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MILE 5 / OCEAN DRIVE / OBSERVATION DECK 5
MILE 23 / KEY BISCAYNE / PIER 23
MILE 26.2 / BAYFRONT PARK / PLAZA 26.2
THESIS URBAN PROCESSION
PRELIMINARY DESIGN DIAGRAMS
SITE PLAN OF SUNSET ISLES DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL 3 PLAN OF DEVELOPED BUILDING
PHYSICAL MODEL
3D RENDERING
GRAD III POST CARBON URBANISM
FOOD COLORING STUDY
CURVILINEAR EXTRACTION FROM FOOD COLORING STUDY
PRELIMINARY SKETCH OF DESIGN PROPOSAL
PLANS AND SECTION OF TOWER
SKIN STUDIES
GRAD II CASINO HOTEL
SITE DIAGRAMS
LEVEL-1 AND LEVEL 1 PLANS
LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3 PLANS
BUILDING SECTION
3D AXONOMETRIC
GRAD I BED AND BREAKFAST
LIQUID MOTION INSPIRATION
3D DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPT
STUDY MODELS AND SCKETCHES
PHYSICAL MODEL STUDIES
LEVEL 2 PLAN OF PROJECT
INTERIOR 3D RENDERING
DESIGN 8 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
STUDY MODELS
PROJECT IMAGE
DESIGN 2 THRESHOLD
PRELIMINARY 3D KIWANO STUDIES
SCALED FOR 1 PERSON
SCALED FOR 50 PEOPLE
SKETCHES AND DIAGRAM OF 50x REDEVLOPMENT
3D PRINTS
3D RENDERINGS
FORM EXPLORATION KIWANO
PROCESS IMAGE
IMAGE AT EXHIBIT
SUPPORTING CAST
FESTIVAL OF THE TREES FIU - ADVENT
CHAIR COMPETITION HELONA
INSPIRATIONAL IMAGES
TRANSITION DIAGRAM
3D CONSTRUCTION
CNC PIECES
CNC MILLING MACHINE
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FURNITURE DESIGN SHELVE
- June 30, 2009.
I am now a LEED Accredited Professional
- Florida International University Grad School 2007 - 2009.
Degree: Masters in Architecture
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, Fl, 33199
Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.75
- Florida International University Graduate (2007).
Degree: Bachelors of Arts and Architecture
Cumulative G.P.A. - 3.51
August 2009 - April 2011
ID & DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
3020 NE 32nd Ave, Suite 117
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308
Telephone: 954.566.2828
Job Title: Junior Designer
• SD/DD/CDs for Pinon Grill Restaurant.
• Interior and exterior design for Large Retail Department Store.
• Schematic Design Lotte Plaza Department Store.
• CAD Production Lotte Plaza Department Store.
• SD and DD package for Miami Airport Shops.
• SD IPIC Movie Theater.
• Interior and Exterior Signage Package for IPIC Movie Theater.
• SD for existing remodel of Gold Class Cinemas to IPIC Movie Theaters, and Exterior Signage Packages (5 locations).
• It'Sugar candy store storefront design, Sawgrass Mills Mall.
• SD/DD/CA for Juan Valdez Cafe (Miami Airport).
• DD package remodeling six Newslink stores.
(Logan International Airport).
• Exterior Design for Billys Stone Crab.
• Exterior Design for IPIC Theater.
• Graphic Design work on various logos for branding concepts.
• Director for all presentations (Indesign).
• Updated design of computer and smart phone websites.
• Photoshop work (Merchandising, Modeling, People).
July 2009 - March 2011
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Job Title: Professor
• Store Planning / MKA3101C
June 2008 - August 2008
Spine3D
51 SW 42nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33134
Telephone: 877.363.3787
Job Title: Design Intern
• Developmental Tower design for 3D Cuba project.
• Proposal for new interior of Spine3D office.
May 2007- August 2007 / May 2008- June 2008
Royal Caribbean Cruises/ New Build - Fleet Design
6100 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 200
Miami, FL 33126
Telephone: 786.552.1197
Job Title: Architectural Intern
• Presentation formatting for The Oasis of the Seas Ship.
• Area calculations for The Oasis of the Seas Ship.
• Assistant with various projects, CAD drafting, and designs relating to The Oasis of the Seas.
• Developed multiple arrangments for Bridge layouts for the Ship.
May 2007 - June 2007
ROSALES.STADTHAGEN
5710 SW 84 St.
Miami, FL 33143
Telephone: 305.662.6470
Job Title: Architectural Designer
• Member of Design Team for The Kampong Water Garden project (Coral
Gables).
