1. GIOVANNI SIDARI 917.459.7588 grsidari@gmail.com
EDUCATION M.ARCH University of Oregon - Eugene and Portland, OR - June 2003 RELATED
B.S. Real Estate Finance and Urban Economics - University of Illinois - Champaign, IL - June 1993 WORK
Software Fluency - Auto Cad 2009, 3ds max 2009, Rhino 4.0, Revit 2008 Builder / Project Manager JENS EDWARDS CONST. Portland,OR January 1997 - June 2000
Adobe Creative Suite
Languages - English, Italian, Spanish Performed wood framing of single family remodels and new construction, mostly infill lots
Managed small projects including bidding phase as well as coordination of subcontractors
Designed and fabricated architectural metal work, including stairs and fixtures
Planner / Building Designer RMP Properties Portland, OR September 1995 - December 1997
PROFESSIONAL Responsible for site planning of multi family and single family developments
WORK
Expedited plans through various municipalities
Architectural Consultant December 2008 - Present
Designed and led team to complete documents for production housing
Developing a double skin facade system for 30,000 sq. ft. mixed use building Designed custom home and pool cabana as part of workflow
Renderings and Graphics for branding projects
TEACHING
Project Architect TEN ARQUITECTOS August 2006 - December 2008 Adjunct Professor New York Institute of Technology Fall 2006 - Fall 2007
Project Architect on multi million dollar home Studio I - Beginning Architecture Studio - Anthropomorphic Space
Project Leader on competition winning hotel and convention center Base skills - Architectural Graphics
Material Research and development for park structures, part of a 1400 acre public park
Instructor Interior Architecture Cornish College of Art & Design - Seattle Fall 2004 - Spring 2006
Architectural Designer MITHUN INC. - Seattle, WA September 2003 - July 2006 3d Modeling - Using Auto Cad and 3Ds Max as Design Tools
Studio II - Small Scale Architecture, Activating Public Space, New Technologies
Conceptual and brand development of urban mixed use projects in Seattle
Project Delivery - Schematic Design - Construction Documentation Weekly Studio Critic Housing Studio - Spring 2005 University of Washingtion - Seattle
Material and technological research with emphasis on sustainability Design Studio focused on Immigrant labor Populations and Agro-Urban form in Eastern Washington
Students researched climate, migration patterns, and time-based methods of programming
Designer - Summer Internship MYHRE GROUP - Portland, OR June 2003 - September 2003
EXHIBITS -
Developed Architectural schemes for mixed use buildings in Portland, OR WORKS
Analyzed financial feasibility for developer - driven projects
Urban Design Research - Rome, Italy - Through University of Washington - Summer 2001
Agro-Urban Research into relationships between subsistence farming and urban form
Fixture / Furniture Designer Scardina Design Studio - Portland, OR September 2002-June 2003
Communes of Pietrapennata, Bova, Palizzi, Staiti - Calabria, Italy
Designed Custom furniture and fixtures for high-end residential and restaurant interiors Funded through the University of Oregon - August 2001 - January 2002
Worked directly with fabricators developing prototypes and details HOPES Conference Speaker - Eugene, OR - April 2002
Presentation of Agro-Urban research to a large sustainability conference
Fixture / Exhibit Designer TWENTY FOUR 7, Inc. - Portland, OR June 2002 - September 2002 Wood and Cable Bridge Structure - Eugene, OR - Spring 2001
Designed fixtures / developed fabrication details for Brand Name retail clients On permanent display at College of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon
Assembly of prototypes Furniture and Exhibit Design - Eugene, OR - Spring 2001
Gained valuable experience in various finishing techniques of steel fabrication Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Full Athletic Scholarship - University of Illinois - 1989-1993
2. Competition winning entry for a Hotel and Conference Center New York, NY with TEN Arquitectos
Located on the Hudson River at the confluence of three New York City neighborhoods, this project funnels energy towards a
destination hotel cum urban resort by creating a new ground plane atop the old structure. Operative procedures are used in
the base building in order to carve negative volumes of space that connect new to old, physically and visually. The ground
floor’s many loading docks are seen as stalls, creating a setting for much needed green market space, and the many gener-
ously sized freight elevators provide public and private connections into creative office spaces. The vertical organization
gradiates vertically from public to semi public to exclusive.
