Architectural studies portfolio 2014 by Ariel Souza

arch Port. Ariel Alberto Souza

Resume: Ariel Alberto Souza

Contact: Birth Date: 28/09/1992 Address: 13162 Pinnacle Ct, Chino Hills, CA 91709,USA Email:arielsouza6767@hotmail.com Cell Phone: (909)-706-1698

Languages: English Spanish Chinese(Mandarin) Chinese(Cantonese)

Education: Woodbury University 2013-Present Pasadena CIty College 2011-2013 Mt.San Antonio College 2010 Ruben S Ayala High School 2006-2010 Canyon Hills Junior High 2005-2006 Affliated School Of University of Macau 1999-2005

Skills: Rhinoceros 4.0+ Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Maxwell Render 2.0+ Fruity Loops Sound Engineering 3ds Max AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture Revit Architecture

ď&#x20AC; interests Architecture Composing Music Sound Engineering Linguistics Automotive Designs

Table of Contents:

Third Year

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X.PO. Gateway-WEST page: 4

Bird's Nest page: 6

Catch The Wind page: 8

Second Year

Century City Mixed Use Building page: 20

Boiler House page: 14

New Los Angeles Natural History Museum page: 24

PCC Alumni COmmons page: 30

First Year

Bike Station page: 34

Spatial Sequence page: 38

Thirst page: 40

Drafting Non-Design Studio

Bertula Parasitus page: 42

Skin and Bones page: 44

Brookville Library page: 46

Untitled House #2 page: 48

Sound Pollution X.PO. Gateway-WEST Description

The Exposition Line is currently expanding at the Moment from Culver City all the way to Santa Monica Near the pier. The idea is that this station brings a new mode of transportationto a rather underrated tourist city. Though SantaMonica's main tourist source is from people visitingLos Angeles Itself, Santa Monica is still capableof sustaining a self-Tourist Driven Economy, and it certainly has the potential to rival costal citiessuch as Sydney in terms of Tourist both International and domestic revenue. The project is to focus heavily on structure to create a Multi-site, Multi Purpose Conference/Residential/Trainstation Hub.

Research One particular area of research that stood out was on Tourist Attractions. The trouble is that it has the near perfect site of a mediterraean costal climate, and it being next to Los Angeles means it could attract many tourist, yet when it was compared to other similar cities around the world, Santa Monica has really rather undermined their potential. Personal Learning Outcome The Research lead to a main focus on Hotel design, to incorporate the idea of International visitors and Santa Monica's Own local residence to interact with each other. We Chose the Courtyard Housing typology to achieve such idea and placing the main Housing and Hotel above the train-Station as well to provide the strong connection platform for visitors and its local residence. Structure The Structure was taken from the Taichung Opera House in Taiwan, by Toyo Ito. Our Massing is very similar to this project, With his being a sprayed concrete with reinforced Steel Skelton and as well as rebar. The idea was to take the Steel Skeleton and replace the Concrete and rebars with Steel Panels.

Site Plan

Site Section

3D Printed Section Massing Model Hotel Prices Comparison to Location

Hotel Rooms Sizes

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3B X.TRA.IN.Z Birds Nest Description

The Expo Line Station of Culver City is currently under expansion, and it will be one of the main vital stations in the future when the expo-line extends to santa monica. The project was to create a Kiosk like structure system to inform travelers of and provide a mini transport hub zone of around 3000 Sqaure Feet.

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To start out different types of concept models were made to see how it would fit around the train station platform. the weaving concept was chosen in that it can pertain to a primary structure(in this case a typical triangle truss system) whilst the weaving itself can become a secondary and triceary system. as well as the weaving becoming the facade of the transport hub. A Decision was made to put the put all of the programs underneath the trainstation platform to provide a smother transition between the hub and the train station platform.

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Catch The Wind Precedent Study The case study was taken from the recently designed Beirut Towers by Herzog & De Meuron, which is a Tower Housing project, One main idea was to take the disadvantage of lost outdoor spaceby redistributing back on different floors.

Description Whitnall highway in during the mid 20th century was planned to be one of the main connecting arteries between san fernando valley and Downtown Los Angeles, with it being abnadoned, it has become an anomaly within certain sections of the had-been highway. The project was to implement a housing masterplan dividing the part of the highway into parcels and for individual housing projects.

