Portfolio By Juan De Leon
Resume & Bio My name is Juan De Leon; I am an architecture student. I am currently enroll in Texas Tech University and expect to graduate on December 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. I have completed my Associates of Science in Architecture at Texas Southmost College on 2014. I have been privilege to grow up in a bicultural environment. Growing up in Mexico have allowed me to truly understand Hispanic culture and how families and individuals enjoy their homes and their overall experience of the environment. Meanwhile, have lived more than half of my life in the United States created an opportunity to explore the importance of design and space making and how the overall urban environment affect the social interaction of our community. My dream is to design architectural spaces that promote unique experiences, foster positive social interaction, and inspire sustainable urban environment.
T:(956) 572-9003 E: juanradlp@gmail.com A: 204 Camaguey Avenue, Brownsville, Tx, 78526
Education
Bachelor of Science in Architecture at Texas Tech University (expected graduation Fall 2016) Associates of Science in Architecture at Texas Southmost College (August, 2014)
Skills
Digital: Revit 2016, Autocad 2015, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketchup Pro, IRender, Rhino 5, V-ray, 1 2 3 Make, and Microsoft Office Manual: Design, research, model building, free sketching, and photography Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English
Personal Attributes
Creative: problem solver, innovative, participant of creative competitions Flexible: adaptable to new circumstances, interested in new ideas, open-minded Interpersonal: excellent team working abilities, outgoing, cooperative, and motivated Communication: remarkable presentation skills, professional integrity Hard working: dedicated, worked tremendous hours in projects
Internship
Brownsville City Planning Department (Summer 2014)
Community Service
Texas Southmost College: 72 hours of Design and build a community garden as part of a Public seminar activity in 2014 University of Texas at Brownsville: 3 hours of Airport cleaning as part of Civic Engagement in 2011
Extracurricular Activities
Recruiter at Education Expo Career 2013 at Harlingen, Texas (FFAT) First Friday Art Trail work was selected in Spring 2015, Fall 2015, and Spring 2016
Clubs
Member of the Knights of Architecture
Content
Defragmentation
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-Studio II
Memories
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-Studio IV
Leon’s House -BIT (Building Information Technology)
Texas Branch Bank -Studio V
16-25 26-35
Curves
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Baroque Representation
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-Digital Media II
-DDF (Digital Design Fabrication)
Fragmented “Rest�Rooms The proposed design is situated in a cotton field. It consist of four related structures with diverse programs that could be located anywhere in the site. Those structures provided resting spaces for farmers to use. The fragmentation of the program allows repetition of structures to be placed as needed. Three principles are imposed on the design of each program based on their characteristics. The programmatic requirements are distributed and superimposed among the landscape.
VOLUME
SURFACE
LINE
MULTIPLICATION
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RESTROOM
SUBTRACTION
FRAGMENTATION
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Kitchen
Restroom
Projected Space
Showers
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2
Stairs
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C
Stairs
D
Storage
Rest Area
Cabinet
Bed 4
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Stairs
Stairs
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Floor Plan
The design is formulated by a process of fragmentation that is repeated to create four different structures. A matrix is generated in order to establish a systematic design process. This system or matrix follows three principles of organization; lines, surfaces, and volumes. A different combination of the three principles is applied to each programmatic space based on the characteristic of each space. The design allows the repetition of programs, consisting in a series of related structures. The programmatic requirements are distributed and superimposed among the landscape.
