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INSPIRED
TO
INSPIRE
MARCUS PUȘTE

“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own, we have no soul of our own civilization.”
— Frank Lloyd Wright

Inspired To Inspire
An architect’s persistent oath or obligation
is to “Design tomorrow.” However, aside
from contributing forms and spaces to
today’s societies, the architect must
enhance personalities, celebrate cultures,
and commemorate what is uncommon,
overlooked, or forgotten. It is then the art
of the profession driven by inspiration to
inspire further. This practice is not just an
opportunity. It is a gift to the community,
a gift striving to unify characters and
experiences into works of art.

EDUCATION
2019-2023 B.S., Architecture
University of Detroit Mercy, MI
School of Architecture + Community Development
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 Intern Architectural Designer
INTOTO Studio, MI
ACHIEVEMENTS
Design Excellence Award
2019-2022 Dean’s List
DDOC MAF Collaborative Scholarship
Dean’s Gold Excellence Award
Third+Fourth Year Faculty Choice Award
Students’ Gold Choice Award
SKILLS
Graphic Design
3D Modeling
Architectural Renders
Wood + Metal Fabrication
Hand Sketching

G L E T A
Y E A R S
D R I F T
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C ONT E N TS
02 A N N A R B O R
R E N O V A T I O N
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07 F A B

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A W A R D
Collaboration:
Farah Ossaimee
Dolin Diaz

| 03 | GLETA - ABOUT
GELTA responds to the call for a highperformance,
mass-timber design, strives
for net-positive energy use, and responds
to climatic and communal needs.
R I V E R T O W N

R I V.
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CELEBRATE DETROIT + TIMBER
+ Embracing the spirit of the Detroit River Walk
+ Evoking memory & emotion
+ Providing visibility to Detroit Riverfront
PROMOTE COMMUNITY NETWORKING
+ Connecting various user groups
+ Creating a community
+ Merging user groups from adjacencies
C O N
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A T W A T E R S T
N A T
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ASSOCIATE TO NATURE
+ Exposing users to nature
+ Revitalizing spaces
+ Integrating OAC’s mission: providing outdoor
access
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| 05 | GLETA - MASSING
0 1
USER COMFORT
+ Adequate daylighting
+ Design for ventilation
0 2
APPROACHABILITY +
CONNECTIVITY
+ Respect for context
scale
+ Dequindre destination
+ Gathering niche
0 3
FLEXIBILITY +
EDUCATIVE RESILIENCE
+ Flexible work environment
+ Sense of place
+ Connection to nature

ARCHITECTURE - DD | ‘22 |

| 07 | GLETA - CONTEXT + PROGRAM
+ Visual access
+ Visual comfort
+ Connection to site
+ Access to daylighting
+ Outdoor access
+ Flexibility of workspace
+ Biophilic design integration
+ Rainwater Collection
+ Café
+ Retail Bays
+ Auditorium
+ Gathering niche
+ Dequindre destination + node

ARCHITECTURE - DD | ‘22 |

| 09 | GLETA - PERFORMANCE
+ PV Array: Thin Film Perovskite (0.25)
+ Double-Skin Facade
+ Fenestration
+ GSHP Hydronic Radiant Heating + Cooling
+ Exterior Blinds
Performance
Graphics:
Farah Ossaimee

EXHAUST LOUVRES
THERMAL TREATED
WOOD CLADDING
DOUBLE-SKIN FACADE
HYDRONIC RADIANT
COOLING
MOTORIZED SHADES
EXHAUST LOUVRES
SUSPENDED WOOD SLAT
CEILING
LOUVRES
HYDRONIC RADIANT
HEATING
EXHAUST LOUVRES
7” 3-LAYER CLT
13” 9-LAYER CLT
LOUVRES
PV-T
DOUBLE-SKIN FACADE
+ STACK VENTILATION
DEQUINDRE
CUT
LOUVRES
GREENROOF
RADIANT COOLING
A H U
SERVICE ALLEY
RADIANT HEATING
0 5 15 30 FEET
GSHP
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| 013 | GLETA - INTERIOR VESTIBULE

+ Dequindre Greenway entrance
+ Café / restaurant
+ Timber expression
+ Floor-embedded systems
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| 019 | AAR - FACADE DESIGN

INTOTO

| 021 | AAR
+ Design + model development
+ Charrette contribution
+ Conceptual design analyses: multiple
mediums
+ Leading render development + post
processing
+ Physical modeling

Model + Study
Collaboration:
Maddie Ashby
INTOTO

INTOTO

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| 027 | K-12 - MASSING
+ Massing + model development
+ Conceptual design analyses: multiple
mediums
+ Physical modeling
+ Diagrammatic illustrations + studies

INTOTO

| 029 | K-12 - ITERATIVE DESIGN
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CELEBRATION
Collaboration: Seth Illingworth-
Rodriguez

| 033 | DRIFT - ABOUT
CLAD PANEL
“After the spatial and temporal distances,
speed distance obliterates the notion
of physical dimension. Speed suddenly
becomes a primal dimension that defies
all temporal and physical measurements.
This radical erasure is equivalent to a
momentary inertia in the environment.”
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- Paul Virilio
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SPACE TRUSS
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FLOORS
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COMMUNAL STRAMP

