GABRIEL RAMIREZ design portfolio // bachelors of architecture_ 2012_ sci-ARC
CONTACT INFORMATION permanent mailing address // 621 Carnation Place Oxnard, CA 93036 phone // 805.889.7913 email // ramirezg85@yahoo.com arhinect // http://archinect.com/gabriel
contents academic_ 1-24 southern california institute of architecture
professional work_ 25-38 rnt architects ventura, ca 39-46 irwin industries inc. ventura, ca
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academic_
3B STUDIO_ instructor// patrick tighe
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AMERICAN APPAREL MANUFACTURING_ culver city, ca DESCRIPTION_ STUDIO 3A EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL SYSTEMS ON SITE AND BUILDING FORM. IT WILL ALSO INVESTIGATE THE CAPACITY TO USE TRANSFORMATION AS A METHODOLOGICAL TOOL TO GUIDE THE RIGOROUS APPROACH AND DECISION MAKING. THE CONCEPT TO MY PROJECT WAS TO CREATE A PRIMITIVE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM AND DISRUPT IT WITH A MORE MULTI-FACETED TRIANGULATED STRUCTURAL SYSTEM. THIS SPACE WILL PRIMARILY HOUSE THE CIRCULATION CORE, WHILE SEPERATING PUBLIC SPACE FROM PRIVATE SPACE.
NORTH VIEW MODEL p.3
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SITE PLAN p.4
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PHOTO STUDIO
MECHANICAL ROOM
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CONFERENCE ROOM
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DESIGN STUDIO
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ROOFTOP DECK
SAMPLE LIBRARY
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MEETING ROOM
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MENS LOCKER ROOM
MECHANICAL ROOM
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MECHANICAL ROOM
WOMENS LOCKER ROOM MEETING ROOM UP
LOADING AREA
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OFFICE 2 UP
UP RETAIL GALLERY
OFFICE 3
STORAGE
OFFICE 4
WOMENS R.R.
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KITCHEN
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MENS R.R.
MANUFACTURING AREA
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MANUFACTURING AREA
MENS RESTROOM UP DOWN
COMMON ROOM
WOMENS RESTROOM
LOBBY AREA UP
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FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
OUTDOOR DECK
SAMPLE LIBRARY
DESIGN STUDIO
OUTDOOR DECK
MENS RESTROOM MANUFACTURING AREA
RETAIL GALLERY
ENTRY HALL
SECTION p.5
MENS RESTROOM
MANUFACTURING AREA
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SOUTH EAST VIEW
NORTH WEST VIEW
AERIAL VIEW
SOUTH VIEW p.6
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4A STUDIO_ instructor// marc frohn partner// li wang
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SOLANO CANYON APARTMENTS_ los angeles, ca PROJECT DESCRIPTION_ STUDIO 4A EXAMINES INTERRELATED SYSTEMS WHICH ARE ABLE TO BOTH MODIFY THE SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF A BUILDING, AND ARTICULATE EXPECTATIONS OF THEIR PERFORMANCE STRUCTURALLY, THERMALLY, ACOUSTICALLY, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY. THE PROJECT MUST ALSO HAVE AND DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT BASED ON PROGRAM AND SITE. CONSIDERATIONS TO BE TAKEN ARE THAT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, BUILDING ENVELOPE SYSTEMS, LIFE SAFETY PROVISIONS, WALL SECTIONS, AND BUILDING ASSEMBLIES AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY. THE CONCEPT FOR THIS PROJECT CORRELATED STRONGLY TO THE SITE, BEING THAT IT IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE FEW COMMUNITY GARDENS IN LOS ANGELES. ONE IDEA WAS TO HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE SITE AND RAISE THE LIVING QUARTERS UP TO THE SECOND AND THIRD LEVELS. EACH LEVEL WOULD CORRESPOND TO THE DIFFERENT STRATA ON THE SITE BEING THE TREE TRUNKS, THE CANOPY, AND THE VIEW OVER THE CANOPY.
EXTERIOR VIEW OF COMPLEX p.9
INTERIOR VIEW OF COMPLEX
Vitra factory
stack
ship
unit
the top captures the moment of overlooking the green canopy as its extension to LA panorama.z
Living, sleeping space
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45′0″ 8′5″
kitchen/dining cuts into the bedrock underneath the thin-soft-soil, appears in between the vertical trunks of trees.
43′5″
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44′0″ average dimension of solid-cross laminated wood plate
climate moderator
STRATA UNIT DIAGRAM
DETAIL_2
7′0″
12″ 15′0″
maximum deliverable dimension
PRE-FAB SHIPMENT DIAGRAM
DETAIL_3
LAYERS OF CROSS LAMINATED WOOD
DETAIL_1
volume of pre-fabricated box
EXTENSIVE ROOF PLANTING
PASSIVE COOLING AXO p.10
SECOND FLOOR
SITE PLAN AND GROUND FLOOR p.11
THIRD FLOOR
OUTDOOR DINING ROOM
BEDROOM
OPEN TO BELOW
RESTROOM BEDROOM
OUTDOOR ROOF TOP PATIO
KITCHEN OPEN TO BELOW CLOSET
LIVING ROOM OPEN SPACE/ STORAGE
OPEN TO BELOW
KITCHEN
CLOSET
LIVING ROOM OPEN TO BELOW
RESTROOM
OUTDOOR ROOF TOP PATIO
BEDROOM
OUTDOOR DINING ROOM
GROUND FLOOR
ENLARGED FLOOR PLANS_
SECTION_ 2
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
ONE UNIT
SECTION_ 4 p.12
CITY LEVEL_ DAY 3 VIEW CONSTRUCTION DAY 3 CONSTRUCTION
GALVANIZED STEEL GRADING GALVANIZED FLOOR GRADING
STEEL CHANNEL STEEL CHANNEL
SOLID CROSS LAMINATED LAMINATED WOOD FLOOR SOLID CROSS WOOD WALL
SOLID CROSS LAMINATED SOLID CROSS LAMINATED WOOD WALL WOOD WALL
DAY 2 CONSTRUCTION ION CANOPY LEVEL_
DAY 2 CONSTRUCTION
GALVANIZED WIRE MESH GALVANIZED WIRE MESH
TEMPERED GLAZING
TEMPERED GLAZING
WALL LAYERS WALL LAYERS
POLYURATHANE COATING
POLYURATHANE COATING
SOLID CROSS LAMINATED WOOD FLOOR
SOLID CROSS LAMINATED WOOD FLOOR
DAY 1 CONSTRUCTION
TRUNK LEVEL_ DAY 1 CONSTRUCTION
EXPLODED MATERIAL AXANOMETRIC p.13
THIRD LEVEL VIEW_ MODEL
SECOND LEVEL VIEW_ MODEL p.14
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5B STUDIO_ instructor// michael rotontdi
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MEXICO CITY CONTEMPORARY COMPLEX_ mexico city, distrito federal mexico PROJECT DESCRIPTION_ MEXICO CITY IS COMPOSED OF MANY DIFFERENT LAYERS OF CULTURES SUPERIMPOSED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAWS PROHIBIT DEMOLISHING OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND HEIGHT REGULATIONS LIMIT NEW STRUCTURES TO 5 STORIES. LIKE MANY CITIES, MOVEMENT IS OBSTRUCTED; THE CITY GRID REINFORCES PARTICULAR MOVEMENT PATTERNS, BUILDING ENVELOPES HAVE LIMITED APERTURES AND THE CIRCULATION INSIDE OF THE BUILDINGS IS OFTEN RELEGATED TO RESTRICTED CIRCULATION ON STACKED FLOOR PLATES. BECAUSE MEXICO CITY IS SO LAYERED, THIS THESIS OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE UNOBSTRUCTED MOVEMENT IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT. THE IMPRINTS OF THESE CULTURAL BUILDINGS ON THE SITE WILL IN TURN ALSO ACT AS AN ATTRACTOR OF OUTSIDE INFLUENCE AND DENSITY. THEY WILL ALSO SOMEWHAT FOLD INSIDE OUT CREATING EXTERIOR SPACES WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESS OF THE BUILDINGS. THESE SPACES WILL HOLD SPACES WHERE CLOTHES, CAMERAS, INSTRUMENTS, ETC WILL BE SOLD IN SUPPORT OF THE BUILDINGS. THIS THESIS EMPHASIZES THE FREE FLOW OF MOVEMENT THROUGH: RAMPING, ACTIVATING TEMPORARY PERFORMANCE SPACES AND EXPANDING THE CIRCULATION BOULEVARD. VISITORS TO THIS BUILDING DEDICATED TO CINEMA AND MUSIC CAN, MOVE THRU THE SITE WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING TO ENTER THE BUILDING. FLUID MOVEMENT, FORMAL AND INFORMAL SPACES, AS WELL AS NON-TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE SPACES CREATE AN ALMOST URBAN INTERIOR. THE CIRCULATION PATTERN IS THUS INTENTIONALLY LARGER, AND FREER THAN WHAT IS REINFORCED ON THE OUTSIDE. THE BUILDINGS BECOME ZONES WITHIN MEXICO CITY, ATTRACTING RESIDENTS TO ACTIVATE THEM. ALSO ALLOWING THEM TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND MAKING THE URBAN SPACE MORE FLUID AND LAYERED.
