Nathan Himmelsbach

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Nathan Himmelsbach Education
Coopersburg, PA
Thomas Jefferson University
(484)-619-0289 Bachelor of Architecture -NAAB
nathanhbach@gmail.com Anticipated 2024 - Philadelphia, PA

Currently seeking an internship with an

Architectural firm to gain experience in the
Northampton Community College
Commercial field of Architecture in Pennsylvania, Associate in Architecture - 3.6GPA
New Jersey and Remotely. Deans List each semester
2019-2021 - Bethlehem, PA
Skills
AutoCAD Southern Lehigh High School
Diploma
Revit
2015-2019 - Center Valley, PA
Sketchup
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Rhino3D
Experience
Lumion The Architectural Studio
Grasshopper Architectural Intern
Oct 2020 - Aug 2021 - Emmaus
Microsoft Office
Worked closely with Project Architect to
update redlines on drawings and researched
material and color palletes for public school projects.
Awards
Ciocca Nissan
Elmer Gates Award Lot Attendant
May 2019 Nov 2019 - Aug 2020 - Quakertown
An award presented annually to Receieved, moved , and inventoried the
career and technical education vehicle lot on a daily basis.
students based on their SkillsUSA
involvement, scholastic achievement, work ethic,
and community service Glenwood Engineering
Drafter Intern
May 2019 - Aug 2019 - Allentown
First Place- Skills USA
Drafting Competition Worked closely with Civil Engineer to
April - 2019 update redlines on drawings.

Contestants use their drafting skills to solve an Red Robin

architectural problem. This problem includes a writ- Busser
ten test, hand sketch, and drawings that are either Sept 2016 - Nov 2017 - Center Valley
computer generated or hand drafted
Cleaned, reset tables in a fast pace environment
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Visual IV: Advanced Modeling - Spring 2022 - Ersa Abumounshar

07 MELITOLOGY CENTER
Design V - Fall 2021 - Ryan Glick
FIRST FLOOR - 1/8”=1’

15 POCKET COMMUNITY
Design IV - Spring 2021 - Ken Trionfo

21 PRESERVING BETHLEHEM SECOND FLOOR - 1/8”=1’ NORTH ELEVATION - 1/8”=1’

Design III - Fall 2020 - Ken Trionfo

27 TRANSFORMATION STUDIO
Design II - Spring 2020 - Dan Ebner
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An Escape Into The Forest
Based in a forest environment, a series
of arches lead users around a set of steel
,computationally generated structures.
The pavilion plays with natural light and
physical twists and turns to create a
variety of experiences for the public.

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 Site Plan

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South Section 1/16”=1’

North Elevation
North Elevation 1/16”=1’

South Section

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Melitology Health Center
With the amount of cases of cancer in
Philadelphia exceeding the national
average, early detetction through
screenings help increase the cancer
survival rate.

This Health and Research center

provides low cost pre - cancer screenings
for the Philadelphia community while
having a higher efficiency rating than
traditional existing tests. Through
artificial selection, bees are able to
detect various diseases as well as having
a higher success rates of catching early
signs of cancer than dogs and humans.
The surrounding communities recieved
an area to connect with the bees through
a greenhouse as well as have spaces for
pre-screenings for cancer.

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 Cell

An influence for this project was create a

point of entry as if you were a honey bee
entering the hive and then into the cell.
These rooms are created through these
catwalk systems with one way of entering
as if you were entering a cell.

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First Floor Plan

FIRST FLOOR - 1/8”=1’

FIRST FLOOR - 1/8”=1’

SECOND FLOOR - 1/8”=1’

Second Floor Plan

SECOND FLOOR - 1/8”=1’

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 1/8”=1’ North Elevation
NORTH ELEVATION - 1/8”=1’

ELEVATION - 1/8”=1’ South Elevation

SOUTH ELEVATION - 1/8”=1’

South Section

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- 1/8”=1’ SOUTH ELEVATION - 1/8”=1’

Final Model

Final Model

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 Pocket Community
A pocket neighborhood is a cluster of
homes gathered around some kind of
common ground within a larger
surrounding neighborhood.
This project uses outdoor shared
greenspace as a key element of the
pocket neighborhood. It is nether private
(home, yard) nor public (a busy street,
park), but rather a defined space
between the private and public realms.

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MELSBACH & JARED GALLOWAY The residents surrounding the
common space share its care and
oversight, thereby enhancing a felt
and actual sense of security and
identity. Because of its location and
design, the shared outdoor space
fosters casual interaction among
neighbors which may lead to
deeper long-term friendships.
Each set of cottages share a
community building, greenspace
and parking garage.

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Final Model

Final Model

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 Preserving Bethlehem
The project resembles architectural
language that molds form & space while
keeping the history and simplicity of the
existing barn. A barn renovated into a
bookstore, cafe, and art gallery while
having a community courtyard space.

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 An influence of this project was trying
to respect and preserve the existing
structure of the barn as well as using
additive and subtractive geometry as
the promenant architectural strategy.

pull push

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 South Elevation

East Elevation

East Section Perspective

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 Transformation Studio
An inflluence for this project was using
additive and subtractive geometry.
As well as repetitive to unique, parallel
walls, and grid form, all architectural
concepts used within Peter Bohlin­’s
designs.

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 Site Plan

South Elevation
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North Elevation

West Elevation
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 thank you

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