A Romanos Portfolio 2011

Alex [email protected] - 513 . 375 . 0016

Alpha Rho Chi, Professional Fraternity for Architecture and the Allied Arts: Scribe, 2011 NationalConvention SecretaryPhi Delta Theta International Fraternity: Warden, Recruitment Chair, Scholarship Chair,SecretaryEagle Scout with Silver Palm, 2005John Suhar|Architect Scholarship Award, 2008Cincinnati Museum Center-Youth Program Outstanding Leadership Award, 2005

Drafting - AutoCAD 2010/11Modeling - Revit 2009/10/11, SketchUp 7/8Graphic - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign CS3/4/5 Office - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook

Synthesis Architecture + Planning, Cincinnati, OhioSpring 2011Co-op - Sole interior designer for Louisville, KY, Greek Orthodox church project; worked directly under project architect. Conceptualized building architecture and interior finishes. Researched Greek Orthodox design traditions and developed sympathetic contemporary material choices, sourced fixtures and finishes within tight budget constraints. Presented design strategy and material choices at client board meeting. Liaised with local sales reps and introduced firm to new industry relationships.

BHDP Architecture, Cincinnati, OhioSpring/Fall 2010Co-op - Involved in schematic and design development phases of large and small corporate workplace projects. Digital modeling, sourcing, construction documents and client presentations

Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati History Museum2003-2008Floor Interpreter - Researched and developed characters in 18th and 19th century Cincinnati. Trained in 19th century letter press, self-taught and subsequently developed training program for 18th century finger weaving.

University of CincinnatiB.S., Interior Design, Class of 2013. Participating in the Professional Practice Co-op Program, alternating quarters of college study with quarters of work in the field of Interior Design.

Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio Diploma with Honors 2008 Advanced Placement ProgramGleam student literary/art magazine, Senior Editor 2007-08, Junior Editor 2006-07

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Alex [email protected] - 513 . 375 . 0016

AREA OF CONCENTRATION, AP STUDIO ART - Cincinnati, OH

Selection of acryilc paintings from Senior year of highscool. Works explored using color as line to creat abstract floral patterns - 2008

The Cave, acrylic on canvas - 2008

Photography

Selection of 2008/09

(Top Right) Brittle star in a sea sponge, Cozumel Mexico, underwater photo at 40 feet below surface(Top Left) Holly tree covered in ice close up, Cincinnati, OH

(Top Right) Tree covered in ice after winter storm. Cincinnati, OH(Bottom Right) Spider crab in coral reef, Cozumel, Mexico

Sea annenemie, Cozumel, Mexico

Sketches and renderings from the Universit of Cincinnati and Columbus, IN(Top Right) Tangeman University Center, Cincinnati, OH - 2008(Bottom Right) North Christian Church, Columbus, IN - 2009(Left) First Baptist Church, Columbus, IN - 2009

Charcoal, pen

Perspective of park from downtown Cincinnati, OH

Marker - 2008

LITERARY ON LUDLOW - Cincinnati, OH

Designed an infill structure in the Ludlow gaslight disctrict of Clifton to house a literary arts center, allowing for stacks, reading areas and including living quarters and lecture space for rotating guest writers taking into account site and passive environmental strategies. Form was inspired by the prarie style- 2009

Street view of Literary CenterConcept sketches

First fl oor contains the library stacks and ample space for leisure readingSecond fl oor has living quarters for guest writer with private entrance and meeting space that can accommodate lecture series as well as meet and greet

Floor plans - Revit 2009

Writer’s Residence

LectureRoom

Private Entrance

Second FloorFirst Floor

AdministrationOffi ce

Reading Room

Reading Nook

Reception

Stacks

PublicEtrance

View from the Reading Room

View from the Writer’s Loft

BHDP ARCHITECTURE - Cincinnati, OH

Participating with the workplace design team at BHDP for the Fall and Spring terms of the 2010 -11 academic year, developing fl oor plans for corporate workspaces, drafting in AutoCAD and Revit, building presentations in InDesign and PowerPoint, and working on materials and fi nish boardsacademic year, developing fl oor plans for corporate workspaces, drafting in AutoCAD and Revit, building

HUMANA HUM 10Innovations

Furniture Plan 1b 00605/14/10

Open workstations

VP and Directors at cornerworkstations

1:10 Huddle room ratio

Fixed wall; huddle at window

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Media:scape at either end

Mobile white boards throughout

(2) Digital white boards

Grouped work settings

Collaborative furniture throughout

Back walls of acrylic partitions used as presentation walls

Presentation page for Humana - Lousiville, KY.

Presentation Layout - PowerPointFloor plan - AutoCAD, RevitOriginal building design by Michael Graves

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Furniture and Finish plans for Humana - Louisville, KY

Plans - AutoCAD, Revit by BHDP

Interior and furniture finish presentation board with SketchUp exports, Humana - Louisville, KYPresentation Board - Multimedia, renderings and icongs done by BHDPPhoto - BHDP

PADI - Cincinnati, OH

Design the interior of the fifth floor of existing Cincinnati architecture for a branch office of a national firm, including all new branding for the corporation at largePADI - The Professional Association of Diving Instructors, is the world’s largest scuba certifying body, expansion into the Midwest is set to accommodate the growth in freshwater quarry diving

Series of logo design iterations

Marker, Illustrator

PADI concept sketchesSketches showing programming and circulation

Pentel sign pen, prisma color markers - 2010

Open floor plan allows for maximum day lighting

Low height group workstations allow for greater collaboration and community

Collaboration space curtained off for innovative teaching techniques

Reclaimed and recycled materials for low environmental impact

Floor Plan - Revit, PhotoshopPerspectives - Revit, Photoshop

View into the Reception

View of Workspace and Collaboration space

Durkan/NEWH Carpet Compitition

Contest to design a new carpet patern for Durkan in collaboration with NEWH. Inspiration from computer componants. Corridor patterns featured.

