Design Portfolio Diego Suarez del Real
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Table of Contents
Houston Visitor and Information Center
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Artplace
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Future Personal Transportation Research Center
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Music Perfomance Hall
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LA YMCA
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Sunthetic
Westwood
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Houston Visitor and Information Center Spring 2012 Professor Sharon Chapman Arch 2501
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Allen’s Landing Information and Visitor Center
Allen’s Landing located in the bayou city of Houston is a historical marker which is the area where the city was first founded, and has now been rearrganed for the public to gather in the site and have true view, experience and contact with the city of houston as it is and as it can become. The concpet behind this structure; is to carry the eye to certain views and certain spaces that create distinct gathering plazas for a perfect view of a downtown sunrise and sunset.
1. Plaza 2. Lobby 3. Exibition 4. Cafe 5. Terrace
6. Auditorium 7. Restroom 8. Office 9. Mechanical 10. Dock 11. Bayou
City Map
Separating programs
Programs
Section A
Creating cantelver to extend views
Fix views to sun movements
Extending to connect entrance
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First Level Floor Plan
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East Elevation
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Second Level Floor Plan
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Section B
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Detail Wall Section
Detail Wall Section
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Artplace Fall 2012 Professor Robert Burrow Arch 3500
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Artplace The ArtPlace located in Houston will be an open gallery to not only serve but connect the city treet to the building and communicate to the museum distric. A paralle existence is born by inverting the use of segregation, and separtion. A simple wall that has been used in ages for separation and protection, will invert and switch its action and work as median of ciculation, and a median of connecting spaces, that have no relationship..
1. 250 People Theater 2. Gallery 3. Projection Room 4. Lobby 5. Cafe 6. Exterior Cafe 7. Kitchen 8. Retail Store 9. Loading Deck 10. Bathroom
11. Expo. Theater 12. Outdoor Theater 13. Office 14. Outdoor Gallery 15. Multiuse Gallery Gallery Spaces
Circulation
Walls erected at the edge of site separating the street to interior Walls are inverted to opposit angles to reunite and connect the triangle
Positive/ Negative Area Plan
Green Area Plan
Spaces are created by wall, outside, and inbetween walls
Museum Discrict Location
Context Area Plan
Sun Diagram
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
10:00 am 4:00 pm
Theaters
1:15 pm
Single Family Residential
Industrial
Multi-Family Residential
Transportation and Utilities
Commercial
Parks and Open Space
Office
Undeveloped
The Jung Center of Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Museum of Fine Arts
Asia Society Museum Holocoust Museum
Public and Institutional
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Underground Level Scale : 1/16” = 1’
Site Plan Scale : 1/32”= 1’
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Section A 30’
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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Second Level Scale : 1/16” = 1’
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Street Level Scale : 1/16” = 1’
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East Elevation 15’
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North Elevation 60’
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Technical Inhabited Section
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Personal Transportation Research Center Spring 2013 Professor Duke Fleshman Arch 3501
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Double Educational Helix Private
Educational
Presentational
Research Center of Future Personal Transportation Workshop Office Lobby
Gallery Theater
Entry Gallery Theater
Research Center, is made up of a double helix that educates the public. The structure is composed to educate the public and not just serv as a research workshop. The current social behavior on personal transportation is improving and we are thinking differently on the topic. This Building helps the public get informed how this systmes are aplied, and most importantly how they are built. The Program is divided to entertain the public and leave the facility with a cleary understanding of future transportation. Through exterior gallery, interior gallery, auditorium and view into workshops and studios. 1 Lobby
6 Loading Dock
2 Workshop
7 Auditorium
3 Gallery
8 Bathroom
4 Studio
9 Mechanical Room
5 Office
10 Exterior Gallery
Program elements are place on top to create a segment of information as the visitor travels the space, Diving the program and preseting its relationships
Rotaion of plans open up to northen light, View towrds downtown. But specifically opens space for exterior ramp as well as covers the open space with next plane
Vertical circulation Exterior ramp circulation
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
Roof Plan 20’
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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Street Level/Site Plan
Section A 10’
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Section B 40’
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Second Floor Level Plan 10’
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South Elevtion 10’
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Third Floor Level Plan 10’
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North Elevation 40’
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Inhabitated Section
Detail Section
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Music Perfomance Hall Fall 2013 Professor Kevin Story Arch 4510
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Music Perfomance Flood Music Perfomance Hall
Exterior Panels Simulating Acoustical Panels
Program (main spaces) Lobby Music Hall for 1000 People Backstage
Music Perfomance Hall is inspired by the great sound of the blues, Specifically the unique rock, blues and jazz that is represented by Stevei Ray Vaughn. Taking the famous song Texas Flood and inspire the program to be more than selected spaces. The clear divisionof instruments in the song is optimal. Taking the striking guitar and the rythmic pattern of the bass form the program into a conncetion of space that together create a harmonic space represtended by the musical piece.
Acoustical Panels Envelope The Auditorium
Dense study went into the concept of the project and secondly the acoustical perfomance of the hall. Serving thousand people to obtain a unique view with perfect sound.
