M
LUIS MARTÍN MEDINA SELECTED WORKS
table of contents texas tech university seville [mixed-use center] sevilla, espa単a summer 2011
sensible in.Fill [gallery/artist residence] denver, colorado spring 2011
destination spectacle [black box theater / bridge] white sands, new mexico fall 2010
architectural design studio
performance center [transition, framing & perspective] lubbock, texas spring 2010
generative paper strip cluster systems [digital investigation] fall 2010
digital media
potetic potential of computers [digital investigation] fall 2011
TTU Seville Mixed-Use Center Sevilla, España Study Abroad summer 2011
With more than 2000 years of history, Seville has always been an important city. Not just as the one of the most critical cities in the Iberian Peninsula, but also as a part of the Old Continent. Seville still contains a large, wellpreserved Historical Center with relevant influences from the Arabic, Roman and Medieval culture. Not only was it the capital of Andalusia, it was also the center of the Trade Monopoly to the Americas, and home for the King Philip V. It is considered a city full of culture: food, traditions, art, architecture and music. Through an intense analysis of Spanish Culture, this Design Project consist in designing a new “TTU Seville Mixed Use Center”, with offices, classrooms, a lecture hall (multi-purpose), computer center, lounge area, restrooms, library, and outdoor public space, along with mixed use complementary uses defined through intense research.
urban approach
street
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volume transformation [by site]
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area blocks distribution
classrooms adm offices
lobby
multipurpose room
faculty offices student lounge
room distribution
Calle Betis [barrio de Triana]
Puente de Isabell II [ puente de triana ]
Rio Guadalquivir
Paseo Cristobal Colon
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digital painting
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site/roof plan
[dna slice] cuts through site
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first floorplan
second floorplan
spanish classrooms administration offices administration offices
restrooms
classrooms
entrance
computer lab faculty offices
multipurpose room
entrance
restrooms lounge
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watrer activities
SECTION cut through site
entrance to building biking / running
performance area / garden seating area / access
river
lounge area
SECTION cut through building
offices
entrance
lobby
offices
classrooms
street
PERSPECTIVE view from bridge
Sensible InFill Denver, Colorado
Design Studio 5 spring 2011
This project takes place in what could be called the edge of Denver’s Lower Downtown. LoDo is the affectionate name that Denverites call the Lower Downtown Historic District and mixed-use neighborhood. LoDo, the city's birthplace, is the most exciting, fun, and hip part of the city of Denver. LoDo, Denver is the lower downtown area of Denver, Colorado, the oldest and original settlement of the city of Denver. It is a mixed-use historic district, known for its nightlife, and serves as an example of success in urban reinvestment and revitalization. The current population is 21,145. This proposed project aims to become an addition to Denver’s unique historical, cultural, and retail neighborhood.
Biologically inspired desgin There are three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. These microscopic cells are responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body, fighting infection and working to stop bleeding. Platelets are cell fragments that help stop blood leaking from injured blood vessels. If a blood vessel is damaged, platelets gather at the wound and stick to each other to form a plug.
1. platelets
shape grammar
Rule
2. shape grammar to aparatus
Function as enclosure, user + space integrated as one. A system that creates a dialogue of spaces and forms based on connection rules. ORDER WITHIN CAOS
3. aparatus
BLAKE ST 15th STREET
STORE
OFFICES
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GALLERY
LIVING UNITS
WORKING
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2nd Floor Plan
3rd Floor Plan
Section _a Section _a
3/32” = 1’
10’
25’
50’
100’
125’
Sensible inFill
project.emergence
After the analysis phase of the studio that was based on the biological object [platelets] and the irrirations of form and volumes of the physical models [apparatus] the translation of the geometric shapes found had to be applied to the assigned program for the next phase of the studio. An urban infill of 50 feet by 125 feet with 55 feet height limitation with the program of commercial and residential spaces.
GALLERY GALLERY
W.C.
