Peter Burns Architecture Portfolio

Peter Burns

401.524.1942 petersb3@vt.edu

EDUCATION

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SERVICE

Bachelor of ArchitectureVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityGPA 3.7/4.0Graduation - May 2014

2013-2014: Architecture Student Representative on CAUS Honorifics Committee2013-2014: Instructor for Digital Mentoring Collaborative2010-2014: Language partner for foreign exchange students2008: Boy Scouts troop leader/organizer in rebuilding of playground

Dean’s List 9/9 semesters2nd Year Studio Winner for Save the Bay CompetitionEagle Scout Award

9 Stanhope Drive, Barrington, RI 02806

HONORS

Handcraft: Model building with metal, wood and casting materials

Computer:Adobe Created Suites, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, 3ds Max, V-Ray for Rhinoceros and 3ds Max, and experience with Revit, Grasshopper, LaserCAMM and CNC router

EXPERIENCE

2013: Summer intern at 3six0 Architecture2013: Chicago Studio interning with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

At the Threshold

The Room in a Garden

Hybrid Building

Save the Bay

S.O.M. Internship

3six0 Internship

Concept Sculptures

Seaside Dune Bridge

COMPETITIONS

PROFESSIONAL WORK

EXTRACURICULAR

PERSONAL WORK

Thesis Project

STUDIO WORK

At the ThresholdTension and Compression Forces

The Room in a GardenShelter for the Weary Traveler

Filtering Light with LayersHybrid Building

GALLERY

STREET SHOPS

1st FLOOR

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Stucco finish on gypsum boardRigid insulation 1.5”1” rigid insulation under gypsum Tube steel 3x6” 1.5’o.c. weld connections Aluminum mullions on top of wood shimMetal framing for window Continuous runner with anchor bolt connectionPerimeter closure channel with foundation clipMetal stud wall 10’ heightMetal joists with clip angle connections1” wood panel subfloor1x3 tongue and groove wood floor finish3” composit metal decking pour stop removedPour stopDouble C joists with gusset plate connectionsSteel W12 beam arranged in grid 15’ o.c. with shear connections Smaller W8 beams in between Steel W12 columns with 1” fireproofing and smooth stucco finish

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Environmental Building on PeninsulaSave the Bay

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This mixed use environmental building is a conduit between pedestrians, envi-ronmentalists and the Chesapeake Bay. The structure houses interactive marine education below while providing office and research space on the second floor.

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Seaside Dune Bridge3rd Year Week Long Group Competition

photovoltaic panels and driftwood

controlled breakage during hurricanes

S.O.M. InternshipDesign Docs Beijing CBD Parcel 13 Schemes

Scheme 4A: Podium Plans (Designer Jason Fisher)

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3six0 InternshipConical Spiral Staircase

Overlapping Interlocking TransparencyConcept Sculptures

Thesis ProjectTemporality and Permanence (in progress)

proposed observatory on site of old fishing stands

private fishing club circa 1938 hurricane

current state of site: off limits to public