This is my current portfolio of selected projects that I have had the privilege of being part of throughout my career. Please feel free to ask questions about them. Critiques are welcome!!

1. DALE LEE SANDERS JR
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Project Manager Registered Architect
Project Architect
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Adjunct Studio Professor
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2. 1230 Saunders Crescent
Ann Arbor, Michigan Damian Farrell Design Group
Project Type Single Family Residence
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date Jan 2010 - Nov 2010
Library
Client John & Terri Kotarski
This renovation project focused on updating a The project consists of a full master plan. The
small 50’s ranch home. The original house was first phase of this plan will focus on the addition, 2 story addition 780 SF
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designed well, but lacked emphasis on the front a rearrangement of the interior living, dining,
door and needed a “face-lift” and a new addition. and kitchen, and the beginnings of the outdoor 2700 SF total
landscape. The owners chose our firm because of Second Floor
The wonderful homeowners want to age in place,
our experience and jovial nature, and our stance
so improving accessibility with the renovation
on sustainability. Before becoming a residential
was an important part of the project. They are
neighborhood, the property was an orchard. The Construction Cost $120,000.00
both professors at the University of Michigan and
second phase of the master plan will bring back
love art and books, and the renovation will allow
this essence, allowing the owners to use their
them to display their love for their home, their art Program Kitchen - Guests are part of the
yard as an orchard, and garden to live off the land.
collection, and their contemporary savvy. cooking experience no boundaries.
The rainwater from the roof will be captured with
We redesigned the entry to deny the driveway rainwater hogs, rain gardens, and a new pond. Dining - Placed for more formal
as the main entry point of the home, reorienting entertaining.
focus on the front door. The addition compliments Library - Leisure reading nooks on
the clean lines of the home while still acting as a Dinning Study
Study
second story.
sculptural icon. Living - Large open space for
versatile gathering.
View from dining room to rolling kitchen island. Entry - Prominent formal entry for
all guests.
Landscape - Living off the land with
new orchard and garden spaces
Master Bed Sustainability - Passive ventilation
Kitchen Living An existing closet is being transformed into an art display. penetration of natural day lighting
Entry and reclaim of 90% of roof
rainwater. Micro climate pond with
1500 gallon storage capacity.
Closet
Responsibility Codesigner with Principal
Point of contact with Clients
Contract Management
Billing / Job Profitability
Porch Project Management
Construction Documents
Construction Bidding & Negotiation
First Floor View of existing home. View from Living room during late afternoon in summer.
1230 Saunders Crescent 3

3. Gutierrez Residence
Central, Louisiana Mougeot Architecture
Project Type Single Family Residence
Location Central, Louisiana
Date Oct 2006 - Oct 2007
Client Luis Gutierrez
This residence was designed to accommodate a
family of six. A primary challenge was working 2 story 8500 SF
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with the Home Owner’s Association regulations in
this neighborhood to stay within design guidelines.
Upon entry of the foyer, the kitchen and dining
room sit adjacent. The foyer opens into a beautiful
loft-like great room where you can enjoy a view of
the back yard, relax near the fire place, or observe Construction Cost $600,000.00
the custom aquarium that sits at second story
level. Connected to the great room are the game Program Five bedrooms - one for each of
room, exercise room and half bath. From the their sons
opposite end of the great room, you will find the Master Bed, Bath and walking
master suite, office, custom Millwork closet, and closet
master bath. Ascending from the living room, you Guest Room/Satellite Office for the
will come to a study, the second-story balcony, and owner’s roofing company
four bedrooms. Exercise area
Den with bar and pool table
Formal Dining
Kitchen
Covered porch space on north and
south
First Floor Second Floor
Responsibility Detailing
Structural Calculation
Owner representative for
construction of house through
rough-in permitting
North Facade during construction
Gutierrez Residence 5

4. The Living room volume is 23’ high and allowed for flow between the boy’s study and play area and living room. View of Master Bath
View from Kitchen towards living room View of Den Room Bar
Gutierrez Residence 7

