Malequi Picazo Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio
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Tennessee Cliff Overlook
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Fort Wayne Film Institute
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The Cricket
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Rise
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Space Research Center
Personal Project | 2019 - 2020
Fourth Year Studio | Spring 2020
Third Year Studio | Fall 2018
Second Year History | Fall 2017
Fifth Year Studio | Fall 2020 3
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Tennessee Cliff Overlook
This was a special project for me because my dad’s parents lost their home to a house fire while they were on vacation overseas in March of 2019. Although devastating as this tragedy was, their insurance company granted them sufficient funds to rebuild their house from the ground up. My uncle, who is a contractor in the area, worked with me for ten months to recreate the house of their dreams. Foundations for the house were poured in August of 2019, and my grandparents, the clients, officially moved in May of 2020. Although the event leading up to this project was sad and gripping, the replacement was stunning and functional.
South Elevation
One of the goals of this project was to retain the essence and concept of the original house while improving any errors that were obvious in the previous house. Two examples of corrections that were made was an adjustment to the ceiling height in the upstairs rooms, and the relocating and increasing of accessibility in the master suite. Since my grandparents are recently retired, they hope to spend the rest of their lives in this home.
East Elevation 2019-2020 Personal Project
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Original House: November 2017
Approach from Bottom of the Hill
Original House: November 2017
House from Road Access Entry Gate
Panorama of Living Room from Upper Balcony 5
Among the many variations of this project were several iterations that were visually appealing, but functionally flawed. Through several conversations with the contractor (my uncle), we found common ground on how to resolve these issues. Unfortunately, some of the solutions we discussed were actually rejected by the clients (my grandparents). In some places, like the kitchen, these conflicts were quickly resolved. In others, however, such as the garage, only an adjusted budget and one year of time took care of the issue.
South Elevation
Over the course of this design, I learned a lot about separating myself and my personal interests from what the clients wanted. Even though I have the opportunity to see this home in person many times, I realized that this design was intended for someone else. It is worth mentioning that I urged that the windows on the upper level on the south elevation should match the north elevation. Even though I may have preferred certain iterations over the final, I was really pleased with the end result, and my grandparents have thanked my uncle and me on many occasions.
East Elevation
North Elevation
West Elevation 6
Malequi Picazo Muncie, Indiana 47304 Phone: 260.705.9088 Email: malequipicazo@gmail.com 205
Bedroom 5
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Bathroom 4
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Bathroom 3
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Daniel and Celia Picazo 125 Horseshoe Bend Road Rogersville, TN 37857
Picazo Residence
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Bedroom 3 204
Bedroom 4 207
Dormer Loft
First Draft of Upper Level
Upper Level Floor Plan
UPPER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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Upper Level Floor Plan
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Garage
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Master Bedroom 108
Great Room
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Entry Mudroom
Pantry
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Kitchen
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Sitting/ Study Room
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Craft Room
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Bathroom 2
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Master Bath
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Breakfast Nook
MAIN LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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Main Level Floor Plan
Main Level Floor Plan
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First Draft of Main Level
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Dining Room
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Studio 002
Bathroom 1
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Bedroom 2
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Recreation Room
Picazo Residence
Bedroom 1
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Sitting Room
First Draft of Lower Level
Lower Level Floor Plan
LOWER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN
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Lower Level Floor Plan
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August 2019: Foundations Poured
January 2020: Exterior Sheathing and Windows
October 2019: Waterproofing Applied
May 2020: Retaining Walls and Siding
November 2019: Main Level Framing
July 2020: Sunset Over the Cliff 8
The lower level serves a variety of purposes including entertainment for us grandkids, a studio space for my grandpa, and a workshop to be used in woodworking projects. A large laundry and bathroom combination allows the grandkids to clean off after coming inside from playing before going upstairs. The main floor contains several gathering spaces, as well as the master suite, a guest bedroom, and a large kitchen. When my grandparents were giving instruction on what the redesign should look like, the layout of the original house become a recurring theme. While many of the spaces increased in size from the original, the living room became narrower. With the decision to move the guest bedrooms upstairs, the master suite got bigger, and an additional guest bedroom remained on the main floor. The second floor serves as a sleep space for family and guests who visit. There are 10 beds in the upstairs rooms. One large “master suite” features a beautiful view of the adjacent horseshoe bend river. The house overlooks a steep cliff that leads to the river.
Fireplace and Chimney in the Living Room
Recreation Area in the Basement
Dining Room with Outdoor Deck 9
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Fort Wayne Film Institute
This project was located in downtown Fort Wayne, IN off of Wayne and Harrison St. My project partner, Andrea Wesson, and I designed a 22,000 sq. ft. film institute which included a public gallery for film displays, a sound stage and fabrication lab for production, an 80-seat cinema, and a variety of classrooms, labs, and offices. In the left image, our four-story building can be seen within its urban context. Because we were conscious of our building’s surroundings, we found the middle ground between the six-story and single-story buildings colored in gray. Below, a process diagram portrays the evolution of the project.
