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CONTENTS SOJOURN PAVILION
Texas Tech - Architectural Design Studio VI
INexTERIORITY
CCA - M.Arch Thesis
STRATO CENTER
CCA - M.Arch Advanced Studio
BELVEDERE 25
Texas Tech - Collaboration Studio
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN BRAINERY Texas Tech - Architectural Design Studio V
MOTIVO RESIDENCE CCA - M.Arch Studio 3
AQUA + FARM
CCA - M.Arch Integrated Building Design Studio
SOJOURN PAVILION Architectural Design Studio VI
Fall 2015 - Texas Tech University Prof. Ersela Kripia Individual Work
Sunland Park, New Mexico Media:
AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Illustrator Photoshop
Physical Model:
Museumboard Matboard
Sojourn Pavilion is a place where time is extended beyond daily measures. The orchestration of a rhythmic space, interior, exterior, directed at the mountain or connected to the river, grounds the attention towards primary orientations. Whether walking along a path, entering the pavilions, or simply moving across exterior walls, Sojourn creates a variation of spaces where one can slow down and to extend a daily journey to experience the borderland at a new pace. The pavilion provides spaces where local small businesses can transact and show their work in a temporary setting. Activities will be programmed in relationship to the changing seasons offering opportunities for all users. The exterior space serves as a productive platform for various events throughout the year, where civic, cultural and sporting events can be held
REGION MAP
STUDY MODELS
MASTER PLAN
HORIZONTAL RIVER MOVEMENT STUDY
Satellite view of the Rio Grande located on the site
INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING
VERTICAL MOVEMENT STUDY
SITE PLAN
LOWER LEVEL
UPPER LEVEL A
B
NORTH
SECTION A
NORTH
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
SECTION B
PHYSICAL MODEL
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INexTERIORITY M.Arch Thesis
Fall 2017 - Spring 2018 - California College of the Arts Advisors: Chris Falliers + Thom Fauldes Individual Work
San Francisco, CA Media:
AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Illustrator Photoshop
Physical Model:
Acrylic
Public space typologies have evolved from a distinct figural plaza towards a space that simultaneously engages both interiority and exteriority . By establishing a shared infrastructural grid field that is constructed on existing structures, an invented common-ground is provided that syncs public spaces with existing urban fabric—buildings , thoroughfares, open spaces, and streetscapes. These urban spaces acquire techniques from architecture, urbanism, and landscape architecture: it does not reside in one field, but exists as something in between. INexTERIORITY will attract people using various strategies through typological transformation, a focus on geometry, and different applications of scale. By manipulating this urban formation, these new grounds produce a network of spaces that reimagines the public realm. The evolution of the infrastructure gives the opportunity to modify and transform the inner frameworks in order to adapt to the desired program. This provides spatial opportunities for stackable program and spaces to evolve into vertical urban fabrics.
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
SITE ANALYSIS - DESIGN DISTRICT
PRIVATE
PUBLIC
PARKING
INTERIOR
SHELTER
10 5
50 20
100
40’ MICRO +MACRO +OPEN +GREEN
20’ [20.20] MICRO [10.10] +WALKWAYS Standing Walking Sitting Reading Exhibit Workspace Storage
[40.40] [30.30] [20.20] [10.10] Park Theater Seating Stadium Playground
SUBTRACTION
For existing urban infrastructure
30’ MICRO +MACRO +WALKWAYS
[30.30] [20.20] [10.10] Standing Walking Sitting Exhibit Cinema Theater Playground
10’ MICRO +SHADE +ACCESS
[10.10] Standing Walking Sitting Reading Art Workspace Storage
WALKING
WALKING
WALKING
WALKING
GREEN
SITTING
PLAYING
SITTING
SITTING
READING
STAGE
READING
READING
ART
EXHIBIT
WORKING
WORKING
PERFORMANCE
EXHIBIT
GAME
STORAGE
STORAGE
PLAYING
PLAYING
STRATO CENTER
M.Arch Advanced Studio - Kaiju
Spring 2017 - California College of the Arts Prof. Nataly Gattegno + Hugh Hynes Individual Work
EXTRACTION Enviroment: Sand, Rock, Wet
Enviroment:
PROCESSING Sand, Rock,