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Street Level/Site Plan
Street Level/Site Plan
Section A 10’
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Second Floor Level Plan
Third Floor Level Plan
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Detail Section A 20’
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3D Section of Perfomance Hall
This Section is focused on the main space of the project. The Perfomance hall, which in this drawing studies the perfomance of the acoustical wood panels that are built especifically by each step and elevation to maximize the sound. Secondly the drawing also expresses the view from the seats at different level.
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LA YMCA Spring 2014 Professor William Truitt Arch 5500
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Lockers Basketball
The Problem and The Solution
Pool Green Landscape
Program and Skin circulation Filters Artificial landscape - solve problems the lack of green, inhabitable space, river edge, connection and pollution
Little Tokyo
Filtered Pool Art Distric
Artificial Landscape
Residential
Context - diverese neighborhoods
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Art Distric Entry
Entry River - no river edge, lack of water techonolgy and pollution
Concrete - lack of green and inhabitable space
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Downtown Entry
tE Stree First
Infrasctructure - boundaries that divide and keep the site segrgated
Concrete And LARiver
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Ground Level 20’
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Third Floor Level Plan 10’
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Section B
Section A 10’
Second Floor Level Plan
Street Level
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Natural Filtered Pool
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Rain Water Colletction Tank
3D Site Section This section describes the inetiont to show river edge condition, water technology, green areas, landscape texture and volumetric space.
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Sunthetic Fall 2013 Professor Vrana & Meppelink Arch 3750
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SunThetic Using Semi-rigid fiberglass poles which are connected by strong polyester nylon blend fabric, the Sunthetic can be setup in a short time, and with its unique solar array and power supply, phones and other electronics can be charged easily by Sunthetic. Power on the go Blending shade with access to electricity brings the comfort of home to the adventurous types. Sunthetic , a portable solar collecting shade shelter, is ideal for users who enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities, regardless of the setting. Not so temporary Sunthetic will be available for sale to public facilities, such as beaches or parks, for rental to visitors, and will be available to customers via retail centers. The structure is rigid and durable enough to be set up and left standing for long periods of time. This allows for a shading solar structure that can be used for constant rental and use without the hassle of set up. The Hub and The Floor Pad Sunthetic comes with an additional two components, the Hub and the Floor Pad. The Hub is the battery componet that charges all needed electronics and can become a light supply and speaker. The Hub can be detached from the array and be carried anywhere. Finally, to obtain the necessary comfort the Floor Pad is placed on the structure of the Tent to keep the user comfortable and elevated from ground.
Diego Suarez del Real Marc Whitmore
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WESTWOOD PEOPLE PLACE POSSIBILITIES
WESTWOOD
Population: 20,847 Density: 9,928 per sq. miles Area: 2.007 sq. miles Median Income: $24,710 Median Age: 27 Source: Realtor.com
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POPULATION DENSITY Westwood, though small, is a neighborhood that has a very diverse use of land. With only a small portion of single-family homes, Westwood thrives off the community and culture of the various multi-family apartment complexes. Each complex has somewhat of its own identity creating a sub-neighborhood within the neighborhood itself. In addition to the apartments are various commercial buildings. Most of these buildings are focused around the main thoroughfares: the feeder roads to both the Beltway 8 and 59, Beechnut, and Bissonnet.
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People per sq. mile Source: Census Tract, Social Explorer
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WESTWOOD PLAN
only a small percentage using the METRO, 5.4% route 68. Because if the lack of amenities neighborhoods of Sharpstown and Alief to get what they need.
WESTWOOD
HOUSTON
5.4 % bus riders
4.6 % bus riders
Average household: 3.0 Vehicle per household: 1.5
Average household: 2.7 Vehicle per household: 1.9
TRAVEL TIME TO WORK
BELTWAY
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10 or less 10-19 min
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19.7 % 19.7 %
10-19 20-29 min 20-29 30-39 min
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30-39 40-59 min
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40-59 min 60 or more
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60 or more
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41.7 % 41.7 %
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MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK LEGEND Parks Infrastructure Community Center Connection Bridge
85.5 % 5.4 %
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5.4%% 3.3 3.3 2.6 % 2.6 %
Source: ACS 2008-2012 (5 Year Estimates)
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CONNECTION PLAN
CONNECTION BRIDGE ORIGINAL SECTION
Woodfair Dr.
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Size of sidewalk is not capable for two people. There is no landscape or street edge.
EDITED SECTION
Woodfair Dr.
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Size of sidewalk was doubled and added sidewalk to opposing side. Bioswales are placed as
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YOUTH PLAN RUNNING / BIKE TRAIL
SOCCER FIELDS COMMERCIAL STRIP CENTER
COMMUNITY POOL
BASKETBALL COURTS
APARTMENT COMPLEX
GRAFFITTI ART WALL
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FORUM PLAN
FORUM PARK
BBQ PITS / PINIC TABLES
BIKE / RUNNING TRAIL
LIBRARY
‘NEW’ PLAYGROUND SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
COMMUNITY GARDENS
COMMUNITY MARKET
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FARMERS / GARAGE SALE
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diego@brettzamoredesign.com
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