E DUARDO CABRE R A B o w l i n g G re e n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y
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EDUARDO CABRERA eduardc@bgsu.edu +1 567-413-0122
I believe that without architecture, human history would not exist. Building forms and structures has been needed to survive in this world, and it is a concept that separates us from the wild, however, it is greatly connected to nature. We use architecture as a tool for shelter. We build connections with architecture. We have affection, memories, and love for it. Architecture is not just designing and building, it is part of us, and we are greatly appreciative of it.
EDUCATION 2021-2024 + Bowling Green State University| Ohio Bachelor of Architecture and Enviromental Design (GPA 4.0) NAAB Accredited
WORK EXPERIENCE 2022
+ Teaching Assistant | Bowling Green State University Assisting with concept development and architectural representation for freshman architecture students.
AWARDS, HONORS, AND ACTIVITIES 2016-2020 + All Honorable mention throughout high school. 2020 + Earned highest GPA award of my class 2017
+ Won the 3Rs competition of my high school. A master plan for better recycling strategies and techniques.
SKILLS Rhinocerus 3D Revit AutoCad Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Skethup Lumion Vray
CONTENT l Traveler House 3
ll Xens 8
lll The Blooming City 11
lV The Little Red School House 14
THE TRAVELER HOUSE
TYPOLOGY: Studio / House LOCATION: Lake Side BUILDING AREA: 1,700 ft² PROJECT DATE: December 8 2021
The Traveler House is focused for an individual that uses a studio space on a regular basis. This space takes you through a journey of time, where the opening facade is applied to resemble the unfolding of time and how that reflects into the individual’s life. The program is arranged based on the Möbius strip in order to create an intertwining flow among the programs. The Traveler House is not only a space to work and concentrate, but to reflect on the different times of the individual inhabiting the space.
Programs Used: Rhinocerus 3D, AutoCAD, Vray, Lu
THE TRAVELER HOUSE
umion, Photoshop, Illustrator.
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DESIGN PROCESS In the beginning of the design process, I experimented with different arrangements, sites and different implementation of my concept. After the design process, the first two floor were developed, showcasing the different+ possibilities of the future as they shift to the east side.
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1. Living Room 2. Kitchen 3. Studio/Library 4. Backyard Porch
5. Terrace 6. Batchroom 7. Bedroom
CONCEPT
THE TRAVELER HOUSE
UNFOLDING OF TIME FUTURE
TRANSITION
PAST
PRESENT BLENDING
The facade is continously opening, allowing the traveler to see more than they get to the past until the present, where it blends with the future, where the facade gets more complicated, as you are unable to clearly see what is going to happen.
MOBIUS STRIP
LIVING WORKING SLEEPING
The Mobius strip arranges the spaces following the 24hr cycle of life.
SUN DETERMINED ORIETATION
The sun determined the orientation of the building. The past where you have full visible faces towards the south to get maximum sunlight during the winter. It rises where the present is positioned, where lines begin, and goes around until it sets towards the transition to the future, where everything is unclear.
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SOUTH ELEVATION
SECTION A-A
WEST ELEVATION
SITE PLAN
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THE TRAVELER HOUSE
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XENSES
TYPOLOGY: Pavilion BUILDING AREA: 2730 ft² PROJECT DATE: Abril 24 2021
Xens is a pavilion that is focused on bringing people enclosed to abstract structures. The primary goal was so that the public could have a unique interaction with abstract, distorted structures that might affect the way they see architecture. The main reason it is divided into 3 shapes was so that visitors can walk freely though different but similar forms that are arranged with facades that give a sense of motion and deformation to the human eye. Light, shadow and materially take an important place in Xens; it gives the atmosphere a sense of wonder, driving the public to explore though it all.
Programs Used-Diagramming: SketchUp / Tools: D
XENSES
Drafting, Modeling
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PARTI
Xens is in a conceptual isolated sanded location. The 3 principal forms were extracted from the painting “Man With A Guitar” by Georges Braque. After having the simplest form, different iterations were made to find the optimal and best arrangement that will fit with the concept statement and surrounding area. A drawn story board was developed before making the model to have a spatial idea of the places the visitors will experience.
XENSES Ciruclation: The diagonal and perpendicular piece provide the best arrangement of circulation between all structures within the site.
Natural Light: Several openings are on the east, west, and uppers sides of the structures to provide several scenarios of light and shadows to the visitors.
SITE PLAN
SECTION A-A
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THE BLOOMING CITY PROJECT DATE: Abril 24 2021
For this project, we were asked to read a short story in the book called “Invisible Cities” by Italo Calvino. My story of choice was The Euxodia City of the Sky. It is mainly about a city that is divided into two parts, one being divine and the other evil. The divine portion of the city protects the evil one from the bad things outside the island, but they are in conflict because the evil wants to explore and see the outside world but what they don’t know is that where they are is a lot better than the outside, and because of this the inner city is conflict, it brings darkness into it. My design represents how the divine part, the bottom, it is creating a new city on the top as it is realizing that where they are is a lot better than the outside, and it is removing the bad things that have been created overtime. However, it still has the crust of the old city on the outside, which will eventually disappear. Tools: Drafting, Modeling
THE BLOOMING CITY
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To develop the model, a set of keywords that describe the fullness of the story. A set of sketches were made based on these words and to get a spatial understating, several study models were created. The final product results from the combination of these actions.
PLAN
WEST ELEVATION
SECTION B-B
AXONOMETRIC VIEW SECTION A-A Page 12
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THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
TYPOLOGY: Memorial Building LOCATION: Bowling Green State University BUILDING AREA: 936 ft² PROJECT DATE: October 13 2021
At Bowling Green State University, Ohio, The Little Red Schoolhouse was originally built in Norwalk Township, Huron County, Ohio. It held 8 grades, and it was open until 1938. The Little Red House Project aimed to provide a general understanding of a small building, such as recording dimensions and simple structure. We also focused on the presentation of the same building: digitizing, rendering and putting a presentation board together.
Programs Used: Rhinocerus 3D, Revit, Lumion, Pho
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
otoshop, Illustrator.
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DRAFTING Drafting is an essential element when it comes to architectural design. It allows the architect to make quick changes or to solve issues that they encounter along the way. It is a great tool to get a general idea of the program, and it becomes even more elemental when you want to transfer drawings to any drafting software in the computer.
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
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DIGITAZING After drafting and recording all the information that we needed to complete the drawings, it was time to transfer it to a 3D software to get these drawings into a presentation format.
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FLOOR PLAN
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3'-3 12 "
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3'-3 12 "
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5'-11 12 "
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4'-6 12 " 9'-3"
13'-6 14 "
2'-10"
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SITE PLAN
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
38'-8"
31'-7"
6'-0" 10'-4 14 " 22'-4 14 "
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SECTION A-A
THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE
EAST ELEVATION Page 17
