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Summary

_ resume

_ school projects Street Weaved in Tower Fusion Ferry Terminal Solar Decathlon Ink study Charcoal study Morphic Scatola Ice Scatola

_ project Municipal Hospital

Address 10 E 13th St., Apt. 2C New York, NY 10003

Phone 206-617-3288E-mail felicia.nitu7@gmail.comWebsite http://felicianitu7.wordpress.com

felicia_NITUResume Sept. 2008 - Present

Parsons The New School for Design - New York MArch program

Jan. - Mar. 2006 Art Institute of Seattle - Seattle, WA BA class in interior design

Oct. 2003 - June 2004 Art Institute of Santa Monica - Los Angeles BA classes in interior design

Oct. 1995 - Jun. 2000 Titu Maiorescu University - Bucharest BA in Psychology

Aug. 2007 - Dec. 2007 Grath Tronic XM - Bucharest Prepare design documents for permitsJul. 2006 - Present Baddaa - New York Produce graphics for digital printsSept. 2004 - Jun.2005 ReMAX - Portland,OR Assistent of a real estate broker Aug. 2002 - July 2003 Sussan Televatos - London Renovations of the residential unitsMay 2001 - Jun. 2002 Physician Spine Institute - Los Angeles VP Business Development for Eastern EuropeFeb. 2000 - March 2001 Klass Production - Bucharest Design and draw construction documents for sign productsMar. 1998 - Ian. 2000 Profal Building & Design - Bucharest Project Manager for the construction sites in Bucha- rest; I was also in charge of designing interiors for the medical spaces, auditorium and office buildings

Education

Experience

Software KnowledgeAutoCAD, Adobe Suit, MS Office, 3D Max, Revit, Rhino, Grasshopper, Maya

LanguagesEnglish, Romanian

LicenseReal Estate Broker - Oregon

Competitions/AwardsSolar Decathlon 2011, FinalistDean’ Scholarship

Project Statement

Project Goal

Low-income housing is unsustainable

Low-incomehousingprojectsbringtogetherahomogenousgroupofpeoplebothfromafinancialandsocialperspective.Thiscollusionin-creasesratherthandecreasescrimeandirresponsiblesocialbehavior.

Topreventtheinevitableself-implosionofsuchcommunities,citiesincurunplannedandon-goingclean-upcosts,comparabletotheinitialinvestment.

Multigeneration housing for a sustainableliving

Provideaperpetuity-likesourceofincometocoverclean-upcostsandaflexiblefloorplandesigntoaccommodatemultigen-erationandmodernfamilies.

Createanenergyefficientbuildingresponsivetotheenviron-mentalandsiteconditions.PreservetheopennessexperienceoftheintersectionandofferprivacyandviewstoManhattan’sskylineandHudsonRiver.

Street Weaved in TowerLowerEastSide,Manhattan

Views to Manhattan

Views to East River

44% lot coverage13% lot footprint

10’

Public Entrance

Residents Entrance

Grand Street

Pit

t S

treet

East B

road

way

North

Minimize foot-print

Sky e

xpos

ure pl

ane

124 ft. height

Sky e

xpos

ure

plane

150 ft. height

Heig

ht f

or D

esirab

le V

iew

s

Zoning and Views

Summ

er SolsticeWinter

Field of View

Sky e

xpos

ure

plane

Maximize views260 ft. height

small tower building covers entire lot tall tower

Housing Criteria

2 story apartments with 2-4 bedrooms

Program Distribution

Studio and 1 bedroom apartments

Community Library, Green Terrace, Spa

Elderly Housing

Street-front Retail

Amphiteather and Exhibition Space

Kindergarden

Short-Term Assited Living

Commercial 10%Community Service Housing 15%

Community Spaces / Collective 15%

Starter Units Housing 15%

Elderly / Assited Living Housing 20%

Family Housing 30%

Community Services Housing

Demographics

Asian 35.2%White 28.2%

Hispanic 26.9%Other 9.7%

65 years old & over 31.8%

35-65 years 35.7%

18-35 years old 20.4%

260’

210’

250’

120’

40’

