a l e j a n d r a castillo
undergrad portfolio
DESIGN GEOMETRY COMPOSITION PERSPECTIVE MODEL SHAPE TRANSITION CITY PRINCIPLE BUILDING REPETITION PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY ENVIRON CIRCLE URBAN LANGUAGE CONTEXT SUSTAINABLE TRUSS CANTILEVER F FLOOR CONSTRUCTION COMPOSITION RHYTHM MOVEMENT ELEVATION TR SPACE MONUMENTAL ORGANIC SECTION TOWER HARMONY GLASS MEANI CONCEPT ARCHITECTURE POSSIBILITY CIRCLE RECTILINEAR FIRM PATHWAY SIT ATMOSPHERE SECTION RESPECT SOFTWARE TOOL RENDER PROTOTYPE FAB PATTERN FACADE DYNAMIC WOOD FUNDAMENTALS CUBE SOCIETY FUNCTI CIRCULATION MASS LEVELS DIAGRAM PARTI HIERARCHY SYMMETRY INSPIRAT GEOMETRY COMPOSITION PERSPECTIVE MODEL SHAPE TRANSITION REC FIRM PATHWAY SITE MUSEUM ATMOSPHERE SECTION RESPECT SOFTWARE TO PROTOTYPE FUNCTION FORM CIRCULATION MASS LEVELS DIAGRAM PART SYMMETRY INSPIRATION DESIGN GEOMETRY COMPOSITION PERSPECTIVE SHAPE TRANSITION EMOTION CITY PRINCIPLE BUILDING REPETITION PARAM TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT CIRCLE URBAN LANGUAGE CONTEXT SUSTAIN TRUSS CANTILEVER FOOTPRINT FLOOR CONSTRUCTION COMPOSITION MOVEMENT ELEVATION TRANSITION SPACE MONUMENTAL CIRCLE RECTILINE PATHWAY SITE MUSEUM ATMOSPHERE SECTION RESPECT SOFTWARE TOOL RE PROTOTYPE FABRICATION PATTERN FACADE DYNAMIC WOOD FUNDAMENTALS SOCIETY FIRM PATHWAY SITE MUSEUM ATMOSPHERE SECTION RESPECT SO TOOL RENDER PROTOTYPE FABRICATION PATTERN FACADE CIRCLE RECTILINEA PATHWAY SITE MUSEUM ATMOSPHERE SECTION RESPECT SOFTWARE TOOL RE PROTOTYPE FABRICATION PATTERN FACADE DYNAMIC WOOD FUNDAMENTALS SOCIETY ARCHITECTURE POSSIBILITY CIRCLE RECTILINEAR FIRM PATHWAY SITE ATMOSPHERE SECTION RESPECT SOFTWARE TOOL RENDER PROTOTYPE FAB
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Alejandra Castillo
Savannah College of Art and Design Address 3 West 36th st . Savannah GA 31402 Phone: (912)-228-0661 Email: acasti21@student.scad.edu
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Jacksonville Photography Museum and Residence
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Southeast Institute
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Revitalizing the jacksonville downtown area. Mixed used building including residential , museum, and communal space Biolab and research facility with residential units for users
Community Center
Educational institution design to promote national identity to Honduras
Tegucigalpa Community Center
Educational institution design to promote national identity to Honduras
Broughton Multi purpose Store
Downtown store containing grocery store, gym, bar and clothing store
SCAD Musuem of Light
Educational institution design to promote national identity to Honduras
Fragmented Convergence Crystal museum
Parametric Design Practices
Exploring parametric and generative design strategies for building design
Visualization
Looking at fashion, furniture, product, and graphic design for inspiration
CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION Savannah College of Art and Design Bachelor of fine Arts in Architecture GPA: 3.80
EXPERIENCE
Escuela de Arte Carolina Flores de Carias Art teacher Assistant Savannah College of Arta nd Design Student Representative
Savannah, Georgia
Winter 2012- Spring 2015
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2004-2010
Savannah, Georgia
June 2013- Present
Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Tegucigalpa, Honduras Tegucigalpa, Honduras Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Spring 2013 Spring 2013, 2014 2010 2010 2010
Nashville, Tennessee Savannah, Georgia Washington DC Prague, Czech Republic Tegucigalpa, Honduras
December 2014- January 2015 Fall 2014- Present 2008 2007
Volunteer Habitat for Humanity Kids Cafe for Breaking the Cycle Instituto Juana Leclerc Prepace Chiminique
LEADERSHIP AIAS Forum 2014 Mentorship Chair for SCAD through AIAS World Leadership Conference through YLI World Cultural Experience through YLI Treasurer of Educational Social Work
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AWARDS National Architectural Accreditation Board Graphics Board National Architectural Accreditation Board Architectural Fundamentals II Board Dean’s List Academic Honors Scholarship Artistic Honors Scholarship International Student Scholarship Parker’s Company Endowed Scholarship Artistic Excellence Award (Given by Tegucigalpa’s Mayor)
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2013 Winter 2012- Winter 2015 Winter 2012- Winter 2015 Winter 2012- Winter 2015 Winter 2012- Winter 2014 Fall 2014 2011
COMPETITIONS Design Charrete: Phil Hurd Raceway
SKILLS
Savannah, Georgia
Spring 2014
s t u d i o Projects
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d o h a college
Industrial Design School
Doha, Qatar Educational Project Spring 2015 Professor Emad Afifi
The intent of the project is to create a space suitable for the climatic conditions in the area, respond to the functional aspect of the building itself, and serve as a landmark of sustainability in education design. The concepts emerges from the movement caused by the connections found in the site. Respect toward neighbors and respect for building codes is a number one priority. The design aspect tries to solve issues in the sustainable part of building constructions looking at daylighting, water collection, and solar fields as a possible solution. The water desalination system in to be considered another aspect to use in the site.