AERIAL VIEW OF SITE p.17
SITE PLAN p.18
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1_ PRIVATE PRACTICE ROOM 2_ DRESSING ROOM 3_ LOUNGE 4_ STORAGE 5_ PROJECTION ROOM 6_ FILM STORAGE 7_ MENS RESTROOM 8_ WOMANS RESTROOM
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SCALE: 1/32”= 1’-0”
THIRD FLOOR
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1_ PRIVATE PRACTICE LOUNGE 2_ EQUIPMENT STORAGE 3_ COAT ROOM 4_ LARGE RECITAL SPACE 5_ OUTDOOR COURTYARD 6_ FILM RESTORATION LAB 7_ OFFICES 8_ MEETING ROOM 9 PRIVATE FILM COLLECTION
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FIFTH FLOOR
1_ WORKER REST AREA 2_ OFFICES 3_ JANITORIAL 4_ STORAGE 5_ LARGE RECTITAL BALCONY
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GROUND FLOOR
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ENLARGED GROUND FLOOR p.19
1_ LOBBY 2_ LOUNGE 3_ CAFE/ CONCESSION BOOTH 4_ CONTROL BOOTH 5_ MUSIC THEATER 6_ STAGE 7_ BACK OF THE HOUSE
SECOND FLOOR SCALE: 1/32”= 1’-0”
ENLARGED SECOND FLOOR
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1_ 2nd LEVEL LOBBY 2_ RECEPTION DESK 3_ CAFE/ LOUNGE 4_ SMALL REHEARSAL 5_ SMALL REHEARSAL BALCONY 6_ CATWALK
NEW CIRCULATION STRANDS
CIRCULATION
PUBLIC SPACE
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PRIMARY/ SECONDARY SITE
NEW SITE CIRCULATION
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ARTS BUILDINGS SECONDARY SUPPORT BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONS
EXISTING FOOTPRINTS
MIXED USE
SITE CONTEXT N
BETWEEN COMMERCIAL
SITE ANALYSIS
BETWEEN MIXED USE
SITE ANALYSIS_ MICRO SCALE
PARKING
INTERIOR TO EXTERIOR RENDER p.20
TOP OF ROOF 67’-6” TOP OF ROOF 62’-6”
FOURTH FLOOR 42’-0”
THIRD FLOOR 32’-0”
SECOND FLOOR 16’-0”
SECTION A_ MUSIC SCALE: 1/16”= 1’-0”
SECTION_ A p.21
TOP OF ROOF 80’’-3” TOP OF ROOF 76’-4”
FIFTH FLOOR 58’-10”
FOURTH FLOOR 46’-0”
SECOND FLOOR 16’-0”
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AERIAL MODEL SHOT p.23
PLAZA SPACE RENDER
SECOND FLOOR INTERIOR RENDER
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professional_
companies_ RNT ARCHITECTS intern/ drafstman ventura, ca IRWIN INDUSTRIES INC. designer/ mechanical drafstman oxnard, ca p.26
LA JOLLA SHORES LIFEGUARD STATION_ la jolla, ca DESIGN TEAM: TYSON CLINE// PROJECT MANAGER LEONARDO TREBELS// PROJECT MANAGER GABRIEL RAMIREZ// INTERN/ DRAFTSMAN assisted on_ Floorplans Elevations Sections Details Models Minor 3D modelling PROJECT DESCRIPTION_ THIS PROJECT IS A RENOVATION, LOCATED WITHIN SAN DIEGO IN LA JOLLA, CA. THIS PROJECT IS A NEW LIFEGUARD STATION WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE BOARDWALK. THE PRE-EXISTING LIFEGUARD STATION WAS SINGLE STORY WITH NO CLEAR VIEW OUT. THE CONCEPT OF THIS NEW LIFEGUARD STATION IS TO HAVE AN EXTENDED OBSERVATION TOWER WHICH RISES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE EXTISTING MAIN PEDESTRIAL WALKWAY, AT A 45 DEGREE INCLINE. THIS ALLOWS FOR PEDESTRIANS TO FREELY MOVE ALONG THE WALKWAYS, WHILE THE LIFEGUARDS CAN CLEARLY OBSERVE THE BEACH. THIS INNOVATIVE OBSERVATION TOWER IS STRUCTURALLY SECURED AND ANCHORED DEEP UNDERGROUND, ALLOWING FOR A MORE FREE AND LESS BULKY APPEARANCE.
