ADRIANA PEREZ-LEYVA
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
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A B O U T
A D R I A N A
1993
2009
2012
Born in Miami, Florida
The Vatican Performance
Duany-Plater Zyberk
First-Generation Cuban-American
High School Women’s Choir Invited to Perform at Vatican City
Archive Organizer/Volunteer First Firm Experience
Indonesia Study Abroad
Favorite International Experience
1999
2011
2013
Passion for Piano
Our Lady of Lourdes
MDC Honors College
First Place in State
Salzburg Global Seminar
First Lessons Led to a Meaningful Connection to Music
High School Diploma
Spanish Competition Team Role for Martirio in Bernalda Alba
Associate of Arts
Global Citizenship Program Impactful Architecture Experience
2014
2017
2019
SoJo Design
THW Design
Georgia Institute of Technology
First Interior Design Internship Experience with Penthouse Niche
First Architecture Internship Focus in Senior Living Design
Master of Architecture
2016
2018
University of Florida Commencement Speaker
HKS Architects
Bachelor of Design Topic of Speech: Perseverance
Summer Intern Architect Hospitality Team
SHAPE
Part-T ime Design Intern
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FABRICATE Portman Studio Contest
A Telling of Ecological + Land-Use History Duration: 15 Weeks Instructor: George Johnston Team: A. Knight + K. Song Media: Rhino, AutoCAD, + Photoshop In Collaboration with KieranTimberlake
THE PROPOSITION This proposal for The Center for Ecological Interpretation and Land-Use History rethinks the southern approach past the terminus of Springer Mountain. A new network of trails called The Circuit Trail connects three sites -- Len Foote Hike Inn, Provisions Park, and The Center. By linking these three sites, hikers can learn about the conservation, extraction, and fabrication of North Georgia’s natural resources through a looped tour of the landscape. In other words, it is a narrative path conveying how humans have interpreted and used the local land to meet their needs.
THE GATEWAY Imagine yourself standing on the gateway of an alluring, yet unfamiliar trail. You are a hiker about to embark on a six-month journey along the Appalachian Trail starting from the northern approach, Mount Katahdin in Maine. As a spirited adventurer, you look forward to discovering for yourself the beauty, connectedness, and refuge many hikers found along the trail. Throughout the journey, you see and feel the change of season. Sceneries transform from one landscape to the next. Rolling hills transition into tumbling waters. All the while, the one constant element is below your feet: the trail. While everything around is changing, the trail remains a loyal friend accompanying you through a myriad of experiences. The trail serves as the link between the human and nonhuman world, guiding you through an untamed wilderness. The trail is a hybrid reality where the human condition meets the great outdoors. What will greet you at the other end when you arrive in Georgia?
LEN FOOTE HIKE INN
PROVISIONS PARK
THE CENTER
Eventually, the trail leads to the Southern Terminus, announcing the end of your Appalachian trail experience. However, your journey does not end there. Two miles south, you come across Len Foote Hike Inn, a forward-thinking backcountry lodge that exemplifies good stewardship of Mother Nature’s precious resources. Here, you learn about The Circuit Trail, a new trail network connecting Len Foote Hike Inn to Provisions Park and The Center for Ecological Interpretation and Land-Use History. Intrigued, you decide to extend your hiking experience by one more day to include The Circuit Trail.
A mile south of Len Foote, The Circuit Trail transforms from an earthen trail into a set of long, descending stairs made of fired clay bricks, signaling your arrival at The Marked Path. Found on Provisions Park, The Marked Path is a landform exhibit that traces the path of clay, stone, and wood extraction. A barrel-vaulted kiln welcomes hikers to explore its interior, where mounds of clay were formed and fired into building blocks. Then, an ascending staircase carved out of the bedrock from which large chucks of mica schist were extracted borders The Food Camp, which offers a selection of produce grown on the harvest grounds. At the top of the stone steps, The Marked Path shifts to wood. A few steps down the wooden slope, an abundance of sapling pine trees grow on one side of the path, while on the other, mature oak. This wooden path crosses over the merging of rocky and sandy soils, and since oak trees prefer rockier and sloping landscapes, they thrive on the left side of the trail. By the end of this Marked Path one will have traversed over four different soil profiles, each uniquely characterizing the natural environment one encounters above ground. This experience inspires hikers to reflect on all the riches one patch of land can yield. Then, looking ahead with anticipation, your final destination is foreshadowed by the sight of a structure built from clay, stone, and wood.