Outside structural beam Double glass shading panels Inner Structural Beams
Layer 1 Glass enclosure Air Space Layer 2 Glass enclosure
Aluminum Mullion
Bracket Arm
Suspended Ceiling
Channel Position for Metal Decking
Structural Steal Beam
Spray on fireproofing
Aluminum Plate
1. Concrete Concrete is naturally and inherently fire resistant and needs no additional application of fire protection
Site Section
2. Water Oasis Maintain a cool impression even in very hot climates
1. 3 3. Low Reflective Glass Enable light to reach the underground level with little heat gain
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4. Solar Panels Enable the building to use electricity from photo voltaic panels. Also reducing the use of artificial lighting with correct use of glass.
Site Plan
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Level 1
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1. Courtyard 2. Wood Shop 3.Mechanical Room 4. Library 5. Storage 6. Conference Space 7. Computer Lab 1 8. Computer Lab 2 9. Gathering Space 10. Gallery 11. Media Room 12. Theater 13. Student Center 14. Classroom 1 15. Classroom 2 16. Classroom 3 17. Balcony
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1. Courtyard 2. Classroom 1 3. Studio 1 4. Studio 2 5. Studio 3 6. Studio 4 7. Computer Lab 1 8. Studio 5 9. Conference Room 10. Studio 6 11. Studio 7 12. Studio 8 13. Classroom 2 14. Classroom 3 15. Conference Rooms 16. Student Area 17. Computer Lab
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Two Pipe Water Loop Heat Pump with Package Split System
Thermostat
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Thermostat Preconditioning Heat Pump
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Air Cooled Condenser/Evaporator
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Zonal Heat Systems Provide Heating and Cooling for individual zones. Each pump has a blower, filter, and heating/cooling coil. This system has a heat rejection tube, and each heat pump is connected to it with a heat exchanger. The zonal heat pump cycle on and of f when the zone thermostat calls for heating and cooling.
j a c k s o n v i l l e photography Museum
Jacksonville, Florida Mixed use: Residential and Museum Project 20, 000 square ft Fall 2014 Professor Daniel Brown
The proposal seeks to revitalize jacksonville. From a visit, I noticed the city to be lifeless while people are at work. The design is meant to bring people through the site and the building through directionality in the ground condition.
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CONCEPT Create interaction between site context, user, and building itself
INITIAL MASS Courtyard condition at the west to enable access from a street to the next. Respect building height for harmony is the primary focus
FINAL MASS Grab concept idea to define the programming of the building for museum, residence, and office space. 9
Apartments
Hotel
Bank
Restoring building
Parking lot
Offices
Apartments Museum
Site proposal
Desired pedestrian paths
Building Footprint
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Skin Mesh Galvanized Steel Frame Insulated Glass Enclosure
Operable- out- swinging Window Aluminum unit frame
Operable- in- swinging Window Finish Floor Concrete Slab Beam
Operable- out- swinging Window Aluminum unit frame
Soil
Ventilation System
Section Detail
Skin Mesh
Galvanize Steel Frame Insulated Glass Enclosure
Ventilation
The mesh structure serves as an air exchange system, that lets southern air into the building, A layer between the mesh and the glass enclosure contains vegetation to purify the southern air coming into the building
Soil bed for vegetation
Wall System
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s o u t h e a s t institute Biolab Facility
Bluffton, South Carolina Mixed use: Residential and Biolab Project 40, 000 square ft Spring 2014 Professor Elaine Adams
Analyzing major site conditions, including waterfront and possible hurricane tread. The objective is to create a rational structure, respectful toward the site and the exiting site conditions. Materiality selection is based on a hybrid between steel, as celebration of the industrial revolution, and wood, as the ever existing building material.
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The site organization is based according to function. Accessibility to waterfront for water gathering, to vehicular movement and parking, and housing facility.
