Design Portfolio by Alejandra_Aviles

Alejandra Avilés

Design Portfolio

This Portfolio shows a selection of works done in the previous years. At a very young age, my interest in a combination of creativity, design, sketching, and craftsmanship inspired me to become an Architect. This inspiration grew to become a passion for Architecture. Through my travels I’ve realized that Architecture can define a culture. Each culture is unique and the more we learn about them, the more we appreciate our surroundings and understand why certain things appeal to us. Traveling has been a great influence to my design skills. Visiting different countries around the world has allowed me to experience unique spaces and architecture reflecting each country in a special way. With the works in this portfolio, I aim to give an impression of my skills acquired through my education, personal and professional experience.

Alejandra Avilés

Selected Undergraduate Work and Graduate Work 2011-2018 University of Texas at Arlington Master of Architecture (214)399-9168 alejandra.aviles92@gmail.com

TABLE 0F CONTENTS 01

ADAPTIVE URBANISM

URBAN CAYON

SYMBIOSCAPE

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE

YMCA & YOUTH HOSTEL

ADAPTIVE URBANISM MEDINI, SINGAPORE

Graduate School Spring_2017 EM1 Hochbau UltraStudio Innsbruck University In collaboration with I Giulia Romanin, Mara Elide Zanon Instructor I Galo Moncayo

The aim of the project is to adopt a sustainable city that promotes green spaces, and clean air quality, implement energy efficiency and widely available public transportation. The transportation line will take the passengers to their desire destination in the entire Medini area. The transportation system takes place above the buildings, the connection stops are at the top of the Main Station Tower and Secondary Tower. The Level of the transportation system will allow the passengers to enjoy an aerial view of the city and provide more green space for agriculture. The project has 3 towers; a Main Station, Secondary, and Collector Tower.

water collector Water Collector

Air Flow Condensation

Air-Moisture Harvesting Skin Air-moisture harvesting skin

Air flow

air humidity and condesation

pond

natural water purification filter

Pond for Natural Water Purification Filter

Main Station Tower The project has 3 towers; a Main Station Tower which is the tower with the canopy and has the most public interaction. The Secondary Tower are located throughout the city, they serve as a connection stop within the city allowing multiple stopping points for the community throughout the Medini area. The Collector Tower are designed to collect water and energy, they are located around the canopy for structural support. The image bellow demonstrates the tower’s self sustainable system.

Air moisture harvesting skin

Air Moisture Harvesting Skin Air moisture harvesting skin

Air moisture harvesting skin

Main tower

supporting structure

Supporting Structure supporting structure

supporting structure

glas skin

floors

glas skin

floors

Glass Skin

glas skin

Floors

water collector

Water Collector

water collector water collector

elevator floors

elevator

Elevator

elevator

Main tower Main tower

Main Tower

Quito Transportation System The transportation system will allow the city to be car-free, it has a well-organized and reachable transportation line that will take the passengers to their desire destination in the entire Medini area. The transportation system takes place above the buildings, the connection stops are at the top of the Main Station Tower and Secondary Tower. The level of the transportation system will allow the passengers to enjoy an aerial view of the city and provide more green spaces for agriculture.

Stop Secondary Tower Stop Speed Transport Points of Interest

Major Transfer Stop

Speed Transport

Small Transport

Quito Transport/ Medini

levitation Levitation electromagnet Electromagnet

guidance Guidance electromagnet Electromagnet

Repulsion repulsion

propulsion Propulsion

70%

20%

10%

Agriculture

Pedestrian Areas & Parks

Water

Hospital

political Center

Offices

Sport

Leisure Restaurants Technical Instruction Hospital

Market Religion

Surrounding Program

The Canopy The canopy in the Main Station Tower operates as a temperature moderator, absorbing and dispersing heat, as well as providing shelter from the hot temperatures of Medini’s climate for people walking beneath. The canopy contains green areas for enjoyable walks and an area dedicated to solar panels. Near the connection of the canopy with the Main Station tower there is an area for the water collector tank which also keeps a cooling system throughout the tower.

