“Take your pleasure seriously” [Charles Eames]
Design Portfolio Jonathan W. MelĂŠndez Davidson Iowa State University B.Architecture 2015 Grenade, Machine which is the site of a cultural narrative for which the toy being created is the chief protagonist. [2015][Killing Floor Studio]
Activities and Societies
2010 - 2015 Iowa State Univeristy Ames, Iowa, United States Bachelors in Architecture
2014 - October Venice Biennale Biennale Sessions - ISU Student Representative
2014 AA Visiting School San Juan, Puerto Rico Play With Your Food
2013 - 2015 DATUM - Architecture Publication Iowa State University Context Advisor
2013 Beuth Hochschule Fur Technik Berlin, Germany Climate Research Summer Academy
2010 - 2014 PRSA - Iowa State Chapter Puertorican Student Association Affiliate
2006 - 2010 Colegio Radians Cayey, Puerto Rico Highschool Diploma [High Honors]
2012 - 2013 DAB - Design Across Boundaries Humanitarian Design Affiliate
Experience
Honors and Awards
2014 Constrcuto || Design-Build-Enjoy Design Intern San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 Wanda J. Skogerboe Juried Exhibition - Works Selected Pearson Arts Lake Center
2012 Coleman-Davis Pagan Arquitectos Architectural Intern San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dean’s List Iowa State University Fall 2011, 2012 & 2013 Spring 2012, 2013 & 2014
2010 University of Puerto Rico, Architecture Department Dean’s Asssistant Intern San Juan, Puerto Rico
2013 Accreditation Selection ISU, Architecture Department NAAB Drawings and Final Models
RESú Mé
Education
Skills and Proficiencies
2014 Archinect [News]: “Play with your food: the link between architecture and food” (interview)
Hand Representation Rhinoceros 3d Grasshopper Auto-Cad Sketch-Up Vasari Adobe Suite Microsoft Suite Eco-tect Vasari Digital Fabrication Amateur Photography
2014 El Vocero de Puerto Rico: “El Diseño en la Gastronomia” AA: Play With Your Food (Images and Interview) 2014 DATUM || Datum Student Run Architecture Publication Iowa State University
Competitions
Languages
2013 BWBR Architecture Competition Iowa State University Residential Building Design
Spanish -Native Tongue English -Native Tongue German -Novice Proficiency
2012 Bici-Rack Competition Bicycle rack national competition Puerto Rico.
J O N A T H A N W. M E L é N D E Z D A V I D S O N
Publications
Sensitization Apparatus
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Reconfiguring Architecture
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South How-sten Renascence
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Over Looking
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In the trees
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Unconventional Delicacy
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Illustrations
San Farmacia
Xenomorphs
CONTENTS
Designs
Designs
Sensitization Apparatus
Riding the ‘Loop’ in Chicago one is encountered with pulsating sounds, light fluctuations and momentary jolts of velocity and rest, giving new commuters the experience of a tachophobia episode, the fear of speed. This apparatus captures and exerts the essence of riding the ‘Loop’, sensitizing the victim. [Partner: Alex Forsythe] [2012][Machine Studio]
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Material sample of elevated train tracks, Down town Chicago. Glimpses of Reflection within the ‘Loop’, Down town Chicago.
Mapping exercise, Displays path and senses of commuting in the “Loop�.
Reconfinguring Architecture
Known for designing the built environment architects often are dealing with questions surrounding shelter and protection from the natural surroundings. What if architects would still be faced with similar problems yet they could no longer manifest their ideals as a “built environment�. With this question and a 1960’s space race mindset came the inception of Metaprene, a prototype human body climate enhancer. The external body extension contorts itself in order to provide comfort to the host body, the controlling variable being the temperature of the host and its surroundings. [2014][In-Form Studio]
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“The love is gone. The poetry in brick is lost. We want to drag into building some of the poetry of countdown, orbital helmets.” [Archigram] “Perhaps one day our home will be reduced to just our skin, infinitely sophisticated ” [Guy Rottier]
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Percentage of building inhabitants which are not satisfied in terms of thermal comfort. On Avergae humans wear 1.1 to 3.2 layers of clothing per outfit.