As The Marked Path dissolves, The Golden Contour emerges, providing a mercifully flat trail across a mountainous landscape. Along the way, the earthen trail leads you past Cochran Falls with neighboring campsites and shelters. About four miles later, The Golden Contour turns around a ridge and reveals a distant glimpse of Amicalola Falls. Like at Cochran Falls, the mountains erode at the mercy of the waterfall’s northward trajectory, forming a valley below where a geological indentation nests. As you get closer, The Golden Contour wraps around The Center, defining a bend that borders a fishing pond and connects to four additional trails. You watch as a group of weary hikers approaches from the north, while an energetic boy scout troop enters from the south. Upon arriving, a broad wooden ramp descends from The Golden Contour, inviting you to experience the lower levels of The Center. Three separate exhibits display the history of stone, wood, and clay fabrication and construction in North Georgia. Adjacent workshops on stone carving, wood crafts, and pottery allow visitors to learn about the properties of these materials. While these spaces do well to educate visitors, the most didactic aspect of The Center is the structure itself. The waterfall composed of mica schist slabs, the wooden skeletal components defining the circulation, and the stacks of thick fired clay blocks retaining the earth around The Center showcase the transformation and application of natural resources to architecture. Like the trail, The Center is conceived as a hybrid where the riches of the land meet the shaping force of the human hand.
PROVISIONS PARK PHASING HIE - Sand/Rock TsG - BedRock TIC - Loam WgD - Clay
PRE-EXTRACTION
EXTRACTION
POST-EXTRACTION
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Determine Number of Trees to Log Determing Stone and Clay Amount to Extract Create Gravel Roads and Flatten Slopes
Define “The Marked Path” based on Trail of Extraction Log 316 Loblolly Pines and 20 Chetnut Oaks Extract 22,466 Cubic Feet of Stone; Cut On-Site Extract 11,830 Cubic Feet of Clay; Fire On-Site in New Kiln
Establish The Food Camp on TIC Soil Region Replenish Soil by Planting Trees and Shrubs Pave The Marked Path with Logs, Cut Stone, and Fired Clay Bricks
EXTRACTION + FABRICATION
GLUELAM TIMBER Cut+Debark
Lift+Stack
Transport
Extract
Bulldoze
Motor Grade
Extract
Drill Cut
Load+Stack
Drying
Finger Joint
Lamination
Adhesive
Press+Cure
Finish
Transport
Mix
Form
Dry
Stack
Fire
Vent
Transport
Measure
Second Cut
Grind
FIRED CLAY BLOCKS
MICA SCHIST SLABS
Glaze
THE CENTER PROCESS + PHASING
FIRST LEVEL
SECOND LEVEL
PREPARATION
CONSTRUCTION
DISASSEMBLE
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Prepare Fishing Pond for Construction Widen Road for Construction Equipment
Build The Center Utilizing Extracted Materials Pave New Trails Connected to Larger Network
Remove Wood Structure as it Decays Over Time Allow Wildlife and Plants to Inhabit Remains
Wood Deck
Steps As Masonry Retaining Wall
Prefabricated Fired-Clay Retaining System
Wood Deck
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Waterbar
Prefabricated Fired-Clay
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Compacted Backfill Drainage Fill
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Rammed Earth Wall
Masonry Retaining Wall
Wood Tension Post
Rammed Earth Wall
Wood Deck
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Masonry Foundation
Compacted Granular Base DETAIL A
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DETAIL AXON 1/4’’=1’-0’’
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Hybrid Tectonics KANG SONG
SPRING 2018
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CULTIVATE Agritecture
Merging Production + Consumption Duration: 16 Weeks Instructor: George Johnston Media: Rhino, InDesign + Photoshop Square Footage: Approx. 350,000 SF
The establishment of cities was historically based on the success and dependability of local agricultural production. Today’s practices of mass food production, however, place agriculture at a distance and alienate it from our daily urban lives. How can we meaningfully relink these two worlds in the 21st Century? This proposal challenges the current typology of food retail markets by merging productivity and consumerism through a new kind of market. This market will host reimagined basic elements of architecture – walls, windows, doors, and roofs - that grow food while also providing shelter and enclosure. To further facilitate the connection between urban inhabitants and fresh foods, this market is set as a transit-oriented development adjacent to the Garnett Transit Station in Atlanta, GA.
