LASQ
2018-2019 Selected Work
ARCHITECTURE
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“Architecture is Invention”
“I will never give myself the luxury of thinking I’ve made it”
“Architecture is a journey and a work of art that exists to attract and serve”
Oscar Niemeyer
Zaha Hadid
Anthony Poon
“When ever I accomplish something, I’m thinking of what will be my next accomplishment”
Luis Arnaldo Serrano Quiñones
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Caribbean Vaudeville
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PaL- SHACK
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Prism Abode
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USDA Story Book
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AIAS Directive
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Landscape Appreciation
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Contact Information
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Landscape Appreciation
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Architecture Design emphasis in Landscape and Ecology Design (2014 - Present) School of Architecture RHC, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce Academic Activities within Arcitecture Re-Thinking Ponce (2017) Analysis of the urban development in Ponce and its upcoming districts with the collaboration of international guests (students and professors), supervised by the school’s dean Luis Badillo Lozano CAAPPR, AIA. Ponce Místico (2016 & 2018) Research and investigation of Historical Churches around the City of Ponce, supervised by Pilarín Ferrer Viscasillas CAAPPR, AIA. Park(in)g Day (2014) Construction of an ephemeral habitable space of (9’ x 20’), occuping a parking spot to make conciseness of how much footprint a car consumes, supervised by Arch. Jesuan Ramos
Science in Electronic Technology (2013 - 2014) University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla
Active Association Membership AIAS PUCPR Chapter (2018 - Present) Previuos Secretary and currently in charge of Public Relations where we are bringing our student community information based on outside experiences and not just theory.
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iv Interpersonal Skills: Planning and Organization
Fluent English and Spanish
Conflict Solution
Fast Learner
Ecological Consciousness
Tech-Savvy
Professional Goal: Enviromental counciosness when constructing is what drives me the most as an architect. Admirer of sustainable designs that reinforce our relationship with nature. Objective: Throughout the course of 6 years, I have been learning from the highest accredited school by the NAAB in the Caribbean. Qualified for any position that may require investigation, schematic design, technical drawings, and presentation montage. Computer Designing Knowledge:
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Location
Course
Rafael Cordero Santiago Port of the Americas Ponce, Puerto Rico
Impact Area 21,395 SQ. M.
Contextual Design Studio; Landscape, Ecology and Environment
Professors Rosario, Pedro Orozco, Tamara
Description This ball room is taking over the site of an old metal recycling plant. After analyzing that the town of Ponce is not taking advantage of the sea view it possesses, and the lack of a formal space that would incorporate nature, Caribbean Vaudeville came to be.
Year 2019
Caribbean Vaudeville
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Form Development First Recess the main volume to combine indoor & outdoor spaces with a slope that flows to the advantage of the coastal site.
Seccond Aknoledgement of the green context proposed, incorporate & maximize green material to the outdoor space in the building.
Third Identify points of interest and give geometrical direction to the views creating 2 panoramas, whithin the site and outside of it.
Landscape & Ecological Design
3 Site Plan
21,395 SQ. M.
36% HARDSCAPE
Caribbean Vaudeville
64% SOFTSCAPE
4 Ground Level
Flood Area
Flood Strategy
Considering that 40% of the site is a flood zone; the topography is altered in certain points to direct water to a retention pond.
RAIN WATER
PUMP SEA
ACCUMULATION
Excess water will be pumped back into the sea.
Landscape & Ecological Design
5 Seccond Level
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East
Caribbean Vaudeville
6 Third Level
SOUND ROOM
STORAGE STAGE
BA CK S TA GE SO UND ROO M
STORAGE
+1.5'
220 SEATS
42 SEATS
VESTIBULE CORRIDOR
West
Landscape & Ecological Design
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In event of extreme high tide, specific plants will defend the site along with a rised topography that will redirect water to the retention pond.
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South
Caribbean Vaudeville
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Green filter in front of the car garage that will not allow inmedeate eye contact to this part of the program, improving esthetics and more importantly, air quality.
