANYANG THERMAL BATHS: FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/16” = 1’-0”
A
1 2 4 5
3 6
KEY
7 8
1. LODGING
2. LOCKER ROOM
3. LOUNGE 9 10 CONDITIONED AREAS
4. SAUNA
5. DOCTOR’S OFFICE FOURTEEN ZONES:
6. CLINIC
7. KITCHEN & DINING ROOM >THERMOSTATS ARE LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF EACH ROOM, MARKED WITH A T.
8. CLASSROOM
a
9. ADMINISTRATION >AIR IS BROUGHT IN THROUGH DUCTS.
10. WATER CLOSET
>EACH ZONE HAS A THERMOSTAT AND VAV BOX TO CONTROL AIR DELIVERY.
T
1 2 6 7 10 11
T T
3 T T
T
SECTION SCALE 1/8” = 1’-0”
T
T
T T
T
T T
DUCTS HUNG FROM ROOF 4 5 12 13 GEOSOURCE INVISION TM
AIR /WATER SYSTEM
>GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM CLOSED LOOP (HORIZONTAL)
LOUVER ROOF
>FRESH AIR IS DELIVERED THROUGH PASSIVE MEANS, KALLWALL WALLS ALL HAVE
OPERABLE CLERESTORY WINDOWS. IF AN ADDITIONAL SYSTEM IS NEEDED, DUCTS
OPERABLE LOUVERS FOR SHADING DELIVERING CONDITIONED AIR ARE HUNG FROM THE LOUVERED ROOF AND BROUGHT
INTO EACH ZONE.
SLAB WITH RADIANT HEATING
CUT-AWAY PERSPECTIVE SHOWING LOUVER ROOF AND AIR
DELIVERY VIA DUCTS(YELLOW).

17. XIANYANG THERMAL BATHS: SECTION THROUGH FLOOR SLAB , SCALE 2” = 1’-0”
5/8” LOCAL SOIL CLAY TILES (INTERIOR FLOORING FINISH)
1/2” RADIANT FLOORING TUBES CAST IN 1” LOCAL SOIL /
CONCRETE MIXTURE
1” RIGID INSULATION
STRUCTURAL REINFORCED CONCRETE MIXED WITH
LOCAL SOIL
3“
10 1/2”
STRUCTURAL REINFORCED CONCRETE MIXED WITH
LOCAL SOIL
LOESS SOIL GROWS GOOD CROPS AND MAKES GOOD BRICKS. MONEY MAKER BLOCK PRESS : DESIGNER: MARTIN FISHER
LOESS IS A FINE, SILTY, WINDBLOWN (EOLIAN) TYPE OF UNCONSOLIDATED DEPOSIT. IT IS DERIVED
FROM GLACIAL DEPOSITS, WHERE GLACIAL ACTIVITY HAS GROUND ROCKS VERY FINE (ROCK FLOUR).
LOESS GRAINS ARE ANGULAR, WITH LITTLE POLISHING OR ROUNDING, COMPOSED OF CRYSTALS OF QUARTZ,
FELDSPAR, MICA AND OTHER MINERALS. BECAUSE THE GRAINS AREANGULAR, LOESS WILL OFTEN STAND IN
BANKS FOR MANY YEARS WITHOUT SLUMPING.
THIS SOIL HAS A CHARACTERISTIC CALLED “VERTICAL CLEAVAGE”, WHICH MAKES IT EASILY EXCAVATED TO FORM
CAVE DWELLINGS; THIS IS STILL A POPULAR METHOD OF MAKING HUMAN HABITATIONS IN SOME PARTS OF CHINA.
SOURCE: CHINESE EARTH-SHELTERED DWELLINGS: INDIGENOUS LESSONS FOR MODERN URBAN DESIGN BY
GIDEON GOLANY
ONE WAY PORTABLE MACHINE FOR MAKING THE LOESS BLOCK.

18. A B
DN
PROJECT:
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE
DATE:
SPRING 2006
FURTHER INFORMATION: D
DESIGNED FOR A CLASS IN THE PROGRAM
ARCHICAD.
SECTION Aa SECTION Bb
a b
ALL DRAWINGS 1/16” = 1’0”
ELEVATION B
C
C. INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE: 2ND FLOOR LIVING ROOM
B
ELEVATION A
UP
W
D. INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE: 3RD FLOOR BEDROOM
A

19. PROJECT:
LANDSCAPE DESIGN FOR
SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE
DATE:
SUMMER 2002, REVISED 2004
FURTHER INFORMATION:
DESIGNED DURING THE CAREER DISCOVERY
PROGAM IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, HARVARD
UNIVERSITY.
SECTION Cc
C c
B b
SECTION Bb
A a
SECTION Aa

20. 1 5/8quot;
13 1/2quot;
1 5/8quot;
13 1/2quot;
PROJECT:
STUDIO SCREEN WALL
82 1/4quot;
DATE:
SPRING 2006
PROFESSOR:
BRENDON LEVITT
FURTHER INFORMATION:
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A STUDIO
PARTITION WALL FOR MATERIALS & METHODS
CLASS.
GROUP PROJECT BASED ON MY DESIGN.
82 1/4quot;
CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY OF RECYCLED
MATERIALS. THE PARTITION WALL SERVED AS A EXISTING FRAME ADDED STRUCTURAL BRACING NEW CONNECTIONS ALONG FRAME MATRIX
ROOM DIVIDER AND A TACKABLE AND MAGNETIC
PIN-UP SURFACE.
L
OL
DR
quot; OL
31 E C
0.0 AUG EEL
G ST
22 ET
E
SH
5quot; ASS
0.2 XIGL
E
PL
5quot; ASS
0.2 XIGL
PL
E Exploded Axonometric with Panels
ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM , NO SCALE EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM MOCK UP OF PANEL PLACEMENT FINAL ASSEMBLY

21. PROJECT:
PHOTOGRAPHY:
I HAVE WORKED AS A FREELANCE
PHOTOGRAPHER ON VARIOUS EDITORIAL, ADVERTISING
AND WEB PROJECTS.
DATES:
ON GOING
FURTHER INFORMATION:
PHOTOS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
1. YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY, NEVADA
2 /3 ROBERT C. BYRD GREEN BANK TELESCOPE,
WEST VIRGINIA
4. SYNCRUDE OIL SANDS, ALBERTA, CANADA
1 2
3 4