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I AM A MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENT AT THE CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EXPLORATION I REGARD AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DRIVERS TOWARD MY UNDERSTANDING OF ARCHITECTURE AND ITS VIRTURES. I PLACE EMPHASIS ON BOLD, CE-REBRAL, AND SENSITIVE PROCESSES THAT CATALYZE ETHICAL AND EXPRESSIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.

1270 AMSTERDAM AVENUE #3CNEW YORK NEW YORK 10027 [email protected]@GMAIL.COM+1253 2057453

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTtHE SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURECITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORKTHE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE GRADUATEDEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE + INTERIOR DESIGNCOLLEGE OF ART + ARCHITECTURE UNIVERITY OF IDAHO

GREGORY M NAKATA AIAS

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SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE: CITYWORKS 6WOODS BAGOT NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK STUDIOBERMAN HORN STUDIO NEW YORKIDAHO CONCRETE MASONRY ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONLONG SPAN AQUATIC CENTERDE-FRAGMENTATIONRELATIONAL + SEQUENTIALDENVER BICYCLE CENTER DESIGN COMPEITIONELLIPTIGO INC. DESIGN CONTEST - 3RD PRIZESPIZTER SCHOOL OR ARCHITECTURE: CITYWORKS 5HOPKINS ARCHITECTS: SERPENTINE GALLERY PAVILIONCHAIR ANALYSISCOLLEGE OF ART + ARCHITECTURE LECTURE SERIES

FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY OFFICESBOTAI PROJECT IN BEIJINGCOLEN BARN PROJECTBOISE FIRE STATION 5INLAND EMPIRE AQUATIC CENTERGRAVES GREENHOUSE GALLERYSUNSET BATHHOUSEPLATTE PARK BICYCLE CENTERELLIPTIGO HEADQUARTERSADIRONDACK HOUSEGREEN SERPENTINE PAVILIONMARCEL BREUER LATTENSTUHLA+A LECTURE POSTERS

PORTFOLIO OF WORKSTABLE OF CONTENTS

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SPITZER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE: CITYWORKS 6FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY OFFICES

tHE FUTURE OF PRODUCTIVITY OFFICES ARE BASED ON MICROSOFT'S VISION OF THE FUTURE OF PRODUCTIVITY AND CORNING'S A DAY MADE OF GLASS, WHERE GLASS AND TECHNOLOGY ARE FULLY INTEGRATED COMPONENTS DE-SIGNED TO INTERFACE WITH THE USER IN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THE CLUT-TER OF CONVENTIONAL OFFICES ARE PURGED AND THE SPACE BECOMES ABOUT EXPERIENCE AND PERSONALIZATION. tHE BUILDING IS A RATIONAL RESPONSE TO THE CONTEXT AND ENVIRONEMNTAL FACTORS OF THE SITE, LOCATED IN NOHO NEW YORK CITY. THIS HIGH TECH RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE AND THE CITY IS A STUDY OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF OFFICES THAT ARE GLOBALLY INTEGRATED AND INFINITALY ADAPTABLE WORK RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTEXTS.

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WOODS BAGOT NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK STUDIOBOTAI PROJECT IN BEIJING

the botai project in beijing was a proposal done in collabora-tion with project leader rik ekstrom and project professional david mans. these renderings were part of a study in articula-tion in a predetermined massing with featured central core. these buildings are multi use and express both residential and commercial aesthetics as their final program was not entirely determined. the inclusion of an articulated screen dominates the facade informing the overall theme of the three buildings.

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BERMAN HORN STUDIO NEW YORKCOLEN BARN PROJECT

the colen barn is a century old barn located in pine plaines new york being converted into an artist studio. several stud-ies for the schematic design of colen barn include a comprehen-sive scale model of barn in 1/2” scale, new window and facade studies, adjoining structures and new buildings on site, and main stair studies. Furniture, mezzanines, and window types and configurations were worked out physically and digitally through renderings and sketch models. the work was carried out under the instruction of bradly horn, principal of berman horn studio of new york city.

