Graduate Studies
Boats & Bats
Allihies Campsite
Waldorf School of Music for Girls
C-House
Hverfjall Point
Professional Work
Metal Work Shop
Undergraduate Studies
Soul Center
critic: Professor Cisco Gomez year: Fall 2022 location: Tom Miller Damn, Austin TX
The Boats and Bats structure on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas offers both recreational activities and wildlife conservation efforts. The rentals of kayaks/paddle boards, as well as the preservation of the Mexican Short Tail Bats, create a popular destination for the public. In order to maintain a balance between the enjoyment of the visitors and the well-being of the bats, the structure has implemented several measures. These include the creation of a bats roost nest by the Tom Miller Damn for privacy and the purchase of all commercial kayaks on the lake in order to create a single location for rentals and access. Both nocturnal and diurnal hours will cater to a variety of schedules to ensure the preservation of the bats and their habitat.
water access
view points
Gravity Load
Lateral Loads
Square hss steel tube column 12” x 12” x 3/4” Square end plate steel connections
Cross-Brace Square hss steel tube
3” x 3”x 3/25”
Cross-Brace Square hss steel tube
Inverted V-Brace Square hss steel tube 5”x
Cross-Brace Square hss steel tube underground 6”x
critic: Professor Cisco Gomez year: Fall 2022 location: Allihies Village, Ireland
The Allies Campsite is situated at the peak of a re-purposed Mounted Copper Mine, located in Allihies, Ireland. The site is derived of different extremists of the landscape due to the mining in the 19th century, and at the peak sits the Engine house. The structure housed mechanical equipment to assist the miners and power the man-lift. Camping grounds area are situated around the rims of the existing building, in notion of creating an ideal vertical camping experience by using train trestle to mimic the surrounding terrain. Artistic representations of the mine’s previous mechanical systems have been restored to their original state to evoke memories of the mine.
train tressel connection
Tresel
Tresel Axonometric 1’0” = 3/16”
train tressel ground detail
critic: Professor Elizabeth Danze year: Fall 2021
location: Red Bud Bridge, Austin TX
The Waldorf School of Music for Girls cultivates each girl’s capacity to think clearly, feel compassionately, and act purposely in the world. The school is devoted to enhancing and exploring the sensitivity of music while following the educational movement of Australian philosopher Rudolf Stainer. The age groups focus from k – 4th grade, providing a wellrounded meaningful child-development of the mind, by creating spaces of a balance dynamic curriculum, an inclusive community, and a active spiritual life.
Interior Wall
Insulation
Wall Framing Sheating
WRB
Lath
Mortar Setting Bed
Stone
Mortar Joint
wall detail
critic: Professor Danelle Briscoe year: Spring 2022 location: Tokyo Japan case study
For more than half of the semester, we constantly explored different visual communications to illustrate the C-House by Tele Design in Tokyo Japan. This series of drawings developed an understanding of technical drawing to better help immerse architectural elements in various programs. This gave an introduction to Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD and Grasshopper.
critic: Professor Elizabeth Danze year: Fall 2021 group member: Emma Schnelle location: Hvjerfjall, Iceland recognition: Bee Breeder Architecture Competition; short listed
The Hverfjall Point creates a unique experience of the natural landforms that surround the volcano. The architectural intervention moves the visitor through a series of restrictions to enhance moments of reveal towards Myvatn Lake and the Dimmuborgir rock formations that are adjacent to the site. Large-scale steel walls spark curiosity and demand interaction as the visitor can approach either side of the structure. The visitor is woven through dark compressed spaces created by tall dark walls into lighter exposed spaces that reveal specific moments in the landscape. Hverfjall Point embodies its surroundings, while creating moments of space that suggest - darkness, compression, exposure, reveal and hierarchy. These notions will create a unique and unforgettable experience of the volcano.
side section
offices: Alarife Architects
year: Summer Internship 2022 location: Schunlenburg, TX
collaboration: E. Logan Wagner PhD, FAIA
During my first architecture internship, I had the opportunity to collaborate with a specialist in historical building preservation on a project to renovate an old Cotton Gin Factory from the early 19th century. The clients wanted to transform the interior into a metal workshop while maintaining the exterior’s original veneer. My responsibilities included developing drawings and conducting research on the building’s historical culture during our site visits. The project was completed using AutoCAD, Rhino, and Adobe Illustrator.
critic: Professor Golnar Ahmadi year: Spring 2021 location: Yungsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
recognition: Senior Superlative in Process Award, Senior Achievement Award in Architectural Design
Seoul, South Korea is a hot spot of development and incredible work ethic, however the near perfect city has its faults. Modern S. Korea is a consumerous society, mainly driven by appearance and socio-economic status, while underrating the need of mental wellbeing. Covid-19 brought an uncertainty that highlighted the significance of mental health. This Soul Center located in Yongsan-gu family park is open to a public who wish to retreat from a overwhelming city environment. As it encourages a pleasant change in senary of the mind.
aug ‘21 - current
aug ‘18 - may ‘21
aug ‘16 - may ‘18
sept 22’ - current
Contact
matuteas@utexas.edu
Website
https://alexandramatuteblanco.myportfolio.com
The University of Texas at Austin Masters of Architecture First Professional
James Madison University
BFAArchitectural Design, with highest honors Environmental Studies Minor
Northern Virginia Community College
General Studies, with highest honors
School of Architecture - UTSOA
Student Worker - Build Lab
Assisting students with finding tools or basic usage of machinery in the Build Lab. Creating graphics and running social media platform for the Build Lab. Responsible for keeping watch of the front desk, and keeping log of student training on excel.
may ‘22 - sept ‘22
Alarife Architects
Architectural Intern
Led by Eugen Logan Wagner PhD, FAIA, and a team of artists and artisans, use traditional trades, crafts and tools to restore existing historic buildings. Worked in restoring a 19th Century building to convert into a metal work shop for a couple in East Texas. Team duties involved to report to lead architect, responsible for graphics, Auto Cad Drawings, calculations and keeping constant contact with clients.
aug ‘21 - aug ‘22
Rec Sports
Membership and ProgramAssistant
Providing customer service with accurate thorough information in regards to memberships, programs and guest services. Services provided well over the phone, in-person and in writing.
honors & awards
may ‘21
Senior Achievement Award in Architectural Design
Competitive award given to five graduating seniors for excellent art discipline in the College of Art, Design, and Art History.
Senior Superlative in Process Award
Award given to a senior for the developing process throughout thesis project.
Service Certificate
nov 21’
skills
Awarded this certificate for being part of the leadership group for NOMAS. Shortlisted for Icelandic Volcano Look-out Point Competition Partner and I were shortlisted for a competition to create a look-out point in Hverfjall, Iceland.
Rhino, AutoCad, Revit, Adobe Suit, Enscape, ArcGIS, Grasshopper, Model Building, Drafting, CNC, Welding, Woodwork, and Laser Cutting Fluent in English and Spanish