Program: KitchenRestroomStorageRest Area-
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10’
15’
126 sqft 209 sqft 110 sqft 236 sqft
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Kitchen Interior View
Restroom Interior View
+20’
+20’
+17’ +16’
+13’
+10’
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Section A
+10’
+10’
+10’
Section B
Section C
Section D
Resting area
Storage
Kitchen
Restroom
Axonometric View of Structures +35’
+30’
+25’ +24’
+23’
+24’
+20’
+10’
+10’
+10’
+10’
Elevation 1
Elevation 2
Elevation 3
Elevation 4
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Memories An exploration of West Texas through the eyes of my correspondent artist; Donald Judd; allow to identify elements that were located in the vast space of West Texas and that existed by themselves. Elements such as pump jacks, water irrigation systems, cotton fields, oil drilling rigs and art. Oil drilling rigs had a great impact in West Texas economy and topography. Influenced by Donald Judd, I develop a hundred diagrams to find the relation betweem building to site and programs to building. Point and areas where used in those diagrams to identify the relationships. By combining all information, the diagram transforms in a series of memories. Those memories will translate into the design logic of the building and its structure. A repetition of my element into the design is integrated showing a set of memories fading away or becoming present every moment. The structure follows the same logic.
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Memory Diagrams
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Floor Plan [scale 1/32 :1’-0”]
Memory Diagrams 0 2’ 4’
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6'-10" 1 20'-5 2"
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9'-6”
5’
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40º
34º
10'
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D Concrete Foundation
24'-11"
3'-8" 59'-5 1 " 2
29'-11"
Structure detail [scale 1/2 :1’-0”] 12
T&G ECOply Steel Joist Aticon roof blanket Corrugated steel sheeting 40º
Fibretex 650 Rockwool oversized to compress into roof corrugation Flexible fire grade sealant Z Flanshing Steel fascia A
Joint closeup [scale 1/2” :1’-0”]
BMT metal angle Moisture resistant fire grade plasterboard
B H-beam size 8”x4”
C H-beam size 6”x4”
Insulation Corrugate Steel
Frost Line
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Section Detail [scale 1/4” : 1’-0”]
Structural Axonometric [scale 1/64” : 1’-0”]
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Leon’s House The proposed house is situated in Lubock, TX. The process involved designing the house is to create construction documents and construction detail drawings. The idea was to create a residence for an artist to work, and be inspire by the landscape. The entrance of the house is located at the south. The house is divided in two main areas the lower level is the public space and the upper level is the private area having all the bedrooms. The drawings and renderings are produced using Revit 2016 & Adobe Photoshop.
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Front View
Front view
Early afternoon shot
Night shot
Site Plan
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Interior Perspective-Looking Towards the Kitchen
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Floor Plan- First Floor
Interior Perspective-Looking Towards the Balcony
Balcony
Floor Plan-Second Floor
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North Elevation
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East Elevation
South Elevation
West Elevation
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Longitudinal Section-1
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Transverse Section-2
Exterior Corner Trim
Interior Wall Section-01
Interior Wall Section-02
Interior Wall Section-03
Floor to Exterior Wall Detail
Window Header Trim Section
IWindow Sill Trim Section
Interior Wall Section-Door Header Trim
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Texas Bank Branch The proposed bank design is situated in Downtown San Antonio, TX. The creation of exciting spaces and aesthetics become a point of interest among the Downtown Area. The building is the sculpture that attracts the visitor/costumers. As a sculpture, it is place in the garden where is given the importance that deserves. The garden welcomes visitors and functions as a transitional space from the plaza to the actual function of the building, a bank. The double skin acts as a shading device for the building. The atrium is located at the south-west corner where it was the most prominent views.
Site Analysis
Diagram Iteration
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Parti Diagram
Diagram Iteration
Diagram Iteration
7 01
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UP Elec.
Mech. Elevator Break Room
Workroom
5 02
Women R.
Men R.
Storage
Vault
Hallway
Texas Room
8 01
4.8 Viewing Room Viewing Room
Interior View of the Atrium
Lobby Customer Conference Room
4.10
E Community Room
Customer Conference Room
6 01
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Floor Plan- 1st Floor [Scale 1/16” : 1’] C
4.3 4.6 B
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7 01
A UP DN
Elec.
Mech. Elevator Security Room
Work/Copy
5 02
Women R.
Storage
Men R.
