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FREELANCE WORK: OCOA HOUSE ACADEMIC WORK: THE 3 GREEN BARS BUILDING THE COLUMBUS ATHENEUM THE QUISQUEYA COMPLEX CONVENTION/ENTERTAINMENT CENTER PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: LYNNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INTEC CAMPUS RENOVATION BAYER BUILDING RENOVATION JUAN BOSCH CITY OTHER INTERESTS: PHOTOGRAPHY
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OCOA HOUSE PROJECT LOCATION: SABANA LARGA, OCOA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PARTNER: ROSARIO ARGOMÁNIZ WINTER 2015
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THE DIAGRAM We were given a tight space for construction of 8m x 10m. The site was lavish with beautiful sights, thus contemplation was the main goal. The shape began to come out of a carving process. The diagram started to read as a stone which contained softness inside. Private spaces were pushed back to offer site views to the social areas at the front. The wood, represented as red in this diagram, becomes the materiality of the interiors and terrace, which sometimes spill out reaching for views or as stairs that take the inhabitants from the lower levels to the upper terrace.
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ITERATIONS If I was to name what is to soul of my design process, that would be “iterations�... Generating fast ideas, devoloping them just to try out different possibilities and throwing them away without feeling attached to any, failing one and many times until I can reach a good solution.
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CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND DETAILING The construction documents were meant to serve as a narrative document that could easily be understood by the local builders. Expressing the idea was more important than being technical and specific about it.
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
EXPECTATIONS
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PERFORM 2015 BUILDING DESIGN COMPETITION FIRST PLACE WINNERS PROJECT LOCATION: PORTLAND, OR PARTNERS: NAREK MIRZAEI, JON LUND SUMMER 2015
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THE 3 GREEN BARS BUILDING The 3 green bars building derives from the intent to create a beautiful and highly energy efficient mixeduse complex. Portland is well known for its tradition in landscaping and urban design, which motivates the project to celebrate the public space. In our analysis, we found that Sandy Boulevard is a strong urban force that should be reflected in the project; hence the main public space is designed to engage this axis. To maximize daylight in our living spaces, increase the passive heat gain for our climate, and account for a highly replicable module; the building was shaped as a thin bar oriented to the south and ruled by a 24x36 foot grid. The north side is primarily used as a circulation corridor, which also serves as a buffer zone that reduces the heat loss.
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MAIN STRATEGIE Shared Spaces. The three bars are stitched together by two common spaces, that bridge across on the second level. These offer kitchen, dining, and laundry to promote neighborliness and social interaction among the building residences. Having the shared appliances in substitute of individual ones also reduces the energy consumption in the project by 30%. Twenty-two studio units are encouraged to use the commons, while twenty-five twobed units will still have their own stand alone kitchen and laundry. This builds on the Danish concept of cohousing, which has been a driving precedent.
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Using the Sefaira Software for energy efficiency modeling helped to quickly go through the first stages of the Schematic Design. Data like Monthly Heat Losses by elements or zones quickly let you address a design solution to enhance the conditions. As well, quickly calculations for Photovoltaics and Solar Thermal Panels, among other strategies could be easily tested in the Web App.
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THE COLUMBUS ATHENEUM PROJECT LOCATION: COLUMBUS, IN ADVANCED DESIGN BUILDING STUDIO PROFESSOR: TERRY BOLING
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Conceptual models for overall strategies.
THE COLUMBUS ATHENEUM The project is a 37,000 sf. Arts facility located in Columbus, Indiana. The ethos of the studio is rooted in the development of a “construction ethic”. The course is concerned about deep investigations into specific moments of the project in contrast to a broad, superficial comprehension of all parts. Regardless the many iterations of the overall building, all of them are based on the same moment’s ideas.
The “lightness” and the “tale struc ture tells”,
Iterations.
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Model on Context.
My design is driven by these moments throughout the building. Responding to the context of the city and the immediate surrounding also plays a primary role. Lastly, the joints at different scales are protagonists of the project, the desire of revealing the story behind the construction of the parts and the whole, the detailing, and the interstitial space in the building.
