A Adrian Bernard T. Mora
Architecture Portfolio
Summary Adrian Bernard T. Mora – Architecture Portfolio M.Arch Candidate – University of Maryland
Design/Media Methods Hand Drawing/Drafting Adobe Suite • Photoshop • Illustrator • Indesign Autodesk • AutoCAD • Revit Modeling/Rendering: • Rhinoceros 3D • Sketchup • Physical Modeling • Enscape • V-Ray
Table of Contents 1
Clear voyance
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Convene Valley
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Ecological Intr usion
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Four Cor ners Reestablished
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Canopy
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Additional Work
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Exterior Building Perspective – Southern Facade
Produced by Chase Diest and Adrian Mora – Building Model by Adrian Mora
Clearvoyance – Building Science Think Tank
University of Maryland, College Park 2022 – 12 Weeks ARCH600/11 – Digital and Hand-crafted Media Team Project with Chase Deist – Individual Focus: Systems Integration, Detail Design
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Clearvoyance is a proposed building science center located in Bethesda, MD. The project aims to bring clarity and understanding of building science to the public by concealing and revealing key moments within the buildings’ systems. The research and public realms are united in a courtyard that bridges the gap between researchers and the public. The exterior features a juxtaposition between the opacity of shou sugi ban charred wood and kalwall cladding within two distinct forms. The public space is lined with kalwall and glazing, providing an open, refined space for community engagement. The research laboratory is contained by a taught shou sugi ban box, with an exposed glulam frame structure reaching outwards to the public park. Through the reconnection of people to the built environment, Clearvoyance spearheads harmonious building science for a sustainable future.
Leland St.
Walsh St.
Walsh St.
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Produced by Chase Diest and Adrian Mora – Context by Adrian Mora
Commercial
Residential
Site Relationships Produced by Chase Diest and Adrian Mora
Parti – Open vs Enclosed
Site Physical Model – 1/12” = 1’ – 0”
Produced by Chase Diest
Building Model and Site Model by Adrian Mora
Initial Courtyard Vignette
Final Courtyard Vignette
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Chae Deist
West Section Perspective Produced by Chase Diest and Adrian Mora - Section Detailing by Adrian Mora
Exhibition
RESEARCH LAB
OVERLOOK
LIBRARY
EVENT
Research
OFFICE
LOBBY EXHIBITION
OFFICE
Ground Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Produced by Chase Diest and Adrian Mora
Key Program Vignettes
Produced by Chase Diest and Adrian Mora
Circulation Produced by Adrian Mora
Public vs Private
Building Structure
Structure/HVAC Collision
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Chase Deist
Wall Elevation/Section Detail Produced by Adrian Mora
Exterior Building Perspective – 14th St. View
Site Model and Urban Context by Adrian Mora and Omari Watson
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Convene Valley – Timber in the City
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The Convene Valley community serves to reconnect the built and the natural environment within an urban context to promote a new vision for city life. The development will provide equitable housing for a diverse range of occupants with new outdoor greenspaces for public and private use. Adjacencies to key public transit infrastructure will provide sustainable means of access for the tenants. An expansive open marketplace will provide live-work opportunities for tenants to engage with the economic growth of the 14th St. Corridor. Native plantings sprout from the green walls that surround the central courtyard that separates the complex. The courtyard will provide visitors and tenants with new connections to the integrated garden and rainwater management strategies. The courtyard also features a flexible space to host community events.
