[Bldg-sim] IBPSA NYC Presents | CASE/RPI: Student Projects

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IBPSA-USA New York Regional Chapter presents:

Interdisciplinary Research Studio @ CASE/RPI: Student Projects

Location: SOM, 14 Wall St, New York, NY 10005

Â Conference Room 25A

Date & Time: Monday, June 23, 2014 - 6:00-7:30 PM.

6:00-6:30 PM: Networking

6:30-7:15 PM Â Â Interdisciplinary Research Studio @ CASE/RPI: Student Projects

Varun Kohli, Merge Studio, NY | Xiaofei Shen, Francesco Bedeschi, Kyle Schillaci, CASE-RPI

7:15-7:30 PM: Q & A

Studio Proposition:

Architecture is often seen as a balanced solution to a host of problems imposed by aesthetic aspirations, use and program, location and site, immediate external environment, occupant comfort and regulatory constraints among other considerations. Although most of these are addressed in design, the external and internal environmental solutions are often not included, and rarely fully integrated

This studio, as part of Built EcologiesÂ program at CASE proposes to bring to the forefront a resolution for environmental sensitivity, both external and internal, whilst addressing the pressing issues of energy and climate at a global and local scale. The studio employed ecological thought and design process to study, analyze and design systems at varying scales that are fully integrated, function in a harmonized fashion and resolve to a balanced architectural solution.

Three students, Xiaofei Shen, Francesco Bedeschi and Kyle Schillaci will present their final projects highlighting the environmental analysis and design process integration using various tools and resultant outcomes. Varun Kohli, Adjunct Professor at CASE, will introduce the studio.

Speaker Bios:

Varun Kohli RA, LEED AP BD+C

Varun is the founding partner at Merge Studio based in New York. He currently heads design projects globally incorporating a multitude of typologies including commercial, retail, multi-residential, master-planning and hospitality based projects spread out in the US, India, Australia and the Caribbean. He has over 18 years of experience with New York based architectural firms including Beyer Blinder Belle and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM). Varun holds a graduate degree in Sustainable Environmental Design from the Architectural Association, School of Architecture in London and a Bachelor of Architecture from the City College of New York. He currently teaches the â??Environmental Parametricsâ?? design studio at the Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology (CASE) in New York City. In the past, he has served as a guest lecturer and presented papers at international conferences including Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference (PLEA), Passive and Low Energy Cooling Conference (PALENC), Indian Green Building Congress and others.

Xiaofei Shen

In 2014, Xiaofei Shen finished his graduate studies at CASE, where he researched on Adaptive Ecological Building Interface System. He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Tongji University in Shanghai in 2012. At CASE, he engaged in parametric modeling and critical design methodology focusing on high density and ecological environment, producing truly integrated graphic representations of both analysis and design. His professional experiences include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects in Copenhagen and Atelier L+/Tongji Design Institute in Shanghai. He has also interned with RTKL, SOM, Atelier Deshaus and sciSKEW Collaborative.

Francesco Bedeschi LEED AP, AIA Int. Assoc.

Based in Rome, Francesco is a founding partner of the firm Bedeschi & Bompiani Architetti Associati. He holds Bachelors in Architecture from University of Rome â??Sapienzaâ?? with a focus on preservation of historic buildings and he recently earned an M.Arch. II at CASE. He teaches integrated architectural design and restoration at the University of Arkansas, Rome Center and is the site coordinator of the study abroad program of RPI in Italy. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Green Building Council Italia. In 2010, he founded the Lazio chapter, elected President, and has been the first coordinator of the Technical Committee for the development of the Historical Building Protocol at GBC Italia. Francesco is also the Director of European Projects with SINERGI Integrated Building Sciences, a US-based company providing sustainability services with a specific focus in LEED and Commissioning of systems and building envelopes. He currently manages projects in Italy, Switzerland and Qatar.

Kyle Schillaci

Kyle recently finished his Masters of Environmental Parametrics at CASE and holds a technology consultant position for a research group at Penn State university focusing on â??collective action concepts and strategies for institutional design and policy implications with the end goal of resilient community and ecological designâ?? [polyspace.info]. Kyle has collaborated with scientists ranging from etymology to Malaria vaccine logistics in Niger, Africa, using Grasshopper and parametric processes to link disparate data into cohesive visualizations of system abstraction; that provide higher level of guidance to on ground initiatives.

Pallavi Mantha

Chair | IBPSA NY

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