SELECTED WORKS University of Pennsylvania

Master of architectUre + Master of engineering

delano@design.UPenn.edU

267-736-7471

SOmi DelanO

soMi delano267-736-7471 | 1234 SW 18TH AvE. APT 308. PORTLANd, OR. 97205 | dELANO@dESIGN.UPENN.EdU | bRITISH

education2012 – 15 university of pennsylvania, school of design philadelphia, pa

sTruCTures TeaChing assisTanT (2013 - 15)mASTER OF ARCHITECTURE M.ARCH

2006 – 10 queens’ college, cambridge universitycambridge, uk

M.eng projeCT, foundaTion engineering: “surging on jaCked-in piles”DEVISED METHOD TO IMPROVE THE SPEED OF PILE INSTALLATION. METHOD NOW USED IN INDUSTRY

royal aCadeMy of engineering leadership award (2008) – naTional award To 30 sTudenTs eleCTed presidenT, CaMbridge universiTy afriCan Caribbean soCieTy (2008)

b.ENG & M.ENG civil, structural & environmental engineering

program eXperienceadobe suiTe (illusTraTor, phoToshop, indesign)MiCrosofT offiCe suiTe

Maya

auToCadskeTCh-upreviT

rhinoCeros grasshopper

vray

referencethomas roBBins, assoCiaTe prinCipal

yosT grube hall arChiTeCTure

707 washingTon sT | porTland, or 97205ToM@ygh.CoM | 503-221-0150

riChard farley, division viCe presidenT

jaCobs 2301 ChesTnuT sT | philadelphia, pa 19106riChard.farley@jaCobs.CoM | 215-569-2900

nanako umemoto, prinCipal

rur arChiTeCTure pC28 s washingTon ave | ny 10052 nanako@reiser-uMeMoTo.CoM | 212-421-8880

employmentOCT 15 – dATEJUN – AUG 14MAY – AUG13

architect, yost grube hall architecture portland, ordeveloped prograM Massing sTudies for a Mixed-use CoMplex To MaxiMize sunlighT and views

developed reviT Model of a CoMMuniTy College wiTh MulTiple building faÇade CoMponenTs

CreaTed ConsTruCTion doCuMenTaTion drawings for CoMMuniTy College building

infrastructure consultant, lagos state government lagos, nigeriaensured CoMplianCe To design Code on ConsTruCTion of lagos lighT rail projeCT

reCeived CoMMendaTion froM governor for reporT on iMproving loCal CapaCiTy for infrasTruCTure projeCTs

SEP 11– JUN 12

graduate structural engineer, price & myers llp london, ukdesigned sTruCTures and sCulpTures inCluding 23M (76’) sTeel sCulpTures by wolfgang buTTress

deTailed ConneCTions for joinTs in bridges and sCulpTures

JAN – MAY 11

research student, giken (silent piler manufacturer) kochi, Japanled a TeaM of 9 To iMprove speed of pile insTallaTion proCedures

JUL – AUG 09

intern, ato architects lagos, nigeriadeveloped arChiTeCTural drawings for residenTial buildings and ChurChes

JUL – AUG 11

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This is a $28M expansion for

CheMekeTa CoMMuniTy College.

The expansion will provide new

faCiliTies for The MaChining

and eleCTroniCs prograMs,

and renovaTion iMproveMenTs

for auToMoTive, visual

CoMMuniCaTions, welding and

drafTing/engineering.

i was parT of a TeaM of Three

designers. i developed The

reviT and skeTCh-up Model of

The building. i also produCed

renders for The proposal whiCh

were used during group design

CriTs. There was a sTrong foCus

on The design deTails suCh as

The plaCeMenT of Mullions and

shading deviCes.