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Precedent Towet Typology Case Study Beirut Tower, Lebanon, Herzong & De Meuron

The housing along the highway lacked community space. Using the idea from the beirut towers a terrace tower housing was created in response to the current housing disadvantages. tower Housing generally saves a lot of space by stacking floor plates, in addition to that advantage, floor plates were extruded in and out to create more space for either out door use or community space within the building. Sequence Further taking the idea of redistributing resources from the site to its residence, An External HVAC system was implemented on to the tower to redistribute wind flow back into the tower to dilute air congestion within the building.

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10,912,211 Cubic Ft 49,598 ft2 22.77 45,944 ft2

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Tower Courtyard Terrace Study Model Bedroom

Flourecent Light

Tower Terrace Study Model

Air Vent Passage

Dinning Room

Kitchen

Restroom

Air Vent

392ft

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Refelctive Ceiling Plan Scale 1’-0”=1/8”

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Floor B

Restroom

Size: 10,912,211 Cubic Ft Structure Site Size: Parking 49,598 ft2

Scale22.77 1’-0”=1/16”Site FAR: Whitnall Highway

Footprint:

206 ft

2 Massing 40

Site Plan

231 ft

45,944 ft2

living room

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Restroom

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12-

Rooftop Open Garden Pool Drop off Area

Floor B Bedroom

Floor A Bedroom

Restroom

Living Room

Design Process Design Process Design/Setbacks 32’

32’ Site Ground Floor Plan Scale 1’-0”=1/8”

10’ setback

Space for on-way 45’ parking spaces

10’ setback

Storage

Main Circulation

Main Parking Circulation Pool

Four Core Circulation

Space for on-way 45’ parking spaces

Public Access

Drop Off Area

170 freeway

5 freeway

Public Entrance

Storage

site

Public Access 170 freeway

Burbank blvd

5 freeway

Residential access Main Whitnall Highway

site Lounge

Changing Room

Burbank blvdRoom Changing

Maste

Design Process 32’

10’ setback

0 FT

Typical Floor Plan Main Circulation

Storage

Space for on-way 45’ parking spaces 5

Four Core Circulation

Public Access 170 freeway

5 freeway

site Burbank blvd

Pool

Parking

Residential access Main Whitnall Highway

Air Circulation Congestion Diagram

Wind Study Diagrams N

Parking Structure Scale 1’-0”=1/16”

S General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Clear Air Circulation

Building Section General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Congested Air Circulation

Building Section Scale 1’-0”=1/16”

Reciprocity of Spaces

Site Set Back/ Space Redistribution

Available Community/Outdoor Space 20:80

Whitnall Highway

Space Taken Space avaliable(Returned)

Building Section

Redistriution of Taken Space Available Community/Outdoor Space 50:50

Design Process 32’

10’ setback

Main Circulation

Storage

Space for on-way 45’ parking spaces

Four Core Circulation

Public Access 170 freeway

5 freeway

site Burbank blvd

Pool

Parking

Residential access Main Whitnall Highway

Air Circulation Congestion Diagram

Wind Study Diagrams N

S General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Clear Air Circulation

Design Process Design Process General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

32’

Design Design Process Process Design Process Congested Air Circulation

32’

32’ 32’

Section Perspective Reciprocity of 10’ setback Spaces 10’ setback

Main Main Circulation Circulation

Storage Storage

Four Core FourCirculation Core Circulation

10’ setback 10’ setback 10’ setback

Space Space for on-way for on-way 45’ parking 45’ parking spaces spaces Space for on-way 45’ parking spaces

FourFour CoreCore Four Core Circulation Circulation Circulation

Public Access 170 freeway 170 freeway

Public Access

5 freeway 5 freeway

Main Main Storage Storage Main Storage Circulation site Circulation Circulation Burbank blvd

PublicPublic Access Access Public Access

170 170 freeway freeway

site

Pool Pool

Parking Parking

Space for on-way 45’ parking spaces Space for on-way 45’ parking spaces

32’

