STEVEN

ZAMBRANO
CASCANTE
SHORT PORTFOLIO / 07.2019
PP-B BUILT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
PP-UB UNBUILT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS
CD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
IG ILLUSTRATION / GRAPHIC DESIGN
SP SHORT ACADEMIC PROJECTS
T CORNELL FINAL THESIS

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2018 - present PP-UB
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upper, center images: Visitor Center Addition - Option 1

Stephen Decatur Button House: 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Walt Whitman House: 2.
328: 3.
326: 4.
Addition (324): 5.

W. WHITMAN HOUSE
VISITOR CENTER
HISTORIC RESTORATIONS, RENOVATIONS, AND
ADA RELATED ADDITION.
PROGRAM: Rehabilitation of 2 historic former row homes into
interpretive space for the Walt Whitman House
and Visitor Center. 3 story Addition to Visitor
Center to provide accessibility to exhibits.
Restoration of historic Stephen Decatur Button
House.
COST: n/a
STATUS: Project currently on hold. Schematic Design
is anticipated to begin shortly. Involved from
Project Acquisition through Investigative Phase
(2018 - present).

Co-wrote winning project proposal and served as Lead Project

Designer.

Visitor Center Addition - Option 2

2015-2017 PP-B
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RENOVATIONS TO THE BURL.

CO. LYCEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY & SCIENCES
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ
PROGRAM: Rehabilitation and partial restoration of former
historic residence-turned-library into a public
museum.
COST: $1.4 million
AREA: 11,000 sq ft.
STATUS: Involved from Investigative phase through
completion (2015 - 2018).

Served as Lead Project Designer / Manager.

RENOVATIONS TO NJ STATE
I3 FACILITY
WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
PROGRAM: Addition to and rehabilitation of an I3 facility.
COST: $24 million
AREA: 140,000 sq ft.
PHASE: Involved from Schematic Design through project
completion (2015 - 2017).

Served as Lead Project Designer / Manager.

2012 - 2016 PP-B
Bolender Architects junior designer / Lammey + Giorgio: project architect BUILT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

ANDERSON RESIDENCE
ALTERATIONS & ADDITION
BRYN MAWR, PA
WORK: Rehabilitation and second floor addition to a
single-family detached residential property.
AREA: 3,000 sq ft
STATUS: Involved from Schematic Design to Construction
Administration (2012 - 2014). Completed in
2015.

Served as Junior Project Designer.

CHAUNCEY CENTER
BARN RENOVATIONS
ETS CAMPUS, PRINCETON, NJ
PROGRAM: Rehabilitation of 3 former classrooms into 1
seminar room and reception hall within a hotel
and conference center.
AREA: 4,000 sq ft
STATUS: Involved from Concept Design through Project
Completion (2015 - 2016).

Served as Lead Project Designer / Manager.

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ADDITION
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WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
STATUS: Involved from SD, currently bidding (2019)
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Example of ‘keynoting’ style documentation (admittedly, the
actual project shown is of minimal interest, design-wise).
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COLUMNS, AND DECK
NOT SHOW FOR
CLARITY.
spring / summer 2014
Freelance design consultant / project manager
CINNAMINSON KITCHEN
SINGLE-FAMILY DETATCHED, RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION
The clients came to me asking for design ad-
vice related to the renovation of a 50+ year old
kitchen. After conducting an analysis of how the
space was used, cataloging inefficiencies in the
existing configuration of storage spaces, and lis-
tening to clients’ requests for additional storage,
more social space, and concerns with budget
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construction process
constraints, a detailed list of parameters were
produced. I presented several options, and pro-
duced construction documents and finish sched-
ules for the chosen scheme. In the end, I evaluat-
ed and assisted the clients in choosing casework
producers, contractors and provided them with
on site construction administration.
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spatial practice: architectural designer UNBUILT PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS

roof

rentable offices

showroom office

showroom

storefront / lobby

restaurant

physical model: project as seen from the north basement, wine cellar

TAICHUNG LIGHT BOX - II

XU GUANG / TAIWAN LIGHTING SHOWROOM +
FLEUR DE SEL RESTAURANT + OFFICES

PROGRAM: retail, restaurant, and rentable office space

AREA: 3000 sq meters
STATUS: unbuilt - Involved from concept through design development.

- collaborated with team of 7 on concept, SD, and initial DD phases.

- researched and developed facade options based on material transparency, weight,
performative flexibility, and cost.
- contributed substantially to the development of the fire egress system.
- led team during the production of presentation materials.
concept diagram
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4th floor plan

transverse section

project overview early concept models for phase I

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physical model photos

partial schematic first floor mezzanine plan concept overview

LIGHT BOX - I
XU GUANG / TAIWAN LIGHTING SHOWROOM

The contract had originally only called for the building to house
the lighting company’s showroom. Halfway through SD,
the client had a change of strategy, and decided that the lot
would also have to house rentable office space and a restau-
rant. These additional programs required separate entrances
/ egresses, parking requirements, plumbing, and a totally re-
configured circulation system. It was decided that this scheme
would not be able to house the additional requirements, and
would have to be abandoned. digital model section and elevation from west
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flexible ‘grade a’ office layouts

project overview

TIANJIN AGORA
OFFICE TOWER, COMMERCIAL CENTER, AND URBAN
PLAZA FOR TIANJIN’S BRITISH CONCESSION AREA

PROGRAM: ‘grade A’ office, high end retail, urban plaza, and parking
AREA: 100,000 sq meters
STATUS: unbuilt - Involved competition submission.