Program Diagram
Infrastructure Diagram
Structure Diagram
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Sec tion Idea. Integration of Overall Systems.
The process and developing of the ideas was driven mostly by physical modeling, it was required to be that way. All of these models were working models though, including the bay model which was a big effort to describe the integrated strategies in that section of the Atheneum.
Ground Level Floor Plan
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Bay Model. A sec tion idea for dif ferent strategies
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THE QUISQUEYA COMPLEX UNDERGRADUATE THESIS PROJECT LOCATION: SANTO DOMINGO, DR. PARTNER: FERNANDO SALCEDO COLLABORATOR: YOHANNY OCHOA ADVISORS: ALEJANDRO ASCUASIATI MICHELLE VALDEZ
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THE COMPOSITION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM Its beauty and why
Influent A xis in the Projec t Area.
The thesis project consists of an investigation that came from the question How could one compose a beautiful architectural design? and “Could that design process be rationalized in order to understand why the final result is Beautiful?� We found out beauty is not a goal itself, the final aspect is a conclusion of many responses given to identified points during the Analysis Process before the designing moment. The important thing is to lay attention into the essence of the phenomena deeply analyzed, and not what it may seem to be at first sight. The beauty of the project lies in the reasons that shaped the architectural design.
Other Influences Analized.
Abstrac t Models, looking for intentions.
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THE QUISQUEYA COMPLEX The architectural project chosen to demonstrate the hypothesis was a Baseball Cultural Complex. The process began with an exhaustive analysis of the site, as seen in the previous images. Abstract models were made in order to express conclusions into shapes and graphic symbols. And at final the architectonic develop of all the pieces that conforms the complex. The architectural drawings required for the project were meant to be precise about the layout of the spaces. Each component of the complex was developed to a certain point which can present all floor plans, sections, and elevations. Showing their arrangement in the Floor Plans, as the spatial notion through the Section drawings.
Cultural Center Schematic Sec tion
Quisqueya Complex Master Plan
Hotel Schematic Sec tion
Mixed Use Complex Schematic Sec tion
Quisqueya Stadium Facade Renovation View
Hotel View at Quisqueya Stadium
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CONVENTION/ ENTERTAINMENT CENTER PROJECT LOCATION: SANTO DOMINGO, DR PARTNER: ISAMELY CABRERA DESIGN STUDIO PROFESSOR: RAFAEL VERAS
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ARCHITECTURAL SCOPE The driver concept of the building was to emulate the Santo Domingo city, specifically the behavior of the urban context where the project is located. The city tends to hide the low class neighbourhoods through carefully designed buildings. In this way, the project shows to the city a very minimalist facade, and hides a geometric chaos, which can just be seen one time inside the complex, the same way you can only tell the urban improvisation hidden behind the main avenues buildings. Conceptual Model
Cit y Analysis
City Analysis. “El barrio�
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Parking Level Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
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Program Diagram
Schematic Sec tion Plan
Schematic Sec tion Plan Schematic Elevation Plans
Photomontage fof the Proposed Building
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LYNNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT LOCATION: EDMONDS, WA MAHLUM ARCHITECTS INC.
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THE NEW LYNNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. LYNNWOOD, WA This is a project developed by Mahlum Architects, in which I participated from Schematic Design through Construction Dpcuments. The new Lynndale Elementary School building will be an approximately 68,000 SF facility. The planning of the Lynndale Elementary building is based on the Edmonds School District Elementary Educational Specifications, the guiding principles as developed with ESC (Elementary Steering Committee) members and adapted to meet site specific needs as identified by the DRC (Design Review Committee).
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THE PROGRAM The facility will address need for the projected enrollment of 500 students and will have 27 core classrooms, shared learning and special education spaces, music, administration, library, commons and gymnasium. The building design is informed by specific opportunities and challenges that exist on the site. Another big challenge was meeting the project budget.
ASSEMBLIES AND DETAILING I was in charge of putting together the Wall Types and some Parapet and Foundation Details for this project. It’s amazing to draw the construction and understand how everything comes together.
