NICHOLAS GUTIERREZ ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2010-2015 by Nicholas Gutierrez

NICHOLAS GUTIERREZ

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2010-2015

NICHOLAS GUTIERREZ

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E D U C AT I O N University of Houston ▪ Houston, TX ▪ 12/2015 Master of Architecture (Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture) Texas A&M University ▪ College Station, TX ▪ 05/2014 Bachelor of Environmental Design (College of Architecture), Minor in Business Italart TAMU Study Center ▪ Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy ▪ 01/2013-05/2013 Study Abroad Program, Architecture, Extensive Travel El Campo High School ▪ El Campo, TX ▪ 06/2010 Top 5% of Class

EXPERIENCE Student Architectural Intern ▪ Corgan ▪ Houston, TX ▪ 12/2014-Present On-Site project experience during the Construction Administration of the William P. Hobby Airport International Expansion in Houston that involved reviewal and production of RFIs/Submittals, shop drawings, and coordination between multiple disciplines. Also assisted in the construction documentation of Houston area education projects. Architectural Intern ▪ Jacobs Engineering ▪ Fort Worth, TX ▪ 05/2014-08/2014 Assisted in preparation of building designs using software such as AutoCAD, Revit, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. Tasks include construction detailing, conceptual and final rendering output, and developing building elevations for retail, higher education, and goverment projects. Project Engineer Intern ▪ Vaughn Construction ▪ College Station, TX ▪ 07/2013-05/2014 Summer Construction Field Laborer and Project Engineer Intern on the Capital Renewal of the Jack K. Williams Administration Building and Scoates Hall. As a project engineer intern, I produced and managed RFIs, Door Schedule Details, and worked with multiple companies/disciplines for a singular coordinated team effort. Office/field exposure to BIM 360. Other Experience: Traditions Bookstore ▪ College Station, TX ▪ 08/2011-10/2012 Prosperity Bank ▪ El Campo, TX ▪ 06/2006-08/2010

SKILLS Software: Autocad, Revit, Sketch Up, 3DS Max, Maya, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, eBuilder, PVault, Leica Laser Scanning, Newforma, Camtasia Studio, Wordpress, Autodesk BIM 360, Microsoft Suite. Other: Graphic Design, Sketching, Prismacolor Colored Pencils/Markers, Photography, Watercolor, Oil Painting, Acrylics, Print-Making, Model-Making, Construction, Management. Languages: English, Basic Spanish, Elementary Italian

ACTIVITIES American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Fall 2012 - Treasurer/Fundraising Chair; Fall 2013 - Social Events Offcier, Brazos B&B Doghouse Competition; AIAS Grassroots Leadership Conference 2012, Washington, D.C.; AIAS Forum 2012, Savannah, Georgia; AIAS Forum 2013, Chicago, Illinois Habitat for Humanity Summer 2012/2013 Volunteer with Bryan Habitat for Humanity; Fall 2012 - Aggie Habitat Texas A&M Chapter Member Aggie Replant - Fall 2012 - Member, Social Events Committee, Replant Day Staff Knights of Columbus - 4th Degree Member (Fall 2010-Present) Alpha Phi Omega - Service Fraternity Member (Spring 2011) AIGA Design Group - Member (Spring 2011)

HONORS

Norman and Renee Zelman Endowed Scholarship, College of Architecture 2013 Honorable Mention Winner of the National Terrazzo and Mosaic Association Design Charette at the AIAS Forum 2012 National Conference; Mentioned in CRIT Magazine Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society (2010) The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2010)

RIBBON DIALECT MASTER’S PROJECT FALL 2015 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

ALFONSO REYES 154 MEXICO CITY APT. SUMMER 2015 TEXAS A&M

EUROPAN GRAZ HOUSING COMPETITION SPRING 2015 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

HYDROTOWER BORDER CITIES FALL 2014 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

ADULT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ARCH. FOR HEALTH STUDIO SPRING 2014 TEXAS A&M

NATATORIUM INTEGRATED STUDIO FALL 2013 TEXAS A&M

URBAN VOID; SILO HOUSE + PERFORMANCE PLACE SPRING 2013 ITALART

FIRBOUS FORMATIONS DESIGN STUDIO SPRING 2012 TEXAS A&M

SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER DESIGN STUDIO FALL 2011 TEXAS A&M

LA CANTERA APTS; RUDDER TOWER DESIGN STUDIO SPRING 2011

COMMUNICATION TRAVEL SKETCHES SPRING 2013 EUROPE

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THE RIBBON DIALECT HOUSTON, TEXAS EXPLORING THE DIALOGUE IN MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY FOR THE CONSULADO GENERAL DE MEXICO IN HOUSTON

MEXICAN PLAZA PLAZAS, LIKE OTHER SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SPACES, ARE CENTERS OF URBAN CIVILITY THAT PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EXCHANGE NECESSARY TO DEMOCRATIC LIFE. THE TRADITIONAL MEXICAN PLAZA WAS FRONTED BY THE RELGIOUS CHURCH, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT PALACE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND PUBLIC MARKETS. THE MURAL THE CONCEPT OF THE MURAL AS POLITICAL MESSAGE WAS TRANSPLANTED TO THE U.S., ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHWEST. IT SERVED AS INSPIRATION TO THE LATER CHICANO MURAL MOVEMENT, BUT THE POLITCAL MESSAGES ARE DIFFERENT.

MEXICAN MURALISM (1920S-1970S) GENERALLY SOCIAL AND POLITCAL MESSAGES CREATED ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS. TRADITION THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY IN MEXICO AND HAS HAD AN IMPACT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE AMERICAS, INCLUDING THE US WHERE IS SERVED AS INSPIRATION FOR THE CHIICANO ART MOVEMENT. SOME FAMOUS MURALISTS INNCLUDE DIEGO RIVERA, JOSE CLEMENTE OROZCO, AND DAVID ALFARO SIQUIEROS. THE MURALISTS ALL DIFFERED INSTYLE AND TEMPERAMENT, BUT ALL BELIEVED THAT ART WAS FOR THE EDUCATION AND BETTERMENT OF THE PEOPLE. ONE OF THE BASIC UNDERLYINGS OF THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY MEXICAN ART WAS THAT IT SHOLD BE PUBLIC, AVAILABLE TO THE CITIZENRY, AND ABOVE ALL NOT THE PROVINCE OF A FEW WEALTHY COLLECTORS.

STREET ART TODAY THE CONCEPT OF THE MURAL TODAY REMAINS THE SAME, BUT IT IS GETTING A MODERN MAKEOVER. FORMER GRAFFITI TAGGERS & GRAPHIC DESIGNERS HAVE JOINED TOGETHER IN A COOPERATIVE CALLED “STREET ART CHILANGO” IN WHICH THEY PAINT WALLS AND HYPE UP THEIR WORK ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE, DESPITE THE TEMPORAL NATURE OF STREET ART, LIVES FOREVER.

MEXICAN CONSULATE OF HOUSTON 2015

OCTAVIO PAZ: PAZ IS RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA AND THE WORLD FOR HIS LITERARY WORK IN CULTURAL STUDIES. FOR EXAMPLE, THE THEME OF EL LABERNITO DE LA SLEDAD IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE MEXICAN PEOPLE DERIVED FROM BOTH MEXICAN HISTORY AND THE COMPARISION OF MEXICO WITH ITS NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THE UNITED STATES. THIS THEME HAS FOUNDATIONS IN SOCIOLOGY, SUCH AS THE WAY PRESENT DAY MEXICO IS A PRODUCT OF ITS PAST, BUT ALSO IN PHILOSOPHY, IN THE EXISTENTIAL SENSE THAT MEXICANS ARE SEARCHING FOR WHO THEY ARE. THE DIALECTIC OF SOLITUDE: AT THE EXIT FROM THE LABYRINTH OF SOLITUDE WE WILL FIND REUNION (WHICH IS REPOSE AND HAPPINESS), AND PLENITUDE, AND HARMONY WITH THE WORLD. COMMUNION AND SOLITUDE ARE OPPOSITE AND COMPLEMENTARY. THE PACHUCOS AND OTHER EXTREMES MIMETISMO IS ANOTHER EFFECT OF SOLITUDE, RESULTING AS THE EXTREME FORM OF “DISIMULARSE” OR HIDING ONESELF. MEXICANS ATTEMPTING TO MIMIC ASPECTS OF OTHER CULTURES, SUCH AS PACHUCOS, EXEMLIFY THE CULTURAL CONCEPT OF MIMETISMO. THIS ATTEMPT AT BREAKING AWAYF ROM SOLITUDE, SUCH AS THE PACHUCO, OR OPENING UP TO EXTERNAL SOCIETY WITH MIMETISMO, ONLY SEVERS CONNECTIONS TO THE CULTURAL PAST AND DISTANCES ONE FROM FINDING THEIR IDENTITY.

