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Rene J Paez Jr TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY G R A D U AT E S C H O O L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E rjpaez1111@gmail.com
SLIP STUDIO AGENCY S P R I N G 2 0 1 3 | G R A D U AT E S T U D I O I
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PIAZZA BRA MOLINARI SUMMER 2012 | STUDIO 6
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E S TA B L I S H I N G A N U R B A N P R E S E N C E S P R I N G 2 0 1 4 | G R A D U AT E S T U D I O I I I
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D I G I TA L M E D I A W O R K S FA L L ‘0 9 - FA L L ’ 1 2 | U N D E R G R A D U AT E
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RÉSUMÉ
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SLIP STUDIO AGENCY SPRING 2013 | COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO
to adress. Program of the project included an advertising agency studio, climbing tower, along with parking for at least 50 spaces. After multiple angles of approach and studies, themes including site circulation, gateway, and public zones were established as driving design moves for the project. In The west side, known as the popular “6th street� nightlife district of Austin, Texas consisted of heavy street front presence and hardly any open site space accessible to the public. In sharp contrast, the east side consisted of very sporadic and inconsistent street front presence. The choice that was made for the project was not to resist the character of east 6th street, but become an icon for it and embrace its characteristics. Therefore, a building footprint on the street level is nearly non-existent, allowing it to belong to the public and users of the space. The dominating visual feature of the project, the double sided gateway piece, was chosen to help establish the project as an iconic structure for the area and intersection which also serves as the gallery space of the interior. The project can be broken down into three main zones, a public zone, a parking zone, and the advertising studio zone, providing for a simple,
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L O N G I T U D I N A L 1. 56” X 12” CONCRETE COLUMN
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17. 16” X 16” LATERAL STEEL MEMBER
2. CONCRETE ELEVATOR SHAFT
6. 12” POST TENSIONED CONCRETE SLAB
10. 12” X 12” RETURN AIR DUCT
14. 6” INTERIOR WALL
18. 10” X 10” STEEL BEAM MEMBER
3. 8’ YELLOW INSULATED GLASS PANELS
7. 4’ PARKING GARAGE GUARD RAILING
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15. STEEL STUD FRAMING
19. 10” X 10” LATERAL STEEL BEAM MEMBER
4. PERFORATED ALUMINUM PANELS
8. 30’ X 20’ X 3’ FOOTING
12. HARDSCAPE (CONCRETE)
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5. STEEL STUD FRAMING (SUB-STRUCTURE)
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2. 40’ x 10’ x 2’ SPREAD FOOTING
6. 12” POST TENSIONED CONCRETE SLAB
10. 12” x 12” RETURN AIR DUCT
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3. 8’ YELLOW INSULATED GLASS PANELS
7. 5‘ PARKING GARAGE GUARD RAILING
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15. 6” INTERIOR WALL
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PUBLIC LEVELS Public levels of the project are located on the bottom and ground oor. These spaces were designed to allow opportunities for public interaction and circulation, as well as the location of climbing tower and lobby for the advertising studio.
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Parking Levels were slipped underneath the advertising agency space allowing for a total of 52 parking stalls. The plates vary in length in section allowing for a visually dynamic language of the building. With the
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AGENCY LEVELS The lower agency level was designed to have a large open space as the creative zone along with the higher level providing many paths of circulation and voids below to allow many views to the spaces below. 2
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S T R U C T U R E E X P LO S I O N & WA L L S E C T I O N A double skin system consisting of yellow insulated glass and perforated aluminum screen is shown here along with the two levels of the advertising studio. The exploded structure displays a steel and concrete hybrid structure system along with 16” X 16” STEEL VERTICAL MEMBER
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16” X 16” STEEL LATERAL MEMBER FLY ASH CONCRETE FOOTING
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ROOF DRAINAGE LAYER
THERMAL INSULATION
ROOF TOP 79’ - 0”
ROOFING MEMBRANE COLD ROLLED STEEL CHANNELS @ 4’ O. C.
SUSPENDED ACOUSTIC TILE CEILING
12” FLY ASH CONCRETE SLAB PRE-FORMED PERFORATED ALUMINUM PANELS
DUAL SEALED INSULATED GLASS (YELLOW)
PERFORATED ALUMINUM PANEL SUB-STRUCTURE FLOCKED CARPET FLOORING
7TH FLOOR 64’ - 6” GYPSUM BOARD SOFFIT
METAL FURRING CHANNELS @ 16” O.C.
SHEET METAL CLOSURE
56” x 12” CONCRETE COLUMN
CARPET BACKING FOUNDATION
6TH FLOOR 51’ - 0”
12” POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE SLAB VAPOR RETARDER
12” X 56” FLY ASH CONCRETE COLUMN
FIRE SAFING W/ FIRE STOP SEALANT OVER SURFACE FILM STRIP CONCEALING FIRE SAFING
FLY ASH CONCRETE FOOTING
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E L E VAT I O N D E TA I L This drawing exhibits the gateway piece of the project, hovering over 6th street . It is composed of a double skin system consisting of yellow insulated glass and perforated aluminum screening. The dashed line work represents the primary and secondary structure of the project.
