JAMES GONZALES
UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO
CONTACT
JAMES GONZALES @01295351 rgonzales879@satx.rr.com 210.877.4717
San Antonio College Associates of Achitecture
GRAPHIC VISUALIZATION
PENCIL
PEN
PRISMAMARKER
REVIT
REVIT
NORTHEAST LAKEVIEW COLLEGE
SAN PEDRO CREEK FOLLY SAN PEDRO CREEK RUNS FROM SAN PEDRO PARK THROUGH DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO. ALONG THE CREEK ARE A SERIES OF FOLLIES. MY FOLLY WAS LOCATED ON DURANGO BLVD. BY THE HEADQUARTERS OF BILL MILLERS BBQ. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SITE IMPLEMENTS A PROMONADE WHICH LEADS THROUGHT THE FOLLY AND UNDER DURANGO BLVD CREATING AN EXTENSION OF THE CREEK. AS YOU APPROACH THE FOLLY YOU ARE TAKEN THROUGH A NEW PARK CREATING SHADE AND A GATHERING SPACE. ONCE YOU REACH THE FOLLY, CUSTOMERS CAN PURCHASE A FRESH FRUIT DRINK FROM THE INTEGRATED JUICE SHOP ON THE CREEK LEVEL. AS YOU CONTINUE TO THE NEXT FOLLY YOU EXPERIENCE ANOTHER PROMONADE OF BAMBOO GARDENS.
FRESHMAN YEAR
HOSTEL / RESTAURANT
SOPHMORE YEAR
THE NEW BOUTIQUE HOSTEL / RESTAURANT IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO ON THE HISTORIC RIVERWALK. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON ST. MARY’S STREET AND IS A FORMER SPORTING GOODS STORE. IT ENCOMPASSES TWO 20 - STORY HOTELS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH, AS WELL AS A PARKING GARAGE TO THE NORTH. THE BUILDING CONNECTS THE RIVERWALK TO ST. MARY’S. MY CONCEPT WAS HOW THE PROPOSED HOSTEL AND RESTAURANT CAN BE A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SAN ANTONIO
EXISTING STREET FACADE
COURTYARD
ELEVATIONS
AXON SECTION
FLOORPLANS
DN
1
Level 4 3/64" = 1'-0"
UP
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
SAN ANTONIO ZEN CENTER
SECTIONS
ROWHOUSE UNIT THE CLIENT FOR THE ROWHOUSE IS A INSOMNIAC SOMNOMBULIST. THE CONCEPT WAS REPITITION BASED UPON HOW INSOMNIACS CANNOT SLEEP SO EVERYNIGHT BECOMES THIS LINEAR REPITITION EVERYNIGHT. REPITITION WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE ROWHOUSE AS A MODULAR DESIGN. THREE MODULES WERE PLACED IN THE LOT. OTHER WAYS REPITITION WAS REPRESENTED WAS THROUGHOUT THE FURNITURE, STRUCTURE, AND MATERIALS. ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SIDE IS A CURTAIN WALL WITH AN OPERATIVE WOODEN SCREENED FACADE TO ADJUST FOR WIND, SUN AND PRIVACY. THE STEEL STRUCTURE IS LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE UNIT FOR PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN TO KEEP THE INTERIOR WARM DURING NIGHTS AND THE WINTER TIMES.
FLOOR PLANS
RENDERINGS