Londie Delgado Portfolio

B.S ARCHITECTURE | TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE | UNDERGRADUATE

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CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M. ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE DELGADO

“YOU CAN ONLY EXCEED YOUR LIMITS IF YOU HAVE DISCOVERED THEM”

-ROEL VAN SLEEUWEN

CONTENTS ARCH A PORT M.ARCH CANDIDATE

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SECTIONAL SURFACES

CUSTOMIZABLE ARCHITECTURE HUMAN MOVEMENT

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ADAPTIVE WALL

CUSTOMIZABLE ARCHITECTURE PARAMETRIC DESIGN

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CONCRETE SLAB

CUSTOMIZABLE ARCHITECTURE SHELL STRUCTURE

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CARBON FIBER

OPTIMIZED WAFFLE STRUCTURE SHELL STRUCTURE

FOLIO

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS | LONDIE DELGADO

ITECTURAL DESIGN

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DUST INSTITUTE

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE

PERFORMING BUILDINGS SKIN | ENCLOSURE

REDEFINING THE BRIDGE JOINING TWO CULTURES

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WATER TOWER

MAPPING LEARNING ABOUT SEVILLA

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FA C E C U R VE 1 A

U R S

BODY HEIGHT +/- 55”

SECTIONAL SURFACES HUMAN MOVEMENT

+/- 33”

PARAMETRIC DESIGN +/- 11” GROUND

HUMAN MOVEMENT

the project was to create a three-dimensional surface by manipulating the responsive and progressive sectional curves. the responsive curves were extracted from the human movements such as sitting, standing, excercising, etc. at the end a three-dimesional surface was created with these curves. then the surface triangulated to create pieces that later were laser cutted and glued together to create a physical model

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LASER CUT PIECES

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CURVE B

CURVE C

CURVE D

CURVE E

BODY HEIGHT +/- 55” +/- 33” +/- 11” GROUND

NURBS SURFACE 1

TRIANGULATED SURFACE

NURBS SURFACE 2

SHADOW STUDY

NURBS SURFACE 3

NURBS SURFACE 4

ISOMETRIC CURVES

NURBS SURFACE 5

ALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M.ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE DELGADO

CURVE A

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M.ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE DELGADO

ADAPTIVE WALL AXON | ELEVATIONS

AXON

Level 2 10' 0"

Level 2 10' 0"

Level 1 0' 0"

Level 1 0' 0"

EAST

1/8" = 1'-0"

WEST 1/8" = 1'-0"

SOUTH 1/8" = 1'-0"

Level 2 10' 0"

Level 2 10' 0"

Level 1 0' 0"

Level 1 0' 0"

NORTH 1/8" = 1'-0"

ADAPTIVE WALL

CUSTOMIZABLE ARCHITECTURE PARAMETRIC DESIGN

The project was to create a responsive adaptive wall. As we know architecture must adapt to people’s necessities, and the concept of the project is that the wall adapts itself to different climatic conditions satisfying those necessities.

In this case, it reacts to the sun movement.

The adaptive wall is a customizable piece of architecture that can be used in many ways and may have different uses. Depending on the sun movement, the wall’s panels would react to it. They will open and close to protect people from the sun, but at the same time,they adapt themselves and move to let as much sunlight in as necessary to make a building more efficient.

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CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M.ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE DELGADO

STRESSES DIAGRAMS

COMPRESSION

STIFFNESS FACTOR

MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS

TENSION

COMPRESSION + TENSION

CONCRETE SLAB

CONCRETE SLAB CUSTOMIZABLE ARCHITECTURE PARAMETRIC DESIGN

Shell structures are curved surfaces that support themselves through their geometry without the need for columns. Compression and tension stresses are distributed throughout the undulating curvatures of the form.

The project was to optimize a shell structure using millipede to thicken the surface in the areas that needed more reinforcement and thinning areas undergoing minimal or no-load at all. The final objective was to create a strong structure but at the same time, reducing the amount of unnecessary material.

Once the optimized shell structure was created, the next step was to create a 2-part mold that was used to cast the surface in rockite. The mold was created by dividing the top and bottom parts of the mold in Rhino and creating several layers that were laser cutted and glued together to create the final mold.

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WAFFLE STRUCTURE CARBON FIBER SHELL STRUCTURE PARAMETRIC DESIGN

Shell structures are curved surfaces that support themselves through their geometry without the need for columns.

Compression and tension stresses are distributed throughout the undulating curvatures of the form.The project was to optimize a shell structure to design a waffle structure and laser cut the pieces to assemble them and create a physical mold.

Then the compression and tension stresses undergoing within the created structure were extracted using millipede. This information was then used to create a pattern that was laid with carbon fiber on the waffle structure mold.

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CARBON FIBER | SHELL STRUCTURE STRESS DIAGRAMS

COMPRESSION PATTERN

COMPRESSION DIGITAL MODEL

COMPRESSION CARBON FIBER

TENSION PATTERN

TENSION DIGITAL MODEL

TENSION CARBON FIBER

COMPRESSION | TENSION

COMPRESSION | TENSION

COMPRESSION | TENSION

OPTIMIZED SURFACE

STRESSES DIGITAL MODEL

CARBON FIBER | WAFFLE MOLD

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STRESSES DIAGRAMS

BENDING MOMENT

DEFLECTION

NORMAL DISPLACEMENT

PRINCIPAL STRESS

CARBON FIBER | WAFFLE MOLD PHOTOS

ALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M.ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE DELGADO

STIFFNESS FACTOR DIAGRAM

REDEFINING THE BRIDGE A NEW CONCEPT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER EL PASO | JUAREZ BORDER

In history, the El Paso Juarez border existed as a seamless relationship of two nations that shared a common culture. Modern day politics of immigration and security have served to sever the rich cultural fabric that once existed and must now be restitched.