DESIGN + RESEARCH Inflation-Adjusted Prices for Fresh Produce
40%
Price Increase of Fresh Fruits + Vegetables between 1985 - 2014 Amongst all food categories, fresh produce has increased the most.
Food Insecurity in the USA
12.3%
American Households that Struggle with Food Insecurity Most households experiencing food insecurity live in food deserts.
“Ugly Food� Waste
30-40%
Amount of Rejected Fruits + Vegetables from Grocery Stores Produce may be rejected for aesthetic reasons. Although it is still fresh, it is unmarketable.
American Household Fruit + Vegetable Waste
52%
Amount of Fruits + Vegetables Tossed Out by American Households Amongst all food categories, fruits + vegetables is tossed the most.
Food Desert Map
GARNETT TRANSIT STATION This location is considered a food desert, which is defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a low-income communities located more than one mile from a reliable source of fresh produce and other healthy whole foods. Residents of food deserts who lack a reliable source of transportation are often forced to shop at convenience stores, where prices are higher than full-service supermarkets and selection is typically limited to processed foods high in fat, salt and sugar. Source: https://www.ajc.com/news/food-deserts-map/
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS 1. MARKET A Market that Produces + Sells Food
4. EMPOWER Empower Community with Work + Volunteer Opportunities
2. AGRITECT Architectural Elements that Support Agriculture
5. EDUCATE Educate Community on Healthy Food Consumption
3. PRODUCE Moderate to High Food Production Capacity
6. ACCESS Greater Access to Fresh Foods for Local + Greater City Community
Start with the Big Box...
Extend it...
Slope it...
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CHALLENGING THE FOOD RETAIL TYPOLOGY What if the food we buy was grown on the same site? This question drove the design of the agritecture (architecture + agriculture). Various methods of growing food are implemented into this design, ranging from low-tech solutions such as raised beds to high tech techniques like hydroponics. More importantly, this design aims to create a new way of growing food on the architectural elements themselves.
Hypermarkets
Convenience Stores
Super Markets
Warehouse Clubs
Food Halls
Market
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Quality Control
Quality Control
Market
Quality Control
Packaging + Distribution
Packaging + Distribution
Gathering Space
Quality Control
Quality Control
Packaging + Distribution
Packaging + Distribution
Packaging + Distribution
Packaging + Distribution
Gathering Space
Roof Garden
Gathering Space
Gathering Space Market Quality Control
2 - MARTA Roof FLOOR Gathering Space Garden
Terraced Garden
Roof Garden
Retail
Roof PackagingGarden + Distribution Office Space
Terraced Garden
Terraced Garden
Gathering Space
Retail
Residential
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Gathering Space
Roof Garden
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Roof Garden
Terraced Garden
Terraced Garden
Retail
Terraced Garden
Retail
Office Space
Retail
Office Space
Residential 2 - MARTA FLOOR
Terraced Garden
Retail
Office Space
Retail
Office Space
Office Space
1 - MARKET FLOOR Residential Parking
Office Space
Residential
Circulation
Office Space
Residential
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1 - MARKET FLOOR Circulation
1 - MARKET FLOOR Parking Circulation Market
Quality Control
1 - MARKET FLOOR Residential Parking Circulation
1 - MARKET FLOOR Residential Parking
Terraced Garden
Gathering SpaceROOFRoof Garden LEVEL 4 - ROOF Circulation GARDENS Parking
1 - MARKET FLOOR LEVEL 3MEZZANINE - MEZZANINE FLOOR
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Roof Garden
Retail
Office Space
Roo
Packaging + Distribution
MARTA LEVEL
2 - MARTA Roof FLOOR Gathering Space Garden 4 - ROOF GARDENS
Circulation
3 - MEZZANINE F 2- MARKET - MARTA FLO 1 MARKET FLOOR LEVEL
PRODUCE The Atlanta BeltLine’s Grow Lab Addressing the Food Dessert Issue
Duration: 16 Weeks Instructor: Debora Mesa Molina Media: Revit, AutoCAD, + Photoshop Square Footage: Approx. 45,000 SF
Derived from the dimensions of an acre, The Grow Lab is an enclosed, climate-controlled, fullyoptimized vertical farming system. As population growth, climate change, and economic pressures threaten to increase in the decades to come, this proposal seeks to utilize the BeltLine as vessel to proactively bring farming education and production closer to city dwellers. More specifically, The Grow Lab’s main mission is to serve a neighborhood classified as a food dessert on the souteast side of the Atlanta BeltLine trail.