5. Liberty Title - New Branch Office
Ann Arbor, Michigan Damian Farrell Design Group
Project Type Office
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date June 2009 - April 2010
Client Liberty Title
This project renovated a bank building built in
the 70’s to meet the needs of the Liberty Title Full Renovation interior only
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company for their new branch office. The client’s
primary concern was creating an inviting and 3285 SF total
efficient work area.
CLOSING ROOM WORKSTATIONS WORKSTATIONS CLOSING ROOM
We achieved this with a very unique interior
design. When demolition had begun, we found
the roof deck and trusses to be elegant and in the Construction Cost $170,000.00
spirit of the owners goals. Using this as an integral
part of the new space, we created detailed joins in Program Seven Workstations
the ceiling plan. We also wanted the entrance and Lobby space for 14 clients
waiting area to be an intriguing experience to their Two Closing Rooms
clients. We achieved this with a curved wall that Print Room
is the reception station and a shelving area. The Employee Lounge
closing rooms were designed to give two distinct
spaces, one as a more open and corporate and COPY EMPLOYEE
the other as a close and intimate space. We used
WAITING & LOBBY RECEPTION MANAGER ROOM ENTRANCE
the old bank vault as the intimate space with a
neutral soft white wall wash and warm furniture
and lighting tones. The larger closing room is open
and utilizes the existing building form to act as a
nook that the table and chairs fit nicely into.
View from waiting looking toward reception desk in curved wall. Glulam beam hung from unistrut supporting soffit.
We also were given the opportunity to design
custom works stations and furniture to bring
continuity throughout the interior.
COVERED ENTRANCE Responsibility Interior Design with Principal
GREEN SCREEN Custom Furniture Designer
Detailer
Billing / Job Profitability
Project Management
Construction Documents
Construction Bidding & Negotiation
Construction Administration
Connection of carpet, wood, tile, and pebble rock at entrance. Kirei Board surface at reception desk.
Liberty Title - New Branch Office 9

6. View showing existing beams and new soffit and ducting. Custom Designed Soffit
View from the entry towards the reception desk and the custom client food and beverage station.
One of the happy accidents of this project occurred with the Vault Closing
Room table. The original table the owner had and wanted to use in this
space turned out to be too large for the door and was not able to be
disassembled. While helping them to find a replacement, we proposed that
our talented contractor’s finish carpenter build a table. It turned out nicely
and was less expensive than a manufactured table.
The design brought other elements into this room and was a simple,
affordable, and elegant solution. The legs are interlocking maple plywood -
one stained the same as the trim, the other showcasing the natural warm
tones of the wood. They are positioned to allow for a person to pull a chair
completely under the table and not hit their knees. The table was raised an
extra three inches above a standard table to allow many different styles of
armed chair. The aluminum channel in the center brings an element found
in the other closing room lowered soffits to the space as an inversion of
tones and materials between them.
The pattern on the wall is to be installed later, it acts as a back-splash made from bank deposit box aluminum doors. Soffit designed to hang from unistrut attached to existing channels View of Vault Closing Room with suspended soffit and custom furniture
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7. Damian Farrell Design Group PLLC
For Construction Permit
EXISTING STRUCTURE
Liberty Title - Office Renovation
TO BE CUT AROUND. VIF.
NOTE:
ARCHITECT TO PROVIDE 1:1
SCALE TEMPLATE OF MEMBERS
& FLOORING LOCATION FOR
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103
CONSTRUCTION
tel 734.998.1331
fax 734.213.2953
3011 Miller Road
8' - 4"
UNISTRUT BEAM CLAMP AT EXIST. JOIST
ALL WALL INTERNAL
MEMBERS ARE 3/4" MDF
9/16" THREADED ROD CONNECTED TO UNISTRUT
7' - 3"
8A 3/4" SEALED PLYWOOD SHELVING 5' - 11"
7A
6A
4' - 7"
4A 5A
0' - 1 1/2"
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1X2 WD WALL SUPPORT CONT. UNDER EACH SHELF
ARCHITECT OF RECORD
1923 Packard Rd.
SLOT WD MEMBERS AT JOIN
J-CHANNEL
1-1/2" ALUM. CHANNEL 14 15 16
13
For Construction Permit
12
10 11 CONTINUOUS WORK
4 X 8 PAINTED FIBER CEMENT PANEL 9 2 LAYERS 3/4"SURFACE INTO ACCENT
STAINED MDF
Liberty Title - Office Renovation
8B
7B WALL OPENING
6B
5B CURVED WD.
4B
3 SURFACE
2 ATTACHED TO
ACCENT WALL
3'
1
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7"
One of the more complex parts of the construction
4 AXON DETAIL -RECEPTION ACCENT WALL STRUCTURE
phase was building the polygonal form, which was
8' - 0"
designed three-dimensionally with a computer. We CONSTRUCTION
SIMILAR TO 4&5 ON A6.3
utilized a ribbing that cut the wall into manageable
B.O. ROOF DECK
templates made of medium density fiber board.
B.O. ROOF DECK
11 AXON DETAIL - COPY 108 SHELVING
EXISTING BUILDING STRUCTURE
13' - 6" 13' - 6"
Our office made 1:1 scale print templates. The ribs 3' - 7"
0' - 8 1/2"
were then wrapped in a luan plywood and gypsum.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
1923 Packard Rd.
BUILT-IN WD. SHELVING
The wall is painted with a faux paint highlight and
7' - 10"
WD. SOFFIT lacquer over-spray. Due to the labor intensity and (2) LAYERS OF 3/4” STAINED, MDF. TO BE
cost associated ALUM. CHANNEL W/
1-1/2" with this method, the owner of the BUILT-IN LCD FLAT GLUED AND FASTENED. STAIN/COLOR, TBD.
3' - 0"
1/4" WEEP HOLE@ 12" O.C. SCREEN PANEL
contracting company did the work himself. 0' - 2"
SIZE TBD. Issue Date Issue Description
5' - 0"
T.O. WORK SURFACE Design Designer
6' - 6"
0' - 1 1/2"
We appreciated working with a team with the
FIRST FLOOR @ 2'-6" AFF 5' - 10"
10' - 0"
10' - 0"
1/2" PLYWOOD.
3' - 3"
LEVEL FINISH TBD. Drawn Author
7' - 11 3/4"
4' - 0"
4' - 0"
0' - 10"
passion to achieve a great design by literally rolling
2' - 0"
0' - 0" JOIN ADJACENT. Project Number 090626-1301
up their sleeves. WORK SURFACE METAL L-BRACKET WITH 60 DEGREE
0' - 6"
ANGLE BRACE. FASTEN TO BOTH
Enlarged Details
0' - 7" VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL SURFACES.
3' - 6"
2' - 6"
2' - 0" TYPE AND FINISH, TBD.
3' - 6"
WALL SECTION DETAIL - PANEL ATTACHMENT
STAINED, MDF WORK SURFACE.
2' - 6"
2' - 6"
2' - 6"
View from waiting looking toward reception desk in curved wall. View from waiting looking toward curved wall during construction. Shelving designed to work with existing printers View of Managers desk and wrapping of shelving suspended from rafters by unistrut
8
1' - 0"
FIRST FLOOR 0' - 5 3/4" FIRST FLOOR TYP. FOR OFFICE ROOMS.
LEVEL 3/4" = 1'-0" LEVEL Liberty Title - New Branch Office 13

