Selected Works by Oscar Avila

Selected Works by

Oscar Avila Salazar

1 Bethel Mausoleum ARCH 606, 1-16

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Inner Harbor Marina & Hotel ARCH 405, 17-26

3 Belvedere ARCH 305, 27-32

4 Art for Architecture, Architecture for Art ARCH 605, 21-30

Bethel Mausoleum ARCH 606 Professor: Michael O’Brien

A mausoleum is a place where people’s stories are told and remembered, so this notion of telling a story is the influence for the layout and procession throughout the building. The visitors begin at the main entrance where they can gather as a community in the lobby and along the corridor. This would be the initial step of gathering people to tell the story. Then they proceed through the corridor and into the chapel where the story of their loved one is told for everyone to hear. After exiting the chapel, they can proceed to the crypt and columbarium wing, where they can remember the story of their loved one, or tell it to another person that is visiting with them. Finally, they can proceed down the corridor and towards the light, where they can step out onto the terrace and embrace the surrounding nature at the end of the procession, and then walk down the paths adjacent to the pond and return to their starting point.

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Inner Harbor Marina & Hotel ARCH 405 Professor: Koichiro Aitani Collaboration with Rodrigo Matas

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the project aims to become a new center of attraction in the heart of the city. With the harbor just a few meters away, the first level houses a yacht & marina club. Above it, the restaurant offers and serves seafood dishes which are a staple of the city. The upper levels consist of a high-end boutique hotel with the best possible views of the downtown area and the surrounding waters.

Along with the sailing and seafood aspects, Baltimore has also been a large center of art for many years. To accomodate this, a large exterior area was created between the second and third floors. This space serves not only as an area for installations and showcases by artists, but also as a barrier between the large public areas below and the quiet, intimate rooms above.

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Belvedere ARCH 305 Professor: Miguel Roldan Collaboration with Rodrigo Matas

The city of Barcelona is a domain of multiple levels. In contrast, the Parc de la Ciutadella consists of only a ground level, with the two multistory spots being the fountain and the water deposit.

Our project aims to expand the levels of the city into the park by organizing spaces in a way in which there are multiple levels and platforms. Through these various levels, the visitor is liberated from a singular view, and now has the freedom to experience the park from multiple perspectives. Inversely, there is also an inner to outer expansion, as the platforms and roof of the existing museum have been converted into green areas, which creates an extension of the park towards the city.

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Art for Architecture, Architecture for Art ARCH 605 Professor: Ahmed Ali

After a two-part investigation into the work of Donald Judd, which included an immersive trip to Marfa, TX, two ideas arose that influenced the development of the project: how moments are framed depending on the viewer’s position, and how Donald Judd selects existing and modest spaces to exhibit his work.

Although the latter was not entirely possible in this situation, the atmosphere within those spaces that were explored could then be used to influence the spaces within the project itself in order to create a modest setting in which Judd’s objects are then framed. This results in the objects becoming a central and contrasting element that suddenly bring life to the spaces and materials around them.

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Oscar Avila Salazar ARCH 658 Final Drawing Project

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1.Facade Panel Construction 1/2” stone layer adhered to 1mm fiberglass 2” honeycomb panel 1mm aluminum backing 2. Channel aluminum brackets 3. Water, air, and vapor control layer 4. 1/2” GWB sheathing 5. 6” aluminum frame with XPS insulation 6. Steel plate welded to structural truss 7. W18x311 8. W12x305 9. GWB on 4” aluminum stud 10. Floor construction 3“ concrete slab on 3” corrugated steel deck 11. Metal cleat 12. Metal coping cap 13. Parapet blocking 14. Roof membrane under coping 15. EPDM roof membrane 16. 6” XPS Insulation 17. Roof construction 3” concrete slab on 3” corrugated steel deck 18. Cant strip 19. PVC drop ceiling tiles with hanger wire attached to decking

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Thank You

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