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UTA rowing boathouse | cedar hill state park The UTA Rowing Boathouse at Cedar Hill State Park will be the future home to UTA men’s and women’s rowing teams. In partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife, UTA has procured a site for the future rowing team home on Joe Pool Lake, where the former Joe Pool Marina once resided. The architecture, likely to be many’s first experience with UTA, seeks to enhance brand recognition of the school and build fan support
in accordance with the athletic department’s mission statement. Furthermore, the project seeks to tackle issues of sustainability and stimulatate the rejuvenation of the park set forth by the goals and principles of Cedar Hill State Park. The architectural expression of the building was derived through a thorough examination of the movement and synchronization involved in the action of team rowing. The
architecture is meant to capture the oar floating above the water during the rowing motion through the expression of its roof structure. The roof is supported by umbrella columns, enhancing the idea of movement and synchronization. Sitting underneath the extended canopy, the massing is conceived as a podium building as a means of supporting heavy elements of the program. The facade accentuates the structure and engages modularity
as a contrast with the dynamic roof. Connections to public spaces are provided on the site while the boathouse acts as a buffer between the vehicle and the water. The 22,000 sq ft complex is a split level building with a student athlete center, 24 station rowing tank, and clear span storage for rowing shells and support equipment. Visual connections are made between the lobby, rowing tank, and boat storage to promote the sport to visitors.
Digital water color perspective of the boathouse looking from the boat launch dock.
UTA rowing boathouse | cedar hill state park | fall 2020
Site plan and profile (bottom) generated from the site analysis(top). The site features a layering of program along the long axis with the building providing a buffer between the parking and the boat launch. (Right) Site model showing early massing of the building and its orientation on the site to its natural surroundings.
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Building Tabulation
Total 22125 sf
UPPER LEVEL
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VITREOUS CHINA K-4989-T FRESHMAN C_URINALS VITREOUS CHINA K-4989-T FRESHMAN C_URINALS
1. 12” X 4 “ ALUMINUM VERTICAL MULLION 2. 5’ DOUBLE SLIDING GLASS DOOR 3. 2 INCH CYLINDRICAL WOOD 4. 12” X 2” SCULPTED WOOD GUARDRAIL 5. 0.5“ THICK STEEL PLATE FRAME AND GUARDRAIL SUPPORT
6. 4” X 4” TERRACE DRAINAGE SCUPPER 7. 5.5” SHINGLE CURTAIN WALL PANEL 8. 0.5 INCH REVEAL BETWEEN PANELS 9. 4“ REVEAL DRAINAGE CHANNEL BETWEEN SHINGLE CURTAIN WALL AND GLASS 10. 5‘ DOUBLE PIVOT DOORS WITH EXTERIOR SHINGLE FINISH
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Digital watercolor perspectives of the atrium (top) viewed at the primary entry and the erg room (bottom) looking northwest. (Right) Isometric section drawing showing the roof and envelope panel assemblies.
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1. STEEL CHANNEL 2. ALUMINUM PANEL ROOF 3. 1” OSB SHEATHING 4. RIGID INSULATION 5. 1” PREMIUM PLYWOOD 6. 14” STEEL W SECTION 7.14” X 2” HSS STEEL TUBE 8. 12” WIDE STEEL PIPE 9. 12” X 2” VERTICAL MULLION 10. 10” X 2” HORIZONTAL MULLION 11. 1.5” THICK FIRE-RATED GLASS
12. 5’ DOUBLE SLIDING GLASS DOOR 13. 12” X 2” SCULPTED WOOD GUARDRAIL 14. 0.5“ THICK STEEL PLATE FRAME 15. 0.5” THICK WOOD SHINGLE 16. RIGID INSULATION WITH BUILT IN RAINSCREEN 17. 1“ OSB SHEATHING ON ALUMINUM FRAME
18. 9.25” COLD FORM STEEL STUDS, 16” O.C. 19. 30” X 30” WOOD TILE 20. ADJUSTABLE DECK SUPPORTS 21. TAPERED RIGID INSULATION 22. CONCRETE TOPPING 23. STEEL DECK 24. STEEL ANGLE ANCHORING CURTAIN WALL TO STRUCTURE 25. 26” DEEP STEEL W SECTION
26.10” DEEP STEEL W SECTION JOIST, 4’ O.C. 27. 30” DEEP STEEL W SECTION TRANSFER BEAM 28. 14” DEEP STEEL W SECTION JOIST, 5’ O.C. 29. 3/4” PREMIUM PLYWOOD INTERIOR FINISH 30. DOUBLE 5’ WIDE PIVOT DOORS
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c. (Left) Wall section depicting details within the tank room and terrace. (Above) (a.) section through the tank room (b.) section through the atrium (c.) long section showing the proximity of the major spaces.
UTA rowing boathouse | cedar hill state park | fall 2020
Digital watercolor perspectives of (top) a regatta viewed from the water and (bottom) the shell unloading area and primary entry of the boathouse.
UTA rowing boathouse | cedar hill state park | fall 2020
northside civil rights museum | northside fort worth In wake of the racial inequalities of our history gaining traction in our society today, the time is now to examine architectural designs that address these inequities. Fort Worth is not short of this kind of oppression, particularly in the Northside of Fort Worth, and the current development of Panther Island has the probability of further segregating this location from the downtown area. Complicating this racial separation further is the site of this project. Residing on the banks of the new Panther Island canal, a former KKK Klavern is situated there bringing up
questions on what design solution could resolve such a troubled site. Architectural solutions presented themselves through the process of conceptual drawing and modeling. The idea of the conceptual drawing involved stripping away a building’s symbolic elements and the emotion they invoke. Reducing to structural components, the components were reconceived in an effort to avoid repetitive monotony and placelessness of the international style. Furthermore, the drawing explores architecture’s relationship with ground, datum, and land in seeking to
establish a new ground through juxtaposing the stripping or carving of the land with the additive architectural process of suspended elements. The architectural strategy attempts to establish a new datum combined with a suspended field of volumes and planes over a carved ground in order to create a democratic space. Planes and volumes are supported in tension as a metaphor to the racial tension that our society is struggling with today. The planes are then eroded away to provide more transparency between the volummes and bring light to the lower
levels. Large areas of overlapping planes are glazed in. Carving into the ground creates a sunken plaza that removes inhabitants from the busy street level. Geometry utilized in the massing is reconceived in the intersitial spaces as gardens, fountains, and walkways that extend beyond the sunken plaza. Parking is placed below ground across Main Street from the site. A tunnel beneath main street provides direct access to the plaza. The design was conceived to be an open-air design that provides views of Downtown Fort Worth.
Perspective of the Civil Rights Musuem looking from Main Street on the new Panther Island bridge.
northside civil rights museum | northside fort worth | spring 2020
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(a.) Initial conceptual drawing. (b.-c.) 3d printed physical model and (d.-e.) digital model developed from the conceptual drawing. (Top) The final design for the civil rights museum.. (Bottom) The massing strategy utilized for the museum. northside civil rights museum | northside fort worth | spring 2020
(Top) Bird’s eye perspective of the museum and main street towards downton Fort Worth; (bottom) view of the museum extending beyond the new Panther Island Canal.
northside civil rights museum | northside fort worth | spring 2020
(Right) Exploded isometric depicting the volumes interaction with planes, gardens, water, and circulation; (top) view of the terraces created by the planes from the mass that extends into the water; (bottom) a view of a garden looking down from the rooftop terrace.
northside civil rights museum | northside fort worth | spring 2020
community park health clinic | fair park south dallas Located at the corner of S Fitzhugh Avenue and S 2nd Avenue in a former Fair Park parking lot, Community Park is a full servide health clinic offering general health consultations as well as dental, diagnostic, and auxilliary health resources to an underserved population in South Dallas. This area , which consists of predominantly African American residents, has suffered from the historical practice of
redlining resulting in poverty, limited healthy food sources, and poor health. The community endures a significantly high morbidity rate and shorter life expectancy compared to other areas of the Dallas Forth Worth metroplex. As a response to the needs of the locals, the architectural strategy focuses on three design drivers: access, health promotion, and creating a delightful
experience. Access is improved by converting S 2nd Avenue into a pedestrian street between the Fair Park entrance and the health clinic. Parking is concentrated on the site to preserve room for outdoor recreational spaces and a community food garden. The building is designed to act as a gateway to the park, acting as a buffer and shielding the park from the busy
Fitzhugh Avenue and its termination at HIghway 352. Drawing on housing typologies in the area, the massing focuses on the creation of a porch and a folded roof. The bent bar building is angled towards views of the Texas Star Ferris Wheel, the new park, and downtown Dallas. Furthermore, the massing also serves the program by dividing the primary health clinic, diagnostics, and auxillary services in 3 distinct volumes.
Perspective of the health clinic viewing from the on site park.
community park health clinic | fair park south dallas | spring 2020
(Above) Site plan depicting the buildings relationship to the park and Fitzhugh Ave. The site features crushed gravel parking spaces, an urban farm, and recreation facilities.
community park health clinic | fair park south dallas | spring 2020
(Top) Shadow analysis conducted at noon for solstices and equinox along with proposed shading devices that include louvres and deep overhangs. (Bottom) A section perspective showing the relationship of the exam rooms (purple) and offices (yellow) to the public (gray) and private (green) circulation. (Right) View of the lobby and reception area (top) and patient hallway (bottom) overlooking Fair Park.
community park health clinic | fair park south dallas | spring 2020
(Top left) View of the primary entry and covered porch acting as a gateway to the park. (Top right) Birdseye perspective showing the corner where the health clinic lobby is located, and its proximity to the Texas Star. (Bottom) The health clinic viewed from the corner of S Fitzhugh and S 2nd Avenue.
community park health clinic | fair park south dallas | spring 2020
fitzhugh station | dallas katy trail Fitzhugh station located at the southwest corner of N Fitzhugh Avenue and Buena Vista Street, is a mixed-use structure that seeks to negotiate the busy commerical corridor along Fitzhugh and the predominantly residential Buena Vista neighborhood. Furthermore, the site backs up to the Katy Trail, a popular
recreational pedestrian path that flows from Highland Park to Downtown Dallas. As a boutique hotel with dining and shops, the building utilizes non-orthogonal geometry and rotating floor plates to take advantage of views to the trail and the downtown skyline while simultaneously creating both private and
semi-private balconies. The program is broken down along the z-axis with parking below grade, public amenities at the ground level, and hotel services and rooms above. Circulation on each floor is concentrated around an atrium that brings light to the center of the building. The facade utilizes an irregular
pattern of glazing and metal panels to achieve a level of continuity between the planar and non-planar surfaces. Connections from Buena Vista to the trail are provided through a protected pathway between the building and the townhomes to the south and through the interior of the ground floor.
(Top) View of the mixed-use hotel from the Katy Trail pedestrian bridge crossing Fitzhugh Avenue. (Bottom) 3d printed physical model in context.
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(Top) Transverse section through the atrium. (Bottom) Longitudinal section through the terrace looking out to the Katy Trail.(Right) Perspective of the lobby with a sculptural chandelier and views to the trail.
fitzhugh station | dallas katy trail | fall 2019
IGRIT student housing | mexico city This project aims to create a student housing facility for the International Graduate Research Institute Tenochititlan. I.GRIT brings together international institutions with local institutions to conduct research and provide both classroom and studio learning environments. The campus is spread across the historic center of Mexico City at three locations with further
expansion possible in the future. Student loding is located in Plaza San Jeronimo. The proposed site at San Jeronimo is unique in that a canal formerly ran through the site creating a condition of structures being built off-axis to the city grid. Furthermore, the site is nestled between two structures with large height discrepancies. To address these conditions, the building began with infilling
the site followed by carving a portion of the mass facing the plaza. Creating a podium building, the height discrepancy is negotiated and the geometry of the off-axis structures along the northern edge is preserved. A courtyard was then carved from the bottom podium, connecting the plaza to the street and allowing for a unique space for the public. The idea of bending and
carving is utilized to penetrate the structure and establish lounge and study areas that frame views of the city that both connect and inspire the inhabitants to their surroundings. The bending and carving that occurs throughout the building serves to both obsttruct and instruct the inhabitants spatial perception of the building and the city.
(Above) Sections through carved spaces. (Right) The completed model in context (top) that was generated from a series of study models (bottom).
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RESUMÉ Education _____________________________________________________ University of Texas-Arlington
Master of Architecture
Study abroad, Mexico, Summer 2019
Eastfield College
Mesquite, TX
August 2018
El Paso, TX
May 2012
Master of Education in Education Administration
University of Wyoming
May 2021
Computer Aided Design and Drafting Certificate
University of Texas-El Paso
Arlington, TX
Laramie, WY
May 2009
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Professional Experience __________________________________________ University of Texas-Arlington, Graduate Research Assistant
August ’19 – June ‘20
Research assistant for Professor Dennis Chiessa, assisting with his Fall 2019 Advanced Design Studio “North of the Island” which produced work for the scheduled 2020 Venice Biennale (postponed to 2021), and on personal projects
Managed, curated, and organized the website Nsdesigncolab.com, a website focusing on research and design solutions in the Northside of Fort Worth
Coordinated the scheduling of research team meetings and community research events in the Northside of Fort Worth
Conducted fieldwork documenting empty lots and abandoned buildings in the Northside of Fort Worth to determine suitable sites for residential and cultural design solutions
Curated work for a poster presentation to be presented to UTA faculty at the Center for
Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence Faculty Showcase: A Celebration of Faculty Excellence
Created a detailed digital model of 1001 N Main Street in Fort Worth which includes the Ellis Pecan Building, a former Ku Klux Klan meeting hall, which will be used by Professor Chiessa in future studios as well as in meetings with community organizations in discussions regarding the future of the problematic site
Non-architectural Experience ______________________________________ Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall, Sports Med Coordinator Rockwall Independent School District, Asst Athletic Trainer/Teacher San Elizario Independent School District, Athletic Trainer/Teacher University of Texas – El Paso, Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer PT Solutions, Outreach Athletic Trainer (Eufaula, AL)
July ’16 – April ‘18 August ’15 – June ’16 August ’12 – June ‘15 August ’10 – August ‘12 August ’09 – March ‘10
Professional Memberships _________________________________________
American Institute of Architecture Students, UTA Chapter
National Athletic Trainers Association – Former Member
Texas State Athletic Trainers Association – Former Member
Organizations & Affiliations ________________________________________ Lectures, Exhibits, Publications, and Events Committee (UTA CAPPA)
Highland Park Presbyterian Church Big Brothers Big Sisters Volunteer University of Texas-El Paso Student Development Center Intern Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Wyoming Alpha
Fall ’19 – Present
November ’19 – Present March ‘15 – May ‘20 Spring ‘12 Fall ’04 – Spring ‘07
P: 334.695.9338 E: bmastersqb18@gmail.com