JEFFREY TISTOJ-LARA PORTFOLIO
Sept. 2021-Current
May 2017-July 2021
Aug. 2023-Current
Jeffrey Tistoj-Lara
jeff11.jtl@gmail.com | 417.758.9764
WORK EXPERIENCE
Walmart | Digital Personal Shopper | Lawrence, KS
Tistoj General Construction LLC | Family Business | Carthage, MO
Work under Dr. Keith Van de Riet | Design Build - Personal Work | Lawrence, KS
INVOLVEMENT
Oct. 2023-Current
Sept. 2023-Current
Sept. 2021-Current
Aug. 2021-Current
NOMAS General Body | 3rd Year Representative
KU Mentorship Collaborative | 3rd Year Architecture Mentor
Ellis Foundation Mentorship Program | 3rd Year Mentor
EDUCATION
University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | M. Arch. | GPA: 3.90
Graduated 2021 Carthage High School | Carthage, MO | GPA: 4.0
SKILLS
Revit
Sketchup Adobe Suite Lumion
Enscape Construction
REFERENCES
Marianne Remboldt | Professor of Architecture mgremboldt@ku.edu | 913.558.1339
J Todd Achelpohl | Adjunct Professor | KU ArcD tachelpohl@ku.edu | 816.213.0587
Alejandro Aptilon | Professor of Architecture aaptilon@ku.edu | 913.954.9798 | www.alejandroaptilon.com
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Unity Square
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Alley Art Center
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Film Row Arts Center
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Aeroponic Vertical Urban Farm
Unity Square
Location | Castleberry Hill, Atlanta, GA
Professor | Gustavo Do Amaral
Year | Fall 2024
The Castleberry Hill Mixed-Use Complex is a forwardthinking project designed to enhance community stability and inclusive while preserving the historic identity of the Castleberry Hill neighborhood in Atlanta. Inspired by the area’s industrial legacy and vibrant arts culture, the project integrates mixed-use programming, including familyoriented housing, community spaces and sustainable storm water management strategies.
This design prioritizes afford-ability, accessibility, and environmental sustainability. By blending modern interventions with Castleberry Hill’s historical architectural language, this project bridges the past and the future.
Project Development
Main drive for the building purpose is to create a space for community and let people gather into one space. Through the demographics of Atlanta and Castleberry Hill, it shows that a space was need to bring community. Another drive is the views the site is able to create, considering that there is art and the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Massing Iterations
Massing development was used to understand how the building would be affected in three dimensional. Considering topography, site context (weather and sun) and how people would navigate around the site. These constraints help develop the site plan and how the building will respond to nature.
Section
Lower level is parking garage for residents and visitors. Above that is the Plaza level, where the main commercial area is at, allowing people to come visit the building without disturbing the residents on the upper level. Residents level are given balcony that face the plaza to create a connection with visitors and other residents.
LEGEND
Fragment of Elevation and Section
When responding to the elements, bi-folds and operable windows were added to the building to allow residents to control how much natural sunlight would be allowed into their units and allowing natural ventilation the units. Upper level creates an over hang to shade the commercial areas for visitors and residents.
Alley Art Center
Location | Kansas City, MO
Professor | Bryan Gross Year | Spring 2024
Cultural precincts, containing art centers and performing arts venues in cities play a significant social and cultural role, bringing vitality to urban life and educating their citizens. Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District is already such a place, with art galleries, First-Friday events, a diverse restaurant scene, and state-of-the-art performing arts center in its Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
There are large venues that hold large capacities but does not accommodated smaller more experimental acts for smaller audiences. Therefore a smaller companion performing arts center is needed to accommodate smaller acts that provide more intimate and experimental performances.
SITE DEVELOPMENT
The goal of the project was to help developed the east side of the Crossroads and to become a landmark to encourage more development. Similar to the T-Mobile Center and the Kansas City Star, the Alley Art Center wanted to be its own but be part of local people’s life.
OUTDOOR SPACE
Outdoor space was developed in front of the building to provide landscaping into the east side of the crossroads. Building also provides shading to allow outdoor performances and seating are provided for everyday uses from the locals or visitors.
WALL DETAILS
Details were created to help understand how the metal facade is connected to the spaces inside its shell. This details also show the relationship between in the inside and outside of the building and helps understand the heights and widths that structure creates.
FACADE
The facade was created to help local artist have a canvas to paint on and help support their art. The metal facade acts as a sheet revealing the art under it. Keeping the metal simply, it helps highlight the art.
OVERALL
Alley Art Center goal was to be a landmark to the evolving landscape of the Crossroads and provides urban spaces to the public and allow artist and performance a place to grow and produce movement to the East side of the Crossroads.
Film Row Arts Center
Location | Kansas City, MO
Professor | Marianne Remboldt Year | Spring 2023
The arts center building is located in the heart of Kansas City’s Arts District. Surrounding buildings are the historical building of Kansas City’s Film Row and new modern buildings that are bringing people to the Arts District.
The purpose of the building is to allow people to learn about the past and future of the Arts District and Film Row while providing classes and workshops to the public.
SITE DEVELOPMENT
Establish a division between public and private areas on the site. This division influenced how the programs would be layout and where the building would sit on the site. It would also decide how the building’s floor plan would be layout.
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1 | MASS
Simple mass of building.
2 | ALIGN MASS
Mass is angled to align with topography of site.
5 |ENCLOSED SPACE
Mass is pulled to create an enclosed spaces.
6 | CREATE SECOND LEVEL
Private and connection space is raised to create views.
3 | DIVIDE MASS
Mass is divided to create a public and private space.
7 | EXTRUDE MASS
Second floor is extruded to create additional rooms.
4 | MAKE CONNECTION
Create an indoor space to connect both main spaces.
8 | PULL ROOF
Creating openings to allow daylight into the private and main public space.
FACADE
The choice was in favor of representing theaters’ red curtains. The facade acts as louvers and helps control sunlight entering the building. It works as a way to determine which rooms need more sunlight.
Private Rooms - Closed
FACADE INFLUENCE
Many rooms, like the mechanical room, require little to no sunlight in the rooms; as only employees are allowed to enter those rooms. However, public spaces or offices need sunlight to provide a warm and welcoming aura to the public.
Public Rooms - Open
1st Level
1. STORAGE ROOM 2. MECHANCIAL ROOM
RESTROOMS
LOBBY
LEARNING SPACE
THEATER
GALLERY/FILM/ARCHIVE
RECEPTION
9. JANIATOR CLOSET
10. WOOD SHOP
SET ROOM
CONFERENCE ROOM
Aeroponic Vertical Urban Farm
Location | Kansas City, KS
Professor | Todd Achelpohl
Year | Fall 2022
Vertical Urban Farm is located in Downtown Kansas City, Kansas in the parking lot of the Merc Co+op store. The Merco is a local store that brings in fresh produce from around the area to the Downtown community.
The goal of the project is to provide fresh and local produce to the community year-round for areas that are in “food deserts”. This project would encourage more urban groceries, farmers’ markets, and other programs to be developed to help diminish “food deserts”.
SITE PLAN
Plan follows a linear organization, from the bay area in the west to the community park to the east, that goes from private spaces into public spaces. This idea of private spaces turning into public spaces mirrors the floor plan.
Farms Market
Minnesota
Armstrong
LOBBY
GREENHOUSE
The products produced in the greenhouse are sold or donated to the Merc store or local markets in the area. Visitors can see the greenhouse from the lobby and can learn more about the benefits of using aeroponics in a greenhouse.
SHADING SYSTEM
CROSS SECTION
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