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the boise fire station 5 is an amalgamation of its surrounding context. it takes the urban textures, colors, heterogeneities, natural phenomena, and contextual forms [found primarily in The horizontality of the elevated highway] to shape an acro-batic gesture as a catalyst for the regeneration of the linen district. paradigms of stereotomic and architectonic forms are foundational to the responses and formal queues derived from the character of the site and the values of the inhabit-ants and the revitalization of their community. A mural from an adjacent skate park embodied this dynamicism imperative in re-establishing a presence in this particular district.

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IDAHO CONCRETE MASONRY ASSOCIATION CONTESTBOISE FIRE STATION 5

the boise fire station 5 manifests the union of the paradigms: stereotomic and architectonic forms. The language of the techtonic employs thermal characteristics in the traditional load bearing core/node where thermal mass is adjacent to principle living zones. The south facade is a double skin and trombe wall articulation for the daytime program spaces reg-ulating office temperatures and storing passive radiant heat for the living units above. the stereotomic envelope provides natural ventilation systems in multiple planes and fenestra-tions.

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any interpretive process of “defining a situation” essentially presupposes a solid, reliable ground, against which the situa-tion can be perceived and assigned some meaning. eviatar zerubavel

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LONG SPAN AQUATIC CENTERINLAND EMPIRE AQUATIC CENTER

tHE INLAND EMPIRE AQUATIC CENTER OF MOSCOW IDAHO SITS IN ITS LAND-SCAPE AS A COUNTETR-POINT TO THE ROLLING HILLS OF THE PALOUSE. THE FORM DOES NOT MIMETICALLY DERIVE MEANING BUT RATHER EMPHASIZEs THE LANDSCAPE BY BEING CONVERSE TO IT. tHE ROOF PLANE EMERGES FROM THE GROUND, CUTTING A THIN LINE ACROSS THE HORIZON, LIFTING UPWARD ON THE WEST SIDE TO ACCOMMODATE a DIVE TOWER AND MAIN ENTRY. a SWEEPING CANTILEVER SHADES THE INTERIOR FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT WHILST A MEZZANINE AND PROMENADE PROVIDE DIFUSE LIGHT THROUGH-OUT. THE LOW CANTELIEVER ENGAGES THE HILLS OF THE PALOUSE THROUGH WIDE PANORAMIC VIEW AND ACTS AS A DATUM, EMPHASIZING THE LAND.

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PORTFOLIO OF WORKSGRAVES GREENHOUSE GALLERY

The vertical planes that make up the primary structre which are derived from a study of de-fragmentation where a two-dimensional image was translated into a three-dimensional environment thereby suggesting of form and space. Located on graves field at the university of washington campus the graves greenhouse gallery combines a botanical garden with the unconventional art exhibition space which includes a ki-netic cafe that serves both the gallery and an outdoor am-phitheatre. The amphitheatre serves as a water retention basin from stormwater runoff, which is directed strategically along the glass roof lights.

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“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore

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relational + sequentialsunset bathhouse

The sunset bathhouse analyzes relational and sequential qual-ities of site, program, space, form, envelope, and phenomena to suggest a language to begin to form notions of dwelling and the communal in moscow idaho. The sunset bathhouse is aligned on an east-west axis that reaches toward the setting sun. The east and west entry ramps lead the patron to the main level. the apex of the sequence, the exterior shell, is made up of zinc panels with a cedar hull making up the interior panels of the shell. The bathhouse seems to leap from the block embrac-ing the colors of the evening sky throughout.

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the vinyl wall system consists of a simple interlocking triangular alu-minium frame and a standard 12”X12” VINYL COMPOSITE TILE. IN THE PLATTE PARK BI-CYLCLE CENTER, APPROXIMATELY 800 TILES OR 9,600 SQUARE FEET OF VINYL COMPOSITE TILES COULD BE RECYCLED IN THIS APPLICATION.

