Selected Works-Portfolio

HERIBERTO CRUZ

SELECTED WORKS

EDUCATION

New York Institute of Technology, Manhattan, NY

Bachelor’s in Architecture

SEPTEMBER 2020 - PRESENT

Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY

A.A.S in Architecture

AUGUST 2018 - MAY 2020

SKILLS

Rhino | Revit | Vectorworks

Enscape | D5 Render | Lumion

InDesign | Photoshop | Illustrator Fall

The Brookly public library system, recognizing the new developments in library science and the needs of the current population, has decided that the current branch should be demolished and a new building is to be built on its existing site.

In this comprehensive studio, the main goal was to develop an architectural project that establishes a long span open public space with design integration of the community, environment, building systems, structure and skin.

The project site is located in the dense, vibrant, diverse, historic neighborhood of Clinton Hill in Brooklyn. The primary site entrane is located on Washington avenue (eastern facing) and the secondary side on waverly ave (western facing but blocked by housing towers).

Sout-west Axonometric

PHASES | These phases are based on the site analysis and research about the area that were crucial for the design of the library.

PHASE

Comprenhensive Section

Showing primary and secondary spaces.

Structure Diagram

3D Section Detail

Exterior Renderings

Interior Renderings

COMMUNITY CEN

TER

This design project is a public building of moderate spatial complexity for a local urban site. The project was to design a community center in the crown heights neighborhood of brooklyn. This building should provide the diverse community with a dynamic place to meet.

In this comprehensive studio, the main goal was to develop an architectural project which program’s calls for a number of large spaces including a collective forum, a theater, a gym, classrooms and many other programs that are typically found in a community center

The project site is located in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn with Prospect Lefferts Gardens to the southwest, Prospect Heights to the northwest, Bedford Stuyvesant to its north, and Brownsville to its east. Site can be accesed throgh Montgomery St and Nostrand Ave.

PHASES | These phases are based on the site analysis and research about the area that were crucial for the design of the library.

CONCEPT DIAGRAM

Section one

Section Two

South-West Axonometric

North-east Axonometric

PROGRAM

CIRCULATION

GYMNASIUM

SWIMMING POOLS

LOCKER ROOMS

DAYCARE

GYMNASIUM

SWIMMING POOLS

LOCKER ROOMS

DAYCARE

TEEN CENTER

EXERCISE ROOMS

ELDERLY CENTER

ADMINISTRATION

THEATER CAFE / GATHERING

TEEN CENTER

EXERCISE ROOMS

ELDERLY CENTER

ADMINISTRATION

CLASSROOMS/ COMPUTER LAB

OUTDOOR COURTYARD

CIRCULATION PATH

PRIMARY V. CIRCULATION

SECONDARY V. CIRCULATION

CIRCULATION PATH

ADMINISTRATION

THEATER CAFE / GATHERING

CLASSROOMS/ COMPUTER LAB

OUTDOOR COURTYARD

PRIMARY V. CIRCULATION

SECONDARY V. CIRCULATION

Program Diagram

Circulation Diagram

Exterior Renderings

Interior Renderings

POINTS/COLUMNS

The Un-House

POINTS/COLUMNS

The un-house is a project that was developed through a preliminary matrix which was eventually turned into geometries. Gradual variations of the spatial proposals aimed for a typological and structural organizing condition dependent on a system of representation

POINTS/COLUMNS

In this studio, the main goal was to design for a particular group of people. In this case, the target was a group of young adults or college students sharing common areas but still having their own privacy. Three different levels were designed to accomodate their needs.

POINTS/COLUMNS

The project site was also developed through a matrix. In this case, the primary access to the site is located on the south-east. From there you have to walk around in order to reach the building which is located on the north west part of the site.

POINTS/COLUMNS

MATRIX- ONE

POINTS/COLUMNS

SCALE

SCALE BAR 1/4” = 1’

Section One

Section Two

Matrix (Fist iteration)

Matrix (Second iteration)

PARK DESIGN

Manhattan continuous to grow everyday. Due to the need of more green spaces in Manhattan, it was decided that some existing parking garages and store units would be demolished and a new building is to be built on a portion of its existing site and a park on the rest.

In this site development studio, the main goal was to subdivise a given site and use portoin of it for a dwelling and the remaining would be used to design a park. Understanding the needs of the community and the local regulations were of major importance.

The project site is located in the dense, diverse, neighborhood of Inwood NY. The site is in between two majors streets: Dyckman st and Riverside Dr as well as two secondayr streets: Staff St and Seaman Ave. The site covers 3 major blocks and active streets crossing through.

Group members:

Leah-Sarah Clayton

Tinarith Tann

Heriberto Cruz

Subdivided Site Plan

Dwelling: Typical Plan

Original Site Plan

Dwelling: Ground Floor

Dwelling: Underground Parking

III - PARK DESIGN

DURING THIS TFOURTH PHASE OF THE COURSE, THE IDEA WAS TO DESIGN A PARK FOR THE REMAINING OF THE SITE. THE PARK WAS TO BE A COMBINATION OF NEIRGHBORHOOD NEEDS AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS BUT IT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT TO CONSIDERED THE CONCEPT OF THE DWELLING PREVIOUSLY DESIGNED.