Scan to Watch Studio Trailer
Aluma Urban Farm Interviews
The Growth Process
Form + Food
Collective Studio Process Models
SERVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD
CHOSEWOOD PARK Population: 3,988 Number of Households: 12,324
The Grow Lab Experience
OPERATIONS OF THE GROW LAB One tower can grow one acre of food. See how the translation occurs:
1 ACRE = 43,560 SF
1 CROP LEVEL = 43,560 SF / 40 = 1,089 SF
GROUND LEVEL
TYPICAL LEVEL - LOADING CROP LEVEL
1 CROP TRAY = 1,089 SF / 6 = 181.5 SF Thus, each tray is 5’ X 5’.
TYPICAL LEVEL - LOADED CROP LEVEL
ROOF LEVEL
Operations of The Grow Lab
TRANSFORM Safe Space
Helping LGBTQIA Youths Heal Duration: 14 Weeks Instructor: Katherine Wright Media: Physical Modeling + AutoCAD Square Footage: 300 SF - 25,000 SF
How would an educational environment free of hierarchy and discrimination look like? This is the question that arises when the executive director of Pride School Atlanta, Ms. Lisa Barber, asked Georgia Tech students to design the school’s future expansion. While Pride School Atlanta welcomes any and all youths through their doors, their main mission is to offer safe and transformative spaces for queer-identifying students who have been rejected by their social circles, particularly those who are runaways or homeless. Eventually, Pride School Atlanta hopes to restore and strengthen their spirits and prepare them for reintegration with society.
*Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer/questioning, asexual.
CLASSROOM DESIGN + ALTERNATE CONFIGURATIONS
EMERGE Atlanta’s BeltLine Bridge An Expression of Public Flows
Duration: 2 Weeks Instructor: Katherine Wright Media: Physical Modeling + Rhino Square Footage: 400 SF
Located next to the city’s most popular shopping center, a request for replacing a neighboring old bridge is proposed. In an effort to reflect the lively and offbeat spirit of Ponce City Market, the new bridge design seeks to reinvigorate this section of the BeltLine by highlighting the diverse paths that emerge along it. The elevated central pavement serves as the quick-speed thoroughfare aimed for bikers and runners. The dashed strips of ambercolored glass reveal views of the roadway below as they pass by. On the sides of the bridge, BeltLine visitors can walk leisurely and enjoy a view of the Atlanta skyline.
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REVITALIZE ULI Hines Student Competition Entry Entry for 2017 Cycle
Duration: 2 Weeks Instructor: Ellen Dunham-Jones Team: Z. Lancaster, G. Huang, Y. Chen + V. Kesarkar Media: Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, InDesign + Photoshop Square Footage: Approx. 2 Million SF
Every spring, the Urban Land Institute hosts the ULI Hines Student Competition, accepting over 150 submissions from multidisciplinary graduate students from all over the country. In 2017, the program consisted of an underdeveloped and inactive site by the North Branch Chicago River. Due to the site’s history of manufacturing and trade occupations, our team proposed a 21stCentury maker’s space called The Union Bend.
URBAN DIVISION
URBAN CONNECTION
PHASE I: BUILDING BRIDGES
PHASE II: CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
LACK OF ACTIVITIES
FRAGMENTED SPACES
FULL OF ACTIVITIES
SYSTEMATIC SPACES
PHASE III: EXPANDING SCOPE
AUTOMATE The Automated Sorting Facility
Integrating Recycling into the Urban Realm Duration: 6 Weeks Instructor: Keith Kaseman Media: Rhino, Grasshopper, + Photoshop Square Footage: 300,000 SF
Construction debris accounts for about 40% of waste in landfills. In an effort to achieve a greener and cleaner future, an automated recycling facility is proposed. The facility is equipped with large robotic arms that sort construction debris for reuse. Unlike most waste facilities, this project is integrated into the city as a public park on the topmost layer. Pedestrians can marvel at the sorting processes from above while taking a stroll through the landscape.
