INTERDISCIPLINARY
WORK SAMPLE ALYZA ENRIQUEZ
CONTENTS A Selection of Undergraduate Work
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Public Greenway
Tourist Vortex
Pioneer Works Intervention
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[Trans*]cendence
Renders
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Sample Writing
Selected Film Projects
.01 Public Greenway The Public Greenway was a project that confronted the NYCHA housing crisis. The Ingersoll - Whitman Houses are located in downtown Brooklyn and is one of the few that houses a school used by those outside of the community. After extensive research on NYCHA housing, the street was coupled with a connective tissue that incorporates green, commercial, and recreational spaces. Previously this housing project suffered from the superblock design that essentially isolated it from the rest of the neighborhood. This work was published together with the rest of the studio in order to raise awareness about the housing crisis and provide possible solutions.
COMMODORE BARRY PARK
FORT GREENE PARK
Overall Site Plan
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COMMERCIAL USES COMMERCIAL USES - MARKET COMMERCIAL USES - CLOTHING COMMERCIAL USES - F&B COMMERCIAL USES - SPECIALTY MARKET COMMERCIAL USES - LEISURE COMMERCIAL USES - BANK COMMERCIAL USES - OFFICE BUILDING COMMERCIAL USES - PERSONAL CARE COMMERCIAL USES - TRASPORTATION SERVICES COMMERCIAL USES - SPECIAL SERVICES PARKING USES INSTITUTIONAL USES INSTITUTIONAL USES- EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL USES- CULTURAL CIVIC USES- PUBLIC SERVICES CIVIC USES- HEALTH SERVICES CIVIC USES- GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION N INDUSTRIAL USES
SITE - BUILDING TYPES
Nolli + Use Map of Site Context 35 ft
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Chase Bank Building
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249'-0"
Fort Greene Monument
55 ft FORT GREENE PARK Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
Site Research Section
Fall 2014
478'-0"
Detailed Elevation .01
Step- by - Step Diagram of Transformation
Detailed Elevation .02
Step- by - Step Diagram of Transformation
Detailed Plan of Street
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.02 Roman Tourist Vortex Ahhh, the tourist vortex. This project was born out of a semester abroad complete with pasta, sights, and lots of hand drawing. After studying the Nolli maps extensively, the goal of the project was to recreate density and erase the open, Fascist boulevards that were constructed during Benito Mussolini’s rule. This strategy gave back to the disconnected center and allowed Rome to have a dense core once again. Program thus became thoroughly integrated with tourism and this newfound core became an attraction through which tourists could learn more about Rome’s history both physically and metaphorically.
Site Research Collage
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Site Strategy Diagram
NB + AE RE-NOLLI ROME STUDIO
PASSAGE
GATHER
PASSAGE
Moment Diagram
GATHER PATH
CIRCULATION
NTS
Spring 2015
PASSAGE
AMPHITHEATRE
OUTDOOR COURTYARD RESTAURAUNT CO
PERFORMANCE
PIAZZA
Final Section + Diagram
PUBLIC STAIR
MUSE
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OURTYARD ENTRANCE
EUM
CARAVANSEREI
CAMPIDOGLIO
.03 Pioneer Works This project was inspired by photography itself. The semester began with a photographic exploration of downtown Red Hook. I chose to use film as opposed to digital photography because I wanted to maintain an element of experimentation, allowing myself to truly understand the consequences of the interface. From the polyptychs (right) born out of that process, I chose to explore the notion of cohesive units that made up a whole as they do in the physical body of a camera. The project in its final form was a photography installation accompanying Pioneer Works that allowed users to experience the occupation of the “bellows� while interacting with program like galleries and a darkroom.
DIAGRAM OF ORIENTATIONS
Catalog of Possible Orientations
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Fall 2015
Site Exploration Photographs; Film
Speculative Collage
Final Model
Plan Cutting through First Floor
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.04 [TRANS*]CENDENCE
I have always been interested in the ways that gender polices bodies in space. Using the influence of various collective action occupations and their cousins - pop-up spaces - we propose an entirely new, dynamic, network in the city that is designed solely around the needs of the genderqueer and trans* community with the ability to mutate in relation to its surroundings. This city implements itself in 50 years with the exponential growth of technology and the proliferation of gender non-conforming and trans* bodies. It is a network that explores and engages the body, without policing its expression. It plays on the idea of threshold as it relates to the body and architecture, allowing occupation of space that is typically ignored. These ideas operate on three different scales: micro, meso, and macro allowing the design of bodily space, body as it relates to the body, and enclosure.