Pedestrian Pathways PEDESTRIAN PATHWAY TO PARKS

Speed Transport

SPEED TRANSPORT TO MAIN STATIONS

Small Transport

SMALL TRANSPORT TO COLLECTOR TOWERS

Area: 105KM^2

Population Density:

1,250/km^2

Population:

135,000

Canopy

Transportation System

Towers

Overall

Mixed Use Buildings

Program Under Canopy

Planning The Aim of the project is to adopt a sustainable city that promotes green spaces, and clean air quality, implement energy efficiency and widely available public transportation. The transportation line will take the passengers to their desire destination in the entire Medini Area. The Project has a vision of a futuristic city one step closer to being self-sustainable, capable of fulfilling its community needs. The organic network system can be adaptive in other cities around the world.

Shortest Path

Nurbs

Buildings

URBAN CAYON DALLAS, TEXAS

Graduate School Fall_2016 Urban Canyon Studio Designer I Alejandra Aviles Instructor I Joshua Nason

The Thanksgiving Square Plaza has ideal space characteristics with good accessibility, but it lacks the ideal public activity and interest that is needed to make a desire gathering space. The site has a friendly human scale, unfortunately the site is unknown by most of the public. The site lack of programming makes it difficult for people to seek activities and it is unappealing for people to come back. Although the site is fully defined, having a defined boundary makes it difficult for the community to interact with the park.

A new vision for Thanksgiving Square Plaza The mixed use recreation of the plaza is intended to serve as an engaging point in the city, to achieve this the plaza will include performance arts spaces, public art exhibits, inclusive play areas, urban agriculture, and dinning area. The Plaza will serve as a new neighborhood park and an after hour destination for the nearby work force, a retreat for residents and a space for tourist to explore.

Performance Pavilion

Kids Playground

Main Entry to Underground

Performance Pavilion

Community Garden

Kids Museum

Meditation

Thanksgiving Square Chapel

Above Ground Circulation Underground Entry

The Site The site has in-surface connection and off surface connections, fully accessible indoor and outdoor space with a highland/ lowland landscape. The buildings are woven under and into the park a varied topography should create a variety of experiences within the park and create different parcels where you could have independent experiences. Transforming an abandoned underground tunnel into an underground park located under pacific, Bryan, and Ervay street in downtown Dallas.

Existing

Proposal

The Program Through the study of created fragments spreading out overlapping program, the Thanksgiving Square becomes a destination point that interlocks the underground with the above ground. Sense of disconnection, undefined activity and the internal activity does not work. Connection to Zion Canyon in the Narrows: The lower you are the more narrow it becomes and as you go up the more it opens. Surrounded all around by the tall buildings creating an enclosed space.

Program Consolidation

Original Program

Program Reshuffle

Park Park Retail Kids Museum Meditation Community Garden Kids Play Area

Program Community

Park Intergration

Infrastructure

Site Plan

Ground Level

Underground Level

SYMBIOSCAPE 4th Year Finalists Undergraduate Fall_2014 Elevator Competition I SuperSky Scrapers In collaboration with I David Jasinski, Kunle Omni, and Cesar Paulin Instructor I John P. Maruszczak

Symbioscape synthesizes an elevated terrain with an aquatic stratum to further marine science while simultaneously generating an inter-mutual public experience with landscape through levitation. The reflected analogous to aquatic life forms and serve link transmutable atmospheres. A genesis of Dialogue develops through an echoing submersible elevator that transverses between the void of aquatic oblivion, lush coastal vistas, and the urban edge. The structural steel is used to intervene harmoniously with landscape through light weight attributes. In an underwater environment the Thermo form Acrylic is more translucent than glass. The acrylic panels are proven to be great insulators that have extremely high stability and display predictable long term behaviors. Isofloat is a fiber reinforced syntactic foam that can take the form of a hull chassis. The structure was influenced by the analysis of the mineralized skeletal system of Euplectella.