Body Measurements Bust: Waist: High-hip: Hips: Mid-neck : Neck-base: Armscye: Upper_arm: Elbow: Wrist: Thigh-max: Thigh mid: Knee: Calf: Ankle: Center-Trunk: Crotch-length-total: Waist-Height: High-hip-height: Hips-height: Crotch-Height: Knee-height: Ankle-height: Waist-length-front: Waist-length-back: Across-shoulder: Cross-back-width: Cross-chest-width: Shoulder-legth: Shoulder-slope-arctan: Arm-legth:
Units : cm 108.2 93.7 98.9 113.3 40.6 41.9 46.9 38.9 29.1 18.1 64.8 52.4 39.6 40.4 27.0 172.5 77.0 104.1 97.5 81.3 74.8 47.4 7.5 46.7 50.0 46.4 41.1 42.9 16.6 0.9 60.3
Personal 3D Body Scans, These were utilized for the user customization.
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Thermal image determining openning placement. Vent location and shape are custom to the indivual user.
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South Hau-sten Renascence
Can the resurgence of art, particularly street art provoke a reverse Gentrification?’ Due to the current trendiness of current Soho, it has started to lose its connection with its rich art history, in many cases galleries and artist dwellings making way for high fashion and realty. We can see street art in the area screaming its concern, screaming for a place to be, but often these are located in the alley ways and side streets where to many it seems invisible. With stores like Givenchy and Fendi with the occasional Prada in the heart of the neighborhood, Soho advertises itself towards the streets. How can architecture influence street art to do the same, while giving these artists a place for being.
[2013][SoHo Studio]
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NW - Corner of broome and Crosby street 1926. Street Art and Graffiti can still be found in Soho by artist such as shepard feary but in the neighborhoods “hideaway” spots.
Deck
6th Level
5th Level 4th Level
3rd Level 2nd Level
Street Level 7 story Street Artist being spaces; including critique galleries, dwelling units with adjacent public display escapes, socializing deck and public ground floor gallery.
South and East elevations, showcasing the public display escapes and surrounding context.
Over Looking
In the city of Chicago one often finds the forgotten within the shadows of alleyways. In general society only remembers the forgotten when it is no longer there. “Over-Looking” is a critique to society as we view the homeless community. Utilizing elements of shadows and alleys and “beauty” the critique takes the form of a mausoleum, storing the ashes of the forgotten. Thus becoming a symbol for what the homeless stand for in the city Chicago. [2012][Chicago Studio]
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North East corner axonometric drawing of proposed design, centered around a monument to the homeless provoking visitor contemplation.
The monument takes shape of a shelter looked at from above. As if the viewer was looking down upon that which is has neglected.
In the Trees
Nestled within the canopy the restaurant project captures the views of Ledges state Park in Boone Iowa, as well gives the dinners an ultimate dining experience. The restaurant contains a set of reflectors which give the dinners the option to view the landscape without having to move from their seats. [2012][Rural Retreat]
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Site Plan Ledges State Park, Boone, Iowa.
Plan of Restaurant interior, Hosts 36 clients in one seating. Every client is the controller of their view supported by the reflective fins.
Unconventional Delicacy
Through the study of the rum distillation process in the island of Puerto Rico we came across the realization that much of our vernacular meals come from the use of bi-product to create an edited refined product. With this concept in mind we decided to study how the restaurant industry in the island produced waste and how could these bi-product be benefited from. With the help of creative thought process a set of recipes as a way to address our thesis, leading towards new methodologies for how these recipes were to be presented and consumed. [Partner: Paola Gonzalez] [2014][Play With Your Food]
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Illustrations
San Farmacia
Learning from Portuguese architect and illustrator Andre Rocha, these drawing were inspired by Rocha’s use of memory to formulate criticism, taking advantage of his rich cultural background.This set of drawings reconfigure his work and habits, taking inspiration from my native land. These drawing depict sociopolitical critiques towards Puerto Rican society. [2014][Drawing Recon]
Xenomorphs
Creatures of place. Born within the found context of the site these xenomorphs have taken over the architecture. Human like in scale they occupy, consume, utilize and become architectural elements. Location: Perry, Iowa Inside abandoned Mixed use building. [2014][Drawing Recon]
Jonathan W. MelÊndez Davidson Iowa State University [B.Arch 15’] melendez@iastate.edu 787.381.9209