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JESSICA ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ SELECTED WORKS ARCHITECTURE 2022-2023
JESSICA ALEJANDRA GONZALEZ SELECTED WORKS ARCHITECTURE 2022-2023
Stanford School of Architecture
Sponsored by the Doerr School of
Sustanibilty
Design Prompt and Background Programing
As a group, we were given the task to design an architecture building for Stanford University. As team leader, I was in charge of organizing groups, creating a collaborative environment, and pushing the project forward to meet the 10 week deadline. We created a master plan that demonstrated where the building would be placed on campus and conducted a site analysis to see where students came from and where their next destination would be. We are located adjacent to the engineering quad and building Y2E2. The most congested traffic comes from the west campus and east campus, meeting at the corner of our site which is where we placed several entrances. We placed the beginning of the spiral next to Roble Field which allows students coming from the busy road easy access while also emphasizing a beautiful vantage point.
Design Principles
Our guiding design principles focused on sustainability, creating a flow of indoor and outdoor spaces, and having multiple circulation methods.
We heavily believed in form follows function, which led us to create “The Spiral.” The design brings people from the basement to the second floor through an interior staircase that trails on the outside wall. Those who occupy the building can also enter the second floor from the wallaby roof and can use the elevator that can be found as the support of the cantilever.
For our programming, we focused on the transition from practicality to theory. In the basement we have a shop that allows students access to laser cutting, 3D printing, and other loud tools to bring their projects to life. Nearby, we have 2 studio spaces which can be used as working spaces for the shop. On the first floor, we have a double height open atrium that serves as a collaborative space. Directly adjacent we have 2 studios in the heart of the first floor. These studios have the most natural light and have a glass garage door that opens to the interior courtyard. Finally, on the second floor, we have 1 final studio that contains desks for each individual student to do work and research. On the same floor, we have the library that rests on the cantilever and has a lofted section for study spaces and a view of the promenade.
Highlights the coutyard that has acess to studios and can overlook the shop in the basement.
Jessica Gonzalez, C. Luby, R. Hiller, A. Vallero, O. Washington, D. Dunn, L. Ross, A.C. Sole
Interior of studio space that has garage door openings to coutyard to empahsize the flow of interior to exterior spaces.
Design Team
East Palo Alto: Double Duplex
Affordable Housing
Design Prompt and Background Programing
East Palo Alto has faced the consequences of gentrification and the majority of the residents in the community are of lower income. Our clients were a young mother and her 8-year-old daughter who had been in and out of homelessness for over a year. For our assignment, my partner and were asked to design two duplexes that fit our clients needs but could also be used as transitional housing for new residents who move in. We approached our design with empathy, comfort, and creating a space that brings joy and pride to our residents.
Design Principles
In the floor plan, we made sure to continually emphasize the separation of public and private space. With limited square footage, each floor is a different residency and the duplex is two stories to give our clients the most space. When you enter, you are welcomed with an open living room that flows into the kitchen. In order to make each space unique, the bottom floor has access to a private courtyard that can be supervised from the kitchen. As you continue down the hallway, we enter the private section which includes two bedrooms and a bathroom.
The second floor possesses the same principles, however, instead of a private courtyard the resident has an outside porch that overlooks the entrance. We approached our design with empathy, comfort, and focused on creating a space that brings joy and pride to our residents. Our site was long and rectangular, which lended itself to a form following similar features. We placed our buildings towards the back of the site to allow our residents privacy and dedicated the front of the site to be open space with a playground and multiple gardening stations to embrace a mother nature envornment that reflected the relationship of our clients.
First
Floor
Second
Floor
Jessica Gonzalez and O. Washington Design Team
Hosted by the Anderson Collection
Ephemeral
Design Team
Design Prompt and Background Our Goal
Responsive Structure is a course offered in Stanford’s Architectural Design Program. Straddling the disciplines of architecture and structural engineering, this course asks students to develop a membrane tensegrity system to form a sculptural installation on the grounds of the Anderson Collection. Primarily using slender hardwood dowels and Amaike Super organza fabric (which weighs just 5 grams per meter), students explore the spatial, organizational, and experiential potential of these materials.
As a Teaching Assistant, my goal was to help student create modules like the ones pictures on the right and coordinating the transportation and building of the overall form on the site.
Design Principles
We approached this design with a free approach but made sure it would work structurally. Each module needed to fit into three categories. Heavy load at the bottom for structure, connector, and top as decor. We made sure to have an even number and built the structure based on intuition.
The site used was located in front of the Anderson Collection Museum, which is on Stanford University’s campus. The installation would be up for two weeks and due to the materials used, we emphasized the idea of ephemerality. The weather conditions would play a factor in our design but we allowed nature to run its course and highlighted the beauty in change and that not everything needs to last forever.
Jessica Gonzalez, C. Gallis, D. Dunn, M. Green, K. Han, E. Peterson, N. Rucker, E. Henderson (+10)
UC Berkeley Greek Theater
Working with CAW Architects located in Palo Alto. worked on building upon an exisiting site model. was tasked to working on the exisiting rhino model and update the new topographic lines. Then, built the 40+ layer model and 3D print the remainder of the bowl.
Internship
Model Diagrams
Empahsize the ideas of Kennan Towerhouse - tall, suprpassing the trees and the incorporation of nature into the interiror
Intersection
Using Rhino and wood crafting, designed a CD case that took architectural inspiration from central strcutures. My intersection can be found in how the wood comes together, but my main emphasis can be found in the shelf pieces. The CD interesect with pockets built with a router.
Module
Using Rhino and metal work, the task was to create synergy in architectural design. My module was an abstract “Y” shape. Flipping vertically and horizontally, connected them using rivets to create a flat facade. This design can be explored architecturall as a fence, textile, or wall facade.
