Cedric Nuniz Portfolio 2020-2022

CEDRIC NUNIZ

cal poly pomona architecture selected works | 2020-2022

Cedric Nuniz

Contact

cedricnuniz@yahoo.com 214-518-8066

San Jose, California

Education Skills

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Bachelor of Architecture, Class of 2023

Bellarmine College Preparatory High School High School Diploma, Class of 2018

Jesuit College Preparatory High School 2014-2016

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop Model Building Programs

Rhino, Revit, AutoCad Rendering Programs

VRay, Enscape Microsoft Office

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Contents

Architecture Education Tower Spring 2020 | ARC 2021L 4-9

Agricultural Community Space Fall 2021 | ARC 4011L 10-15

Mixed Use Project Spring 2021 | ARC 3021L 16-25

Prefabricated ADU Spring 2022 | ARC 4021L 26-35

Water Infrastructure

Paddle Bridge & Aqueduct Facility Fall 2022 | ARC 4031L 36-47

Architecture Education Tower

This tower is composed of different layers of stacked floorplates grouped into chunks or larger layers. The chunks serve to define different types of program and contribute to the ever shifting exterior floor plan shape. The tower has three glass floors, floors inset from the floorplates above and below them and comprised of a glass perimeter. These floors serve for either leisure or as review spaces but help to break up the shape of the tower. Along all the other floors except the three bottom floors and the glass floors, the floors are comprised of a glass perimeter followed by a balcony space outside of them, followed by an operable metal mesh facade. The combination of the metal mesh with the bands of glass gives the impression the building is lighter than it really is. The metal mesh also serves to filter the exterior sunlight and is operable to allow it to be opened for more sunlight if desired. Combined with the offset of the interior glass perimeter, despite the building’s translucency, sunlight cannot glare straight throughout the building but rather is filtered and controlled in its entry. Another effect of the metal mesh is that it allows for privacy by allowing for those inside the tower to look outside but providing a gray screen protecting from external viewers. Similarly, the plinth’s buildings are very solid on the outside refusing to allow visibility through them but once inside, the occupant can look inwards to the plaza or courtyard via the interior facing windows. The last feature of this building are the skylights. Shaped reminiscent of the possible openings of the mesh, these skylights allow for sunlight to enter either into the plinth buildings or into the James Turell-like space on the top floor.

CLASSROOM FLOOR PLAN @ 14TH FLOOR

STUDIO FLOOR PLAN @ 5TH FLOOR

TOWER FLOOR PLANS

LIBRARY FLOOR PLAN @ 11TH FLOOR

LEISURE

TOWER FLOOR PLANS

Hallway to Citrus Cleaning Room (17)

Agricultural Community Space Nodes of Union

In Nodes of Union, people were brought together by crossing paths. Some of these people include agricultural workers that would work from 6am to 3pm, the farmer and his family, 6 students, and a few administrative employees. The program is split with the living and sleeping spaces on the east side, the manual activity on the west, the scholars’ working spaces in the southwest, and a main community space in the middle. Circulation happens along the corridors between the rooms of the building and the interior courtyards. These corridors include operable glass windows which allow for control of the climate, whether to let in air or keep out the cold. The corridors intersect at nodes where people could come together. Some of these nodes include the main citrus cleaning area with the workers on the west side, the large communal area in the center, and the living room in the southeast. At these areas, the corridors are dissolved into the larger volumes allowing for the unobstructed circulation as well as entry into a larger and more communal space.

Selected Space Interior Elevations

Selected Space Plan

NW/SE Sections and Elevations

NE/SW Sections and Elevations

Exterior Perspective

Mixed Use Project

In the mixed use project, the massing of the project was first bound by the property lines of the site and alignments with nearby buildings. One of the major aspects of this building was the double courtyard system which would act as the lungs of the building and would allow residents, light, and air, to enter and circulate through the building. The residential parking is below grade and the commercial parking is at grade. On the first floor is the commercial area including retail, a cafe, and a restaurant. Entering through the southern plaza, stairs form a procession up to the second floor where the residential units start. For the unit mix there are 8 studios, 15 two bedrooms, 19 one bedrooms, and 3 cohousing units. The target demographic chosen were expatriates and foreigners. Because of this, there are more social spaces included in this building such as the option for cohousing as well as additional spaces to socialize and interact including rec rooms, laundromats, and the roof terrace. The facade of the building is metal cladding perforated by balconies and windows. The cladding aligns along the columns that appear against the facade and form a grid with the floor plates. Finally, the roof was made to be a green space with both planters and vegetable beds as well as a bocce field shaded by solar panels.

