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A Romanos Portfolio 2011
- 1. Alex Romanos [email protected] -513 . 375 . 0016
- 3. Alex Romanos [email protected] -513 . 375 . 0016 Education Skills University of Cincinnati Drafting - AutoCAD 2010/11 B.S., Interior Design, Class of 2013. Modeling - Revit 2009/10/11, SketchUp 7/8 Participating in the Professional Practice Co-op Graphic - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Program, alternating quarters of college study CS3/4/5 with quarters of work in the field of Interior Office - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook Design. Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio Diploma with Honors 2008 Honors Advanced Placement Program Alpha Rho Chi, Professional Fraternity for Architecture Gleam student literary/art magazine, Senior and the Allied Arts: Scribe, 2011 Editor 2007-08, Junior Editor 2006-07 NationalConvention Secretary Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity: Warden, Experience Recruitment Chair, Scholarship Chair,Secretary Eagle Scout with Silver Palm, 2005 Synthesis Architecture + Planning, John Suhar|Architect Scholarship Award, 2008 Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Museum Center-Youth Program Outstanding Spring 2011 Leadership Award, 2005 Co-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, Ohio Spring/Fall 2010 Co-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 Museum 2003-2008 Floor 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.
- 5. 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
- 6. The Cave, acrylicon canvas - 2008
- 8. (Top Right) Brittlestar in a sea sponge, Cozumel (Top Right) Tree covered in ice after winter Photography Mexico, underwater photo at 40 feet below surface storm. Cincinnati, OH (Top Left) Holly tree covered in ice close up, (Bottom Right) Spider crab in coral reef, Selection of 2008/09 Cincinnati, OH Cozumel, Mexico
- 9. Sea annenemie, Cozumel,Mexico
- 11. Sketches and renderingsfrom 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
- 12. Perspective of parkfrom downtown Cincinnati, OH Marker - 2008
- 14. 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
- 15. Concept sketches Street view of Literary Center
- 16. Private Administration Entrance Office Reading Nook Writer’s Residence Lecture Room Stacks Reading Room Reception Public Etrance First Floor Second Floor First floor contains the library stacks and ample space for leisure reading Second floor 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
- 17. View from theReading Room
- 18. View from theWriter’s Loft
- 21. 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 floor plans for corporate workspaces, drafting in AutoCAD and Revit, building presentations in InDesign and PowerPoint, and working on materials and finish boards
- 22. Open workstations VP and Directors at corner workstations 1:10 Huddle room ratio Fixed wall; huddle at window All other huddles in core 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 HUM 10 HUMANA Innovations Furniture Plan 1b 05/14/10 006 Presentation page for Humana - Lousiville, KY. Presentation Layout - PowerPoint Floor plan - AutoCAD, Revit Original building design by Michael Graves
- 23. COAT COAT TREE TREE HERMAN MILLER 1031 CELESTE 1002 HERMAN MILLER CELESTE 1001 HARD WIRE HARD WIRE HARD WIRE HARD WIRE HERMAN MILLER CELESTE HARD WIRE HARD WIRE HERMAN MILLER CELESTE HERMAN MILLER CELESTE HERMAN MILLER CELESTE COAT HERMAN MILLER COAT TREE CELESTE TREE HERMAN MILLER CELESTE 1034 1035 1006 HERMAN MILLER PHONE CELESTE 1005 HERMAN MILLER BOB CELESTE PLUG-IN HERMAN MILLER HARD WIRE CELESTE BOB 1033 1007 HERMAN MILLER 42x120 TOP 1004 CELESTE 1030 BOB 101 101 ST-1 ST-2 1022 COAT TREE 1021 COAT TREE 1015 HARD WIRE HARD WIRE 101 101 1023 1013 1025 1024 ALLERMUIR KOJAK 1014 GROUPWORK CAFE 1026 101 101 101 1012 1020 1016 HARD WIRE HARD WIRE GROUPWORK CAFE ALLERMUIR KOJAK BOB 1017 1011 BOB 1027 1019 1029 KEILHAUER NET 1009 COAT TREE KEILHAUER NET 1010 COAT TREE ALLERMUIR A640 ALLERMUIR KOJAK 1018 C4 DIRECTION OF TILE DR2 2 CONFERENCE 0" " 1001 -0 - 7' 7' 6" R 9' - R R C3 C3 OPEN OFFICE EQ. 8' - 0" EQ. EQ. 8' - 0" EQ. OPEN OFFICE 18' - 2 1/2" 18' - 2 1/2" 1031 1002 4" 4" C4 C4 C1 C2 C2 C1 0" R 4' - 10" C3 7' - TYP. 7' R 9' - -0 DR2 6" R " C3 25 '- C4 6" C3 703 703 4" '- C2 C2 14 2 2 703 2 703 2 2 C4 C4 702 L4 A009 701 701 701 701 DR1 CLOSET CONFERENCE HUDDLE HUDDLE HUDDLE P6 CONFERENCE HUDDLE 1005 1030 C1 1033 1034 1035 1006 1007 C1 C3 C3 C3 GATHERING AREA RF1 C3 C3 P2 P2 2 701 1004 STAIR 1 BREAK STAIR 2 101 1022 C5 101 2 2 ST-1 ST-2 P3 P3 CT1 CLOSET 4' - 6" B2 1021 CORRIDOR C3 2 1015 2 C3 101 101 1025 1024 1023 1013 2 B2 B2 1014 CT1 CT1 WOMEN'S 2 MEN'S TOILET TOILET P3 ELEV. P3 OPEN OFFICE 1026 101 COFFEE 101 LOBBY 101 1012 OPEN OFFICE 1029 1020 1016 1009 WC1 C1 C1 DIRECTION OF TILE 701 A/V COPY 1011 HUDDLE SERVICE ELEV. FP1 1017 C1 1027 LOBBY RF1 1010 702 1019 GATHERING C3 B2 AREA CT1 1018 Furniture and Finish plans for Humana - Louisville, KY Plans - AutoCAD, Revit by BHDP
