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The performance center at Allerton Park is a multi-purpose performance center with both an indoor and outdoor theater. The site for the project is not to far from the visitors parking lot and the mansion at the beautiful Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois. For this project, I really focused on gaining inspiration from both the formal gardens within Allerton Park, and the original source of performance centers, greek amphitheaters. The main inspirational

driver for the design and layout for this performance center then evolved from the original layout of greek amphitheaters, a perfect semi-circle. I took this seating arrangement, created a circular organizational grid, and applied it to the massing, floor plan layout, and indoor/outdoor seating arrangements for the theaters. I then took my project a step further by designing my own formal gardens in the form of poplar tree groves within the project itself.

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The proposed site for the performance center was directly outside of one of the formal gardens in Allerton Park which showcased a statue of David in the center of it. I then took this idea of the formal, axial focused formal garden and applied it to one of the main entrances of the performance center. This entrance, in essence, would be a continuation of the evergreen walled path to the statue of David just feet from the performance center. Visitors would simply walk along the path and find themselves in the brink of either an indoor or outdoor greek amphitheater styled performance center. The could also enter one of the poplar grove formal gardens that are within the performance center from this journey through the garden’s walkway.

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The proposed Chicago Children’s Museum is on the corner of State St. and Harrison St. in Chicago, Illinois. This new children’s museum is in essence a “Discovereum,” and should be a place of curiosity, inquiry, and realism. This project is based on a similar project being discussed currently in Chicago for a different site. Throughout the course of the project, our role as students was to interactively engage in researching and developing various

parts including site analysis, development of a design concept, sustainability, sectional exercises including structure and materials, as well as other diagrammatic studies. This museum is also meant to replace the current Chicago Children’s Museum, but it will still carry over the existing programmatic museum spaces while adding new spaces which are meant to create more of an a grown up, interactive experience for the children.

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The current Chicago Children’s Museum is located at Navy Pier about two miles from the site. As seen in the photo, the current building does not have any architectural significance to its current use as the Chicago Children’s Museum. It is also in need of an expansion of spacial and programmatic museum spaces and in doing so, in need of a new stand-alone, state-of-the-art facility that is accessible to all children and families.

The site for the Chicago Children’s Museum project is located on the South side of Chicago just six blocks East and four blocks South of the Sears Tower and is within walking distance from both Grant Park and Millennium Park. It is also just a block South of the Harold Washington Chicago Public Library. Many of the most famous sites and skyscrapers can be seen from the site from the right heights or angles.

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My Chicago Children’s Museum is based on an activity pyramid that I developed by arranging the required programmatic spaces within the simple geometric shape of a pyramid. The museum spaces are arranged in the pyramid according to how much activity will occur in each space. The high activity spaces are stacked towards the bottom of the pyramid while the calmer spaces are stacked towards the top. The spaces that require the most view or outdoor excess are placed at the highest point of

the pyramid. These spaces are organized this way so that heat generated from the high activity spaces towards the bottom of the pyramid can be channel through the building in order to heat the calmer spaces above them in the winter and so excess heat can be expelled through the building in the summer through heat channels in the floor places. This, in essence, incorporates a new way of looking at the organization of programmatic spaces within a building envelope.

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The experience gallery is categorized as a calmer programmatic space and is therefore places higher up in the building. This is because in this space, there are mostly nature exhibits or various pieces of artwork and sculptures so the children are not as active as they calmly walk around the museum space and look at the exhibits around them. The window mullions are also spaced further apart for a better view of the city.

The construction zone is categorized as a high activity programmatic space and is located at the bottom of the building as a result. In this space, children will actively engage in digging on a construction site as well as construct small structures and build tunnels through the earth. The children also get hands on experience and learn about big construction machinery. The window mullions are spaced much closer together here to mimic high activity and chaos.

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The main form driver for my children’s museum was done through the development of a lattice with pinned connections. The lattice started out taking the pure geometric form of a pyramid which is how the programmatic spaces are organized within the building. When the lattice took this form, the legs formed a perfect square which was good for structural use in the building.

