EDGAR PLASCENCIA | PORTFOLIO 2022

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EDGAR PLASCENCIA

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PORTFOLIO | EDGAR PLASCENCIA ARCHITECTURE

CONTENTS

EP INTRODUCTION RESUME

1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE

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URBAN RESTURAUNT

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PAVILION + PLAZA

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SELECTED WORKS

URBAN OFFICES + PLAZA

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COMMERCIAL ART GALLERY

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DRAFTING

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BUISNESS MANAGEMENT

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INTRODUCTION

Early Childhood

Meaning In Architecture

Hello!

I’m Edgar from Dallas ,GA and now living in Austell, GA. I’m a Mexican-American family man with 4 siblings(i’m the middle child). As a child, Construction was a part of my life as my father was a Carpenter. I often visited job sites with my dad and seeing the framing of houses go up facinated me. Since then Buildings and the craft of how buildings are made has always intrested me.

Architecture became important to me when I realized I had a desire to be apart of the details and logistics behind the big picture.

Architecture is more than constructon, it is art as well. We design and build Archiecture because humans desire and need spaces to take on their many needs and pleasures. I have a desire to design spaces that touch our emotions and are designed around our needs.

EXPERIENCE

Southern Trades Group jan 2012- feb 2021 + Construction project manager/apprentice _ managing renovation projects (communication, estimates, orders,etc) _ remodeling services ( framing/finishing/painting/ceramics/etc)

Floor Plans Visuals april 2019- Nov 2020 + floor plan surveyor _on site architectural surveying (measurements/rough drafting) _ final floor plan edits (layers/trimming/details/annotations/etc)

Byers Engineering RESUME

april 2018- april 2018 + Drafter _floor plan edits (furniture placement/plan clean up ) _ sq ft calculations (area claculations for clients)

EDUCATION

+ Kennesaw State University Marietta, GA aug 2018 - Current _ School of Architecture + Georgia Highlands College Dallas, GA aug 2015 - may 2018 _ General Education RELEVANT SKILLS + Autocad + Rhinoceros + Revit + BIM + Photoshop, InDesign, Ilistrator, Premiere + Excel OTHER HOBBIES

+ Film + photography + graphic design LANGUAGES

+ Spanish

1 | INTRO

GARDEN HOUSE Single Family Residence PROGRAM

+ 2,500 sq ft +Private Garden + Owners Suite + Music Studio + Guest bedrooms

CONCEPT

The main concept of the home is to enjoy the private garden from all rooms by sharing views of it as well as framing the city views.

DESIGN

All of the rooms of the home should experience the garden and allow the site in since it is situated in downtown Atlanta, GA. Special views are framed throughout the home while pushing the private spaces to the rear of the lot

away from the street.

All Spaces are accessed through the central atrium which also brings the city in through with glass while creating privacy with the perforated entrance facade.

3 | GARDEN HOUSE

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1/32” = 1’

MOVING THROUGH THE HOME Enter on the second floor into the grand foyer and head to the main living spaces or to the offices on the North wing of house.

Enjoy framed views of downtown Atlanta from the main living spaces. In the basement are the guest rooms and the music studio designed for the clients. On the top floor is the Owners Suite plus the roof terrace that has panromic views of downtown Atlanta.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/32” = 1’

THIRD FLOOR PLAN 1/32”=1’

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 1/32” = 1’

ACCESS

SUN STUDY

DESIGN DECISIONS

CIRCULATION

ADJACENT BUILDINGS

A entrance promedade was created to give the home a sense of welcoming for the clients guest that would often be visiting them.

The main circulation of the home takes place in the central glass curtain wall foyer.

ORGANIZATION

BASIC ORGANIZATION

VIEWS + NEARBY ENTERTAINMENT

BASIC GEOMETRY

SITE STUDY

The home is organized into 4 quarters, the private rooms, cirulation zone, main living and the garden.

The garden and exterier porches were designed on the south side of lot to maximize daylight.

5 | GARDEN HOUSE

ITERATIONS through iterations i could better understand the space volumes and how the rooms could or could not work together.

STUDY MODEL

SITE FORCES Nearby buildings influenced the design of this city home. Privacy was important so all bedrooms were designed to be at the rear(west side) of lot. This kept the bedrooms away from noise. Views were designed to framed to see garden and city.

