Christopher Maltez
christopher maltez 805 407 8565 cflux.maltez@live.com
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As a young professional, I am looking to consistently further my education and knowledge of architecture. This includes the understanding of the field in its methodology, technology, tools of design, and the construction process. I am always striving for a better grasp of Architecture.
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EDUCATION: GRADUATED: MAY 2014. BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA: COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
WORK EXPERIENCE: DESIGN BUILD COLLABORATIVE: CONSTRUCTION WORKER/ INTERN
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE: METAL SHOP/ WOOD SHOP MONITOR
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE: LEAD WELDER OF BUS SHELTER PROJECT
January 2012 - December 2013
January 2012 - December 2013
March 2013 - December 2013
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AIAS FREEDOM BY DESIGN: PROJECT MANAGER, LEAD DESIGNER, LEAD WELDER, AND ORGANIZER.
PANAMA: ASSISTED IN THE DESIGN AND BUILDING OF A BOAT DOCK AND FIBERGLASS SOLAR POWERED BOAT, AND THE DESIGN OF A FLOATING HOUSE. AUGUST 2014 - NOVEMBER 2014
SEPTEMBER 2010 - MAY 2014
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: ENGLISH
SPANISH
REFERENCES: Craig Coryell
Marcela Gracia
PREVIOUS BOSS AND OWNER OF CORYELL CONSULTING
Jean - Luc Cuisinier
PREVIOUS FREEDOM BY DESIGN DIRECTOR AND PEER marcelag@email.arizona.edu
cconsultllc@gmail.com
Rhinoceros
PREVIOUS BOSS, CURRENT TEACHER, AND PRACTICING ARCHITECT jeanlucc@email.arizona.edu
Handcrafting
Welding
Grasshopper
Hand drawing
Capstone | Detroit | Hudson’s Site | 2014 This project was based in the heart of downtown Detroit at the the site of where the department store Hudson’s used to be. The objective of this project was to create a program that we thought suited the location and its surroundings. The function of this project was a historical museum as well as a commercial office which included associated spaces.
Capstone | Detroit | Hudson’s Site | 2014
By investigating the relationship bet and urban space, a more interact experience can be created for the U a gradient between private and
Specific Site Analysis Restaurant Shops with Housing above
Baseball Fied Parking
Central United Methodist
1250 ft Residential Tower Restaurant
Residential Tower With Ground Floor shops
Residential Tower With Ground Floor shops
750 ft
Detroit Opera House
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Vacant Tower
Restaurant
500 ft Residential Tower
Grand Circus Park Developing Hotel
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Cafe
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Offices and Retail
Campus Martius Chase Bank Offices
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The two axis that are on each of these locations dictate the downtown area. Compuware acts as one of the focal points and Woodward ave connects the two urban spaces
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During the Winter, An ice rink is created at the heart of Campus Martius
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Site Plan
Farmer St.
Woodward Ave.
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Grand River Ave.
Capstone | Detroit | Hudson’s Site | 2014
Perimeter of the campus that is constantly populated for the majority of the active work day. Students cross campus from what side to the other for class, Recreations, Clubs, Meetings, etc.
Historical Society Precedents
Location of Current Arizona History Museum is located on the edge of the campus at the University of Arizona.not very optimal. After Touring the Museum myself, It was not very inviting as well.
The Historical Society for the University of Arizona is locatved on the Edge of campus and away from the main activity on campus. The building is also not very inviting.
The historical Society will provide a viewing display for the public and visitors of Detroit. It will provide information about its urban history and that of other cities also. Information put on display will be a collection of the research conducted through the Urban Research Institute and previously existing information
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The Doje’s Palace in Venice, Italy is a perfect example of a Historical Society. Located adjacent to Piazza San Marco, the Doje’s Palace has been turned into a Museum.
Photo by me
Doje’s Palace Balcony y /
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Photos by me
The Entrance to the Arizona History Museum resembles that of the previous history of Tucson. With the rose window of a church but with
This artifact was in the building as well. It stood at two stories tall and was a machine used for mining. This shows that artifacts can be used and held inside
Inside the museum uses to help the
building, the curved walls procession of
The building uses columns as a focal point and backdrops for certain parts of the museum. The museum also has miniature “hide aways” where groups or persons can be secluded from
This is actually a small detail that was used inside the building to hold glass in place and acted as a window store front. It was a very simple use of plumbing type fixtures to create a
This is the bottom side connection to the transparent wall from the previous photo. This is bottom of the wall.
The use of furniture at corners and curved corners is a unique use of the space, Often times, the user would like to site down and take in
This is the difference in environments. It shows how in most of the building wherever there are artifacts, artificial lighting is
In this building, The use of doorways are used to simulate old houses of Tucson to show what it used to be like as a person who once lived in
The Museum provides a bit of history to the local area and those areas affiliated with the artifact as well. The artifacts
This courtyard was at the center of the entire building which served as a connection to the four different areas of the building. From the lobby, you could cross to the northern part of the building without being obstructed. Through the center of the courtyard,
I wasn’t sure if this wall was being used as a sheer wall or if it was just meant to be a partition for the
This is another example of how a corner is turned from being a solid ninety degree angle to a soft forty five. The use of this is very helpful because it does indeed help the users
This exhibit was showing how the space doesn’t always need to go up tot he ceiling but instead can be left only to the top of the ceiling level on the first floor. Also
I have never seen the use of a wall like this, I at first had thought that there was an actual person pushing a cart and i was about to get
In this space i noticed the compression and expansion use of the space. The interior rooms go from a 1st story ceiling to a 2nd story height ceiling in the room. It was an interesting use of the space.