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PUBLIC ZONE
This space was designed to allow opportunities on the site for public interaction and circulation, as well as opportunities for live music venues ,so as to mesh well within the culture of the city of Austin, Texas, also known as the “Live Music Capital of the World�.
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PIAZZA BRA MOLINARI SUMMER 2012 | STUDIO 6
The proposal for the re-design of iazza Bra Molinari seeks to activate a processional series of active and passive zones of activity within the site derived from site speciďŹ c context moments and engaging city scale hierarchies that reference the ancient Roman city grid and major axes. These zones engage the spectator to make them aware of spatial and ďŹ eld conditions present within the site. This self-awareness helps spectators to deďŹ ne moments, and subsequently spaces, within the site that they can begin to appropriate their own event and activity within. The banding that occurs as a derivation of site conditions and diagraming, allows for a segmentation of zones within the site. Each strip dynamically engages the spectator with responsive lighting that activates in the presence of the spectator. Architectural elements and material changes are further activated with the lighting to reveal moments within the site.
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BANDED ZONES OF THE SITE
Shown above are the various materials and surfaces of the proposed design of Piazza Bra Molinari. The play of hardscape and various softscape typologies allows for a dynamic and exible site.
ESTABLISHING AN URBAN PRESENCE FORT WORTH, TEXAS AREA OF SITE: 22,500 SQ. FT
PROGRAM: MUSEUM ADDITIONS: 15,000 SQ. FT P U B L I C S PAC E : 1 2 5 ,0 0 0 S Q . F T
PROGRAMS USED RHINO 3D A D O B E I L L U S T R AT O R ADOBE PHOTOSHOP AUTOCAD REVIT ARCGIS
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E S TA B L I S H I N G A N U R B A N P R E S E N C E S P R I N G 2 0 1 4 | G R A D U AT E S T U D I O 3
As the original home to the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the prominence of this building, currently home to the Fort Worth Community Arts Center (FWCAC), was long standing and holds the right to be recognized thoroughly throughout the city of Fort Worth as the founding landmark to what is now the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas. A heavily visited and highly appreciated area in the heart of Fort Worth, the Cultural District serves as a prominent element to the culture of the city of Fort Worth. What I look to achieve for this project, is to establish a sense of presence on an urban level, and a more macro scale that just the immediate site itself. I believe connecting this building to the public is essential and the way to do that is to develop an urban landscape surrounding it. The Community Arts Center, located at the main intersection of Camp Bowie, Lancaster, and Montgomery Street is positioned perfectly to have a strong presence to the public, however it is almost as if the building’s back is turned to this intersection, leaving the building once again unnoticed and overlooked. This intersection, I believe, has potential to be a signiďŹ cant gateway to the district, helping both the district establish more of an identity and the Community Arts Center gain a larger presence to this intersection. A move like this, and other expansions to street side and public interaction such as a cafe, pavillion, and sculpture gardens are among the various additions to this building that can help reconnect it with the citizens of Fort Worth, Texas.
M I C R O S I T E A N A LY S I S
Building driveway drop-off, enforcing vehicular scale
Minimal Signage
Building turned away from major intersection
Heavy vehicle presence discouraging pedestrian visitors and circulation
Minimal Signage
Rigid site walls, limiting circulation path options
Break in Building to Street Connection
Heavy vehicle presence discouraging pedestrian visitors and circulation Un-welcoming Pedestrian Circulation Streetside parking blocking view from Montgomery
Original Building of Fort Worth Modern Art Museum
Opportunity for building-front green space
Limited central Lobby
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P E D E S T R I A N C I R C U L AT I O N
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
PEDESTRIAN C I R C U L AT I O N
The existing site conditions provided for limited circulation paths and an abundance of hard edges throughout the site, discouraging site circulation and occupation. In order to adress and improve these conditions, site circulation was vastly improved, allowing potential for multiple paths across and through the site, not just to improve the immediate site, but the greater area of the Cultural District as well.
STREET POCKET PARK
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
PEDESTRIAN C I R C U L AT I O N STREET POCKET PARK
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
PEDESTRIAN C I R C U L AT I O N STREET POCKET PARK
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
PEDESTRIAN C I R C U L AT I O N
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GROUND FLOORPLAN Proposed new ground ямВoorplan with additions and renovations to building and site.
CULTURAL DISTRICT GATEWAY BASE
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SITE PLAN Proposed new ground site plan with additions and renovations to building and site.
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WA L L /G R E E N R O O F S E C T I O N COUNTER SCUPPER
and surfacing of the elements. Detailed below are two sections of the elevated green roof showing construction and layering of the green roof surface.