SITE PLAN 1/32”=1’

7 | GARDEN HOUSE

PRIVATE GARDEN |

ENTRANCE |

ATRIUM |

9 | GARDEN HOUSE

COCINA

Urban Resturaunt PROGRAM + Commercial Kitchen + Restrooms(ADA compliant) + 16 parking spots + themed resturaunt + lobby/entry

CONCEPT

DESIGN

Cocina (Kitchen in spanish) is a Mexican cuisine restuaruant that has a central kitchen with dinning, lounge and bar spaces surrounding divided by walls on axis adjacent to the train tracks.

From the these areas you will recieve views of the central kitchen while also having view of the railroads that pass through downtown marietta which inspired the industrial materials used for the resturaunt.

A moduled facade as placed on the east corner to block noise from railroad and create a play of light to the interior of the resturaunt while creating an interactive facade to guest on the exterior.

11 | GARDEN HOUSE

SITE SPECIFIC This site is adjacent to train tracks and at the corner of a busy intersection in Downtown, Marietta. The entrance was placed on the southwest corner where most pedestrian traffic occurs. On the East side a facade was designed to help acoustics in the building and minimize the train noise.

SITE PLAN

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HISTORIC ATLANTA TRAIN TERMINAL

+ BUILDING SPLIT FURTHER INTO FOURTHS

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INSPIRATION

+ BUILDING VOLUME VS REGULATING LINES

+ FORM SPLIT BY MAIN WEST-EAST AXIS WALL _CREATES DIVISON FOR KITCHEN AND DINNING

Given the site being adjacent to train tracks, I looked at Train Terminal and how theyre train bays form the buildings. I drew inspriration to create a similiar modern version of that for the resturaunt.

13 | COCINA RESTURAUNT

DINNING ROOM RENDERING |

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/32”=1’

RESTURAUNT EXPERIENCE Enter on the second floor into the grand foyer and head to the family room or clients office. In the basement are the guest rooms and the music studio designed for the clients.

On the top floor is master bedroom and roof terrace that has panromic views of downtown.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1/32”=1’

15 | COCINA RESTURAUNT

SOUTH ELEVATION |

ENTRANCE LOBBY |

ROOF TERRACE |

17 | COCINA RESTURAUNT

BELTLINE AGORA Pavillion + Plaza PROGRAM

+Community Pavilion _ Auditorium _Retail _ General rooms + public plaza + added progam: _ bistro

CONCEPT

The main concept here was to merge the pavilion+plaza as one.

Meet at statue park and then move into the building to attend a Show or play. You can also enjoy an outdoor theatre or food trucks

DESIGN

The site being situated along the beltline and also under and overpass led to create a large plaza of spaces.

The overpass provides shade and creates its own Micro-climate for passing pedestrians.

The pavilion is coupled with a new Monument

park for people to meet and outdoor theatre for spectating as well as a food truck market area.

19| BELTLINE AGORA

  SITE FORCES The popular site is situated along the bUsy Atlanta Beltline. Nearby entertainment is within walking distance and Beltline park. What it needed was a public plaza and pavilion for the community. The best way to split the program was by creating four qaudrants for the different programs.

Q1: OUTDOOR THEATRE Q2: PAVILION

Q3: MONUMENT PARK

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Q4: FOOD TRUCK MARKET

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SITE MASTER PLAN

2 + BUILDING FORM SPLIT _CREATES MAIN CIRCULATION

SUN PATH

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

REGULATING SITE LINES

1 + BUILDING FORM _DERIVED FORM REGULATING SITE LINES

BUILDING FORM After analyzing the site, used together the Site Ciruclation and the sites regulating lines to derive a basis for my form.I split the building by the North-South Axis to create a common circulation path for the building. Pedestrian coming from the beltline can come in from the plaza side and exit on the south side after visiting.

EAST ELEVATION |

21 | BELTLINE AGORA

MULTI-USE PAVILION The pavilions main use would be its Auditorium for public hall meetings as well as for other uses like plays, lecture or even music shows. Secondary spaces include the Retail spaces open for beltline Pedestrians and the Bistro open to the community.

