Blind Brook Elementary and Middle School Additions - Rye, NY

Start Date: 2004
Construction Completed
Architect: Anderson La Rocca Anderson
Employer: Aschettino Associates





Quotes from the Anderson La Rocca Anderson website:

"Project Description: An $11,000,000 overall school district expansion and improvement program, expanded three elementary schools and a 6, 7, 8 Middle School. They are all planned for technology in education. The Middle School is visually linked to the existing High School complex by the selection of matching stone, as well as through the use of design elements such as arches, multipaned windows, and a tower that quote from the original building, yet are interpreted in a fresh, modern way. A first honor award for community design from the AIA confirms the architectural response."

Structurally, we used a standard steel framing system with diagonally braced frames for lateral support and also because of the irregular soil elevations we were able to extend portions of the foundation up a story elevation and use that as a partial shear wall.

Sharon Hospital Facility Additions - Sharon, CT

Start Date: 2004
Construction Completed
Architect: Mitchell Architectural Group
Employer: Aschettino Associates

Women's Center Addition:



Quoted from the Mitchell Architectural Group website:

"Based on a promise made to the community by Essent Healthcare, a new Women’s Center became the focus of mitchell architectural group’s 2004 design. This new addition and protected entrance, replaced the 1970 Obstetrics suite which consisted of individual labor rooms, delivery rooms and the long trip to the OR suite for Cesarian Section births. Six LDRP rooms allow expectant mothers to stay in a large private bedroom for all phases of labor. Proper building orientation allows for maximized views overlooking the rural valley. The new Women’s Center, now located adjacent to the existing OR suite, was completed in the Fall of 2007."

Structurally, the building used a standard steel framing layout with diagonal braced frames used for lateral support. The roof used open web steel joists for support and a metal deck as a diaphragm.


Emergency Department and MRI Additions:



Quotes from the Mitchell Architectural Group website:

"With its purchase by Essent Healthcare in 2002, Sharon Hospital became the first for profit hospital in Connecticut. In conjunction with our proposal to design a new Women’s Center, mitchell architectural group, p.c. was asked to design a new Emergency Department. The hospital’s current Emergency Department had never been renovated, leaving it insufficient and out-dated. The new design incorporated a newly renovated existing Emergency Department with a larger, more efficient space that met both the Client’s current and projected future needs. Two entry canopies were constructed, differentiated by their color and function. The project renovation and expansion were completed in phases, which allowed the department to remain open through all phases of construction.

Based on our 2004 Master Plan for Sharon Hospital, mitchell architectural group, p.c. proposed a new MRI building to make way for the expanded and renovated Emergency Department. Careful attention was paid to the finishes in the MRI Suite itself, and our goal was to create a soothing and patient friendly environment through the use of color and a backlit mural. By recommending that Sharon Hospital relocate the existing MRI trailer to a temporary pad, simultaneous construction could occur for the new MRI addition and the expanded Emergency Department, reducing the contractor’s construction schedule by six months."

Structurally, the building used a standard steel framing layout with diagonal braced frames used for lateral support. The roof used open web steel joists for support and a metal deck as a diaphragm.

Mixed Use Retail Space, 881 Whalley Avenue - New Haven, CT

Start Date: 2004
Construction Completed
Employer: Aschettino Associates





A unique mixed use property that needed to fit within a very tight lot of land. Because of the resulting shape, a steel moment frame needed to be hidden within the wooden shell of the building in order to get sufficient building shear and main wind force resistance.

Newtown Savings Bank Corporate Headquarters - Newtown, CT

Start Date: 2004
Construction Completed
Architect: Mitchell Architectural Group
Employer: Aschettino Associates





Office addition to an existing building. Steel support structure with a wood shell and interior. Roof is supported by steel and then sheathed with wood and is complete with a "widow's walk" at the back of the building for a unique architectural effect.