- 24. Interior and furniturefinish presentation board with SketchUp exports, Humana - Louisville, KY Presentation Board - Multimedia, renderings and icongs done by BHDP Photo - BHDP
- 26. 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 large PADI - 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
- 27. Series of logodesign iterations Marker, Illustrator
- 28. PADI concept sketches Sketchesshowing programming and circulation Pentel sign pen, prisma color markers - 2010
- 29. Open floor planallows 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, Photoshop Perspectives - Revit, Photoshop
- 30. View into theReception
- 31. View of Workspaceand Collaboration space
- 33. Durkan/NEWH Carpet Compitition Contestto design a new carpet patern for Durkan in collaboration with NEWH. Inspiration from computer componants. Corridor patterns featured. Hand sketches, Illustrator, Photoshop - 2010/11
- 35. LEH: underground, Eco-ResortHospitality 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 leh, ladakh LEH: underground
- 36. program 1 - reception 8 2- modular room 5 3- dining/lounge 4 - meditation/yoga 3 5 - cleanse 6 - privies 4 6 7 - storage/mechanical 7 8 - water treatment 1 2 Floor plan is based off of Buddhist mandala Communal drinning, yoga, and mediation allow for a Individual sleeping pods allow guest respite (abstract geometric representation of the universe greater sense of community than most resorts offer from daily activies but encourage guests to partake in the communal nature of Leh: Regular standard concrete pipe sized allow for Communal bathrooms reduce the amount of waste underground easy construction, either production on site or water that needs to be processed shipped in SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign
- 37. 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 skylight/vent fabricated on site. the modularity of the piping allows for less waste than typical construction and means the pipe is readily available. water lamp 3m under bed storage full size bed recycled plank wood flooring 2.4m inspirations water treatment 6 1 urine seperating toilets seperate the solid and liquid wastes 4 2 the urine is collected in a systern while the solide is flushed into another waste 1 recepticle the urine then undergoes anarobic 3 decompositoins and produces hydrogen gas 3 4 the hydrogen gas is used in fuel cells in 7 a special battery the flushed waste is combined with 5 the microbe waste and then flows through a reed bed water 2 treatment system 5 6 the electricity from the battery powers the lights and pumps of LEH: undergroud the reed bed water system produces 7 potable drinking water allowing for focus center community as little impact on the environment as possible (Top) Extracted page explaining and (Right) Form inspirations: The tube for construction, (Left) Extracted page with diagrams expaing the diagraming the modular rooms the manadal for form and the Hobbit hole for waste management processes precedent SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign
- 38. 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. roofing frame designer lights hibachi table buffet flexlove couch site section cleanse perspective (Top) Section diagram of the dining/lounge space of LEH: underground. (Right) Section site diagram highlighting the underground nature and the Highlighting the custom framing system and the modular tube construction approach to LEH: underground (Left) Perspective of the unisex communal ‘cleanse’ space at dusk SkecthUp, Photoshop, InDesign
- 39. roofing diagram metal framing system supporting semi transparent outdoor fabric roofing fabric skylight with vent Extracted page of diagram detailing the tent like roofing structure SketchUp, InDesign
- 41. 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
- 42. 8 pause floor plan & welcome storage collect & contribute w. c . w. c . expanded kitchen taste & sample wine & dine flex room linger & lounge 7 13 bubble diagram flex room schemes (Left) Programatic diagram of floor plan highlighting (Top) Labeled floor plan of the tasting room, resturaunt cirulation routes and tapas bar (Right) Furniture layouts for a multi use room Pencil, InDesign Marker, Pencil, InDesign
- 44. 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
- 45. Materials chosen forduribility and look Terrazzo used in the Solea, Narthex and Altar for Rendered finish plan of Panagia Pantovasilissa duribility, timeless look and easy matainence. Church Centiva laminate vinyl wood flooring for the Terrazzo in the Solea also takes into consideration social hall to withstand impact of high heels liturgical needs Revit, Photoshop and large groups in the Social Hall Each material reflects not only the program but Carpeting used in the corridors, classrooms helpes to accentuate the geometries of the Sanctuary and Nave for sound dampening qualities and Parish Center
- 46. (Left) Custom patterndesign for window screen inserts, to be laser cut (Top and Bottom at Right) Sketches used from existing iconography for screen design SketchUp, Pencil
- 47. View of theNave from the Narthex Revit, Photoshop
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