Epass Designs

• Design 9 - Sustainability Studio •
Breeze Bridge Tower Project

Can a high rise building last to 2100?
By that year, it is estimated most of Miami Beach will be underwater with SLR up to 10 meters. The Breeze Bridge Towers aim to be a resilient project able to adapt to environmental changes and completely carbon neutral, producing and using all the energy that it needs, while providing all necessary services, making it fully autonomous. The simple yet effective design strategies help the high rise passively, while the natural wetland ecosystem helps maintain local vegetation and species.

In order:
1) exterior view
2) wetland ecosystem
3) marina and algae farming
4) eye view
5) massing passive strategy
6) programming
7) typical floor plan
8) slr section
9) CND strategies
10) video snippet

Group project with .c.pabon

• Design 8 Final Research •
Digital Elkhorn Patterns for _ Coral Reef and Ecosystem Rehabilitation _

Elkhorn corals, which are one of the main coral species in Florida, have suffered a 97% decline in the past decades. In this project, digital tools like Grasshopper are used to create early prototypes based on the texture and patterns of the surface polyps of the coral. Their small scale complexity is fundamental to create new artificial habitats for the marine species impacted by Elkhorn decline, as well as help the regrowth of new corals. Those prototypes are designed with additive design strategies to be 3D printed with sustainable materials.

Slide 1: the 3 images sampled for the prototypes and respective results
Slide 2 and 3: video comparisons of image sampling
Slide 4: analyzing complexity and variations through color changes
Slide 5: close up

Design 6 Project 3 - Infill Housing

How to integrate a compact apartment building in the existing urban fabric of Coconut Grove while reviving the neighborhood and offering affordable housing.

Rendered in Lumion and Photoshop

I'm also so glad that this project made Super Jury this past semester, and to be working on the Infill Housing 9 book this summer! @ FIU Department of Architecture

D5 - P3 Final Project "Post Office +"
Final Interior rendering views showing:
1) Corner Condition Entrance space, connecting to the Post Office and Work center separately on the ground and second floor
2) Entrance view to the Media center, showing the light effects of the brise soleil
3) Covered porch area on their floor

Done in Revit, Lumion, and Photoshop

D5 - P3 Final Project "Post Office +"
Final exterior rendering views of building, cladding, and brise soleil pattern.

I also presented my project again this week for the D5 Super jury! Very glad of what this semester has brought to me!

Done in Revit, Lumion, and Photoshop

@ FIU Department of Architecture

Final walkthrough video for the final project of D5 "Post Office +"

Located in the low-income area of Liberty City (Miami), the use of scale and the material glass create integration and communication with the surrounding community.

More posts of my final D5 projects coming soon! :)

Architectural Design 5, P3 walkthrough video - Fall 2020 FIU Architecture - Elena Passoni Final walkthrough video for Project 3: Post Office + Co-working/Media Center in Liberty City (Miami). Scale and the use of glass create integration and commu...

🔹Hues of Miami 🔹

Something different...A week ago today, I presented my first research project at the URFIU conference. This research was done in Fall 2019 through the ARCH program.

This project discusses the use of color in two of Miami's most important areas: Little Havana and the Art Deco District. Through a cultural and historical analysis and by visiting the sites of interest, I developed a color palette represents each district, and found a meaning behind the use of specific hues and tones.

If you're curious to know more, you can find a summary at my Colors of Cities website, or you can contact me privately for more information about it.

D5 P1 - Bus stop design project

Rendering from my first project in a graduate design studio.
For my proposal I wanted to create a bus stop accessible to children and families. The design resembles the fun shapes and colors of a playground, while keeping the kids safe and entertained.
Can improving bus stops in Miami, addressing the needs of the community, help increase the use of public transport?

I also had the great opportunity to be selected among my section to present my idea to a super jury after out final review.

Model from Rhino, rendered in Photoshop

D2 P3 - Artist House Project
3d rendering of a house designed for artist Judy Chicago.
Base picture from model, rendered in Photoshop

Picture 1 is a new version (June 2020), swipe for the version I did 1 year ago in Spring 2019.

@ FIU Department of Architecture

D4 P3 - Alice Wainwright Park

Field condition study and diagrams

Slide 1 shows the final field condition. The following slides show the diagram process for the final result: an expanding and interlocking grid, layering and stratification, and program division.

D2 P3 Artist House Section - modified with new graphics

Artist: Judy Chicago
Drawing from CAD, rendered in PS
Originale drawing from Spring 2019