8. Tierra On Ashley
Ann Arbor, Michigan Damian Farrell Design Group
Project Type Mixed Use: Office Restaurant
Multi-family
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date June 2005 - Ongoing
Client PMA Consultants
Tierra On Ashley is a new nine-story mixed use
building seeking a LEED Platinum Rating version New 9 Story Building
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2.2. The owners are planning to use this building
as their new headquarters in Ann Arbor. The View of green roof. 29,700 SF
building has been programmed to fit in with
the urban needs and amenities desired in the
downtown.
The facades is a combination of metal insulated Construction Cost $3,500,000.00
panels, precast panels, and glazing patterned to
allow maximum daylight without large amounts Program Green Roof Pavilion
of energy transfer. The smooth texture between Two Levels of Four Condominiums
them is intended to the facade to appear minimal View of main lobby entrance and green screen.
Three Levels of Office for new client
and not dated. headquarters
The green roof is designed to be used by the Three levels of Restaurant
residential tenants. It contains intensive and Designed as a LEED Platinum
extensive areas of annuals, perennials, and turf. Certification
The is also an area to be used as a community
garden. All water is captured and used for
irrigation and use for non potable purposes.
There are helical vertical wind turbines to take
advantage of the high urban winds. View of lobby from entrance.
The nine story green screen is used to express
the water cycle and its use. In the lobby space
there is a dashboard to show all parameters being
monitored and adjusted.
Responsibility Current Project Manager
LEED v2.2 Coordinator for
Architecture
Team Member of Construction
Document production
Codesigner of connection Detailing
View of retail entrance. View of lobby from second floor. View from Northeast intersection at the main retail entry.
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9. University Village
Ann Arbor, Michigan Integrated Architecture
Project Type Mixed Use: Student Housing
Retail
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date June 2007 - April 2008
Client Hughes Properties
University Village was a new student housing
project, which was intended to be built near New 22 Story Building
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downtown Ann Arbor south of the University of
Michigan’s central campus. The project consisted 70,390 SF
of 21 stories of residence and two stories of retail
and amenity space.
Our team brought the project to 100% completion View from the Street looking at Retail and Amenity. View of main resident entrance.
of schematic design and near approval of the Construction Cost N/A
site planning process with the city. However, this
project became one of the most controversial Program 421 Dwelling Units
buildings in Ann Arbor, and eventually influenced 1,2,3,&4 bed units
zoning ordinance changes due to its height. Exercise Facility
Although it was designed to meet city code prior to Lounge and Cafe
site plan approval, the new ordinance reduced the Meeting Rooms
building’s final height to 120 feet and 14 stories. Facility Management Offices
The project has not been built, due to financial Underground Parking
reasons. Common Vegetated Courtyard
Green Roof and Courtyard Plan White Box Retail Space 15,700 SF
Designed for LEED v2.2 Gold
Certification
Responsibility Project 3d Modeler
Schematic Design Documents
Mechanical Engineering
Coordinator
Codesigner with Principal for Lobby
and Common Areas
First Floor Plan View of the northwest street corner
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10. As part of all projects coordination between the architecture
and engineering is crucial. To clarify the mechanical needs
per unit with all team members I created these diagrams.
This project was before Michigan firms became aware of BIM
integration technologies.
View of Early concept for connection between residential entrance and amenity level
View of west side in context of surrounding buildings.
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