Office Assistans
2nd Floor- View Towards the Atrium
Assistans Assistans Assistans
Balcony
Office
Assistans
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4.8 Office
Assistans Assistans Office
4.10
Office
Office
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D 2 03
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Floor Plan- 2nd Floor [Scale 1/16” : 1’] 30
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Mech.
Elec.
Elevator Work/Copy
Office
Women R. Men R.
Storage
Office Assistans Assistans
3rd Floor- View Toward the Offices
Assistans Assistans Balcony
Office
Assistans
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Assistans
Office
Assistans Office
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Office
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Floor Plan- 3rd Floor [Scale 1/16” : 1’]
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Top of Roof 45’-0”
Level 03- FF 31’-6”
Exterior View from Parking Garage Level 02- FF 18’-0”
Bottom of slab -0’-6”
Basement-TOF -15’-0”
Section 01 [Scale 1/16” : 1’]
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East Elevation
Top of Roof 45’-0”
Level 03- FF 31’-6”
Level 02- FF 18’-0”
Exterior View- Emergency Stairs Bottom of slab -0’-6”
Basement-TOF -15’-0”
Section 02 [Scale 1/16” : 1’]
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W 12x26 Steel joist
Roof W 12x26 Steel joist W 8x87 Steel Column 4' Steel Truss Mullion Transom
4' Warren Steel Truss Load Bearing Lateral Bracing System
Solar Shading Screen Loop to increase air flow
W 8x67 Steel Column
Curve Metal Mesh Ceiling
W 12x26 Steel Joist Cantilever
Side Walk Concrete Wall Foundation Concrete Wall Foundation
Exploded Structure Axonometric
Concrete Slab
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Axonometric Wall Section
Roofing, EPDM Rigid Insulation 8" Metal Deck W 12x 26 Steel joist
Top of Roof 45' - 0"
W 8x87 Steel Column Oak Flooring
13' - 6" 13' - 6"
W 8x 87 Steel Column
Rigid Insulation
Oak Flooring Level 03- FF 31' - 6"
W 12x26 Steel Joist 4' Steel Truss
Level 03- FF 31' - 6"
Rigid Insulation Concrete Slab W 12x 26 Steel joist 4' Steel Truss
13' - 6" 13' - 6"
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Concrete Slab
Curtain Wall
Solar Shading Screen Loop to increase air flow
18' - 0" 18' - 0"
Level 02- FF 18' - 0"
Callout 11- Wall to Floor Connection [scale 1/2” : 1’-0”]
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Steel Rod
Glass Support
W 8x 87 Steel Column Curtain Wall
Railing Connectors
Mullions Level 02- FF 18' - 0"
6" 6" 1' - 0"
Metal Rod Rigid Insulation W 12x26 Steel Joist
Level 01-FF 0' - 0" Bottom of Slab -0' - 6" TopOfCurb -1' - 0"
Concrete Slab Concrete Wall Foundation
6"
13' - 6" 13' - 6"
36x 12x 18" Concrete Footing 6" Concrete Slab
Wall Section 07 [scale 1/8” : 1’-0”]
Basement-FF -14' - 6" Basement-TOF -15' - 0"
Callout 13- Skin Connection [scale 1/2” : 1’-0”]
4' Warren Steel Truss
36 x 12" Wall Concrete Footing 35
Curves The creating of this project is through the experimentation of emerging technologies and digital methodologies. The following model came from a process of mapping and analysing uniform models in the physical world. Once a digital model was created the idea was to experiment with possibilities for assembly.
Perspective view 38
Top view
Side view
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Digital Design Fabrication Using modern technology and aIgorithms I fabricated my own representation of a Baroque Altar. The idea is to create a more organic form following the proportions and hierarchies of the altar from the Basicila of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. The design drags away from the ornamentation of the Baroque archicture and creates a simple true form.
Front view
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Side view- option 2
Perspective view- option 2 Front side view
Back view
Axonometric view
Side view 43