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Rhea Iyer

Rhea Iyer

New York, NY, US

 
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Employment 

Chango & Co., Brooklyn, NY, US, Junior Architectural Designer

- Luxury/High-end residential single family homes: Drafting design studies and construction document sets including details (AutoCAD), 3D modeling (Rhino), rendering (Enscape, Photoshop), creating client presentations, communicating with clients, consultants.
- Product and material research (stone, tile, hardware, plumbing), selection, specification and vendor communication.
- Ordering and maintaining sample databases; recording meeting minutes on client, site visits, and internal meetings.
- Working on all stages of design from SD to CA, including site visits.

Jun 2023 - current
 

Pratt Institute, School of Architecture / Gans and Co., Brooklyn, NY, Architecture Research Assistant

- Research and production of deliverables (physical models, 3D models, sheets) for exhibits on modular housing.
Prof. Deborah Gans for the firm Gans and Co.

Jan 2023 - May 2023
 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, Peer Advisor

- Peer Advisor at the Learning/Access Center for students at Pratt Institute.
- Areas: architectural design, representation, software navigation and tutorials, structures (concrete and steel), math, science, and very importantly time management as well.

Sep 2020 - May 2023
 

Gensler, Denver, CO, US, Architectural Intern

- Made a 1/32” physical model (topography, site context and buildings) for a large scale urban, mixed use development project using the laser cutter, foam cutter and hand cutting.
- Developed the complete revit model showing existing conditions, site analysis, unit layouts and their renders of an adaptive reuse conversion of a building from vacant office space to residential units.
- Assisted on site visits, measuring and collecting architectural data, verifying on field conditions with those in drawings and modifying them accordingly.

Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
 

NYC Department of Citywide Services, New York, NY, US, Space Planning/Management College Aide

- Participated in site surveys and walkthroughs, taking measurements, occupation and architectural notes for city owned/leased office buildings
- Modified their plans on AutoCAD based on the site surveys, bringing them up to company standards, and managing information from them on Archibus.

Feb 2022 - May 2022
 

JBA Collective, New York, NY, US, Architectural Intern

- Produced a set of city drawings of a restaurant for the NYC Department of Buildings using AutoCAD.
- Worked on the complete design process of a poolhouse in CT. (SD-CD)
- Drafted legalization drawings for a residential building on AutoCAD.
- 3D modeled existing brownstone bathroom and kitchen designs and their proposals on Rhino 3D, and drafting their drawings on AutoCAD.

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
 

Histoury, New York, NY, US, Architectural Research and Writing Intern

- Wrote style summaries for various styles of 17th, 18th century architecture in Northeastern America, specifically the Westchester, NY and Fairfield, CT regions.
- Wrote descriptive scripts for colonial era houses in these areas to promote the company’s mission of preserving these historical houses through driving tours.
- Researched on buildings from the time using CRIS and maintained their databases.

May 2021 - Aug 2021
 

IMK Architects, Mumbai, IN, Architectural Intern

- Created presentation drawings for competitions from construction drawings, and concept sheets using vectorworks and photoshop.

May 2020 - Aug 2020
 

Education 

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, US, BArch, Architecture

Major in Architecture and minor in Sustainability Studies.

Relevant projects:

Relevant Projects:
- Fall '22 and Spring '23: Crisis Center for Women, Mexico / Degree Project Research and Design
- Fall '22: Settlement and Marketplace
- Spring ‘22: High Rise, Mumbai, India
- Spring ‘21: Community Center / Emergency Flood Shelter, Far Rockaways, NY
-Fall ‘20: Four Story Multigenerational Residential Proposal, Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY with Construction Documents
-Spring ‘21: Complete Construction Document Set on Revit for the above project
-Spring ‘21 and Fall ‘20: Building Services and Environment Integration

Aug 2018 - May 2023
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills