JULIO HERNANDEZ DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2013
Hollywood los angeles, Ca
Indio Senior Living indio, Ca
Computational Architecture Seniior Thesis
College of Creative Studies at UC Santa Barbara
Fisher Science Building at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Elena Chair
a Digital Fabrication
Studio Consilio Bench at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Dyke Residence Central Coast,CA
Cattani Residence Santa Ana, CA
4 Hollywood 959
Hollywood
Los Angeles, Ca
Project Description
Built on an empty lot, the Hollywood 959 Campus comprises 2 multi-story ofďŹ ce buildings with a combined square footage of over 250,000 square feet and an 8-story parking garage. I was privileged to take on the responsibility of modeling the East building in Revit, ensuring that everything was accurate in preparation for the construction documents. The unitized glass facade allowed us to create a custom standard family that was easy to manipulate for unique situations in the building. I modeled the shell and core of the East building and completed extensive analysis on the parking garage which was completed in autoCAd.
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Hollywood 959
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Indio Senior Living
Indio, Ca
Project Description
The Indio Senior Living facility was designed to accomodate both skilled nursing and senior living services. I played an active role in drawing interior elevations for each unique room and was solely responsible for all the 3d modeling using Sketchup. while the ďŹ nals renderings were completed by a consultant, I created the basis for the artists completed work and provided the designer with visualization concepts to help develop the design.
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Computational Architecture
Senior Thesis
Project Description
As my ďŹ nal student project, my objective was to explore an area of architecture that I felt was exciting and challenging. Not having a previous background in computer programming, but being overwhelmed with the wealth of information available through computers and algorithms, I dived headlong into a year of computation in architecture. I was able to explore the design concepts made available through the heavy use of computers and the manipulation of standard computer software available to the casual user.
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These images were produced with scripts that allowed for easy manipulation of both the color and direction of all the panels. The objective was to learn to change and manipulate systems through code.
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Computational Architecture
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Computational Architecture
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PERSPECTIVE VIEw OF BuILdINg wITh PERFORATEd mETAL FACAdE
College of Creative Studies
at UC Santa Barbara santa barbara
city of isla vista pedestrian corridors
project site N PaciďŹ c Ocean wind frequency
average wind temperatures
uNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA
Project Description
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june 4:00 pm shadows
ENVIRONmENTAL ANALYSIS
circulation - 6000 sq. ft. balconies/green spaces - 3400 sq. ft. service spaces - 2500 sq. ft administration - 4200 sq. ft gallery/theaters - 6500 sq. ft. classrooms/studios - 21150 sq. ft. TOTAL - 44000 sq. ft.
BuILdINg PROgRAm
Santa Barbara is located on the central coast of California, about an hour north of Los Angeles. The building site is nestled between rolling hills and the PaciďŹ c Ocean, providing stunning views and beautiful weather year round. The design intent was to provide a 21st century icon to the campus that would set the standard for future campus buildings. The current College of Creative Studies (CCS) building was built in the mid-20th century and has long since been outgrown by the students and faculty. The design would therefore accomodate the growing need for project based learning and stimulate excitement in the students. The need to convey movement was developed by implementing a folding perforated skin that wrapped around the east and west facades and doubled as a shading device.
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SECTION 01
SECTION 02
EAST ELEVATION
wEST ELEVATION
01 UP UP
UP
UP
6' - 0"
02
UP
UP
LEVEL 01
UP
LEVEL O2
LEVEL 03
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INTERIOR LOBBY
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE 01
SECTION PERSPECTIVE 02
dETAIL SECTION
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Fisher Science Building
at Cal Poly State University
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california blvd. N
kennedy library project site
vehicular traffic pedestrian traffic
Project Description
CONCEPT mOdEL
FINAL SECTION mOdEL
In between two science buildings on the Cal Poly campus lies a space that is seen as nothing more than circulation. Students quickly hussle through this space to reach their next class, paying little attention to the surroundings. The design intent was to create something that would enhance the current situation and arouse students awareness of the architectural environment. A focus on the sciences and new findings in nature provided the concept of the Lorenz attractor to create new forms. Scripting was used in innovative modeling programs to quickly create several iterations of the design. A self-supporting steel lattice tube served as the primary feature of the design, winding its way between three primary spaces aimed at providing places of relaxation and thought in an otherwise busy thoroughfare.
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ELEVATION
FLOOR PLAN
SECTION 01
SECTION 02
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LATTICE TuBE SECTION CuT 01
steel walkway
glass walkway paneling
LATTICE TuBE SECTION CuT 02
lattice glass paneling
steel lattice
complete structural tube
TuBE COmPONENTS
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Elena Chair
a Digital Fabrication
Project Description
elevation 01
section
plan
wireframe
3d mOdEL dRAwINgS
The Elena chair began as a challenge to avoid waste using advanced fabrication techniques. Projects were to begin with a 4 foot by 8 foot sheet of material, so the major difficulty was creating a different type of fabrication methodology. By digitally modeling the chair I was able to break up the pieces and most efficiently situate them on a simulated 4 by 8 sheet of wood before doing any physical cutting or sanding. Essentially, puzzle pieces were created that could fit on the material sheet, and then put back together once they were cut. This was only made possible by the accuracy of the CNC router, which allowed the pieces to fit snugly into eachother. These pieces were modular, so once a set of these pieces was put together, I could laminate one set to another, repeating the process until the length of the chair was complete. Less than 10% of the material was wasted, and the chair was both functionally and aesthetically successful. 25 elena chair
module configuration on 4x8 wood sheet 26 elena chair
BuILT ChAIR 27
elena chair
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Studio Consilio Bench
at Cal Poly State Univeristy
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kennedy library
architecture bldg. project site
california blvd. N
vehicular traffic pedestrian traffic
Project Description
BuILT PROJECT
For decades the architecture building on the Cal Poly campus has had an empty green space surrounded by a large eight foot high concrete bearing wall. This studio was a collaborative effort between 20 people to design and physically build something that would transform an underused space into something meaningful and warm for students. materials were kept to wood and steel angles, and all labor was performed by the students and their insructor. PV lights were also installed in one of the study coves to provide for nighttime leisure. Through the entire design phase, priority was placed on the fact that this could be nothing more than an installation, although we hoped that it would become permanent. Consequently, nothing on the site was physically altered by drilling or cutting. The steel angles were designed to fit the conrete wall and attach to the wood seating. 29 studio consilio bench
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Dyke Residence Central Coast, CA Project Description
The dyke Residence was a project I helped collaborate on outside of school and my day job. I worked with a local architect named marcus Ziedses des Plantes via e-mail and telephone, and presented to him my interpretations of his ideas. This was an introduction to the world of virtual collaboration, in which I worked unsupervised and found the best possible way to convey my work without dealing face to face with the architect. At the same time, it helped reďŹ ne my presentation skills and gave me an opportunity to learn about the construction aspect of design. The residence was created for a retired couple near the PaciďŹ c Ocean. The goal was to design a home that felt like it always belonged on the site. Colors for the home were chosen directly form the mountains and trees surrounding it.
BuILT PROJECT
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Cattani Residence
Santa Ana, CA.
Project Description
I was asked by mr. Cattani to pick up work where a previous draftsman had left off. This was another project in which I worked on my own, presenting my ideas to mr. Cattani through digital media. The program was to expand the current home by adding several more bedrooms and a second story. The Cattani’s wanted a more traditional home in which their children could grow up. This was the first time I was able to experiment using BIm on a real project. This way, I was able to quickly draw plans and also present the Cattani’s with concept models and renderings to give them a better feel of where the design was headed.
dRAwINgS
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