Enviroment:
COLLABORATION Sand, Rock, Toxic Noise Dust
VISUAL Enviroment:
Sand, Rock, Toxic Noise Dust
Architecture:
Triple Concrete Walls No Windows Concrete Structure Large Louvers Net all around
Architecture:
Double Concrete Walls Fixed Small Windows Concrete Structure Large Louvers Net on some louvers
Architecture:
Single Concrete Walls Fixed Small Windows Concrete Structure Large Louvers Net on some louvers
Architecture:
Concrete Str Open Space Medium to L
Activity:
Activity:
Test on site Extraction Storage
Activity:
Work Research Testing
Activity:
Work Research Testing
Enjoy Views Shopping / T
Program:
Open space
Program:
Mudroom Storage Showers
Program:
Wet Lab Dry Lab Clean Lab Storage Workspace
Program:
Wet Lab Dry Lab Clean Lab Storage Workspace
Toxic Noise Dust
Toxic Noise Dust
Plants
ructure
LIVE
Enviroment:
Sand, Rock, Grass, Trees, Ponds Toxic Noise Dust
Architecture:
Concrete Structure Mostly glass Thin and minimal louvers Operable Windows
Activity:
Live, rest, sleep, eat, fun, visit, enjoy views
Program:
Housing, cafeteria
Large Louvers
Tourist
Boron, California Media:
AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Photoshop
Rio Tinto Borax Mine is the largest boron mine in the world, producing half the world’s borates. Having been extracting on this site since the 1920s, the open pit mine site has become the largest pit in California, measuring about two miles long. It has been projected that the mine can operate extraction until 2050, giving it a time limit to the future of the company. Now that it is near to approaching the end of its lifespan, Rio Tinto Minerals needs to find a new way that boron can be used. The mining company has come to the decision of investing into a research facility whose main purpose will be to find the next uses of boron, moving away from its main market application as a primary element in soaps into an essential material as a source for energy and medical advances. By investing in its future, Rio Tinto Minerals can not only extend the projected timeline of the mine but become a precedent for how a mining company can continue to expand and evolve as it finds new uses for its material.
NUCLEAR NETWORK DIAGRAM
SMR
SPENT FUEL POOLS
SITE ANALYSIS
COOLING PONDS
PARK
LIVE/WORK
STRUCTURE
ROAD
UNIMPROVED ROAD
WATER
TOXIC WATER
DUST
WASTE
SITE PLAN
PHASE II
PHASE III
PHASE IV
PHASE V
LIVE
FIRST LEVEL
SHOPS
BUSINESS CENTER
VISUAL
COLLABORATION
FIRST LEVEL
FIRST LEVEL PRESENTATION HALL AREA FOR TEMPORARY SHOPS
VENUE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS
TOURIST STOP / ACESS VIEWS APARTMENT COMPLEX
RESTAURANT HOTEL
STOP 1 - SECTION
STOP 2 - SECTION
STOP 3 - SECTION
PROCESSING
EXTRACTION
FIRST LEVEL
FIRST LEVEL ON-SITE TESTING
CLASSROOMS
COLLABORATION ROOM
LIBRARY
STORAGE MOIST LAB
WET LAB DRY LAB
LECTURE LAB COMPUTER LAB
STORAGE AREA FOR MATERIAL EXTRACTED LOCKER ROOM ACCESS TO EXTERIOR
STOP 4 - SECTION
STOP 5 - SECTION
BELVEDERE 25 Collaboration Studio
Spring 2016 - Texas Tech University Prof. Daniela Quesada Individual Work
CLIMATIC ANALYSIS
Medellin, Colombia Media:
AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Photoshop
Physical Model:
Acrylic Foamboard Chipboard
The collaboration studio focused on questions of familiarity, unfamiliarity and transference within the domestic space. The studio was set to create smart typologies that accomodate dwelling for weather migrants. Belvedere 25 is a courtyard complex in Medellin, Colombia; where the base design accomodate to the site’s micro and macro climatic conditions.
3
SPATIAL EXPLORATION - DARK/LIGHT + WINDY/CALM SHADOW STUDY
ELEVATIONS
SOUTH
INITIAL FLOOR PLAN PROPOSAL
MORNING
EAST
FIRST FLOOR 3 Bedroom Apartment
NORTH
WEST
SUNSET
FLOOR PLANS
SECOND FLOOR Studio + 2 Bedroom Apartment
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
ALL DAY NORTH
THIRD FLOOR Studio + 2 Bedroom Apartment
SUMMER SHADOWS
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5PM
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7AM
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WINTER SHADOWS
7AM
5PM
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WIND STUDY
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SITE PLAN
108
COMPLEX FLOOR PLAN
UNITS FLOOR PLANS STUDIO700SQFT.