Professional workCHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE // SALEM, OR // YOST GRUbE HALL // 2014

Level 1100' - 0"

Level 2115' - 6"

Roof131' - 0"

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1/8" = 1'-0"3 South Partial at West 1/8" = 1'-0"4 South Partial at East

elevation showing the panelling details

FEC

CLASSROOM CLASSROOM

CIVIL

MACHINING COMPUTERLAB

DRAFTING LAB A OUTPUT ROOM

IAS OFFICE

DRAFTING LAB B

ELECTRICAL

SPRINKLER

MATERIAL PREP &STORAGE

HEAT TREAT

FINISHING SHOP

LOBBY

ENTRY

ENTRY

PROGRAM STORAGE

PLASMA CUTTER +COMPUTER

CNC + EDM LABLATHE SHOP MILL SHOP

ELEV ROOM

WOMEN

MEN

FAMILY

JANITOR CLOSET

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ELEVATOR

QUALITY ASSURANCELAB

RAPID PROTOTYPE

ENTRY

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MACHINING PROGRAMSTORAGE

ROLL-UP WINDOW

STUDENT LOUNGE

HALLWAY

6' - 4 3/8"

SEMINARTOOL CRIB

5' - 0"

COMPRESSOR

HALLWAY + LOCKERS

MACHINING LOCKERS

3' - 3 1/2"

5

3" = 1'-0"1 STUDS EXTEND TO ACOUSTICAL TILE CEILING 1 1/2" = 1'-0"2 Wall Type P - Studs Braced to Roof/Floor Deck

3" = 1'-0"1 Wall Type A 1 1/2" = 1'-0"3 Wall Type P - Studs Extend to Roof/Floor Deck

STEEL 1" 'Z'S @ 24" OCSPAN (2) FLUTES MIN.TACK WELD TO DECK.

STEEL DEFORMED TRACK

2 1/2" STEEL STUDSALTERNATING @ 48" O.C.& PAIR AT EA. DOOR JAMB

STEEL DEFLECTIONTRACK W/1" DEFLECTIONSPACE

GYP. BD./STEEL STUD

INSULATION 4' W. EA.SIDE OF PARTITION @ 'S'

INSULATION @ 'S'

STEEL ROOF /FLOOR DECK -SEE SECTIONSFOR TYPE

SEE PLANS FORPARTITION TYPE

CEILING PERSCHEDULE

0' -

6"

TOP OF SLAB

ACOUS SEALANT @ S

SEE PLANS FOR PARTITIONTYPE

SOUND ATTENUATIONBLANKET @ S

FASTEN RUNNER TO CLGSUPPORT @ 2'-0" OC THRUNEOPRENE BLOCKS

WALL LATERAL BRACING:12 GA STL WIRE @ 5'-0" OCBOTH SIDES, EXTEND AT 45ANGLE FROM C PARTITIONHEAD TO STRUCTUREABOVE

CENTERLINE STUD ONPLANNING GRID MODULEOR AS DIMENSIONED

SUSPENDED TILE CEILINGNEOPRENE FOAM TAPECONT BETWEEN BLOCKS

CONT METAL CASING BEAD

SOUND ATTENUATIONBLANKET 4'-0" EASIDE OF PARTITIONAT "S" WALL TYPE

PARTITIONTYPE ASSCHEDULED.S=SOUNDATTEN.BLANKET

FLOOR OR ROOFSYSTEM: CONC &/ORSTEEL DECKW/FIREPROOFING

PACK CAVITY W/ SOUNDATTENUATION BLANKET

18 GA 'Z' CLIP @ 24" O.C.,SPAN (2) FLUTES MIN.TACK WELD TO DECKING

1/2" DEFLECTION SPACE

HEAD TRACK: 20 GA. W/2"DEEP LEG W/(2) #8 TEKSCREWS TO 'Z' CLIP @ 24"O.C. SCREW GWB TOWALL STUDS MIN. 1/2"BELOW TRACK LEG.

