Architecture Portfolio
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Leeper Court
Spanish Villa Home
Fire Station 27
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Artwork
Furniture Design
Mission Work
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South Bend, Indiana The project takes place next to Leeper Park that once thrived as South Bend’s first park and is in the process of being restored and to the south stands Memorial Hospital. Right now the project site sits as a parking lot full of cars but it struggles to connect people to the park. It can become the link that ties downtown South Bend and Leeper Park. The site will include gardens as they are “a mosaic of water and stone, foliage, and sky, experienced as… tranquility.” Places of relaxation and meditation are vital to all personnel including patients of Memorial Hospital. Residence should have the opportunity to experience architecture that is mysterious in nature but calming for the sole purpose of reflection.
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Leeper Court
Comprehending mix use buildings 5
1st Floor Plan/Context
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2nd Floor Plan
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3rd Floor Plan
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4th Floor Plan
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North Elevation
South Elevation
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East Elevation
West Elevation
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Longitudinal Building Section
Crosss Building Section
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Basketball Gym
Wellness Pool
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Structural Axonometric View
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Mechanical System Axonometric View
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Residential Wall Section
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Miguel Auza, Zacatecas Background project taken in from my fathers side of the family. The project studies a background building that happened to be spanish colonial. The building was designed to occupy a rehabilitation service and church as one complex to help better the community.
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Spanish Villa Home
Discovering my Background 21
1st Floor Plan
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2nd Floor Plan
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3rd Floor Plan
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Church Wall Section
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Cross Building Section
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Structural Model w/Finishes
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St. Joseph, Michigan St. Joseph sought after a new fire station for their city that enabled a strong connection to the community. This project took the idea of place-making and provided areas where the firemen could interact with civilians, the buildings design provided better health and workspace for the this was a second home to the firemen. Project done in collaboration with one other individual.
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Fire Station 27
Placemaking for the community 31
1st Floor Plan
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2nd Floor
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Back Elevation w/Site Section
Back Elevation w/Site Section
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Study Model
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Front Elevation
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Interior Courtyard
Outdoor Seating
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Interior Courtyard
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St. Joseph, Michigan The art district of St. Joe looked for opportunities to develop artist studios with shipping containers. The containers are stacked to provide housing and studio spaces along with outdoor porches and balconies. This community would help artist in the area to grow and prosper in their career.
Hinkley Commons 40
Designing for the artist 41
1st Floor Plan
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2nd Floor Plan
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Right Elevation
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Front Elevation
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Cross Building Section
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Longitudinal Building Section
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Partial Elevation w/ Wall Section
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Structural Model
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Material Building Model Interior
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Material Building Model Exterior
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Berrien Springs, Michigan The project entails a center for studying and researching plants and ecosystems within the forestry of Berrien Springs. It would be occupied by students and staff in the residential unit and host classes and research facilities in the environmental center.
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Environmental Center
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Site Plan
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Residence Front Elevation
Residence Side Elevation
Residence Floor Plan
Residence Cross Section
Residence Interior
Center Front Elevation
Center Cross Building Section
Center Floor Plan
Center Longitudinal Building Section
Center Side Elevation
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Site Perspective
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Vaierty of Mediums Drawings and painting are forms of expressing and visualizing what we see and what we imagine. Hand drawing is the best thing we can do that will never fade.
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Artwork
Discovering Different Mediums 59
Facade Study in Pienza, Italy
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Street Sketch in Ermopoli, Greece
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Statue Study in Paris, France
Seating Study Sketch in KTC Library
Pantheon Section Sketch in Rome, Italy
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Wall Section Study Sketch in Vestibule De Harlay
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Wall Section Study Sketch
Watercolor in Syros, Greece
Tivoli Fountain in Tivoli, Italy
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Mayan Calendar in Marker
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Watercolor
Watercolor
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Watercolor
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Watercolor
Watercolor
Pencil Sketch
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Building Furniture involves buildings objects from simple to complex. There are a variety of furniture pieces from timeless to experimental furniture.
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Furniture Design
Bringing drawings to reality 71
Rustic Recipe Wedding Box
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Jewelry Box
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Birdhouse
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Rocking Chair
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Birdhouse
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Volunteer Work Volunteer work consists of traveling to Bolivia,Jordan, and Egypt. The projects consist of connecting with communitiesthroughpaintingandlastingfriendships.
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Beyond Walls
Making a Difference in the Middle East 79
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