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University of Maryland, College Park 2023 – 8 Weeks ARCH601 – Digital and Hand-crafted Media Team Project with Omari Watson – Individual Focus: Building Program, Sustainable Design
Dupont Circle
Site Plan
Produced by Adrian Mora
Logan Circle
100’
Existing Conditions
Convert to Market
Expand Courtyard
Southwast Axonometric Produced by Adrian Mora Densify Residential
Carve Massing
Massing Transformation Produced by Adrian Mora
South Section Perspective Produced by Adrian Mora
Green Wall Aluminum Frame
CLT Structure
Concrete Foundation
Building Tectonics Produced by Adrian Mora
Residential Entrance Perspective Produced by Adrian Mora
Primary Program: Marketplace Flexible Event Space
Ground Level Plan
Produced by Adrian Mora
Second Level Plan
Produced by Adrian Mora
Recreation Rooms
Communal Gardens
Typical Residential Level Plan
Produced by Omari Watson
Total Units: 87
Sixth Level Plan
Produced by Omari Watson
FAR: 4.16
East Section Perspective Produced by Adrian Mora
Butter Daisy
South-Facing Plants
Partial Shade/Full Sun
Zinnia
Water Intake
Maypop
Filtration System
Blue Eyed Grass
Cistern Capacity: 20,000 Gallon
Filtration System
Blue Wood Sedge
Leatherflower
Foamflower
Maidenhair Fern
North-Facing Plants
Partial to Full Shade
Exterior Building Perspective – Baltimore and Knox Rd. View
Produced by Adrian Mora - Building Model by Adrian Mora, Site Model by Adrian Mora and Donato Jimenez
Ecological Intrusion – Net Zero College Park
University of Maryland, College Park 2021 – 3.5 Weeks ARCH403 – Digital and Hand-crafted Media Team Project with Donato Jimenez – Individual Focus: Building Facade and Program Net Zero College Park’s new headquarters serves as a beacon of sustainability in the urbanized landscape of College Park. The building demonstrates sustainable strategies and establishes new public and private spaces for education and collaboration. Vegetation and green spaces bring nature back to the urban fabric of Baltimore Avenue while reusing elements of the previous building like the exterior mural. Wooden louvers adorn the upper levels, wrapping around the facade and reducing unnecessary heat gain. The pitched roof holds photovoltaic panels that generate clean energy for the building and its neighbors while enhancing rainwater collection for the green roof terrace and use inside the building. The central atrium acts as a light well to illuminate the building’s interior and allows for cross ventilation from the main windows to the pitched roof ’s clerestory windows. Site Plan Produced by Adrian Mora
100’
Parti – Overlapping Mass Modeled by Donato Jimenez, Diagramed by Adrian Mora
Lobby Perspective Produced by Adrian Mora
South Elevation
East Elevation
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Adrian Mora
South Elevation
East Elevation
Ground Floor
Second Floor
Third Floor
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Adrian Mora
Open Office Open Office
Terrace
W.C.
Workspace
Workspace Meeting
W.C.
Lobby Mechanical
Coat
Lobby
North Section Produced by Adrian Mora
West Section
North Section
Produced by Adrian Mora
West Section
Building Sustainability Produced by Adrian Mora
Facade Section Model – 1/2” = 1’ – 0”
Recycled Elements Produced by Adrian Mora
Recyled Elements
Handcut and Modeled by Adrian Mora, Lasercut by Donato Jimenez
New University Avenue Perspective Produced by Adrian Mora
Four Corners Re-Established – Urban Design
University of Maryland, College Park 2021 – 9.5 Weeks ARCH700 – Digital and Hand-crafted Media Team Project with Hannah Gross, Jose Gomez, Maggie Boland, and Omari Watson The intersection of University Boulevard and Colesville Road offers the opportunity for a dynamic crossroads where past and present converge. The area’s quiet residential streets terminate at a bustling commercial core, characteristic of post-World War II Washington, D.C. suburbs. This neighborhood bears the weight of heavy, modern traffic demands that have created dangerous street conditions and wasted public space. Accessibility challenges including inadequate sidewalks and limited public transportation options hinder the community’s ability to connect and form a sense of place. As such, Four Corners Re-Established is a place where traffic flows efficiently, diverse building typologies and individuals seamlessly coexist, accessibility forms the foundation of the urban experience, and neglected spaces transform into inviting communal hubs. Site Plan Produced by Adrian Mora