This bridge concept offers an opportunity for citizens of both El Paso and Juarez to cross the international boundary via different routes blurring the notion of nationality, race or color.

The bridge creates a crossing that becomes part of the natural environment and redefines the notion of river by dissecting the natural river course and divides water into canals that can be used for irrigation of crops, re-establishment of natural habitats, or new recreational opportunities all shared by both nations.

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ENVISIONING A NEW BORDER CULTURE

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE FLOOR PLAN

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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the intent of the bridge is to rethink and redefine the purpose of the bridge. and to create a new concept of the el paso-juarez border.

DETAIL RENDER

STRUCTURE DETAIL MODEL

SITE MODEL

SITE MAP

DETAIL RENDER

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M.ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE DELGADO

the intent of the bridge is to create a space where people from the el paso-juarez border have the oportunity to interact with each other in an environment where there are not boundaries or walls.

WATER TOWER

UNDERSTANDING THE RICE PLANT LIFE CYCLE SEVILLE, SPAIN

Seville is a hot Mediterranean region. The rice plant is their number one economical resource. Most of their income revolves around the rice commerce.

The concept of the water tower design is based on the life cycle of the rice plant, which is considered the most important infrastructural element of this region, because the cultivation, commercialization and distribution of this product supports this region economically.The water tower is a direct translation of the rice fields in this region.

The tower is meant for people to quickly address what zones of the region are being barely filled with water, and what zones have already harvested just by looking at it.

The tower functions as a timeline of the rice fields in this region.

SEVILLE

RICE FIELDS

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the design of the project comes from a deep investigation of the region. an extensive reaserch was done in order to learn about the rice plant’s life cycle, from the preparation of the fields up to the harvesting process. then, once the plant’s life cycle was learned, the next step was to learn how the fields worked. the farmers start the process of planting the rice in a certain way, and it is very specific. with all these information, the final step of the research part of the project was to take a map of the region and start mapping all the gathered information.

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SEPTEMBER

RICE PLANT’S LIFE CYCLE TIMELINE

the map was divided into 8 different zones based on the plant’s life cycle. according to the farmers the plantation fields get filled with water from north to south, so the northern fields harvest first than the ones on the south. this process was translated to the map, so what the map itself works as a timeline, or a clock of the planting process happening in this region.

FEBRUARY

INFRASTRUCTURE

LIFE-CYCLE

the design of the water tower is based on a series of words related to the mapping process.

DRY DEMATERIALIZATION

WATERR SUPPORRT SPIRAL TIMELINE

OPENNESS

RICE PLANT’S LIFE CYCLE MAP

CLOCK NATURE PLANT LEVELS REGION

RICE ZONE

WET

SSENTHGIL

NDESERT OITCERID

the tower’s form was inspired by the spiral, representing the plant’s rice cycle. words as clock, zone, spiral dematerialization, time-line, lightness, openness and levels were used in the final design of the water tower.

TOWER’S CONCEPT DIAGRAM

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M.ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE E DELGADO

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DUST INSTITUTE

PERFORMING BUILDING | SKIN AND ENCLOSURE SAMALAYUCA DESERT, CHIH. the project proposaL is to create an experimental facility in the desert. the purpose of this facility is to study the carcinogens in the dust, and collaborate with institutions to do reaserch and get to know more about the causes of cancer in the el paso-chihuahua region. the dust institute design allows it to collect dust due to its slopped form. the collected dust would be tested to find particles that could possibly cause cancer.

the map shows the major cancer treatment centers in el paso and chihuahua region.

TEXAS ONCOLOGY- EL PASO UNIDAD DE ONCOLOGIA

the wind diagrams show the wind pressure on the institute. the form and design of the building changed due to this study, the final design reliefs the institute from wind pressure and makes it more efficient against it.

CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS MAP

WIND PRESSURE DIAGRAM (WIND MODEL)

OPTIMIZED WIND PPRESSURE DIAGRAM (FINAL MODEL)

TERRITORIAL AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS MAP

CONCEPT MODEL

WIND MODEL

FINAL MODEL

S STRUCTURE DIAGRAMS | MODEL PHOTOGRAPHS DUST INSTITUTE

MODEL PHOTO

the samalayuca region is a desert region, a lot of dust storms take place here, and a lot dunes form in this region. the floor plans and the structure of the dust institute are designed taking the dunes in consideration. four major dunes surround the institute, two on each side. the peaks of the dunes were taken as a reference to create a radial pattern that generated the grid that was used on the floorplan and the structure of the insitute.

MODEL PHOTO

MODEL PHOTO

LONGITUDINAL SECTION A-A

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the roof design is composed by different panels that are also created by using the same grid and wherever the top and bottom grids intersect, they create a skylight that hits exactly inside the rooms that need more light inside the building.

FLOOR PLAN | STRUCTURE DIAGRAM CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS M.ARCH CANDIDATE | LONDIE DELGADO

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FLOOR PLANS DUST INSTITUTE

BASEMENT PLAN

GROUND PLAN

LONGITUDINAL SECTION A-A

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

ROOF PLAN

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