PEDESTRIAN LEVEL
RECYCLING LEVEL
MANAGEMENT LEVEL
FORM FINDING + MODEL MAKING
CONVERGE The Vanna Venturi House Study
Making Sense of Complexity + Contradiction Duration: 14 Weeks Instructor: David Yocum Media: AutoCAD + Photoshop Square Footage: 1,986 SF
When Robert Venturi set out to design a house for his mother, he used this opportunity to challenge modern architecture. Venturi utilized the house as a canvas to break the rules and demonstrate that buildings need not be subject to rigid formalist rules. Like people, buildings are just not that simple. When it was finished in 1964, it caused a ripple in the architecture community and became known as the first postmodern house. This study seeks to understand the design methodology of the Vanna Venturi House through a mapping of superimposed guidelines and planes, which may reveal intersections, alignments, and relationships otherwise unnoticed. Based on these discoveries, an extension of the front porch is designed to meet an unfulfilled wish of his mother, Vanna.
FINIDING CONVERGENT POINTS
FRONT ELEVATION
REAR ELEVATION
PLANAR STUDIES
BASEMENT LEVEL
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
GROUND LEVEL
SECOND LEVEL
CROSS SECTION
THE PORCH EXTENSION Unfortunately, Vanna Venturi’s house is hidden too far back behind trees, causing her to feel isolated at times. As an intervention, a detached porch extension was added to provide Vanna the option to chat with neighbors and people watch. The design is based off of the relationship of lines discovered on the diagrams below.
EXPLORE Material Revelations
Materiality Informs Design Duration: 6 Weeks Instructor: Brian Bell + Marisabel Marrat Media: Physical Modeling Square Footage: Conceptual
This project explores the characteristics of different materials, such as potter’s clay and wax. Based on the information learned from creating models and experimenting with form, a pavilion is designed using these materials.
SITE MODEL KEY
CONNECT VisionAIR
Bringing Loved Ones to the Bedside Duration: 6 Weeks Instructor: Craig Zimring + David Cowan Team: V. Luthra, A. Li, J. Calovich Media: Rhino and Photoshop Square Footage: Approx. 300 SF
Intensive care units & biocontainment units (BCUs) often impose strict spatial separation and infection control, which can create feelings of isolation and anxiety for patients and families. These are made worse by BCU designs with limited viewing windows & audio connections. Furthermore, direct physical contact in BCUs is prohibited. Sometimes, family members are allowed to view patients from a BCU’s anteroom window, but this time is limited and the risk of contamination is high. Our team’s solution, VisionAIR, features a multi-functional, OLED-based digital glass wall. By facilitating visual and audio corrrespondence, VisionAIR enhances both in-person and longdistance communication between families and patients. Strategically placed between the proposed patient room and the adjacent family room, this architectural solution enables real-time contact for all. Image Credit: Emory University; Illustrator: Damien Scogin
THE PRODUCT + INTERFACE Long-distance loved ones can communicate with patients through VisionAIR’s companion smartphone application integrated with a main hospital application. Family and friends can log in using a secure identification to send visual and audio messages. Additional features include a remote control, intercom system, and supportive circadian rhythm lighting system. The glass wall can transform upon command into a digital interface thanks to developing OLED technology. VisionAIR’s OLED display can change from a transparent state to an opaque screen with options for the patient to access recorded audio and visual messages from loved ones. Designed as a tall (6.4’H x 2.4’W) glass opening, VisionAIR allows one to view an entire person standing on the opposite side.
BARRIERS BETWEEN PATIENT + FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
MENU
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SPACE
APPLICATION START-UP PAGE
TIME
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EMORY UNIVERSITY’S BIOCONTAINMENT UNIT Image Credit: Emory University; Illustrator: Damien Scogin
EMORY’S BIOCONTAINMENT UNIT WITHOUT VISIONAIR RR = Restroom; BC = Biocontainment ; S = Storage
APPLICATION STAND-BY
APPLICATION IN-USE
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REDESIGNED FLOOR PLAN WITH VISIONAIR RR = Restroom; BC = Biocontainment ; S = Storage; F = Family/Friends
MODEL Media + Modeling III
Instructor: James Park Team: R. Altiraifi, D. Johnson, R. Guo Media: Rhino + Grasshopper Project: Tensile Structures
Media + Modeling II
Instructor: Dennis Sheldon + Sabri Gokmen Team: S. Haltom + D. Johnson Media: Rhino + Grasshopper Project: Southern Cross Station
Media + Modeling I
Instructor: Dennis Sheldon + Sabri Gokmen Team: P. Eghbalzad Media: AutoCAD + Rhino Project: Drafting Alhambra
MEDIA + MODELING III: TENSILE STRUCTURES Placed upon a patch of grass embraced by Clough Commons, our team’s tensegrity model welcomes Georgia Tech students to an outdoor oasis for reading, resting, and exploring. It consists of thirteen steel rods, each held in position by a network of steel cables. The resulting structure is stable and airy, with thoughtfully articulated views of the surrounding campus and framed views of the cityscape beyond.