1. BELTLINE ENTRY 2. AUDITORIUM 3. MAIN HALL\GALLERY 4. RETAIL

5. BISTRO 6. STREET ENTRANCE 7. LOUNGE 8. RESTROOMS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1/32”=1’

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9. ROOF TERRACE 10. PUBLIC ROOMS 11. LOUNGE 12. RESTROOMS

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/32”=1’

23 | BELTLINE AGORA

SITE SECTION

| MAIN HALL\GALLERY

| OUTDOOR THEATRE

25 | BELTLINE AGORA

LIBERAL ARTS DISTRICT Urban Offices + Plaza_[ Office Park ] PROGRAM

+ 3 40k sq ft office/mixed use _ retail ground floor _ building core _parking structure + public plaza ( lid Design) _ spans over HWY

CONCEPT

This buildings main concept was to design a complex of buildings using a pixelated density as a theme for all the buildings.

The concept is derived from Atlanta’s urban fabric seen as a pixelated density. Spread out West

of the HWY and dense as you come into the city. A southern facade was designed also using the same concept.

DESIGN

The district takes up 4 Atlanta blocks and a plaza that spans over the downtown connector(I-75/85).

Three blocks are dedicated to Office buildings and the last building a welcome park for the district.

27 | LIBERAL ARTS DISTRICT

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1. MUSIC STUDIOS BUILDING

_ GROUND LEVEL RETAIL: _ BISTRO _ VENUE _ PARKING DECK BELOW

2. FILM STUDIOS BUILDING

_ MOVIE THEATER _ RETAIL: FILM STORE

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URBAN OFFICE PARK The Liberal Arts District office park provides 3 buildings for the liberal Arts sector. We choose to create an office park for this Industry since it is growing in Atlanta.

Companies in these 3 industries can rent the buildings or lease them. It provides them a flexible space.

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3. ART STUDIOS

BUILDING _ RETAIL: ART STORE

W. PLAZA

ENTRANCE _OUTDOOR THEATRE

29 | LIBERAL ARTS DISTRICT

| SITE DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, GA

Welcome Park

SITE SECTION

| URBAN GRID 100’ X 100’

| PIXELATED DENSITY

Urban Pla

aza [Lid]

| SUN DIAGRAM

URBAN PLAZA With a dedicated entrance to the Office park, Atlanta pedestrians can also visit the plaza along with Office workers for a market hosted by Liberal Arts Companies or simply to enjoy a view or take a break from work.

BLDNG ONE [1]

31 | LIBERAL ARTS DISTRICT

PIXELATED DENSITY The Office park plaza (also called [HWY Lid]) uses a pixelated desnity theme derived from Atlanta’s Urban Fabric. We used this concept to design the Plaza’s Hardscape + Landscape as well as the shading louvre roof that will shade from Southern Sun. The plaza roof design also stems from Atlanta’s Urban grid

PLAZA| [ LID ] DESIGN 33 | BELTLINE AGORA

UNITE GALLERY Commercial Art Gallery PROGRAM

+ 40k sq ft total _ 7k sq ft Gallery _ Office space _ Bookstore _ Atrium/lobby _ added program: Bistro

CONCEPT

An axis wall was used to split the building in half to divide gallery space with other functions. This main feature wall is used as a Gallery wall and is a wall you move through and around as you circulate through the floors.

DESIGN

All galleries are to the left of wall and the remaining program to the right.

There is three floors of galleries fro different Art types: 1st Level: Large artwork 2nd Level: Smaller art 3rd Level: Light Sensitive Art 4th Level: Outdoor Art

35 | UNITE GALLERY

1 + ACTIVATE STREET LEVEL + ANGLE STREET FACADE

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EARLY SKETCH + PARTI

+ AXIS WALL CUT + GEOMETRIES CREATED

DESIGN PROCESS I started by parti sketeching and plan sketch to see how i could plan out the program with the given site shape and dimensions. I then moved to 3D sketch to conceptualize a form and exterior envelope. A 30’x30’ grid was used to from the column structure.

I used a North-South Axis wall to divide the building form into geometries.

3 + FLOOR PLATES + CIRCULATION VOIDS

FORM DIAGRAM

3D CONCEPT SKETCH + PLAN DEVELOPED SKETCH

FRONT OF HOUSE BACK OF HOUSE

GALLERY OTHER FUNCTION

MAIN CIRCULATION EGRESS

OPEN GALLERY 2

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1. 4K SQ FT GALLERY 2. ATRIUM 3. BOOKSTORE 4. BISTRO

5. BACK OF HOUSE 6. DELIVERIES

Walk into a large triple story atrium with a main feature wall in view. To the right a bookstore and bistro are situated for visitors. Make your way to the Ground floor gallery where you can view Large Arts + Sculpture. From the Southeastern sidewalk, people may take a peek into the gallery.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 3/32”=1’

37 | UNITE GALLERY

GALLERY | GROUND FLOOR

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BUILDING INTEGRATION

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Through section you can see the building structure, HVAC system, Artificial + Natural Daylighting as well as the building envelope.