Organism Structure Reference The Aquatic Stratum of Symbioscape plays a vital role in marine science. Serves as a laboratory for further marine experiments and studies. The underwater stratum contains submarine capsules that mainly operate to intake injured or harmed aquatic animals as well as other marine life forms to develop further studies. The Aquatic Stratum is made of structural steel and a Thermo form Acrylic Skin allowing to have a translucent glass facade. The structure was influenced by the analysis of the mineralized skeletal system of Euplectella. The hierarchical structure overcomes the brittleness of its constituent material and shows outstanding mechanical rigidity and stability.

Conceptual Design

Ground Level

Conector from above water

Entry Hub

Private Area

Laboratory

Aquatic Intake

Generator

MUSEUM OF SCIENCE VENICE, ITALY

Undergraduate Spring_2013 Museum of Science I Venice, Italy Precedent Study I Piazza del Popolo Instructor I Steve Quevedo

The Museum of Science is located in Venice, Italy. Situated at the site of San Geremia northern Italy, located in the sestiere of Cannaregio directly in front of San Geremia Church. The apse of the church faces the Grand Canal, between the Palazzo Labia and the Palazzo Flangini. The Museum of Science consists of a main Gallery building and an auditorium. The main building consists of two permanent galleries; The Gallery of Water and The Gallery of Earth. The Gallery of Water exhibits historic water relics. The Gallery of Earth features an outside garden exhibiting Venice natural vegetation as well as an indoor exhibit of natural vegetation.

Site Analysis Campo San Geremia calls for an Urban Intervention to revive the urban campo. The Parti of the Museum of Science developed through a study of Urban interventions along the site. The museum replaces the existing hotel and shops building facing the west side of the Campo while maintaining the hierarchical relationship to the facade of San Geremia Church.

Plan study sketch

Main entry sketch studies

Site sketch

Second Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Facade parti derrived from Collage Composition

YMCA & YOUTH HOSTEL FORTH WORTH, TEXAS

Graduate School Fall_2017 Comprehensive Studio_Final Thesis Designer I Alejandra Aviles Instructor I Bijan Youssefzadeh

Through the beginning stage of the design, the approach of engaging a connection between the Hostel and YMCA building was essential. The connection happens at the third level of the YMCA and the ground level of the Hostel. The bridge connection has nice outdoor seating areas with waterfront views. The Bridge connection is visible from the street level, which will bring attention and interest from any Fort Worth locals and visitors. Visitors to the site will be able to go under the bridge where the landscape blends in with the pathway to the river.

A new vision for Heritage Park Plaza Located in Fort Worth Heritage Park Plaza, this site has tremendous potential. With a 10 minute walking distance from Sun Dance Square, this area is new vision to connect Downtown and the Trinity River.This iconic building should stand out while still blending in to the surrounding community. It must create strong connectivity and pedestrian access to the future surrounding community. The topography of the site has a slope of 100 feet from the street level to the water level of the Trinity River. Such high slope allows the project to have wonderful landscape areas that incorporate seating/ gathering spaces for the community to have a relaxing time.

YMCA Taking in consideration the condition of the site, with strong regulations regarding the occupation, a compact building seemed to be practical. To fit the program, the strategy is to locate some of the activities over the others. This strategy led to the consideration of a building broken into two sections, connecting the building through bridges. The service rooms, administrative offices, and smaller sports activity wrap around the core of the building. The facades look at each other and the metal mesh allows the facades to have a transparency given the possibility to look through the building from any point or level. The Olympic pool is in the top level of the YMCA, taking advantage of the imposing presence of the Fort Worth Courthouse and the surrounding buildings. Through a sophisticated structural system of steel and concrete supporting the main volume of the pool. Through an extensive amount of time studying the building type and acquiring the proper knowledge to build a successful Athletic Center, we strongly believe this will be a successful addition to the City of Fort Worth.