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LOUNGE a
GALLERY
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CAFE
DN UP
UP
GALLERY ENTRANCE
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Ground Floor Plan
Elevation
structure details elevation/section 10’=1” scale mass model envelope detail
Section c Elevation
3/32” = 1’
10’
25’
50’
100’
125’
open web steel joists
steel beam
natural cellulose insulation [denim]
light-gauge steel studs
interior wall / gypsum board
gypsum board weather membrane
reinforced concrete on metal decking
brackets
perforated aluminum louvers
exploded axonometric
10’=1� scale mass model final rendering
perspective rendering
Destination Spectacle White Sands, New Mexico
Design Studio 4 fall 2010
The intent of this studio was to refine and have a better understanding and a better position in Architecture. There were works and assignments that helped to resolve the complexity of building in a holistic manner oftheoretical, material and spatial understanding. The site for this project takes place in White Sands, NM. White Sands is a National Monument located about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Alamogordo in the state of New Mexico. The area is in the mountainringed Tularosa Basin valley area and comprises the southern part of a 710-km² (275-mi²) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
models
site photographs
section collage
The description for this project consist of being able to design a performance space [black box theater type] in the middle of one of the most iconic places of the American south west. The design concept was to be able to experience an spectacle [admire the natural beauty of the sand dunes of the site, how they change colors and merge with the sky creating a completely different atmosphere] before arriving to the actual final spectacle destination [your seat before the show] In order to do this, a series of theoretical structural and volumetric study models where developed and taken into the site. By doing these a decision was taken to go with a bridge like structure that would serve the purpose of showcasing the surroundings allowing the user to have a 360 view of the sand dunes.
roof plan
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floor plan
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scale 1:32
20
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50
100
1. entry 2. bridge 3. cafe 4. restroom 5. ticket booth 6. stage 7. seating 8. dressing rooms 9. dunes
circulation axonometric
perspective rendering interior rendering details
Performance Space Lubbock, Texas
Design Studio 3 spring 2010
Situated in one of the most diverse and active areas of Lubbock, Texas, this project consisted in designing a performance space to enhance the already active area of the city where the site is located. This site becomes very versatile because of its duality, being very active during the night hours and weekends because of the amount of bars and restaurants around the site, but becoming very quiet and inactive during the morning and day hours. The idea and concept was to design a space that would bring activity to the area and the site during the day and enhance the activity during the night by having a new performance center. The concept is based on continuity of a path that moves changes direction and orientation. Bending and moving around creates different spaces and voids that allows the view through the path. the ability to have multiple points of view, `perspectives’ through the same space creates the feeling of curiosity and gives you the ability of looking to one specific thing but having more than one perspective to do so. one path . multiple spaces. multiple views. one building, that gives a activity equilibrium to the site.
Site volume studies
Concepual Diagrams
perspective view
interior of tunnels
continuity of a path that moves changes direction and orientation. the path that wraps around the building framing it and creating different spaces and voids that allows the view through the path to the exterior making a interaction and act of bringing the outside in. The ability to have multiple points of view, evokes the feeling of curiosity . one path . multiple spaces. multiple views. one building, that gives a activity equilibrium to the site. birds eye view
East Elevation
Section
Perspective view
South Elevation
construction unit analysis
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deformations
twist & bend
component
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generative paper strip [cluster systems] digital investigation
digital media 1 fall 2010
clusters
exploration of the generative systems through tectonic assemblies of paper strip ctomponents and its connectors. examination of the limitations and behavior of the material in physical and digital manner.
blurred surface
clusters
poetic potential of computers digital investigation fall 2011
Digital media is transforming the practice and teaching of design, offering new ways to see, think, study and understand architecture. This workshop explores how digital media and physical material are used interchangeably as instruments in a design environment. The computer is introduced as a tool that enables the study of modeling, space, light, shade, shadow, color, transparency, translucency, reflectivity, and texture.