Proposed Skyline

OPEN SPACE

Field of View

Field of View

Proposed building

New Building -Option 2New Building - Option 1

Existingbuilding

Existingbuilding

Existingbuilding Minimize foot-print

Sky e

xpos

ure pl

ane

124 ft. height

Sky e

xpos

ure

plane

150 ft. height

Heig

ht f

or D

esirab

le V

iew

s

Zoning and Views

Summ

er Solstice

Winter

Field of View

Sky e

xpos

ure

plane

Maximize views260 ft. height

small tower building covers entire lot tall tower

Housing Criteria

2 story apartments with 2-4 bedrooms

Program Distribution

Studio and 1 bedroom apartments

Community Library, Green Terrace, Spa

Elderly Housing

Street-front Retail

Amphiteather and Exhibition Space

Kindergarden

Short-Term Assited Living

Commercial 10%Community Service Housing 15%

Community Spaces / Collective 15%

Starter Units Housing 15%

Elderly / Assited Living Housing 20%

Family Housing 30%

Community Services Housing

Demographics

Asian 35.2%White 28.2%

Hispanic 26.9%Other 9.7%

65 years old & over 31.8%

35-65 years 35.7%

18-35 years old 20.4%

260’

210’

250’

120’

40’

Proposed Skyline

OPEN SPACE

Field of View

Field of View

Proposed building

New Building -Option 2New Building - Option 1

Existingbuilding

Existingbuilding

Existingbuilding

Proposed Skyline Zoning and Views

Massing

Environmental Meets Commercial

Maximize livable area and minimize impact at the ground level with an inverted design. Foster public activities at the ground level with a park that continues with a wrapped-around path leading to storefronts.

Minimize foot-print

Sky e

xpos

ure pl

ane

124 ft. height

Sky e

xpos

ure

plane

150 ft. height

Heig

ht f

or D

esirab

le V

iew

s

Zoning and Views

Summ

er Solstice

Winter

Field of View

Sky e

xpos

ure

plane

Maximize views260 ft. height

small tower building covers entire lot tall tower

Housing Criteria

2 story apartments with 2-4 bedrooms

Program Distribution

Studio and 1 bedroom apartments

Community Library, Green Terrace, Spa

Elderly Housing

Street-front Retail

Amphiteather and Exhibition Space

Kindergarden

Short-Term Assited Living

Commercial 10%Community Service Housing 15%

Community Spaces / Collective 15%

Starter Units Housing 15%

Elderly / Assited Living Housing 20%

Family Housing 30%

Community Services Housing

Demographics

Asian 35.2%White 28.2%

Hispanic 26.9%Other 9.7%

65 years old & over 31.8%

35-65 years 35.7%

18-35 years old 20.4%

260’

210’

250’

120’

40’

Proposed Skyline

OPEN SPACE

Field of View

Field of View

Proposed building

New Building -Option 2New Building - Option 1

Existingbuilding

Existingbuilding

Existingbuilding

Demographics Housing Criteria Program Distribution

Diversity Accommodatethediversityoffamiliescharac-teristictotheLowerEastSide.Provideahealthylivingenvironmentthatdecreasescrimethroughaheterogeneousself-regulatedcommunity.

Program and Demographics

Livingroom

Entry

Powder room

Kitchen

Balcony

Study area

Bathroom

Bedroom

2nd Level

1st Level

Open to below

Apt. #1Apt. #2

Apt. Reconfiguration Options

Private

Semi-Pr

ivate

Pub

lic

Priv

ate

Shadow

Light Street Views

City Views

Larg

e Pa

ttern

Small P

attern

Sm

all P

attern

Med

ium

Pat

tern

Livingroom

Entry

Powder room

Kitchen

Balcony

Study area

Bathroom

Bedroom

2nd Level

1st Level

Open to below

Residential Floor

Residential Floor Plan

Community Floor

Retail Floor

Flexibility in Reconfiguration

The split level of the floor plan facilitates multiple ways of rearrangements. This layout also allows the elevator to operate efficiently by stopping at every 2 levels.

Floor Plans

Open Plan Floors

Spaghetti-likeexteriorstructurespiralsaroundthebuildingtakingontheverticalandtorqueloads.Theelevators’shaftandthemainstaircase’swallsactasaninteriorcorestructure.

Structure

Paneled Facade

Daylight Study

Primary Structure Main Circulation and Core Structure Interior Circulation

Private

Semi-Pr

ivate

Pub

lic

Priv

ate

Shadow

Light Street Views

City Views

Larg

e Pa

ttern

Small P

attern

Sm

all P

attern

Med

ium

Pat

tern

FACADE DETAIL

Fastening Clip

Omega Vertical Profile

3“ Ceramic Panel

1/2” Glass

Aluminum Profile

Concrete Slab

SHADING SYSTEM - CERAMIC PANELS standard panels

3ft

6ft

9ft

12ft

3ft

standard panel and curtain glass

FACADE DETAIL

Fastening Clip

Omega Vertical Profile

3“ Ceramic Panel

1/2” Glass

Aluminum Profile

Concrete Slab

SHADING SYSTEM - CERAMIC PANELS standard panels

3ft

6ft

9ft

12ft

3ft

standard panel and curtain glass

SmallPattern

LargePattern

Ceramic Panel - detail

Program vs. Shading Pattern vs. Views

May 21st, 4pm May 21st, 12pm

Skin

Project Statement

Connectivity Intoday’ssociety,connectivityandurgencyareveryvalued.Profession-alsinManhattan’sUpperWestSideneedtocommutefastandtheyprefertransportationthatmatchestheirlifestyle.