The pure geometric pyramid shape gets manipulated in this step by a rain collector pushing down the peak of the original pyramid in order to create valley to maximise water collection on the roof. In doing this, the lattice also gets manipulated and parts of it get compressed down into a tighter diamond shape which work best in shading unwanted sun and reducing summer heat gain.

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In this next step, the roof valley gets manipulated even further in order to elongate the side angled towards the South for a more effective use of PV cells. In doing this, the areas of the lattice that were compressed raise higher into the building on one side while the other side has a much more open lattice. This lattice is good for views out to the Sears Tower which can be seen from that side of the building.

In this last step, parts of the lattice on the upper right hand levels of the building become dissolved to create a more open feel and better views out from those spaces. Entrances also become cut into the lattice including the main entrance in which the occupants actually just walk along the side of the building a slip into it once the lattice cuts into the museum on an angle.

In the beginning stages of my design, I took it upon myself to building an adjustable lattice with pinned connections. This allowed me to create different variations of a simple uniform lattice work as a design driver. The lattice could simply be manipulated and then traced or photographed once a desired look is achieved, which is how I ultimately got to my final design for the lattice work that would then shape the rest of my project.

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One of the elements of the Children’s Museum visible in this section are the stacking of the museum spaces according to the amount of activity that goes on within them. As the occupants scale up the building, the energy level changes from high activity and movement spaces on the bottom, to much calmer, experience and art galleries towards the top. This organization also allows heat to be channeled up the building.

The lattice is seen as an overlay in this section which makes the museum become readable in the sense that one can determine the kind of activity as well as the amount of activity each space has just but recognizing the qualities of the lattice within that space. The spaces towards the bottom of the museum have a compressed and tight lattice, while the spaces towards the top have a more open or dissolved lattice.

The different ecological systems are also apparent in this section through the dip in the center of the roof in order to create a valley to collect rain water. This rain water is then either used to irrigate the landscaping and urban roof garden on the building or it is brought down and stored in water tanks which can be used for gray water in the building. The PV cells as well as the solar water heaters on the roof are also shown.

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From this view, the solar panel grid pattern on the roof and angled walls becomes visible as well as the skylights and windows that are cut into the building envelope following the same grid pattern. The urban roof top garden is also visible and how it is cut into the top peak of the building and articulates the building form in a unique way.

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The east side of the building is revealed in this picture and how it is stepped back on the south end. The step back in the building envelope accounts for the loading dock at the back side of the building in order to bring in museum sets, merchandise for the gift shop, and food for the restaurants. The larger windows on the north side are for day lighting.

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This part of the section model shows how the entrance of the museum consists of a section of the lattice that is cut and slid into the building on an angle to provide a smooth and almost seamless entrance sequence. The structure for the lattice work that forms the main facade’s curtain wall is also shown as well as some flooring and wall coverings.

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This part of the model shows the climbing wall right after one enters the museum and is in the lobby space. This wall is hung off of the building’s main structural shear walls which holds up the floor plates as well as the curtain wall. The acoustical hung ceiling in the construction zone just on the other side of the climbing wall is also shown.

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The floor plans of the Children’s Museum show how the floor plates progressively get smaller and smaller as one moves up the building. They also show how the main central space of the museum divides the building into two parts which creates the form of the two peaks on the building. The

plans also show how the structural core of the museum forms a cross through the center of it in which most of the structure is concealed in as well as all of the building’s systems such as the HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and the ecological systems.

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The second part of this studio involved the transformation of our concept from the furniture design into an architectural construct. I decided that my project best characterizes an outdoor pavilion, so through a syntactic transformation, I was able to enlarge the scale of the individual table legs and repeat/adjust them to make an implied enclosure. This project dealt a lot with architectonics of forms, materials, and connections and was also an exercise of detailing and jointery.

