Portfolio: 2013 by Brandon Maldonado

CONCEPT +

CARRY THROUGH 1

brandon lee maldonado

CONTENTS: 1. Puntacana Housing ................................................................................ 2. Super Studios ........................................................................................... 3. Underground Railroad Museum ....................................................... 4. Corporeal Meeting Place .................................................................... 5. Peninsula Park .......................................................................................... 6. AIDS Memorial Park .............................................................................. 7. Busan Opera House ............................................................................... 8. Camp Talooli Dining Hall ...................................................................

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Puntacana Housing Reinterpreting the Beach Experience Published in Archivos de Arquitectura Antillana: Issue 041

[with Wenjia Wu]

Upon visiting Puntacana, we noticed the natural tendency to desire beach front property. What we began to wonder was, “why exactly is this property so special?” While visiting our assigned site, we immediately recognized its lack of beach front property. However, rather than seeing our landlocked site as a negative, we viewed it as an opportunity to re-interpret the “beach experience.” We essentially introduced a lake to our site as a way to contradict and question the static, primarily visual interaction with an expansive water body. In creating this small lake, there are inherently two sides, rather than one. By placing multi-family housing on both sides, we instantly create a much more dynamic interaction by introducing the residents to the opportunity to engage the water itself as a method for traversing our site. In realizing the potential to use water as a mode of transit, we recognized that one shouldn’t simply cross the water, but perhaps also stop within it. With this idea, we chose to introduce a large bar building containing both condominiums and public programs to become a point of interaction between both sides of our water feature. This large building becomes something in which people are always moving within and through. This is no longer your typical beach experience, where you look out or swim out and turn around. Rather, this bar building establishes a new interactive social hub for Puntacana. 4

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Puntacana - Hacienda Cluster: Urban Design

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Puntacana - Hacienda Cluster: Urban Design MOVE

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NEW 20 METERS

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INTERACT Longitudinal Section

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Puntacana - Hacienda Cluster: Urban Design 23 September 2010 | Maldonado, Wu 50 METERS MAXIMUM1DISTANCE BASED ON 2 TYPICAL SWIMMING LAP

50 METERS

Cross Section 1

unique local material

study of light/air flow interaction

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adaptation into building

Double Loaded Corridor Circulation

Tr a n s i t i o n a l P u b l i c S p a c e C i r c u l a t i o n T h e h o r i z o n t a l c i r c u l a t i o n i s n o l o n g e r a c o r r i d o r, i t b e c o m e s a network of bridged connectors

DIAGRAM BY W.W.

MODEL 1 BY W.W. // MODEL 2 BY B.M.

LOUNGE 125 SQM

3 BEDROOM 185 SQM

2 BEDROOM 150 SQM

2 BEDROOM 155 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 150 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM 2 BEDROOM 125 SQM

2 BEDROOM 150 SQM

2 BEDROOM 130 SQM

3 BEDROOM 215 SQM

3 BEDROOM 220 SQM

2 BEDROOM 150 SQM

3 BEDROOM 220 SQM

3 BEDROOM 210 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 140 SQM 140 SQM 140 SQM

3 BEDROOM 230 SQM

3 BEDROOM 185 SQM

2 BEDR 175 S

2 BEDRO 165 SQM

THEATERS 230 SQM

2 BEDROOM 140 SQM

3 BEDROO 215 SQM

LOADING AREA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 105 SQM 185 SQM

LOUNGE 220 SQM

LOUNGE 115 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 150 SQM 145 SQM

CONFERENCE 230 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 3 BEDROOM 195 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM

2 BEDROOM 150 SQM

3 BEDROOM 220 SQM

2 BEDROOM 150 SQM

LOBBY/ENTRY FOYER 235 SQM

RESTAURANT 315 SQM

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3 BEDROOM 190 SQM

2 BEDR 165 SQ

CONFERENCE 115 SQM

10 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 3 BEDROOMSWIM UP BARRESTAURANT (CONT ABOVE) 45 SQM 120 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM 190 SQM

GYM 200 SQM

2 BEDROOM 160 SQM

ROOM SQM

2 BEDROOM 145 SQM

OOM M

2 BEDROOM 145 SQM

2 BEDROOM 165 SQM

2 BEDROOM 155 SQM

MARKET (PRODUCE) 185 SQM

3 BEDROOM 210 SQM

OM M

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 150 SQM 150 SQM

BEDROOM 95 SQM

ROOM QM

2 BEDROOM 145 SQM

LOUNGE 210 SQM

LOUNGE 250 SQM

MARKET 430 SQM

MARKET (DELI) 150 SQM

3 BEDROOM 205 SQM

LOBBY/ENTRY FOYER 65 SQM

SWIM UP BAR 100 SQM

MARKET CAFE 175 SQM

2 BEDROOM 140 SQM

2 BEDROOM 175 SQM

3 BEDROOM 195 SQM

LOADING AREA 160 SQM

GYM 210 SQM

RESTAURANT 350 SQM

3 BEDROOM 205 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 155 SQM 155 SQM

2 BEDROOM 150 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 150 SQM 170 SQM

2 BEDROOM 175 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 135 SQM 150 SQM

2 BEDROOM 175 SQM

2 BEDROOM 150 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 150 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 135 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM

3 BEDROOM 235 SQM

2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 150 SQM 150 SQM

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11 3 BEDROOM 220 SQM

CAFE 180 SQM

SWIM UP BAR 25 SQM

3 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM 190 SQM 150 SQM 150 SQM

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+ 7.00 m

+ 3.65 m

+ 0.00 m

SECTION BY W.W.