TheneighborhoodhasbeenculturallyrevivedthoughanewLincolnCenterbutitisstillfarawayfrommanyNewYork’spointsofinterest(FinancialDistrict,NJ,Brooklyn,beaches,UpstateNewYork,etc.)

Fusion Ferry Terminal BoatBasinCafe,Manhattan

Project Goal

Hub of Travel / Leisure

Theterminalisafusionoftransitandleisure.Itcreatesasustainableandfastercommutingoption(cutsthetimeinhalf )forprofessionalsandayear-longattrac-tionfortheneighborhood.

Thefusionofurbanism,landscapeandarchitectureisintegratedinastructuralmorphologythatcelebrateseachoneofthesedimensions.

Existing Ferry Routs

Boat Cafe

Pier 11 /Wall St.

World FinancialCenter

Belford / Sandy Beach

35 min.

49 min.

102 min.

Boat Cafe

Boat Cafe

Fusion Ferry18 min.

30 min.

75 min.

Fusion Ferry

Fusion Ferry

Fast and Green

NYWaterwayhasinvestedinnewmodernandfastferryboats.Creatingdirectconnectionswithmaindestinations,bothforleisureandbusiness,wouldhelpoffsetthecarbonfootprintcreatedbycartraffic.

Ferry Ride

Ferry Routs

Walking Routs

Public Trans Routs

Subway Station

Chelsie Pier

Meatpack

ing

District

Chelsie

Jacob K Javis

Convensio

n

Center

Bronx Terminal

Marine Terminal

Whitehall

Terminal

Pier 11 /

Wall St. Empire-Fulton

Terminal

90th St.

Terminal

World Financial

Center

Newport

E 34th St.

TerminalTerminal

Port LiberteLiberty Harbor

Paullus Hook

Hoboken /

NJ Transit

Terminal

Linconln

Harbor

Edgewater Landing

Terminal

Hoboken

Midtown/

39th Street

Port Imperial

Marine Terminal

NJ

Brooklyn

Boat Cafe

8 min.

18 min.

15 min. 35 min.

35 min.49 m

in.

67 m

in.

18 min.

6 min.

Lincoln Center

Belford /

Sandy Beach

St. George /

Staten Island

Red Hook /

Ikea

Chelsie Pier

Meatpack

ing

District

Chelsie

Bronx Terminal

Marine Terminal

Whitehall

Terminal

Pier 11 /

Wall St. Empire-Fulton

Terminal

90th St.

Terminal

World Financial

Center

Statue of Liberty

Terminal

Newport

Terminal

Ellis Island

Terminal

Port LiberteLiberty Harbor

Paullus Hook

Hoboken /

NJ Transit

Terminal

Linconln Harbor

Edgewater Landing

E 34th St.

Hoboken

/14th

Port Imperial

NJ

Broo

klyn

8 min.

18 min.

15 min.

67 m

in.

Lincoln Center

Hudson Highlands

Belford /

Sandy Beach

St. George /

Staten Island

Red Hook / Ikea

Fusion Ferry

Terminal

Governors Island

Terminal

Midtown/

39th Street

Jacob K Javis

Convensio

n

Center

Statue of Liberty

Terminal

TerminalEllis Island

Governors

Island

Ferry Routs

Walking Routs

Public Trans Routs

Subway Station

Chelsie Pier

Meatpack

ing

District

Chelsie

Jacob K Javis

Convensio

n

Center

Bronx Terminal

Marine Terminal

Whitehall

Terminal

Pier 11 /

Wall St. Empire-Fulton

Terminal

90th St.

Terminal

World Financial

Center

Newport

E 34th St.

TerminalTerminal

Port LiberteLiberty Harbor

Paullus Hook

Hoboken /

NJ Transit

Terminal

Linconln

Harbor

Edgewater Landing

Terminal

Hoboken

Midtown/

39th Street

Port Imperial

Marine Terminal

NJ

Brooklyn

Boat Cafe

8 min.