The first part of this studio involved the creation of a small scale object design and construction where the student must come up with a concept and is confronted with decisions on aesthetics, structure, material, and jointery. By doing this, I was able to focus on detailing and jointery as well as the part to whole relationship of my own design. In the process, I was confronted by various construction and material problems which I had to work through. The table also focuses on aesthetics of nature and movement and general ergonomics.

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Concept: This table is meant to create a visual movement through the transformation of a very sharp diamond shape into a simple rectangle. In the beginning of my design process, my goal was to capture a natural evolution process and translate it into a piece of furniture. I then became interested in how pure geometric shapes can change and transform into one another. Once this process is translated into architecture, it creates a visual sensation of movement throughout that object which is what I decided to go after. Another concept in this table is visual beauty created by the perfect proportions of the table and by the pure geometric shapes used in the transformation process.

Proportions: The table is designed to be as proportional as possible in every aspect. It follows a very purist belief that pure geometric shapes, perfect proportions, axial symmetry, and a highly calculated form will create beauty in architecture. This being said, the pieces in the table are symmetrical in both the x and y axes. They are also mirrored at each stage of the transformation to create a prefect line of symmetry down the table structure. The dimensions of the table itself are also in perfect proportion. It is 18” wide x 36” long x 18” tall and can separate at the center to make two equal sized 18”by 18” tables. The rectangle at the center of the table is 9” wide by 18”tall and is exactly 1/18 the size of the grid that was created for the transformation process to follow for the diamond shape to become this rectangle.

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Concept: The vertebratus pavilion is a syntactic transformation from my original table design. For this pavilion, the six different shapes that were present in the table structure are taken apart and re-organized to form a cantilever structure. They are arranged from the largest rectangular shape at ground level to the smallest diamond shape at the top of the column. These columns are then connected using titanium dog bones which have a moment connection with the supporting glass shape and a pinned connection with the shape above it. A tensioned cable system connected to the dog bones then provides support for the cantilever and the roof cladding, as well as for lateral support. The dog bones also pop up the roof cladding in areas to allow for light and wind to pass through.

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The image on the left shows the sectional transformation of the columns made up of the six original table pieces. It also shows the evolution of the dog bones which are connected to each glass panel and all of the tension cables.

These images show some of the unique connection details within the pavilion’s structural system. The first image on the left shows the generation of all of the lateral tension cables from a single point at the front of the structure. The next image shows where

The image on the right shows the footprint of the covered area of the pavilion. This plan is unique because it doubles as the rear elevation of the pavilion since it is designed to have perfect proportions and symmetry in every axis.

the tension cables from the glass columns are grounded. The next image shows an example of how the dog bones turn and create cable extensions and the last image on the right shows how they turn and create the roof pop ups.

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These images show the unique artificial lighting system I designed to light up the structural glass columns, roof cladding, and tension cables. This lighting system lights up these elements at night using spot lights directed in the appropriate

areas. In this model, I used LEDs embedded into the foam core site which are wired together and powered by a 9v battery attached under the model’s site.

Gravity SystemLateral System

The two images on the left show a typical dog bone connection which carries the loads of the structural columns, roof cladding, and supports the lateral load system. The image in the center shows the load paths for both the gravity and

lateral load systems. The two images on the right show the unique configuration of the roof cladding which would be constructed out of light weight brushed titanium sheets.

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ze ro energy laboratory

The zero energy laboratory for ADM is a proposed complex in Decatur Illinois down the block from ADM’s current corporate headquarters building. This zero energy laboratory is a state of the art facility where ADM can perform various experiments and field research on the numerous plant and resources their company specializes in. This laboratory is meant to have a very minimal impact on the environment

by reducing its carbon footprint, energy consumption, and water conservation. For this project, I proposed a number of different ways this building can meet these goals by using various recycled local materials, designing a very high efficient envelop to reduce heating and cooling loads, incorporating energy production on to building, and capturing rainwater to be used for various building systems.

