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Nicholas CasertanoArchitecture Portfolio

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The past two summers I worked for a

general contracting company, Morelock Ross, where I worked

directly under a Super-intendent and worked

closely with the different trades,

architects, and clients during and after the construction phase. I learned how safety,

communication, and the translation of

architectural drawings are interpreted and actually built in the

physical environment.

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During my time at Morelock Ross, I worked on three apartment buildings, a clubhouse, an event space, two warehouses, two infill projects, an ac-counting firm, a church, an urgent care center, a Biolife donation center, a renovation for a grocery store, and a small gym. I learned how wall types, structural elements, and codes are implemented into the structure along with plumbing, MEP, gas lines, phone lines, and sewage water are all pertained to. My responsibilities included supervising certian sites, taking care of materialdeliveries, making sure the specific safety requirements were met, working with the architect and the client, carrying out communication with the trades as well as organize schedules and meetings for approvals.

professional work

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farmers market

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concept

The site was chosen to be placed between Big Eleven lake and Waterway park as an attempt to reconnect the two sites and re-engage Waterway Drive that runs north and south.

site location

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Waterw

ay Dr.

10th Street

State St

Minnesota St

Waterway Park

Big Eleven Lake

healthy campusdriven design

A healthy campus involves many things that include bike paths, green

infrastructure, campus gardens, recreation centers, and proper use and

disposal of water. The way I incorporated that into my project was

through creating a roof garden, recycled water shed from the roof and deposited into the bioswale and the use of recycled materials in the structure. In

addition to these components the addition of a Futsol field was

implemented into the project to promote physical health.

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Environmentally friendly, the project was designed to leave a zero-footprint in Kansas City Kansas. With help from large North facing windows, bioswales, and reclaimed materials, the building is meant to act as an influence on future

projects in the area.

K a n s a s C i t y K a n s a sBig Eleven Market

Waterw

ay Dr.

10th Street

State St

Minnesota St

Waterway Park

Big Eleven Lake


Waterw

ay Dr.

10th Street

State St

Minnesota St

Waterway Park

Big Eleven Lake

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Waterw

ay Dr.

10th Street

State St

Minnesota St

Waterway Park

Big Eleven Lake


Waterw

ay Dr.

10th Street

State St

Minnesota St

Waterway Park

Big Eleven Lake

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first floor:cafebankpharmacybathroomsshipping and receivingproductsmaintinancejanitorial farmers market

second floor: demo kitchenclassroomsbreak roomgreen roofoutdoor spacegathering spacewater collection

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Bank

Pharmacy

cafe

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janitor

shipping andreceiving

grocery

lobby

mens

womens

mechanical

3/32" = 1'-0"1 Level 1

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demo

class class class

green roof

outdoor space

Pavilion

Staff Break

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class

3/32" = 1'-0"1 Level 2

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program

classrooms

break roomfarmers market

water garden ship-ping and receiving

grocery bathroom and mechanical

cafe and gathering space

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The design for the program layout was to place all the produce and food on the main level along with the shipping and receiving, and thecafe. On the second floor is where the classrooms and demo kitchen are. The classrooms were place in accordance with being able to have a clear view of Big Eleven Lake to the north. The farmers market is the exstention or arm-like piece that extends out from the main structure.

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The bathrooms consisted of a core that houses the plumbing and chase space that allows easy ac-cess to the plumbing while also keeping it hidden from the public eye. This was done with the verti-

cal siding that would create the exterior facade.

Specifically, the chase door and entrance doors were my area of the project to develope. The chase door was also covered with

the cladding but allowed full access

to the chase.

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The Youth Sports Complex was in need of a bath-room that required no electricity and has maximum ventilation throughout the space. The client asked

for a structure that could be easily replicated throughout Lawrence and would be used on golf

courses and other facilities.

Youth sports complexdesign build

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GENERAL NOTES

-DOOR WIDTH 4'-DOOR LENGTH WITH EXCEPTION TO6" EXTENSION OF CLADDING IS 4'-STEEL ANGLE WIDTH .79" INCESSTUDDED WALL-JAMB SIDE OF THE DOOR GAP = 3

16"-CLADDING ON PIVOTHINGE SIDE = 12"X 34" CLADDING DIMENSIONS = 12"X 34"-1/2" SPACING ABOVE AND BELOW

1 12" STEEL FRAMETUBING WELDED TOVERTICAL STEEL ANGLE

PIVOT HINGE

STEEL ANGLE

DOOR PLAN DETAIL 1 12" X 1 12" STEEL TUBING FRAME DETAILSECTION DETAIL

EXTERIOR FACE DETAIL

12"X2" RUNNER

12"X 34" CLADDING

WEATHER STRIPPING

KNEE WALL

SLAB

RUNNER

CLADDING

PIVOTHINGE

CLADDING

STEELANGLE

12" ACQ BOARD

12"X1 12" STEEL

TUBESTEELANGLE

5 12"x 1 12" stud

LATCH SET

STEEL ANGLE JAMB

PIVOT HINGE

STEEL ANGLEHOLDS ACQBOARD IN PLACE

ACQ BOARD

LATCH SET

12" ACQ BOARD DETAIL

CUT HOLE TO ACCESS LATCHSET

KING STUDHEADER

KNEE WALL

STEEL ANGLE

ACQ BLOCK

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2.1600

34"=1' 3

4"=1' 34"=1'

34"=1'

34"=1'

The chase door consisted of a 4’x4’ metal frame covered with treated ACQ board and was finished with the exterior cladding to help incorporate the door into the facade without it being noticable by the public but still grant-ed easy access to anyone needing to enter the chase plumbing.

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chase door

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aquarium competition

Designing the building in-volved incorporating the con-text of the park and the city and creating one space. The ground floor reflects the park atmosphere while the second floor mimicks the feeling of the busy city. The begining process of designing an aquarium and park started with conceptual designs of how the park and building would interact with

each other. By analyzing the context of Queens and cultures that in-habit it, the solution to design-ing the site was simple; create a space where the people of

New York could exprience all of Queens in one

space.

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aquarium competition

We created a new and different composition of the normal expe-rience of New York based on the culture and context of Queens. The intimate park environment and fast paced city atmosphere were in-corporated into the design of the aquarium, park, and plaza featur-ing intimate views to the Manhattan skyline. In the aquar-ium we reflected the intimacy of the park in the first floor and the fast pace of the city in the second floor. By taking components of the urban context and establishing one pub-lic, communal place, our designoffers a new way of enjoying the site by allowing you to define your own experience.

Your New York

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manifesto

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master plan

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The master plan incorporates all the aspects of th e site including the new water front system that was purposed as an extension to the site. Each Part of the site is an acknowl-edgement to to the context of Queens such as the public parks, the art districts, and the city as a whole. The focus was to create a space where all the aspects of Queens and the city could be enjoyed in one space cre-ating a composition of a larger system grant-ing ease of commute from place to place.

Along with offering a space that contained all the aspects of Queens, we purposed a new connection on the waterfront system that would involve a boardwalk with walking and biking paths all with amazing views to

the Manhattan skyline. The boardwalk would also act as a small

flooding barrier suitable for a category 1 hurricane.

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section

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tank flex space

office

cafe

servers areacentral circulation

mechanical

office

receiving

tank

service area

tank

storage

meeting

electrical

service area

lift

service

tank

service

tank

tank

tank

hall

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storage

gift shop

stairwell

tank

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storage

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ticketingBREAK ROOM

service

hall

lobby

cloak room

janitor

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floor plans

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