18 min.

15 min. 35 min.

35 min.49 m

in.

67 m

in.

18 min.

6 min.

Lincoln Center

Belford /

Sandy Beach

St. George /

Staten Island

Red Hook /

Ikea

Chelsie Pier

Meatpack

ing

District

Chelsie

Bronx Terminal

Marine Terminal

Whitehall

Terminal

Pier 11 /

Wall St. Empire-Fulton

Terminal

90th St.

Terminal

World Financial

Center

Statue of Liberty

Terminal

Newport

Terminal

Ellis Island

Terminal

Port LiberteLiberty Harbor

Paullus Hook

Hoboken /

NJ Transit

Terminal

Linconln Harbor

Edgewater Landing

E 34th St.

Hoboken

/14th

Port Imperial

NJ

Broo

klyn

8 min.

18 min.

15 min.

67 m

in.

Lincoln Center

Hudson Highlands

Belford /

Sandy Beach

St. George /

Staten Island

Red Hook / Ikea

Fusion Ferry

Terminal

Governors Island

Terminal

Midtown/

39th Street

Jacob K Javis

Convensio

n

Center

Statue of Liberty

Terminal

TerminalEllis Island

Governors

Island

Income Map Population Density

Travel Time to Main Destinations

Demand BoatBasinCafeislocatedinmainlyresidentialareawithahighdensityofupper-classprofessionals.

ThereishighdemandforacommutingsolutiontotheFinancialDistrict.Transportationbyferryisfastandreliableandaferryterminalwouldopenoppor-tunitiesforrelocatingofficesinNJarea.

Upper West Site vs. Manhattan Demographics

Existing ferry routs

Current routs to main destinations

Car TrafficPedestrians

_ car traffic redirected

_current program

_proposed program

Train

TrainCar Traffic/Parking

Car Traffic

Car Traffic

Car Traffic/Parking

Car Traffic

Public DoksPromenadeCar Traffic

PedestriansPromenadePrivate DoksWelcom-

ing Entrance

Theexistinginfrastructureisredesignedtofreetheroof-topareaoftheBoatBasinCaféfromcartraffic,whilemaintainingfreewayaccess.

Theinnovationistoredirectcartrafficattheunder-groundlevel,nexttotheparkingarea.Thissignifi-cantlydecreasesthenoiseandcreatesaninvitingparkandapleasantspaceforpedestriansandcy-clists.

Infrastructure

Existing Ferry Routs

Existing ferry routs

Proposed ferry routs

Proposed Ferry Routs

Wind Study

Year-round Attraction

RiversideParkusersareverydiverse,frommomswithbabiestoprofessionalsturnedamateurathletes.However,theparkisaseasonalattraction.TheFusionFerryTerminalwouldbeall-day,year-roundpointofinterestbyofferingentertainmentspacesandsweepingviewsoftheHudsonRiverandsurroundings.

Riverside Park - research

Solar Insulation Shadow Study Temp.&Humidity

Geometry

Flow FusionFerryTerminalgeometryenhancestheexperienceoftransitioningfromthegroundtothewaterandfromthecitytothepark.

_wind study

rem

muSre

tni

W

40km

/h

20km

/h

30km

/h

ll

aFl

l

aF

50km

/h

_ventilation system

_operable skylights

_operable windows

_exit door

_operable skylights

_stack effect

_operable windows

South Summer Winds

Environmental N-S Section

Environmental E-W Section

1. ferry terminal main entrance2. ticket booth and waiting area3. administrative terminal offices4. machanical room 14,000 sqft.

1.

2.

3.

4.

_1st level

open to

belo

w

open to

belo

w

open to

belo

w

_2nd level

Lounge1. interior sitting2. outdoor sitting3. kitcken8,000 sqft.

1.

2.

3.

1. car traffic round about2. parking (car pool only)3. living machine pool4. ferry docks (capacity - 3 ferrys) 30,000 sqft.

_underground level / water level

1. 2.

3.

4.

hwy entrance

hwy exit

parking entrance

parking exit

_3rd level

Reastaurant1. interior sitting2. outdoor sitting3. kitchen10,000 sqft.

1. 2.

3.

