Joseph Echavarria Architecture & Design 2015 Portfolio
Contents part one | Architecture 6... Ranger Station 10... Bayou Education Center 12... Shuttle Maker’s Exhibit part two | Interior Architecture 20... Aggregated Growth 24... Topo Couture 30... Tagged Tower 34... Reactivate
Contact Info
part three | Human Factors 40... Shirt Manipulation 41... Extension of the Body 42... Flat Pack Chair
Joseph Echavarria 8938 Barton St. Houston, TX 77075 jechavar@risd.edu (832) 282-9625
Architecture
ranger station
Solar Panels
Site Plan 1/8”=1’
Floor Plan 1/8”=1’
Floor Plan 1/8”=1’
Site Plan 1/8”=1’
Floor Plan 1/8”=1’
Floor Plan 1/8”=1’ Floor Plan 1/8”=1’
Floor Plan 1/8”=1’
Parti
Circulation
Wind
Parti
Circulation
Solar Panels
Sun
Observation
Wind Circulation
Solar Panels Wind
Sun
Observation Sun
Observation
Section 1/8”=1’
Section 1/8”=1’
Floor Plan 1/8”=1’
Wind
Observation
Section 1/8”=1’
Sun Solar Panels
1/8”=1’
North Elevation 1/8”=1’
South Elevation 1/8”=1’
South Elevation 1/8”=1’
Site Plan
Floor Plan
Floor Plan
West Elevation
bayou education center
Massing/Sun Diagram
Ground is extruded
Office space
Path to bicycle/nature trails Entrance Bicycle rental
Exterior viewing
Exhibit space
Assembly area
Swale entrance
Site plan
First-floor plan
Second-floor plan
West elevation
West section
East elevation
shuttle maker’s exhibit SURFACE
WINDOW STRUCTURE
WORK VIEW
LIVING VIEW
GROUND
EXHIBITION/GALLERY
2’
8’
16’
2’
8’
16’
ONE
LIVING
TWO
WORKSPACE
KITCHEN
DROP OFF
2’
65” 54”
36”
18”
8’
16’
WORK VIEW
LIVING VIEW
Interior Architecture
Blade Runner Ridley Scott 1982 USA
In a sci-fi future, people have developed the technology to create human clones used to serve in the colonies outside Earth but with fixed lifespans. In Los Angeles, 2019, Deckard is a Blade Runner, a cop who specializes in terminating replicants. Originally in retirement, he is forced to re-enter the force when four clones escape from a colony to Earth. Deckard runs through the dark dense city streets that contain little to no order. People move through their daily routine with the same rhythm. The movie takes you through the eyes of a non typical human to experience the bright lights that shine when no one is around or the sun rise from a colony in outer space.
Confrontation 7:18
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Light 19:48
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Texture
4:59
Color
16:53
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Texture
4:55
Color 16:50
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Color
4:51
Confusion 16:41
Uncertainty
4:47
Spatial Sequence Light
Tubular Analysis
Light Light
Color Color
Space Space Space
Light Light
Color Color
Space Space Space
Light Light
Color Color
Space Space
Film Analysis
Typical Module
Linear Assembly
Materiality+Hue
Birch Wood
Pantone Polished 1655C Stained Concrete
Birch Wood
Pantone Polished 1655C Stained Concrete
Birch Wood
Pantone Polished 1655C Stained Concrete
Birch Wood
Pantone Polished 1655C Stained Concrete
Birch Wood
Pantone Polished 1655C Stained Concrete
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Joseph Echavarria and Roni Kop
Topo couture Wall System
Design Process Willow Bark Willows all have abundant watery bark sap, which is heavily charged with salicylic acid, soft, usually pliant, tough wood, slender branches, and large, fibrous, often stoloniferous roots. The roots are remarkable for their toughness, size, and tenacity to life, and roots readily grow from aerial parts of the plant. Leaves are simple, feather-veined, and typically linear-lanceolate. In color, the leaves show a great variety of greens, ranging from yellowish to bluish.
Wedding Dress A sculptural oversized wedding dress in plated tulle photographed by Regina Relang in 1950 for French Vouge magazine. The dress is worn by the famous American model Jean Patchett. Regina Reland was a self taught photographer from Munich, Germany. She began working for Vogue in 1938, and became one of the leading fashion photographers in the fifties and sixties.
Melamine Melamine resin or melamine formaldehyde is a hard, thermosetting plastic material made from melamine and formaldehyde by polymerization. It is then used to cross-link with alkyd, epoxy, acrylic, and polyester resins and used in surface coatings. There are many types, varying from very slow to very fast curing. It was initially discovered by William F. Talbot. Melamine resin is the main constituent of high-pressure laminates, such as Formica and Arborite, and of laminate flooring. Melamine-resin tile wall panels can also be used as whiteboards.
Chevron A chevron is an inverted V-shaped pattern. The word is usually used in reference to a kind of fret in architecture, or to a badge or insignia used in military or police uniforms to indicate rank or length of service, or in heraldry and the designs of flags. The chevron occurs in early art including designs on pottery and rock carvings. Examples can be found approximately 1800 BC in archaeological recovery of pottery designs from the palace of Knossos on Crete in the modern day country of Greece.
Pine wood Pines are native to most of the Northern Hemisphere, and have been introduced throughout most temperate and subtropical regions of the world, where they are grown as timber and cultivated as ornamental plants in parks and gardens. The bark of most pines is thick and scaly. The branches are produced in regular "pseudo whorls", actually a very tight spiral but appearing like a ring of branches arising from the same point. Cone scales are arranged in Fibonacci number ratios.
Form Research Through Pattern Explorations Algona, WA
High Pressure Laminate Maunfacturing Process
Wixom, MI
Rotogravure Printing Machine
Impregnation Machine
Laminating Machine
The panels obtained are then put through cutting, sanding and test stages then it is stored in the warehouse as a final product awaiting delivery.
Decorative Paper Rolls
This machine produces decorative paper. which is gives the laminate its unique and realistic look.
High-pressure laminate consists of several layers of core and decorative paper. The paper layers are impregnated with phenol and melamine resins and then compressed under heat.
During the pressing stage, the product is inserted between two steel sheets that determine the final result of the HPL sheet, the combination of pressure (≼ 5 MPa) and temperature (≼ 120°C) are used to obtain the polycondensation of the thermosetting resin within the sheets.
Final Product Delivery
Bethpage, NY
Materials
Fletcher, NC Custom color Laminate
Birch Wood
Aluminium
Asian Night Laminate
Santa Fe, CA Main Distribution line 2000 North to South US outreach
Temple, TX Corporate Offices
Nashville, TN
1950 North to South US outreach Large Local Wholesale center
Design Research
Process of Making
Shadow and Light Exploration
ATTACH
FABRICATE
COLOR
STITCH
Furniture Concept Pendtant layerd light fixture Hanging lamps with two light mounted on a raceway having a 50 cm distance between centers. Borosilicate glass diffusers. Polished, chromeplated aluminum reflectors. Transparent feeding cable.a perfect lighting solution that is over hanged above the conference tabke. The simple and sleek design of the pendants highlights areas throughout the office to open up the room.
Vitra Table Vitra is a Swiss family-owned furniture company with headquarters in Birsfelden, Switzerland. It is manufacturer of the works of many internationally renowned furniture designers. Vitra is also known for the works of notable architects that make up its premises in Weil am Rhein, Germany, in particular the Vitra Design Museum.
Diamond Chair The Diamond Chair is a chair designed by Harry Bertoia. It is made with welded steel with rods in polished or satin chrome, or bonded rilsan, a very durable adhesive-fused nylon-dipped finish. Scratch, chip, and chemical resistant. All wire seating includes glides. Cushions are secured to chair with lock-snaps. Full covers are stretched over the wire seat basket and attach to seat basket with hooks.
Axon Threading map
Axon Coral Thread
Axon Mint Thread
Axon Blue Thread
Threading Geomatry
CRITIQUE
FOLD
DESIGN
CUT
Sheer Patterns
Sheer Modules
Assembly
Piece Assembly
A1
B1
C1
A1
B1
C1
Laser cut
A2
B2
C2
A2
B2
C2
A1
Fold
Rotate 180°
Glue
Model
A1
A1 + A1
Stitch
Module Configurations
Module Dimensions 2”
90°
108°
1”
A1 + A1
B1 +A1
C1 +A1
A2 + A2
B2 + A2
C2 + A2
A1+ A2
2”
B1 + B2 6”
A1 + B1
B1 +B1
C1 +B1
A2 + B2
B2 + B2
C2 + B2
A1 + B2
B1+ C2
A1 + C1
B1 +C1
C1 +C1
A2 + C2
B2 + C2
C2 + C2
A2 + C2
C1 + C2
Modular Pattern
3”
72°
90°
4”
Conference Room Floor Plan
The City of Houston is a very diverse and culturally enriched city that every Houstonian is proud of. From the George R. Brown Convention Center to the Theater District to Discovery Green Park to even Minute Maide Park, people come to Houston daily to enjoy the city or for business reasons. Urban Comfort is the idea behind the sleeping cells that are being designed and will be deployed within Downtown Houston to provide a place where visitors as well as locals can come and stay for a couple of hours or a night to take a break from their busy lives when they have no time to make it back home. The design process is influenced by the culture behind the City of Houston starting with local art and ending with local fitness. There is nothing stronger that can influence people than passion. The love for Houston and everything that comes out of it is what will bring more people into the city and start a renaissance in Houston. The great City of Houston will be unravelled and located into one central hot spot of Houston for everyone to enjoy.
Local Art
Fitness
Poem
Jefferson (Milam & Main)
Wiley
Gonzo 247
Community
Crossfit
Food Trucks
Critical Mass
Farmers Market
Art Market
Local Brewery
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25
22
14
10
7
1
2 end panels
2 side panels
2 top/bottom panels
2 top/bottom panels
linear public entrance
open public entrance
open public entrance
health
nutrition
private entrance
linear public entrance
culture
commerce
wall hinge detail
front section 1/2”=1’0
left section 1/2”=1’0
Human Factors
Human Factors Shirt Manipulation Front Grid
Back Grid
Right Sleeve
Collar
Cuff
Right Sleeve
Collar
Cuffs
Folding Pattern
Fold In
Fold Out
Pattern on Sleeve
Collar Folded Up
Collar Folded Down
Area Being Used
Area to be Cut
Pattern Assembly
Pattern Applied
Final Pattern Applied
Final Front
Final Back
01. Draw/Sew The Glide Origami pattern is applied to both sleeves of the shirt in different colors to differenciate the inward and outward folds that will create the hill and valley effect.
02. Iron Once the pattern has been sewn on appropriately according to the inward and outward folds, each line is starched and ironed to create a nice crisp fold.
03. Create Folds Once all the lines are starched and folded they start to create the hill and valley effect. In order to fully get the fold to work you must squeeze inward like an accordion making sure to push all the appropriate folds either down or up.
04. Iron Paper clipping the entire fabric heled to keep the fold together while ironing and starching some more to make sure the shape holds.
05. Unravel At the end of the folding and ironing process it is unraveled to create a beautiful origami inspired tessellation that will soon be attached to the shirt to become a mask to protect one’s self.
The Glide Pattern
Pattern of Nature
Surface Pattern
Geometric Pattern
Origami Pattern
Human Factors Extension of the Body
Human Factors Flat Pack Chair