CENTERLINE STUD ONPLANNING GRID MODULEOR AS DIMENSIONED

INSULATION

STEEL 1" 'Z'S @ 24" O.C.SPAN (2) FLUTES MIN.TACK WELD TO DECK

STEEL DEFLECTIONTRACK W/1"DEFLECTION SPACE

STEEL STUD

INSULATION @ 'S'

5/8", TYPE X GWB EA SIDE

STEEL ROOF /FLOOR DECK -SEE SECTIONSFOR TYPE

SEE PLANS FORPARTITION TYPE

CEILINGPERSCHEDULE

0' -

6"

wall connection details

first floor plan showing different classroom types

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This is a proposal for a visiTors

CenTer for a new residenTial

CoMplex planned in saudi

arabia. The visiTors’ CenTer

serves as a show rooM To

poTenTial ClienTs inforMing TheM

of The kinds of housing and

reCreaTional faCiliTies ThaT are

available. inside The visiTors’

CenTer are TheaTers, offiCes and

MulTi-purpose lounges where

ClienTs Can be hosTed. There are

Two offiCe bloCks nexT To The

visiTors’ CenTer where full-TiMe

eMployees will work.

Professional workMAYASEM vISITORS’ CENTER // SAUdI ARAbIA // YOST GRUbE HALL // 2014

SCHEME 3STREET VIEW FROM SOUTH

CONSTRUCTION OFFICE BUILDING

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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SHAMAYEL OFFICES

KITCHEN

WORK ROOM

SMALL CONFERENCE OFFICE OFFICE

CONSTRUCTIONSUPERVISION

M. TOILETLARGE CONFERENCE

SMALL CONFERENCEOFFICEOFFICE

CONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT

VESTIBULE

VESTIBULE

3.1

OPENABOVE

JAN.

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EXEC/ W. TOILET

ELEC.

TO COURTYARD

TO PARKING

ground floor plan for office block

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row house addition // PhiLadeLPhia, Pa // CritiC: FranCa trubiano

revit design work

LEVEL 1

2' - 0"

LEVEL 2 REAR

11' - 0"

LEVEL 2

13' - 6"

LEVEL 3 REAR

21' - 0"

LEVEL 3

23' - 6"

LEVEL BASEMENT

-6' - 6"

GROUND

0' - 0"

1" GRAVEL

2 1/2 " INSULATION

GRAVEL

6" CONCRETE FLOOR

32" X 16" FOUNDATION FOOTING

1 1/2" RIGID INSTALLATION

16" FOUNDATION WALL

8" X 8" X 16" CONCRETE BOND BEAM

WEEP HOLES @ 2" O.C.

BRICK DRIP SILL

36" X 72" WINDOW

CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT

INSULATON

METAL CAPING

Level 12' - 0"

Level 213' - 6"

Level 323' - 6"

Level Basement(Orig)-6' - 6"

GROUND0' - 0"

2 1/2" Rigid Insulation

1" Gravel Layer

4" French Drain

1 1/2 Rigid Insulation

12" Foundation Wall

Steel Angle 6"X 6" X 1/2"

CMU Structural Bond Beam

Insulation

Metal Ties @ 16" o.c.

Flashing with Drip Edge

6" Concrete Floor Slab

32" X 16" Concrete Footing

ADD5043

ADD5042

ADD5023

1" Square Mullions

3/4" Gypsum Wall Board

1/2" Metal Furring

Vapour Barrier

Level 12' - 0"

Level 213' - 6"

Level 323' - 6"

Level Basement(Orig)-6' - 6"

GROUND0' - 0"

ADD5022

ADD5021

3/4" Gypsum Wall Board1/2" Metal Furring

Vapour Barrier

Steel Angle 6"X 6" X 1/2"

CMU Structural Bond Beam

Insulation

Metal Ties @ 16" o.c.

Flashing with Drip Edge

2 1/2" Rigid Insulation

1" Gravel Layer

4" French Drain

1 1/2 Rigid Insulation

12" Foundation Wall

6" Concrete Floor Slab

32" X 16" Concrete Footing

Gravel

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1/2" = 1'-0"1 North Wall Section 1/2" = 1'-0"

2 East Wall Section

1/2" = 1'-0"3 South Wall Section.