Model + Study
Collaboration:
Seth Illingworth-
Rodriguez
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| 037 | WWF - ABOUT
Tuscany, Italy
Orbetello Lagoon

“There is no child that did not love and
fear animals. Designing an architecture
to deal with the animal world means
taking inspiration from the most intimate
and archetypical image. It means
rediscovering activities and emotions
that the urban life has obfuscated and
somehow made even more sublime and
engaging.”
- YAC WWF
The Lagoon of Orbetello calls for
a nature-inspired architecture to
be embodied within its ecosystem,
emulating dynamics and freedom as the
avifauna dominate the lagoon.
Forms originate from wingspans
that overshadow their programs and
inhabitants.
Massing takes on a simplistic approach
enough to keep attention directed to
nature itself. Paper models demonstrate
the level of the structures’ simplicity.
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| 039 | WWF - PROGRAM
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WEST ELEVATION
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VISITOR CENTER A
+ Reception office
+ Training center
+ Bookshop
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VISITOR CENTER B
+ Exhibition space
+ Guest house
+ Restaurant
“Visitors will have the opportunity to
experience the hospitality of Maremma
surrounded by the beauty of one of the
first WWF’s oases” (YAC).
I M M
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The WWF Observation cabins seek unique
perspectives on earth, water, and sky

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| 047 | YEARS - ABOUT
The initiative of the “resiliency hub”
is to address certain challenges and
opportunities within the MorningSide
neighborhood driven by community visions
and discussions, be it environmentally,
physically, culturally, etc.
I N T E
R S T A T E I - 9 4
E A S T W A R R E N C O R R I D O R
S O M E R S E T A V E

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PROMOTE COMMUNITY NETWORKING
+ Bridging the generational gap
+ Reliving traditions of past generations
+ Affordable Education
EDUCATE FOR SUSTAINABLE RESILIENCY
+ Children & parents adopting green practice
+ Solar farms addressing power outage
+ Bioswales mitigating flooding
+ Youth gardens providing self-sustained
produce
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CELEBRATE CULTURE
+ Arts
+ Music
+ Communal & seasonal activity
+ Reuse over demolition
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| 049 | YEARS - SITE
00 YOUTH HUB
01 RECREATIONAL EVENT SPACE
02 UTILITY + GARDEN STORAGE
03 PV ARRAY
04 YOUTH GARDEN
05 RECREATION GATHERING SPACE
06 PRODUCE STAND PAVILION

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| 051 | YEARS - ADAPTIVE REUSE
+ Embedding passive design into
adaptive reuse
+ Utilizing the old derivative to inspire
the new
+ Retaining salvaged wood structure

PROPOSED
EXISTING
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| 053 | YEARS - ADAPTIVE REUSE
+ Embedding passive design into
adaptive reuse
+ Utilizing the old derivative to inspire
the new
+ Retaining salvaged wood structure

0 5 10 20 FEET
EAST ELEVATION
PROPOSED
38’-0”
EXISTING
24’-0”
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Driven by community discussions, the YEARS Hub
addresses power outages utilizing PV arrays, flooding with
bioswales, and fresh food options with community youth
gardens; gardening activity serves as an opportunity to
merge the generational gap between the young and old
within the community.
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RESPONSES:
+ Educate and implement self-sustained agriculture in
the neighborhood
+ Incorporate passive strategies (solar panels, green
roofs) to achieve self-sustained homes; assists in
lowering the risks of power outages making them
near obsolete
+ Merge the distant gap between age groups young
and old

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FAB

| 063 | FAB

STEEL FRAME
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STEEL FRAME
WAFFLE FRAME
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WAFFLE FRAME
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APPENDIX
Chapter Collaborators Contribution
Chapter
Software + Processes
01 Dolin Diaz
Farah Ossaimee p.g., 4, 9
02 INTOTO
Maddie Ashby p.g., 22
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02
+ Rhinoceros3D
+ Grasshopper
+ RhinoToRevit
+ Autodesk Revit
+ 3DS Max
+ Adobe Creative Suite
+ Hand Sketches
+ Rhinoceros3D
+ Grasshopper
+ Adobe Creative Suite
04 Seth Illingworth-
Rodriguez
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+ Hand Sketches
+ Rhinoceros3D
+ Adobe Creative Suite
+ Physical Modeling
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+ Rhinoceros3D
+ Grasshopper
+ Physical Modeling
+ Conveyor
+ Autodesk Revit
+ Adobe Creative Suite
+ Rhinoceros3D
+ Grasshopper
+ Autodesk Revit
+ 3DS Max
+ Adobe Creative Suite
+ Rhinoceros3D
+ Grasshopper
+ Autodesk Revit
+ 3DS Max
+ Adobe Creative Suite
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+ Rhinoceros3D
+ Grasshopper
+ Laser Cut
+ CNC

Inspired To Inspire
An architect’s persistent oath or obligation is to “Design tomorrow.”
However, aside from contributing forms and spaces to today’s
societies, the architect must enhance personalities, celebrate
cultures, and commemorate what is uncommon, overlooked, or
forgotten. It is then the art of the profession driven by inspiration to
inspire further. This practice is not just an opportunity. It is a gift to
the community, a gift striving to unify characters and experiences
into works of art.
“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own,
we have no soul of our own civilization.” — Frank Lloyd Wright