5 freeway 5 freeway

170 freeway site

Residential access Residential access

Main Whitnall Highway

PoolPool

Parking Parking Parking

Main Whitnall Highway

Burbank Burbank blvd blvd Burbank blvd

Pool

5 freeway

Available Community/Outdoor Space 20:80

Burbank blvd site

site

Residential Residential accessaccess Residential access

Air Circulation Congestion Diagram Air Circulation Congestion Diagram

Main Main Whitnall Whitnall Highway Highway Main Whitnall Highway

Wind Direction/ Adaption of External HVAC System (Cloud)

Floor Plan Congestion before HVAC implementation

Space Taken

Redistriution of Taken Space

Space avaliable(Returned)

Available Community/Outdoor Space 50:50

Wind Study Diagrams

N N N

E W

S General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

General Annual General Wind Annual Direction Wind Direction In Burbank In(Jan-Dec) Burbank (Jan-Dec) General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Clear Air Circulation Clear Air Circulation Clear Air Clear Circulation Air Circulation Clear Air Circulation

General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec) General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Congested Air Circulation Congested Air Circulation

General General AnnualAnnual Wind Direction Wind Direction In Burbank In Burbank (Jan-Dec) (Jan-Dec) General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Congested Congested Air Circulation Air Circulation Congested Air Circulation

Wind Study Diagrams

Physical Model (Floor A/Floor B, with Exteranal HVAC)

Building Section E Scale 1’-0”=1/16”

Restroom

General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Living Room

General Annual Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Master Bedroom S Clear Air Circulation

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Clear Air Circulation

Space Taken

Restroom

Space avaliable(Returned) Clear Air Circulation

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Congested Air Circulation

Kitchen

Congested Air Circulation

al Wind Direction In Burbank (Jan-Dec)

Bedroom

Congested Air Circulation

Dining Room Restroom

Floor B

Available Community/Outdoor Space 20:80 Available Community/Outdoor Space 20:80

Available Community/Outdoor Space 20:80

Restroom

en aliable(Returned)

Master Bedroom

aliable(Returned)

ble(Returned)

Redistriution of Taken Space Redistriution of Taken Space

s2 s s

Available Community/Outdoor Space 50:50 Available Community/Outdoor Space 50:50

Redistriution of Taken Space Floor B

10 s2

Available Community/Outdoor Space 50:50 Living Room

Refelctive Ceiling PlanRestroom Bedroom Scale 1’-0”=1/8”

Living Room

Flourecent Light Light

s Bedroom

Switch Air Vent Passage

Dinning Room

Kitchen

Restroom

Air Vent

Floor A

Living Room

Restroom

Bedroom

s s

Clear Air Circulation

Floor A FT

20 s

Congested Air Circulation

Refelctive Ceiling Plan Scale 1’-0”=1/8”

Floor Plan Congestion after External HVAC implementation

Restroom

Restroom 9

9 8

rea

Air Circulation

Public Entrance

living room

8 7

6 7

5 6

4 5

4 3

3 2

ar Air Circulation

Ground Level Retail 1 2 Ground Plaza

ar Air Circulation

Underground Parking

sted Air Circulation

ngested Air Circulation

Floor Planning according to lighting fixture

Restroom

Floor B

1 Ground Level Retail Ground Plaza Ground Level Retail Underground Ground Plaza Parking

Underground Parking

Available Community/Outdoor Space 20:80

Refelctive Ceiling Plan Scale 1’-0”=1/8”

Redistriution of Taken Space Available Community/Outdoor Space 50:50

Restroom Restroom

Floor B

Restroom

living room

FT x

s2 s s

Refelctive Ceiling Plan Scale 1’-0”=1/8”

Living Room Building Section Scale 1’-0”=1/16”

Flourecent Light

Restroom

Living Room

Light

Master Bedroom

Switch Air Vent Passage

Dinning Room

Kitchen

Air Vent

Restroom

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8 s

Kitchen

6 5 4 3 2

Bedroom

1 Ground Level Retail

Dining Room

Ground Plaza

Restroom

Underground Parking

Refelctive Ceiling Plan Scale 1’-0”=1/8”

Section Y-Y Restroom

Floor B

Restroom

Floor B

living room

Section X-X

Bedroom

Restroom

Living Room

Floor A Bedroom

Restroom

Living Room

Boiler House Description

The Boiler house at Pasadena city College is to be converted into the new Architecture Department of its own.

Precedents The Boiler was a given Precedent, It was meant to preserve its exterior structure, whilst we create a transformable core that changes the definition of space usage.

