Alberto Arostegui
Architectural Portfolio
Alberto Arostegui Thomen Architecture student
Savannah College of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture
Fall 2017
a.arostegui.t@gmail.com www.albertoarostegui.com Savannah, Georgia
Education Spring 2019
1 (912) 441-2715
Savannah College of Art and Design Study abroad Architecture, Architectural History and Printmaking.
Skills Revit Insight 360 Rhinoceros AutoCAD V-Ray ArcGIS
Experience Summer 2018
NaturaAvventura Camp/ Treehouse Developed, designed and built a Treehouse for Natura. Engaged the children with the builing process, nature and sustainability. Camp counselor.
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Ilustrator Adobe Premiere Microsoft Office
December 2017
PIIAU Architecture Studio Worked in the construction site in the restoration of 16th century houses of Santo Domingo. Created 3D models, renders and introduced Revit to the firm.
December 2016
Batey Rehab Project
Volunteered to construct homes for low income families with a team of students using vernacular materials and a modular system. Helped funraised the project.
Summer 2015
Hand Drafting Sketching Model Making Woodworking Sculpting Print Making
Wood Working Intern
Worked and developed my skills in woodworking. Gave mantainance to the shop machines. Tought students to use machines.
Involvement 2017- Present
February 2019
January 2019
SERVE Volunteer
Helping in the community with volunteer works. Creating and mantaining community gardens and others building projects.
Radical Architectural Discourse (RAD)
Participated in teamwork and Charette style design workshops designing a skyscraper for refugees for EVOLO.
AIA CoteTop 10 Award Submission
Collaboration re-deisgning the city of Savannah for 2030. Used the ten design measure framework to archive sustainability exelence.
February 2017
Africa Day Charette
Personal Agriculture Fiction Details Hands On
Language English Spanish-Native
Participated in a group charette to design a modular home with local materials.
Honors/Awards 2018- Present
Dean’s List
Summer 2018
KoozArch Blog Article: “I want to save the world”
Fall 2017
SCAD Lacoste Open Gallery and Open Studio
Fall 2015
SCAD Art and Academic Honor Scolarship
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“Portfolio� design and produced by Alberto Arostegui first edition February, 2019 all images used are made by Alberto Arostegui thanks to all the co-worker, professors, architects and friends which have been on my side until today.
Table of Content The Giving Tree School
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Savannah 2050: Upcycle in the City
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IHU_Human
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Maison Olivier
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I Want to Save the World
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The Giving Tree School Savannah, Georgia K-6 School 25,000 ft2
The prompt during the 10-week Design Studio II was to design NetZero School that could be a resilient structure for the community, using AIA COTE Top Ten design framework. The aim of this project is to design an innovative Charter School that generates a symbiotic relationship between the school, the community, and nature. With the rights of humanity and nature to coexist in a healthy, supportive, diverse and sustainable condition. Using passive environmental techniques in architecture to make a net-positive space while teaching the students to live a better life. The goals are achieved, breaking the boundaries between inside and outside, architecture and nature. 01 academic project
Morphosis Diagrams
public
intimate
personal
human behavior cut: separete the mass to make a clear parti and to separate program.
social-consultive
wall mass: it works following the pattern of the block and enclosing the block heart.
lobby cafeteria oďŹƒce classrooms library multi-purpose gardens gymnasium
rotate: connects the building to the community and becomes the learning hub. north
restrooms storage facility janitor closets mechanical room corridor
south
built in: use the topography to create diffrenet levels, and connect those outside.
undefine imersive seimless
transition
extrude: aline south facade to the south axis to maximise sunlight.
define formal enduring
define/undefine
lobby cafeteria office classrooms library multi-purpose gardens gymnasium restrooms storage facility janitor closets mechanical room corridor
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The Lenguage of the Block
currently: the community looks outward of the block, leaving emty space inside the block
vegetation: a green space for the community to look after, where they can perform a variety of activities involving outdoor spaces.
school: making the block heart richer with a school program, interweaving private and public and out door indoor spaces.
Programming 1. Office 2. Counseling 3. Community Workshop 4. Kindergarden 5. Outdoor Classroom 6. Clasroom 7. Computer Lab 8. Library 9. Cafeteria 10. Bathroom 11. Kitchen 12. Showes 13. Storage 14. Courtyard 15. Vegetable Garden 16. Green House 17. Basketball Court 18. Lobby 19. Machine room
03 academic project
East Elevation plant material growing mediun drainage rock
1”=40’-0”
structural wall water filter fabric perforated pipe
portfolio 04
Savannah 2050: Upcycle in the City Savannah, Georgia
What would be the city of th future and how is going to work? Acting as a cultural hub on the southern coast, the city of Savannah ,Georgia continues to thrive and grow. With this prosperity it can be difficult at times to look towards the future and question what may become of such a city. In the the near future, what will the city of Savannah, Georgia evolve to be in the year 2030? The 2030 floodline within Savannah due to climate change will displace hundreds of people, the highway will no longer be usable and city will become disconnected from the world. These issues ignited our design goals. Pushing further in our research, we found maps of the vacant lots and green spaces currently through Savannah and then thought about how we could begin to eliminate the need for cars through the city if we began to connect these spaces together. 05 academic project group project
Flooding: Flooding: Looking at the data for future flooding, because of climate change, we realized the huge change and damage that it could cause to the city, from displacing hundreds of homes and community spaces and even making highways no longer usable. PUBLIC BUILDINGS RECREATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOMES SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE HOLDS EDUCATION FACILITY VACANT LOTS
ENTERPRISE ZONE DOWN TOWN EXPANSION COMMERCIAL
What could be done to make Savannah safe and prosperous for everyone in 2050?
The HUB_2050_ With any city there is always a cultural hub that is evolving and changing. After looking at the data of the proposed economic zones through Savannah and the vacant lot at the current onramp for the city became the ideal location for the HUB_2050 to form.
Walkability: Implementing the use of the vacant lots in the city and the already existing green spaces and overlaying a 10-minute radius we make the whole city walkable. How can we make the whole city walkable with the use of the vacant lot?
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07 academic project group project
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1000
2000 feet
Vacant Lot and Community Analysis
Using the vacant lot: Using the vacant lot: A vacant lot doesn't become a typology itself, it contains different typologies. Using the 10 minutes radio around and Appling the data on the community pieces it was easy to figure out what each community needed and what they didn't allow the vacant lots to provide that each community needs. In order to use the vacant lots of the city a grid system was created to get a uniform base for the cross-laminated modular pods that contain each of the community typologies: Community Centers, Church, Green Spaces, Facilities and other amenities like the R.D.S.
portfolio 08
I-16 Ramp Revitalization Vegetation Analysis/ Circulation Proposal
Eliminating vehicular transportation: By closing one ramp into the city pedestrian and bicycle traffic will increase using the I-16 ramp as a commuter route and allow tourist to get a better view of the city. This would create a new place for nature and man to prosper together. With this measure, the project brings the city one step closer to a city of the future.
Down Town Area Broughton St.
lookout area
bicycle and pedestrian integration % of Green vs. Grey Surface Down Town Expansion Area MLK Jr. Blvd.
0.6 Miles
Overlook to MLK Jr. Blvd
canopy oak
09 academic project group project
midstory canopy magnolia
grass & shrubs
Amphitheater
Plants: Tall Joe-Pye Weed Cardinal Flower SwitchGrass Spike Rush Marsh Marigold
Water Filtering practice: Rain Garden Bioretention Overflow Pipe Stormwater/Rainwater Bioswel (Conditioned planting soil) Gravel Perforated Pipe
Bike Path ADA Ramp Bike Path Upcycle Structure Storm Water Planter Bioswel (Planting soil) Perforated Pipe Permeable Sidewalk Water Filtering practice: Storm Water Bioretention Bioswel (Planting soil) Gravel Perforated Pipe
portfolio 10
Farming in the City
Hydroponics Greenhouse ModulesHydroponics Greenhouse Modules are used for microgreens and non-local products while local and pesticide-free products are grown in the roof fields with the help of the community. The water runoff from the roof is recycled and reused in the Hydroponics and filtered to clean the productsThe product is transported, sorted and organized before is sent the city as fresh food for homes, markets, and restaurants.
Farming in the City Water Drainage and Recollection Produce Recollection and Distribution Growing practice: Hydroponics Stack hydroponic Beds Water Pump Green House
11 academic project group project
Resource Distribution System
Vacant Lots as a Connector: Vacant Lots as a Connector: Vacant Lots not only connect community and people but also resources. By hosting an R.D.S Pod each Vacant lot becomes a receiver and seender of resources and utilities from food to mail, to water and electricity that comes from the central Hub or outside the city creating a web of connection. This measure makes the transportation of resources fast, easy and carbon neutral.
portfolio 12
IHU_Human Border betwen Bangadesh and Mianmar Refuge recidence
“I am not citizen of any country�
Every day in Myanmar hundreds of people leave the country through the border of Bangladesh, some of them walking great distances, some of them navigating, but all of them going through the same journey, encountering the same fear of not being accepted by the country, they once called home. Ethnic conflicts are getting worse every year, and so are the refugee living conditions. Refugee camps cannot replace the homes that have been lost, the sense of belonging and freedom is no longer present. In response, IHU, creates a place right in the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh, designed to embrace human distinctions by unifying them into a cohesive environment. A community where we are all seen as equals, as individuals, and as humans. A building that is anywhere everywhere. A building, for anyone and everyone. 13 competition project group project
double-unit modular housing
bedroom floor in-unit ladder storage sub-area dettachable boat veil storage grid northern window bamboo framing bamboo weave skin southern window w/ louvering bedroom + living local-made wood furniture weaved matt floor
grid
hydroponics module water tank growing tray tomato plants south facing window freedom by circulation
stateless
surrounding states
Myanmar
portfolio 14
Bamboo Construction Details
metal anchoring tie
Tidal Powered Lift Detachable boats encourages fredoom and independence. The tidal lift allows the residents to move the boat up and down to the ocean where they can fish.
