Jose Joaquin sanchez M.Arch + MS.Arch Professional Work samPle 2012-2019
Jose Joaquin sanchez
Born and raised in the desert landscape of El Paso, Texas, I developed an interest for arid built environments and the challenges these environments present to the architectural profession. Growing up in the skating scene of Texas, a relationship with architecture and urban-scapes was developed, divergent from the pedestrian. Through the skater’s imagination, I was able to explore how spaces may be experienced and how skating challenged the function of public space and architectural form.
Through my studies, I was able to explore alternative construction techniques and materials, structural development, and a relationship of architecture with public space. Adapting our built environment to the local climate plays a major direction on my work, with passive heating-cooling and vernacular design as influential strategies. Studio projects allowed me to further develop my design techniques through multidisciplinary studies and algorithmic processes as design methodologies. During my M.Arch & MS.Arch, I had the opportunity to further my knowledge in digital fabrication, material science, morphological adaptations of desert biota, water conservation strategies, and rainwater catchment systems.
The past 4 years with Merriman Pitt/Anderson allowed me to broaden my knowledge in the architectural profession. The former 2 years working at MPA, I worked directly with clients to guide their project from schematic design, through design development. Clients also requested marketing packages through renders, animation walk-through videos, and virtual reality walkthrough experiences. The latter 2 years at MPA, I dove deeper in the profession with construction documentation and construction administration, by serving as Project Architect for various hospitality, PEMB office/warehouse, and ADA remediation projects. I continue to work on digital fabrication projects during out-ofoffice hours, expanding my skills and design research interests.
My goal for 2019 is to complete the ARE exams and become licensed in the state of Texas. I am looking forward to the opportunity to collaborate and further my architectural interest with a firm willing to challenge my skills and provide influential leadership positions.
1 Schematic DeSign + DeSign Development Neches hotel / AustiN FBo torre estudio / hotel exteNded stAy conStruction Documentation oFFice FiNish-out seNior housiNg project architect + conStruction
cedAr pArk hotel AccessiBility remediAtioN pemB Digital DeSign + Fabrication lA grutA / the deN / dAllAs mAp DeSign reSearch hydro-hArvest desert shelter ............................... 02 ............................... 03 .............................. 04 .............................. 06 .............................. 07 .............................. 08 .............................. 10 .............................. 12 .............................. 13 .............................. 14 ARE
915.309.3162 jose.j.sanchez87@gmail.com
aDminiStration
completion: est 12/2019
neches
In-house design charrette for a proposed dual-brand hotel in downtown Austin. Stiff site constraints dictated the design layout. Texture served as an important feature in order to attract, both visually and physically, downtown pedestrians.
Rendering and animation walk-through videos were utilized throughout the design development process. Material was also used as a marketing package for attracting clientele.
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austin FBo
SketchUp . Lumion . Photoshop . Premiere Pro
Rhino3D . SketchUp . Lumion
hotel
Designed a hospitality tower for a proposed international urban prototype brand. Created marketing material through drawings, renderings, and animation walk-through videos.
hotel extended stay
Designed interior spaces for a proposed upscale prototype brand for a hospitality company. Digitally modeled interior spaces and developed marketing material through renderings and an animation walk-through.
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SketchUp . Lumion . Photoshop . Illustrator . Premiere Pro
torre estudio
Sketchup . Lumion . Photoshop . Illustrator . Premiere Pro
A guest home was renovated to house the offices for a property management company. In collaboration with an interior designer, we aspired to create hospitable spaces through natural daylighting, material choice, and custom detailing. Efficient space planning allowed us to maximize usage in tight spaces.
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oFFice Finish-out Austin, TX
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senior housing Perryville, MO
Site planning provided the first challenge in this senior housing development, as the client wanted to place the maximum amount of row-homes in such a limited site. Fire separation provided the second challenge, particularly at the elevation shift in the row complex. This allowed me to expand my knowledge in fire separation detailing.
6 FIBER CEMENT WOOD SHINGLES SIDING STONE VENEER ASPHALT SHINGLES 3X4 PRE-FINISHED METAL DOWNSPOUT 6x5.25 PRE-FINISHED METAL GUTTER 3x4 PRE-FINISHED METAL GUTTER 4X4 WOOD POST KICK-OUT ROOF COVERING, SEE SHEET A6 DIVIDED LITE, VINYL, SINGLE HUNG WINDOW 3'-0”X4’-6”, USE LOW-E GLASS FRENCH DOOR, INSULATED, TEMP. GLASS 6 PANEL EXT. DOOR, INSULATED, PEEP HOLE PROVIDE ALUMINUM SCREEN DOOR COMBO 2x3 PRE-FINISHED METAL DOWNSPOUT FIBER CEMENT DUTCHLAP SIDING FIBER CEMENT WOOD SHINGLES SIDING STONE VENEER ASPHALT SHINGLES 3X4 PRE-FINISHED METAL DOWNSPOUT 6x5.25 PRE-FINISHED METAL GUTTER 3x4 PRE-FINISHED METAL GUTTER 4X4 WOOD POST KICK-OUT ROOF COVERING, SEE SHEET A6 DIVIDED LITE, VINYL, SINGLE HUNG WINDOW 3'-0”X4’-6”, USE LOW-E GLASS FRENCH DOOR, INSULATED, TEMP. GLASS PANEL EXT. DOOR, INSULATED, PEEP HOLE PROVIDE ALUMINUM SCREEN DOOR COMBO 2x3 PRE-FINISHED METAL DOWNSPOUT FIBER CEMENT DUTCHLAP SIDING
Working with hospitality brands requires watchful coordination among all parties of the project. This project allowed me to immerse myself as a project architect in a large scaled building. Coordination with civil, landscape, and mep was crucial for development of the site plan. Coordination between structural and mep allowed me to view hotels, and buildings, in a different manner- what is hidden behind walls, ceilings, and floors. Communication with the client, developer, hotel company, and city officials rounds up the full coordination effort for successful projects.
