AR C H ITEC TU R E
P O R T PEDRO F O LMORA IO
PEDRO MORA JR B.A. in Architecture University of California, Berkeley Morarchitect1@gmail.com (619)534-7529
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PUBLIC SWIMSCAPE
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T R E AT M E N T FA C I L I T Y
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LIFEGUARD TOWER
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M AT E R I A L S
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TRANSYSTEMS
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SKETCHES
BERKELEY
PUBL I C
SWIMSCAPE The City ofBerk eley’s need forapu blic s w im m ing lands pace and park has lead to this propos al. The des ig n expands the prog ram throu g hou t a s eries of ram ps that enables s m ooth circu lation for the pu blic. The g entle cu rves and ram ps of the s tru ctu re enable indoor s eating w ith view acces s to indoor perform ances or s eparate ou tdoor perform ances . Des ig nElem ents g u ide vis itors throu g h chang ing dens ities and controlled view s . The s m ooth circu clation provides s ou nd and vis u al privacy as w ell as w ay-finding pu blic activities . W hether the vis itor des ires to enjoy a s w im m ing com petition, a s occer g am e, or anartis tic perform ance, they w illhave intu itive acces s to all activities ; from any point of the prem is es .
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The finaldes ig ndepicts endles s circu lationalong the prog ram . The s eries ofs ections , plans and realis tic rendering s depicts the eas y acces s to any activity from any g ivenplace. As noted onthe firs t floor plan, there are three entries to the prem is es , one du e eas t, and one on each north and s ou th directions ; all w ith acces s to the firs t and s econd floor. The s ections provide avis u alrepres entationofthe trans itionofactivities throu g hou t this s w im s cape.
2ND FL OOR PL AN SCAL E 1 /1 28”= 1 ’
1 ST FL OOR PL AN SCAL E 1 /1 28”= 1 ’
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ARCH ITECTURE 160
M AT E R I A L S CO NCEPT
PRO DUCT
W O O D:O ur de s ign im pl e-
m e nte d a s e rie s ofw ood joints pre vious l y l e arne d to cre ate a be nch th atw oul d s e rve a dualpurpos e .in ph as e 1, Itcan accom odate tw o pe opl e .W h e re as in ph as e 2, itcan s itone pe rs on w ith a com pl e m e ntary s ide tabl e.
STEEL:Th is m ate rialturne d outto be th e m os tch al l e nging in our te am .W e l e arne d th e im portance ofk now ing th e m ate rial ’ s capabil tie s and l im itations and h ow s ubs tancialth is is in th e de s ign ph as e .
CO NCRETE:O ur goalfor th is proje ctw as to pus h th e l im itofconcre te w h e n com bine d w ith th e te ns il e q ual itie s th atre bar brings to th e tabl e .A re bar s tructure al l ow e d us to buil d curve d w al l s in our cl as s room .Th is ide a cam e to us w h e n w e s tudie d abouts h otcre te and its pote ntial .
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Revit is a BIM program mainly used at Transystems, as well as a few other firms at the bay area. This is a house mock-up created for the mere purpose of understanding Revit toolbars, families, and local versus central files.
S K ETC H ES H and draw ing h as be e n m y h obby s ince Iw as ve ry y oung.It’ s a s tre s s re l ie ve r and m ore im p ortantl y a p e rs onale xp re s s ion ofm y s e l f.Proffe s s or Dubovs k y atU C Be rk e l e y s aid once :Eve n ife ve ry s tude ntis as k e d to draw th e e xacts am e l ine , s h ap e , or figure , nota s ingl e one w il lbe ide ntical .
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