“As Henri Lefebvre wrote of this spatial architectonics: Space - my space - ... is first of all my body ... : it is the shifting intersection between that which touches, penetrates, threatens or benefits my body on the one hand, and all the other bodies on the other. Bodies in space design spatial fields, which, in turn design corporealities.� -- Giuliana Bruno
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Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
Speculative Render of Body Apparatus
Catalog of Threshold Typologies
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Spatial Mapping of Hotel/Nightclub Typology
Exploration of Ink + 3D Printed Spatial Maps
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Exploration of Ink + 3D Printed Spatial Maps
Final 3D Printed Spatial Map
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Final 3D Printed Spatial Map
Final Speculative Section
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3D Printed Unit Diagram
Apparatus Undergarment Diagram
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Final 3D Printed Unit + Apparatus Diagram
Final Body Apparatus + 3D Printed/Metal Units
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Final Body Apparatus + 3D Printed/Metal Units
.05 Renders I have always been interested in the process of rendering. Throughout my time at Pratt Institute I have learned and utilized Maxwell and Vray to create minimalist renders. I do not favor highly realistic renders because I believe that renders should serve as tools to continue conversations, not end them. I also believe that, as designers, we should challenge the way that we represent projects. In addition to my own work, I have assisted other students, teaching them the principles of sunlight, angles, and other settings that can alter a render.
3D Modeled Recreation of Tron: Legacy (Maxwell)
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Exterior View of 403 Pioneer Works Project (Maxwell)
Exterior View of 30
02 Dormitory Project (Vray)
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Interior View of Industrial Design Collaboration for Tiny Home (Maxwell)
Exterior View of Ind
dustrial Design Collaboration for Tiny Home (Maxwell)
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.06 Digital Cinema I have always been interested in film and got a chance to explore it as a medium in my final year at Pratt. While this included animations for architectural purposes, I took just as much pleasure in creating the narrative image. This took place through a small series of assignments with varying criteria in my digital cinema class. The climax was a final video titled Small Talk where I got a chance to work with a small, make-shift crew, lighting, friends posing as actresses, and a location. The result was an incredible experience through which I learned just how much I loved the entire process. The following images showcase my progress throughout the semester and the various color palettes that I explored.
“The link between film and the architectural enterprise involves a montagist practice in which the realm of motion is never too far from the range of emotion. The two practices share not only a texture but a similar means of fabricating (e)motion, which includes their modes of production.� -- Giuliana Bruno
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The Effort for Gender Neutral Restrooms on Pratt’s Campus Pratt Institute’s Prattler April 2015 In recent years, there has been a significant increase in genderneutral restrooms in public spaces, workplaces, schools (K-12), and more commonly, college campuses. The reasons behind this can be attributed to safety, accessibility and ultimately comfort. As our society grows to accept those who do not fit the gender binary, so must our infrastructure. Pratt Institute is no exception to this necessity. Speaking from a position of someone whose gender identity does not align with the binary, I find it absolutely necessary to have access to inclusive restrooms on our campus. Although in most cases gender neutral restrooms have been employed to grant safety to individuals who do not fit within the “typical” gender binary, safety is not necessarily the primary motive for Pratt. As an art institute, Pratt has always represented an eclectic student body. That being true, it should be obvious that an environment that promotes not only creativity but acceptance and accessibility should be cultivated on our campus. Although many infrastructural changes at college campuses can be costly, installing gender-neutral restrooms are not one of them. Pratt has single-stalled restrooms throughout the entirety of the campus and all it takes to transform them into gender absent spaces is a simple sign. Although the effort to install these spaces through campus is apparent SGA is asking for more. While some may argue that gender neutral restrooms are specifically for students’ whose gender identity does not fit within the binary - this is simply not true. The driving principal for these restrooms is to promote accessibility and comfort for anyone and everyone. This also reaches even further to include those with
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disabilities that may require someone of the opposite sex to accompany them. It is important to reiterate that it does not require remodeling or replacement of restrooms that are already in place on campus. As mentioned before, a simple sign can be placed outside all single-stalled restrooms to signify that they are not for any specific sex. When considering Pratt’s efforts students can feel hopeful that an abundance of comfortable spaces to use the restroom are on the horizon. As mentioned before, within the past year, Pratt has installed a number of them throughout campus. With SGA’s efforts along with a desire stemming from staff and faculty, the number can be expected to grow in an effort to improve the quality of student life on our campus. In addition to this, Dr. Ayres, Vice President for Student Affairs, has set forth an initiative that would allow students to register a preferred name and pronoun. Although official documents would not be able to use a preferred name for legal reasons, it would be on file for class rosters, student identification cards, etc. This does not only benefit students who do not necessarily identify with the gendered connotations of their name but also allows international students to have the name they prefer on file. This effort along with Pratt’s willingness to continue installing gender-neutral restrooms throughout campus promotes a diverse and accepting community that allows students’ creativity to thrive. With the desire already in place, all that’s necessary is time. Student government has continuously fought for these changes and will continue to aid in their deployment in the future.
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