The building structure is Fully concrete: Cast in place concrete beams , beams and slabs. The egress walls are 2Hr rated concrete masonry. The base of the south facade is a double height curtain wall with horizontal louvres.The top portion is terra cotta panels.

3 BUILDING SECTION

BUILDING SYSTEMS 1. CIRCULATION: ELEVATOR/STAIR 2. HVAC SYSTEM: FORCED AIR 2. PLUMBING + WATER + RAIN WATER COLLECTION 39 | UNITE GALLERY

| ATRIUM / MAIN FEATURE WALL

| ROOF TERRACE / OUTDOOR GALLERY 41 | UNITE GALLERY

4K + SQ FT RESIDENTIAL HOUSE 305 The Cliffs Atlanta Ga

7K + SQ FT COMMERICAL

358-372 Mcdonough Pkwy Mcdonough, GA

4K + SQ FT Residential Loft 320 Peters St Sw Atlanta, GA 30313

DRAFTING / SURVEYING Floor Plans Visuals ABOUT Through surveying and drafting I have been able to develop a better understanding of floor plan layout, design and function. While working for Floor Plan

Visuals, I traveled to different sites to Survey buildings and homes to create a floor plan with measurements and annotations.

PROCESS I’ve surveyed and drafted 7k SQ FT + homes’ and buildings’ floor plans.

Through this I understood the measurements and heights that are

appropriate for different types of rooms/spaces.

This helped to teach me the standard sq footages and dimensions on typical homes and buildings.

43 | DRAFTING / SURVEYING

LOGO DESIGN Before starting the company with my dad in 2019, he was working as a Subcontractor for Projects.

Together we started Southern Trades Group. I designed the logo for the company along with other marketing and company docuemnts.

CONSTRUCTION MANEGEMENT Southern Trades Group ABOUT

SCOPE OF WORK

My father and I have a Construction + Renovations Buisiness. With Southern Trades Group, I take on skilled trades on site, handle estimates and also discuss project details with clients. I have also managed several projects to make sure our team stays on track.

Starting with the Estimate ,my dad and I will visit the site, to then calcualting the labor prices together. We will have meetings with clients before the project is started. Once project is started, we usually have

JOB TITLE phases of the project like Demolition, framing, finishing, electrical ,etc. I help my

father on projects on the logistics side but also work trades with him.

+ Apprentice + Estimator + Project Manager + Foreman

45| CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Although, my father has several years worth of Word-of-mouth buisness, a buisness card was needed to Market our work further. I designed a simple buisness card that would tell people what we do and provide the information they need to get in touch with us.

25 + YEARS Expierience

BUISNESS CARD DESIGN

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Estimate Document Design

Timeline Document Design

Construction Trades + Developments

Atlanta, Georgia

Edgar Plascencia (443)810-0622

groupsoutherntrade@gmail.com

client:

project overview:

overall project duration:

notes:

Client: Project Address:

Valentin Plascencia (678)349-8160

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timeline date:

client contact: client email:

Overall Project(s) Timeline

_____________: start:

end:

project cost:

_____________:

start:

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start:

This estimate is for completing the job/services described above. This estimate does not include material price increase or additional material cost. It also does not inlcude additional labor required should unforseen/adverse conditons arise after work has began. Any additional labor will need a(n) Addendum/Change order. Additional labor cost will be added on top of orignal contract amount.

end:

project cost:

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project cost:

end:

project cost:

_____________: start:

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end:

project cost:

COMPANY DOCUMENT DESIGN To professionally submit Estimates to clients, i created a Estimate Sheet for the project costs we charge. I also created a Timeline Document to submit to clients so they could see the project schedule and scope of work that will be completed weekly.

47 | CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

THANK YOU Thank you for taking the time to look through. The projects I’ve shown started in 2017 when I enrolled In Architecture at Kennesaw State University. The Architecture experience i started in 2019 in . Since then I have put my time, thinking, and full effort into my work.

I hope I was able to showcase the skills I have aquired through the Architecure program at Kennesaw State Univeristy and working in the Architecture and Construction Field.

I hope to make an impact in Architecture as i gain experience in the field.

- Edgar Plascencia

“ The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination” - Albert Einstein