THE RIBBON

MEXICAN MASKS THE MEXICAN, WHETHER YOUNG OR OLD, CRIOLLO OR MESTIZO, SEEMS TO BE A PERSON WHO SHUTS HIMSELF AWAY TO PROTECT HIMSELF: HIS FACE A MASK AND SO IS HIS SMILE. IN A COUNTRY THAT IS HAUNTED BY THE UNREALISED IDEALS OF ITS MODERNIST PAST, WHERE REVOLUTIONARY MESSAGES TEND TO BE CO-OPTED BY POLITICAL PARTIES, THE NEW CULTURAL PRODUCERS MUST BE ABLE TO DISGUISE THEMSELVES AND COPE WITH THIS CONDITION TO A POINT THAT SEEMS ALMOST CONSERVATIVE. LA RAZA CÓSMICA: A COSMIC RACE: THIS REPRESENTS THE WAY IN WHICH MEXICANS HAVE INHERITED TWO DISTINCT CULTURES, FROM TEH INDEGENOUS AND THE SPANISH, TO PRESENT DAY MEXICAN-AMERICANS, BUT BY DENYING ONE PART OF THEIR IDENTITY, THEY BECOME STUCK IN A WORLD OF SOLITUDE. DEATH, FIESTAS, AND IDENTITY DEATH IS CELEBRATED BUT AT THE SAME TIME REPELLED BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY BEHIND IT. DEATH AND BIRTH ARE SOLITARY EXPERIENCES. FIESTAS EXPRESS A SENSE OF COMMUNALITY, CRUCIALLY EMPHASIZING THE IDEA OFNOT BEING ALONE, AND IN SO DOING HELP BRING OUT THE TRUE MEXICAN THAT IS USUALLY HIDDEN BEHIND A MASK OF SELF-DENIAL.

AXONOMETRIC

MUSEO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA

Museo Nacional De Antropologia STUDY OF THE COURTYARD PLAZA AND MAIN CONCENTRATION OF CIRULATION ANDplaza DOORWAYS WITHIN THIS OUTDOOR Study of the courtyard and main concentration SPACE AS THE MAIN GATHERING AND CIRUCLATION PLACE. of cirulation and doorways within this outdoor space as the main gathering and ciruclation place.

DE YOUNG MUSEUM

De Young Museum STUDY OF THE MASSING AS A RESULT OF COURTYARD SPACES CUTof Study of the massing as THAT a result INTO THE BUILDING AND IT’S RELATIONcourtyard spaces that cut into the SHIP TO SURROUNDING CONTEXT. building and it’s relationship to surrounding context.

TALLER SIQUEIROS TallerOFSiqueiros STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN relationEXTERIOR Study of the MASKING ITSELF AS MODERN ship between an exIN ORDER TO BECOME terior masking itself as CONTEMPORARY (OCTAVIO PAZ’S MEXICAN MASKS). modern in order to

become contemporary (Octavio Paz’s Mexican Masks).

THE RIBBON DIALECT HOUSTON, TEXAS EXPLORING THE DIALOGUE IN MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY FOR THE CONSULADO GENERAL DE MEXICO IN HOUSTON

METRO BUS & LIGHT RAIL ROUTES

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

METRO BUS & LIGHT RAIL ROUTES

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

VEHICULAR CIRCULATION

LAND USE

THE RIBBON DIALECT HOUSTON, TEXAS

EXPLORING THE DIALOGUE IN MEXICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY FOR THE CONSULADO GENERAL DE MEXICO IN HOUSTON LEVEL 02 LEVEL 02

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- OUTDOOR BRIDGE PATHWAY 12 - OUTDOOR12BRIDGE PATHWAY 13 OFFICES - CONSULATE 13 - CONSULATE LOBBYOFFICES LOBBY - RELECTION SPACE 14 - RELECTION14SPACE 15 BULL - CONSULATE BULL PEN 15 - CONSULATE PEN - PRACTICE ROOMS 16 - PRACTICE16 ROOMS 17 - THEATRE 17 - THEATRE 18 - CLASSROOMS 18 - CLASSROOMS 19 - BARS 19 - BARS - EXHIBITION SPACE 20 - EXHIBITION20SPACE