Hand sketches, Illustrator, Photoshop - 2010/11

LEH: underground, Eco-Resort Hospitality Studio- Leh, India

Deisng a low impact eco-resort in northern Inda near the Tibetan boarder. An eco-resort is a vacation destination that focuses on low impact tourism and tries to give back to the community. This resort was designed to be a net zero energy user and to fully process its own waste - 2010/11

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4 - meditation/yoga

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Floor plan is based off of Buddhist mandala (abstract geometric representation of the universe

Regular standard concrete pipe sized allow for easy construction, either production on site or shipped in

Communal drinning, yoga, and mediation allow for a greater sense of community than most resorts offer

Communal bathrooms reduce the amount of waste water that needs to be processed

Individual sleeping pods allow guest respite from daily activies but encourage guests to partake in the communal nature of Leh: underground

SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign

modular room the rooms set the module for LEH: underground. the 2.4m x 3m concrete pipes are standard construction that can be transported in or fabricated on site. the modularity of the piping allows for less waste than typical construction and means the pipe is readily available.

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the rooms set the module for LEH: underground. the 2.4m x 3m concrete pipes are standard construction that can be transported in or fabricated on site. the modularity of the piping allows for less waste than typical construction and means the pipe is readily available.

the rooms set the module for LEH: underground. the 2.4m x 3m concrete pipes are standard construction that can be transported in or fabricated on site. the modularity of the piping allows for less waste than typical construction and means the pipe is readily available.

full size bed

under bed storage

recycled plank wood flooring

water lamp

skylight/vent

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(Top) Extracted page explaining and diagraming the modular rooms

SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign

(Right) Form inspirations: The tube for construction, the manadal for form and the Hobbit hole for precedent

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the urine is collected in a systern while the solide is flushed into another waste recepticle

the urine then undergoes anarobic decompositoins and produces hydrogen gas

the flushed waste is combined with the microbe waste and then flows through a reed bed water treatment system

the reed bed water system produces potable drinking water allowing for as little impact on the environment as possible

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the electricity from the battery powers the lights and pumps of LEH: undergroud

dining/lounge offers a communal atmospher to connect with fellow guests. guests prepare meals for their stay from local food provided on hibachi style tables. the lounge adjacent features a plyable modular couch made from recycled materials and offers a relaxing space to gather. the high ceilings add to the sense of grandure and majesty and allows the mind to forget that the body is underground.

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designer lights

roofing frame

hibachi table

site section cleanse perspective

(Top) Section diagram of the dining/lounge space of LEH: underground. Highlighting the custom framing system and the modular tube construction

SkecthUp, Photoshop, InDesign

(Right) Section site diagram highlighting the underground nature and the approach to LEH: underground(Left) Perspective of the unisex communal ‘cleanse’ space at dusk

roofing diagram

skylight with vent

semi transparent outdoor fabric metal framing system supporting roofing fabric

roofing diagram

skylight with vent

semi transparent outdoor fabric metal framing system supporting roofing fabric

Extracted page of diagram detailing the tent like roofi ng structure

SketchUp, InDesign

Red Newt - Ithaca, New York

Collaborative design charette project with interior design and architecture students from Cornell Univeristy. Spent the weekend redesigning the wine tasting room and restaurant of the Red Newt Winery in the Finger Lakes region of New York - 2010/11

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(Left) Programatic diagram of fl oor plan highlighting cirulation routes(Right) Furniture layouts for a multi use room

Marker, Pencil, InDesign

(Top) Labeled fl oor plan of the tasting room, resturaunt and tapas bar

Pencil, InDesign

Synthesis Architecture + Planning - Cincinnati, OH

Design the interior of Panagia Pantovasilissa (All Holy Queen of All) Greek Orthodox Church in Lexington, KY. Brought on as a designer with knowledge and experience with Eastern Orthodox culture and religion, sourced contemporary materials and finishes that would help modernize over a thousand years of traditons but still hold true to central design philosphies of Orthodoxy - 2011

Terrazzo used in the Solea, Narthex and Altar for duribility, timeless look and easy matainence. Terrazzo in the Solea also takes into consideration liturgical needs

Each material refl ects not only the program but helpes to accentuate the geometries of the Sanctuary and Parish Center

Rendered fi nish plan of Panagia Pantovasilissa Church

Revit, Photoshop

Materials chosen for duribility and look

Centiva laminate vinyl wood fl ooring for the social hall to withstand impact of high heels and large groups in the Social Hall

Carpeting used in the corridors, classrooms and Nave for sound dampening qualities

(Left) Custom pattern design for window screen inserts, to be laser cut(Top and Bottom at Right) Sketches used from existing iconography for screen design

SketchUp, Pencil

View of the Nave from the Narthex

Revit, Photoshop

Thank You

Spiritual

A Romanos Portfolio 2011