ADRIANA ACOSTA ARCHITECTURE I N T E R I O R D E S I G N P
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DESIGN STATEMENT
Architecture is not only the career I chose, it is also my lifestyle. Architecture is my way of life, a response to the appreciation of art and culture, and the influence to my behavior. Architecture is not only what I work on, it is what I love to do. In this journey my responsibility is to discover how as an architect I could make a difference in society by designing spaces that are functional enhancing quality of life. Understanding the importance of how architecture can change people’s behavior is my priority to be able to make better environments where people can be around each other with a better social comportment.
ARTIST RESIDENCE ARCHITECTURAL FUNDAMENTALS III SUMMER 2009 PROFESSOR RENO
SWANS REFLECTING ELEPHANT SALVADOR DALI This models were inspired by the painting to serve as inspiration for the design of the house. Function, balance, light, fluidity, definition, and change were the primary focus for the conceptual models, as well as for the final design.
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INSPIRATION MODELS
ELEVATIONS FLOOR PLANS
ELEVATIONS
SECTIONS
SAVANNAH FOOD COOPERATIVE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 11 WINTER 2010 PROFESSOR CLEMMENTS
SITE ANALYSIS + DESIGN
CIRCULATION
RESIDENTIAL
NODES
RAIN FALL
PATHS
SITE
LAND MARKS
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
Existing buildings
Market
DESIGN CONCEPT + DEVELOPMENT
PARALLEL OF FASHION + ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 1I1 SPRING 2010 PROFESSOR WACTA
SITE
SoHo,NY
INSPIRATIONAL CONCEPT + DIAGRAM
BUILDING DESIGN
IDENTITY HOTEL ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 1V FALL 2010 PROFESSOR WYNNE
CLIENT ANALYSIS
THE IDENTITY HOTEL IS A PLACE WHERE YOUNG SOPHISTICATED PROFESSIONAL GO FOR VACATION TO SOCIALIZE, MAKE NEW RELATIONSHIPS, AND NETWORK. THE HOTEL’S OPEN DESIGN ALLOWS FOR EASY INTERACTION.
MASS ANALYSIS
This studio concentrated on the issues raised
the functional program as a class, I prepared
by creating new architecture in existing urban
formal building type analyses as a way of
contexts with complex social and cultural
understanding the tradition of building in the
characters. The class focused on developing
city.
an ability to create well developed and artistically meaningful solutions to moderately complex architectural problems. In addition to performing in-depth analysis of the urban site and
BUILDING DESIGN
CIRCULATION
PRIVATE VS. PUBLIC
PREVAILING WIND
VIEWS
COMMON AREAS
RESTAURANT
SPA
SPA LOBBY
RETAIL
FLOOR PLANS
ROOMS
EXTERIOR
GOVERNORS PALACE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO V+V1 WINTER+ SPRING 2011 PROFESSOR GREGORY
URBAN DESIGN
URBAN PLANING
CONCEPT DESIGN
This studio course concentrated on the issues
After studying the culture and the traditions of
raised by creating new architecture in existing
the Indian culture, I chose to work with some
high density urban context with complex social
of they more iconic traditions as inspiration to
and cultural characters. The class focused
develop a Parti for the city, building floor plan
on creating well-developed and meaningful
and site design.
solutions to complex architectural problems in the urban environment.
SITE DESIGN
BUILDING FLOOR PLANS | SECTIONS + ELEVATIONS
LEVEL I
EAST ELEVATION
LEVEL II
SOUTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
LEVEL III
LEVEL IV
SECTION A
SECTION B
SECTION C
GREEN CONCEPT DESIGN Public friendly
transportation
Water efficiency landscape design .
Local materials. The concrete is made from cement, sand and stone from sources nears the lake at Chandigarh Use of recycle and recyclable materials.
Natural light + energy saving features resourceful use of natural lighting through large window without harmony the air. Number layers of filters, exterior louvers,energy-saving insulated glass with argon gas and fabric scrim for light filtering in public area,
Green Housekeeping and strict recycling program. Energy saving construction. Efficient insulation for solid concrete and glass walls
Small building foot print leaving parts of the land for park, courtyard and water features. Natural water recycling. Rain is store and recycle for toilets and plants irrigation.
Eco_Friendly entrance large front portico gives protection over winter and shade in the summer for activity all year round.