Youth Hostel The Youth Hostel is design to create a comfortable, functional and modern space. In addition to being a place to relax, refresh and sleep, the hostel can serve as a space for socializing - a kind of a living room with Internet service and free breakfast. These rooms are arranged so that they project out into the waterfront helping to bring in light and prevent the interiors feeling too cramped. The rooms in the south side of the hostel face the Trinity River and the North Side of the hostel faces the Heritage Park Plaza as well as the courthouse and surrounding buildings. A bar is located at the roof top with an enjoyable view of the river and the city of Fort Worth. The hostel building cantilevers out 30’ feet overhanging above the water. The Master Plan includes the realignment of North Main Street and the reinterpretation of Heritage Park Plaza and Trinity River. The programmable and functional areas on the east and west side should successfully bring activity to the site and make a strong connection from Sun Dance Square to Heritage Park Plaza.

Goals & Objectives • Create a unique and vivacious outdoor lifestyle environment for relaxing and entertaining • Create animated outdoor dining opportunities and active pedestrian walkways that respond to local climate

Second level

Basketball Court & Diving Pool The basketball court is located in the ground level with the locker rooms, and administration offices. The basketball court has a wonderful double volume space with the running track wrapping around it’s parameter, allowing the runners and basketball players to see from one level to the other. The athletic activities face the Trinity River which provides a relaxing view while exercising. On the right side of the building is the Diving pool which takes up 3 levels, the pool area gets connected through the squash and racket ball courts.

Ground Level

LEVEL 4 YMCA 1/32" = 1'-0"

Fourth Level

Volleyball Court & Olympic Pool The Olympic pool is in the top level of the YMCA, taking advantage of the imposing presence of the Fort Worth Courthouse and the surrounding buildings. Through a sophisticated structural system of steel and concrete supporting the main volume of the pool. The Volleyball courts are in the Third Level and are accessible from the other side of the building by outdoor bridges that connect one side to the other. The building has a transparent design that allows the spaces to communicate with one another but yet maintaining a private space for each program.

LEVEL 3 YMCA 1/32" = 1'-0"

Third Level

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1/32" = 1'-0"

Longitudinal Section

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1/32" = 1'-0"

TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH YMCA 1 1/32" = 1'-0"

Transverse Section through YMCA

TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH YMCA 1 3 1/32" = 1'-0"

LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH HOSTEL 1/32" = 1'-0"

Longitudinal Section through Youth Hostel 4

1/2" EXTERIOR PLYWOOD

FMC @ 16" O.C. WITH BATT TION ATTACHED TO CURTAIN ITH 7/8" HAT SECTIONS

1/2" WOOD SHIM

CRETE COLUMN

WATERPROOFING ON RIGID INSULATION ON METAL DECK

CONT. CLEAT ROOF DECK INSULATION

UM MESH

METAL ROOF DECK OLYMPIC POOL

COVER BOARD

ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL INTERIOR FINISH 5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING

UM CURTAIN WALL

SOUND BATT INSULATION

ETE SLAB PRIVATE BALCONY

S FLOORING

DOOR

N WALL FIXING BRACKET HED TO CONCRETE SLAB

FLOOR FINISH

BE WITH HIGH RMACE COATING

CONCRETE SLAB

HOSTEL LEVEL 5 31' - 7" EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

EMBED AT ETE SLAB EDGE

INTERIOR WALL FINISH 5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION DOOR

STEEL JOIST BEAM GLASS RAILING FLOOR FINISH

CRETE COLUMN

CONCRETE SLAB

HOSTEL LEVEL 4 18' - 0"

EMBED AT ETE SLAB EDGE

INTERIOR WALL FINISH 5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

VOLLEYBALL COURT

EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

BE WITH HIGH RMACE COATING

STAINLESS STEEL DOUBLE DOOR FLOOR FINISH FLOOR FINISH

PANEL

BRIDGE LEVEL 5' - 0" STEEL EMBED AT CONCRETE SLAB EDGE

INTERIOR WALL FINISH

RETE SLAB

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING INTERIOR WALL FINISH

AIN WALL FIXING BRACKET HED TO CONCRETE SLAB

3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

INTERIOR WALL FINISH

2' - 3"