Christy's on Orange Interior Renovation - New Haven, CT

Start Date: 2005
Construction Completed
Architect: Kenneth Boroson Architects
Employer: Aschettino Associates



Existing brick building was bought by a new owner that wanted to renovate a portion of the interior space for restaurant use. They wanted to have a wrap around steel staircase that brought people up to additional seating. This was achieved with steel beams and columns placed accordingly to maximize space for the restaurant patrons without compromising the structural integrity.

OEM Controls Warehouse Addition - Shelton, CT

Start Date: 2004
Construction Completed
Architect: Russell James Larrabee
Employer: Aschettino Associates



Industrial warehouse addition to an existing facility. Steel framing system using diagonally braced frames and a median girt to withstand building shear and main wind force. Façade is a non-loadbearing masonry wall. Roof uses long-span open web steel joists and a metal roof deck.

Split Rock Town Center, Building #3 & Walgreens - Shelton, CT

Start Date: 2005
Construction Completed
Architect: Rose Tiso & Co.
Employer: Aschettino Associates

Walgreens:





Commercial building with a non-loadbearing masonry wall façade and a steel framing support system. Since the building is actually two-stories tall, we used diagonally braced frames with a medial girt support in order to withstand the lateral building shear as well as the main wind force. The roof was a standard open web joist diaphram with a metal deck.

Building #3:



Commercial building with a multi-level roof composed of open web joists and a standing seam roof deck. Steel framed structure using diagonally braced frames for lateral support.

North Town Center - Stratford, CT

Start Date: 2006
Construction Completed
Architect: Antinozzi Associates
Employer: Aschettino Associates








Project consisted of two new buildings plus and addition to an existing building. The addition uses a steel lateral brace framing system with a non-load bearing masonry façade. The other structures also employed a steel lateral brace framing system but use metal studs for the exterior walls.

Blue Tulip - Wilton, CT

Start Date: Summer 2004
Construction Completed
Architect: O + A Architects
Employer: Aschettino Associates




This was an addition to the River Road Shopping Complex in Wilton, CT. It is a steel framed structure using a combination of moment frames and lateral braced frames for lateral support. There is also an elevated catwalk that connects this new building with a nearby office building.

This was a project I did under the employment of Aschettino Associates.

Connery Addition - Bedford, NY

Start Date: Fall 2008
Construction Completed
Lead Structural Engineer: Moore Associates
Employer: Pustola & Associates



This was a residential addition to the client's home. They requested a totally vaulted ceiling that also had an opening at the peak for a cupola. This could not be achieved by conventional wood framing, so a steel moment frame structure was used because of the open nature of the structure.



Around the main central portion of the addition, moment frames that consisted of the main corner columns welded to the incoming valleys of the rooftop were designed to withstand the torsion generated from region's lateral loads. These were then framed around by conventional wood framing and hidden within the walls of the addition.

This was a project I did under the employment of Pustola and Associates and by hire from Moore Associates.

Penthouse Addition - Manhattan, NY


Start Date: May 2008
Architect: D+Form Architecture
Lead Structural Engineer: Moore Associates
Employer: Pustola & Associates





This is a steel residential addition to the top of an existing building that has a combination brick and mortar lateral shell and a cast-iron gravity structure.

The major obstacle with the design of this structure was distributing the new lateral and gravity loads of the addition in a way as to not put the cast-iron structure in tension. Therefore, I designed a drag strut system that supports the column loads from the addition and converts all the lateral and gravity loads to manageable axial loads that put the cast-iron columns in pure compression.





This was a project I did under the employment of Pustola and Associates and by hire from Moore Associates.

Welcome

Hello, and welcome to my online portfolio.

This is a compilation of my work thus far as well as a listing of my qualifications and employment experience. Feel free to look around and check back frequently as I will be uploading more content. As you are probably aware, it is difficult sometimes, especially with our hectic work schedules, to log all of the projects we have worked on, hence the conception of this blog for my own job logging.

With the internet becoming a daily part of our lives, it affords us new ways of communicating with one another and lengthens our personal and professional reaches. Therefore, I am capitalizing on these new abilities through this professional blog and hope that it affords me not only a means of transmitting my professional experiences to more people than before, but also serves as a means to catalog and preserve my ongoing body of work.

Thank you.