Concept The concept was taking directly from an eternal reference of white blood cells, they pertain a system that changes and improves it's defense mechanism against viruses. A system was developed to reapprioted spacial usage during different times of the day according the class schedule that the Department currently has. Some classrooms may combine with another during parts of the day while other classroom(while being in used) may be completely isolated.

Boiler House(precedent)

0 FT

Site Plan (Pasadena city college) Concept Developement

Bi-nuclear Concept and words

Exisiting bacterias produced by White Blood Cells

Modiffied Solving Method

Problem

Learners Adapt

Exisiting Solving method (Bug)

Virus

Vicissitation A modified element to compromise to a certain need

Efficacious

effective, productive.

White Blood Cells Adapt Modified Bacterias to combat new virus

How Rule Sets relate to current project

Equivacation

A fallacy of applying the same elment for different application.

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1

20AB STUDIO

10A/10B Studio

Computer La

Gallery

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2

20AB STUDIO

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM

Computer Lab

10A/10B Studio

4PM

12PM

8AM

Gallery

Boiler House

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Fall

20AB STUDIO

Summer

Com 10A/10B Studio

Gallery

Spring

Winter

Program List

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM Sunlight Study 8AM

Programs and sizes

12PM

4PM

Boiler House

Fall

New 1 10A Studio 1000SQFT. 2. 10B studio 1000SQFT 3. 20A studio 1000SQFT 4. 20B studio 1000SQFT 5. computer Lab 800SQFT 6. Drafting Room 900SQFT 7. Admin Office 600SQFT 8. Bathroom 400SQFT 9.24A/B room 750 SQFT

Old (Boiler House)

Summer

Spring

Winter

X X X entrance UP Lecture

entrance

Atrium Space

Restroom

Elevator UP

Lecture y

y Gallery Space

Atrium Space

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab

Restroom

How Rule Sets relate to current project

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Second Level X

Transformation 1

Traditional solving method Modified Solving method (STATIC CORE) (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

n need

Drafting

Elevator

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department) New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Traditional solving method (STATIC CORE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

entrance

Transformation 3

Gallery Space

Lecture

3rd floor cut Office

2nd floor cut Restroom

Elevator

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Office

Transformation 1

Computer

Circulation Diagram First Floor

Transformation 2

10A/10B Studio

entrance

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1

10A/10B Studio FT

20AB STUDIO

10A/10B Studio

UP Lecture

20A/20B Studio

Atrium Space

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department)

)

Computer Lab

1st floor cut

olving method Modified Solving method ORE) (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

20A/20B Studio

20A/20B Studio DN

Atrium Space

Restroom

10A/10B Studio

Elevator

Computer Lab12A12B

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Gallery

10A/10B Studio

(Learning Th

The repair learning theor valid for a certain type of One also learns by using adaptive to problems.

20A/20B Studio

Computer Lab

20A/20B Studio

Computer Lab

Drafting

Transformation 3

10A/10B Studio

(Externa

Computer Lab

Gallery Space 20

Gallery Space

FT 10

Lecture

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Gallery Space

10A/10B Studio

Drafting

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2

Transformation 2

Circulation Diagram First Floor

Gallery Space

The way White to kill of the inv therefore White Doing this not system..

Circulation Diagram Second Floor

20AB STUDIO

entrance

sformation 1

Third Level

20AB STUDIO

Floor plans

Lecture

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Elevator

Gallery

10A/10B Studio

(Learning Theory) Repair Learning Theory 20A/20B Studio

Gallery Space

Computer Lab12A12B

Lecture

Gallery Space

The repair learning theory is using when one encounters a problem in which the solving method is only valid for a certain type of problem, one modifies the method in which to accomadate the current problem. One also learns by using ingenuity of modifying the given methods, to learn to improvise and to be more adaptive to problems.