• Assistant with various projects, from CAD details to on-site surveying.
• Presentation formatting for old and current portfolio layouts.
May 2006 August 2006
Sarfatty Associates, Ltd.
3201 Old Glenview Road
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Telephone: 847.920.1100
• Starbucks Account: Architectural Drawings, Site Surveys, Building Surveys,
Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Drawings.
• Assisted with Dunkin Donuts Account Drawings.
• Minimal Photoshop rendering.
Proficient in:
AutoCAD
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Maya
Rhino 4.0 (& V-ray Rendering)
Microsoft Office
Experience with:
Digital Fabrication
Laser Cutting
3D Printing
CNC Milling
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Premier
Adobe Soundbooth
Realflow
3D Studio MAX (Beg.)
Sketchup (Beg.)
Revit (Beg.)
Camtasia Studio (Beg.)
Personal
2010 Muddy Buddy - Miami, FL
2010 26th Annual Florida Half-Ironman - Clermont, FL
2010 Webiste of the Day - Wix.com (February)
2009 Triathlon - Miami,FL
2009 ING Half Marathon - Miami, FL
2008 Triathlon - Miami,FL
Academia
2008 Festival of the Trees (featured in the Miami Herald Newspaper)
2008 Graduate II Design (featured in the Miami Herald Newspaper)
2008 How Big is Your Brain Gallery Selection
2004 Design project presented to Wolfsonian Museum
2003 - 2009 BEA Student Gallery Selection (9 projects)
- Born in Miami, Florida, Jimmy Nick Sinis was raised in a Greek cultured home with strong family values. He graduated in the top four percent of his high school class and later graduated with honors from Florida International University. During this time he built a strong affinity towards problem solving and creative thinking; which has driven him in design. Jimmy has worked for Sarfatty Associates in Chicago, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines New Build and Fleet Design Team in Miami, for the office of Rosales/Stadhagen, for the visualization company of Spine3D, and most currently as a designer for the talented Interior Design firm ID&Design International. He has received a Master of Architecture degree from Florida International University where he strived to raise the bar on innovation and knowledge of fabrication and contemporary design methods. While balancing the work load of the masters degree, he also has made time to enjoy his hobbies of training for marathons and triathlons. Furthermore, he continues to gain experience and knowledge in the business as he works his way up the ladder.
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September 2010
I have completed the 26th Annual Florida Half-Ironman Competition.
February 2010
Webiste of the Day - Wix.com
June 30, 2009
April 24, 2009
Graduate with a Masters in Architecture from Florida International University.
How can the annual route of the marathon serve as permanent infrastructure in order to link a network of urban conditions within the city?
The thesis proposal will allow for a new environment to be created within the city. One in which the major areas of South Miami become interconnected through a network of urban activators. These nodes are to be designed in relation to their immediate surrounding and coordinate with the mile marker system of the current Miami Marathon Route. This proposal for more than twenty-six new public spaces throughout Miami renders a monumental array of un-volumetric architecture unifying the urban fabric.
Professor: Camilo Rosales
Masters Thesis Project
Fall 2009
Jury:
Jaime Canaves, Nicolas Quintana,
David Rifkind, Marilys Nepomechie
Post Carbon Urbanism - This studio allowed for the development of roughly eight city blocks located along US1 South of 74th Avenue near Sunset Place in Miami. The purpose of the studio was to re-imagine the urban environment for the future post carbon era. Our objective was to create a scheme that would allow for an eclectic living environment and a space that excites the public We began by bringing the Miami Dade Metro directly onto the site allowing for the pedestrian to enter our development without having to use their vehicles. Another significant addition to the site is any one of the twenty public green spaces which create a wonderful experience for the pedestrian on foot. Sunset Isles is also home to the very first Nucleus Experience. The center of the site has been transformed into a remarkable space that allows for water, light, and vegetation to stimulate the senses, and create a new look on the balance between covered parking and the above ground public space. The synergy derived from these key elements allow for an exciting pedestrian adventure and a wonderful living experience.
Partner: Priscila Jimenez
Fall 2008
Awards: BEA Gallery Selection
A joint design studio with the University Of Pennsylvania Graduate School Of Design was developed to explore the possibilities of creating a Vegas style Strip within the confines of the Port of Miami. This ideas studio allowed for full design freedom.
Our exploration in designing the Casino Tower took us to a land of fantasy. We strongly felt that an "out of this world" experience was to be created when designing such an iconic structure at the East end of the Port of Miami. My colleague and I first gathered fantastical art that portrayed imaginative worlds. We combined that affinity with captured photographs of food coloring as it expanded and evolved within water. We then extracted terms and a curvilinear language that fueled our design. The result became an evident synergy of fantasy, experience, and manipulation.