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Existing Vegetation Parking
Waterfront site
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EXISTING SITE 20, 000 square foot facility with the purpose of lowering environmental impact on the site
Defining THE PATHS Facing Corner of Bridge and Wharf St, the site contains accessible parking spaces; housing is located southwest, and water based facilities near the water coast,
DIVISION BASED ON CONTEXT Programmatic placement of Institute, wet labs, and housing according to function.
BUILDING EXTRUSION Extrusion of buildings based on function.
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Lobby
INSTITUTE
Classroom 1 Office
Resource Library
Classroom 2 Classroom 3
Dry Lab 2
Dry Lab 1
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Storage and Refrigeration Maintenance
SITE PLAN tion.
Boat House
FLOOR PLAN LEVEL 1funtion.
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BACK ELEVATION
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Fascia Plate Rigid Insulation Spray Insulation Steel Deck Roof Purlin Concrete Housing using is located southwest, andFloor Slab
Biolabs housing is located southwest, and
Wood Stud
water based facilities near the water coast,
Institute housing is located southwest, and water based facilities near the water coast,
Glass Wall
Concrete Floor Slab Wood Stud
Concrete Floor Slab Wood Stud
Structural Grid housing is located south-
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c o m m u n i t y center
New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana Educational Project 20, 000 sq ft Winter 2014 Professor Laraine Montgomery
Oriented towards the radial movement, this pavilion serves as point to draw people into a point of convergence. The shape is meant to guide people into the space.
INTERIOR Hierarchically organized, the pavilion’s main space is a faceted glass enclosure space created to look at the sky.
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SITE The design consisted of a collaboration with a classmate. I design the pavilion while she design residential units in the south of a site. 28
c o m m u n i t y center
Painting, photography, and ceramic
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Community Center Project 20, 000 square ft Fall 2013 Professor Mathew Dudzik
The problem facing Honduras at the moment is the lack of national identity people have due to current violence rates. Through this community center located conveniently in Tegucigalpa’s core, the project encourages national identity through the arts. The project intention is to make people feel proud of themselves through the arts and promoting national talent to the rest of the population.
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SITE Located in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the building proposal is meant to work with the existing environmental conditions : wind and vegetation.
ENVIRONMENT
The design works with the wind factor in order to bring fresh air into the building core.
ENTRY
HIERARCHY
Direct access from street level into an underground entrance.
The design creates an appealing facade bringing people into the building
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Upward Extrusion Entry
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Courtyard 32 1. Concept model: Definition of hierarchy 2. Massing Model 3. Final Model
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b r o u g h t o n market
Market, fitness, and cafe
Savannah, Georgia Commercial Project 3, 600 sq ft Spring 2013 Professor Judith Reno
The design of the store front is based on the initial context in the historic district in Savannah. Major observation is placed on the surrounding and how the building sits in the site. The program emerges from the need in the historic district of a market place for SCAD students and tourists around the area.
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CONCEPT The approach for this project included a study of a nature base system- the heart- to define circulation inside a space. The exchange of rich and poor oxygen within the heart can be translated into a metaphor in which the facility becomes an exchange between goods and services and wastes.
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The floor plans are oriented towards the circulation of the heart shown in the diagram above. Each level has the soul purpose to orient the user inside the spaces.
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f r a g m e n t e d convergence01 Museum Project N/A Winter 2013 Professor Mathew Dudzik
My inspiration came from a bow tie. My interpretation was to create a dynamic building focusing on hierarchy of spaces. The focal point consisted of two pyramids meeting in a center point and two corridors embracing this experience.. The structure of the skin consists of facets serving as a building envelop.
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Geometry Triangulated pieces of foam determine the shape of the second level
Hierarchy
The placement was determine by the composition of the primary bow.
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Figure Ground/ Void
Symmetry GRID The established grid
Bow structure
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The Base 38
The Design
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e l e c t r o n i c design
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p a r a m e t r i c design
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p a t t e r n e d Surface
Grasshopper, Rhino Professor Scott Dietz Fall 2014
Wall surface consisting of a three dimensional shape that serves as a building skin for south facing elevation. 46
Rhino+Grasshopper Mapped Surface Transforms
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The design consists of a train station defined by surface enclosure, structure, and cladding system.
a t f o r m canopy Grasshopper, Rhino Professor Scott Dietz Fall 2014
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The objective of this project is to use weaving strategies as elements of parametric design in relation to surface and form
w o v e n MAPS Grasshopper, Rhino Professor Scott Dietz Fall 2014
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The pavilion provides a space of transition from on point into the next creating an experience of multiplicity. The parameters established where the height in which the curve rises and the number of wall panels.
e r n pavilion Revit+Dynamo Professor Scott Dietz Fall 2014
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c u r v e arch Rhino Professor Jean Jaminet Fall2013
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w a l l panel
Rhino Professor Jean Jaminet Fall2013
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tower
Rhino Professor Jean Jaminet Fall2013
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a d v a n c e arch Rhino Professor Jean Jaminet Fall2013
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