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Urban Places Diagram Produced by Omari Watson, underlay by Adrian Mora
Existing Site Figure Ground Produced by Maggie Boland
Proposed Site Figure Ground Produced by Maggie Boland
Primary Street Transformation Produced by Jose Gomez
Ground Level Floor Plans Produced by Adrian Mora
Fifth Corner Perspective Produced by Adrian Mora
Vendor Plaza Perspective
Adaptive Reuse Courtyard Perspective
Produced by Hannah Gross
Produced by Hannah Gross
Exterior Building Perspective – Wetland View
Produced by Glenn De Los Santos – Building and Social Stairs Model by Adrian Mora, Site Model by Glenn De Los Santos
Canopy – Building in the Landscape
University of Maryland, College Park 2021 – 5.5 Weeks ARCH403 – Professor Brittany Williams – Digital and Hand-crafted Media Team Project with Glenn De Los Santos – Individual Focus: Building Design and Program The new National Park Service Center of Urban Ecology emerges from the terrain of the Georgetown Reservoir. The building’s massing and orientation connect to the landscape of the berm and allow improved passive solar performance. The elevated portion of the building, glulam structure, and mullion rhythm emulate the canopy of the adjacent forest. The building will provide research and education spaces for community engagement with the environment. The landscape of the field has been transformed into a microcosm of Maryland’s landscape, including hills, plains, and a wetland. An outdoor exhibit space connects to the building through an expansive social stair/ramp configuration. The walkways traversing the site provide a new experience with every visit, whether that be from the outdoor event spaces, or right next to the reservoir along the berm. Site Plan Produced by Glenn De Los Santos and Adrian Mora – Vegetation/Material Overlay by Adrian Mora
100’
Parti – Extension and Elevation Produced by Adrian Mora
Massing Transformation
Site Sustainability
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Adrian Mora
Site Physical Model – 1/32” = 1’ – 0” Massing Modeled by Adrian Mora, Site Topography Modeled by Glenn de Los Santos, Site Context Modeled by Adrian Mora, Bailey Stull, Eleni Forakis, Jennifer Yabut, and Hannah Gross
Northwest Elevation Produced by Adrian Mora
Office Office Office Open Office
Office Office
Breakroom
Office Meeting
Office
Third Floor Plan
Storage
Office
Produced by Adrian Mora
Reception Loading Class Lobby Class
Mechanical
Exhibit Space Class
Gathering/Conference
Greenhouse
Second Floor Plan Produced by Adrian Mora
Cross Section
Building Structure
Produced by Adrian Mora
Produced by Adrian Mora
Building Physical Model – 1/8” = 1’ – 0” Lasercut and Modeled by Adrian Mora
Building Physical Model – 1/8” = 1’ – 0”
Interior Greenhouse Perspective
Lasercut and Modeled by Adrian Mora
Produced by Glenn De Los Santos, Building Model by Adrian Mora
Dupont Circle Facade Redesign – Facade Model 2020 – 3 Weeks – ARCH401 – Professor Michael Abrams Handcut and Modeled by Adrian Mora 1/4” = 1’ – 0”
Precedent Study of the Sancaklar Mosque – Site Model 2021 – 1 Week – ARCH403 – Professor Brittany Williams CAD Drawn and Modeled by Adrian Mora, Lasercut by Donato Jimenez 1/16” = 1’ – 0”
Additional Work – Physical Modeling
Precedent Study of the Transoceanica Building – Facade Model 2021 – 1 Week – ARCH403 – Professor Brittany Williams Handcut and Modeled by Adrian Mora 1/2” = 1’ – 0”
3rd Rate Ship of the Line Rhinoceros 3D Model – 2018
National Gallery of Art Graphite Pencil on Paper – 2019
Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building Graphite Pencil on Paper – 2019
Additional Work – CAD Modeling, Hand-Drawing 3rd Rate Ship of the Line
Pen and Colored Pencil on Paper – 2015
Display - The Butterfly Nebula
The Expanse – UAV Circulation Experience 2022 – ARCH408 – Professor James Tilghman
The Expanse – Vertical Community Masterplan 2022 – ARCH408 – Professor James Tilghman
Additional Work – Collage Rendering The Expanse – Augmented Reality Exhibition
2022 – ARCH408 – Professor James Tilghman
Hog Pen Creek Residence – Lake Flato
2022 – ARCH472 – Professor Douglas Crawford
Hog Pen Creek Residence – Lake Flato 2022 – ARCH472 – Professor Douglas Crawford
Additional Work – Software Rendering Hog Pen Creek Residence – Lake Flato 2022 – ARCH472 – Professor Douglas Crawford