BRIDGE LEVEL 5' - 0"

0' - 11"

CONCRETE SLAB

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

1' - 7"

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

EMBED AT RETE SLAB EDGE

BEDROOM

OPEN TO BEYOND

EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

FLOOR FINISH

6" STEEL HANGER

EL HANGER

18" CONCRETE COLUMN

CONCRETE SLAB

NCRETE COLUMN

NUM CURTAIN WALL

RUNNING TRACK

GLASS RAILING

JOIST BAR

INTERIOR WALL FINISH

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING

3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

BEDROOM METAL DECKING

DOOR

ER PATTING SPORTS FLOORING

LEVEL 2 HOSTEL -7' - 0"

INTERIOR WALL FINISH

CONCRETE WALL

3 5/8" BATT INSULATION EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

FLOOR FINISH

CONCRETE SLAB

OPEN TO BEYOND

LEVEL 2 ATHELETIC CENTER -18' - 0"

N WALL FIXING BRACKET HED TO CONCRETE SLAB

STEEL ANGLE

LEVEL 2 ATHELETIC CENTER -18' - 0" 2' - 3"

CONCRETE SLAB

WATERPROOFING ON RIGID INSULATION ON METAL DECK

1' - 7"

ETE SLAB

CRETE COLUMN

ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL INTERIOR FINISH

UM CURTAIN WALL

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING BASKETBALL COURT SOUND BATT INSULATION

S FLOORING

TPO ROOFING MEMBRANE ON RIGID INSULATION ON METAL DECK PRIVATE BALCONY

CTED LAR BASE

BARRIER

DOOR

COVER BOARD

FLOOR FINISH

1/8" FORMED ALUMINUM COPING

CONCRETE SLAB

ETE SLAB

VAPOR BARRIER

HOSTEL LEVEL 5 31' - 7"

VEL MCA

FLOOR FINISH COMPACTED GRANULAR BASE

SELF- ADHERED MEMBRANE WATERPROOFING

GROUND LEVEL YMCA -41' - 0"

3' - 5"

EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

CONCRETE SLAB

GROUND LEVEL YMCA -41' - 0"

INTERIOR WALL FINISH 5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

GLASS RAILING

E SECTION THROUGH

FLOOR FINISH

CONCRETE SLAB

WALL SECTION HOSTEL ENTRY 1/4" = 1'-0"

HOSTEL LEVEL 4 18' - 0" INTERIOR WALL FINISH 5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

SPANDREL GLASS

STAINLESS STEEL DOUBLE DOOR

3 5/8" CFMC @ 16" O.C. WITH BATT INSULATION ATTACHED TO CURTAIN WALL WITH 7/8" HAT SECTIONS. HOLD TRACK 1/2" ABOVE FLOOR SLAB

FLOOR FINISH FLOOR FINISH

FIRE STOPPING CONCRETE SLAB

BRIDGE LEVEL 5' - 0" STEEL EMBED AT CONCRETE SLAB EDGE

INTERIOR WALL FINISH 5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

OPEN TO BEYOND

INTERIOR WALL FINISH

ALUMINUM FLASHING ACM PANELS

3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

1' - 7"

ACM SPLINE CONCEALED FASTENER LAP-SEAM METAL WALL PANEL

FLOOR FINISH

CONCRETE SLAB

LEVEL 2 HOSTEL -7' - 0"

INTERIOR WALL FINISH

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING

3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

1 1/2" MINERAL WOOL INSULATION AT SPANDREL, TYP.