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denver bicycle center design competitionplatte park bicycle center

tHE PLATTE PARK BICYCLE CENTER IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST ENTRY OF MINERAL STATION PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE. tHERE IS AN ABUNDANCE OF REC-REATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS AND PATRONS OF THE BICYCLE CENTER AND IS A SIGNIFICANT JUNCTION FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRA-STRUCTURE. THE CENTER SERVES NOT ONLY THE NECESSITIES OF TRANSPOR-TATION AND RECREATION BUT ALSO CELEBRATES THE DYNAMIC OVERLAPING OF THESE PATHS. THE PLATTE PARK BICYCLE CENTER IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT STORES ALL BICYCLES BELOW THE FLOOR ON CONVEYORS, THAT WHEN EN-GAGED, SHIFT AND TURN STORED BICYCLES BENEATH YOUR FEET. THIS SUB-TERRANEAN STORAGE SYSTEM CAN BE SEEN THROUGH A GLASS FLOOR.

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The cantilever workstations are a simple ar-rangment of three converging steel planes anchored by a brushed steel cabinet which pro-vides stability. a long fluorescent work light is located at the top of the workstation and is designed to wash the back vertical work sur-face which provides diffuse light to the working plane. the two vertical panels are positioned at an appropriate height for privacy.

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elliptigo inc. design contest - 3rd prizeelliptigo headquarters

the elliptigo international headquarters of solana beaCH CALIFORNIA IS A LONG AND NARROW SPACE THAT IS ORGANIZED AROUND A STEEL MODULE WHICH CONTAINS A CONFERENCE/DINING TABLE AND GALLEY KITCHEN. AN ORANGE STRIPE CONNECTS THE LENGTH OF THE SPACE ALONG THE WALL WITH STORAGE. THE USE OF ORANGE CONTINUES IN THE FLOOR AS A GRAPHIC ELEMENT WHICH GUIDES THE USER THROUGH THE SPACE TO-WARDS SIGNIFICANT AMENITIES AND SPACES. THE SPACE IS CLEAN AND EFFI-CIENT AND DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE EXPANSION AND GROWTH ACROSS THE MANY NEEDS OF THE COMPANY. a COMPANY INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDES A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION TO THEIR COMPANY'S ORIGINS.

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spitzer school of architecture: cityworks 5adirondack house

the adirondack house negotiates a dynamic site in upstate new york where preliminary site analysis included mapping site forces; experiential, environmental, topological, etc. estab-lishing a field of vectors and thresholds. A series of ribbon studies measured these vector and threshold moments, and produced specific nodes, and ultimately framing moments. The assignment of program redistributed these forces and cata-lyzed a follie that perched lightly at the edge of the trees. a dual skin system allowed for environmental forces to perme-ate the facade whilst program was emphasized through covert and protruding panoramic windows.

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hopkins architects: sperpentine gallery pavilion

green serpentine pavilionwith the steering of hopkins architects director chris ban-ister a solution for an alternative serpentine pavilion for the serpentine gallery of hyde park in london was conceived in a twenty-four hour design charrette at hopkins architects in london. The green serpentine pavilion utilizes the adaptive re-use of nautical technologies to create a temporal structure that is light, adjustable, and foremost a pavilion for the lon-don summers. The role of a green serpentine gallery would serve as an exemplar of design ideas crucial to mitigating the specter of global climate change.

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once the form was established members were calculated and similar lengths were identi-fied which expedited fabrication and rela-tionships of scales could be understood and tested.

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chair analysisbreuer's lattenstuhl

The focus of this project is the analysis [through drawing, modeling, and full-scale building] of an existing chair. Marcel breuer's lattenstuhl or slatted chair was the chair i selected for analysis. The lattenstuhl intimates simplicity in design and construction through use of common scale and size of con-stituent members in this chair. This reproduction was made with red pine with duck cloth. 2009

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college of art + architecture lecture seriesa+a lecture posters

as print-media chairman of the department of architecture + in-terior design visiting lecture committee my primary responsi-bility was to create lecture posters for the fall 2009 semester. Posters for jason volen, lyn messenger, + patano+Hafermann [with keep calm and carry on renditions] are pictured in the master of architecture graduate studio.

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gregory m nakata aiasmaster of architecture studentspitzer school of architecturethe city college of new york1270 amsterdam avenue #3cnew york new york 10027 usa

cityworks design/production coordinatorspizter school of architecturethe city college of new york141 convent avenue #102new york new york 10031

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