Solar Shading

Gravel

LEVEL 1

2' - 0"

LEVEL 2

13' - 6"

LEVEL 3

23' - 6"

LEVEL T.O. ROOF

34' - 0"

LEVEL BASEMENT

-6' - 6"

GROUND

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LEVEL 2

13' - 6"

LEVEL 3

23' - 6"

LEVEL BASEMENT

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GROUND

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YokoHaMa, tokYo // 2-Person CollaBoration ProjeCt // CritiC: nanako uMeMoto (rur arCHiteCture)

YokoHaMa reduX // a revised ProPosal for YokoHaMa Port terMinal

YokoHaMa, tokYo // 2-Person CollaBoration ProjeCt // CritiC: nanako uMeMoto (rur arCHiteCture)

YokoHaMa reduX // a revised ProPosal for YokoHaMa Port terMinal The oCCasion of The yokohaMa

porT TerMinal CoMpeTiTion in

1995 was a waTershed for The

disCipline in Many respeCTs. a

new generaTion of arChiTeCTs

seized iT as a plaTforM To explore

eMerging ModaliTies in design,

design TeChnology, and delivery

whiCh would in The ensuing

deCades beCoMe The MediuM

Through whiCh and againsT

whiCh MuCh of ConTeMporary

praCTiCe played ouT.

This projeCT re-engaged

yokohaMa wiTh neiTher

nosTalgia nor negaTiviTy.

design proCeeded in Three

phases. firsTly, a forMal

analysis of a signifiCanT enTry

in The CoMpeTiTion was Made.

The seCond phase involved

Taking The design prinCiples

derived froM The analysis

and CreaTing a design Model

ThaT beCaMe The basis for our

proposal. This involves a shifT

froM The analyTiCal Mode To The

projeCTive Mode. The Third phase

was The deliberaTe inTroduCTion,

aT Three disTinCT sCales and

using Three differenT sysTeMs, of

disCreTe prograMMaTiC eleMenTs

inTo The ConTinuous Models

analyzed in The previous phases.

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object > cast > REmODEL

reference > re-interpret > REmODEL

yOKOhama REDux

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a REviSED pROpOSaL fOR yOKOhama pORT TERminaL

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yOKOhama REDux

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a REviSED pROpOSaL fOR yOKOhama pORT TERminaL

elevation showing continuous structural diagrid through terminal and towers

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PRIMARY RIB STRUCTURE

OBJECTS

TRANSITION SURFACE

FIELD

PRIMARY RIB STRUCTURE

3RD YEAR STUDIO | SPRING 2015

Spring2015_Portfolio__Layou8_toPrint.indd 10 6/23/2015 3:05:49 AM

a Post-sCientifiC MuseuM of geologYCentral Park, nYC // 3-Person CollaBoration ProjeCt // CritiC: ferda kolatan

ThroughouT hisTory, sCienCe

has Tried To beTTer undersTand

our world by aTTeMpTing To

logiCally explain naTure. The

geologiCal objeCT is ofTen

viewed as soMeThing ThaT Can be

fully grasped and undersTood

by various sCienTifiC Means and

MeThods. our proposal for a

“posT-sCienTifiC MuseuM of

geology” aiMs To ConfronT

This TradiTional approaCh,

by aTTeMpTing To CreaTe a

provoCaTive experienCe ThaT

beCoMes a MediuM for a new

undersTanding of whaT naTure

is To us.

Tension exisTs beTween all

objeCTs in naTure. This Tension

CreaTes ConneCTiviTy beTween

differenT objeCTs. we aiM To use

This idea of Tension To CuraTe

and organize The spaCes wiThin

The MuseuM.

The CuraTion seeks To give The

individual The opporTuniTy To

Make his own definiTions of

The objeCTs on display. The

building uses irregular seCTional

Changes To give The individual

The opporTuniTy To view objeCTs

froM MulTiple perspeCTives aT

various poinTs in spaCe and TiMe.