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park
cedar
hotel Cedar Park, TX
accessiBility remediation
An international resort company required accessibility remediation for many of their properties across the US. This process consisted of acquiring existing drawings of the properties (if any), doing onsite survey documentation- both indoors and exterior, producing construction documents, providing assistance with submittals, and doing post-construction evaluations. These projects broadened my knowledge in ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
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AZ,
FL, NC,
NO PARKING
CA,
UT
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I worked with Developers on a multitude of PEMB projects located throughout Texas. These buildings housed various industrial warehouse/office programs, each with unique space requirements and time sensitive time-lines. Close collaboration between Structural and MEP consultants, along with Construction Administration services, was critical to assist contractors promptly complete their projects.
10 pemB
Texas
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la gruta
barkitecture 2017 - keep austin weird award
Rhino3D . ghx . recycled wood . fiberglass reinforced plastic . turf grass . xeriscape plants
in collaboration w/ hill & wilkinson, josco products, socia fiberglass waterproofing
the den
barkitecture 2016
Rhino3D . ghx . birch plywood . glass . threaded steel rods . felt
fabricated with a 3-axis CNC mill, in collaboration with MPA colleagues & TechShop
dallas map
Photoshop . Illustrator . Rhino3D . RhinoCAM
5050 Aluminum, 48”x96” x 3/8” sheet, lasercut cnc. in collaboration w/ alecom metal works, inc.
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hydro-harvest
Mentors: Maria Perbellini, Urs Flueckiger. Mukaddes Darwish, PhDRhino3D . ghx . Kangaroo . wb . Maya . sonic4 . digital substrate . nudibranch . realflow
A building envelope should efficiently prevent or greatly decrease heat gain from solar radiation during the hottest days of the year (this is most important in hot, arid regions), while effectively utilizing wind and natural ventilation. During the coldest season, the envelope must efficiently minimize or prevent internal heat loss, protect from cold winds, and increase heat gain from solar radiation during daylight. With passive solar building design and efficient building materials, energy and water usage in HVAC systems can be greatly reduced. With the constant growth of desert cities, the built environment needs to adapt to extreme arid environments, as previous regional inhabitants and desert biota did, and serve to influence a change of efficiency to its citizens.
The intention of studying the behavioral, physiological, and morphological adaptations of desert biota is to understand how they efficiently collect rainwater and conserve what little water they ingest. Certain morphological adaptations of cacti allow maximum retention of water and decreased evapo-transpiration. Various reports on desert animals demonstrate how certain systems – interscalar capillary channels and integument patterns -- work together to capture and transport water for ingestion. A building’s envelope may similarly work as a system to maximize rainwater harvesting, minimize evaporation, and store water for future consumption or use. Hydro-Harvest proposes for building envelopes to not just separate us from the natural elements, but to embrace and perform along with the natural elements.
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a. natural flow of rain water on surface b. waterflow with attraction location c. rerouting water flow with guides d. trenches and folds e. new surface f. updated rainwater flow, steep slopes need improvement.
desert shelter
Faywood hotsprings
Mentor: Hendrika Buelinckx, PhD.Rhino3D . ghx . Ecotect . Ladybug . Illustrator
Faywood is a high-desert oasis with a natural geothermal hot spring. Its mild-dry climate with 4 distinct seasons makes it accessible all year around. The hot water flows from an opening at the top of a distinct mound called a “tufa” dome, a porous rock composed of calcium carbonate.
A group of alternative healthcare practitioners are envisioning developing a Center for Pan-Dimensional Studies. Their main mission is to provide a place for therapeutic services to re-balance the body and mind in a natural setting.
Desert Shelter has a primary focus to stimulate the visual sense and blur the boundaries between sky and ground, wall and ceiling, day and night, shade and light, open and closed, interior and the exterior. The shelter allows patients to immerse themselves in nature and learn about living in sustainable architecture. The shelters are to be oriented and designed following passive solar cooling/heating techniques.
N 15 30 45° 60° 75° 90 105° 120 1 5 150 16 18 ° 195 10 225 240 255° 270 285° 300 315° 30 345 Bes W ors W h m 4 50 4 00 3 50 3 00 2 50 2 00 1 50 1 00 0 50 Comp om se 18 0 90 0° Annua Av e age Unde hea e Pe od Ov e hea ed Pe od O p m u m O e n t a t i o n Loc a on Faywood S a on USA Oientaton basedon average daly incident radation on a vertica surface UnderheatedStress: 1798 OverheatedStress: 9920 Comp omise: 1800 © W eathe Too Avg Daily Radation a -1800 Entire Yea 261kWh m² Underheated 439kWh/m² Overheated 072kWh/m² 14
sun radiation analysis daylight analysis
austin map (ON COVER)
photoshop . illustrator . rhino3D . rhinoCAM
5050 aluminum, 48”x96”x 3/8” sheet, waterjet cnc