PORTFOLIO Lorena Gomez-Farias
Lorena Gomez Farias Blasco Bachelor of Science in Architecture 1750 Stargazer Pass, San Antonio, Tx, 78260 (830)-237-3632 lore_gfb@hotmail.com
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Downtown Condo Poth Restroom
08 Park Intervention
-Condo “connectivity� -Stonework Restroom -Second Level Park with Transit Center in downtown SA in Poth, Texas
07 Parasetic Intervention -Downtown restaurant/bar
TABLE OF CONTENTS
06 Sustainability Ctr. -Green Reach Learning Center
05 Park Pavilion
-Light Art display
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Center for Student “New Life� dorms -Dorms for living and health -Apartments and and Medical Center
architecture students
02 BRT Station
-Bus rapid transit station
01 Visual Communication -Marker -Pen sketches -Color drawing
VISUAL COMMUNICATION 01
MARKER
San Antonio college Nursing building
Design project sketch
PEN SKETCHES AND GRAPHICS
Site Sketch
Frank Lloyd Wright study sketch
Falling waters sketch
Graphics-Pen Drawing
Barcelona, Spain sketch
PENCIL DRAWING
Class sketch Left: Pont du Gard Sketch in Italy Right: San Pedro park sketch in Texas
Project sketch
Painting with china ink
This project was to design a BRT (bus rapid transit) station for the Medical Drive intsersection. The project required two stations on both sides of the street with a sitting area and a shaded area for a minimum of 10 people.
BRT BUS STATION
Prof. Bohuslav Studio 2007
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HELIX STATION
Concept
Design San Antonio's BRT station at Medical Drive street. The purpose of this project was to create a bridge
Concept Diagram Media: watercolor
Site Analysis Montage Media: watercolor
Final Study Model
Shadows sketch
Concept Model
Breezes and Sun direction
Sketch perspective
Final Plan
Front Elevation with prisma markers
Final Drawings Model on site with wrapping curves
Final Section
This project was to design dormatories for architecture students in downtown San Antonio. Using an old historic building and incorporating a new building, with a game room, dining room, studio and gym. Each room needs a kitchen, bathroom and four bedrooms. Needs to be ADA accesible.
ARCHITECTURE DORMS
Prof. Hayes Studio 2012
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ARCHITECTURE STUDENT DORMS
Concept
Living in the geometry of new order. Incorporating the new building and rotating it from the old building. The building is bended and lifted up. This followed the concept of new type of living by rotating and using dynamic forms.
Concept shifting
CONCEPT- dynamic landscape in contained geometry
Circulation and corridors
Exit Circulation: public way, exit discharge, exit passageway and dead end
Second floor plan
Third floor plan First floor plan and ADA access
RED: main columns YELLOW: the braces SILVER: beams
Interior beams through floor which is exposed in the hallway
Section Stairs and distance
Fire rating for Walls
ROOMS
STUDIO
GYM
GAME ROOM COURTYARD
Courtyard towards the water feature with picnic tables, barbeque area, and grass gardens.
Interior view of game room where the structure is beatifuly exposed. There is a sofa seating area, an area with pool tables, reading tables and an architecture bookshelf. At the end there is an entrance for an elevator and a bathroom facility.
The Competition challenged to define a new relationship between S.A. College with its students and community. The focus was sustainability, urban planning and landscaping. It is a mix use apartment complex with a health facility, coffee shop, commercial shops and daycare center.
4th place sophmore competition
CENTER FOR STUDENT LIVING AND HEALTH Prof. Bohuslav studio 2008
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MIXED USE DORMS
Concept
The project acknowleges the environment, using sustainability as the main concern; using natural lighting, passive air circulation and water cisterns. The concept came from connecting the parks close by, and having this new building as the glue to join them all.
Concept sketches of the sections with the breezes and solar access Site concept-connecting two local parks by SA college
Plan studies: Study the circulation, the natural resources, the views and the zoning of the different functions of the buildings.
Media: Pen and prismas
Media: Watercolor
Media: Pencil, number 2
Axonometric with circulation
Floor plan 2-6
Axonometric with natural air ventilation
South Elevation
East Elevation
Dormitory Section
South Section
First floor plan
Dormitory model
East Section
Project was to develop a design for a Park pavilion, focused on interior illumination and roof design. The intent was to morph the roof and create a dynamic forms.
PARK PAVILION
Prof. Thompson studio 2011
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LIGHT PAVILION
Concept
The project acknowleges the light and started with a simple shed roof. Then multiplied to three shed roof and morphed them together to capture water and let natural light and ventilation come into the structure. The project also uses transparent screens to create dynamic lighting.
North elevation
East elevation
Concept sketch of the
water collection and juxtaposition of forms
Museum Board Model
Project was to design a center of sustainability in the dowtown San Antonio. The center would inform visitors of how to renew resources and become self sufficient at their homes. It would include a museum, vertical gardens and apartments.
Drawing to be published in “Architectural Drawing� by R. Yee
SUSTAINABILITY CENTER
Prof. Thompson studio 2010
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GREEN REACH LEARNING CENTER
Concept Concept shifting of grid
CONCEPT- Using green links, creating a green environment
This concept focuses on landmarks and connecting them through passageways. The landmark are wind turbines as a symbol of sustainability. The building creates a courtyard in the middle with two main grids, which would combine in the middle. The grid is transfered to the structure and the ground cover.