ROD TO CABLE CONNECTION
ROD TO GROUND CONNECTION
MEDIA + MODELING II: SOUTHERN CROSS STATION Southern Cross Station is a railway station located in Melbourne, Australia. At 60,000 square meters, the building occupies a full city block, with most of that space dedicated to the railroad tracks and platforms. The station’s main feature is its undulating roof. The placement of its peaks and valleys is determined by two sinusoid curves. In this exercise, our team modeled the roof structure using Rhino and Grasshopper.
ROOF
COLUMNS
TRUSSES
MEDIA + MODELING I: DRAFTING ALHAMBRA Nestled in the mountains of Granada, the enchanting designs of the Alhambra welcome over two million visitors a year. The Alhambra is an UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its rich and diverse history. Originally built as a fortress around 800 AD, the Alhambra was converted into a palace in the middle of the fourteenth century to accommodate the royal family of Sultan Mohammed ibn Yusuf ben Nasr. After the Spanish Reconquista, the Alhambra was utilized as the Royal Court for King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella. It was here where Christopher Columbus was endorsed for his voyages to the New World. Since the Alhambra has had many owners, the spaces showcase a mix of different styles, ranging from Islamic to Byzantine architecture.
STRUCTURE Structures II
Instructor: Thomas Russell Gentry Team: E. Wirt, B. Huynh, L. Belhumeur Project: Moment Frame Tower
Structures I
Instructor: James Case + Chris Putman Team: B. Edwards, A. Ali, R. Altiraifi Project: Funicular Structures
STRUCTURES II: MOMENT FRAME TOWER Our team was challenged to design a moment frame tower, which would then be tested with weights. The goal of the assignment was to hold as much weight as possible. With the sturdy assembly of PVC pipes and glue, we felt confident that our tower would perform well. Unfortunately, our tower failed to hold any weight at the time of our performance due to a slip of the mind to glue the tower to the base! Thankfully, our professor allowed us to re-test with that detail resolved. In the end, our properly assembled tower was able to hold 70 pounds.
STRUCTURES I: FUNICULAR STRUCTURES PROBLEM STATEMENT Following the moment diagram, the challenge was to design a simply-supported beam that carries 100 pounds at the center. The structure must span 30� and support a 4� square loading plate at the center of the beam. Though it should fail at 100 pounds, the structure should support 50 pounds with minimal deflection. EXPERIMENT By following and abstracting the moment diagram, our team worked towards designing an efficient and aethetically pleasing design. The resulting structure is a series of trusses that express a fan-like gesture. In order to support the design efficiency, we used thinner cross-sections for the zero force members and bracing members, with the assumption that these members will not be carrying a load. Our hypothesis is that the structure will fail at the end members of our top chord.
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CONCLUSION Our bridge failed where we hypothesized it would fail: at one or both bottom ends of the compression members. Interestingly enough, our bridge only showed failure on one side, which could have been caused by one of two things: 1) craftsmanship not creating a completely symmetric truss or 2) the point load not acting directly at the center of the bridge. If our team could improve our bridge design, we would add more bracing at the ends of the compression members, attached a wood plane at the top of both ends of the bridge, thicken the support members, and construct our joints more precisely.
CONSTRUCT Construction Technology II
Instructur: Marc Simmons + Geoffrey Maulion Team: J. Pajares, N. Wang, Q. Tian Project: A Study of the BMW Welt
Construction Technology I Instructur: Charles Rudolf Project: Georgia Tech Bus Stop
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY II: A STUDY OF THE BMW WELT Located next to Olympic Park in Munich, the BMW Welt hosts exhibition, museum, and event spaces. For this assignment, we studied the foundation, structure, and construction the BMW Welt. As a result of these studies, our team successfully modeled the building using Rhino and Grasshopper.