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The site for the proposed ADM laboratory is in downtown Decatur just blocks from the commercial district along Main Street. The current site has is mainly a parking lot with a couple of inefficient 1970s buildings on it. It is also across the street from the Civic Building and a couple blocks away from Central Park which is home to the old transfer house.

The current ADM corporate headquarters building is directly to the South of the proposed laboratory building. It is a newer 3 story brick faced building which houses the majority of the business aspect of the company. It was important to create a strong connection with the corporate headquarters building as well as with central park and the business district in the master plan of the project.

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In order to best design and orient the atrium space, climate date was heavily studied for Decatur. Some of the different things I looked at was how much daylighting was available and throughout different times of the year, how much solar heat gain was available during the winter, average temperatures and humidity levels, wind speeds around the site, and precipitation amounts during each of the seasons.

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respons ive sk in sThe energy efficiency of this design relies heavily on the super insulated exterior envelope and the climatic responsive double skinned curtain wall that lines the center atrium. The exterior envelope is also very air tight so that minimal heat loss or heat gain can occur. The interior double skinned curtain wall in the atrium is a high tech, highly mechanical system which allows for daylighting or shading as well as heat gain or heat exhaust, depending on what is desired for each lab space. This is achieved by having operable windows as well as air ventilation ducts within the cavity, along with shading devices. The building is also oriented for maximum southern exposure and has high thermal mass.

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energy performanceThroughout the design process, HVAC design and energy conservation and production played a major role. For the buildings HVAC system, radiant floor heating and cooling is used which is coupled with its high thermal mass concrete floors. Fresh semi conditioned air is produced at a local level for each lab. The hot and cold water is produced and stored in mass quantities in the basement of the building through a water to water heat pump. All plug loads and equipment loads within the building are then powered by its massive amounts of solar voltaics on the roof of the building and by an off site wind turbine farm. During the design process, daylighing and energy analysis was done to ensure the best envelop, systems, and orientation design.

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Another important way this building reduces its carbon footprint and the amount of natural resources it consumes is through its water conservation, harvesting, and purification processes it undergoes. The roof of the large center atrium is essentially a large rain water collector which allows for water to be routed to filtration and storage tanks in the basement. This water is later used for potable water, gray water, and irrigation.

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Energy Simulation & Cost Analysis

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Solar Gain Comparisons

Fabric Gains ComparisonsHVAC Loads Comparisons

Passive Gains Comparisons Hourly Gains Comparisons

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Baseline Cost- $ 11,000,000.00

Existing Glass High Efficiency Glass

Addition Cost for Better Glass -$ 80,700.00 (8,500 sqft @ $9.5 ea)Glazing Cost- $ 1,008,000.00

(15,500 sqft @ $65.00 ea)

Total HVAC Loads for 1 YEAR- 870,709.22 KWH for heating and Cooling- 598.6 (Heating) / 378.2 KWH/hr MAX LOAD

Total HVAC Loads for 1 YEAR- 799,336.05 KWH for heating and Cooling- 271.1 (Heating) / 295.0 (Cooling) KWH/hr MAX

- Savings of 71,343 KWH per year OR 8.19% energy saving for heating and cooling

Total HVAC Loads for 1 YEAR- $ 82,717.35 for heating and Cooling @ $0.095 per KWH

Total HVAC Loads for 1 YEAR- $ 75,936.92 for heating and Cooling @ $0.095 per KWH

- Savings of $ 6,780.43 per year

Addition Cost for Better Glass -$ 80,700.00 (8,500 sqft @ $9 ea)

Energy Savings Per Year-$ 6,780.00

i= 5% j= 3% n= 20yrs A= $6,700.00

@ 5% Discount Rate (20yr investment)P= -80,700 + (6780)(12.46) = + $ 3,778.00

@ 5% DR & 3% Increase in Cost of EnergyP= + $27,540.00 After 20 Years

Is This A Good Investment???