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Isometric View of Building in Site Context
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Address site shape Spring 2019 - Fourth Year Studio
Treat corners as facades
Reduce scale and slice at ground plane 10
Infill program Process Diagram of Evolution
Diagram of Components 2-hour Fire-rated CLT Walls 12” x 18” Glulam Beam 12” x 12” Glulam Column
5 + 7-layer CLT Floor
7-layer CLT Wall
Concrete Footing 3’ below grade Concrete Foundation Stem Wall
Street View of the Film Institute
Building Scale Structural Diagram
2nd Floor Plan
Roof Plan
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Main Level Plan with Site Context
3rd Floor Plan NORTH
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4th Floor Plan
In the 3D Wall Section Diagram, the different components of our facade and structural systems clearly interact. The overall composition of this wall has an insulation value of R-28, which is much higher and effective than the code minimum of R-15. By doing an analysis using Sefaira, we determined that this is an efficient balance of wall thickness, energy performance, and cost. We chose to use Real Cedar siding for the majority of our building. It accentuated the horizontality of the spine, but also followed the angle of the rotated portion of the building. On the protrusion of the cinema, as shown on the latitudinal section below, we wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to place a marquee on the underside of the volume. This allowed pedestrians and visitors to see events that will take place in the space directly attached to that marquee. This section was taken through a unique portion of our building. Starting at the inhabitable roof, this drawing also shows a classroom space, the cinema, and the gallery space on the ground floor.
Latitudinal Section
12” x 12” Glulam Column 5-layer CLT Wall Panel 3” x 6” Plywood Wall Truss 6” Loose Cellulose Insulation 1” Insulation Sheathing Waterproofing Membrane 1” x 2” Treated Wood Battens 1” x 16” RealCedar T+G Siding 1” x 8” T+G Wood Flooring
5 + 7-layer CLT Floor Panels 12” x 18” Glulam Beam
3D Wall Section Diagram
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Longitudinal Section
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The Cricket
The Cricket was a design for a 1,200-seat performing arts theater in downtown Muncie near the Cardinal Greenway off N. High Street. The ground floor hosted the majority of the gathering spaces and lounges, while the basement contained offices, conference rooms, a music store, dressing rooms, and storage. The north plaza opened to the public on the intersection of N. Franklin St. and N. High St. The bowstring trusses and the steel columns allowed for the building to read as a lightweight structure. Physical Model
Physical Model
The interior of the spaces reinforced this concept too. All of the structural elements were exposed, and large amounts of daylight illuminated the space. The section perspective (pg. 16) displays the relationship between the spaces and the auditorium. The building was composed of a series of steel bowstring trusses which rested on 8” steel tubes. The steel tubes were crosstensioned together with 2” steel reinforcement cables. The steel tubes were also anchored to concrete piles which were attached to spread footings buried in the ground 20’ below grade. The ground floor was supported by steel open web joists which spanned between the piles and several intermediate columns.
Bird’s Eye View of “The Cricket” Fall 2018 - Third Year Studio
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The development of this project evolved from a concept model I created out of dry spaghetti noodles. The fragility and linear nature of the material became useful for an abstract, sharp model that resembled an insect. Upon further development, I matched a level of relevance to Muncie with the insect concept. I chose to pick a ubiquitous insect with a tie to music - the cricket. After choosing this fascinating creature, I evaluated its elements and design. I decided to extract the nature of its wings, both in form and in relation to each other, and its structure. A cricket has two asymmetrical wings on its back that become slightly offset when it decides to chirp. The chirping motion is caused by the wings rubbing together. I mimicked this with the use of two separate roof systems that are offset by 20 vertical feet. The body of a cricket is strong but light. I chose a bowstring truss system raised off the ground by thin steel columns replacing the legs. I also expanded upon the leg concept by extending the axis of the truss system to the plaza by using a different material and adding linear elements.
Typical Egress
The Cricket
Theater Logo
Spaghetti Model
Close-Up of Cricket
Concept Design Model
Fire Safety Egress
HVAC Systems
Outdoor Plaza
Interior Lobby and Gathering Space
Full Building Section Perspective 16
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Plaza Main Entrance Secondary Entrance Ticketing Lobby Gender Neutral Restrooms Ramps, Elevators, Stairs Loading Dock Auditorium Stage Mechanical Music Teaching Spaces Dressing Rooms Faculty Offices Conference Rooms Music Store
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Lower Level Plan 1” = 40’
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8” Steel Columns
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2” Steel Reinforcement Cables
Main Level Plan
Steel Open Web Joists 1’ square Concrete Piles with 6’ square Spread Footings
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Structural Diagram
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Rise
This sculpture was a two-person group project for an architecture history course. Logan Gemmill was my partner for this project from the conceptual and schematic phase to the final design and model-building phase. Rise was a physical representation and culmination of two significant and contrasting works of our choosing. We decided to evaluate and replicate elements of Doge’s Palace in Venice and the Serpentine Mounds in Illinois. The modular form of the palace, and the winding, undulating motion of the mounds impacted our design.