Basswood model- view of the front elevation
DRAWING TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEW EDITION “ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING” 2012 by Rendow Yee
Entrance perspective
First floor plan
Basswood model
North Section
Basswood model Perspective of exterior passageway
Perspective of the outdoor walkway
Perspective in the main hallway
Perspective view of the courtyard
Develop an architectural intervention within the city of San Antonio that activates the space and creates new experiences for the people using the dowtown area; after investigating the area with diverse mapping techniques.
PARASITIC INTERVENTION
Prof. McClellan studio 2011
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DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT
Concept
Design based on the overlapping of grids of the downtown San Antonio. The grid shifts from orthagonal to diagonal and use this to create an intervention to the Aztec Theater on commerce street. The new addition will attach to the wall and create a restaurant/bar on the roof top and on the walls activating the area.
Urban discovery
Overlapping drawings to study the grid of the city
East Elevation
Eploded Axonometric
North Elevation
Building skin studies, how it attaches itself and how the colors and movement interact within the city.
View of roof restaurant with wall patios and staircases South Section
Renderings Upper right: Roof restaurant Lower right: Front elevation South Section
Wall balconies
Project was to create a Park in the downtown of San Antonio from the University of Texas to Hemisphere park. This park would have to create urban spaces where none before, and link the downtown area. Prof. Hayes studio 2012
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PARK INTERVENTION
DOWNTOWN PARK
Concept
Design solution was to create a second story park as link of UTSA and Hemisphere park. Main focus was to ceate vertical gardens as a green solution and to create a visual icon on the skyline of San Antonio. The park focuses on curves which represents the flowing motion of the riverwalk. These curves create a fluid motion for the walkways.
Overlapping drawings with the plan view of the park in the downtown SA
Left: “look out� tower with vertical gardens for the community. Right: Upper level of the park with a bycicle route and several sitting areas.
Project was to create a Park in the downtown of San Antonio from the University of Texas to Hemisphere park. This park would have to create urban spaces where none before, and link the downtown area.
Prof. Pemperton studio 2012
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STONEWORK RESTROOM First place in Senior competition Project to be built in Poth, Texas
SANDSTONE RESTROOM LAYERS OF DESIGN AND CURVES
Concept
Three main spaces diagrammed in boxes and then layered and rotated together. The main focus was the sandstone, looking at its rigidity and linear character with a blend of curvilinear colors. Diagramming the main walls corresponding to the breezes and the light exposure. The building uses all natural resources.
Breeze and light diagram
Two main restrooms with a common plumbing chase. The entrance has a main gathering area and a wooden curved wall. Both sides of the walls have a bench and a drinking fountain. The back entrance is for the closet and the plumbing chase.
-ONE OF THE FOUR FINALISTS IN SENIOR COMPETITION WITH THE DESIGN AWARD -FIRST PLACE IN FINAL STAGE -TO BE BUILT IN SUMMER 2012 IN POTH, TEXAS
Structural plan
Radius for curved wall
Floor plan
Basswood model
Main Structure
Woman’s section Composed of a corrugated steel roof with skylights, which are located against the sandstone walls. The structure consists of four load bearing walls with the beams and purlins on top. Sandstone was the main concern of the client, so it is used as cladding for the all the main walls.
Men’s section
Interior view of Women’s restroom
Night front view
West east section
Renderings
Construction drawings
ADA ACCESIBILITY drawings
Construction details
Project required a transit and tourism center with a sitting area for the bus station. Accessible to all people from the street and river level. The accomodations are a condo/hotel with a spa and fitness center with 25 parking spaces, as well as a restaurant, deck area, pool, physical plant and offices.
Prof. McClellan studio 2011
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CONDO CONNECTIVITY
CONDO-CONNECTIVITY WITH TRANSIT CENTER
Concept
Three main spaces diagrammed in boxes and then layered and rotated together. The main focus was the sandstone, looking at its rigidity and linear character with a blend of curvilinear colors. Diagramming the main walls corresponding to the breezes and the light exposure. The building uses all natural resources.
Bubble diagram
Concept Diagramming Massing
Green Link “Core�
1st Floor plan Structure: main core, with circulation, with main columns, and floors.
Parking Circulation
3rd Floor plan
Drawings Room floor plan
North Elevation
East Elevation
Perspective of waterfront
Interior view of living room
Perspective of back entrance
View of restaurant, bus stop and game room
EDUCATION - GRADUATED CUM LAUDE WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE 2012 - FIRST PLACE IN SENIOR COMPETITION - DESIGN PROJECT (RESTROOMS) TO BE BUILT IN SUMMER 2012 IN POTH, TX - DRAWING TO BE PUBLISHED IN “ARHITECTURAL DRAWING” BY RENDOW YEE 2012 - 4TH PLACE SOPHMORE DESIGN COMPETITION “COLLEGE APARTMENTS” - SELECTED BY ACCD AND AIA REPRESENTATIVES AS ONE OF TWO OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2008 AIA ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP - SPRING 2010 HONOR ROLL - FALL 2011 HONOR ROLL - FALL 2010 PRESIDENT’S LIST - AIAS SECRETARY POSITION 2008 - CANSTRUCTION HONORABLE MENTION WITH SAC AIAS EMPLOYEMENT - ZIOS TOGO POSITION FOR 5 YEARS - 4 YEARS CHILDRENS BIBLE STUDY TEACHER AT HOREB, MEXICO CITY SKILL - PROGRAMS: RHINO, VRAY, AUTOCAD, INDESIGN, PHOTOSHOP, MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE, AUTODESK ECOTECT. - BILINGUAL IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH