EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL
3912 NE 109TH ST. SEATTLE, WA 98125 USA SUMMER 2010
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, WA BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES
SPRING 2006
EXPERIENCE ARELLANO / CHRISTOFIDES ARCHITECTS, SEATTLE, WA
ALONSO.ALVARADO@GMAIL.COM
EXHIBITIONS SEPT 2006 - JUL 2008
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT
- STUDIO PROJECT SELECTED FOR DISPLAY AND
INTERN ARCHITECT
ARCHIVAL IN UW LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
SKILLS
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT
- STUDIO PROJECT SELECTED FOR DISPLAY
PROGRAMS AUTOCAD - SKETCHUP - RHINOCEROS - THERM 5.2 - KERKYTHEA - PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR - INDESIGN - DREAMWEAVER - FLASH ENGLISH - SPANISH - PORTUGUESE
WINTER 2005 SPRING 2006 FALL 2009 SPRING 2010
COMMUNITY SERVICE AIA DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEMBER
LANGUAGE
FALL 2005
YAKIMA DESIGN / BUILD
2006 - 2008 SUMMER 2005
- CONSTRUCTION OF A HOME FOR A FARM WORKER FAMILY
AWARDS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MECHA CO-CHAIR
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MUNICH EXCHANGE
SUMMER 2009
CLARENCE T. PAUL FELLOW
SEPT 2009 – AUG 2010
CHICAGO PRIZE AWARD NOMINEE
SPRING 2009
NOMAS NATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION, THIRD PLACE
FALL 2008
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GRADUATE COLLEGE FELLOW
SEPT 2008 - AUG 2009
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ANNUAL DEAN’S LIST
2002 - 2003, 2005 - 2006
COSTCO DIVERSITY SCHOLAR FUND RECIPIENT
FALL 2002 - SPRING 2006
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACCESS MEMBER
SKIN MAGAZINE 3.0
THE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GAP
REFERENCES PROFESSIONAL PHILIP CHRISTOFIDES [ PRINCIPAL AT ARELLANO / CHRISTOFIDES ARCHITECTS ]
3829 • A SOUTH EDMUNDS ST. SEATTLE, WA 98118 USA PHILIPC@ARELLANO-CHRISTOFIDES.COM
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SKIN MAGAZINE 2.0 UW DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FOLIO
- FULL PAGE SPREAD OF ARCH 302 STUDIO PROJECT
ACADEMIC DR. JOHN STALLMEYER [ ASST. PROF OF ARCHITECTURE ]
- FULL PAGE SPREAD OF ARCH 401 STUDIO PROJECT ACADEMIC YEAR 2005
SUMMER 2003
- SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE WORKING TO BRIDGE
PUBLICATIONS
UW DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN FOLIO
2003 – 2004
- CHICANO ADVOCACY GROUP
117 TEMPLE BUELL HALL 611 EAST LORADO TAFT DR. MC 621 CHAMPAIGN, IL 61820 STALLMEYR@ILLINOIS.EDU
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∷ BRIEF: TO RENOVATE AND
RE-IMAGINE THE
DEUTSCHES MUSEUM AS THE PREEMINENT MUSEUM OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE.
DESIGN: LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ISAR RIVER, THE MUSEUM ISLAND HAS BECOME OVER-RUN BY UNRULY VEGETATION.
EMBRAC-
ING THIS FACT, THIS PROPOSAL CREATES A SERIES OF CABLES AND VEGETATED PODS THAT CLIMB THE FACADE, FACILITATING THE IMMERSION OF THE MUSEUM BY PLANTLIFE. THE RENNOVATED
PARKSCAPE
OF
THE
ISLAND
ALLOWS FOR VISITORS TO STROLL, LOUNGE, AND EXPERIENCE THE MUSEUM UNDER ITS NEW REDEFINED RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.
SUMMER 2009 - TU MÜNCHEN PARTICIPANTS: ERNESTO ALVARADO, ZAIMEE LUCCA
EAST FACE OF MUSEUM
SITE CONCEPT DIAGRAMS EARLY FACADE STUDY ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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INDESIGN
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SKETCHUP
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HAND DRAWING
∷ COMPETITION: TO PROPOSE
A REDEVELOPMENT OF
5 X 5 BLOCK AREA OF THE EAST VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.
CONCEPT: THE FORMATION OF THE UNDERLYING GEOTECTONIC FORMS OF THE ZANJAS, OR GRABEN, DEFINED THE LAND OF SAN DIEGO LONG BEFORE MAN EVER DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY.
THIS SCHEME REDISCOVERS
AND EMBRACES THE NATURAL FAULT LINES INHERENT WITHIN THE SITE TO CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE, SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE COMMUNITY PROTOTYPE. THE SITE SERVES AS A SEED, PLANTING THE FUTURE FOR FAULTLINE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE REGION, WHERE THE NATURAL FEATURES OF THE EARTH ARE CONCEIVED AS A MEANS FOR USEFUL PLACE-MAKING.