Professor: Eric Goldemberg / David Ruy
Partner: Raksmey Praing
Published: Miami Herald Newspaper
A detailed graphical analysis of urban conditions of Savannah Georgia , with close proximity to my site reinforced the design proposal for the Bed and Breakfast. Studying the edge conditions of the grid, streets, and squares allowed for an ideology that the design would erect from the principle conditions of urbanism surrounding it. Diagramming the relationship between landscape and hardscape persuaded a method of introverting surrounding principles within the assigned site parameters. This allowed for the development of a building influenced by its surrounding urban qualities.
Professor: Jason Chandler
Fall 2007
The process for our design project was derived from the natural flow and mobility of water. Liquid motion contours and deflects to its surrounding environment allowing it to continue. We as designers, manipulated and evolved the components of liquid form and further developed our project of an extension for the Florida International University School of Architecture. After site and circulation studies, along with software manipulations, we were able to design an extension that not only accommodates the required program but also invokes an environment that we feel will benefit the student and faculty experience throughout the school year.
Professor: Eric Goldemberg
Partner: Raymond Bouraine
My design 2 studio called for a full scale construction of a threshold condition in relation to a component of the body. I chose to further explore the eye and its mechanical properties. My design attempted to retain the layered qualities of the eye that allowed for vision to occur. The design manipulated the vision of the user only allowing for focal points on the other side to be viewed. The eight foot tall threshold toyed with the freedom of sight by restricting the view of the person. The focusing of the users vision through this threshold became a testament to the power of design and architecture.
Professor: Giselle Coujil
Spring 2004
The physical characteristics of the Kiwano fruit have sensory peculiarities: while visually intriguing, the flavor is nondescript. The kiwano is composed of a layering of elements: a smooth skin with spike protrusions, seeds, soft tissue and a gel substance that is the edible portion of the fruit. The gel is structurally stabilized by a network of tissue. The ratio of height to width of the Kiwano is approximately 1-1.6 which corresponds to the theory of the ideal proportion. The thorns serve as structural supports for the inner fleshy seeds. When gravity and maturity of the fruit cause it to fall, the thorns keep the soft outer skin and the inner seeds intact. From immature fruit to ripe age, the horns remain the same size, while the rest of the fruit expands from within. They force the person holding the fruit to treat it delicately, thus protecting the softer skin beyond the thorns. The kinetic quality of the thorns has been used as the basis for the 50x scale design. A tensile structure was designed to expand within the constraints of an existing urban environment. The thorns are expressed as structural poles that protrude through a tensile fabric, thus creating a covered space beneath for a marketplace.
Professor: Francisco Waltersdorfer
Partners: Adrian Price / Kaelsie Saravia
Awards: "How Big Is Your Brain" FIU Gallery Selection
Team: FIU - Advent
Our concept stems from the elegance embedded in the growth process of trees. Qualitatively, its materiality represents the ephemeral phenomenological perception of growth. Our tree is a still frame of experience. Much like the Polaroids and photographs taken during the Holiday season, it is a snap shot of an uplifting moment.
Partners:
Raymond Bourraine, Ralph Concepcion
Franscico Waltersdorfer, George Valdez
Sponsor: Steelcase
Helona - The spring charratte called for a one week competition to design a chair. My collaborator and I quickly decided that comfort would be the driving force behind our concept and materiality. After perusing a local hardware store, we decided on the garden hose as the support membrane for the design. The structure of the chair was constructed out of PVC pipe; which was painted a matching green. We then pierced the garden hose and screwed the material to the PVC frame. The hardware became hidden within the hose allowing for an un-interrupted feel. The weaving of the material gave it strength and created a comfortable cradle for the user.
Professor: Damir Sinovcic
Partner: Christopher Kallinosis
The conceptual thought for my furniture design had taken me into the research of contour lines and erosion; which is the process by which the Earths surface is worn away and mutated over a period of time. Images from the visit to my home country of Greece were fueling the three dimensional investigation of the furniture design. The derived forms from the natural forces of the Earth considerably affected the overall visual aesthetic of the furniture piece. Contour lines favorable became the inspiration and direction I wished to portray within the design. Using the CNC Milling machine, I was able to fabricate my design and assemble the full scaled piece at the college.
Professor: Eric Peterson
Summer 2008
Awards: FIU SOA Reading Room Gallery Selection
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