COMPLETED IMAGE OF LIFEGUEARD STATION p.27
FLOOR PLAN p.28
PLANS OF EXTENDED TOWER p.29
SOUTH BREEZEWAY ELEVATION AND NORTH BREEZEWAY ELEVATION p.30
NORTH ELEVATION AND EAST ELEVATION p.31
SOUTH ELEVATION/ SITE SECTION AND WEST ELEVATION p.32
ART CITY: THE BELLWETHER EFFECT_ santa barbara, ca DESIGN TEAM: TYSON CLINE// PROJECT MANAGER LEONARDO TREBELS// PROJECT MANAGER GABRIEL RAMIREZ// INTERN/ DRAFTSMAN assisted on_ Floorplans Details Site Plan Models Full Scale Model Installation Construction PROJECT DESCRIPTION_ THE CONCEPT OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO DESIGN ART RAFTS THAT WILL BE INHABITED BY LOCAL SCULPTORS AND ARTISTS. THESE RAFTS ARE TO BE EASILY MOBILE THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND RAISED TO PROTECT FROM WATER. THE SITE LOCATED IN VENTURA, CA IS HOME TO MANY LOCAL SCULPTORS THAT RENT SPACE WITHIN THE SITE. WINNING A LOCAL COMPETITION IN SANTA BARBARA, CA; THE PROJECT WON A SPACE IN THE SANTA BARBARA CONTEMPORARY ARTS FORUM. THE COMPETITION WAS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE CREATIVES FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO EXHIBIT THEIR DESIGNS. THE EXHIBITION AIMED TO ILLUMINATE THE DIVERSE ARRAY OF INNOVATIVE AND IMAGINATIVE DESIGNS WITHING THE COUNTY. THE EXHIBITION WAS COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS. THE ACTUAL ART RAFT, WHICH WAS A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT; AND THE WALL DISPLAY, WHICH SHOWED THE PROCESS OF THE PROJECT AND OTHER LOCAL PROJECTS DONE WITHIN THE FIRM. THE RAFT WAS CREATED USING LOCAL MATERIALS, ALL FOUND AND DONATED BOTH BY THE ARTISTS AND LOCALS.
RAFT INSTALLATION_ SBCAF p.33
SITE PLAN_ preliminary design develpment phase p.34
FLOOR PLAN/ ROOF PLAN/ ELEVATIONS_ p.35
preliminary design development phase
SECTION AND DETAILS_ preliminary design development phase p.36
PROCESS FOR INSTALLATION
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FINAL PROPOSED INSTALLATION
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IRWIN INDUSTRIES SAMPLE WORK_ oxnard, ca PROJECT DESCRIPTION_ HAVING THE EXPERIENCE AS A DRAFTSMAN WITH STRONG AUTOCAD SKILLS, AND LABORER/WELDER FOR THE COMPANY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST THE COMPANY IN DETAILING SHOP DRAWINGS. THESE DRAWINGS ARE USED BY THE SHOP FOR FABRICATION. I ASSIST SR. MECHANICAL ENGINEER DOING FIELD VERIFICATION, SKETCHES, AND THEN DRAFT ALL THE WORK NEEDED. THERE IS CLOSE COLLABORATION BETWEEN FABRICATORS, OUTSIDE ENGINEERS, AND PROJECT MANAGERS TO MEET ANY NEW JOB SHIFT CHANGES. THESE ARE SOME SAMPLES OF THE WORK I HAVE DONE WHILE AT IRWIN INDUSTRIES.
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PLAN AND ELEVATION OF PLATFORM ACCESS STAIRS p.40
ELEVATION DETAILS OF PLATFORM ACCESS STAIRS p.41
STAIRCASE DETAILS p.42
DETAILS FOR FABRICATION p.43
ELEVATIONS OF ASME HIGH PRESSURE VESSEL p.44
DETAILS AND WELD SHEET FOR NOZZLES p.45
DETAILS FOR VESSEL SADDLE FABRICATION p.46
CONTACT INFORMATION permanent mailing address // 621 Carnation Place Oxnard, CA 93036 phone // 805.889.7913 email // ramirezg85@yahoo.com arhinect // http://archinect.com/gabriel