Malequi Picazo
Third Year Architecture Portfolio
Table of Contents Cover Page Resume Project 1: Interlock Project 2: Rise Project 3: Hollow Column Project 4: The Cricket Line Drawing
Malequi Picazo mspicazo@bsu.edu 260-705-9088 malequipicazo.wix.com/architecture
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Architecture, Expected May 2021 Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Honors College GPA: 3.9/4.0 Dean’s List (Fall 2016-present) HIGH SCHOOL Blackhawk Christian High School Graduated June 2016
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE Rhinoceros Grasshopper Autodesk Revit Adobe Suite SketchUp Sefaira
CHARACTERISTICS/STRENGTHS Flexible Organized Friendly Positive Loyal Team-Oriented
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ball State University – Muncie, IN Part-Time Employee August 2018 - present • Art Gallery Desk Staff Springfield Restoration and Remodeling – Fort Wayne, IN Full-Time Summer Employee May 2017 - August 2018 • Installed metal roofs • Installed and replaced gutter and downspouts • Water damage repair Paragon Landscaping – Fort Wayne, IN Full-Time Summer Employee March 2016 - August 2016 • Mowed lawns, pulled weeds, laid mulch • Installed new landscaping beds
ACTIVITIES
Member of Tau Sigma Delta - In order to be qualified as a member, I was in the top 20% of my third year class academically; 2019 - present Member of AIAS – Attend meetings and events held by American Institute of Architecture Students; 2017 - present Member of NSCS – 2017 - present Piano Player for Worship Team at church School and Club Soccer - 2007 - 2016 Summer Mission Trips - worked with children, small construction projects, and worked with teams; 2012 - 2016
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1 Storage and Archives 2 Workroom 3 Loading 4 Entrance to Ampitheater 5 Gallery 6 Gift Shop and Lobby 7 Main Entrance 8 Secondary Entrance 9 Restroom 10 Classroom 11 Administration Suite 12 Extended Gallery and Viewing Space 13 Restroom 14 Amphitheater Classroom 15 Cafe 16 Rain Garden 17 Stairs 18 Cafe Dining Space 19 Library 20 Rooftop Greenspace Garden 21 Shadow from Wabash Sign 22 Imposed Wabash Sign 23 Stairs 24 Elevator
Interlock
I designed a museum for the community of Wabash to gather and learn about its local history and the adjacent river. The concept of the building was inspired by Japanese wood joinery techniques. The voids and the overall shapes used in the building are directly correlated with a joinery technique.
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Site Plan Site Plan
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WABASH The museum was designed to display a historic boat replica on the main floor as well as other relevant artifacts and historical components. The boat was used along the historic trade route that necessitated the Wabash River decades ago. The second story contains a classroom auditorium space and a small rain garden that connects to a cafe. The green roof is accessible through the third-floor library space that overlooks the river. The third story also possesses a custom skylight that creates a shadow on the ground near the entrance that appears “WABASH.� The exterior wooden rain screen and the building form itself are the two elements of the conversation of joinery.
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East/West Section Facing Wabash River
Metal Flashing Wood Blocking Membrane Flashing Mechanical System Growing Medium Root Barrier Gravel or Pavers Cant Strip Filter Fabric Cover Board Vapor Barrier Rigid Insulation Perimeter Member Fastening 2” Steel Decking Steel Shelf Angle Open Steel Web Joist
Double Pane Low-E Glazing
Mullion System 8” Concrete Column 3/4” Cedar Siding Rigid Insulation Vapor Barrier
Plastic Furring Strips Channel runs vertically every 2’ Metal Flashing Wooden Blocking
3” Concrete Slab 2” Steel Decking Steel Shelf Angle Open Steel Web Joist
4” Concrete Slab On Grade 1” Sand 1” Compact Gravel
8” Stem Wall Stirrups 3’-0” O.C.
Key 12” x 24” Footing #4 Rebar Continuous
Wall Section Wall Section
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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. It is 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.
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Translation The different levels of Rise represent the modular form that we adapted from Doge’s Palace. The increments in spacing of the layers were a 1-35 pattern that we adapted from a visual elevation of the palace. The winding of the dowel rods and the vertical ascension represent the attempt of mankind to achieve success, power, and greatness. The layers of the model and the fractured teeth represent both struggles and breakthroughs within a society.
The Hollow Column
This structural study was a three person group project. We were tasked with constructing a tower using solely dowel rods, glue, and string. The tower was to be 30� tall and must completely support 8 lbs. of weight. Each person in my group produced and tested an idea for a form for the tower. My two partners in this project were Alex Storz and Logan Gemmill. The end product was primarily my design with the addition of diagonal bracing. I was also responsible for doing most of the string lashing around joints.
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Process The original design was a circular tower with four concentric rings that gradually decreased in size going upwards. Due to the nature of our material, dowel rods, hexagonal shapes were used instead. The 30� height was divided into four equivalent sections of 7.5� each. We applied our knowledge of truss design to our tower by triangulating the space in between the vertical members. We concluded this would more evenly distribute the vertical loads. Our tower was successful in holding the required 8 lbs. of weight.
The Cricket
The Cricket
The Cricket is a design for a 1,200seat performing arts theater in downtown Muncie near the Cardinal Greenway off N. High Street. The ground floor hosts the majority of the gathering spaces and lounges, while the basement contains offices, conference rooms, a music store, dressing rooms, and storage. The north plaza interacts with guests on the intersection of N. Franklin St. and N. High St.
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The Experience The top image shows an exterior perspective of The Cricket. The bowstring trusses and the steel columns allow for the building to read as a lightweight structure. The interior of the space reinforces this concept as well. All of the structural elements are exposed, and large amounts of daylight illuminate the space. The section perspective below displays the relationship between the spaces, and the size and location of the auditorium.
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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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Structure The building is composed of a series of steel bowstring trusses which rest on 8� steel tubes. The steel tubes are cross tensioned together with 2� steel reinforcement cables. The steel tubes are anchored to 1’ by 1’ concrete piles which are attached to 1’ thick, 6’ by 6’ spread footings buried in the ground 20’ below grade. The ground floor is supported by standard steel open web joists which span between the piles and several intermediate columns.
Bowstring Trusses 8� Steel Columns 2� Steel Reinforcement Cables Steel Open Web Joists 1’ square Concrete Piles with 6’ square Spread Footings
Evolution
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.
Thank you.