NICHOLAS DALQUEST
PORTFOLIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Earth Block Housing
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Landscape Garden Sanctuary
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Water Rejuvenation
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Modular Housing
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Totem of Light
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Light and Shadow
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Resume
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EARTH BLOCK HOUSING Fall 2019 Advisor - Rasa Navasaityte
A glimpse into the future of what housing will eventually come to be, this project employs a futuristic Earth-Block construction. The Earth-Blocks are the future of green roofs, taking the concept to its extreme. Large structural blocks filled with earth act as a stable mass to allow the suspension of superstructures while also allowing the roots of vegetation to grow deep and become part of the structure itself. Nature can then truly become one with architecture when in many years, the vegetation will eventually consume the building.
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Technology and Speculation Housing and Vegetation 14 | Earth Block Housing
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LANDSCAPE GARDEN SANCTUARY Fall 2018 Advisor - Mike McCall
Located on the Historic Site of Angel Island in San Francisco, this project was based on traditional landscape gardens in China, the same group that was persecuted on the immigration island in the early 20th century. The project reinvents and adapts the typology and program of these gardens into an outdoor sanctuary and assembly space for a new naturalization ceremony. A construction method of using bamboo framing allows the walls to maintain an imprinted quality, embedding the culture and history of the site into the project itself.
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San Francisco Bay
Angel Island
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Program: 1. Entrance 2. Greeting Pavilion 3. Discussion Pavilion 4. Reflection Pool 5. Viewing Frame Over the Bay 6. Maze Pavilion 7. Nature Pavilion 8. Assembly Amphitheater 9. Stage and Podium 10. Administration 21
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A vagabond’s journey through a garden 28 | Landscape Garden Sanctuary
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WATER REJUVENATION Spring 2018 Advisor - Nick Steshyn
An outdoor water rejuvenation facility in the southern part in the city of Austin, Texas that lies low and flows with the landscape, creating a place-making setting for the Green Belt. The project was born out of stereotomy and focuses on the haptic and visual experiences of the user, connecting them with both water and nature. A series of views are carefully sculpted, framed by both the building and the cherry blossom trees, thereby creating a journey through the facility. A strong processional experience is evident as when the user enters and leaves a new program they are met with a change in temperature, water, and nature.
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Program: 1. Entrance Courtyard 2. Entrance Hallway 3. Administration 4. Washroom Courtyard 5. Washroom 6. Bathrooms 7. Historic Big Stacy Pool 8. Thermal Baths Courtyard 9. Caldarium 10. Frigidarium 34 | Water Rejuvenation
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Healing in the Water Tranquility between the Trees Serenity in the Light 38 | Water Rejuvenation
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MODULAR HOUSING Spring 2019 Advisor - Simon Atkinson
The Texas School for the Deaf provides specialized education for students across Texas. However, the rising real estate prices of Austin forces these specialized teachers to move out of the city. This project aims to provide housing for not only the school, but for the city of Austin at large. A concept of modular, tiny living yields a typology that could be applied across the city and creates affordable living for the teachers and families of TSD and Austin. The modules coalesce to create community and a unique aesthetic to the neighborhood.
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Entry Perspective
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Site Programs 1. Housing on Re-purposed Foundations 2. Housing in Heritage Trees 3. Housing in Reclaimed Neighborhood 4. New Entrance to TSD 5. Bus Stop and Crosswalk 6. Bodega and Coffeehouse 7. Housing Infill in West Neighborhood 8. Parking 42 | Modular Housing
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Construct for the anthropocene Privilege the under-served Liberate the environment 48 | Modular Housing
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TOTEM OF LIGHT Fall 2017 Advisor - Juan Jofre
Constructed with contrasting materials, the totem exhibits self-sustaining design through the use of an acrylic interior structure intersecting the exterior cardboard, holding the pillar to structural stability. The overall form mimics that of a tree, reinforced through the materiality of the cardboard. The corrugation of the cardboard creates a surreal feeling as the lamp becomes transparent when viewed from certain angles. Combined with the glowing acrylic inserts, the lamp begins to reveal something new at every turn.
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LIGHT AND SHADOW Fall 2017 Advisors - Judy Birdsong and Joyce Rosner
A study of light and shadow through the use of hand drawing and photography to capture unique architectural moments in time, even through the most minute of details.
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NICK DALQUEST
4305 Duval St. Apt 322 Austin TX 78751
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
School of Architecture Technology Lab Student Technician | Fall 2019 - Present
Austin, TX
Assisting students and staff with daily technology concerns including software problems, general troubleshooting issues, proper file-sizing and data recovery. Oversee and train students and staff on large-scale plotting, laser-cutting, CNC tools, and other digital fabrication methods. University Housing and Dining Assistant Manager | 2017 - 2018
Austin, TX
nickdalquest@gmail.com 940 - 452 - 4209
The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Architecture Anticipated Spring 2021 Navarro College Associate of Science Graduated Spring 2016 Integrated High School Program
Austin, TX
Waxahachie, TX
SKILLS
Oversaw a team of 8 - 10 workers through daily food service operations as well as leading weekly team meetings. Managed payroll for those employees and spearheaded several redesigned departmental projects including sustainable initiatives.
Leader, Quick Learner, Self-starter, Collaborator, Tech-Savvy, Ability to Work Under Pressure
Bahia Beach Construction Volunteer | Summer 2018
ORGANIZATIONS
Chone, EC
Collaborated with a team of students and architects to build sustainable bamboo structures by hand to aid in the rehabilitation of an earthquake stricken region in Ecuador. Designed one realized greenhouse and assisted in the building of several homes and community gathering spaces. Blue Ox Incorporated Landscaper | 2012 -2016
Waxahachie, TX
Worked with a small team of landscapers pre-grading and grading properties for both residential and commercial sites. Assisted in drafting site plans and contour maps and frequently labored in construction of retaining walls.
AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Grasshopper, Adobe (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator) 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC Routing
Undergraduate Architecture Student Council Vice President | 2019 - 2020 Financial Director | 2018 - 2019 American Institute of Architecture Students Firm Liaison | 2019 - 2020 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Student Representative | 2018 - 2020 Dean’s Ambassador Student Representative | 2020 - 2021