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muSEum Of gEOLOgy

deriving museum form

museum form

drape surface

over rock

contoured rock

rock

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a pOST-SCiEnTifiC muSEum

floor plan (p2) showing continuity of floors and internal spaces

S1

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DOWN

DOWN

UP

DOWN

DOWN

DOWN

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section (s1) showing structural support and lack of continuous floor slabs

Cafe

exhibiTion spaCe

offiCe

baseMenT

abCd

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muSEum Of gEOLOgy

1/4” STEEL PLATE

STEEL RIB

6”

5/8” EXTERIOR SHEATHING

STEEL Z-PLATE

18” PANEL4”

VAPOR BARRIER

3” INSULATION

4” COLD-FORMED FRAMING

paneliZation and support of eXterior cladding (d1)

Cafe

exhibiTion spaCe

offiCe

baseMenT

composition of eXterior panels

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SOLID PANELS

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20’

3’ 2’

25’

3’

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8’ 25’

30’

30’

5’

AXON SURFACE UNROLLED

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SOLID PANELS

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7’10’’

20’

3’ 2’

25’

3’

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8’ 25’

30’

30’

5’

AXON SURFACE UNROLLED

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PANELS FOR FENESTRATION

SOLID PANELS

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7’10’’

20’

3’ 2’

25’

3’

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8’ 25’

30’

30’

5’

AXON SURFACE UNROLLED

25’ 25’

30’

30’

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a pOST-SCiEnTifiC muSEum

solid panels fenesTraTion panels

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muSEum Of gEOLOgy

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a pOST-SCiEnTifiC muSEum

section (s2) showing eXhibition spaces carved into steel plates

audiToriuM3

exhibiTion rooM1

ground floor4MeChaniCal spaCe5

offiCes2

triBeCa, nYC // CritiC: Hina jaMelle

sHifting HYBrids // transforMations for a new Hotel & residential Building

sHifting HYBrids // transforMations for a new Hotel & residential Building

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This projeCT explores how

branChing, TexTure and

MisalignMenT Can be used as

paraMeTers To CreaTe a Mixed used

residenTial and hoTel building

CreaTed froM aggregaTing

individual uniTs.

branChing, is used To CreaTe

differenT prograMMaTiC spaCes.

seaMing The building gives iT

TexTure These seaMs were also

developed To forM a sysTeM of

inTerior furnishes. Misaligning

The uniTs gave The building More

dynaMisM.

The projeCT is 8-sTory building,

Covers 45,000fT2 and

ConTains uniTs of differenT

sizes. aCCess To The residenTial

uniTs is separaTe froM general

hoTel aCCess To allow for

privaCy. The 1sT floor also

hosTs a resTauranT To inCrease

CoMMerCializaTion of The

building.

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ShifTing hybRiDS

4th floor plan - units transitionally grow, branch and misalign from each other

MISALIGNMENT

BRANCHING

single unit double unit system for aggregation of units

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PUBLIC SPACE

RESIDENTIAL UNITSHOTEL UNITS

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hOTEL & RESiDEnTiaL buiLDing

section (s1) showing how branching and teXture is used on interior walls

+0'

GROUND FLOOR

P1

P2

STORAGE LAUNDRY

+97'

+85'

+73'

+49'

+37'

+25'

+13'

+61'

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ShifTing hybRiDS

misalignment of units creating dynamism in building

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reCepTion1

balCony4double uniT

single uniT

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lobby2

hOTEL & RESiDEnTiaL buiLDing

section showing lobby space, housing units and teXtured walls

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ShifTing hybRiDS

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hOTEL & RESiDEnTiaL buiLDing

CritiC: ali raHiM

an inHaBitaBle surfaCe - SEAMING // NESTING

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3d print study of surfaces showing nesting and seaming qualities

seaming

pinching

nested surface

twisting

using Two TeChniques

of seaMing and nesTing

an inhabiTable surfaCe To

perforM MulTiple funCTions

was designed. There was

a To CreaTe a ConTrolled

surfaCe ThaT appeared siMple

yeT ConTinuous. eaCh surfaCe

appears To be disTinCTively

ConneCTed wiTh The oTher

Through seaMing. oTher

surfaCe qualiTies suCh as

TwisTing and pinChing were

also produCed as a resulT.

SELECTED WORKS University of Pennsylvania

Master of architectUre + Master of engineering

delano@design.UPenn.edU

267-736-7471

SOmi DelanO

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