bamboo link
bamboo link
Water Tower
Generating a self sustaining community the water tower provides the community with food and water. rain water collector water tank
bamboo frame
elevator belt
planting terraces
detachable boat
water desalination system
spar buoy foundation
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Floating Structure
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15 competition project group project
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Maison Olivier Lacoste, France recidencial/Small Buisness 3,000 ft2
The project proposes to blend architecture to nature to create a dialogue between the user and the land and transform human passion for nature into organic processed food. the use of terracing is essencial: both buildings- the kitchen and the house- were design following it. The reward is architecture in harmony with nature and the existing man-made features.
17 academic project abroad
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House Plan
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Program 1. Bedroom 2. Bathroom 3. Exterior Stairs 4. Industrial Kitchen 5. Storage Room
Kitchen Plan
portfolio 18
Sunspace duringing winter. The louvers work efficiently letting wintersun in and keeping it cool in the summer.
Summer Sun
This atrium like opening creates stack ventilation and also provides indirect light to both of the spaces, first and second floor
19 academic project abroad
Winter Sun
Concrete walls and floors become thermal collectors. They mantain the spaces warm on winter radiating during the night the heat gaind during the day. Because all the rooms face south there is a direct contact with sun on the interior of the spaces
ROOF MEMBRANE ALUMINUM FLASHING WOOD CURB (2X4) RIGID INSULATION 1" PLYWOOD DECKING STRUCTURAL BEAM (2x4 HOLLOW STEEL) MULLION (2X4) STRUCTURAL COLUMN (2x4 HOLLOW STEEL) DOBBLE PANEL GLASSING
LOUVER SYSTEM REBAR #4 CAST CONCRETE WALL
L SHAPE REBAR #4
2ND FLOOR- LIFE SAFETY PLAN 7' - 4"
WELDED PLATE ANCHOR BOLT
LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE SLAB 4" LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE SLAB 6" CONCRETE BEAM
EXPANSION JOINT 6" WELDED MESH 1ST FLOOR- LIFE SAFETY PLAN -1' - 8"
SLAB ON GRADE 4" GRAVEL
BACKFILL
MOISTURE BARRIER DRANING MAT
L SHAPE REBAR #4 Level 10 -6' - 0"
CONCRETE FOOTING REBAR #4 4" GRAINING PIPE GRAVEL
portfolio 20
I Want to Save the World New York City Cut-Out: Technical representation of the project. Drawing similar to an axonometric in which you can see the inside and outside.
This project is a criticism of the different hierarchical, bureaucratical and economic systems that reign society and the word. The project is not to be seen with any biased opinion; either anarchy, communism or socialism. This is just a critic of a reality that our world faces today; money and power dictate our everyday life and reflects on the shallowness of the systems. THE “ENTRECOURTORIUM� IS A TOOL FOR THE PEOPLE WITHOUT A VOICE. Is a refuge from the things these systems can do to them when the truth comes out. Architecture is not going to change the world, but it may change the way the ones higher see the ones below.-
21 academic project
Polisemic: Conceptual representation of the project. An image with different meanings, which can be interpreted differently by different people.
The users of the “entrecourtorium� do not believe in the established system; for them, it is rotten from the inside. That's why they don't work by their rules. They find alternatives to fix problems. The architecture as a tool provides office workers with an opportunity to express their oppressed feelings and share them with people below them in the social hierarchical pyramid.
portfolio 22
HOW THE REVOLUTION STARTS? The users of the “entrecourtorium� do not believe in the established system; for them, it is rotten from the inside. That's why they don't work by their rules. They find alternatives to fix problems. The architecture as a tool provides office workers with an opportunity to express their oppressed feelings and share them with people below them in the social hierarchical pyramid. The person seeking personal, economic or sexual freedom, but a hostage of the system. Frustrated by the mechanisms of the system and the social hierarchy but, someone who wants to challenge it. The one that is not scared anymore. With something within itself that encourages to challenge what has underestimated him many times.
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1. The individual feels alone, in this vast group of people. The office is no his habitat and the bureaucracy drives him crazy.
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2. In his mind, countless thoughts and he cannot work. 3. a relive from the office, a break from the madness. Here he gets detected by the cameras and sensors.
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4. The entrecourturium find its way and extends it hydraulic capsule to reach to the individual. 5. Here the revolution starts, inside he meets people and in the auditorium has the opportunity to express himself freely.
5 23 academic project
“THE FURTHER A SOCIETY DRIFTS FROM THE TRUTH, THE MORE IT WILL HATE THOSE THAT SPEAK IT.”
-George Orwell
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Thank you 1 (912) 441-2715 a.arostegui.t@gmail.com www.albertoarostegui.com Savannah, Georgia