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DAVID MERLOARCHITECTURE P o r t f o l i o
ABOUT ME
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HONOR AWARDED WORKArchitecture At Zero
GRADUATE
Palazzo Della Rotunda
UNDERGRADUATE
Shoreline Tower
Urban Vision
Elgin Academy
Dundee Research Library
Doulos Discovery School
EXPERIENCE Building Gods Way
Digital Fabrication Work
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Project 01
Project 02
Project 03
Project 04
Project 05
Project 06
Project 07
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educationJUDSON UNIVERSITY elgin, il
Masters of Architecture, 2015Bachelors of Art in Architecture, 2013
proficiency HAND WORKdrafting, field sketching, conceptual sketching, rendering, model making
COMPUTER SKILLS autocad, revit, archicad, sketchup, kerkythea, rhinoceros 3d, grasshopper, artlan-tis, photoshop, indesign, illustrator, maxwell, netfab, axon 3d printing, imovie, final
cut pro
employment BGW Architects (Building Gods Way) Ogden, UT May 2013 - May 2014Phase 1 design team:After graduating with a Bachelors in May 2013 I began working as an intern architect on the phase 1 design team. I primarily assisted on design charettes, client introduction meeting, preliminary design. I did have the opportunity to lead on a few charettes. While at BGW I assisted on the preliminary design phase for over 70 projects. The projects range from a varity of scales but were all ministry based facilities.
DIGITAL FABRICATION LAB
judson university. elgin, il. 2012- 2013lab supervisor: This role required me to be skilled in 3d modeling computer programs. Other responsiblatirs included 3d printing students models as well as assisting students
in creating printable models.
NOW FOODSbloomingdale il. may-august 2011summer internThe summer intern worked directly with the quality director. The quality director was responsible for all pharmaceuticals produced in the laboratories. As his per-sonal intern I acquired skills such as managing large groups of people, meeting short deadlines, multi tasking, office organization
awardsARCHITECTURE AT ZERO COMPETITION 1st place merit award 2014 Featured on Archdailywww.architectureatzero.com/2014-winners/
activities AIASjudson university chapter president 2011-2012
JUDSON UNIVERSITY DEANS ADVISORY BOARD second year architecture student senator, 2010-2011third year architecture student senator, 2011-2012
HEARTS FOR HONDURAS Mission trip to honduras to construct homes
[K]NIGHTS ON THE STREETS
Chicago homeless ministries
elective courses EUROPE STUDY TOUROne month of field sketching in Europe
travel FRANKFURT-GERMANY, ROME-ITALY, VENICE-ITALY, PARIS-FRANCE, BASEL-SWITZERLAND, AMSTERDAM-HOLLAND, SAN PEDRO-HONDURAS, GUATEMALA CITY, ZACAPA
languages ENGLISHnative
SPANISHfluent
contact informationE-Mail: [email protected]: (630) 809-0187
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GRADUATE WORK
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BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
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MERIT AWARD WINNERARCHITECTURE AT ZERO competition
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BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
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BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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FOURTH
FIFTH
BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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FOURTH
FIFTH
BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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FOURTH
FIFTH
BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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BELOW GROUND
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SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
FIFTH
BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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EXTERIOR COURTYARD
PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
41
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BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
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BALCONY CIRCULATIONHEATING/COOLINGWATER
BELOW GROUND
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SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
FIFTH
BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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BALCONY CIRCULATIONHEATING/COOLINGWATER
BELOW GROUND
GROUND
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FOURTH
FIFTH
BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
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PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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ARCHITECTURE AT ZERO
2014
SUM
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WINTER(38.5)
BALCONY CIRCULATIONHEATING/COOLINGWATER
BELOW GROUND
GROUND
SECOND
THIRD
FOURTH
FIFTH
BEDROOM 1130 SF
BATH48 SF
LIVING ROOM157 SF
KITCHEN/DINING295 SF
BEDROOM 2140 SF
TYPICAL AFFORDABLE 2-BEDROOM UNIT
PROJECT NARRATIVE900 market st. In oakland, california is a site nestled between an underutilized urban shopping center and a new senior housing facility. Our proposal for the site is to construct affordable and market-rate housing buildings that incorporate a childcare facility and grocery store to further serve the community’s needs.
The goal of this project is to provide building solutions that utilize sustainable design methods in order to obtain net-zero building performance and to enhance the quality of life of building residents and patrons.
Our project aims to build community by bridging the gap between a range of generations and economic positions through purposeful design.
To obtain net-zero performance, our project employs several sustainable design strategies. Our proposal utilizes daylight to reduce the need for artificial light and energy use and to enhance the quality of interior spaces. Sun shading devices on south-facing facades control glare and also contribute to the sustainable language of the building. A key natural ventilation strategy in the design includes cross ventilation via the building’s operable windows.
Water is collected in cisterns on roof surfaces, filtered, and distributed for non-potable purposes such as flushing, laundry, and process water. Additionally, a solar hot water system captures solar energy for domestic hot water needs.
Sustainable heating and cooling methods utilized in our proposal include vegetated roofs, an enthalpy wheel that uses waste heat from an existing refrigeration system, and geothermal systems. Energy is produced on-site with south-facing, roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, which will significantly reduces energy burdens.
4121/2
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CL
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EXTERIOR COURTYARD
PERSPECTIVE FROM MARKET ST.