RENDERING BY B.M. // PHOTOSHOP BY W.W.

Super Studios Redefining the Center This project is conceived of as a means for the reaffirmation of a public center. Noticing the distance of greenspace from the highly pedestrian Armory Square area, the project aims to create an open gathering space; a means of engagement between the Armory Square district (civic) and Syracuse University (academic). A folded landscape is extruded upward defining the spaces below. With a creek passing directly through the center of the site, this primary form is then duplicated, rotated one hundred and eighty degrees, and placed on the opposite side water. The two forms are then linked by a skybridge passing over the creek, visually twisting as is combines the two forms. At the ground floor, the academic facing side contains a lounge and laundromat while the civic facing side is populated with flexible office and conference space, each serving to increase the number of students and city residents populating the structure. On the floors above, student apartments and a hotel rooms further encourage a potential exchange between different, at times disjointed, demographics. This rotation about the creek establishes the site as a new center point, redefining the understanding of this area as the true focal point of downtown Syracuse. Furthermore, it defines a relationship with other public locations within the city, allowing them all to be understood as radiated from this central point.

ACADEMIC

CIVIC

ZONING // radiating concentric arcs

ZONING // primary vertical band

Vehicle Velocity

Traffic Density

Sound Distribution

MAIN DESK/SECURITY MECHANICAL/ SPRINKLER

ADMINISTRATIVE

GARBAGE

JANITORIAL

GRADUATE STORAGE

PRINTING/RENDERING FACILITY RECREATION KITCHEN CLASSROOM LAUNDRY

CONFERENCE

OFFICES

MECHANICAL

GRADUATE STORAGE

KITCHEN CHECK IN/SECURITY

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

JANITORIAL

WOMEN'S LOCKER

POOL

KITCHEN

GYM

MEN'S LOCKER HOTEL GUEST ROOMS

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Underground Railroad Museum Quilt Interpretations The Underground Railroad invokes the image of a journey to freedom, thus a building about sequence naturally follows. But rather than simply making a generic “journey,” the project calls out a certain element that was pivotal to the success of the path to freedom: the coded quilt patterns. These quilts with their abstract symbols, displayed on the front porches of those individuals helping African Americans on their escape to free territories, were critical to the success of the Underground Railroad. Selecting to interpret the “Log Cabin” pattern which represents a safe house, the museum itself becomes a safe haven which serves to educate the visitor. However, the pattern is not simply placed somewhere easily visible or used as simple surface treatment, instead it is disguised. Much like it was up to the travelers of the Railroad to figure out the meaning of the different quilt symbols over time, the sequence through the project slowly reveals more elements of the pattern. Beginning on the ground floor, more and more clues suggest a changing environment. Upon reaching the 4th floor permanent galleries, the visitor travels between them via suspended walkways which form the Log Cabin pattern. These galleries on the top floor are made of wood, referencing back to the wooden boxes within which the quilts were kept. 22

MONKEY WRENCH

LOG CABIN “LOG CABIN” QUILT PATTERN

ROTATE FOR VIEWS OUT ON ALL SIDES

OVERLAY GEOMETRIES FROM OTHER QUILT PATTERNS

MOVE GALLERIES TO PERIMETER

SHIFT GALLERIES TO UNBLOCK VIEWS

EXTEND PATHS

BOWTIE

CROSSROADS

S H O O F LY

SERVICE

COUNTER

KITCHEN

B AT H R M

AUDITORIUM

B AT H R M OFFICES CHANGING GALLERY

C A F E S E AT I N G

GALLERY

ARCHIVE

GALLERY

Corporeal Meeting Place

The Racialization of the Suburban Landscape [Advisors: Victor Tzen and Mark Robbins]

The suburbs were imagined in the 1950s as a landscape for White middle-class society. As an escape from the city, these new communities were intended to provide respite and escape from the density and dirt of our urban environments. Fast forward sixty years to today, and the reality of the suburbs have drastically shifted. No longer do they serve as home to predominantly white families, but rather they are emerging as destinations for our minority classes. And as suburban affordability rises, minorities are being drawn in at such a drastic rate that our suburbs are rapidly becoming majority minority. Importantly, these groups have different needs and realities, and for this reason, a reimagining of the idea of community within the suburbs is not only possible but necessary. Instead of constantly running away from one another, Whites and minorities can be presented with a reimagined suburban landscape which effectively meets the needs of both, without forcing either to give up their desire for privacy or separation. Choosing to create moments of strategized mixture allows for the recognition, and more importantly, the appreciation of this demographic shift, presenting the suburb as the hallmark of community and social sustainability. Rather than a wholesale abandoning of our suburbs in favor of urban cities, the creation of a small glitch can subtly tweak the suburbs to reinvigorate their image, rescuing them from the overbearing, 1950s clichĂŠ conceptions brought about through emergence of popular culture.

$70,864

Avg. Required Minimum Lot Size: 12k ft2

$173,674

Zoning: Minimum Lot Size Non-Residential 5,000 ft2

Avg. Required Minimum Lot Size: 31k ft2

7,500 ft2 10,000 ft2

OSS BRI

[Residential Lots >12k ft2: 99.57%]

12,000 ft2 15,000 ft2 20,000 ft2 30,000 ft2 40,000 ft2 60,000 ft2 Multi-Family Planned Residential District

Racial Division

Median Household Income

Lot Size

Population Change, Population 2000-2010

Change

OSS BRI

White Black Asian Hispanic opulation on ation Population White White White White Black Black Black Black Asian Asian Asian Asian Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic Blue: Growth / Purple: Loss nge Change Change

OSSINING

BRIARCLIFF MANOR

OSSINING

Hispanic

WESTCHESTER OSSINING

BRIARCLIFF MANOR

Asian

BlackCondominium

BRIARCLIFF OSSINING MANOR

WESTCHESTER

White Multi-Family

TwoCondominium + Three Family

OSSINING

Multi-Structure Multi-Family

WESTCHESTER BRIARCLIFF MANOR

WEST

BRIARCLIFF MANOR

WESTC

Two Estate + Three and Rural Family

Single-Family Multi-Structure

Estate and R

Hispanic

Asian

Black

White Condominium

Multi-Family

Two + Three Family

Multi-Structure

Estate and Rur

“Boarder” Crossings

Creating a Glitch

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OS S BR I

OSS BRI

Single-Family Lots

Multi-Family Lots

Building and Lot Density

Home Values

34 Structures 8 Lots/1,682k ft2 [49k ft2/Structure]

1 Structure 1 Lot/2,668k ft2 [2,668k ft2/Structure]

1/10

$120K Research Facility McMansi Apartm ons ents Townhou ses

$600K

48 Structures 1 Lot/1,648k ft2 [34k ft2/Structure]

$1,200K

1/5

27 Structures 30 Lots/2,466k ft2 [82k ft2/Structure]

1/2

SITE

Anchor Program Distribution in Site

Locations Maximize Path-Crossing Between Isolated Communities

DIVIDE

LINEAR PATH

SITE IS SEGMENTED AT MAJOR OPEN ZONES

WITHIN THIS DIVISION LIES AN UNDER-UTILIZED PEDESTRIAN GREENWAY ABOVE OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT

YOUTH [OSS] YOUTH [BRI]

ADULT YOUTH

LIBRARY+COMMUNITY CENTER

POST OFFICE+POOL

YOUTH PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE CHILDREN FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CROSS-PATHS

AT THE CENTER, THERE IS AN EXPLICIT CONTRAST. THE POOL BEING DENSELY POPULATED BY PEOPLE WHO STAY THE POST OFFICE, SPORADICALLY FILLED BY PEOPLE WHO LEAVE

ADULT [MIX]

ADULT [BRI]

GYM+SUPERMARKET

PROGRAM

ADULT PROGRAMS ANCHOR THE SITE, DRAWING LARGE AMOUNTS OF PEOPLE ACROSS ITS LENGTH

PLACEMENT FACILITATES AN ABUNDANCE OF EXCHANGE

Community-Wide Program Use Time Matrix Utilizations Sorted on Various Criteria SCALE EARLY MORNING [WEEKDAY] EARLY MORNING [WEEKEND] MORNING [WEEKDAY] MORNING [WEEKEND] MID-DAY [WEEKDAY] MID-DAY [WEEKEND] AFTERNOON [WEEKDAY] AFTERNOON [WEEKEND] NIGHT [WEEKDAY] NIGHT [WEEKEND] LATE NIGHT [WEEKDAY] LATE NIGHT [WEEKEND]

MAX # PEOPLE EARLY MORNING [WEEKDAY] EARLY MORNING [WEEKEND] MORNING [WEEKDAY] MORNING [WEEKEND] MID-DAY [WEEKDAY] MID-DAY [WEEKEND] AFTERNOON [WEEKDAY] AFTERNOON [WEEKEND] NIGHT [WEEKDAY] NIGHT [WEEKEND] LATE NIGHT [WEEKDAY] LATE NIGHT [WEEKEND]

USE TIMES EARLY MORNING [WEEKDAY] EARLY MORNING [WEEKEND] MORNING [WEEKDAY] MORNING [WEEKEND] MID-DAY [WEEKDAY] MID-DAY [WEEKEND] AFTERNOON [WEEKDAY] AFTERNOON [WEEKEND] NIGHT [WEEKDAY] NIGHT [WEEKEND] LATE NIGHT [WEEKDAY] LATE NIGHT [WEEKEND]

WEEKENDS EARLY MORNING [WEEKDAY] MORNING [WEEKDAY] MID-DAY [WEEKDAY] AFTERNOON [WEEKDAY] NIGHT [WEEKDAY] LATE NIGHT [WEEKDAY] EARLY MORNING [WEEKEND] MORNING [WEEKEND] MID-DAY [WEEKEND] AFTERNOON [WEEKEND] NIGHT [WEEKEND] LATE NIGHT [WEEKEND]

WEEKDAYS EARLY MORNING [WEEKDAY] MORNING [WEEKDAY] MID-DAY [WEEKDAY] AFTERNOON [WEEKDAY] NIGHT [WEEKDAY] LATE NIGHT [WEEKDAY] EARLY MORNING [WEEKEND] MORNING [WEEKEND] MID-DAY [WEEKEND] AFTERNOON [WEEKEND] NIGHT [WEEKEND] LATE NIGHT [WEEKEND]

MATCHUPS

Resultant Program Clustering EARLY MORNING [WEEKDAY]

EARLY MORNING [WEEKEND]

Anchor Programs Combined with Support Programs, Creating Six Nodes, Each Tailored to Bring Both Communities into Adjacency and Maximized Daily Utilization MORNING [WEEKDAY]

MORNING [WEEKEND] MID-DAY [WEEKDAY]

MID-DAY [WEEKEND]

AFTERNOON [WEEKDAY] AFTERNOON [WEEKEND] NIGHT [WEEKDAY] NIGHTMORNING [WEEKEND] EARLY [WEEKDAY] EARLY MORNING [WEEKEND] LATE NIGHT [WEEKDAY] MORNING [WEEKDAY] LATE NIGHT [WEEKEND] MORNING [WEEKEND] MID-DAY [WEEKDAY] MID-DAY [WEEKEND] AFTERNOON [WEEKDAY] AFTERNOON [WEEKEND] NIGHT [WEEKDAY] NIGHT [WEEKEND] LATE NIGHT [WEEKDAY] LATE NIGHT [WEEKEND]

36 PUBLIC POOL 12,525 ft2

LAUNDROMAT 1730 ft2

GYM 33,600 ft2

NODES 1, 2, AND 3 RESTAURANT 3000 ft2

BANK 4160 ft2

POST OFFICE 11,055 ft2

DRY CLEANER 1320 ft2

BARBER 1020 ft2

38 RESTAURANT 3000 ft2

LAUNDROMAT 1730 ft2

COMM. CTR. 10970 ft2

COFFEE 1330 ft2

DRY CLEAN 1320 ft2

WINE 1350 ft2

LIBRARY 9650 ft2

NODES 4, 5, AND 6

SUPERMARKET 33600 ft2

DRY CLEANER 1730 ft2

BANK 1730 ft2

Peninsula Park Insertion Into Central Nou Barris [with Mark Shahlamian]

A series of fingers extend into the main water feature of Parc Central Nou Barris. The fingers serve as extensions of the level ground plane and undulate in section to create different zones of flooding depending on the water level in the reservoir. The fingers are inhabitable for pedestrians to walk over and play on; each one offers a different type of play. When the reservoir water level is low, they become shading devices for the people playing below. Each of the fingers is constructed of a number of layers including grass, fabric, soil, gravel, drainage, and support that combine into one, easily replaceable module. This module is repeated along the length of the finger creating a grid of planting beds that can, if necessary, be treated individually. In addition to the fingers, there are floating islands which are anchored to the bottom of the reservoir, becoming a platform for seating or recreation which glides across the water. There are also a series of tubes with holes punched into them, scattered across the site, serving as bird sanctuaries where they might land or nest.

RENDERING BY B.M. // PHOTOSHOP BY M.S.

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NOU BARRIS LIBRARY

BARCELONA NORD TECHNOLOGY PARK CIBERNARIUM

Area of Intervention

Pedestrian Circulation Pedestrian Circulation Palms Along Primary Pathway Palms Along Primary Pathway

Paved PavedPathways Pathways

Vegetation Areas Vegetation Areas Enclosed by Retaining Walls Enclosed by Retaining Walls

Programed Areas Population Density PlacedWithin Within Open Space Primarily Programed Areas

SITE PLAN BY M.S.

Palms Indicate Open Spaces

Programmed Areas Placed Within Open Space 42

Sloped Retaining Sloped RetainingWalls Walls Define Path v. Open Space Define Path v. Open Space

Vegetation Program Population Density Palms as Indicator+ All Open Spaces Utilized Palms Mark Primary Areas of Gathering Mark Primary Areas of Gathering/Activity

Part Part6:6:Visualize Visualize[New [New Intervention] Intervention]

3%33% Flooded Flooded

ally flooded, flooded, most most ove the the water water line.line. 75% Lights Lights visible visible

Fingers

Tubes

Floating Islands

Floating [MeanderingIslands Platforms] [Meandering Platforms]

Tubes [Bird Sanctuary/Sculptural Element] [Bird Sanctuary/Sculpture]

FingersPlanting Peninsulas] [Walkable

Wet: Floating Platforms for Recreation Dry: Platforms for Seating/Recreation

Wet: Environment for Swimmers Dry: Bird Sanctuary

Wet: Floating Beds of Aquatic Vegetation Dry: Shading Canopy for Space Below

WADING POOL WADING POOL

FOOT SOAKING FOOT SOAKING

SPLAHING FIELD SPLAHING FIELD

CROSSING BRIDGE CROSSING BRIDGE

SUNBATHING SUNBATHING

100% Dry

33% Flood

Completely Completely Dry Dry Fingers: Shade Canopy TheThe fingers fingers actact as as a canopy a canopy forfor Lights: 100% Visible program program to to take take place place underneath. underneath.

33% Flooded Flooded Fingers:33% Light Growth

66% Flood

66%66% Flooded Flooded Fingers: Heavy Growth

Fingers Fingers are are partially partially flooded, flooded, most most of plant of plant life life is above is above the the water water line.line. Lights: 50% Visible 50%50% Lights Lights visible visible

WETLANDS

DIVING REEF

SWIMMING

AQUATIC PLANTING

JUMPING PLATFORMS

MEANDERING ISLANDS

OVERLOOK

100% 100% lights lights visible visible

FLOODED LOUNGE

Fingers Fingers areare partially partially flooded, flooded, most most Lights: 75% Visible of of plant lifelife is above the water line. plant is above the water line. 75% Lights visible 75% Lights visible

FLOODED LOUNGE

BIRD HABITAT BIRD HABITAT PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE

SPORTING SPORTING

AMPHITHEATER AMPHITHEATER

[Walkable Planting Peninsulas]

Wet_ Floating Planting Beds of Aquatic Vegetation Dry_ Shading Canopy for Public Space Below

Wet_ Environment for Swimmers Dry_ Bird Sanctuary

Wet_ Floating Platforms for Recreation Dry_ Platforms for Seating/Recreation

100% Flood

100% 100% Flooded Flooded

Fingers: Piers Fingers Fingers act as actfloating as floating docks docks which which allow allow interaction interaction withwith water. water. Lights: 25% Visible 25%25% Lights Lights visible visible

AIDS Memorial Park Competition Lifting the Living Memorial [with Andrew Weigand and Mark Shahlamian]

AIDS, like many crises, was addressed through education and advocacy. By hosting an future outreach function, the memorial will bring together spaces not only for reflection, but also for living and education. Maintaining an educational role, the memorial park will serve many needs for the community - as a living, well used monument to personal struggles with AIDS. To better link living with remembrance and outreach, the park is fractured, allowing interaction between what might have been isolated activities. The intention is to remind visitors that while most memorials are commemorative toward an isolated event or moment in time, AIDS is an ongoing issue, and as such, part of memorializing the lives lost to the epidemic is to bring the spaces of living and remembering into conversation with one another. Lifting the park allows light to penetrate below, improving the outreach spaces. From below, three caissons for quiet contemplation support the park: A moment of remembrance amidst the activities of daily life. The lower level also holds spaces for exhibitions, meetings, and an office for a community organization.

45RHINO BY A.W. + B.M. \\ RENDERING BY B.M. \\ PHOTOSHOP BY M.S. + B.M.

the park: living

the park: living the park: living the park: living

the caissons: remembrance the caissons: remembrance the caissons: remembrance

exhibition and office: learning exhibition and office: learning exhibition and office: learning

DIAGRAMS BY A.W.

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7TH AVE

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SECTION BY A.W.

Busan Opera House Competition FREE/Fernando Romero

[with Liz Kelsey, Yihyun Lim, Hayrettin Gunc, Ivana Stancic, Hector Romero, Andreia Teixeira, Romea Muryn]

The proposed design is conceived as a cloud perched upon Busan Bay. A unique and unexpected iconic presence, the cloud is composed of a filigree of prisms that gravitate lyrically around a stage core composed as a machine for the performing arts. The meticulous envelope evokes an harmonic musical assemblage with multiple and subtle variations in prisms that jointly compose an exquisite whole. The interior of the cloud houses a volume whose definition is driven by the optimal requirements for the performing arts and conforms a compact and efficient stage core. The key and most voluminous element is the Opera Hall, the sheer size and highly prescriptive requirements of which establishes the arrangement of all other programs. The Opera Hall is equipped with a capacity for a six-stage arrangement alongside fly-tower for ample flying system and substantial stage depth for extensive scenic flexibility. The Auditorium fulfils the seating capacity with both parterre and balcony areas. Above the backstage a Black box theater complements the main hall, this space is conceived as a blank canvas with the possibility to be arranged to be in a variety of configurations.

RHINO BY H.R. + B.M. // RENDERING BY B.M. // PHOTOSHOP BY B.M.

AMPHITHEATER

DIAGRAM BY L.K.

SHOPPING PLAZA

SCULPTURE PARK

MARKET/ CAFE GARDEN

NON SPECTATOR PUBLIC CIRCULATION

BLACK BOX THEATER SPECTATOR CIRCULATION

NON SPECTATOR PUBLIC CIRCULATION

BLACK BOX THEATER SPECTATOR CIRCULATION OPRA SPECTATOR CIRCULATION

OPRA SPECTATOR CIRCULATION

SITE PLAN BY H.G. + B.M. + L.K.

PLANS BY Y.L. + I.S.

+67,00M LEVEL 8

BANQUET

+55,00M LEVEL 7

RESTAURANT

+52,00M LEVEL 6

RESTAURANT

+49,00M LEVEL 5

BLACK BOX THEATRE

+39,00M LEVEL 4

REHERSAL

+32,00M LEVEL 3

MAIN STAGE

+25,00M LEVEL 2

ORCHESTRA PIT

+20,00M LEVEL 1

MAIN FOYER

±10,00M LEVEL 0

LOBBY

±0,00M LEVEL -1

SEA

+35M

SECTION BY A.T. + H.G.

Camp Talooli Dining Hall Engaging Two Sides of a Dynamic Slope Winner: King and King Comprehensive Design Competition

[with Jody Chan]

Given the site for this dining hall, we immediately noticed the significance of its sloping topography as a hinge point between the daily activities in the lake below and those occurring on the field above. We attempted to create a conversation, establishing an interface between the campâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two most essential gathering points. On approach, the building is relatively low, remaining at a scale welcoming to the children. But as you enter and proceed through, the floor steps down and the roof slopes up, opening the building to a large panoramic view of the lake. Both the horizontality of the north facade and constructed sequence down into the main dining space encourage the occupant to turn their body and experience these vast views. Similarly, the vertically proportioned glazing of the south facade enhances oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awareness of the dense, tall forest that lays adjacent. The building is also conscious of passive and active environmental systems. The height change between north and south facades creates a pinching that draws cool wind coming from the lake inward and propels it out the south facade. Similarly, the clerestory window and topmost portion of the north facade are operable, allowing rising hot air to escape. The south facade and clerestory have also both been calibrated to solstice sun angles, allowing sunlight to adequately illuminate the dining hall during all months. Additionally, all structure is separate from glazing systems to prevent thermal bridging and insulation in the floor and roof have been increased to offset heat loss through the large facades during the winter months. Lastly, a series of geothermal coils in the lake utilize the water body as a source of constant temperature despite the vast temperature changes between summer and winter months.

RENDERING BY B.M. // PHOTOSHOP BY J.C.

COMPRESS COMPRESS ENTRY TOENTRY CHILDTO SCALE CHILD SCALE

LIFT ROOF LIFT TO ROOF ILLUMINATE TO ILLUMINATE DINING DINING AREA AREA

EXPAND FACADE EXPANDTO FACADE ENGAGE TOLAKE ENGAGE LAKE VIEW VIEW

ESTABLISH ESTABLISH CIRCULATION CIRCULATION TO TO ENCOURAGE ENCOURAGE PANORAMA PANORAMA

SUM MER

SOLS TICE

UIN

TER

WIN R INTE

TICE SOLS

TIONAL SECTIONAL ISOMETRICS ISOMETRICS 3/4”=1’3/4”=1’ talooli camp dining taloolihall dining hall

Restroom Restroom + Office + Office

ILLE,PENNELVILLE, NY NY 282Nlatitude_43.282N | longitude_-76.27W | longitude_-76.27W

[Platform [Platform Framing on Framing Pole Foundations] on Pole Foundations]

WALL R-VALUE (TYP .) FLOOR WALL R-VALUE (TYP.)R-VALUE OOF R-VALUE ROOF R-VALUE FLOOR R-VALUE hrough Nailer Through Beam Through Nailer Through Insulation Through Insulation Through Beam Through Insulation Through Insulation 0.9375 0.625 0.9375 0.625 9375 0.9375 0.626 0.9375 0.9375 0.626 40 0.12 40 0.12 0 40 0.12 10 40 0.12 0.9375 0.9375 0.9375 0.9375 625 0.625 0.9375 0.625 0.625 0.9375 0.45 12.50.45 12.5 9375 0.9375 50 0.9375 0.9375 50 0.9375 0.9375 0.9375 0.9375 42.325 15.12 42.325 15.12 52.62 2.5 42.5 12.5 42.5 52.62 ROOF SYSTEM ROOF SYSTEM Flashing Flashing Nailer Nailer 3/4” Plywood Sheathing [0.9375] [0.9375] 3/4” Plywood(R-1.25/In.) Sheathing (R-1.25/In.) 8“ Extruded 8“ Polystyrene Insulation (R-5.00/In.) [40] Extruded Polystyrene Insulation (R-5.00/In.) [40] 2”x8” Roof Beam [10] 2”x8” (R-1.25/In.) Roof Beam (R-1.25/In.) [10] 3/4” Plywood Sheathing [0.9375] [0.9375] 3/4” Plywood(R-1.25/In.) Sheathing (R-1.25/In.) 1/2” Finish 1/2” Material (R-1.25/In.) [0.625] Finish Material (R-1.25/In.) [0.625] 2”x8” Double Top Double Plate Top Plate 2”x8” Interior Casing Interior Casing Jamb Extension Jamb Extension Low-E Coated Double Glazed Window (R-3.23/In.) Low-E Coated Double Glazed Window (R-3.23/In.) 2”x8” Sole Plate 2”x8” Sole Plate 2“x6” Blocking 2“x6” Blocking WALL SYSTEM WALL SYSTEM 2“x8” Double Top Double Plate Top Plate 2“x8” 3/4” Plywood Sheating (R-1.25/In.) [0.9375] [0.9375] 3/4” Plywood Sheating (R-1.25/In.) 8“ Extruded 8“ Polystyrene Insulation (R-5.00/In.) [40] Extruded Polystyrene Insulation (R-5.00/In.) [40] 3/4” Plywood Sheating (R-1.25/In.) [0.9375] [0.9375] 3/4” Plywood Sheating (R-1.25/In.) 1/2“ Gypsum Board [0.45]Board [0.45] 1/2“ Gypsum 2”x8“ Sole Plate 2”x8“ Sole Plate FLOOR SYSTEM FLOOR SYSTEM 1/2” Wood Strip (R-1.25/In.) [0.625] 1/2” Flooring Wood Strip Flooring (R-1.25/In.) [0.625] 1-1/2” Cementitious Underlayment (R-0.08/in) (R-0.08/in) [0.12] 1-1/2” Cementitious Underlayment [0.12] 1/2” Diameter Hydronic Radiant Tubing 1/2” Diameter Hydronic Radiant Tubing 3/4“ Plywood Subfloor (R-1.25/In.) [0.9375] [0.9375] 3/4“ Plywood Subfloor (R-1.25/In.) 10” Extruded10” Polystyrene Insulation (R-5.00/In.) [50] Extruded Polystyrene Insulation (R-5.00/In.) [50] 2”x10” Floor2”x10” Beam Floor (R-1.25/In.) [12.5] Beam (R-1.25/In.) [12.5] 3/4“ Plywood Sheathing [0.9375] [0.9375] 3/4“ Plywood(R-1.25/In.) Sheathing (R-1.25/In.) 2”x11” End 2”x11” Joist End Joist POLE FOUNDATION POLE FOUNDATION 1’x1’ Timber1’x1’ Timber Galvinized Metal StrapsMetal Straps Galvinized 8”x1’-6” Concrete PadConcrete Pad 8”x1’-6”

Main Dining Main Hall Dining Hall

[Platform [Platform Framing on Framing Pole Foundations] on Pole Foundations]

Wall Wall

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Kitchen Kitchen

Entry/Amphitheater Entry/Amphitheater

[Slab [Slab onon Grade+Stud Grade+Stud Wall] Wall]

[Slab [Slab onon Grade+Masonry Grade+Masonry Wall] Wall]

ROOF ROOF R-VALUE R-VALUE Through Through Nailer Nailer 0.0000576 0.0000576 10 10 0.9375 0.9375 0.625 0.625

FLOOR R-VALUE FLOOR R-VALUE Through Through Insulation Insulation 0.0000576 0.0000576 0.025 0.025 40 40 0.120.12 0.9375 0.9375 0.80.8 0.625 0.625 10 10

11.5625 11.5625

41.5265 41.5265

10.945 10.945

ROOF ROOF SYSTEM SYSTEM 0.260.26 Gauge Gauge Standing Standing Seam Seam Steel Steel Roofing Roofing (R-0.0032/In.) (R-0.0032/In.) [0.0000576] [0.0000576] 8” Extruded 8” Extruded Polystyrene Polystyrene Insulation Insulation (R-5.00/In.) (R-5.00/In.) [40][40] 2”x8” 2”x8” Nailer Nailer (R-1.25/In.) (R-1.25/In.) [10][10] 3/4“3/4“ Plywood Plywood (R-1.25/In.) (R-1.25/In.) [0.9375] [0.9375] 1/2”1/2” Finish Finish Material Material (R-1.25/In.) (R-1.25/In.) [0.625] [0.625] 4“x8” 4“x8” Purlin Purlin GlueGlue Laminated Laminated Beam Beam Low-E Low-E Coated Coated Double Double Glazed Glazed Window Window (R-3.23/In.) (R-3.23/In.) 1’-0”x1’-0” 1’-0”x1’-0” GlueGlue Laminated Laminated Structural Structural Column Column Hydronic Hydronic Fin Fin Tube Tube Convector Convector FLOOR FLOOR SYSTEM SYSTEM 1/2”1/2” Slate Slate Finish Finish Material Material (R-0.05/In.) (R-0.05/In.) [0.025] [0.025] 1-1/2” 1-1/2” Cementitious Cementitious Underlayment Underlayment (R-0.08/in) (R-0.08/in) [0.12] [0.12] Reinforcing Reinforcing Steel Steel 10”10” SlabSlab on Grade on Grade w/ Steps w/ Steps (R-0.08/In.) (R-0.08/In.) [0.8] [0.8] 2” Extruded 2” Extruded Polystyrene Polystyrene Insulation Insulation (R-5.00/In.) (R-5.00/In.) [10][10] FOUNDATION FOUNDATION ELEMENTS ELEMENTS 1’-0“ 1’-0“ Foundation Foundation WallWall 2’-0” 2’-0” Footing Footing Reinforcing Reinforcing Steel Steel Expansion Expansion Joint Joint 2“x10” 2“x10” SillSill Plate Plate Anchor Anchor BoltBolt

ELEVATIONS BY B.M. + J.C.

BRANDON LEE MALDONADO bran.maldonado@gmail.com 516.458.5266 56 Firwood Road Port Washington, NY 11050

EDUCATION Syracuse, NY May 2012

Port Washington, NY June 2007

EMPLOYMENT New York, NY October 2012 - Present

New York, NY July 2012 - October 2012 Summer 2011

New York, NY Summer 2010

Port Washington, NY Summer 2009 + 10

Syracuse, NY Spring 2010 + 12 Fall 2010 + 11

Syracuse University School of Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List 2007 - 2012, GPA: 3.63 Renee Crown Honors Program Thesis: Corporeal Meeting Place International Study: Florence, Italy

Paul D. Schreiber High School

Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, GPA: 4.67 Diploma with Distinction in Foreign Language Study: Spanish Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction

LoT Arch _Designer

Particpate in all aspects of Guilty Beach design and development Detail plans, sections, elevations, axons of AS67 for publication Develop materiality and atmosphere for Warehouse Renovation

FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE _Designer

Develop layout and assist in production for Expo at Guggenehiem Museum Participate in all aspects of Busan Opera House competition Conduct preliminary research and scheming for San Diego Museum of Art

ARVELO Architecture + Design _Intern

Sketch and draft multiple concepts for Goenka Residence Redline and revise plans of West 10th Roof Deck before issuing for permit Select finish materials and create schedules for Fierman + Sons office

Pinner Associates _Intern

Conduct site survey and draft plans of Northern Boulevard Car Wash Montage elevations of Suzuki Dealership in Illustrator Coordinate with secondary architect for Tony Roma’s Restaurant

Syracuse University _Tutor

Tutored students in ARC211: Structures I and ARC 311: Structures II [Bending Stress, Bending Moment Diagrams, Trusses, Towers, Wind Loads, Shear Force, Beam Design, Buckling Load, Arch and Suspension Bridges, etc]

SKILLS Digital Physical

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, AutoCAD SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, V-Ray, Magics 3D Printer, Laser Cutter, CNC Mill, Woodshop Basswood, Chipboard, Museum Board, Foam, Foamcore, Plexiglass