01CONSULATE - LOBBY ANDOFFICES CONSULATE OFFICES 01 - LOBBY AND 02 -ISSUANCE CONSULATE ISSUANCE OF DOCUMENTS 02 - CONSULATE OF DOCUMENTS 03 - RETAIL TENANTS 03 - RETAIL TENANTS 04 - CLASSROOMS 04 - CLASSROOMS 05 - THEATRE 05 - THEATRE 06 - CLASSROOMS 06 - CLASSROOMS 07 - RESTAURANTS 07 - RESTAURANTS 08 - LOWER COURTYARD 08 - LOWER COURTYARD - EXHIBITION SPACE 09 - EXHIBITION09SPACE 10 - ENTRY PLAZA 10 - ENTRY PLAZA 11 - MAIN PLAZA 11 - MAIN PLAZA

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ADMINISTRATION

CONSULATE OFFICES

WALL SECTION DETAIL METAL WALL PANEL

CONCRETE ON METAL DECK

EXHIBITION GALLERY THEATER

CONCRETE COLUMNS

CLASSROOMS RETAIL RESTAURANTS ISSUANCE OF DOCUMENTS

PERFORATED METAL PANELS

CURTAIN WALL

PARKING

PROGRAM AND CULTURAL CENTER INTEGRATION

CONCRETE FLOOR

ALFONSO REYES 154

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON PROF. LONGORIA SUMMER 2015

V I E W F R O M C O R N E R O F TA M A U L I PA S & A L F O N S O R E Y E S

FIGURE GROUND MAP

TA M A U L I P A S E L E VAT I O N

CONTEXT DRIVEN UNIT MASSING

AERIAL VIEW

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TRANSVERSE 3D SECTION

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LIVING + DINING

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LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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EUROPAN GRAZ

GRAZ, AUSTRIA

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON PROF. FROELICH COLLABORATION SPRING 2015

HYDROTOWER

EL PASO/JUAREZ

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON PROF. BRAVE COLLABORATION FALL 2014

VIEW OF LOWER LEVELS LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM JUAREZ

VIEW OF FIRST LEVEL PUBLIC MARKET

ADULT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

AKWA IBOM, NIGERIA

DESIGN

CONCEPT

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE DESIGN OF OUR HOSPITAL WAS THE NIGER RIVER, BEING THE LOCATION OF THE REGIONAL CONEXT IN THE NIGER RIBER DELTA. THIS RIVER IS THE THIRD LONGEST IN AFRICA AND FLOWS THROUGH THE COUNTRY OF NIGERIA MAKING AN ELEGANT “S” SHAPED CURVE. THE GREAT RIVER HAS SUPPORTED LIFE AND TRADE IN THE REGION. OUR INSPIRATION FOR THE INPATIENT UNIT TOWER MIMICKS THE FLOW OF THE RIVER SINCE AKWA IBOM IS PART OF THE NIGER RIVER DELTA.

IT NOT ONLY REPRESENTS THE DELTA REGION, BUT WHAT AKWA IBOM IS KNOW FOR AND IT’S INHABITANTS: A SYMBOL OF HOPE AND HEALING WATERS.

TEXAS A&M | PROF. GEORGE MANN COLLAB. W/GABRIELA MACIAS SPRING 2014

EMERGENCY STAIRWELLS: Stairwells at the end of all corridors and next to the central core of elevators.

NURSE STATIONS: Nurse work stations spread out along central spine of the inpatient tower. CENTRAL STAFF CORRIDOR: This central spine of the inpatient tower provides limited access only for staff.

CENTRAL ELEVATORS: The location of the main elevator core runs throughout all floors of the hospital and into the lobby.

Siingle Patient Room Future Equipment Space: Space is provided for future equipment needed for the patient. Patient Restroom: The restroom shares plumbing system with the other room. A shower, sink and toilet is provided for the patient. Patient Bed: Hospital bed that rotates 360 around the room for transportation. Sink, Storage & Disposable: Used for sanitation, & disposing trash used by nurses or others. Built in cabinets for multipurpose storage. Patient & Visitor Desk: Usually family members need a work space while visiting the patient. The desk is available for the patient and visitors for any useful purpose.

LEVELS FIVE-TWELVE

Small Living Room Area: Available for visiting family members for daily or over night visits. Wall Panel : Shares the outlets, and electrical equipment with the other room. This is important for the equipment a patient needs for care.