TWO BEDROOM1,200SQFT.
Level 1
Level 2
THREE BEDROOM1,500SQFT.
FIRST FLOOR
72˚
70˚
68˚
66˚
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
HEAT STUDY 70˚
68˚
FLOOR PLANS SHADOW STUDY
66˚
2ND FLOOR
SUMMER
12 PM
5 PM
ALL DAY
7 AM
12 PM
5 PM
ALL DAY
7 AM
12 PM
5 PM
ALL DAY
7 AM
12 PM
5 PM
ALL DAY
7 AM
12 PM
5 PM
ALL DAY
7 AM
12 PM
5 PM
ALL DAY
3RD FLOOR
WINTER
3RD FLOOR
3RD FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
7 AM
3RD FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
72˚
WIND STUDY
SECTIONS TRANSVERSE SECTION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
PHYSICAL MODELS
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN INNOVATIONS BRAINERY Architectural Design Studio V
Spring 2015 - Texas Tech University Prof. Guillermo Barajas Individual Work
Downtown El Paso Media:
AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Photoshop
Physical Model:
Plexiglass Museumboard Foamboard
ARCHITECTURE+ART+DESIGN INITIATIVE was conceived with the purpose of creating a Pioneering space for architecture, art, technology, and design. The space is created with the main purpose to provide an area and the tools needed for the residing researchers to find and create new products that will take architecture, art, and design to a new level. It will include workspaces, support from local architecture/art/design schools, programming and state of the art equipment. Not only will the facilities provide a platform for development but it will serve the community by providing workshops and mentorship to upcoming professionals. With its open workspace and gallery, the campus will provide the opportunity to change and adapt to different trends of teaching and working, all while becoming the epicenter of design technology.
SITE ANALYSIS A brainery is a place that helps in the development of new businesses or products. This facility provides the space and tools to develop new programs, technology, machines, and ideas that will take architecture, art, and design to the new era. This brainery will serve as a 24/7 collaborative experimental laboratory. It will assembly a community and provide the tools that might lead to discovering new technologies, modes of art making and designing through collaboration. The brainey will provide studio space, worshops, and mentorships to the community. The brainery will house 8 residents that will research for two years and create new methods, the eight possible residents are: (1) an architect, (2) an engineer, (3) a film director, (4)artist, (5), museum curator, (6) graphic designer, (7) farmer, and (8) a software developer. All these professionals can bring their own expertise to create new methods to develop the field. I started the design with different forms randomly created to use for different spaces. Created very different forms to make the building structure very dynamic once they are stacked together. My main design purpose was to create a mini campus where two structures create a space and also connection between the Union Depot and the Entertainment district. The design was to create a building that had a clean and sleek structure. Understanding that the Union Depot Entertainment district is part of the site, and brick is mostly used and requested in the design for this zone. My proposal for this building was to create a building that is a canvas by being completely white and transparent via the use of glass.
SITE PLAN
SITE ANALYSIS SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
NORTH BUILDINGS 7,729 SQ FT
SOUTH BUILDING
LIVING QUARTERS 1 Studio Apartments (8)
MEETING + ADMINISTRATIVES OFFICES 6 Lobby (2) 840 sq ft 7 Conference Room 461 sq ft 8 Director’s Office 517 sq ft 9 Shared Office Spaces 120 sq ft each (varies) (4) 455 sq ft total 10 Mechanical Room 84 sq ft 11 Storage 184 sq ft 12 Janitor’s Closet 72 sq ft 13 W.C. 1 36 sq ft each 272 sq ft total 14 Security 141 sq ft 15 Open Meeting/ Conference Area 650 sq ft-
2 3
Shared Living Room Shared Kitchen Area
CAFE BISTRO 4 Kitchen 5 Dining Area
SECTION A
445 sq ft each 3,560 sq ft total 800 sq ft 685 sq ft 350 sq ft 602 sq ft
5,334 SQ FT
NORTH BUILDING
10,034 SQ FT
STUDIO + LABS 16 Studio Open Space 8,988 sq ft 17 Library 398 sq ft 18 Photography Room 162 sq ft 19 Materials Lab 185 sq ft 20 Plotters/3D Printer Room 107 sq ft 21 Digital Lab 183 sq ft 23 Roof Top Garden/Balcony 2,200 sq ft
SOUTH BUILDING EXHIBITION SPACE 22 Gallery 23 Balcony
8,578 SQ FT 6,914 sq ft 1,883 sq ft
Total Square Footage: 31,675
SECTION B
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
ROOF
DOUBLE CHANNEL GLASS
TRUSS AND BEAM GRID
WALLS
SKIN + STRUCTURE The V60 Glass Channel Structure incorporates a thermally broken head/receptor and sill/sub-sill system allowing greater interstory movement. It is designed to stack and link, permitting full facade application. Fully tested to performance wall standards. Corner Connection
Double Channel Glass
1.7 W Low-E - Enhances the U-Value (.41) performance by restricting the flow of heat through the glass, retaining heat in winter and cooling in summer.
