projects SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
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HUMAN DIGNITY HEALTH CLINIC
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
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CHONGQING, CHINA
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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
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URBAN SPLINE SPIRITUAL COMPLEX
INTERVENTION OF THE CITY WALL ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONTAINER
XI’AN, CHINA
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GUADALAJARA, MEXICO
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FLORIDA CASE STUDY HOUSE LEARNING AND CULTURAL CENTER
FLORIDA
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SAN MARTIN DE LAS CANAS, MEXICO
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LIVING IN BORNEO
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awards and publications HUMAN DIGNITY HEALTH CLINIC URBAN SPLINE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA CHONGQING, CHINA
FLORIDA CASE STUDY HOUSE
FLORIDA
The project was developed based on the idea of experimentation through collaboration as an inspiring factor where the integration of different disciplines of design can be integrated through design to exchange knowledge and experience to create a new essence. The manipulation of the ground of the site was developed on the deconstruction of experimentation, where the existing knowledge is deconstructed to be brought together to a new meaning. In this context the site is extended vertically into the building. The building itself reflects the idea of collaboration where knowledge converges into a central core from which it reciprocally disperses; consequently it extends into the ground creating a symbiotic relationship. The building is divided into seven levels starting with the parking lot, which is located underground and accessed through Concord St. Following are the programs, which are arranged from public spaces to more private spaces, ending with the student studios located at the top floors. The programs are located in the center of the building thus leaving the edges open for circulation and for pinup space, with the intent of encouraging more occupiers to mingle. The
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
PROFESSOR:
CityLab Orlando produces:
DESIGN STUDIO:
FRANK BOSWORTH GRADUATE STUDIO I
Socially responsible globally aware, talented architects that promote innovation and change. We accomplish this by establishing a learning community that is part of the community of practice, which fosters and supports a community of creativity and design by creating a forum for sharing creative works, educating the general public, connecting students to the community and establishing an artistic culture in the city of Orlando. Provide students with resources to succeed and teaching methods and programs appropriate for the community of practice.
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The lobby is accessible through the elevated ground entrance on the second level, or from the front courtyard. The lobby is a vertical open space that runs along the whole elevation of the building, unifying and bringing people from different professional and educational background together. It also acts as an exposition space. As the levels go up, the floor slides into the building opening into the upper level. This enables people to have visual contact at all times with the art being showcased.
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HUMAN DIGNITY HEALTH CLINIC
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
DESIGNERS:
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GRETEL CASTILLO LANCE MOORE
PROFESSOR: DESIGN STUDIO:
ALBERTUS WANG VIII
overview
why containers?
The goal in this project is to design a mobile health care center that would act as a helping hand in a community of the less fortunate. We worked to develop a structure that would most efficiently meet the needs of the required program while still being able to make a positive impact on the lives of those in the surrounding communities. The proposal is an affordable solution to the homeless problems our society is facing today both state and nationwide. Allowing labor programs and seminar to be offered on site the patients can utilize their time more efficiently while waiting. Our design is site specific to the program given but we have chosen to develop a design which could be adaptable to the other locations as well. In order to follow through with flexible design we adopted a shipping container as the standard module for construction. This allows to keep construction cost to a minimum while at the same time reducing the impact to the surrounding environment.
Shipping container are designed to resist severe weather and natural conditions, which makes them one of the strongest mobile or stationary units of construction. Containers can hold up to forty eight thousand pounds and withstand winds exceeding ninety miles per hour. They can be stacked seven containers high fully loaded relaying only on the twist lock mechanism. They can be carried by truck, ship, plane, or rail. The cost is drastically lower than concrete or block construction due to the readily available quantities of shipping containers nationwide. The reuse of the containers promote the continuation of environmentally cautious projects and allow for a more efficient construction time line from start to finish; lessens weather delays, and less time to bridge in terms of financing. The design process behind using shipping containers has to be highly planned but the preset process of a prefab project allows for much greater transparency for all the trades involved including the client.
container configuration
We have developed preset container configurations which allow each one of the clinics to be tailored for the individual needs of that community. Each of these configurations is shown below: cistern, ahu, cooling tower/chiller, office, exam and dental pods. Each are rendered with the actual equipment needed for that particular configuration at its true dimensions. All preset configurations comply with Florida Building Construction 2007 Code.
cistern
The cisterns will or can be place on the upper portions of the project to collect rain off a possible super structure or roofing system. A tank inside the container could hold around 3000 gallons of water.
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This container shows the possible configuration of an AHU unit, which would have to be custom built for this size container. There are other mobile units on the market which are a little smaller than our need.
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A configuration for the cooling plant is shown above. The cooling tower is positioned across the top of the container as the chiller uses the space left underneath.
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ADMINISTRATION A1 reception A2 consultation A3 bill payment A4 administrative assistant A5 records A6 copy A7 administrative office A8 executive assistanta A9 executive director
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buffer screen
Given that the majority of the activities on site are of a more personal nature we needed to provide some since of privacy while promoting the use of natural light. Are solution was to create a secondary facade which supports several different types of permeable screens which can be moved or positioned depending on the nature of that program in the given area. To the right you can see an example of this secondary facade which can also double as a alternative means of circulation for the doctors or patients if needed.
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One of our first processes in the design stage was to develop a hierarchy list of the programs which where required. In doing so we have decided to adopt a open campus design each individual program occupying its own stand alone system. This allowed the stand alone room and ability to expand. We have placed all the programs used by the community on the ground level, and the more private offices on the third floor. The third floor could also double as rooms if there was an influx of patients. The second floor will be primarily used for circulation between certain levels, offering break areas but most importantly hold all the mechanical pods which will provide extra
room for duct work, wiring, pipes, etc. Each program has a large atrium or communal space(medical pictured to the left) this gave a chance to provide an area which promoted interaction between the patients and the staff. If this clinic is to help serve as a solution we can not just hand them toothpaste and expect this idea to work. We have come dangerously close to accepting the homless situation as a problem that we just can not solve. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all conflict, but when we know where the hungry, where the homless, and where the mentally sick exist, then we can help.
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consortium in architecture and urbanism conceptual design
Chongqing is fast emerging and growing city in Southeastern China with a rapidly increasing population, as such it needs an expansion in the undeveloped yet suburbs. The project was to create an urban spline that weaves through the programs with an interactive podium hub, which houses markets, shops, cafes engaging pedestrians, while at the same time housing approximately twenty residential tower. While accommodating the needs of the city, it was very important to take in consideration the perseverance of the beautiful landscape of Chongqing. The intent of the sustainable approach for the area is to minimize the impact of the development on the natural environment and provide a healthy, viable community for the future generation . Any efforts for the development must learn from what the existing conditions have to offer to allow most favorable conditions to sustain for a long period of time. Although urbanization demands that we develop additional human habitats, it is our responsibilities to the future and for the benefits now as well that our presence cause minimal disruption to nature. The site’s ground conditions is either moderately or extreme sloped. This is a challenge in terms of anchoring and placing infrastructure and architecture. Slope analysis (shown next page) provides us with a significant amount of information to understand which are the best locations for different residential units/buildings.
URBAN SPLINE
CHONGQING, CHINA
ARCHITECT:
ALBERTUS WANG
DESIGN SUPPORT:
GRETEL CASTILLO
LANCE MOORE
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duplex, garden house,villa distribution
slope analysis
master site plan
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Professor: Tony White Design Studio: V Paynes Prairie is biologically, geologically and historically unique presenting the ideal conditions for a spiritual complex overlooking one of its serene lakes. The program is based on the teachings and philosophy of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is made up of two words: Ayu which means life and Veda which means the knowledge of. To know about life is Ayurveda. According to the ancient Ayurvedic scholar Charaka, “ayu� is comprised of four essential parts. The combination of senses, body, mind, and the soul. Based on this strong connection between mind and body the complex derives its structural organization, where each of the programs embraces one of these essential parts.
SPIRITUAL COMPLEX
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
PROFESSOR: DESIGN STUDIO:
TONY WHITE V
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ity is a source of life perceived by the senses. As such the sanctuary is positioning floating on the water facing east, to capture the light transferring it into an architectural control as a way to embrace the spiritual program. Housing embraces body, which helps assisting us in carrying out day-to-day activities. The body plays a significant role mediating the spiritual with the physical. For that purpose the housing is locates between the sanctuary and the lecture hall, and library unifying the space in between. Lecture Hall underlying our physical structure is the mind, which controls our thought processes. The lecture hall is possitioned accross the sanctuary traching into the the horizontality of the landscape. Library: Ayurveda sees that before we exist in physical form with the help of the mind and senses that we exist in a more subtle form known as the soul. The soul is the door to ourself. The library is what feeds our souls, and the soul is the door to ourselves. As such the library is strategically located at the threshold of the complex.