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View from the sidewalk
View from the Ravine
LESSONS LEARNED In this project, I specially learned that architecture sometimes is not the protagonist of the space. Sometimes we want to make a notable building out of every design, when sometimes the best would be to let it fade away. This was the case for Lynndale ES, I hated the design at first, but the moment I understood it was about the ravine and not the building, I started to love it.
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INTEC UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RENNOVATION PROJECT LOCATION: SANTO DOMINGO, RD. CRISTOBAL VALDEZ Y ASOCIADOS.
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2013-2014
INTEC CAMPUS RENNOVATION The project consisted of several phases. A campus master planning and landscaping design being the first stage. The new Medicine School Building being the second. And as third being the Engineering Building Along with the two more classroom buildings. This is a special project for me, since was the first time I got the see a real construction document, and the first time I felt the structure of an architectural firm with all its endeavors.
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DETAILING THE AUDITORIUM After designing the Medice Building (on the page to the right), the auditorium on its ground level was next to be detailed. The project architect and myself developed all the interior details for the assemblies and also did the specs for the furniture to be installed. The 3D perspective served as a design tool on this one, rather than being made after design was completed.
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CAMPUS DEVELOPING It was an exciting building to work on, since CVYA gave me a lot of participation on design matters. I could propose all the facades ideas along with the project architect. By the time we hit 100% schematic design, the topography team found out it was impossible to build such an structure on that terrain. The new proposal is to be located on the left corner (image below), caring the same design ideas adapted to the new conditions.
Engineering School Building
View from the sidewalk
Medicine School Building
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BAYER BUILDING FACADE RENNOVATION PROJECT LOCATION: SANTO DOMINGO, RD. ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIO
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BAYER BUILDING FACADE STUDY This was a proposal made while I was interning at ADS, Architectural Development Studio, for the Bayer company in Dominican Republic. The goal was to give Bayer a contemporary look by renovating its faรงade. Our gut reaction was to make something that also could help insulating the building in order to help with the heat gain. Some basic solar and wind analysis were taken in consideration.
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THE SYSTEM The budget for the façade intervention did not allowed to propose drastic changes, thus a custom “add-on” Façade was the proposed solution. Possibilities with Alucobond and Glazing were considered. The color scheme was selected after the the Bayer logo color wheel. The proposed structure consists of crystal panels placed in angles in order to create a rhythm and at the time letting the wind pass through in order to prevent heat retention.
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THE JUAN BOSCH CITY DESIGN COMPETITION PROJECT LOCATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CRISTOBAL VALDEZ Y ASOCIADOS.
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JUAN BOSCH CITY COMPETITION This is an experience with many lessons learned. From the way architecture and programming a city works, to how unfair political relationships can be. The Juan Bosch City, to be fully developed from scratch, is located near the south coast in the Dominican Republic, between the city of Santo Domingo and the SDQ Internation Airport. General guidelines and terrain area were given for the development of the proposal worked by a team of Civil and Mechanical engineers, along with the urbanism and architecture firm CVYA.
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LANDSCAPING AND PARKS These parks are a small fragments of the Juan Bosch City, in which I collaborated designing and making the corresponding presentation drawings. The design program for these parks consists of soccer courts, recreational spaces, kids playgrounds, and a follie. The park would serve a vast area of real state development just across the street. Densities for these urban blocks were carefully calculated in the office in order to achieve a 25,000 occupancy required. Providing enough community services, schools, parking and green spaces for these residential blocks was planned by experienced urban architects within the firm.
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THE FOLLIE AT THE PARK Such a simple and playful thing, yet one of my favorite objects in the project. I’ve always held a preference for designing small objects and make them an expressive and articulated thing. At the time I did this, I thought it was enough for the program of these little towers just to be climbig high and seeing the horizon.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography in my life helps me satisfy how to perpetuate my memories and treasured moments, and as well a need of feeling aesthethic pleasure through composing a scene. So far, I use Instagram to file these.