Close-Up of Climbing Dowels Fall 2017 - Second Year - History of Architecture
Close-Up of Explosive Holes 18
The different levels of Rise represented the modular form that we adapted from Doge’s Palace. The increments in spacing of the layers were a 1-3-5 pattern that we adapted from a visual elevation of the palace. The winding of the dowel rods and the vertical ascension represented the attempt of mankind to achieve success, power, and greatness. The layers of the model and the fractured teeth represented both struggles and breakthroughs within a society.
Close-Up Axonometric View
Front Elevation
Right Elevation
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Space Research Center
SOLAR STATION
PARKING
Concept Sketches TOWN HOUSES
The Space Research Center was a recent project I designed for an urban infill project located in Muncie, Indiana during my previous architecture studio. Located on the eastern side of the city, I decided to introduce a program that would serve as an educational opportunity and community hub for the eastern neighborhood as well as Ball State University. The program also tied in with my thesis. For the duration of this 6-week project, I also worked alongside two landscape architecture students, Jake Senne and Sarah Bisch. Our conversations and design decisions were integrated into this project thoroughly; however, the site plan is the only drawing shown created by my partners. Although, I did make the floor plan that was placed into this site plan. As seen in this design, the roof and landscape forms are quite dynamic and pair well. Fall 2020 - Fifth Year Studio
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TRANSIT CENTER
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
COMMERCIAL / RETAIL
COMMERCIAL / RETAIL
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RETAIL
TECH DEVELOPMENT / OFFICE SPACE
EXISTING WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
BIKE SHOP
APARTMENTS
MIXED - USE
ROW HOUSES
GROCERY / MARKET
RESTAURANT / RETAIL
RESEARCH CENTER
TECH DEVELOPMENT / OFFICE SPACE
ALTERNATE POWER GENERATION CENTER
MANUFACTURING TRANSIT CENTER
PARKING MANUFACTURING
KITSELMAN CROSSING || MASTER PLAN 0’
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Master Site Plan 20
Main North Entrance
Main Entrance to Gallery
Outdoor Cafe and Second Entrance
North Facade and Parking Lot
Top of Plate
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Panels Spray Foam Insulation @ cavity
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Mitered Solid Blocking Over Top Plate w/ Continuous Bead Silicone Caulk Top + Bottom 3" Mechanical Chase w/ Double 2x6 Purlins @ 24" o.c. 3 4 " Tongue & Groove Decking (Verify Species & Grade w/ Owner)
2x10 Window Header Build-up Suspended HVAC System bolted to timberframe
Douglas Fir Mortise + Tenon Timberframe
2x6 Wood Studs @ 24" o.c. Tyvek Wrap over 21 " Exterior APA Rated Plywood Sheathing w/ 5 21 " Mineral Batt Insulation and Vapor Retarder on the Warm side.
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Type X Gypsum Board w/ Paint
Floor Plan in Site Context
The form of this building started as a strict radial organization scheme since this type of layout is excellent at clustering program elements. After some evolution, and by dividing up the wings of this structure, I was able to ensure that certain spaces stayed together; studios and workspaces, laboratory spaces and simulation labs, and the public cafe and gallery. At the center of this radial building is the large space exploration gallery, shown on page 23. To the right, a detailed wall section shows the timberframe I chose for the main structure of this building. In the north spine, I decided to include a contemporary roofing system as well. 22
12" Cedar Horizontal T+G Rainscreen Siding w/ Climate Shield Clips @ 24" o.c. Reinforced Concrete Foundation Wall
60 mil Waterproofing Membrane or Equal Spray on Coating w/ Drainage Mat. 6" minimum cover of Gravel or Crushed Stone around Filter Fabric surrounding 6" Perimeter Drain to Daylight Reinforced Concrete Footing
Finish Flooring 3 4 " APA Rated Plywood Subfloor
Top of Slab 0'-0"
Bottom of Footer -3' - 4"
Detailed Building Wall Section
Semi-Private Public Private 2-Double Doors 1-Double Doors Single Door Overhead Door Student Circulation Circulation Diagram
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Space Exploration Gallery
Main Level Floor Plan NORTH
VAV Zones Supply Ducts Return Ducts
Independent Stack Vents VAV Reheat Box
HVAC Diagram
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Corridor to Library and Building Spaces
Main Level Floor Plan
The exterior images on page 21 show the elegant undulation of the building’s spine, the main north entrance, and some meandering outdoor circulation around the building. In the middle image to the right, one daylighting strategy is shown through the use of a long corridor with a clerestory. This design allowed daylight to illuminate the corridors throughout the day. At the end of the clerestory hall is a student workspace as shown in the bottom image. With high ceilings and a large overhead door, students have the freedom to create with few limitations. NORTH
Student and Faculty Building Space 23
Malequi Picazo
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