North
Landscape & Ecological Design
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ALEXANDRA PALM
SONG OF INDIA
GREEN ISLAND FICUS
Some of Salt Tolerant Plant Inventory
East Facade
Caribbean Vaudeville
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All green material designed will progress to upper levels, creating a grenery expirence that leads to the building rather than just having a building surrounded by plants.
Landscape & Ecological Design
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West Facade
Caribbean Vaudeville
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5. GLASS RAILING 6. PERFORATED POT PLANTER 7. POND GRAVEL 8. POND SOIL
1. DARK BLUE PAINT FINISH 2. BROOK FORCE TANKING SYSTEM 3. 1" TEMPERED GLASS 4. GLASS BOTTOM SUPPORT
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Landscape & Ecological Design
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Model Description The constructed model for this project was composed with Chip board, Mat board, Thoothpicks, Metal Sponge, Spray paint, Acrylic paint, and Foam board. The tecnical skills used was a combination of a lasser cutter (topography and part of the pavement represented) & raised hand (trees, building volume and painted areas).
Caribbean Vaudeville
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... and this is the Caribbean Vaudeville
Landscape & Ecological Design
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Location Easy Assembly Modular House Design for Tropical Climates
Impact Area 930 SQ. Ft.
Course Experimental Design Studio; Structural Framework and Assemblages
Professor Pagán, José
Description The PaL - SHACK concept is to raise a house that can be easily assembled by anyone with basic carpentry knoledge. It’s desing is focused on functionality, starting with the American Pallet standarized dimmensions, each space, door, window, and system is created to fit and easily connect one to another.
Year 2018
PaL - SHACK
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Assembly Logistic First Make a solid of the negatives of the standard American Pallet.
Seccond After main framing is installed, slide pallets into studs.
Third Lock all walls with 4”x2”
beam pn top of the studs.
The principal idea was inspired by the IKEA vision “For the many people”; making desings functional, affordable and easy to put togather basically to anyone who is not very familiar with any type of engeneering, carpentry, or any other field related to furniture assembly.
Structural Framework and Assemblages
17 Framing Idea
Floor Plan
PaL - SHACK
18 Front Facade
Right Facade
Left Facade
Back Facade
Rain Water Collection 8.34 in. of rain per month
628 sq. ft. of captivation
Lookinf into the medium or rain in PR, calculations were made to determine size of the roof and cistern.
Structural Framework and Assemblages
19 Solar Power 265 W of captivation (8 units)
5-6 hrs
Household Consumption is 8.3 k/W
Tesla Powerwall 10 k/W
Building Section
PaL - SHACK
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This house is designed to be sustainable Off Grid and one of the concerns in the tropical climate is the heat, combined with other strategies, these 6 foot tall swiveling windows will make excellent air circulation.
Structural Framework and Assemblages
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Model Process and Description Using Matboard, Lollypop Sticks, Kebab Sticks and Basswood Sticks a model was created to physically demonstrate how pallets would conjoin eachother, as well as the structural logistic of the house The constructed model for this project was composed with Basswood Sheets, Basswood Sticks, Matboard and Acrylic Paint. The tecnical skills used was a combination of a lasser cutter (pallet pattern and pieces smaller than 1/2”) & raised hand (main basswood “columns”, window frames and roofing).
PaL - SHACK
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... and this is the PaL - SHACK
Structural Framework and Assemblages
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Location Callejon La Tanca Viejo San Juan
Impact Area 1,600 SQ. Ft. (Ground) 2,800 SQ. Ft. (Roof)
Course Experimental Design Studio; Structural Framework and Assemblages
Professor Pagán, José
Description This proyect’s goal is to conjoin the visitor with the local comunity, taking advantage of the already ocurring activities at the site where locals meet up to enjoy cold beverages, traditional puertorrican music and street cuisine. Aside from the use and social response, this hostal meant to be an “object building” that breaks the colonialcontext with an outstanding geometry and materials that are abruptly expressed.
Year 2018
Prism Abode
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Form Development First The inspiration came from an inverted terrace building because I wanted more people to have a better view (higher).
Seccond Aknoledging the tructura challenge if overhang floors on such a scale, the “inverted terraces� were smoothed out.
Third After researching the types or Iron that would resist, the inverted sloped was corrected to a realistic angle.