BUILDING DESIGN
LOFT VILLA INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO 1 FALL 2009 PROFESSOR RIADY
DESIGN CONCEPT
The emphasis of this studio was on creating smallscale environment based on the interaction of the individual with the environment. I was giving a basic space where two of the wall were fixed. In this space is was required to create a space with a direct relation to a site and a client needs. After chosen a site and conducting a site analysis as well as a client analysis, I designed a multilevel loft with a exterior space. All the design was inspired on a painting and a song of our preference.
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
GODIVA STORE INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO II FALL 2010 PROFESSOR RIADY
DESIGN CONCEPT
This studio course concentrated the
study
design
of
through
analysis,
interior research,
programming,
conceptualization and design of the interior environment. This project includes exercises in
spatial
organization,
anthropometrics circulation
on
and an
complex
scale. This project participated in a
national
competition
for
Godiva Chocolatier Stores. The company was looking for a new design image . The space was all inspired by the feeling of luxury that Godiva offers as well as in the chocolate itself.
The Parti is based on the geometry of the diamond. Lines were pulled out of the center to crate a radial composition. The different angles from the diamond cut were used to give shape to the angular form. The combination between the chocolate box and the truffle shape created a theme.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
In the design is important to emphasize the experience in the process involve in making the chocolate. The luxury involve in the branding is important to maintain the image of the Godiva store. The display units are a key element to show the different products that Godiva has to offer. The “Theatre� area must be located where everyone could see it to make it an important selling factor. The overall experience must be unique, rich, and it has to make people feel special. The seating area should be cozy for people to enjoy the different beverages that Godiva boutiques offer. It is key to create and environment that has texture, modern, and luxury.
DEMOCRACY OF PUBLIC SPACE GRADUATE STUDIO I FALL 2012 PROFESSOR SAINGHEINSER
URBAN VOIDS | SAVANNAH 2012
PUBLIC BUILDING
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
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5 + YEARS
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10 + YEARS
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5 + YEARS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
TRANSITION VOID
The commercial areas in downtown Savannah have seen an increasing number of vacant retail spaces where pockets of valuable land remain unused, eroding the democracy of public spaces. In this context, the corrosive effects of the void have started to negatively influence the quality of public life. In order to reconstruct and enhance the democracy of public space, the creation of a new space opens up the ways of how people circulate in the area and it directly frames the view toward Telfair Square. Deeply secluded between two buildings, the space inventively continues the urban fabric on the Broughton Street.
CURRENT
COMMUNITY SPACE
SOCIAL SPACE
TRANSITIONAL SPACE 10 YEARS +
VOID SPACE
URBAN VOIDS NEGATIVE EFFECT
URBAN VOIDS POSITIVE EFFECT
SOCIAL VOID
Arguably one of the most corrosive elements of the Savannah’s urban environment, the parking lots, frequently remain underdeveloped and therefore cannot accommodate diverse public activities. The vast parking lots minimize and limit the public social exchanges in and around that space. Moreover,the problems with vacant land drag the real estate value of neighborhood down. The reconstruction requires the infrastructure actions in which the parking would be moved underground, simultaneously offering the public the great use of open uninterrupted space. This analysis was based on a ten year observation.
CURRENT
The newly forged
functions take place in the urban tissue; each one of them with its scale and its function tries to redefine the urban void and to reinsert “the flux” of the city in it.
5 YEARS +
NEGATIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE EFFECT
COMMUNITY VOIDS
The residential districts in Savannah are similarly prone to negative effects of the corrosive sprawl of voids. The pockets of vacant land are discontinuing the quality of the residents lives. In order to create a stronger community and
the proposed an urban garden. The
garden would provide the highly needed food resources for the houses in its close proximity. By building greenhouses in these vacant lots, we can produce food for the community and generate energy. This prototype would serve as an indicator for other residential areas to follow, eventually creating an organic food network throughout the city. This would minimize the need
CURRENT
to travel, and maximize the health of its residents. Urban space might then be reconsidered in terms of a network of hierarchically organized voids that are adaptive to variable needs and circumstances, while serving as a catalyst for
5 YEARS +
social and programmatic diversification.
NEGATIVE EFFECT
POSITIVE EFFECT
LINK START UP CAMPUS GRADUATE STUDIO I & II WINTER/SPRING 2013 PROFESSOR RENO
DESIGN CONCEPT
This thesis focus on creating a full-service facility to foster entrepreneurship and new business opportunities for start-up companies from different cities across the country in San Francisco by offering workspace and long and short stay accommodations with the purpose of
maximizing
interaction,
collaboration,
productivity and new creative ideas. The
new
campus
will
allow
the
start-up
companies to collaborate, share and merge ideas with laboratories, offices, conference rooms, and lodging, in addition to entertainment and networking facilities. Develop an architecture that supports an entrepreneurial community, their ideas and business opportunities.