Computer Lab

Gallery

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

20A/20B Studio

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Restroom

Ariel Souza

20A/20B Studio

Atrium Space

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Drafting

Circulation (static)

10A/10B Studio

Transformation 3

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

Circulation Diagram Second Floor

20AB STUDIO

10A/10B Studio

20A/20B Studio UP

floor cut

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Gallery

Ariel Souza Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Elevator

20A/20B Studio

Atrium Space Restroom

Computer Lab

Gallery

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio Computer Lab

20A/20B Studio

Office

entrance

oor cut

Gallery Space

Circulation Diagram Third Floor

Computer Lab12A12B

Circulation Diagram First Floor

Computer Lab

(External Reference) White Blood Cells combating Bacteria

The way White Blood cells fight of bacterias is by producing bacterias themselves, in an attempt of fighting fire with fire to kill of the invading bacteria. Most of the time The bacteria produced by the White Blood Cells donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually suceed, therefore White Blood Cells deviate the existing bacteria they produce to combat the new invading Bacteria. Doing this not only destroys the new bacteria, but White Blood Cells also improve their adaptation on the imune system..

20AB STUDIO

on floor 2 cut

10A/10B Studio

20A/20B Studio Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

10A/10B Studio FT

Gallery Space

Gallery Space 20 20A/20B Studio

Computer Lab

Gallery Space 20A/20B Studio

20A/20B Studio

Drafting 10A/10B Studio

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

20AB STUDIO

Circulation Diagram Second Floor

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

8AM Boiler House

Office

10A/10B Studio

Circulation 4PM Floor 12PM Diagram Third

Gallery Space

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

North elevation

East elevation

(BOILER HOUSE)

effective, productive.

produced

sllsto

Modified Solving method (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

A modified element to compromise to a certain need

Efficacious

effective, productive.

ite Blood Cells dapt

Equivacation

Traditional solving method New Problem Adaptation X (STATIC CORE) (Boiler House (BOILER HOUSE)

A fallacy of applying the same elment for different application.

(TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

(Boiler House to New Arch Department)

How Rule Sets relate to current project

Bi-nuclear Concept and words

White Blood BoilerCells House Transformations Adapt Vicissitation

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department) New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

to New Arch Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1 Department) New Problem

Equivacation

A fallacy of applying the same elment for different application.

Traditional solving method entrance (STATIC CORE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

Traditional solving method Modified Solving method (STATIC CORE) (TRANSFORMABLE CORE)

(BOILER HOUSE)

Boiler

Adaptation (Boiler House to New Arch Department) New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

20AB STUDIO

New Problem (BOILER HOUSE)

10A/10B Studio Computer Lab12A12B

Boiler

Lecture Gallery

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1

20AB STUDIO

Atrium Space

Boiler BoilH

Step 1

Tra

10A/10B Studio

Restroom

Elevator

Computer Lab12A12B

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2 Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONTEXT DRIVEN #1

Gallery

20AB STUDIO

10A/10B Studio

Boil

Computer Lab12A12B Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2

Gallery Gallery

Boile

20AB STUDIO

Gallery Space Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3 Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis CONCEPT DRIVEN #2

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab Gallery

20AB STUDIO

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Computer Lab12A12B

Step 2

10A/10B GalleryStudio

Gallery

20AB STUDIO

Boiler House Circulation Grid Analysis RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN 1 &2 #3

Computer Lab12A12B

10A/10B Studio

Gallery 20AB STUDIO

Computer Lab12A12B 10A/10B Studio

Gallery

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM

Step 3

Section X-X and North Elevation

4PM

12PM

8AM Boiler House

Fall

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM Summer

4PM

12PM

8AM Boiler House Spring Fall

3rd floor cut

Sunlight analysis around boiler house year round 8AM, 12PM, 4PM 20A/20B Studio

2nd floor cut

Summer Boiler House

Winter 8AM

12PM Office

4PM

Computer Lab Fall

1st floor cut

Spring

10A/10B Studio

Summer Winter

Programs and sizes

Transformation 3

(External R

The way White Blood to kill of the invading therefore White Blood Doing this not only d system..

X Transformation 2

Circulation Diagram First Floor entrance UP Lecture

Ariel Souza 20A/20B Studio

Atrium Space

Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Restroom

Elevator

Gallery Space

Office Computer Lab

Gallery Space 20A/20B Studio

Drafting 10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

Circulation Diagram Second Floor

20A

20A/20B Studio Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Computer Lab 20A/20B Studio

10A/10B Studio

10A/10B Studio Computer Lab

Drafting

Gallery Space

Circulation Diagram Third Floor

20A/20B Studio Lecture

10A/10B Studio

Gallery Space

20A/20B Studio

Office

10A/10B Studio

Computer Lab

Gallery Space

Section Y-Y

20A/20B Studio Computer Lab

10A/10B Studio FT

Gallery Space 20

Century City Mall Mixed Used Building Description Century City Mall is one of the citites that has its pedigree driven by location, due to its proximity to LAX, Downtown Los Angeles and Beverly Hills.. The Project is to change the Wells Fargo Building into a Multipurpose Building with an Atrium Throughout.

