Academic Portfolio

Jose Siquina Bachelors of Architecture Woodbury University Academic Work Fall 2009 - Spring 2013 1

“I believe that the language of architecture is not a question of a specific style. Every building is built for a specific use in a specific place and for a specific society.� _____Peter Zumthor

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Re- Cover

Sporadic Void

Cabin

Juan Portuese, Spring 2012

Philip Ra, Spring 2013 Contemporary Topics

Jeanine Centuori, Fall 2012 Comprehensive Design

Steel Comp.

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Site Orders

Hollywood Housing

Design Communication

Dina Krunic, Spring 2011 Building Grounds

Eric Olsen, Fall 2011

James Bucknam, Fall 2009

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Multi-Unit Housing

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Empty Urban Landscapes

Installation: Timeless Showers

Niku Kashef, Fall 2010 Photography

Partner: Saul Archila, Summer 2011

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Re- Cover Juan Portuese, Spring 2012 Steel Comp.

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The coral reef relies on a series of enjambments in order to survive. The marine biological research center will work for the site as much as the site works for the building. The proposal is for the building to control the temperature of the water through a series of systems, the water utilized by the building can then be used for all the necessities a marine biological research laboratory would need. By creating this relationship between the coral reef and the building, the designed will guarantee that the coral reef will forever exist.

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PROGRAM The building works with the site just as much as the site works with the building, this concept of enjambment is translated in the layout of the program. No one area is specified for full program needs, rather the program is spread out and mixed in with one another specifically the labs in accordance to the living spaces. The rest of the program become plug -ns regarding the primary program of the living space and the lab spaces.

Living Space

Labs

Community Outreach

Maintenance

Boat Dock

Touch Tanks

Underwater

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Sporadic Void Philip Ra, Spring 2013 Contemporary Topics

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As REDCAT is growing and coming into its own identity, it is being constrained by the limitations of the facility and rising prominence of the LA Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. The project imagines the possibility of a new building housing its current program while expanding its film and screening facilities. The expansion contains a wide variety of spatial types: large-scale auditorium space for lectures and screenings, small screening rooms, seminar rooms and offices; outdoor spaces for public screenings and sponsored events, and a cafe-restaurant. The project explores concepts of cinema through the study of layering, light, materiality, procession, and space.

The complex site only allows for access to sunlight from one facade therefore the idea of an atrium was crucial to the project. The processional grand staircase allows for circulation through the core of the building, allowing demonstrating the similar layers of density studied in the film analyzed I am Cuba.

Site analysis

PLAN VIEW

maintain existing bus stop and/or right-hand turn pocket

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sidewalk extension New Sidewalk

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8’ Sidewalk Extension (Westside Only) 8’ Parking/Loading 8’ Curb Extension Planter or other temporary barrier

Program and film analysis PROGRAM: Black box theater (300 seats) ___________

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Main Subway Stops

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Screening room (40 seat) 2 _____________

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Exhibition space _______________________

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Classrooms (4) _______________________

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storage_____________________________ Book / Gift Store______________________

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Screening room (40 seat) 1 _____________

Library / Film archive __________________ Multipurpose room ___________________

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Lounge_____________________________

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Café ________________________________ _

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Lobby / Reception____________________ outdoor space _______________________ Parking lobby _________________________

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3 levels of parking below_______________ Total net program 90,000 - Circulation (50%) 45,000 - Total gross 135,000

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Open Space

Vertical Program

Sight Line

Twist at the top

Rotate for sunlight

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15. Outdoor Space 16. Entry 17. Exhibition Space 18. Lobby 19. Cafe 20. Restrooms 21. Restaurant

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22. Kitchen 23. Aitrium 24. Classrooms 25. Restrooms

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Cabin Jeanine Centuori, Fall 2012 Comprehensive Design

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As REDCAT is growing and coming into its own identity, it is being constrained by the limitations of the facility and rising prominence of the LA Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. The project imagines the possibility of a new building housing its current program while expanding its film and screening facilities. The expansion contains a wide variety of spatial types: large-scale auditorium space for lectures and screenings, small screening rooms, seminar rooms and offices; outdoor spaces for public screenings and sponsored events, and a cafe-restaurant. The project explores concepts of cinema through the study of layering, light, materiality, procession, and space.

The complex site only allows for access to sunlight from one facade therefore the idea of an atrium was crucial to the project. The processional grand staircase allows for circulation through the core of the building, allowing demonstrating the similar layers of density studied in the film analyzed I am Cuba.