This photo was taken and is meant to highlight the only ADA accessible point to get into the building, it is a bit of an adventure and off to the side of the building, This is showing
This photo is showing the slow steps going up to the museum. It is a bit of a walk and
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24" x 24" Column 16" Wide x 24"Deep Girder 5" Concrete Slab
16" Wide x 20" Deep Beam Level 4 60' - 0"
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Boundary
Piazza del Campo
Piazza Navona
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Piazza San Marco
AIAS Arid Cities Competition | Tucson | 2014 This project was a competition which my team and I placed second in, that was put on by the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). The Competition was a proposal for two different sites one being in Tucson, Arizona, and the other being in Phoenix, Arizona. Because of the proxemity to Tucson, we chose that site. The project was then focused on conserving water and integrating the outdoor space, commercial space, and residential space.
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CILC | Tucson | 2014
Center for integrative learning
This design proposal for the University of Arizona’s second Integrative Learning Center is located on campus in Tucson, Arizona. The program consisted of spacial layouts where students could study privately or in group setting while still having the opportunity to use the ground floor as a means of direct routes to the nearby buildings. This design also takes advantage of tucson’s climate in providing well placed indoor outdoor spaces.
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Concept Statement: To develop and explore a stressed-skin system comprised of criss-crossing wood members to develop a very strong, arched wood skin that can resist the forces of thrust, tension, compression and applied loads.
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Cantilever Project Material List
Material List
2 Sheets 1/16” oak wood board Basic leather strapping 1/8” or 3/16” cable whats lower cost Needle and thread Steel Carabiner
60 sq. Ft of Pine -light, strong and urable Basic leather strapping 1/8” or 3/16” cable whats lower cost steel washers, ferrrules Steel Carabiner
The below Force Diagrams explaing moment, shear, tension and compression below are how we derrived our form, the top image below.
We predict to be the breaking point when the force is applied because the 4 layers of stripping is all that holds it together.
Our Final Proposal is a closed system the resolves the outward thrust that could potentially flatten our cantilever when the downward force is applied. WHen constructed the many vertical, horizontal and bottom piece come together as one skin system.
Team 2.
When the downward force is applied the arch will flatten as seen above to the right.
How it is put together.
Anthony Dao, Mathew Grove, Chris Maltez, Sasha Ramos
Our system works with a compressive bottom plate, then between the outer lips of the plate a layer of vertical arched wood strips creates the base layer for our skin to be rapped around.On top of the vertical strips a layer of horizontal strips will be layed down. The horizontal strips are not as wide as the vertical ones in order to retrieve a more consistant arch. Then we have one more layer of vertical strips and a final layer of horizontal strips completeing the skin system.
Notes: With the flat bottom plate in compression, our hope is to take the downward force that will be applied and use the compression in generates to resist thrust.
The criss-crossing of grain and orientain in the skin resists the multi-latitude forces that will affect its shape and its total strength. Glue will be used to adhere the wood strips to one another, only the leather strapping used to keep the cable in line will be pinned to the wood.
Cantilever 1
SHOP DWGS
The top of the cantilever will be in tension while the bottom will be in compression when the force is applied Force Reaction Diagram
As seen in the plan, the shape is force/form specific narrow where the load is picked up and wider where the most stress will occur.
Team 2.2, Stressed Skin
We chose to maximize the length to 8’-8” to offset the difference in the magnitude of force, (P= B*D). Magnitude = force multiplied by the length
Side Elevation Load Detail
Transverse Section Load
The plates are glued together using a “key” wedge to set the agle and for a stronger connection
Front Elevation
Transverse Section Showing Wood Strip Layers
Anthony Dao, Mathew Grove, Chris Maltez, Sasha Ramos
DETAIL INTERIOR CONNECTION
Structures Class Group Project Group : Chris Maltez, Matthew Grove, Sasha Ramos, Hamad Mubarak
This project was an exploration through the usage of a monocoque structural system and stressed skin. The group Integrated the bending of a field material and a rib system similar to that of an airplane wing or a boat hull. The group worked through a series of construction methods issues and was able to create a stressed skin cantilever which operated precisely how it was predicted.
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Concrete - Cast Shell Project
Specific voids were created to lighten the load and particularly direct the forces loaded on top of the Shell
The arch in the shell was derived from a parabolic arc which was formed digitally first.
The corners were reinforced by steel dowels to help with resolving the stresses occuring along the edges.
Structures Class Group Project Group : Chris Maltez, Matthew Grove, Sasha Ramos, Hamad Mubarak
The edges of the voids were shaped specifically to the anticipated travel direction of forces to help with load bearing
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Alth Although h the th form f off this thi project j t was created t d first fi t in i a digital world, the actual forming was a blend of old and new methods. A plexi glass sheet was first laser cut to form, then a blowtorch was used to heat the plexi glass which would then fall naturally into the arch form once a predetermined distance between the two ends had been established. The arch would then be inverted which would give us the right - side - up arch. Once this phase was completed, the next phase was to use sheet metal to create a larger scale model for the final 1000 lb. test....it passed.
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Phase 4
WHEEL CHAIR RAMP
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AIAS Wheel Chair Ramp | Tucson | 2013
Thi project This j t was done d for f a client li t who h was expected t d in i be b wheel h chair ridden in the following year. The client asked for a ramp so that they could exit the back door and take a wheel chair ramp that would allow them to go down to their back yard and begin their gardening. The length of time from design to installation was during the time of one school year. I was apart of the design team and used my background in construction to be project manager and team organizer for the construction process.
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Bus Shelters | Tucson | 2013
The Bus Shelters Site was located in Marana County which is part of Tucson, Arizona. During this project, I acted as project manager and fabricated two bus shelters while reading off of a set of drawings, each were about 10 feet by 20 feet, and one for each side of the road. During this project, I obtained my certified welder’s license. I also coordinated and worked along side with other students.
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