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Befriending the Borderlands Tijuana-San Diego Border |Academic | Individual Ld Arch 102 | 6 Weeks | Sp. 2022 UC Berkeley
Utilizing the noman’s land space that the two borders create in the U.S.A. to restore binational communication. La Esquina de Latinoamerica (The corner of Latin America) is visited by migrants from across the U.S. A. to see their loved ones through the corroded fence that divides the U.S.A. from Mexico. The project starts in the U.S.A. and expands into the Mexican side to provide a better sense of unity. While the planters that intersect the border are a political statement, their primary function is to create an intimate space for gathering individuals in a heavily monitored area.
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The entrance of the site is in the Tijuana River National Estuarine. On most days, the vehicular path is obstructed, and visitors must walk 1.6 miles of uneven track to reach their destination. By formalizing this part of the pilgrimage, I am curating an atmosphere for the emotions the users will encounter once they reach their loved ones.
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The boardswalk from the estuary extends to lead the user into the borderland space. where recycle permeable pavers create the terraces along the border. The planters use saltwater to irrigate native halophyte vegetation. The shrubs and gragges on the planters are a perfect solution for the border patrol restrictions for overhead canopy clerance for monitoring purposes.
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Santa Ysabel Ecological Park Santa Ysabel, CA | Academic | Individual Arch 230 | 4 Weeks | Sp. 2011 Mesa College Ecological park for recreation, providing vehicular access for visitors and parkkeepers. The grassy plains of Santa Ysabel are the perfect place to establish an ecological park that promotes sustainability. Using the current views, shade, and climate control provided by the existing vegetation and topography, the visitor center offers a great example of passive design by taking advantage of site-specific orientation. Additional trees and shrubs screen adjacent properties and create niche spaces. Besides the visitor’s center, which features a green roof, the park includes a picnic area, trails, and a home for the park’s caretaker. Stormwater is treated on-site with detention basins and swales near the hard surfaces.
Master Plan
Concept Sketches
Site plan detail
Inspiring Studio Cardiff by the Sea, CA | Academic | Individual Arch 180 | 6 Weeks | Sp 2010 Mesa College Vacant residential lot with whitewater views to be converted to an inspiring office with minimal square footage. This project is in a residential neighborhood where property setbacks are strictly enforced. My response was focused on creating an enjoyable transition from the moment you arrive at the site. The beams delineate a sinuous curving path leading you to wrap around and experience the curve wall that makes the indoor space unique. These beams also help support the cantilever structure.
Concept Sketches
Site plan
Section A-A’
Rendered model
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Model images
Gaslamp Park Downtown San Diego CA | Academic | Individual Arch 190 | 6 Weeks | Fall 2010 Mesa College
Repurposing a parking lot into a recreation space with programming for the community. This Park in the Gaslamp Quarters in San Diego is versatile to the needs of the area. The modern forms in the main entry create a ceiling effect that invites the user to explore the different sections of the park. The permanent structures provide seating and a framework to promote farmers’ market establishment while delineating spaces for performance, play, and seating. The modern forms and materials create a contrast to the use of brick that is representative of the surrounding neighborhood.
Site plan
Concept Sketches
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Perspective
Forms
Spirit Hill Berkeley, CA | Academic | Individual | Ld Arch 103 | 3 Weeks Fall 2022 UC Berkeley Courtyard renovation for the school of theology in one of the highest hills of Berkeley. Incorporating a laberynth, an orchard and an enchanted forest. The user enters the decomposed granite courtyard in the East, passing through a grid of orange trees creating a canopy effect with scattered light and releasing a pleasent aroma of orange bloosoms. This orchard gives way to the massive size of redwood trees that when densely planted create a curtain that invites you to discover a distinctly different atmosphere in an enchanted forest in the form of a laberynth. As you go forward, ferns and other shade loving plants deliniate the surroundings. The gentle slope and the adjacent earth give you a sense of entering inside the earth to find refuge and solice. Once you break through the other side of the laberynth the same decompose granite extends towards a reflecting pool accentuating the beautiful bay area scenic view. The composition had to be black and white and include the master plan and two sections in a 22x29 smooth bristol sheet.
Concept Sketches
Ocean Path West Farallon Islands CA | Academic | Individual Ld Arch 101 | 6-Weeks | Fall 2021 UC Berkeley Observatory in to experience
the the
Farallon Genus
Islands loci.
An immersive experience in the Farallon islands, 27 miles off San Francisco, CA coast. Inspired by the Indigenous Miwok myth, the journey’s starting point is Point Reyes, making a 2 1/2-hour boat ride out to one of the islands. Proceeding on a path that will take you around essential points of the island while maximizing scenic views. On this journey, visitors experience the roughness of the island and the variety of species that inhabit the islands.
Concept Sketches
Farallon Islands Trail-Site Plan
Once the highest point is reached, the visitor will descend into 4 chambers aligned with the cardinal points following the sun pattern in solstice events. The start of the descent is at the East chamber, where an openings reveal the ascension of the morning star. Moving to the North chamber to experience a soft slither of light, this chamber is in direct contrast to the South chamber where the emphasize is on the sun’s trajectory on the winter solstice through expansive windows. The West signifies the end of the journey for the the souls of the Miwok and visitors alike. A runnel extends from the entrance of the chamber to the open face of eternity.
Chamber diagrams
East chamber exterior render
South chamber interior render
West chamber exterior render
Site plan
Section of underground path to chambers
Composite Site Analysis of a Corner Barrington, RI | Academic | Individual Ld Arch 2264 | 2-Weeks | Fall 2023 RISD This composite drawing shows the various thresholds in a corner of Tillinghast Farm. The site plan documents the distinct zones, the transect shows the different experiential conditions and the cross sections graphically display the varying pressures in each portion, taking it into a vector we can show the the angle, frequency and line weight as different forces oppressing the landscape in different cross-section portions.
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Composite Layout
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Grading Tillinghast farm Barrington, RI | Academic | Individual Ld Arch 2201 | 4-Weeks | Fall 2023 RISD
Tillinghast farm in Barrington R.I. is a site for learning. We are tasked to design three spaces for learning and contemplation that allow for gathering small and large groups of people. The spaces were created by grading the land to accentuate the gradation or abruptness of the change. The first space sits on a ridge overlooking the bay. A low wall frames the sunsets from winter to summer. The second space captures the shadows of the adjacent grove of trees to create a playful atmosphere for a larger amphitheater-style space. The last space is in the marshland viewing westward, by creating a bridge, the natural forces of the marsh can be executed with more liberty, still maintaining access to the beach.
Site plan