CLAUDIA GONZALEZ ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
CONTENTS
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Urban Link
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Kozo Papermill Collective
pg. 09
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Weaving Bamboo
pg.17
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Creative Works
pg. 29
Adaptive Reuse
Tectonic Study
Design Build
Fabrication Photography Hand Drawing Model Building
Link 01 Urban Winter 2016|Seattle, WA Urban Link is and adaptive reuse project that aims to create a link between nature and architecture. Building 18 is currently part of the Sand Point Historic District, and has slowly been degrading due to “demolition by neglect”. In this proposal it was important to preserve as much of the brick as possible while adapting new programs and introducing green Ƥ l within the building. The glass walls help highlight the historic interior brick walls that ǡ Ƥ the space and create a contrast to the heavy brick material. The green spaces in the building help link the industrial and urban part of Magnuson park. The addition of the corten steel mesh was also important in order to create an educational area for outdoor plants to be studied. This space also functions as an outdoor reading space.
Existing
Add Green Spaces
Add Industrial Features
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Section Cut A
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CONCEPT: Existing
Subtraction
Addition
Proposed
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1. Culinary Kitchens 2. Classroom 3. Vegetable Garden 4. Cafe 5. Lounge 6. Stair Tower 7. Conference Room 8. Library 9. Study Courtyard 10. Reading Rooms
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Second Floor Plan
Entrance
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First Floor Plan 05
The Western side of Magnuson Park is primarily industrial.
Building 18 Culinary School aims to link the Eastern and Western parts of Magnuson Park.
The Eastern side of Magnuson Park is primarily nature.
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Kozo Papermill Collective 02 Spring 2015 | Seattle, WA The Kozo Papermill Collective is a tectonic study inspired by the traditional Japanese process of Washi paper making. The production of Washi paper dates back to 105 AD and the primary material in this process is Kozo (mulberry bark). The design of this project is informed strongly by the order of activities that take place in the paper making process. The water vat and wooden frame have inspired the architectural form of the papermill. The concept of this design is meant to highlight the heavy qualities of concrete while contrasting the light wooden frame. In the process of papermaking, the kozo pulp sits on top of the frame and becomes skin-like. This same quality is portrayed with the wooden frame on the upper level of the structure which is wrapped in polycarbonate to allow Ƥ Ǥ Paper Making
Architectural Form
Paper
Plane
Wood
Frame
Concrete
Base
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Section Cut A
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Site Plan
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1.Entry 2.Kozo Cooking Room 3.Washing room 4. Papermaking Space 5. Workshop 6. Loading Zone 7. Lounge 8. Exhibition Space 9.Drying Space 10.Artist Studio 11. Paper Shop A
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Entrance
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan 12
Paper Making Process Washi Paper Ƥ its outer bark, and then dried.
Cooking: Dry mulberry branches are boiled in lye to remove starches and fat.
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Washing: The boiled mulberry Ƥ impurities.
Beating: Ƥ are beaten until they become a pulp.
Paper-Making: After the pulp is ǡ screens are used to form the paper.
Pressing: formed, the sheets are layered Ǥ
Drying: The last step of paper making is to hang the sheets of paper to dry.
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Southern View into Water Vats
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Northern View into Exhibition Space
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Southern View 17
Western View into Papermaking Space 18
Canopy 03 Bamboo Summer 2015 | Valencia, Phillipines UW ȗACSA A The “Bamboo Basket” concept was developed in order to promote sustainable construction methods in the Valencia community. In this scheme, the bask ƪ y. y, k Ǥ Ƥ ͚͜ǯ 2͚ǯ Ǥ Ǥ ǡ that is pre Ǥ
Concept Basket
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LARENNA ST. 6.78
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EXISTING PLANTER
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EXISTING TREE VIF*
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EXISTING PLATFORMS
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EXISTING SINK LINE OF ROOF ABOVE ±5.74 VIF*
FLOOR PLAN
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CENTER LINE OF COLUMN TYPICAL
VALENCIA PLAZA A
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ROOF PLAN
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EXISTING GATE
± 6.55
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EXISTING PLATFORM
EXISTING GRADE LINE
WEST ELEVATION
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EXISTING GRADE LINE
SOUTH ELEVATION
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Top View of Canopy’s 23
Structure Diagrams 24
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Bamboo preparation ration
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Prefab-Working on site
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Final Presentation etion First phase completion
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4 Creative Works Winter 2016 | Seattle, WA The light and shadow lampshade was developed in order to combine a 3d printed object with a recycled piece of walnut wood. The challenge of this project was to give the piece of walnut a new purpose by carving out the core and making room inside to accomodate a light bulb. The combination of the base and the lampshade creates an aesthetic contrast between light and heavy as well as a contrast between a found object and a new object.
3D Printed Lampshade
+ Lightbulb
+ Walnut Base
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Photography
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Hand Drawings
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Vanishing Trajectory
Winter 2015 | Aarhus, Denmark Vanishing trajectory is a model study of “Reading Between the Lines� which is an art installation by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh in Limburg Belgium. The focus of this model was to convey the ethereal quality and spatial qualities of the case study. The model is made up of individual etched acrylic plates that when combined create an adapted version of the nave in the case study. The platform of the model is designed to allow the middle section of the model to be slid out in order to show the model in section.
Front View of Model
Model Process Development:
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Sectional Feature of Model
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CLAUDIA GONZALEZ Claudiacgonzalez92@gmail.com 509.643.0323 Thank you for your time and consideration.