Precedents The Exisiting Precedent is the Wells Fargo Building. It is originally used as an Office. To accomadate and create potential commerce for the local area, Building would be reappropriated into Hotel, Office and retail Levels

B A

Construction and Inspiration The Atrium was driven by a nature of Parasitical vine structure, which follows the basic rules of entering the external, chaging the core and exiting out. The form of the atrium.

Further Developemnts

A introduces a brand new The Building also parking system. This system does not need human control, the system practically parks RetailThe Idea is to create a Spacar itself. RetailtheRetail tialexperience of the atrium, to be seen cirStorage culation crossing from all direction. Mainly cars can be seen parking above the retail as the guests sees it while riding the elevator. Retail The focus isn't too much on the program itself but more on the Atrium

400

Century City Mall Site Plan

Atrium

Century City Mall

200

Wells Fargo Building

 Concept Developement

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                   

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17,000

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  

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 

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

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Restroom 

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 



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00,000

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   

Parking level floor plan

   

Retail Floor Plan



Restroom



7096

A Hotel Floor Plan

  

22,910

Bar  Storage





Restaurant

Retail

50,000





50,000

A      Elevator

200,000 250,000

Atrium

 Bar Restaurant





Retail

 



Bar Restaurant

250,000

Elevator

 



  1,000,000

220,000

980,000

Atrium

 Reception



 B Elevators    Elevator  Waiting Waiting   area area  Reception 

Storage

25,000

 Retail Restroom 

60000



Retail

Retail Retail  Retail In

Retail

8000

Elevator



 Elevator

16,000 17,000

5543

5543 6000



    Restroom 



Out

 B 

 B Atrium 











Office



Elevator

Waiting area

 

 Reception

Waiting area

Restroom



Office



Exit

 0

Office 

A Retail

   

Elevator Entrace



Retail

40 FT

 

    



 

BFT



  400  

50,000

220,000

8AM

 wavelength (nanometers)

Entrace (from Summer (June 21st) ave ofToday stars)



Winter (dec 21)



10 30

330



20 30

  20:08   300 

4PM

5:42 60

50 60 70

   

270 W



18:13

90 E



 7:08

 09

200,000 250,000

     1,000,000  

250,000

                     N

A 

50,000

500 (Violet)  

25,000

 

60000

22,910

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Description

Paradigms

Main Entrance

North American Mammal Hall

African Mammal Hall

Grand Foyer

Fin Whale Passage

Rotunda

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Concepts & Diagrams

Main Entrance

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African Mammal Hall

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Fin Whale Passage

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Rotunda

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The plan to revitalize the cafeteria area of Pasadena City College has been disccusion within the college for while. The plan is to redesign the cafeteria in it's non-functional condition. To create a space to merges with the current landscape, and also to Create a common space for the Alumni Community when they visit Pasadena College Again and as well as to serve anyone that passes by the area.

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Study Space

Bike Commuter Station Description The Portal between two transportation medium, regardless of its usage, has always been disregarded. Connections as such evidently became very rare and important. To emphasize such mediums in architecture, the most common medium is transportation. In this case, the medium between bike and metro. These two transportation has been important since the start of the century, yet rarely any examples has been set to connect two such transportations effectively. The Pan Pacific Park was a perfect example to exploit the meaning of this conneciton. Due to its complexity with Mediums ranging from local to international scale. Also the fact that it stands next to The Groove shopping mall, which will greatly improve traffic and commercial profit for the city of Los Angeles.

Beverly Blvd.

The Grove Drive.