- Energy Savings will pay for the additional upfront costs after 20 years- When the price of energy goes up, the costs will be paid off even sooner - Using less energy is better for the environment and ensure a better future

YES, because…

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The additions and remodeling to West Chicago Middle School was a design project I was highly involved in while working at Arcon Associates, Inc. in Lombard Illinois. For this project, our firm split into teams of 4-5 people to come up with different proposals to remap the learning environment for this suburban middle school. Our team came up with the idea of dividing each grade level into 5 discipline based learning pods, consisting of a Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, and exploratory arts learning pods. The additions to this middle school also consisted of new physical education facilities, a new cafetorium, renovated technology centers, and new parking lots with bus drop-offs. In my group, I was responsible for some of the design decisions, the landscaping/site plan, some 3D modeling, as well as a big part in the floor plans and learning pod plans.

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In the enlarged learning pod plan, this new innovative learning environment is made apparent. One learning pod consists of a group of 4 regular classrooms with a large Student Resource Center in the center, along with a smaller collaboration hub off to each side. This organization allows for teachers to give large demonstrations or lectures in the Student Resource Center, or smaller, classrooms based lectures in the regular classrooms, or perform small group activities or tutoring in one of the collaboration hubs. The Student Resource Centers would also double as that disciplines library for all relevant material needed to further the education for the students within. Each grade level is then grouped together in the building, with the six graders on the first level, and the seventh and eight graders on the second level.

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David C. Fortino 24558 Royal Portrush Dr. • Naperville, IL. 60564

630.421.2819 • fortino2@illinois.edu Objective_______________________________________________________________________________

To continue my architectural profession by obtaining a full time position or a summer internship from a professional architectural firm, working with a licensed architect and gaining IDP hours.

Education______________________________________________________________________________

Fall 2010 - Present: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Master of Architecture To Be awarded in May 2012 • 3.78 / 4.0 Cumulative GPA • Member of Gargoyle Architecture Honor Society

Fall 2005 - Spring 2009: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies - awarded in May 2009 • 3.59 / 4.0 Graduating GPA 3.75 / 4.0 Architecture GPA • Deans List Fall 2007, Spring 2008, & Spring 2009 Fall 2001 - Spring 2005: Plainfield High School Central Campus • 5.14/5.0 Graduating GPA • Achieved Top 10 Percent in Academic Standings upon graduation • Member of National Honors Society, Recipient of Academic Excellence Award from Rotary Int'l

Work Experience________________________________________________________________________

C&A Landscaping • Naperville, IL Project Designer May 2008 - Present Responsibilities: Design landscape/hardscape projects after client interaction and requests. Produce plans and specifications for the proposed project, generate any 3D renderings and drawings needed, and select the different materials, vegetation, and other products proposed in the design. Project Manager May 2007 - Present Responsibilities: Handle proposals, job budgeting, invoicing, client interactions, material orders and shipment, project details/specifications, and labor needed to complete various projects. Treasurer May 2007 - Present Responsibilities: Handle accounts payable/accounts receivable, investments, and payroll.

ARCON Associates, Inc • Lombard, IL

Architectural Intern May 2008 - August 2008 Responsibilities: Assisted licensed architects, construction managers, and roofing consultants in

completing various educational and public facility projects to be constructed through architectural design, construction documents, organizational tasks, client and consultant interaction, and site visits.

Fortino Hunting Club • Clubhouse Addition Project • Odell, IL Assistant Designer and Carpenter August 2006 - July 2008

Responsibilities: Assisted in the design and layout for the 2500 square foot addition to the existing clubhouse and helped out with the general construction of the project.

Related Architectural Skills_______________________________________________________________

• Extensive field experience in construction and in a wide variety of architectural design projects • Exceptional understanding of architectural history, graphics and design, statics, mechanics of

materials, building systems and materials, steel and concrete design, and landscape architecture • Proficient with AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, Ecotect Analysis, SketchUp, and Adobe Suite • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint