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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
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Preface
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Research Center
TABLE OF CONTENT
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University of New Mexico - Projects
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Fine Arts Library 03
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Residence
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Creative Arts School 04
Experimental Theater
UNM Campus Branch 08
Ecological Skyscraper
Architectural Intern Work 09
Rec. Center Test to Fit
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ASM Test to Fit
Table of Content 02-03
PREFACE
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University of New Mexico - Projects
Design Approach & Personal Goal, Throughout my educational experience I have learned that architecture is about experiencing space, how form and function should interact in design, and how people interact/respond to what surrounds them. This theory supports an idea that has been with me throughout my studies, that design is more about the world around us, than about personal creativity. All my school projects have been designed with this philosophy; however, I have tried to keep a balance between designing from the outside-in to the inside-out. With my B.A. and MArch degrees in architecture from the University of New Mexico,, I am interested in furthering my skills by joining a team that is involved in community development, such as affordable housing and educational facilities, and are involved in pursuing innovative and sustainable design solutions. I plan to collaborate with the team, be an asset to the firm, and learn as much as possible to obtain my architectural license within the next three-four years. Furthermore, while I achieve my licensure I plan to obtain a masters degree in structural engineering to further my skills and be a greater resource to the team. My bilingual capabilities will also play a role in being an asset to the firm because it will allow the opportunity to expand business to Latin America where architecture is booming. I strongly believe that by working in an open-minded and creative environment, I can further my knowledge and complete my future goals and be an asset for the firm and my colleagues.
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INE ARTS LIBRARY
BOX
Undergraduate Design Studio IV - Spring 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM. Professor: Alfons Poblocki
Analyzing the programmatic functions of the building and the surrounding context of the site, the design of the “Box� was developed. The project includes sustainable responses, contrast between the new facility and existing building to gain better understanding for improvements, and establishing a new iconic building for the University of New Mexico.
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Main campus library Proposed site Main circulation Portals
The new building was going to be moved and expanded from the fourth floor of the School of Architecture and Planning to a new facility. The new building would be located across the street taking over the western part of parking lot A. The new facility will explore the idea of creating a third main pedestrian course way into the UNM. 2nd level or higher 2nd level or lower Ground level
level activity
study books research
students staff public
level layout
level interior occupancy noise
exterior noise
A multi-level approach in the design of the new library will allow a better interior distribution of program for the users.
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Street View Looking Northwest
The building consists of a five levels. The first two levels (ground level and the lower level) house: information desk, research facilities (computer pods and periodicals), staff offices, storage space and a small cafĂŠ (located in the northeast corner of the ground level). The second and third floor house: bookshelves, conference rooms, study rooms, and individual working stations. The fourth floor contains conference rooms and study rooms with small amount of book shelving and a roof garden (appropriate for the climate).
The main sustainable element of the building was to maximize the day lighting aspects of the building. All throughout the building you can find voids such as: double height floors and the atrium space to balance light penetration. The building contains a two-facade design approach that responds to the climatic issues of New Mexico. The first skin of the building is a curtain wall facade to promote maximum daylight penetration, and maximum transparency to the exterior. However, because of the climate, the secondary facade was designed to control heat gain, glare and daylight.
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REATIVE ARTS SCHOOL
Undergraduate Design Studio V - Fall 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM. Professor: Rana Abudayyeh
WAREHOUSE 508
The design of the Creative Arts School was influenced by the programmatic function that would use the building. The building represents the core values of the program Warehouse 508. The goal was to create a building that was youth focused, youth driven, evolutionary, and dynamic. The building incorporates a wall membrane as part of the facade to provide a dynamic presence of the building. Furthermore, the wall membrane was designed with the intention of being used as a sustainable element for sun control. The project started by allowing the wind to shape the building, creating ramps and voids in the exterior so that the youth attending the program can practice their activities inside and outside of the building. The wind, sun, and site analysis gave the necessary information to give shape to the building. The building became part of the teaching tools for the program and maximizes the potential use of the building, since the setting of the site is in downtown Albuquerque.
Creative Arts School 12-13
The building was divided into three components: administrative, educational, and public. The building consists of two levels, the public spaces are located in the plaza level, and the administrative/educational spaces are located in the second floor.
Southeast Corner View
2nd Skin (Wall membrane) Glazing Interior/Exterior Walls Concrete Planes Concrete Ramps
Because the program influenced the design, the materiality aspects of the building had to be durable for the programmatic events that would take place in this school. A composite of concrete, steel, and glazing are the main components of the construction. The wall membrane design in the previous project was incorporated on the second floor of the building and in parts of the 1st floor.
Steel Structure
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XPERIMENTAL THEATER
Undergraduate Design Studio VI - Spring 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM. Professor: Kuppu Iyengar - Matthew Gines
BLACK BOX
The project consisted of designing a black box theater for TrickLock Company in downtown Albuquerque. The design concept was based on creating a space for an evolving and revolutionary theatrical field. The design concept was to create a building that could represent the theatrical field. The main goal was to create contrast, so that the building would stand out and set itself apart in the downtown area.
Experimental Theater 16-17
alternate transportation site (s.h. kress building) parking garage parking lots site traffic bus route
The design of the building proposes a site-specific design (50’ wide by 125’ long) that responds to the busy downtown life. The analysis of pedestrian activity and car activity would play a role on how the building facade would take form.
pedestrian activity on immediate site summer winter
north sidewalk
south sidewalk
The main concern of the building was to establish a strong street presence that could showcase the interior activity and seduce pedestrians to enter the premises. Experimental Theater 18-19
The building accommodates a black box theater that can easily be adaptable and be the center piece of the building. The front of the building would be targeting the pedestrian activity. In the first floor you would find: a lobby, ticket booth, and office space. In the second floor you would find: a small cafe / reception space for in house events. The last piece of the program that is also located in the front of the building consists of a 2 bedroom apartment. It can be found in the third floor and it would be the headquarters of guest performers. The back of the building would target the programmatic necessities of the theater (changing rooms, practice areas, costume workshop and theatrical props workshop).
Roof Roof Structure
Interior/exterior Finish
Interior Walls Street View Looking Southwest
Floor Planes Floor Structure
Building Structure
Perimeter Concrete Walls
The building also incorporates a sun control system located in the roof that allows the program to incorporate day lighting capabilities for the entire building. The roof contains a series of dimmable skylight units (smart glass units) that adapt to the activity of the interior.
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RESEARCH CENTER
Graduate Design Studio I - Fall 2011 Location: ST. Croix, Virgin Islands Professor: Stephen Dent - Sam Sterling
MARINE LAB
The project consisted of designing a sustainable lab and complex competition in the Virgin Islands. The project was developed by a group of 3 members to allow for better opportunity in the competition. The design concept was based on creating a space that reacted / responded to the existing environment of St. Croix. . The design of the complex would reference the neighboring community, the immediate natural habitat of the land, the historic presence of adjacent monuments and the coral reefs.
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Site Location and Context
Wind Analysis and Site
Important Site Locations
Connectivity to Site
Immediate and Important nections in Site
Con- Program Distribution
The design incorporated sustainable aspects such as: water collection, a bio retention pond, and accessible for cross ventilation, and passive solar buildings.
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The complex consists of community center anchoring the complex in the middle, dormitories, and staff housing to the south closer to the neighborhood, a sustainable lab to the northwest closer to the coral reefs, and diving operations the west closer to the marina.
Community Center
Exterior view of Laboratories Looking Southwest
Laboratory
Staff Housing
Dormitories The design of the complex creates a haven for researchers to coexist with the environment that they are researching. The program layout and the surround landscape allow the users to create a well balance approach towards the live-work environment of a research complex.
Diving Operations
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ESIDENCE
NATURE HOUSE
Graduate Design Studio II - Spring 2012 Location: Albuquerque, NM. Professor: Sam Sterling - Sebastian Mariscal
This project consisted of designing my own dream house that would be sited in 1315 Mountain Rd. Albuquerque, NM. The intention of the design was to experience the essence of the site by allowing exterior living and architectural fragmentation to have a big presence in the design. Bringing the macro context as a conceptual element for the project allowed the opportunity for the user to experience the wonders of Albuquerque and to create a perfect blend between interior and exterior, architecture and nature. The project was developed through a rigorous systematic process where the design was part of a narrative that would describe every move of the design. Designing from the inside-out and from the outside-in. The project was unique because it was designed according to the experience of how the place / space was felt. It was not about creating a beautiful image, but it was more of how the floor plans and sections could react to the narrative descriptions.
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The context of the site (architecture, natural habitats, vegetation, and climate) gave birth to the narrative, which was the main source for developing the design.
The programmatic approach for the house included public spaces (living / family room, dining room, kitchen and media room) private spaces (master bedroom and bathroom, 2 guest bedroom and bathroom), and outdoor gardens/patios.
public spaces ( 700 sq. ft.)
The first step in the process of this design was to fully understand the location of the project. Code concerns, climatic issues, native vegetation, and the surrounding context were analyzed in-depth for several weeks. The in depth analysis provided the limitations and expanded the vision for the design
Private spaces ( 1120 sq. ft.)
exterior gardens and patios
The house was design to allow a transparency between the interior and exterior. The design incorporated the exterior as if it was an interior space and it allowed the opportunity to maximize the habitable spaces depending on the yr.
interior design process
exterior design process
The design includes a strategic placement for the residence and a small architectural office space. The office is located in the southern part of the property close to Mountain Road to maximize its transparency to the public. The residence is located towards the back of the property to provide privacy and an oasis for the residents.
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The materiality of the project would consist of reinforced concrete with wood, tile, gravel and vegetation accents to respond to the climate, site, and conceptual plan. The materiality was chosen to provide the necessary foundations for the sustainable elements that became part of the design. The sustainable elements of passive solar design, solar thermal, eco-roof, and water collection systems were selected to be incorporated to the design. Main Patio Looking Northeast
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The design of the house resembles a pavilion like house, which gives more emphasis to the exterior living than the interior living .
The narrative talks about a design that is full of possibilities, full of options, full of excitement, full of mystery, full of opportunities for evolution and change, but most of all full life. It narrates the importance of culture and context in a design. The narrative talks about enjoying and creating design through observing the world that surrounds us. Overall, the design of the house explores exterior living and pushes the definition of comfort in a house. While most homes are set to live indoors, this design challenges where the interior and exterior starts. The ideal view behind this design is that the house exists all throughout the property. Vine walls and vegetation surround the property, giving the exterior spaces the privacy of the interior.
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NM CAMPUS BRANCH
Graduate Design Studio III - Fall 2012 Location: Taos, NM. Professor: Kramer Woodard - David Brindle
CREATIVE THINK TANK
The project consisted of design a school facility in northern New Mexico near Taos Pueblo. This facility would be a UNM campus branch that would focus on creative thinking professions such as writing and fine arts. The new campus in this location would replace existing buildings that are in disrepair. The concept for the project includes providing a series of spaces that can be a source of inspiration to the residents and users of these facilities. Light and shadows, void and solid were the dictating elements that drove the form of the self-sustaining project.
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The DH Lawrence Ranch is 160 acre big and it contains historic buildings (near the center of the site, 30 cabins (near the south property line) and a small campus ( near the northwest property line).
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The building would take part near the historic existing structures. The building would be oriented south to promote sun exposure and maximize daylighting abilities.
The building program include administrative building (located to the east) educational building (located in the center of the complex), and residential (located to the west of the complex).
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The remote area of the site, created a major challenge in the design. However, the approach taken was that the design of the school needed to be a modular system that could be per-fabricated. Furthermore, studies of solar activity gave the ranges for how the modular system would be implemented because the solar analysis provided the data that was used to provide maximum day lighting design. The grid system used to design the school was based on a 20’ by 20’ by 13’ modules. The modules gave flexibility for the project, which allowed the design to be developed like an architecture sculpture.
The building takes shape as part of the landscape. The solid planes interact with the landscape as a monolithic sculpture that cascades from the top to the bottom of the hill. They become the cores for vertical circulation. The gaps in between the solid walls bridge and merge the solids to provide the horizontal circulation and the connectivity to the site. The gaps become a source of interaction between the exterior and the interior of the space. The building was design for interaction. The overall scheme was to have a campus with three main program combined in a one building that as you circulate through it the building would change.
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Educational Building Commons Space
The design included an interior circulation path (connects all three main programs) and an exterior circulation path, three main plazas, three main buildings: administrative (east building), educational building (center building), and housing building (west building). The connection pieces between the three buildings occupy recreational facilities such as lobby, cafeteria, commons and display walls. Housing Building
Educational Building
Office Building
North Elevation
South Elevation
Long Section
Structure
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COLOGICAL SKYSCRAPER
Graduate Design Studio IV - Spring 2013 Location: Mexico City, Mx. Professor: Steven Dent
CATHARSIS
The project consisted of designing an ecological skyscraper. The approach take was to design a 3-part building that could potentially be an asset to the environment by cleaning the air with natural filters. The tower was significantly influenced by the climate, site location, site context, and site infrastructure. The Air tower presents a solution to purifying Mexico’s City pollution by creating elevated gardens and implementing engineering technologies. The project creates a revolution and puts to test the description of a sustainable skyscraper.
