Nicholas Kutchi

User Note:
Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐in‐progress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Nicholas Kutchi. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design.

Techincal Assignments

Lighting Proposal- Description and overview of the four proposed spaces, that will be analyzed in-depth and later redesigned.

Lighting Proposal- (21.3 MB pdf)

Technical Assignment 1- Existing Lighting and Design Criteria:

Technical assignment 1focuses on the existing lighting design of the Duke Medical School- Duke School of Nursing building. This report provides a general overview of the existing building lighting conditions in addition to four in-depth analyses of spaces that will be redesigned later in this project. The analysis and critique focused on the lighting design criteria set fourth by IESNA Handbook as well as the lighting power allowance as stated in ASHRAE 90.1.

Technical Assingment1- (2,898 KB pdf)
Executive Summary- (12 KB pdf)

Technical Assignment 2- Electrical System Existing Conditions and Building Load Summary:

Technical assignment 2 focuses on the existing electrical design of the Duke Medical School-Duke School of Nursing Building. This Report provides an in-depth analysis of the electrical and communication systems within the building. It also studies the electrical load conditions in three different design pahses.

Technical Assignment 2- (833 KB pdf)
Executive Summary- (8.17 KB pdf)

Technical Assignment 3- Schematic Lighting Design:

Technical Assignment 3 is a schematic design presentation of my lighting design concepts for the Duke School of Nursing building. The presentation was proposed in front of lighting designers from the industry at Lutron. A lighting desing theme was chosen for the building. Design goals were given for the entire building as well as each seperate space. Concept sketches were made using photoshop to clearly express the design intensions.

Technical Assignment 3- (15.9 MB ppt)
Lutron Comments- (29 KB doc)