daniel k. naylor

2005

•Enrolled in Wentworth’s Architecture

program. Engaged in studios during

first year involving the steady hand

and transferring ideas onto paper.

In the spring started training with

software programs AutoCAD,

SketchUP, and FormZ. [26]

• Studio|Passive Architecture: This

design studio was based on passive

solar building design. Windows,

walls, and floors were made to collect,

store, and distribute solar energy in

the form of heat in the winter and

reject solar heat in the summer. The

finished result was a house in Cairo,

Egypt intended for two working

parents.

• Studio|Tectonics: Studio designed

to understand the discipline that

studies the relationships between

the components of the building and

the technics that studies the more

proper disposition of constructive

components. Finished design was a

dance studio made of vernacular and

contemporary materials in the North

End of Boston.

• Studio|Facade Renovation:

Located on the Greenway in Boston,

this site was a book depository.

Factors such as climate adjustment

and light restrictions were critical.

The design featured concaving and

convexing window panes to promote

circulation and specialization of spaces

such as reading rooms, stairways and

gallery space. [27]

• Studio|Greenway Property

Development: Designed an

outdoor gallery space for local art

exhibitions. This space met the needs

of two districts; Chinatown and the

neighboring financial district. Concept

was based around the Nine Grid

System and the proportions of the

Golden Rule. [25]

• Studio|Sacred Space: Designed

a sacred space for the Wentworth

campus. This incorporated specialized

rooms for prayer, private discussion,

utilities and maintenance, choir

space and reception space. The main

design element was to create a sense

of transition and transformation

based on quantities of light and

circumambient space. [27]

2006

2007

2008

• Internship|TRO Jung Brannen:

Worked with the principal

architect and design team on The

Valley Hospital project located in

Ridgewood, New Jersey during design

development phase. [12]

• Studio|Comprehensive Design:

Designed a branch library facility from

pre-design, through schematic design,

design development, and construction

documentation.

• Designer|3t Architects: Worked

with principal and architectural

designers on NYS Housing &

Community Renewal project in the

South End of Albany, New York.

Was integral to the design team in

the creation of schematic design

documents for client meetings. [17]

• Internship| MIT: Worked as an

intern at MITs Department of Facilities

working on various projects.

• Studio|Community Enrichment:

The studios objective was to create

contemporary architecture that

encourages enrichment in the dense

and under-appreciated barrio for

other user groups. The designed

space is a vocational school for adults

which specializes in architecture /

house design with woods and metals

with the intention of creating stronger

homes in the now unstable barrios of

Caracas.

• Studio|Urban Design: A Graduate

studio centered around urban design.

Approached designed intervention in

three ways: Neighborhood analysis

through intuition; how a newcomer

experiences the site. Temporality;

using history as a method discovering

the unchanging, rhythmic, and

fast history of the site. Finally,

mathematics; examining the city and

site through relationships of streets,

neighborhoods, and important

elements. [20]

• Bachelors of Science in

Architecture|August

• Masters of Architecture|May

2009

2010

• Thesis|HOME: The thesis deals

with emotions and phenomenology

as the basis for design. How

one perceives a space has direct

involvement and the power to

foster healthy human development.

Through a matrix based on

architectural archetypes one considers

what makes a household a home for

the developing youth that has been

displaced from their homes. [3]

thesisThroughout the United States, there are cities and rural areas struggling with the

challenging problem of homeless children. These children are not only at great risk

for developing health problems, but do not posses the proper attention and care that

other children their age have. They don’t benefit from the nurturing environment that

a home with caring adults might offer. These homeless children and youth fall into

one of two groups, those who experience family homelessness and those identified as

unaccompanied youth. In addition, the number of homeless children and youth who

do not have a stable, consistent place to stay is currently over a million. This problem

is not only evident in statistical data, but it is evident in the cities and towns in which

we live. In many of these cities and towns, shelters are filling up, leaving little room for

these children to have a roof over their head. The purpose of this thesis is to explore

how architecture can promote spaces of safety and comfort.

Considering that the term home has different meanings in diverse cultures, catering

to the disparate backgrounds of these children becomes a challenge. In addition,

there is a common misconception that the terms house and home are the same thing.