HONORS 2012 2010 2007 - 12 2007 - 10 2007

AFFILIATIONS

Published: Archivos de Arquitectura Antillana; Issue 041 Winner: King + King Design Competition [Best 3rd Year Comprehensive Design] School of Architecture Full Scholarship American Institute of Architects Scholarship Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Americana Manhasset Scholarship Excellence in Architectural Drawing Award President’s Award for Educational Excellence Syracuse University: Politics of Public Space Community Synagogue: Social Action Committee

INTERESTS Hobbies International Travel

Psychology, Philosophy, Morals/Ethics, Classical Film, Computer Building, Motorcycle Maintenance, Fitness, Recreational Basketball Dominican Republic, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom 66

Port Washington, NY June 2007

EMPLOYMENT New York, NY October 2012 - Present

New York, NY July 2012 - October 2012 Summer 2011

New York, NY Summer 2010

EDUCATION Syracuse, NY May 2012 Port Washington, NY Summer 2009 + 10

Port Washington, NY Syracuse, NY June 2007 Spring 2010 + 12 Fall 2010 + 11

SKILLS EMPLOYMENT Digital New York, NY October 2012 - Present Physical New York, NY HONORS July 2012 - October 2012 2012 Summer 2011 2010 2007 - 12 2007 - 10 New York, NY Summer 2010 2007

AFFILIATIONS Port Washington, NY Summer 2009 + 10

INTERESTS Hobbies Syracuse, NY Spring 2010 + 12 Fall 2010Travel + 11 International

Paul D. Schreiber High School

Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, GPA: 4.67 Diploma with Distinction in Foreign Language Study: Spanish Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction

LoT Arch _Designer

Particpate in all aspects of Guilty Beach design and development Detail plans, sections, elevations, axons of AS67 for publication Develop materiality and atmosphere for Warehouse Renovation

FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE _Designer

BRANDON LEE MALDONADO bran.maldonado@gmail.com 516.458.5266 56 Firwood Road Port Washington, NY 11050

ARVELO Architecture + Design _Intern

Syracuse University School of Architecture Bachelor of Architecture, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List 2007 - 2012, GPA: 3.63 Pinner Associates _Intern Renee Crown Honors Program Conduct site survey and draft plans of Northern Boulevard Car Wash Thesis: Corporeal Meeting Place Montage elevations of Suzuki Dealership in Illustrator International Study: Florence, Italy Coordinate with secondary architect for Tony Roma’s Restaurant

Paul D. Schreiber High School Syracuse University _Tutor Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors, GPA: 4.67

Tutored students in ARC211: Structures I and ARC 311: Structures II Diploma with Distinction in Foreign Language Study: Spanish [Bending Stress, Bending Moment Diagrams, Trusses, Towers, Wind Loads, Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction Shear Force, Beam Design, Buckling Load, Arch and Suspension Bridges, etc]

LoT ArchIllustrator, _Designer Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, AutoCAD

Particpate in all aspectsGrasshopper, of Guilty Beach design and development SketchUp, Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Magics Detail plans, sections, elevations, axons of AS67 for publication Develop materiality and atmosphere for Warehouse Renovation 3D Printer, Laser Cutter, CNC Mill, Woodshop Basswood, Chipboard, Museum Board, Foam, Foamcore, Plexiglass

FREE Fernando Romero EnterprisE _Designer

Develop layout and assist in production for Expo at Guggenehiem Museum Published: Archivos de Arquitectura Antillana; Issue 041 Participate in all aspects of Busan Opera House competition Winner: King + King Design Competition [Best 3rd Year Comprehensive Design] Conduct preliminary research and scheming for San Diego Museum of Art School of Architecture Full Scholarship American Institute of Architects Scholarship ARVELO Architecture + Design _Intern Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Sketch and Manhasset draft multiple concepts for Goenka Residence Americana Scholarship Redline andinrevise plans of Drawing West 10th Roof Deck before issuing for permit Excellence Architectural Award Select finishAward materials and create schedules President’s for Educational Excellencefor Fierman + Sons office

Pinner Associates _Intern Syracuse University: Politics of Public Space

Conduct site survey and draft plans of Northern Boulevard Car Wash Community Synagogue: Social Action Committee Montage elevations of Suzuki Dealership in Illustrator Coordinate with secondary architect for Tony Roma’s Restaurant Psychology, Philosophy, Morals/Ethics, Classical Film, Computer Building, Syracuse University _Tutor Motorcycle Maintenance, Fitness, Recreational Basketball Tutored students in ARC211: Structures I and ARC 311: Structures II [Bending Stress, Bending Moment Diagrams, Trusses, Towers, Wind Loads, Dominican Republic, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Hungary, Austria, Shear Force, Beam Design, Buckling Load, Arch Kingdom and Suspension Bridges, etc] Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, United

SKILLS Digital Physical

HONORS 2012 2010 2007 - 12 2007 - 10 2007

AFFILIATIONS

Published: Archivos de Arquitectura Antillana; Issue 041 Winner: King + King Design Competition [Best 3rd Year Comprehensive Design] School of Architecture Full Scholarship American Institute of Architects Scholarship Hispanic College Fund Scholarship Americana Manhasset Scholarship Excellence in Architectural Drawing Award President’s Award for Educational Excellence 67 Syracuse University: Politics of Public Space Community Synagogue: Social Action Committee

PORTFOLIO 2012

BLM ARCH

blmaldon@syr.edu \\ 516 458 5266 \\ 56 Firwood Road, Port Washington, NY6811050