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The GC Tower
at Grand Central Avenue The GC Tower at Grand Central Avenue is a mixed-used building composed of residential apartments and office spaces, as well as, commercial retail. Site is located at the entrance of downtown Tampa, giving the opportunity for this tower to become a landmark at the entrance of downtown.The residential tower is composed of studio units, standard units with 3/2 and 2/2 ,as well as, the penthouses with a grand penthouse. Some of the amenities that the residents can enjoy from are private parking, a children and dog park. A state of the art health club and pool area.The residents can also enjoy a beautiful florida sunset from a height of 300 feet in the sky deck where they can set party and receptions.
//The Brunelleschi Center of the arts, science, and faith at Piazza della Signoria is not only sited in a controversial location, but also a controversial building itself because of the gathering of these three very different disciplines. The concept of having the three work amongst each other is accomplished through double-heighted spaces where scholars, although they are seperated, can interact visually.
The library is what ties the project together as it bring the scholars together both visually and physical through the common factor of knowledge; where the library is the center piece//
[Aguadilla Housing Project] The Aguadilla housing project is an affordable housing project in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.The site is across the street from the beach and diagonal from a major plaza called the plaza mayor.The site is 300 feet in length by 150 feet in width.
[Typical Housing Module]
composed of on e bedroom studio unit, lo cated at the ground level and two family sized units composed of three bedrooms, two baths located at the top floors. These housing modules are designed to enjoy Puerto Rico’s tropical climate, by offering the users pleasant natural light, as well as, plenty of exterior spaces with beautiful vista to the Atlantic Ocean.
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THE LAMP
This was a two week project where we were to design and fabricate a functioning lamp. The design process for this project involved linear elements meeting monolithic type qualities. By having a slim body and a heavy base represented by a steel (the body) and concrete base. The height of the lamp can be adjusted to the user’s preference, as well as, the pivoting motion at the top of the lamp. Another feature of the lamp is the switch-less quality, by simply touching the lamp one can adjust the amount of light one chooses to have.
[THE CHAIR] This project was a two week to design and fabricate a full scale chair.I decided to design and build a bar tool prototype .The materials used for this bar tool are Sapele wood which has a redish color to it, as well as an all steel structure for support. What makes this chair special is the specfic notches that are made throughout the chair. This is made inorder to create a harmonous relationship between the two materials.
T H E TA B L E D E TA I L
THE TA B LE D ETA IL WAS A TWO W EEK PROJECT WHER E WE HA D TO D ESIG N AND B U ILD A F U LL SCALE TA B LE OU T OF THE MATERIA LS OF OU R C HOIC E. FOR MY TA / B LE I C HOS E WOOD , G L AS S , A N D STEEL. THE WOOD ELE/ MEN TS A R E C OMPOS ED OF C HERRY WOOD RIB S THAT MAKE U P THE B ODY OF THE TA B LE W ITH WA LN U T WAS HER T HAT WORK AS S PAC ERS . B OTH OF THES E ELEMEN TS W ER E CON / STRU CTED BY THE C N C ROU TER. THE G L AS S IS A 3 / 8 ” T HICK G L AS S ; AT ON E EN D TOU C HES WOOD A N D AT THE OT HER TOU C HES STEEL. THE STEEL MEMB RA N ES A R E THE MOSTDELI/ C ATE D U E TO THEIR SIZ E, B U T B EC AU S E OF THEIR N ATU R E T HE STRON G EST AS THEY HOLD U P MOST OF THE WEIGHT ON B OTH EN D S . ES S EN TIA LLY THIS TA B LE MA K ES A CYC LE W HER E A LL THR EE ELEMEN TS TO UCH .
THE CHAIR DETAIL THE CHAIR DETAIL WAS A TWO WEEK ASSIGNMENT THAT ENTAILED DESIGNING AND BUILDING A CHAIR OUT OF RAW MATERIALS. MY CHAIR WAS COMPOSED OF WOOD AND STEEL MEMBRANES. IN ORDER TO BUILD THIS CHAIR, THE STEEL WAS SENT TO BE WATER-JET CUT AND THE WOOD WAS SHAPED AND CUT BY THE C-N-C ROUTER.