This is Gina Touchan, I have a master's degree in Urban and Regional Design, I completed my internship with NYC Waterfront Permits Unit.Now I am a full time employee with Gene Kaufman Architect P.C as a project architect
Gene Kaufman Architect, New York, NY, New York, NY, US, Project architect
• Experience in large scale residential and hospitality projects within New York City
• Creating and revising construction documents
• Develop schematic design ideas
• Construction administration; review shopdrawings, answer RFIs,
• Creating fire protection plans, in addition to DOB filing and objections
• Creating OER package for OER filing
• Photoshop/edit renderings according to brand/client comments
• Interfacing with vendors, clients, consultants and contractors
• Creating Building Pavement Plan ( BPP) drawings
• Creating energy and green zone analysis using COM check
• Coordinate structural, mechanical, civil and architectural drawings
Projects include:
338 W. 36th street,28 story hotel building in Manhattan
337 W. 36TH street 23 story hotel in Manhattan
5381 kings Highway 5 story Storage building in Brooklyn
305 W 48th street 27 story luxury hotel in Manhattan
56N. 9th 6 story luxury condominium in Williamsburg
111 E. 24th ,13th story hotel building in Manhattan
27-45 Jackson ave, 18th story hotel in Long Island City
NYC Department of Waterfront Permit Unit, New York, NY, US, Intern
• Assist with zoning analyses and building code consultation
• Review flood zone compliance requirements pursuant to FEMA and Building Code
• Develop template for Appendix G and design flood elevation analyses
• Review egress and accessibility requirements “Place of Assembly” applications
• Records management, review building construction permit application
• Computer mapping + GIS analysis
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), new york, Supervise students in model making
• Manage the woodshop and fabrication facility and related support facilities
• Manage the training of all students and guests on the use of the Fab Lab software and computers
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), New York, NY, US, MArch, Urban and Regional Design