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING

INTERIOR WALL FINISH

DOOR

CURTAIN WALL FIXING BRACKET

0' - 11"

BRIDGE LEVEL 5' - 0"

2' - 3"

CONCRETE SLAB

CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE STEM WALL

CONCRETE WALL

3 5/8" BATT INSULATION EXTERIOR WALL FINISH

CONCRETE SLAB

LEVEL 2 ATHELETIC CENTER -18' - 0"

1/2" PROTECTION BOARD

STEEL ANGLE

LEVEL 2 ATHELETIC CENTER -18' - 0"

FINISH GRADE

4" PERFORATED PIPE PLANTER DRAINAGE 2' - 3"

CONCRETE SLAB

DAMPROOFING WHERE FIN. GRADE RISES ABOVE FIN. FLR.

FLOOR FINISH

OPEN TO BEYOND

20' - 0"

1' - 7"

FLOOR FINISH COMPACTED GRANULAR BASE

VAPOR BARRIER

GROUND LEVEL YMCA -41' - 0"

CONCRETE SLAB

GROUND LEVEL YMCA -41' - 0" 3' - 5"

1' - 7"

CEILING LEVEL

DOOR

1' - 7"

02 WALL SECTION YMCA 1/4" = 1'-0"

TPO ROOFING MEMBRANE ON RIGID INSULATION ON METAL DECK

1/8" FORMED ALUMINUM COPING SELF- ADHERED MEMBRANE WATERPROOFING

COVER BOARD

1/2" EXTERIOR PLYWOOD

3 5/8" CFMC @ 16" O.C. WITH BATT INSULATION ATTACHED TO CURTAIN WALL WITH 7/8" HAT SECTIONS

1/2" WOOD SHIM 18" CONCRETE COLUMN

CONT. CLEAT ROOF DECK INSULATION

ALUMINUM MESH

METAL ROOF DECK OLYMPIC POOL

COVER BOARD

ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL CONCRETE SLAB

SPORTS FLOORING CURTAIN WALL FIXING BRACKET ATTACHED TO CONCRETE SLAB

HSS TUBE WITH HIGH PERFORMACE COATING

LEVEL 4 YMCA 31' - 7" STEEL EMBED AT CONCRETE SLAB EDGE

POOL

X12X 26 STEEL JOIST BEAM

18" CONCRETE COLUMN

STEEL EMBED AT CONCRETE SLAB EDGE

VOLLEYBALL COURT HSS TUBE WITH HIGH PERFORMACE COATING

WALL PANEL

LEVEL 3 YMCA 5' - 0"

CONCRETE SLAB INTERIOR WALL FINISH

CURTAIN WALL FIXING BRACKET ATTACHED TO CONCRETE SLAB

5/8" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING 3 5/8" BATT INSULATION

STEEL EMBED AT CONCRETE SLAB EDGE

BEDROOM

EXTERIOR WALL FINISH 6" STEEL HANGER

6" STEEL HANGER

18" CONCRETE COLUMN

18" CONCRETE COLUMN ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL

RUNNING TRACK

GLASS RAILING STEEL JOIST BAR

BEDROOM METAL DECKING

RUBBER PATTING SPORTS FLOORING

LEVEL 2 ATHELETIC CENTER -18' - 0" CURTAIN WALL FIXING BRACKET ATTACHED TO CONCRETE SLAB

CONCRETE SLAB 18" CONCRETE COLUMN

ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL

SPORTS FLOORING

BASKETBALL COURT

COMPACTED GRANULAR BASE

VAPOR BARRIER

CONCRETE SLAB

GROUND LEVEL YMCA

-41' - 0"

05 TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH YMCA 1/4" = 1'-0"

WALL SECTION HOSTEL ENTRY 1/4" = 1'-0"

A New Vision for Heritage Park Plaza Located in Fort Worth Heritage Park Plaza, this site has tremendous potential. With a 10 minute walking distance from Sun Dance Square, this area is new vision to connect Downtown and the Trinity River. This iconic building should stand out while still blending in to the surrounding community. It must create strong connectivity and pedestrian access to the future surrounding community. The topography of the site has a slope of 100 feet from the street level to the water level of the Trinity River. Such high slope allows the project to have wonderful landscape areas that incorporate seating/ gathering spaces for the community to have a relaxing time.