Marissa DiLoreto

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Education Clemson University, South Carolina Bachelors of Art in Architecture (projected graduation 2013) Architecture Major Psychology Minor Dean’s list each semester (Fall 2009- Spring 2012) Calhoun Honors College (General Honors and Departmental Honors)Scholarships Clemson University Out of State: 6,750 each semester for eight semesters Clemson University: 250 each semester for eight semesters Pelham Travel: 3,000 one time James S. Spell Fellowship: 875 one time HC Mickel and LC Mickel: 875 one timeProfessional Experience Events Photographer True Memory Photography Self Employed June 2009-Present Customer Service Barnes and Noble Bookstore May 2012-Present File Clerk Rowan Family Physicians May 2008-July 2008Affiliations American Institute of Architecture Students Freedom by Design Sigma Alpha Lambda Honors Society Golden Key International Honors SocietySkills AutoCAD Photoshop Illustrator Sketchup (Vray) Photography

Architecture does not exist in a vaccum, rather it should be fully utilized and integrated into the needs and experiences of its occupants. What if designs went past the obvious needs and began to enhance the everyday lives of the people using it? This is the ques-tion that has inspired my architectural research this year. I am working with several city planners in Beaufort, South Carolina to redesign the zoning, circulation, transportation and other integral systems of the community in order to make a healthier environment. My hope is that by just living in this community, one could reap the benefits of a health-ier lifestyle. Architecture and planning now become tools to encourage exercise, safety and a healthy diet. Involving and connecting to the community is crucial to the success of a design idea such as this. Connection may be one of the most important elements in designing successful architecture. However, the type of connection for each design will be determined by the specific site, culture and history involved.

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Green Connection

Campus Connection

Community Connection

Branding Connection

International Connection

Anderson, South CarolinaJanuary 2012

Columbia, South CarolinaApril, 2011Group Project

Genova, ItalyDecember, 2011Group Project

Clemson, South CarolinaFebruary, 2011

Clemson, South CarolinaApril, 2012

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As a flagship store, Harry’s Coffee Bean Express must serve as a logo for this newly formed company. The architecture must im-mediatley and intimately connect the consumer to the product represented. Mountain lodge architecture was used as a aesthetic precedent in order to create an inti-mate retreat. Materiality of wood as well as the sloped roofs helped to make this reference. The sloped roofs also serve to connect the different scales of pedes-trian and vehicular traffic.

Branding ConnectionAnderson, South CarolinaJanuary 2012

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East -facing Section

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Harry’s Cofee Bean Ex-press is a small cofee shop of only 500 square feet located on an out-parceled lot of a shop-ping center in Anderson, South Carolina. A single worker will serve both drive through and walk up customers so the plan-ning of the work space has been streamlined to make the process as efficient as possible.

Site Plans

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North Elevation

Floor Plans

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In this project, public and private spaces were designated on a scale of opacity. The most private spaces being the office and bathroom became completely enclosed with windows only above seven feet high to let in light. The work space was “translu-cent” as it was enclosed in glass. This defined the space but allowed the customer to connect visually with the worker and the process. The most public of spaces was the covered seating area which is only de-fined by a wooden frame with adjustable shades to protect provide custom-ized protection from the elements. This space connects directly to the outdoor seating area on the north side of the site. In an attempt to keep pedestrian and vehicu-lar circulation complet-ley seperate the drive through is located on the southern side of the site.

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The Green Spine was a linear park used to connect Finlay Park to downtown Columbia while revitalizing the city. Circulation and connec-tion became the main elements driving the de-sign of the Green Spine as vehicular, pedestrian and bike traffic had to be kept seperate yet interact intimately with each other. These paths were organically woven together as the Green Spine wove through the landscape itself.

Green ConnectionColumbia, South CarolinaApril, 2011Group Project

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At one end of the path a bike shop was in-corporated in order to serve as a hub for the bike sharing program as well as a connec-tion between the new recreational space and the existing com-mercial space.

Lifted from the ground and landscaped with a “natural playground” of earthen mounds, this plaza becomes a space to escape the flow of circulation that dominates most of the site.

A water channel connects the above ground plaza with the underground circula-tion by filtering light into the tunnel. This channel ends in a oculus as a waterfall that also encloses the double staircase con-necting the different levels.

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As the most domi-nant element of the design, the green bridge organically splits, rejoins, turns and changes levels in order to best consider the path a pedestrian may chose.

The green bridge wid-ens as it lands in Fenlay Park in order to invite access and to make the bridge appear as a seamless, lifted con-tinuation of the existing green space.

Specially designed bike racks are incorporated directly into the curved walls of this tunnel where one can pick-up or drop-off a bike from the bike sharing pro-gram.

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The linear park is an icon for the city of Columbia, South Carolina as it tries to revi-talize the downtown area, Stretching three city blocks it weaves into the landscape through a system of bridges and tunnels. Large white tensile fabric structures are incorporated along the length of the linear park in order to provide shade in this city known for its intense heat. Additionally, as the downtown area is known for its night-life, these sails can be lit up at night with colored lights.

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Assigned as a study abroad group project, this project became about understanding living together as well as understanding how other cultures connect. The multifunction apartment complex in Genova, Italy, is physically connected to the harbor through a series of boardwalks and piazzas.

International ConnectionGenova, ItalyDecember, 2011Group Project

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The apartment complex element of Porta Terraza was designed in order to maximize the experience of the resident. Each of the three buildings is terraced in such a way that every room will have an unobstructed view of the ocean. Following the tradition found across Italy, commercial space is located on the ground floor of each building with residential space above. One, two, three or four person rooms are available each with their own kitchen, bathroom and balcony space to give each resident privacy. Alternatively, connected roof gardens on each of the buildings allows the residents to connect with their community while enjoying 360 degree views of Genova.

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Hall

Roof Terrace

3 person

4 person

Commercial

Hall

3 person

4 person

Circulation

Circulation

2 person

2 person

2 person

1 person

3 person

3 person

4 person

CommercialCommercial

Roof Terrace

East-facing Section

North-facing Section

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Campus ConnectionClemson, South CarolinaFebruary, 2011

This semi-conditioned design serves as a place for connection in the middle of the gender divided freshman dormi-tories. It also connects vehicular and pedestrian traffic as a pickup and dropoff shelter. Additional seating is also provided for the newly built dining services.

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Four uplit pillars sup-port the stepped roof that also serves as a water collection device. This water may then be filtered, stored in an un-derground resevoir and used for the many types of vegetation housed in this greenhouse like structure.

South ElevationEast-facing Section

Site Plan

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Pre-Intervention Conditions

Post-Intervention Conditions

Building Usage Circulation

Academic

Residential

Seating

Dining

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Community ConnectionClemson, South CarolinaApril, 2012

In an effort to encour-age upperclassmen to live on campus, this design focuses on the aspect of commu-nity that is unique to a campus setting. This multi-functional structure allows for the privacy desired by students while also keeping them fully connected to the activities and life sur-rounding them in the Core Campus District. Green spaces, a hard-scaped plaza, rooftop courtyards as well as enclosed glass skywalks are all incorporated in order to provide for as much social interaction as possible.

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Residential Diagram Recreational Diagram Academic Diagram

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Academic Diagram

South-facing Section

West-facing Section

First Floor Plan

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- 3 bedroom (120sqft each)- kitchen (150sqft)- living and dining room (150sqft)- full bath- porch (90sqft)

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