Rainwater cistern

Biofilter and indoor pond

_riverside ferry terminal

_rainwater retaining roof system

TEEHS MUNIMULA

REIRRAB TOORTAM EGANIARD

CIRBAF NOITARAPESAIDEM HTWORG

TIUDNOC ELGNAIRT

ENARBMEM YRAMIRP

NOITALUSNINIARD TEEHS

_roof detail

_green roof

_roof water colection net

(mapping)

Heating and cooling pump

Rainwater retention pipes

_wind study

rem

muSre

tni

W

40km

/h

20km

/h

30km

/h

ll

aFl

l

aF

50km

/h

_ventilation system

_operable skylights

_operable windows

_exit door

_operable skylights

_stack effect

_operable windows

South Summer Winds

Enclosure

Green Environment

Thegreenroofisparametricallydesignedtoblendwiththepark’ssetting.Itservesthebuilding’ssustainablefeaturesasawaterretainingsystemandaseasonalshadingdevice.

Environmental N-S Section

Environmental E-W Section

Interior Rendering

Project Statement

Affordable Sustainability

Despitethegeneralbeliefthatasustainableprojectisalsoexpensivetobuild,mystudioteamputtogetheranaffordablepassivehouseforlowincomepeople.

HabitatforHumanityisinterestedtoimplementourdesignproposalinthenewhousesforDeanwood,Wash-ingtonDCarea.

Better Together - Solar Decathon competitionDeanwood,WashingtonDC

Project Goal

Passive House

Thegoalwastomeetallthepassivehousecriteriawithinanaffordablebudget.Designtheskin/openings/shadinginawaythatsavesenergyandmakethehouserunmoreefficiently.

North Pergola

SUMMER SOLSTICE74.4

WINTER SOLSTICE29.4

35.5 8AM JUNE 21st

21.9 5:30PM JUNE 21st

Project Strategy

Smart Design

Heatgainandlossesarestrategicallycontrolledthoughthesuperinsulatedskinandsize/locationoftheopeningsinrelationtothesiteorientationandobstruc-tions.

PHPPcalculationsplayedabigroleindecidingthesizeofthefloorplan,theopenings,thehousegeometry,wallstructureandoverallRvalues.

Solarexposureanalysisenforcedourdesigninredirecting,obstructingorlettingthesunlightinsidethehouseselectivelybasedontheseasonandprogrammaticrequirements.

N-S Section

E-W Section

Using traditional means, ink on velum, the unfold-ing of the black building reveals light planes and surfaces.

Zaha Hadid, Maggie Center UK

The Light Side of the Heaviness

Ink StudyVisualRepresentationClassI

Charcoal on britol board, scketch

Central Station, NY

Charcoal StudyVisualRepresentationClassI

Morphic ScatolaVisualRepresentationClassII

Assignment

MobileSkin

Theprojectinvolveddesigningandmanufacturingalampthatchangesitsformandengagesthesur-roundingsthroughlight.

Ice ScatolaVisualRepresentationClassI

Assignment

Expressive Skin

Throughdigitalmeans,theprojectinvolvedde-signingandbuildingalampwithaskinthatcastsinterestinglightandengagesthesurroundings.

Form + Primary structure + Secundary structure

Top View

Elevation

Section

Perspective

Weaving Form

Felicia Nitu

Plaster reinforsed with Carbon Fiber

Plaster

24"

18"

24"

15"

Visual Sensitive StructureConstructionTechnologyClass

AssignmentPoroussurfaceshavethecapacitytoletlightpass-throughwhilealsoservingastructuralfunction.

Theassignmentwastocreateaninnovativejointthatcombines2dif-ferentmaterials.Bycombiningcarbonfiberandplasterthesurfaceenhancedbothcapabilities:structuralandvisual.

Innovative Joint

B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t

FELICIA NITU

11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90069 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com

Amphitheatre Municipal Hospital

Bucharest 2000

Municipal HospitalBucharest,Romania

Project, 2000

Interior Design

MunicipalHospitalisa20-storybuildingerectedintheCom-munistperiod.Theamphitheater,medicaloffices,surgeryrooms,waitingroomsandpatientroomsneededacompletemake-over.

AsaProjectManagerandInteriorDesignerIactedasthecli-entliaisonandwasresponsibleforputtingtogetherateamtodesigntheinteriors,finishes,andlighting.

B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t

FELICIA NITU Interior Design

11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90049 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com

Amphitheatre Municipal Hospital

Bucharest 2000

B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t

FELICIA NITU Interior Design

11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90069 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com

Amphitheatre Municipal Hospital

Bucharest 2000

B e s t y l i s h a n d f e e l t h e c o m f o r t

GRENNITU Interior Design

11645 Montana Ave., Brentwood CA 90069 Tel 310.382.4105 Fax: 310.4729077 E-mail creativespaces99@hotmail.com

Amphithreatre Municipal Hospital

Bucharest 2000

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