Structural Framework and Assemblages
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Third Floor
Sixth Floor Green filter in front of the car garage that will not allow inmedeate eye contact to this part of the program, improving esthetics and more importantly, air quality.
Structurally, the building also helps its neighbors, the current site has support beams holding the building on the east side, meaning that the beams are under a lot of preassure directed to the diagonal column.
Prism Abode
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Structural Framework and Assemblages
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Prism Abode
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Model Description The constructed model for this project was composed with Mat board, Softdrink Straws, View Foil, Spray paint, Acrylic board, Acrylic paint, and Pine wood. The tecnical skills used was a combination of a lasser cutter (glass grid, acrylic street base), raised hand (building volume, wood base) & photo printer (colored glass).
... and this is the Prism Abode
Structural Framework and Assemblages
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Course Ecological Principles in the Built Environment
Professor Berrios,Giovanna
Description This project consisted on a summary and ideal implementations provided by the USDA (United Stated Department of Agriculture) that help us develop responsibly and implement certaintrategies in architectural designs. Keeping in mind that ecology is the study of the relation of all subjects and objects, good or bad it implies the analysis of the cause and effect on nature. Nature is interpreted as all flora, fauna, landscape and climate but we tend to forget that we (humans) play part of this equation as well. https://www.fs.usda.gov/nac/buffers/index.html
Year 2019
USDA Story Book
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Guideline Ruptured Patch
Location Los Caballeros Ave. Ponce, Puerto Rico
Roads and Wildlife Crossings
Predatory Birds
Ground Migrating Species
Existing Condition
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Schematic Proposal
When roads bisect wildlife corridors, a safe passage must be provided through vaults, bridges, overpasses or any combination of these. This avenue ruptured a patch and land biodiverity cannot cross, only birds that don't have predators can. By elevating the street at least 20 ft. it will allow for nature to conquistate again and create a new corridor.
Ecological Principles in the Built Environment
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Guideline Aquatic Residue
Location Bucana River Ponce, Puerto Rico
Existing Condition
Schematic Proposal
Woody Goods
More Habitats
These areas provide woody waste for the aquatic habitat structure, maintain the microclimate of the current, provide food for aquatic species, and protect water quality. This river is canalized and a trail was constructed as well but as it is, the river does not have all the good attributes to have good or any biodiversity in it. With a with of 80 ft. there will be more biodiversity.
USDA Story Book
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Guideline Noise And Air Filtration
Susua Comunity Yauco, Puerto Rico
Schematic Proposal
Existing Condition
Road Noise
Control Zone Reduction
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The plants withdraw air pollutants by absorption through leaves and by interception of airborne particles. Locate the buffer zone near the source of noise and it is imperative to not leave any clears so it works properly. The vegetation used should be od a medium to big leaf.
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My participating goal in this association is to help better the developmentof the architectural family in Ponce due to all the diffrent aspects and variety this profession can develop itself and in the meantime learn from the resources the association brings. First position I got elected for was as a secretary, currently I am in charge of Public Relations.
Year 2018 - Present
AIAS Directive
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Licensing Exam
We started hosting online conferences and interviews (due to COVID 19) where we discussed certain topics with the experienced. One of the most fructiferous was a dialoge with Arch. María Escalona who recently passed the licensing exam. Before this, I did various “story posts” on Instagram and Facebook so that our comunity could express concerns or doubts on the process, which helped me formulate specific questions, so that Escalona could provide detailed explanations.
College Association
35 Atalladora Beach (a.k.a. Ballenas)
Located in coast of the town of Yauco, it is accessed by the neighbor town Guรกnica. This beach forms part of the only dry forrest in Puerto Rico. The accessibility is very much remote, there is pavement but the surroundings are dessertic.
El Yerta River
La Poza Del Obispo
Located in the town of Villalba, this water cascade is deep into the mountains. Few know how to get there and locals are very cautios who they give directions to because it is surrounde by a lot of native fruit trees that they pick up to sell.
Located in coast of the town of Arecibo, this sheer site is not only a pleasant view, it is home to many endemic species that like in small caves. It is also rich in corals and arrecife.
Landscape Appreciation
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