2010 URBAN LAND INSTITUTE STUDENT URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS: ERNESTO ALVARADO, BRUCE CLARK, MICHAEL WISTH, XIN WU, TIM MORAN
RETAIL CORRIDOR
PHASING SCHEDULE ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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INDESIGN
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SKETCHUP
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HAND DRAWING
∷ DESIGN: THIS
DESIGN
PROPOSAL
FOR
A
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE ZONE WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN COMPRISED
AREA
OF
OF
MEXICO
CONSTRUCTED
CITY
IS
WETLANDS,
WHICH TREAT URBAN WASTEWATER FOR USE ALONG AN URBAN FARMING CORRIDOR, AND AN ON-SITE PUBLIC MARKET. THE PURPOSE OF A PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
ZONE
IN
THE
DENSE
URBAN
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS THE DISTRICT OF IZTAPALAPA IS TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER, SUSTENANCE, FOOD SECURITY, AND AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF INCOME FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS ADJACENT TO THIS LOCAL FOODS CORRIDOR. THE GREATER OBJECTIVE LIES IN CREATING THE FRAMEWORK FOR A SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIVE CITY. BY LOCATING A WATER TREATMENT AND FOOD GENERATING SYSTEM IN AN AREA OF THE CITY FACED WITH URBAN POVERTY, NUTRITIONAL DEMANDS AT A
MARKET TARPS SKETCH
LOCAL LEVEL ARE MET, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT MOST.
2010 UIUC | MASTER THESIS
CONTEXT ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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SKETCHUP
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HAND DRAWING
MARKET SITE PLAN
ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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AUTOCAD
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HAND DRAWING
- water collection from roofs
MARKET PLAN SECTION MODEL
MARKET SECTION
ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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AUTOCAD
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SKETCHUP
∷ BRIEF: THE
ABRAHAM CENTER IS A HOME
FOR THE THREE MAJOR ABRAHAMIC FAITHS; JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM. BY PLACING THESE SITER FAITHS UNDER A SINGLE ROOF, IT IS INTENDED THAT PHYSICAL PROXIMITY WILL FOSTER CONSTRUCTIVE DISCOURSE AND COLLECTIVE COMPREHENSION.THE ABRAHAM CENTER IS LOCATED BLOCKS FROM THE
ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY
OF
AND SERVES THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF
STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE WIDER COMMUNITY. BY HOUSING JEWISH, ISLAMIC, AND CHRISTIAN
CONGREGATIONS
IN
A
UNIFIED
BUILDING, THE CHALLENGE OF DIMINISHING ATTENDANCE IN A LARGE SINGLE-USE STRUCTURE IS COUNTERACTED. WITH SERVICES ON FRIDAY FOR MUSLIMS, SATURDAY FOR JEWS AND SUNDAY FOR CHRISTIANS AS THE COMMON DAYS OF WORSHIP, THE ABRAHAM CENTER WILL BE AT CAPACITY USE MULTIPLE DAYS A WEEK.
SUMMER 2010 PARTICIPANTS: ERNESTO ALVARADO, KEVIN HINDERS
FROM SCOTT PARK
Direction of the Qibla / Jerusalem
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N [ SITE ]
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A SCOTT PARK B BONEYARD CREEK C E. HEALEY ST D S. 3RD ST E SITE PARKING
1 1 WATER HARVESTING
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2 DAYLIGHTING
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3 NATURAL VENTILATION
ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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SKETCHUP
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KERKYTHEA
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Direction of the Qibla / Jerusalem
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[ PROGRAM ] 1 NW
PRAYER HALL wall
oriented
3
towards
Mecca
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9
and
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Jerusalem.
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BALCONY
2
Provides a worship space for denominations that require gender separation; as well as allowing for casual observation of services.
3
OFFICE
For clergy, administration and faith-based groups.
WORSHIP HALL
4 5
RESTROOM MEETING ROOM
For community, student and religious groups.
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STUDY / LIBRARY
SECOND FLOOR
Study space for university students and library of religious texts.
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12
JANITORIAL OFFICE
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ELEVATOR
5
BRIDGE
4
Allows for views down into atrium.
10 MECHANICAL ROOM 11 DINNING HALL
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Lunch and dinners provided to students as well
3
8
as for events.
12 KITCHEN 13 EVENTS SPACE
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15
Rentable gathering space.
14 ENTRY COURT 15 ATRIUM 16 BAPTISMAL POOL
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Full immersion pool.
17 WUDU ABLUTION FOUNTAIN Used for ritual purification. Examples of ritualistic purification can be found in the three faiths.
GROUND FLOOR
ATRIUM ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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SKETCHUP
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KERKYTHEA
∷ BRIEF: TO DESIGN A 2.5 MILLION SF MIXEDUSE HIGH-RISE BUILDING COMPRISED OF RETAIL, OFFICE, AND RESIDENTIAL SPACES IN CHICAGO’S RIVER-NORTH NEIGHBORHOOD.
DESIGN: LOCATED ON THE PROMINENT WOLFSITE, THIS TOWER ACTS AS A PHYSICAL
POINT
ANCHOR AND VISUAL PIVOT POINT AT THE JUNCTION OF THE CHICAGO RIVER AND THE SHIP CANAL. THE SITE IS SCULPTED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE CHICAGO RIVERWALK, ALLOWING FOR EASY PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. THE BUILDING IS SUPPORTED BY THE CENTRAL SERVICE CORE WALLS, OUTRIGGER TRUSSES AND A PERIMETER DIAGRID STRUCTURE ALLOWING FOR FLEXIBLE OPEN
FLOOR
PLANS
THROUGHOUT
THE
BUILDING. RISING A TOTAL OF 1448 FT, THE WOLF-POINT TOWER WOULD BE THE SECOND TALLEST BUILDING ON THE CHICAGO SKYLINE.
2008 UIUC | ARCH STUDIO 571
PARTICIPANTS: ERNESTO ALVARADO, MELISSA BRADY, TRUPI NILANGE
FROM CHICAGO RIVER
RETAIL AND TOWER ENTRY
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
ILLUSTRATOR
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PHOTOSHOP
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RHINO
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PHYSICAL MODEL