- led team of 4 on concept for invited competition.

- conducted research + analysis of specific urban conditions which provided
the conceptual framework and strategy for development of the project.
- corresponded directly with project consultants and developer.
- produced and oversaw production of presentation material.
retail promenade
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KAOHSIUNG
LIGHT TOWER
LIGHT SHOWROOM, BUSINESS HOTEL +
OFFICES
PROGRAM: light showroom + 200-room
business hotel + offices + storefront
café
AREA: 21,000 sq meters
STATUS: unbuilt - Involved through SD.

- collaborated with team of 7 on concept and SD

phases.

PARRAMATTA
CROSSING
DOWNTOWN/ RIVERFRONT
MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM: urban plaza + performing arts
center + art museum + sky garden +
ecological water recreation center +
hotel + artist residences + art
galleries/studios + tourist info
center + public green space +
retail + dining
AREA: 45,000 sq meters
STATUS: unbuilt - Involved through
competition submission.

- collaborated with team of 4 on concept for international

competition.
- project entry shortlisted.

MONTBLANC
PLATFORM
3D LED PROGRAMMABLE INDOOR
LIGHT INSTALLATION
PROGRAM: high-end retail, indoor art installation
AREA: 15 sq meters
STATUS: unbuilt - Involved through SD.

- collaborated with team of 3 on concept and SD

phases.
fall 2010: The Poultry Project
PROMPT: to design a hen house for up to 6 chickens
A COOP
SUBURBAN BACKYARD HEN HOUSE
The A-frame, ark style chicken coop has become the
preferred housing solution for backyard poultry farmers
short on space. By re-examining this vernacular type,
A COOP aims to extract the hyper-practical while ad-
dressing contemporary suburban materials, the typi-
cal lifespan of housing components, and a suburban
aesthetic language. A COOP is a comfortable home
for two to three egg laying hens.
Hens like to have pecking room. A COOP’s profile
allows for an ample exterior run and cozier interior
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coop, essential for combating daytime boredom and
nighttime chills. Regular cleaning and tending to the
chickens’ food and water are essential for keeping
good coop hygiene, especially important for families
with young children and people with impaired immune
systems. That is why A COOP is designed to be ergo-
nomically comfortable for regular maintenance. If it is
easier to clean, one will clean it more frequently.
CLEAN COOP = HEALTHY HENS =
LOTS OF EGGS = HAPPY FARMERS
spring 2010: arquitectum.com
PROMPT: to design a fashion museum on Omotesando St, Tokyo
rooftop café / bar
SYLLABARY TOWER
OMOTESANDO STREET FASHION SKY SCRAPER
In Collaboration with:
Jeremy Alain Siegel, Matt Eshleman,
Greg Serweta, and Max Davis
The translation of ‘Omotesando Fashion Tower’, from
English into the Japanese katakana, and from kataka-
na into architecture, is operative in the making of this
tower, a literal translation of the icon itself, via the kanji-
katakana stack.
By stacking these symbols, the architecture plays on
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kanji / katakana floorplans
sky runway
a loaded and complex set of formal characteristics,
which in turn are able to produce a variety of spatial
and sensorial experiences to the visitor.
Each floor is unique, providing dynamic views of the
city, of fashion, and of the museum. Highlights include
the rooftop garden, the cantilevering fashion runway,
and collection exhibition spaces opening up to hid-
den terraces and projecting crow’s-nests. Thus, the
syllabary tower becomes a contemporary, culturally-
saturated icon for 21st Century Tokyo.
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PROMPT: to design a fashion museum on Omotesando St, Tokyo SMALL ACADEMIC PROJECTS
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ADVISORS: Caroline O’Donnell and Werner Goehner B. ARCH THESIS

site plan overview, Bella Flor & Los Alpes neighborhoods, Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá

‘cell’ interiors: informal housing, retaining wall, water well, and communal garden

CELL: WELL: WALL

CIUDAD BOLÍVAR AND AN EMERGENT NODAL URBANISM

Bogotá sits on a high plateau within Colombia’s
Central mountain chain where ongoing seismic,
geologic, and hydrographic factors create condi-
tions in which the water from aquifers naturally
erupts from the ground in the form of artesian
springs. At the periphery of the city, where the ter-
rain is at its steepest and the greatest density of
informal development occurs, the aquifers cause
landslides.
By draining these areas using networks of artesian
wells, the once water-logged land becomes more
stable. In turn, the points of interface for this newly
accessible water become infrastructural nodes from
which a new informal urbanism can develop.
A new typology emerges from the relationship be-
tween the by-product of landslide mitigation and
the need for potable water within informal develop-
ment. An active, smarter, and more responsible
urban design can make informal development both
more livable and desirable for all stakeholders.
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ADVISORS: Caroline O’Donnell and Werner Goehner B. ARCH THESIS

hydrologic parameters plot parceling: response to site

transverse sections
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