1. Create Form Using Base Geometry
2. Divide Surfaces
3. Create Reference Planes
4. Create Void Forms; Apply Panels
Roof Structure
Double Cone
Slabs Columns Entrance Ramp Retaining Walls
PANEL ASSEMBLY + SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
5. Repeat Step 4 for Bottom
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY I: GEORGIA TECH BUS STOP The current bus stops on campus could use an upgrade! This design aims to express the spirit of Georgia Tech.
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FLOOR PLAN
FRONT ELEVATION
RIGHT ELEVATION 18' - 3"
11" 4' - 11" 8"
6' - 6"
5' - 2" 5"
7' - 5"
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REAR ELEVATION
LEFT ELEVATION
COLLAGE Imagined Spaces
Instructor: George Johnston Media: Paper + Photoshop In Order of Appearance: Grids, Vista, Subject
ADRIANA PEREZ-LEYVA
1540 SW 74 AVE, Miami, FL 33144 | www.linkedin.com/in/aperezleyva | adriana.perezleyva@gmail.com | (305) 467 - 0175
WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
SHAPE / Aug. 2018 - Current
Georgia Institute of Technology / Atlanta, GA
American Institute of Architecture Students / Jan. 2017 - Current
Atlanta, GA
College of Design
Intern Architect / Interior Designer
Master of Architecture, anticipated May 2019
Alpha Rho Chi Architecture Fraternity / 2014 - 2016
- Assist with Construction Documents for Herndon Homes - Site Verify and Draft As-Built Drawings for Stonewater Residence
University of Florida / Gainesville, FL
- Research & Apply Zoning Laws to Schematic Design for 385 Lowery Apartments
College of Design, Construction, & Planning
- Draft Interior Layout, Model Design in Revit, and Organize Client Presentations
Bachelor of Design in Interior Design, April 2016
HKS Architects / May. - Aug. 2018 Miami, FL
Miami Dade College, The Honors College / Miami, FL Associates of Arts Certificate, May 2013
Intern Architect - Assist with Construction Documents for Medical Campus - Prepare Client Presentation Layouts in InDesign for Island Resort - Manage and Execute Newly-Opened Miami Office “Identity” Projects - Model Topography in Revit and Prepare 3D Print File of Site Model for Island Resort
THW Design / Jun. - Aug. 2017 Atlanta, GA Intern Architect / Interior Designer - Gather and Organize Interior Design Finishes for Residential Project - Prepare Construction Documents for Final Submittal for Senior Living Resort - Draft Schematic Interior Layout and Estimate Price per Square Foot
UF Planning, Design & Construction / Aug. - Dec. 2015 Gainesville, FL Intern Interior Designer - Select Interior Finishes and Create Renderings of Hotel Room Interiors - Present Final Renovation Design of Reitz Union Hotel on University of Florida
SoJo Design / May - Aug. 2014 Miami, FL
- Prepare Interior Drawings, Renderings, and Finish Schedules for Master Bathroom
Duany-Plater Zyberk / Jan - Feb. 2012 Miami, FL Archive Organizer - Organize Architecture Drawings and Watercolor Renderings from Previous Projects
Phi Theta Kapa Honor Society / 2011 - 2013
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Georgia Tech Student Ambassador / 2016 - Current American Cancer Society Team Captain / 2011 - 2016
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Volunteer for Un Techo Para Mi Pais in Colombia / May 2013
HKS Southeast Design Fellowship / Mar. 2019 Selected for Charrette Between Students & Professionals
T-Shirt Design Winner / Jan. 2018 Design for Georgia Tech’s Women in Architecture Club
Commencement Speaker / April 2016 UF College of Design, Construction & Planning
Circle of Winners Scholarship Recipient / May 2015 Award by University of Florida Department of Interior Design
Selected Student Design Contestant / Jan. 2015 Representing One of Two Students Selected from UF Hosted by Environmental Design & Research Association
Runner-Up for Academic Team Contest / May 2013
Intern Interior Designer - Oversee Furniture Delivery and Installation for Miami Beach Residence
American Society of Interior Designers / Aug. 2013 - Current
SKILLS Certificates / LEED Green Associate Software / Revit, AutoCAD, 3ds Max, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhinoceros, Microsoft Office Suite, SketchUp Languages / English & Spanish
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Study Abroad in Germany / 6 Weeks / May-Jun. 2015 Salzburg Global Seminar / 1 Week / Feb. 2013 Study Abroad in Indonesia / 2 Weeks / Jun. 2012
Fin.