Inpatient Floors

Curtain Wall: Floor to ceiling window provides optimal natural lighting and scenic views of nature.

UP UP

FIRST FLOOR

Small Clinics Main Lobby Cafeteria Emergency & Imag. Diagnostic & Treat. Administration Sky Walk Parking

SECOND FLOOR

Administration Support Services Research Public Services Sky Walk Parking

THIRD FLOOR

Clinic Clinic Lobby Space Sky Walk Parking

FOURTH FLOOR

Elderly Care Lobby Space Sky Walk Parking

ADULT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

AKWA IBOM, NIGERIA

SECTION + STRUCTURE

The structural material that we determined is best suited to produce our hospital is concrete. The affordability and wide-spread utilization of concrete in Nigeria is the main factor in our decision. The concrete structure is shown on the left looking at the hospital from the northeast. The louver system is also shown that will protect our inpatient tower’s east and west facades.

The structural framing plan is based on a nine meter grid with the inpatient tower “s” shaped curve grid determined by the inpatient room layout. The three dimensional model of the architectural, structural, and mechanical elements will help implement construction and maintence of the building throughout it’s existence.

FIRST FLOOR FRAMING PLAN

THE STRUCTURAL MATERIAL THAT WE DETERMINED IS BEST SUITED TO PRODUCE OUR HOSPITAL IS CONCRETE. THE AFFORDABILITY AND WIDESPREAD UTLIZIATION OF CONCRETE IN NIGERIA IS THE MAIN FACTOR IN OUR DECISION. THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE IS SHOWN ON THE LEFT LOOKING AT THE HOSPITAL FROM THE NORTHEAST. THE LOUVER SYSTEM IS ALSO SHOWN THAT WILL PROTECT OUR INPATIENT TOWER’S EAST AND WEST FACADES. THE STRUCTURAL FRAMING PLAN IS BASED ON A NINE METER GRID WITH THE INPATIENT TOWER “S” SHAPED CURVE GRID DETERMINED BY THE INPATIENT ROOM LAYOUT. THE THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL, STRUCTURAL, AND MECHANICAL ELEMENTS WILL HELP IMPLEMENT CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING THROUGHOUT IT’S EXISTENCE. 17

NATATORIUM - URBAN INFILL

EAST SIXTH ST. AUSTIN, TX TEXAS A&M | PROF. ODOM COLLAB. W/ DANIEL SANDOVAL FALL 2013

URBAN CONTEXT THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATATORIUM RESHAPES THE TRADITIONAL SWIMMING EXPERIENCE BY UTILIZING PUBLIC SPACES WHICH FACILITATE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LOCAL EAST SIDE COMMUNITY AND GREATER URBAN AREAS. THE NATATORIUM IS LOCATED ON EAST SIXTH STREET IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND DOWNTOWN AUSTIN. THE LOCATION IS IDEAL FOR PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AS WELL DUE TO THE URBAN PROXIMITY.

FIFTH ST. PLAZA

SIXTH ST. PLAZA

NORTH ELEVATION

PHASE 01 - ANALYSIS OF SITE CONTEXT: SIXTH STREET AND SURROUNDINGS

PHASE 02 - GROUND FLOOR CREATES TWO PUBLIC PLAZAS

PHASE 03 - FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS FOR HOUSING, RETAIL, AND OFFICES

PHASE 04 - CANOPY STRUCTURE PROVIDES RELIEF FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT, FILTERING IN NORTH SUN.

NATATORIUM - URBAN INFILL

EAST SIXTH ST. AUSTIN, TX

SECTION MODEL

CROSS VENTILATION ACROSS NARROW WIDTH (40’)

40’

OPERABLE LOUVERS ABOVE DOORS & SHADING DEVICES

WEST ELEVATION SECTION MODEL

NORTH @ 12PM

GUTIERREZ + SANDOVAL AR QUITEC TOS,

LLC

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6 4

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3 2

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1 - CAFE 2 - KITCHEN 3 - MEN’S LOCKER 4 - WOMEN’S LOCKER 5 - LOUNGE 6 - OLYMPIC POOL 7 - OUTDOOR POOL 8 - GARAGE