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One of our first processes in the design stage was to develop a hierarchy list of the programs which where required. In doing so we have decided to adopt a open campus design each individual program occupying its own stand alone system. This allowed the stand alone room and ability to expand. We have placed all the programs used by the community on the ground level, and the more private offices on the third floor. The third floor could also double as rooms if there was an influx of patients. The second floor will be primarily used for circulation between certain levels, offering break areas but most importantly hold all the mechanical pods
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PROFESSOR: DIANA BITZ ROBERT MACLEOD ROBINSON NANCY SANDERS PROJECTTEAM:
DESIGN STUDIO:
GRETEL CASTILLO ARIEL MARTINEZ REBECCA RAUCCI JENNIFER SZILAGYI VII
xi’an
INTERVENTION OF THE CITY WALL The wall, constructed from rice and later stone, through the labor of callused hands and sore muscles arises from the earth as an impenetrable shield. Through generations its imperfections are connected and it stands tall guarding a city’s way of life, preserving history, embracing tradition. Through time its immovable presence is embedded into the same history and culture it was designed to protect.
In the 19th and 20th century portions of the wall are removed to redirect traffic and provide bricks for new residential housing. Though eventually some bricks were recollected as part of the rebuilding process in 1984, the incident stands as evidence of the government’s susceptibility to alter the wall as modern technology impacts culture. To remove one portion of the wall, effectively disturbs its completeness, the holistic grasp on the city it guards. Yet, the wall under the intentions of its design, - to protect- is susceptible to maintenance and modifications. Hence change is valid to its development and effectiveness. Through time the wall grows and evolves into a larger more durable barrier as layers of wall are built onto itself.
XI’AN, CHINA
PROFESSOR:
FRANK BOSWORTH
DESIGN STUDIO:
GRAD STUDIO I
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The rich and unique culture of China is evident in every corner of the country but even more specifically in the former capital of China, in the city of Xi’an. Walking through the streets of the wall city one is taken by the unique structural architecture of the buildings, which are a reflection of the Confucian’s teachings along with the long respected philosophy of feng shui. Art is evident to be a driving force of the local community: writing Chinese Characters, Chinese calligraphy or shufa boasts its long history. It is one of the highest forms of Chinese art perfectly embodied the rhythm, lines and structure, serving the purpose of conveying the thoughts of the writer and displaying the abstract beauty of lines. Cultural activities are a dynamic part of the everyday life of the city wall, however as a passerby I did noticed that there was a disconnection with the main and perhaps most important cultural heritage of the city - the wall. It had fallen into the obscurity of nothingness.
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The main question was how can we bring it back into the lives of people? Make them interact with the wall and making it part of the art displayed. The idea of a wall museum was established. The museum structure is located in proximity to the wall, allowing people to have a visual and somatosensory experience.
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A cultural hub was an integral and necessary part as a unifying hub of the cultural expression of the local community. The cultural institute position across the museum is not only a place for staged performances but also it is an open hub for improvised activities open to the public.
The housing infiltrates into the existing fabric. Entry is made from ground level and circulation folds up, into the building, elevating the housing units above the store fronts and ground level pedestrian traffic.
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Interactive & adaptive designers: Gretelit Castillo The anthropological container’s design allows to be built through an inter locking construction method, and without the utilization of hardware. The wall system can be modifiedprofessor: and assembled inAlfonso differentPerez ways to fit the needs of the William Tilson occupier or function of the container. The frame and envelope are intertwined, design studio: Grad Studio sitting on a carved based that will allow the sides of theIIIcontainer to close or open during the day /night to provide better protection from the weather. The anthropological container is elongated along the east-west to provide better protection from the sun and minimize heat gain, while the south and north sides are open allowing the flow of breeze coming from the northwest, cooling the occupants in the summer months. Although Guadalajara’s climate is not very rainy, those scarce rainy days can be celebrated by creating a double roof system that catches the rain and directs it to a pool close to the container.
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PROFESSOR: DESIGN STUDIO:
ALFONSO PEREZ WILLIAM TILSON GRADUATE STUDIO III
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FLORIDA CASE STUDY HOUSE
FLORIDA
AIA FLORIDA COMPETITIONENTRY 2011 GRETEL CASTILLO MW BENDER ARCHITECTURE LLC. GRETEL CASTILLO LANCE MOORE
The goal in this project is construct a concept which formed multiple possibilities. This concept would work to efficiently utilize the compact lot dimensions along with the needs of the required program. The decision to use shipping containers is based on the affordable, mobile and sustainable qualities they pose. The containers are arranged in manner that would allow the utilization of the interstitial spaces in between and minimize the use for conventional construction. The container modules will be prefabricated off site therefore minimizing on site construction to just basic aluminum construction and roofing made of structural insulated panels.
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Slab on grade is used for the main living space (kitchen/living room)
only, while the shipping containers rest on permeable ballast, which will double as hardscape. There are green wall systems, which include customizable louvers, screens, and green panels that can be arranged according to program along the facades of the structure. This will act as a double facade, allowing air space between the main facade, circulating hot air away. The green wall system is fitted with a grey water irrigation system for the green modules, along with vapor misters that decrease the air temperature within the air space. The green modules will boast edible plants and seasonal flowers. The roof acts as a water harvesting system, water flows toward a water wall on one end of the main living space, flowing down the wall and into a cistern. When the cistern becomes full, the back flow valve shuts off, allowing water to flow into a reflection reservoir around the living space. The roof also houses solar chimneys that permit natural ventilation throughout the home and is solar capable.
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EXPLODED DIAGRAM
This screen system is able to be configured with different types of panels depending on the need and programs. These are a few of the variations shown to the right.
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The town of San Martin de las CaĂąas is located in the Tequila Valley near Guadalajara in the western pacific area of Mexico. The village is characterized by “ejidos, which is an are of communal land communally held in the traditional Indian system of land tenure that combines communal ownership with individual use for agriculture. Taking in consideration the needs of San Martin de las CaĂąas, and the importance of water serving as a catalyst for social interaction, the project is to revive the site and
establish a civic territory, a cultural and learning center that celebrated the presence of water. The approach in constructing the envelope of the program is to be adaptable local climate through permeable surface for filtration of cooling, heating and lighting. The roof structure opens to the sky through a slit of light coming from the roof and running along the whole construction manipulating certain sky views.
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SAN MARTIN DE LAS CANAS, MEXICO PROFESSOR: DESIGN STUDIO:
ALFONSO PEREZ WILLIAM TILSON GRADUATE STUDIO III
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Social integration in the city depends on the possibilities for social encounter and the exchange among people. In this sense, the use of public space, and particularly plaza, is the effective instrument for social cohesion. For this reason the plaza is the most prominent public gathering room. The plaza at the site is developed as an outdoor “room� with an amphitheater that leads to the raised building and while the space can be used for a variety of public events it is still enclosed by the existing boundaries providing enclosure and offering a sense of security.
The Docked proposal introduces a communal garden areal and marketplace that revitalizes the site and gives the residents of the ex-industrial zone a place to gather and break away from the individualistic nature of the existing context. The Docked proposal’s intentions are to be a prototypical example of the union between green space, community activity and private residence that will re-shape the nature of the living within the boundaries of the long horizontal motion that drives the community. LIGHT DIAGRAM
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS PROFESSOR:
FRANK BOSWORTH
DESIGN TEAM:
GRETEL CASTILLO TREVOR BOYLE DIANE LINDSEY
SPONSOR:
HUNTON BRADY ARCHITECTS
DESIGN STUDIO:
GRADUATE STUDIO I
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awards and publications HUMAN DIGNITY HEALTH CLINIC URBAN SPLINE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA CHONGQING, CHINA
FLORIDA CASE STUDY HOUSE
FLORIDA
awards
URBAN SPLINE CHONGQING, CHINA
Honorable Mention for Unbuilt Projects AIA Florida, 2012
HUMAN DIGNITY HEALTH CLINIC ORLANDO , FL
Honorable Mention for the Health Care Clinic for the Homeless Design Competion AIA Florida, 2010
publications
HUMAN DIGNITY HEALTH CLINIC ORLANDO , FL
WorldGreen http://www.worldgreen.org. 2011 InHabitat http://inhabitat.com 2011
FLORIDA CASE STUDY HOUSE DESIGN COMPETITION, AIA FLORIDA, 2011
ArchDaily http://www.archdaily.com. 2011
A PORTFOLIO BY GRETEL CASTILLO gretelcastillo@att.net. TEL: 321. 961. 3584 PRINTED 2014