Underground Parking

33'-2"

20'-0" 1 Bed

26'-0" 7'-0"

20'-0" 12'-5" 47'-6" 30'-0" 17'-4"

11'-3" 10'-0" 14'-3" 8'-1"

25'-4" 10'-0"

9'-3"

7'-0"

48'-0"

10'-0" 25'-0"

14'-4"

10'-11"

12'-5" 11'-7" 10'-0" 12'-5" 13'-7" 10'-8"

23'-8" 20'-0" 13'-3"

2 Bed A Studio 2 Bed B

5'-9" 20'-0" 29'-7" 40'-8"

11'-7" 9'-3"

3'-0"

33'-2" 7'-0"

7'-8"

30'-0"

18'-10 1 4 "

3'-0" 16'-534 " 7'-5"

23'-4" 52'-4 1 4 "

15'-5" 11'-7" 31'-234 "

6'-0" 22'-0" 7'-0"

4'-0" 12'-4" 9'-5" Cohousing 4 Bed

7'-0"

20'-0" 15'-0" 64'-7"

15'-0" 7'-0"

30'-0" 34'-014 " 25 SPRING 2021 | MIXED USE PROJECT Unit Plans

Medium Unit #2 Exterior Render

Prefab ADU

With rising prices and decreasing housing availability in Los Angeles, prefabricated accessory dwelling units (ADUs) offer a solution benefiting single residents, small families, homeowners with extra property space, and many others. Through this system, modular units can be prefabricated in factories, transported, and combined into ADUs ranging between 340 and 1020sf. The modules are made of steel frames welded together and to the concrete foundation into a permanent residence once on-site. While factory prefabrication substantially cuts down the time and cost of on-site assembly, the ADUs’ modular design also allows variations based on client preferences.

Each module consists of a steel skeleton and wood framing in one of three sizes: 8.5x20’, 10x20’, and 10x34’. The small ADUs are combined from two of the small modules and can serve as studios for single residents. The medium ADUs are combined from three modules and can serve for single residents or couples, allowing for larger bedrooms and kitchens. Finally, the large ADUS are made up of at least two 10x34’ modules and one to two smaller modules allowing ample living space for couples or small families.

Option S1: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (370 sf)

Option S2: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (370 sf)

Option S3: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (340 sf)

Option S4: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (340 sf)

Small Unit #4 Interior Render

Option M1: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (570 sf)

Option M2: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (540 sf)

Option M3: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (540 sf)

Option M4: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (600 sf)

Medium ADU Variations

Medium Unit #2 Interior Render

Option L1: 1-story, 2-bedroom & 2-bathroom (880 sf)

Option L2: 1-story, 2-bedroom & 2-bathroom (880 sf)

Option L3: 1-story, 2-bedroom & 2-bathroom (1020 sf)

Option L4: 1-story, 2-bedroom & 2-bathroom (880 sf)

Large ADU Variations

Large Unit #4 Interior Render

Paddle Bridge - Shion Lackie & Cedric Nuniz

In this project we designed a bridge to create a connection between the horse trails to the north and to our future project site location on the south side of the river. The bridge’s design focuses on creating a distinct path for equestrian and pedestrian users, separating the two paths with an elevation difference and rebar railing. Along the equestrian path are moments of stable-like openings, promoting spaces for horses and riders to look out from the bridge. The form of these windows also denote the presence of water. On the pedestrian path of the bridge, a platform juts out of the tube-like form of the bridge to create a larger open space above the center of the river. A large staircase connects the pedestrian to equestrian path, allowing for both circulation and moments of relaxation and views.

This material allows the bridge to have shade while also having an ample amount of air circulation and views out towards the river and surrounding site. This double-layered skin also creates moments of solidity and openness depending on the angle it is view from. Looking at the bridge straight on, it appears to be light and airy; an almost fabric-like nature. However, when looked at from other sharper angles and entering the bridge, it increasingly begins to appear more solid and heavy. Contrasting effects and appearances gives the bridge users a unique experience throughout the journey, from the moment it is seen from a distance to moments within the bridge.

**Design, Render and Axonometric by Cedric Nuniz

**Design, 3D Model, Section, and Elevation by Shion Lackie

16'-3" 14'-9"

ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16” = 1’-0”

Model Photography

Aqueduct Facility

– Shion Lackie & Cedric Nuniz

This facility was designed using a system of concrete aqueducts supported by an arcade. The facility is organized around three main datums, which serve to connect to its site and context. Using these connections to form our axes, a system of aqueducts was arranged along a grid of 30’x30’. This grid serves to help delineate the boundaries for program and divide the spaces within this larger complex. Between the buildings is a series of reflective pools which serve to guide the circulation by creating a boundary around the path and also provide additional lighting for the buildings. In the largest pool lays a tower which serves as a central organizing element. The tower contains an observation deck allowing for a 360-degree view around the site. Throughout the site, there are taller aqueducts that are enclosed and serve to carry mechanical equipment and water and shorter aqueducts, to transport people through and around the site along its main axes.

This project was selected for Fall 2022 Interim Exhibition.

**Design & Physical Model by both

**Axonometric & Renders by Cedric Nuniz

**Plan & Section by Shion Lackie

STEEL TRUSS ROOF

Interior Render

Interior Renders

Exterior Render

Exterior Renders

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