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Painted Wood Siding from Original Shed

Recycled Baseboard

Painted Roll Roofing

Painted Roll Roofing

White Polygal

Recycled Baseboard

Tyvek Exterior Wrap

Painted Wood Siding from Original Shed

Treated Redwood Decking

White Polygal

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Original Shed Form

Rotation of Wall

Extend & Tilt wall 13 degrees

100 sq ft Footprint

Offset

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Project’s requirement: Mantain original

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Create a sense of a larger sopace without changing footprint

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Keep half of existing wall and roof

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Slits for natural light Move and extend roof rafters

Roof and wall extention

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Roofing Paper

Roof Sheathing

Recycled Vinyl baseboard as finish material

Sleeping and Therapy Zones

Circulation Zone

2x3 Top Plate

2 Layers Building wrap Over 1/2” OSB Board Seating

R-13 Fiberglass Insulation on Walls and roof

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Doors on same axes create visual axes to garden and provide cross ventilation

R-13 Fiberglass Insulation on Walls and roof Tyvek Finish over 1/2” OSB

Garden View

Garden

Floor Plan East East Elevation Elevation

Detail Section

Front Door A-A

B-B Therapy Space

Walkway

Sliding Door R ili Railing

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U d d eckk Under deck Insulation

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Construction Process

Original cabin constructed for building skill buildup Attention to detail was paid on the wooden beam and slanted wall to diminish leaks

1/2 in OSB and building wrap starting to be installed around frame.

Final details being applied such as recycled baseboards , metal building flashing.

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Site Orders Dina Krunic, Spring 2011

Building grounds

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Issues of site and the development of an awareness of orders generated by contexts external to architecture. We may think of these externalities as physical, as in a set of tangible orders that can be observed and measured. We may also understand externalities as history or precedents that illustrate useful design strategies. The Rolex Learning Center, Lausanne, France- SANAA selected for analysis involves a strategy for engaging the ground by elevation of ground. Asserting that the ground is not just the uppermost crust of the site; it is a strategic concept that establishes significant continuities between building and site. Mapping the water levels on the site allowed to determine what areas can be used to capture water and also what surrounding zones to build on

Water level Mapping

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Areas of the building allow for collection of water.

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The site allows for cars to race and people to enjoy.

The building could serve as a place for cars to be displayed

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Hollywood Housing Eric Olsen, Fall 2011 Multi-Unit Housing

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Housing comprises a unique component of the environment. It regulates much of the way we live and addresses the smallest of social groupings- the individual or family. My idea is to create an exterior space for tourists to enjoy while visiting the site to take pictures of the Hollywood sign. With the sign’s simplicity in materials and shape in mind, I superimposed a grid over the site as a strategy for organizing it. Concentrating the structure on one side allows for car access from both streets and creates views from each unit into a newly developed park that is adjacent to the building. The challenge is to provide enough open space to make the park useful while fitting 9 units on the property. The solution is to create modified dingbat type housing similar to the surrounding area, and placing parking underneath the structure. Doing this requires most of the ground floor to be removed and replaced with structural columns and parking. The circulation of the spaces determines the placement of floor to ceiling window openings, allowing for light to enter the units and also exposing the space frame structure.

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Design Communication James Bucknam, Fall 2009

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Course consists of various drawing skills used in two- and three-dimensional methods and media of representation are introduced. Methods of perception, technique, composition, critical evaluation and presentation are studied through representational assignments. Emphasis is placed on orthographic projection and documentation and constructed hard line drawing techniques

Case Study Built in 1959 the Stahl house has been an iconic representation of modern architecture.

An axonometric drawing containing layers of information was drawn on acrylic and with ink. A small model was build to containing stippled information of a similar sites noise levels such as the observatory.

Collage Story The idea was to create a refugee city. The city was separated by a river and refugees needed to cross the bridge in order to escape a virus. They would take refuge in the glowing towers but first needed to register at the main building.

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Empty Urban Landscape Niku Kashef, Fall 2010 Photography

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Los Angeles is a busy city. In the morning there is traffic from people going to work. During the day there is movement throughout the city. In the evening it is back to traffic for the drive home or a night out in the town. During the day the city is alive but late at night it is empty. My influence for the series was John humble, and Todd Hido The series is of urban landscapes at 2am, empty.

Empty can be described in many ways, containing nothing, unoccupied, without significance, and destitute of human activity.

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Installation Timeless Showers Designed By Jose Siquina Saul S. Archila

Special Thanks To Vanguard University Rachel Lund RD of Catalina Jacque Siquina RA of Catalina Olga Siquina Teresa Luquin Marizabel Archila Maritza Archila Saul O. Archila Luis Fuentes Jesus Urciaga Sarah Dickey Anthony Alfaro Chris Gonzales Alex Montoya Jessica Martinez Billy Chriboga

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Students respond all their lives to memories of the place that nourished their intellectual growth. The physical environment of a campus does much to stimulate and support the mind, body, and spirit of those who study, live, and work there. The beauty and serenity of Vanguard University stir imaginations and motivate students, faculty, and staff to give their best efforts. The ability to capture a moment such as that before the first raindrop relinquishes itself from the skies, compelled this installation to go beyond what is felt but rather what is never seen, freezing the rain before it hits the floor.

Construction Process This project includes 10,000 teardrop beads, over 4,000 yards of fishing line, over 800 clear pins and required over 1,000 man hours to built.

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“The architect’s role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group of privileged people.” ____Oscar Niemeyer

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