SECTION A-A

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1 - APARTMENTS 2 - OPEN WORKOUT AREA 3 - OFFICES 4 - LOBBY 5 - KITCHEN 6 - RESTAURANT/BAR 7 - ENTRY TO STANDS 8 - GARAGE

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1 - APARTMENTS 2 - BALCONY 3 - OFFICES 4 - STUDIOS 5 - KITCHEN 6 - RESTAURANT/BAR 7 - LOUNGE/ATRIUM 8 - GARAGE

STEEL CONNECTIO NS ADVANTAGES OF BOLTS

-only works if the materials are the same. -Cheaper and requires no skilled laboer -takes less time to assemble

DISADVANTAGES OF BOLTS

-Bolting two components is not permanent. -The parts can be readily diassembled if one of them is damaged or the parts have reached their service. -Have a lot of stress and once one needs repair all need repairs ADVANTAGES OF WELDING -Once welded = always welded -Depending on the welding method used welding can create a continous joint with little stress. DISADVANTAGES OF WELDING -Only works if the materials are the same. -Expensive STEEL STRUCTURE ADVANTAGES: -High Strength/weight ratio: there is little dead weight of a steel strucutre. -Ductility: Steel can undergo large deformation before failure, which prevents sudden failure and will show visible warning signs such as deflection before a failure. -Predictable Material Properties - In contrast to reinforced concrete, the properties of steel have no considereable change over time. -Construction: The speed of steel structure is must faster and results in a quicker payoff economically. -Adaptability: Steel can be prefabricated and mass produced -Ease of Repair: Steel Structures can be repaired quickly and easily

NATATORIUM - URBAN INFILL

EAST SIXTH ST. AUSTIN, TX

TOP: INDOOR VIEW OF EAST POOL LOOKING NORTH BOTTOM LEFT: NORTH SIXTH STREET PLAZA AT NIGHT, LOOKING WEST TOWARDS DOWNTOWN BOTTOM RIGHT: LOOKING SOUTH AT BUILDING FROM SIXTH STREET

WEST ELEVATION

light weight plaster 10mm on 60 mm calcium-silcate slab

wood window with three layer low E- glass (U=0.9W/m^2*k)

40 mm ceramic slabs 115 m outer brick skin 40mm cavity 240 mm 120mm calcium silcate capillary- action internal insulation 10mm lightwight cavity

SUN ANALYSIS OF EAST POOL @ 8AM 250/70/15mm connecting plate 150/250/20mm connecting plate hot dip galvanized steel tension rod

18mm hot-dip galvanized steel tension rod

lifting sliding door: wood frame with triple galzing

30/27/3 mm stainless- stel channel

SUN ANALYSIS OF NORTH @ 12PM

EXTERIOR WALL WITH BALCONY DETAIL

transluscent lam, sfaety glass balustrade:2x8 mm toughened glass and PVB foil

35 mm larch boarding , groved bitumen felt on distance peices 80/80/8 mm steel SHSs 35mm Trapezoidal- section metal sheeting; 2mm sheet metal

sheet metal covering bent to shape 160mm steel channel

PARKING GARAGE HELICAL CONCRETE STUCTURE Organized around a central light well that provides transparency, both for security and operation.

URBAN VOID + PERFORMANCE PLACE

CASTIGLION FIORENTINO, ITALY TEXAS A&M | ITALART | PROF. LANG COLLABORATION SPRING 2013

THE URBAN VOID WAS AN EXERCISE IN MODELING LIVING SPACE. A STREET WAS CHOSEN WITHIN THE WALLS OF CASTIGLION FIORENTINO. THE STREET SITE IS COMPLEX, WITH VARIATIONS IN ELEVATION, FACADE CONDITIONS, AND SHAPE. 50M LENGTH OF THE STREET WAS SELECTED AND BECAME THE STUDY AREA OF DOCUMENTATION THROUGH DIAGRAMS, PHOTOS, MODELS, AND TECHNICAL DRAWINGS. PROJECT COLLABORATION WITH CAITLIN DETTLING DYLAN KANIPES, & ALEX MCMAKEN.

SILO HOUSE / PERFORMANCE PLACE - AN EXERCISE IN THE RENEWAL OF EX-INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES IN AN URBAN SETTING.

