ADRIANA PEREZ-LEYVA ARCHITECTURE + INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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
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Part-T ime Design Intern
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FABRICATE Portman Studio Contest
Ranked Fourth out of Twelve Teams Duration: 15 Weeks 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?
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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
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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
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Transport
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Form
Dry
Stack
Fire
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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
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REVITALIZE ULI Hines Student Competition Entry Entry for 2017 Cycle
Duration: 2 Weeks 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 to the Urban Scene Duration: 6 Weeks Team: Individual Media: Rhino, Grasshopper, and 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
CONNECT Atlanta’s BeltLine Bridge Redefining Public Flows
Duration: 2 Weeks Team: Individual Media: Rhino and Photoshop Square Footage: 400 SF
Located next to the city’s trendiest shopping center, this project involved replacing an existing and unappealing bridge with one better suited for the locale. My proposed bridge conveys a lively and offbeat spirit to reinvigorate this section of the BeltLine. The elevated central pavement serves as the foot traffic aisle, revealing views of the roadway below through its dashed strips of amber-colored glass. On the sides of the bridge, BeltLine visitors can pause and enjoy a view of the Atlanta skyline.
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HEAL Empyreal Care Clinic
Designing for Holistic Healthcare Duration: 12 weeks Team Members: D. Carey, A. Milo, J. Pan, M. Sanchez Media: Revit and Photoshop Square Footage: 49,000 SF In Collaboration with Herman Miller, Inc.
According to medical professionals and researchers, healthcare is evolving into a holistic service for patients, staff, and family members. Empyreal Care is an innovative facility which serves users through a patient-centered design model. During the schematics stage, our group chose the ripple as a conceptual representation of our design strategies. With patients at the center of the ripple, the outer rings of the ripple symbolize the surrounding family members and caregivers who support the health of the patient. In terms of aesthetics, our team created a calming spa-like environment.
STAFF SUPPORT SPACES
EDUCATE The New College of Biology Enhancing Learning Environments
Duration: 2 Weeks Team Members: A. Fulgham & N. Weinbrum Media: Hand-Rendered, Revit, & Photoshop Square Footage: Conceptual In Collaboration with the UF Department of Biology
A new biology building is scheduled to be constructed in a couple of years. Managers of the university asked the interior design students to provide fresh ideas for the new construction. Having only two weeks to develop and complete this project, this charrette taught our group to come up with innovative solutions quickly and effectively. After studying successful educational settings, our group created graphic and physical models that represent the aesthetic and functional qualities we found during our research. Our models showcase simple textures and soft colors, which we implemented into our design.
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SPECIFY Gimme Coffee!
Documenting a New Kiosk Design Duration: 12 Weeks Team: Individual Media: Revit Square Footage: 144 SF
The Gimme Coffee! Kiosk project taught me valuable practical design skills. After studying the company’s mission and graphic identity, I built a physical model as shown on the right. Using my physical model as a reference, I created an identical computer model to draft construction document sheets of detailed floor plans, sections, elevations, and schedules of my design in Autodesk Revit.
BRAND Tesla Motors
Branding Corporate Environments Duration: 6 Weeks Team: Individual Media: 3DS Max & Photoshop Square Footage: Conceptual
Cars by Tesla Motors are in demand due to their high performance electric motors, which benefit both the consumer and the environment. These office spaces are designed to reflect the company’s principles and aesthetics. The company’s desire to be a leader in automotive sustainability led to the bold use of their signature red color. These moves are stand out on a sleek white and grey palette, and balanced by select wood furniture pieces.
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