GATEWAY RESIDENCES
2014
PARCEL 1 PARCEL 2
AT 900 MARKET STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
1. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM
2. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM
3. SUN SHADING DEVICE
4. GREEN ROOFTOP COURTYARD
5. DIMMING LED FIXTURES
6. USER OPERATED WINDOWS FOR CROSS VENTIALATION
7. LIVING GREEN WALL ON BALCONY
8. RADIANT IN-FLOOR HEATING/ CHILLED BEAM COOLING
9. GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING
10.RAINWATER STORAGE
11. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
12. EAST-WEST BAR ORIENTATION
13.UNDERGROUND PARKING TO CONSERVE GREEN SPACE
14.MILLENIUM TILE STAINLESS STEEL EXTERIOR CLADDING
ILLUSTRATED CROSS SECTION82
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The evolving morphology of Roman architecture is focused on contemporary and the use of new technologies. At the same time it is appropriate for the contemporary to blend and work with the traditional. The site desired a design that would blend into the surrounding, allowing the focus of the piazza to remain on the Pantheon. Though desirable for the design to blend, the current morphological process desired the contemporary in the heart of Rome.
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UNDERGRADUATE WORK
Concept
Shoreline Tower adopts the values of monument, rest, sustainability, and dwelling. The tower abstracts the dynamic qualities of city and water and highlights the contrasts between them. The angular west half of the building represents the city and the fluid east facade represents the water. The collision of the contrasting dichotomies creates a phenomenon. This is manifested in the building’s concept; shoreline.
400 n. lakeshore dr, chicago, il(ctbuh tall building competition) Spring 2012 (Junior)
“Vertical Shoreline”
The specific moment of “shoreline” is revealed when the opposing ‘city’ form and ‘water’ form meet. The two dichotomies are seemed together with indoor gardens. The vertical green spaces are serviced with grey water as well as supplemental rainwater, which is captured by the east facade of the building and stored on each appropriate floor.
4 story gardens provide community and bring nature into the skyscraper.
Horizontal gutters spaced every four floors along the south facade feed a grey water collection system used for the green spaces.
Water temperatures at the bottom of lake michigan remain at a constant of 40ºf. Near shore they remain around a temperature of 45ºf which is appropriate for a geothermal system.
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Urban Vision 2013 is a mixed-use building containing office, retail, and residential units, located over Illinois Department of Transportation property. This project is designed as prototype with no specific site other than above above an 8 lane highway. The concept of this project comes from the urban research that how highways have split neighborhoods in half. The purpose of this prototype is to act as a stitching; reconnecting the two areas back into a single neighborhood. The undulating form of the building was inspired by the only context the prototype has, the highway. Vehicles speed down these major highways 24 hours a day, leaving nothing to see other then blurred lines.
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Research shows that a large percent of school children are visually over stimulated outside of school, this can be for multiple reasons but the most common are exposure to video games, television, advertisements, and simply living in a technology driven society. It is harder for a child to focus in a traditional classroom when he or she is bombarded day to day with todays visually stimulating graphics. Most kids today are playing with Ipads and laptops. These classrooms are designed to combat todays over visually stimulated child by making the classroom more exciting than the ipad he or she plays with at home.
ImmersIon LearnIng envIroment
...make the classroom more exciting than their toys..
ImmersIon LearnIng envIroment
There are two immersion learning rooms in the school. They are designed to educate children the same things they have always been taught however in a new way that is geared towards visual learners. The idea is that a student will be immersed in the topic he or she is learning that day. During first period a science teacher can have their students expeirence an aurora borealis first hand and in the afternoon the history teacher can walk her class through cathedrials of the Renaissance.
Nature flows seamlessly from the exterior to the interior of the school. The garden is in the center of the school. It has vegetative walls, trees, flowers, and a small pond. The indoor vegetation purifies the air inside the school as well as acts as an oasis from the high technology the students are bombarded with everyday.
Learning through first hand experience... “almost”
LIBRARYRESEARCHLIBRARYDUNDEERESEARCH
Building as a river A library is a storage building for information and access to that information is determined by technology. Technology is always changing and the way we learn is constantly improving.A river is constantly flowing, changing direction, and is an unstoppable force. The river represents technology.The rocks represent the existing traditional buildings.
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Research Center
Childrens Library
Project Brief:Our sophomore class was reached to by Doulos Discovery School. They are an orphanage in Jarabacoa Dominican Republic. We were asked to design a student center for them. They had one stipulation; we could only use shipping containers. This project was the first “building” we designed in architecture school.
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Professional Experience
Building Gods Way was my first job in the architecture field. I started working there May 2013 just one week after graduating with my Bachelors Degree. I was placed on the phase one design team or preliminary design team at BGW. My role was to design interior and exterior 3d models during the charrette process. Along with designing interiors and exterior elevations I also provided all the renderings and animations for BGW. During my 13 months at Buildings Gods Way I was in 70 preliminary design charrettes. The images on this spread are a sample of my design work from BGW. I left BGW June 2014 to return to academia and pursue a Masters degree in architecture.
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I began working at the digital fabrication lab at Judson University January 2012 while I was in undergrad. At the digital fabrication lab I operated 3d printers laser cutters and also assisted students in using digital tools. I learned many skills here, from operating technical machinery and multiple platforms of 3d software but also leadership skills, and management skills. I worked in the Fab Lab until May 2013 when I graduated from the university. The following images are a sample of models from the Fab Lab during my time there.
Chicago site model @ 1:100The buildings were modeled in Rhinoceros 3d.The river is laser cut acrylic with blue lights underneath it to make it glow.
UkuleleThe rim of the ukulele was 3d printed. The face, bottom, and neck were laser cut.
TowerThe floor plates were drawn in Autocad and then laser cut.
HandHand was modeld in rhino as a training exercise.
My name is David Merlo, and if truly loving architecture is wrong, I dont want to be right.