USER PROFILE : YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS 1000’S of them
FOUNDING TEAM’S AGE
FOUNDER’S FORMER ROLE
35-44
48%
13% Sales and Marketing 12% Product Managments and Development
26-34
11% Engineering 8% Business Development
29% 45-54 19%
6% Software 4% Strategy 46% Other Role
18-25 4%
CHALLENGES 44% High cost of compensation packages 42% High cost of living in my area 18% Too few qualified employees
IT’S WHO YOU KNOW
24+
MUTUAL FRIENDS
3-23 MUTUAL FRIENDS
0-2
MUTUAL FRIENDS
SAN FRANCISCO HOME OF THE START UPS
San Francisco has become the new destination for Startup companies from around the United States. Many neighborhoods around Warfield Theater and Market Street experienced throughout the years a significant urban decay that had leaded the area to high vacancy real estate. However, in recent years, many Startups companies due to the limited availability of office spaces in Menlo Park and Palo Alto have moved to San Francisco looking for a city experience. In addition, the new Transbay System redevelopment plans to transform the area, making this site prime real estate.
USA START UP COMPANIES
Site Location: San Francisco, California. Financial District, Howard St. and 2nd Sat
1502 59 1165
1434 1705 1104 7 6745
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TRANSBAY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN CORRELATION TO THE SITE
Transbay Transit Center Temporary Terminal New Bus Ramps Folsom Street Redevelopment Area Bus Storage New Fourth & King Caltrain Station
BUILDING PROGRAMING
CONFERENCE CENTER : 8000 SQFT CAFETERIA NIGH CLUB
WORK SPACE
HOTELS 32 ROOMS LOCKERS GYM
CONNECT
ENTERTAIN
YOGA STUDIO
WORK CREATE
REST
132 ROOMS
SAN FRANCISCO
6 LOUNGE OPEN MEETING AREAS
WORK SPACE + HOTEL - TRANSPORTATION WORK CONNECT
REST
ONE SPACE
CREATE
ENTERTAIN RELAX
POOL AREA / LOUNGE 19 ROOMS WORKS SPACE :
SAN FRANCISCO
10, 000 SQFT - CONFERENCE ROOMS - ARCADE AREA - LOUNGE AREAS - BREAK AREA
WORK CONNECT
BETTER CREATIVE IDEAS + PRODUCTIVITY
CREATE
LOBBY: 2000 SQFT LOUNGE: 1500 SQFT RESTAURANT: 4000 SQFT
ENTERTAIN RELAX
24 hrs
REST
GALLERY: 3000 SQFT SERVICE: 5000 SQFT
BUILDING DESIGN
OPENING UP THE ATRIUM TO MAXIMIZE LIGHT IN EVERY SPACE AND VIEWS TO THE CITY
MASS SUITS THE URBAN FABRIC AND THE CHANGING SKYLINE
SHIFTED FACADE TO CREATE TENSION AND BRING PEOPLE IN + OPEN SPACE FOR MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION
VENTILATION FROM NORTH FACADE THROUGH ENTIRE BUILDING + ATRIUM VENTILATION FOR LOWER FLOORS
The building massing design was driven by the idea of maximizing daylight, views, and natural ventilation into the building. The main structural design concept was inspired by the idea of folding paper and triangulating plates to create diagonal member that function as a diagrid system to support the building from the facade, with the help of a columned system. The folding plates along with the diagonal members wrap the building maximizing lateral support and the high seismic conditions in San Francisco.
WEST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM CONCEPT : STRUCTURAL DETAIL CONNECTION TO CONCRETE SLAB FOLDING PLATES
INTERIOR DESIGN
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FIRST FLOOR 1. Lobby 2. Lounge 3. Restaurant 4. Kitchen 5. Elevator 6. Service Elevator 7. Court Yard 8. Gallery 9. Entrance
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FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT
FIRST FLOOR LOBBY
INTERIOR DESIGN
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TYPICAL WORK PLAN 1. Elevator 2. Open Conference Area 3. Closed Conference Area 4. Arcade Area 5. Service Elevator 6. Lounge Area
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WORK AREA
WORK AREA
ROOM DESIGN
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TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN 1. Elevator 2. Lounge Area 3. Pool Lounge 4. Changing Rooms 5. House Keeping 6. Service Elevators 7. Pool 8. Roof Garden 9. Single Stay Room 10. Double Stay Room
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