A house is an edifice or container, whether it is made from dirt and leaves or from

bricks and glass. A home is much more than that; it is a space that evokes a sense

of comfort. It is communal. People act as a family, and develop social bonds and

relationships that produce a sense of belonging. What we call “homeless” would be

described as “houseless” since they indeed have no literal shelter. Consequently, the

purpose of this thesis addresses the notion that children and teenagers who have

abusive and destructive households are “homeless.” It will attempt to make clear

that many of these children originate from spaces that lack an essential sense of

belonging. They are frightening, uncomfortable and emotionally limiting.[3]

togetherness

privacy

safety

comfort

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protoypes

Privacy is the most important emotion that needs to be reflected in

this facility because before this, these homeless children has no sense

of ownership. When these teenagers were on the street, they has no

place to call their home and no place to house their belongings. Since

this is a major aspect of domesticity, and inside the bedroom is where

the most intimate personal item is located - the bed- it is important

that these rooms are designed in a way that provides these users with a

sense of privacy and ownership.

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workIntern Architect at TRO | Jung Brannen. Boston Massachusetts.

•Worked with principal architect and design team on The Valley Hospital project

located in Ridgewood, New Jersey during design development phase.

•Collaborated with design principal and project team on the design of the hospitals

main entrance and atrium.

•Responsible for the development of models for schematic and design development

stages.

•Created presentation quality drawings and diagrams for client meetings.

•Attended design and client meetings weekly dealing with planning, landscape,

materials and design.

Architectural Designer at 3t Architects. Albany, New York.

•Worked with principal and architectural designers on NYS Housing & Community

Renewal project in the South End of Albany, New York.

•Was integral to the design team in the creation of schematic design documents for

client meetings.

•Designed and rendered by hand and with AutoCad Architecture 2011.

•Created building plans and elevations during the design development phase.

•Completed design submittal for approval from New York State.

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the valley hospital, ridgewood, new jerseydesign thesis

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the valley hospital, ridgewood, new jersey

Above: Rendered entrance elevation

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the valley hospital, ridgewood, new jersey

Presentation model; night view

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the valley hospital, ridgewood, new jersey

Above: Conceptual modelsLeft: Presentation model Conceptual models

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south end revitalization, albany, new york

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south end revitalization, albany, new york

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studioUrban Design Studio: Transforming Mission Hill. Boston MA

A Graduate studio centered around urban design with visiting Fulbright Scholar

Philip Revault. Approached designed intervention in three ways: Neighborhood

analysis through intuition; how a newcomer experiences the site. Temporality; using

history as a method discovering the unchanging, rhythmic, and fast history of the

site. Finally, mathematics; examining the city and site through relationships of

streets, neighborhoods, and important elements. The finished intervention was a

one mile mixture of parkland and subsidized housing for college students intended

to draw people from the area through Mission Hill.

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transforming mission hillIntuition

Temporality

Mathematics

• The temporality analysis informs us of a space using history as a method. In this photojournal we document the Unchanging, the Rythmic, and the Fast History. When we identify these elements by their type we can figure out what has worked in the past and what hasn’t or what may work in the future. We can successfully meet the needs of a community and create more informed transformatons.

• The third of the technique in analysis is Mathematics. The analysis here examines the city through the relationships of streets, neighborhoods and important elements. The analysis is done in three categories: Topology, Geometries and Orientation, and Polarity.

• The intuition reading are based on the first impressions of a site. As a definition, intuition is the ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning, and when exploring Mission Hill I was trying my best to act as if I were a first time visitor. The methodology for exploration was to travel around the neighborhood and record interest-ing thoughts and feelings. The following sketches document my journey throughout the neighborhood.

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BORROW THE BEST FROM MISSION HILL & BOSTON

TRANSFORM BLIGHT AND UNDER USED LANDSCAPES

ASSEMBLE A VARIETY OF USES IN CLOSE PROxIMITY

CREATE ACTIVE GATHERING PLACES

MAkE CONNECTIONS TO THE REST OF THE CITY

IMPLEMENT PILOT PROJECTS

design principals & pilot projects

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greenway property development

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MIT chapel documentation

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other studio works

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other studio works

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