I G OM E Z Itandehui Gomez
Content Media + Methods
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Interiorities + Itineraries
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Portland State + Scott Center
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Porch + Robertson Park
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Media + Methods Professor: Maria Sieira Architecture 601
This is the first studio in a series of four core studios. It serves as an introduction to the fundamental representation skills and conceptual thinking required for graduate architectural design with a focus on investigations into media and design methodology. With a series of abstract yet non-reductive exercises, students will learn to create and discuss formal, spatial and material relations. Through design projects and discussions with the studio critic, students will develop an understanding of fundamental design principles, representational techniques, and analytical skills. Project was broken down into three sections; the first third of the semester a series of investigations were conducted (a) physical known object(s) or thing(s) through precise operation of photographic documentation, measured 2d drawings and digital modeling with a focus in detail at various scale. From these representations, a new physical object is to be developed using 3d modeling and physical modeling techniques. In this second third of the semester a site was introduced. The students were challenged to create context through deploying the object as a catalyst on the specified site. In exploring the capacity to create contexts from objects as opposed to objects from contexts the students are asked to create an urban landscape. Various conditions related to site context (above and below ground) and architectural form are examined. The intervention on the site is a negotiation of site context and object driven context.
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Mix Media Model
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In the final part of the semester, program was introduced as a play-structure. Questions of architectural scale, interiority, texture and human interaction are added attributes to the discoveries made by the students in the first and second third. Students determine the boundaries defining inside and outside, public and private, open and enclosed and the relationships
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Graduate
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Interiorities + Itineraries Professor: Theoharis David Architecture 602
This design studio addresses a specific site through its interior. It emphasizes the related conceptual and material impacts if this “inside out” approach. Circulation and its material and spatial qualities are explored through the design of a small building that responds to a detailed ensemble of architectural programs and multiple contexts of a local institution. The studio will work with a variety of community-based organizations for the purposes of knowledge exchange, allowing students to intimately understand the activities housed in their design proposals. Program: Maritime Middle School in Red Hook, Brooklyn NY The school is to be a feeder to Governor’s Island’s New York Harbor School. The school on the 60,000 square-foot lot would have an indoor pool, a facility to build a boat inside and focus on preparing students for jobs in the maritime industry.Middle school classroom setups are fluid and have an evolved learning environment over elementary schools. Classrooms and other spaces are in transition during a school day accommodating various classes, students cohorts and courses setup.
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In the final part of the semester, program was introduced as a play-structure. Questions of architectural scale, interiority, texture and human interaction are added attributes to the discoveries made by the students in the first and second third. Students determine the boundaries defining inside and outside, public and private, open and enclosed
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Portland State + Stott Center Professor: Jonathan Bolch Architecture 382
Reconstructing the first 50’ of the Athletic Center at Portland State University. The original Stott Center was constructed in 1966, in its time it fulfilled the needs of the campus. However, with the growth of the university it was time for a reconstruction. Studying the site revealed that students dismiss the building because if its lack of transparency. Many student had difficulty finding the entrance. Therefore, the concept of the new athletic center would have to be inviting with some transparency. the Stott Center focused on an entrance that blended into the park blocks. The stair design was meant to welcome in students to the building. It also encourages students to occupy both the interior and the exterior of the building. The new Stott Center would cater to athletic sport games, graduation ceremonies, and concert venues. Therefore there was a demand for multiple entrances to control traffic. There are two entrances to the new Stott Center, one on the north side and one on south.
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Undergraduate
Day Activity
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Undergraduate
The study and observation of the community within the park blocks helped designed the new Stott Center. Each student studied one portion of the park block. The buildings that surrendered the park block between Clay and Columbia St, excluded the community. Which ensured that only those that lived in the apartments entered.
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STUDENT STORE BATHROOM
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Bathroom Student Lounge Community Space Coffee Shop Student Store
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Porch + Robertson Park Professor: Todd Ferry Architecture 480
Renovating Robertson Park in Del Paso Heights, CA. A collaboration with the Center of Public Interest Design. Robertson Park is located in Del Paso Heights, a small community in Sacramento, CA. The park renovations intend to enhance the community by giving them a safe space to gather and play sports. There were two parts to the project. Part one was to design the layout of the park as a group. Part two was an individual design that would enhance the park. Part Two = Porch. I focused on designing the sidewalk and converting it into a “porch�. The small pavilions would serve as a space to wait for one’s friend(s) and/or family member(s). The intention was to create a space that the community felt safe in, while still being esthetically pleasing. The final design consisted of small pavilions, placed along the main street. The pavilions were designed to let light in but still give a sense of privacy. Each pavilion would consist of one of three activities; A swing, book exchange, or a chess playing station.
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2 X 4 Wood Panels
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Night Activity
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