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The site was chosen because of the goals that were established at the beginning of the project. Its location was strategic to relate the design to the context. The tower is located in the heart of Mexico City near Bosque de Chapultepec and tall architecture buildings. The site is a park that is isolated from pedestrian activity because it is surrounded by a highway off-ramp. The highway is 17’ below the site and the off-ramp connects to one of Mexico’s City main street Calle Reforma. The design approach consists of developing the site to be pedestrian friendly and arrange the tower program to respond visually to the context.
The program layout includes a four story commercial building fits around the perimeter of the site. It is used as a barrier for noise and gives privacy to the main plaza.
The smallest tower is a residential tower that contains 35 stories of affordable housing units that range from 700 - 900 sq. ft. It stands at 530’ tall.
The tallest tower is an office building that contains 63 floors. It stands as the tallest building in Mexico City reaching 845’ high.
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Pedestrian circulation for commercial part of the building. Pedestrians are funneled trough the middle of the site activate the main plaza.
Pedestrian circulation to office tower. Employees have direct access to and from the subway station.
Pedestrian circulation to the residential tower. Residents have their own circulation path, independent from the commercial and office programs.
Site Connectivity
Building Cores
North Elevation
West Elevation
Underground Parking
South Elevation
Green Spaces
East Elevation
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Secondary Skin
Building Glazing
Building Structure
The design also includes a parking garage that is located underground and it serves as a structural connection for the towers. The parking garage is 3 floors and houses the minimum requires spaces to promote alternative means of transportation. The parking lot encloses the gray water treatment system. The structure system implemented in the design was establish to support the earthquake shocks of Mexico City. It also incorporates the design and location of the cores to give the internal structural support needed for the design. The design of the towers also incorporate elevated gardens that act a s break in the design and supports the programs with commercial spaces and rest areas for their long days at work.
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The residential tower is composed of studio apartments that range from 700-900 sq. ft. Each apartment have a patio/ balcony that is approximately 100 sq. ft. However, each floor has a communal patio/garden that is located towards the southwest part of the floor. This patio provides a space for hangout and workout. The design of the tower further promotes the sustainable qualities of the Air Tower The office tower is composed of an open floor plan on the west part of the building to maximize the use of the space. On the east side of the tower, conference rooms and staff offices are found . The core separates the floor but it allows the users to have maximum exposure to daylighting.
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The slim design of the towers and commercial spaces allows for maximum day lighting. Furthermore, the curtain wall system that is used in the design is protected by a secondary facade that acts as a buffer skin. The main purpose of the design of the buffer skin system is to implement sustainable systems to control sun intensity, glare, heat gain, and purification system. The secondary skin system acts as a noise buffer and is independent from the curtain wall system. The secondary skin is mainly used in the office tower and the exterior part of the commercial building. It is also located in the residential tower; however, in this tower it is used as a means of providing a visual obstruction and brings privacy to the residents.
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OHNSON REC. CENTER
University Architect Office Fall 2013 Architect: Robert Doran Project Time Frame: 2 weeks
TEST TO FIT
The project consisted of charretting and designing a Test to Fit Recreational facility. Under the supervision and design guidance of Bob Doran, the design expressed the theatrical events of the active body. I was appointed project lead, and my duties included collaborating with Bob Doran to develop the programing and designing of the building. The deliverables included: schematic plans, renderings of the exterior, and presentation documents. This Project was a Schematic Design Proposal.
South East Corner Aerial
South East Corner
North East Facade
North Facade
South Facade
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NDERSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
University Architect Office Spring 2014 Architect: Robert Doran Project Time Frame: 6 Months
UNM Yale Gateway
UNM Hospital
Lomas & Yale Intersection
Yale Parking Structure
Proposed Building
TEST TO FIT
Under the supervision and design guidance of Bob Doran, I was appointed project lead, and my duties included collaborating with Bob Doran(University Architect) and Samuel Escoto(Architectural Intern) to develop the design proposal for a future Anderson School of Management building. The Test to fit project included: the site study, planning and programing of the needs assessment, Schematic Design and Design Development of the propose site and building. The deliverables included: schematic plans, renderings of the interior and exterior, and presentation documents for possible fund-raising possibilities. North East Corner
South East Corner
Case Study Classroom
South East Corner
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