LEVEL 04 27’ - 6” 3’-0”
Shown below is a drawing displaying a section through the elevated green roof and north side of the community arts
LEVEL 03 24’ - 6” 8” CMU
8” GREEN WALL BUFFER 9’-0”
4” BATT INSULATION
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ROOT BARRIER DRAINAGE LAYER
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ST R E E T P O C K E T PA R K
Shown above is the proposed re-design of Gendy Street, into an urban space, dominated by pocket park will work to enhance the greater Cultural District of Fort Worth.
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SCULPTURE GARDEN
The new sculpture garden of the Fort Worth Community Arts Center will work to provide a more welcoming and relatable entrance that serves as space for site circulation, public interaction, and art exhibits.
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E L E VAT E D G R E E N R O O F
The new green roof addition to the community arts center will establish a new attraction for the museum and district. It will allow visitors with views to beautiful downtown Fort Worth, public space, and serve as an extension of the elevated east side of the site.
DIGITAL MEDIA U N D E R G R A D U AT E W O R K S PROGRAMS USED RHINO 3D ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ADOBE PHOTOSHOP VRAY RENDERING
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D I G I TA L M E D I A U n d e r g r a d u a t e Wo r k s
In this digital media section, three projects showing the construction of points, curves, and surfaces are displayed.
POINTS Choose a theme for inspiration to create a map utilizing a system of point and then create curves to communicate relationships among the points.
CURVES Construct a physical surface of your choice with cloth, pin needles, foam board and the given grid, then model this surface in Rhino. Next, construct a new surface in Rhino and then create a physical model.
SURFACES First, model a polyhedron of your choice. Then investigate the geometry of this shape and unfold it. Next construct a cluster of these shapes along with a newly constructed form relating to the original shape.
FINAL POINT REBUILD
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CURVES The ďŹ rst trial was achieved through the construction of a physical model and then constructing this model
GRID BUILD UP
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SURFACE 01 Surface 01 shows the digitized version of the original physical model composed of curves running on the X axis.
SURFACE 02 Surface 02 shows the digital surface constructed from the manipulated curves taken from the Y axis. The surfaced was then constructed physically.
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PERSPECTIVE
S U R FAC E S The platonic solid chosen for this project was the Great Rhombicuboctahedron. First the solid was unfolded in order to show the varying surfaces and conďŹ guration of the geometry. The ďŹ nal step of this process was to create a second geometry derived from the original solid and geometries.
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RENE JAVIER PAEZ JR.
OBJECTIVE
To work in a creative environment which pushes the current limits of my abilities and presents various opportunities to expand my knowledge and skills.
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University College of Architecture | Lubbock, Texas Master’s in Architecture
December 2014
* Certificate in Urban and Community Design
Texas Tech University College of Architecture | Lubbock, Texas Bachelor’s in Architecture
www.issuu.com/rjpaez/docs/rjpaez_portfolio rjpaez1111@gmail.com 2 1 0.8 84 .1 6 64 24619 Drew Gap San Antonio, Texas 78255
December 2012
* Study Abroad | Verona, Italy | Summer 2012
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SOFTWARE SKILLS
Pfluger Architects | Architectural Internship | San Antonio, Texas
Summer 2014
Pfluger Architects | Architectural Internship | San Antonio, Texas
Dec ‘13 -Jan ’14
Pfluger Architects | Architectural Internship | San Antonio, Texas
Summer 2013
* Involved in Educational Building projects
- Autodesk Revit - Autodesk AutoCAD - Rhinoceros 3D - Adobe Illustrator
ORGANIZATIONS / ACTIVITIES
Texas Society of Architects | Student Member
August 2014
L.A. Architour | Los Angeles, California | Professor Joshua Nason
March 2012
- Adobe Photoshop
* One-week tour of Los Angeles to explore contemporary and traditional architecture.
- Adobe InDesign
Urban Stage | City of Lubbock & Texas Tech University | Lubbock, Texas
Aug ‘13 - Oct ’14
- ArcGIS
Exhibited Work | First Friday Art Trail | Lubbock, Texas
Oct ‘13 / Nov ‘14
- Microsoft Sharepoint Designer
*Urban Design Studio | Collaboration with K. Anglin | ‘Lubbock as a City Form Over Time’ *Collaboration Studio | ‘Civil Rights Museum of Dallas, Texas’
- VRay Rendering
Saddle Tramps | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, Texas
August ‘09 - May ’11
*Downtown Re-development Event | Lighting and Entertainment Plan of Avenue J
*University Spirit and Traditions Organization
- Climate Consultant
Step Out 2009 | Diabetes Walk | Lubbock, Texas
October 2009
- Graphic Design/Layout Design REFERENCES
Javier Gomez | Studio Professor | Texas Tech University | javier.gomez@ttu.edu Daniel Pruske | Studio Professor | Texas Tech University | Morphosis | d.pruske@morphosis.net
RJP