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5. UNDERPASS
CONNECT TO ZONING LOT
USE EXISTING CORES
BIKE PATH
WEST SIDE HIGHWAY
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CONNECT VERICALLY
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LOADING DOCK
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WEST HOUSTON STREET
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RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL
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RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL HOTEL RETAIL
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WASHINGTON STREET GROUND LEVEL
CLARKSON STREET
HOTEL
HOTEL B.O.H.
RETAIL
CREATE ARCADES AND CROSS
SERVICE
6. HOTEL CORE
GREEN MARKET EVENT SPACE
PRODUCTION STUDIOS ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS
7. Private Residence New York, NY with TEN Arquitectos
Using the roofscape of the two side car base buildings of One York as bookends, this home’s brief dictated large, various,
and very modern entertainment spaces combined with private spaces devoted to health and well being. The indoor/outdoor
nature of the resulting program offers moments of socialization, reflection, views, and most importantly, a play on the hu-
man sense of touch as materials are used effectively to accentuate the different types of uses. The conceptual hearth of
the project is a rectilinear box encased in custom leather, housing service and “wet” functions, including bathrooms, kitchen,
and three different wet bars. The master bathroom was conceived as a cave-like space, “carved” into solid stone (as seen
at top this page.) A three-floor stair was punctuated by the use of a proprietary material allowing for a constant play of light
that interacts with vertical movement. Detailing was rigorous, allowing for seamless fusion of state of the art technology and
ultimate comfort, “A Giant Swiss Watch.”
11. Hotel and Conference Center Ann Arbor, MI with TEN Arquitectos
This project is part of a new investment by the local authorities into creation of a downtown public “hub” taking advantage
of the University of Michigan’s resources and the state’s “Cool Cities” initiative. Adjacent to a remodeled downtown public
library, a new conference center is raised above a new public plaza, and connected physically and programmatically with
the host structure, creating a mix of public uses and procession of spaces. A new hotel and office tower sits on this pedestal
using the horizontal volume as a base for an amenities level serving both private and public functions.
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13. Environmental Learning Center Seattle, WA with MITHUN
The Brightwater water treatment facility in King County, Washington will be a LEED Gold certified complex, aimed at sustain-
ably treating water to over 2 million residents initially. A four-phase project, the facility will add new facilities as populations
increase. The point project for the Brightwater Water Treatment Facility, The Environmental Education and Community
Center (EECC) will be a demonstration project both in terms of sustainability and design. As an education center, the facility
will be a completely off-grid LEED GOLD building driven by a small cogeneration facility, with elements of the building itself
serving as an experiential learning tool. As such, the design of the building transcends typical “Northwest Style” Architec-
ture with deep overhangs and shed roof, transforming the building into foldable roof planes serving public and educational
uses which reflect the landscape design, with “side cars” housing services. Demonstrated throughout are the design and
comfort ability of water, serving as reflecting pool, evaporative cooling instrument, and nourishment for a variety of seedling
planted within green roofs.
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16. Aurora Ave. Townhomes Seattle WA with MITHUN
An incredible view over Lake Union to the East and is the starting point for this housing project set within a landscape. A combination of two different
zoning lots, the project was designed and constructed under strict budget constraints. The family-friendly townhomes shown here are larger two to three
story units with abundant daylight arranged around a central landscaped courtyard. This space acts as a community zone where public benches and
private vegetable gardens bring residents outside. On the other side of the courtyard a live/work building was built as a barrier to high-traffic Aurora Ave.
Utlizing the creative energy in the nearby Fremont neighborhood, this portion of the project attracts a diverse crop of new economy entrepreneurs. Parking
is situated below the landscaped courtyard, eliminating excess vehicular flow through the site.
21. Constructions using recycled materials
Greywater system at left
Solar hot water heater above
Pietra Pennata, Italy
Design Build Grant through U Oregon
22. TOP: International border crossing - Anapra, MX
Competition Entry
MIDDLE: Ephemeral Structures - Athens, Greece
LEFT Competition Entry
MIDDLE: Water tank Re-Use - Chicago, IL
RIGHT: Competition Entry
BOTTOM: Production Housing Development
Redmond, WA
With MITHUN
23. TOP : Sculptural Play Bridge - Eugene, OR
Design / Build Projst
MIDDLE: Restaurant - Mesa, AZ
with CCS Architecture
BELOW: Clinton Park Apartments New York City
Design Development of facade and
curtain wall systems
with TEN Arquitectos
