OMARMERCED
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO SCHOOL PROJECTS 2013
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“Its kind of fun to do the impossible” Walt Disney
About Omar Merced I was born in Knoxville Tennessee in June 19 1984, after 6 years living in the mainland i was raised in Caguas ,Puerto Rico and graduted honor student in 2002 from Notre Dame High School. Being son of a structural engineer, buildings become part of my life since my mind began to reason.At first it was a curiosity and later become a passion. In 2002 I entered in the program of Civil Engineering form the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. During my college years I became part of the University Soccer Varsity and played 4 years in the NCAA Liga Atletica Universitaria (LAI). In 2008 I graduated from the bachelor degree and started a masters degree in construction managemnet in the same university, but in the way I found about a interdiciplinary graduate program in the School of Architecture in the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. And fallow my passion. In some way my background has define my way of thinking and design philosophy, where nature and physics blends to produce the unthinkable. Where nature and people blends to form emotions, and where people and physics blends to form experiences. All evolves in a harmonious way creating what we call arquitecure
email: omar.a.merced@gmail.com Tel: 787-567-5546
Portfolio Directory 01
Tesis: Bamboo Vocational School
SESC Da Republica
Multi Use Residential Complex
Puerto Rico Design Center
Police Department Facade Composition
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TESIS: Bamboo Vocational High School: Cayey PR
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The Vocational High School is a sustainable school made with bamboo cultivated in the site of construction. The bamboo will form the primary structural and architectural elements and will give the Vocational High School the materials for industruial design and mechanics shops.
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Progams used: Autocad, Revit Architecture, Artlantis Render, Illustrator and Photoshop
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Modulus Diagram
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Central Patio
Gimnasio Workshops Library Cafeteria Administraci贸n Teachers room
Structural Grid
Circulation ans Emergency Exits
Natural Ventilation
Elevacion
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Metal Deck
Bamboo
Concrete
Material Diagram
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Intervention and Planting Area
Complete Planting Area
Bamboo Planting Needed for School Construction
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Wall Section and Details
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Structural System Diagram
SESC Da Republica: Sao Paulo: Brazil The SECS Da Republica was a summer project as a echange student in the Scola sa Cidade in Sao Paolo Brazil, part of the expirience was to work with brazilian architects and engineers from the school to elaborate the SECC. This concept of the project was conceived as a buffer zone betwwen Praza da Republica and the urban area. The SESC has a complex prgram in which includes: library, gymasium, museum, medical offices, administrative areas, restaurants and pools. Programs Used: Autocad, Sketchup, Lumion and Illustrator
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Structural System
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University of Puerto Rico Mixed Use Residential Complex The residential complex in San Juan, Puerto Rico consists of a low income residential units for the college students and low income hoseholds near the University of Puerto Rico. The fisrt level of the complex has a wide area of commercial use mantaining its urban coposition. Programs Used: Sketchup, Artlantis Render, Autocad, Illustrator and Photoshop
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1. Residential Complex 2. Theatre 3. Library 4. North Tower Lanscaping 5. Comercial Area
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Plantas 30 20
Types of Apartments
Estudio (V1)
Duplex 1 Habitacion (V2)
Apartamento de Habitaciones (V3)
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commercial
Apartments
Institution
Studnets Apt.
Ofices
Lobby
Vertical Circulation
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Transversal Section
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Puerto Rico Design Center: Condado: San Juan
The Puerto Rico Deesign Center compose a place for the expression of the graphic designer, industrial designer, architect, fashion desginer and media representation designer, in accordance of the rest of the program which includes a comercial space, apartments, restaurants, library and open space. he concept of the proposal consist of a conection between two water bodies making a interactive space in between in relation to the tourist area in the Ashford Avenue.
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Transversal Section
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Longitudinal Section
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Floor Plans 29
sThe proposed design consist in remodeling the facade of the police satation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The mayor problem of the facade is its orientation wich is completely west, giving a strong sun incidence. Part of the proposal consist in a modulus that will reduce the sun incidence and give more shadow to the building.
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Partee
Rio Piedras Police Station: Facade Composition
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First level Floor Plan
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Second Level Floor Plan
Roof Floor Plan
Conection Axonometric
Modulus Axonometric
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“As we live and as we are, Simplicity - with a capital "S" - is difficult to comprehend nowadays. We are no longer truly simple. We no longer live in simple terms or places. Life is a more complex struggle now. It is now valiant to be simple: a courageous thing to even want to be simple. It is a spiritual thing to comprehend what simplicity means.�
Frank Lloyd Wright
email: omar.a.merced@gmail.com Tel: 787-567-5546