PERFORMANCE PLACE: USING THE EX-AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE ADJACENT TO THE CASTIGLION FIORENTINO TRAIN STATION AS THE SITE, A DANCE THEATRE CENTER FOR THE DANCE COMPANY OF MY CHOICE WAS DESGINED INCORPARTING THE SILO HOUSE AND PREVIOUS ANALYSIS INTO THE DESIGN. THE INTEGRATED STRUCTURE WITH THE BRISE SOLEIL WAS THE MAIN CONCEPT BEHIND MY DESIGN FOR THE NEDERLANDS DANS THEATRE.

THIS CENTER WILL ACT AS AN OFF-SEASON FACILITY WHERE THEY WIL BE ABLE TO PRACTICE IN THE TUSCAN HILL TOWN OF CASTIGLION FIORENTINO. THE CENTER WILL HOUSE A SMALL THEATRE THAT SEATS APPROXIMATELY 300, MULTIPLE OFFICE SPACES, BACKSTAGE CHANGING ROOMS, MECHANICAL, ETC., AND A CAFE. THE CENTER WILL BE AN URBAN RENWAL PROJECT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE TOWN FROM THE TRAIN STATION THAT WILL ENHANCE THE URBAN FABRIC WHILE MAINTAINING THE HISTORICAL EX-AGRICULTURAL CO-OP.

FIBROUS FORMATIONS

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

THIS PROJECT IS A GENERATIVE APPROACH TOWARDS BEHAVIORAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN THROUGH SWARM INTELLIGENCE AND SELFORGANIZATIONAL PROCESES. THIS APPROACH GENERATES NON-LINEAR COMPLEX FORMS AND ARCHITECTURAL ORGANIZATIONS USING DESIGN TECHNIQUES BASED ON ALGORITHMIC AGENTS. ATTEMPTING TO TRANSLATE THE ABSTRACT BEHAVIOR OF BIOLOGICAL SWARMS INTO ARCHITECTURE.

PROCESSS OF RUNNING AGENTS CODED IN THE SOFTWARE PROCESSING ALONG A 3D MODEL MADE IN RHINO TO FORM THE GEOMETRY FURTHUR DEVELOPED IN MAYA THROUGH SELF-ORGANIZATION. 27

TEXAS A&M | PROF. ESQUIVEL COLLAB. W/ROLAND SNOOKS & TEAM MEMBERS SPRING 2012

THIS CONCEPT AIMS TO CHALLENGE THE HIERARCHIES OF LINEAR ARCHITECTURE: THE SEPARATE ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS STRUCTURE, SKIN AND ORNAMENT. IT IS A COMPRESSION AND MUTUAL NEGOTIATION OF THESE SYSTEMS INTO A CONTINUOUS ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRY. PROJECT NCLUDES FOCUS ON ARTICULATING SPATIAL, STRUCTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND MATERIAL ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGIES. PROJECT COLLABORATION WITH FIBROUS HOUSE TEAM MEMBERS AND ROLAND SNOOKS. 28

SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

TEXAS A&M | PROF. SUSAN RODIEK COLLAB. W/JACKSON KLEEB FALL 2011

LA CANTERA APTS. + RUDDER TOWER

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS + COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS

SITE PLAN

LA CANTERA APARTMENTS IS A 24-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX LOCATED IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS UTLIZING THE FLOOR PLANS FROM FOUR FAMOUS ARCHITECTS TO CREATE A LIVING COMPLEX ON THE RESORT COURSE. THE COMPLEX OVERLOOKS THE INFAMOUS HOLE #7 AND THE ROLLER COASTERS OF SIX FLAGS FIESTA TEXAS.

LEVEL 01

LEVEL 02

SOUTH ELEVATION

TEXAS A&M | PROF. REGAN SPRING 2011

SKYSCRAPER PROJECT: ONEWEEK PROJECT TO DESIGN A SKYSCRAPER USING THE PRINCIPLES OF MIES VAN DER ROHE’S SEAGRAM BUILDING AND FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S PRICE TOWER. I DECIDED TO REBUILD RUDDER TOWER ON THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION CAMPUS THAT UTILIZIES DESIGN IDEALS FROM BOTH THE AFOREMENTIONED BUILDINGS. THE TOWER WILL CONTAIN A HOTEL, CONFERENCE ROOMS, AND THE TWELFTH MAN WING (TWELVE STORIES HIGH) THAT HOUSES UNIVERSITY OFFICES.

PERSONAL WORK: TRAVEL SKETCHES

ON-SITE SKETCHES FROM TRAVELS ABROAD IN MEXICO + EUROPE