To emphasize the connection greatly, and more to the point justify the concept of this project, i began with a word map with 5 essential words: (1) Reunion, (2) Transition, (3) Exchange, these 3 words are the quintessential words since the dawn of commuting. (4) Metro, and (5) Bicycle Kitchen. eventually with a bi-nuclear concept with the word struggle and two major characterisctics with defiance and bonding. Then i begin to analyze the site in terms of surrounding buildings, the grid organiztions, circulation, pros and cons of certain location, as well as sound and light pollution in the surrounding area. Eventually i combined all the research and create a 3d model of what would have been a physicla representation of my reasearch. then i beggin to look at this model and trim parts out i find it represents my concept of struggle. Then i apply Minimal Surface as a method of construction and also to stay away from the norm of “ walls” . I have also made case study of what a Bicycle Kitchen would function in a space. and made replicas of my own version of a bike kitchen. The bike kitchen would have parts where it is private, Personal Learning Outcome This Project made me realize many fundamental problems getting to distracted with the original idea and most importantly grasping the concept of Spatial Sequence, Scale.

Concept

Site Reasearch

grids

horizontal grid diagonal grid

possible locations

3rd St.

Pan Pacific Park

circulations conforming circulations defying circulations

vertical grids

Mutiny defiance matrix

circulations constrains access points

Fracas

form of distubance or struggle

vinculum bond

Sound 40= 10’ 45= 20’ 50= 40’ 55= 80’’ 60= 80’’ 65= 160’’

Gardener st.

Sequnce

Lights

open area

Site Axon

Section A

Site Plan

Site Section A

Section C

Spatial Sequence Description

to design Architecture, spatial relation and spatial organization should be a central idea throughout the project. For this project, i have choosen a complex constructed architecural residential building, analysed its space and reconstructed it so that it interlocks together in a sequential way Stacked House Architects: Architecture Paradigm Private Location: Bangaladesh, India Project Year 2010

Sequnce To start i have understand different types of spatial organization, types of spaces, and lastly spatial relations. Each with a different purpose to study the building, once i have gather all the information, i begin to draw the possible circulation, interlocking spaces, and adjacent. Then i created a physical model for a better understanding of the building. Personal Learning Outcome The sequence was the most important factor of this study, it represents how a person would experience the space when enter a building. and it also helped me understand how to construct my own architectural buildings in the future, utilizing the idea of sequential construction.

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T.H.I.R.S.T

Description

Water Conservation and generally marine knowlage are a vital part of society, especially in heavily populated areas, some take water as a everyday essential for survival for granted, especially in hevily developed areas. To counter this problem, Non-Profit organization have been organized over the years, to explain to its locals how important water is in general. To provide better working enviroment for these organization than a regular tent on the side of the street or just a stand. I have created a work place taken from a exisiting building and renovating it.

Precedents The city of Pasadena is one of the many examples to show the importance of water, due to its dense population and constant flow of tourist from around the world. The location has been choosen off Union station in pasadena to further impact the flow of traffic to motivate passer-by to get involved or just to learn a bit more about water coservation. The existing building was crepe house that was due for renovation.

Construction and Inspiration Water has many different types of characteristics, for this particular project, i have choosen refraction, due to its unpredictable results for water to be a medium, Refraction can be recognized the most by people because we encounter it every day, the image of water distorting image quenches or minds from thirst. The main building has been renovate to create extreme refraction, where lights are fragmented constant due to the placement of curtain walls and also the fact the roof is made of a imitative â&#x20AC;&#x153; underwater effectâ&#x20AC;? . the building is divided into 2 parts, office, reception area, and the second floor is the exhibition area. The path way leading to the ground towards union staion is also meant to epahsize refraction due to its chaotic pathway. below, 2 cafe have been place for public and for those who work in the building. at the end of the pathway, a landscape has been created to create a 3d form of gas(main building), liquid(pathway) and solid(landscape). gesture in such a small site. sense of scaling was the most challeging part.

Section

Floor Plan

g Li

Medium(Main Building)

Chaotic Result(pathway)

Water(or any medium)

Endtrance

Refraction COncept

Refraction Diagram

Exhibition room Reasearch

Front Desk Design

Bertula Parasitus

Floor Plan

Description We can't simply work construct buildings without first understanding the material it was made from. for this project our group has chosen study the combined forces of tension and compression, we then come up with a shape that bears both of the forces within. We then experiment with different materials to see which has the best flexibility, materials such as acryllic, paper, wood etc... along with the fact that it could be scaled up and still stand on its on. Wood was the best contneder.

Paradigms

Our Next step was to create a unit to aggregate system with our created module. scaling the shape itself was easy, but the problem lies within in how big can it go, and how thick the wood should be before it snaps or becomes to wobbly to stand on its own. We choose Birchwood since it has uses the woods pattern property, with crisscrossing patterns to provide more stength. Scaling was the most difficult process, since we needed to develop a system that doesnt that the thickness doesnt become too strong that ir won't bend at all or too thin that it is too wobbly. We then connect all of the modules in a transtionfrom biggest on the bottom to the smallest on the terial Description top, while adapting the structure to our site, the l Limitation h Plywood PCC library rotunda, The structure solely relies on the pull and push on the individual modules, due the triangular nature of the modules, the forces are spread out evenly htrough out and since triangle being one of the strongest shape

Model Diagrams

Material Limitation

Plywood is a manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured. Plywood is used instead of plain wood because of its resistance to cracking, shrinkage, splitting, and twisting/warping, and its general high degree of strength.

Plan

Plywood layers (called veneers) are glued together with adjacent plies having their grain at right angles to each other. Cross-graining has several important benefits: it reduces the tendency of wood to split when nailed at the edges, it reduces expansion and shrinkage equating to improved dimensional stability, and it makes the strength of the panel consistent across both directions. There are usually an odd number of plies so that the sheet is balanced—this reduces warping. Because of the way plywood is bonded (with grains running against one another and with an odd number of composite parts) it is very hard to bend it perpendicular to the grain direction.

Site Elevation

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Material Description

Tension

Birch Plywood Plywood is a manufactured wood panel made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured. Plywood is used instead of plain wood because of its resistance to cracking, shrinkage, splitting, and twisting/warping, and its general high degree of strength.

Second Layer

Tension

Third Layer

Tension

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Final Module

Unit Construction

Top View

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Thickness

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Top View

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Side View Width

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East Elevation

Site Information

Site Drawings

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Site Analysis

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South Elevation

Primary Library Entrance

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South Elevation

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13’ Primary Library Entrance

Primary Library Entrance

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North Elevation

Section C

Section B

Skin and Bones Description The purpose of the skin and bone project is utilize a precedent case study, learn from that structure, and create a new system that might be a use in architecture.

Precedents The Vila NM was the choosen precedent, due to its geometric complexitiy and the good practice for 3d modeling work.I have taken inspiration from how the geometric complexity was logically construct especially with the middle part of the building.Instead of copying the form of the building, I have decided to create my own logistic construction of the “Bones” .

Physical Model

Construction and Inspiration The development of the shape was taken inspiration from new BMW 3 series sedan, the chasis desgin gave a sense where the spoiler seems like is getting sharper when viewing from the side, but actually it is getting well rounded.

Further Developemnts Once the “ Bones are constructed, i begin to construct the “ skin” , while constructing the skin, i have made consideration with the overgeometry.The material of the skin is made out of glass like material in order to appreciate the overall skin and bones interaction, the deck is also made with consideration of the overall geometry of the building maintaining a one single flow.

Section A

Vila NM

Twist Concept

Construction Method(for any ribs)

Bmw Sketch

Ribs(Bones)

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Unitled House #2 Description This was a year long assignment to learn the basics of drafting a one story suburban housing in Southern California. The idea was to learn basic drafting digital drafting technics to create a set of documents as if this was a real house. There isn't much to design but to meet the basic requirements for a typical one story house in the united states, along. It is purely meant for a digital drfating exercise.

Floor Plan

Foundation Plan

Foundation Plan Foot Notes

Roof Plan

Roof Plan Foot Notes

Different Styles/ Elevation

Early 17th Century Style

Spanish style

New England Style

Foundation Details

Electrical Plan

Brookville Library Description The assignment was to create a library for a virtual neighborhood within the virtual city of springfield. The objective was to acommadate the vacant lot for the local city hall's plan reimbursed a new libarary for the local residents. The assignment was to learn and grasp the restrictions when designing entirely from ground up, restrictions as in site setbacks, local codes, and the client's own requirements. While this is a design oriented project, it is still very heavily based digital process exercise. The glass dome idea was to encompass all programs under one roof and a radial based floor plan the has been juxtapose along with it.

Door/ Window Schedule

Site Plan

Floor Plan

Cross Section

Elevation

Foundation Section Details