TRUSS AND BEAM GRID SOUTH BUILDING EXAMPLE
WALL SECTION
FINAL MODELS PARTI MODELS
MOTIVO RESIDENCE M.Arch - Studio 3
Fall 2016 - California College of the Arts Prof. Neeraj Bhatia Individual Work
San Francisco, California Media:
AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Photoshop
Physical Model:
Hardboard Plywood Acrylic COLLEGES + UNIVERSITIES
POPULATION 22-29
San Francisco housing shortage has been an increasing problem for the Bay Area starting back in the 1990s. The strict zoning regulations has not allowed much needed development to take place in the city and the increased demand of housing has caused San Francisco to have the highest rents of any major US city. Housing production remains far below the estimated housing units needed to meet the demand. The city has become a design hub for the world, and with this appeal, there are many higher education institutions in San Francisco that provide a professional education in art, design, and architecture. Students find that the shortage of student housing is particularly acute in the area. The local colleges and universities do not build enough student housing in San Francisco to account for their students and their housing needs. Students who are interested in attending college in the city are frequently tossed into the general housing pool to compete against the broader population, which also drives up housing costs. In a report, the Planning Department in San Francisco stated that there are about 9,000 on-campus available to students across campuses citywide, but to just have beds available for half of the students attending school in the city, schools need to provide at least 28,000 more beds. Finding a place to live while being a full time undergraduate or graduate student in the city is a difficult task by itself; but finding “student housing� for non-traditional students is even harder. Schools are not used to providing spaces with more flexible options. Nowadays there are more non-traditional students than before. These students have different needs for housing than a traditional college student. A non-traditional student can be someone who is older than 24 years old; married; has dependents; attends college only part-time; and works part-time of fulltime. Finding a place to live where you can bring your partner, family, have privacy, or have more flexibility to your living house rules is a necessity that is not being met currently to meet the demand. MOTIVO residence seeks to provide a place where students that are focused in art, design, and architecture degrees can find a place to live that is not only affordable to meet their school budget but will work with their current needs as a non-traditional student. The non-traditional students can have a place where they can have the privacy they require but at the same time have the majority of their spaces shared with the rest of the building’s community. The residence will provide larger spaces for the daily activities and also have the facilities and equipment needed for students to continue to develop their skills
01:00
SCHOOL
02 :00
0 23:0
:00 22
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS ART + DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE 25-40
INTERFACE - Final 00:00
SHARING DIAGRAM
WORK
21 :0
LIVING ROOM
0
CIRCULATION + EXHIBITION
0
:0
03
+ SEATING AREA
KITCHEN + DIN ING
WOODSHOP
20 :0
0
0
:0 04
PRINTING + 3 D + LA SER CUT TER
+STORAGE
DIGITAL LAB
WORK SPA C
E
19:00 STUDY RO O
+ STAIRS
0
05:0
M
BEDRO OM
18:00
06:00
17:00
07:00
0 16:0
FOLDS TO CREATE SHARING SPACES + COURTYARDS
08 :00
15 :0
0
09 :0
11:00
INTERFACE - Initial Phase
12:00
13:00
:00
10
14:0 0
0
SINGLE COUPLE WITH DEPENDANTS
SPACES CREATED INSIDE WALL
+ HALLWAYS + ACCESS TO PRIVATE SPACES
AXONOMETRIC - Wall
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
SCALE 1/4”
UNITS
460-480 SQFT
230 SQFT
270 SQFT
UNIT A
UNIT B
270 SQFT
380 SQFT
UNIT C
CONTEXT MAP
SITE PLAN
SITE PLAN SCALE 1/16”
SHOTWELL STREET
SOUTH VAN NESS
500 SQFT
FLOOR PLANS BASEMENT
THIRD FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
FOURTH FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
FIFTH FLOOR
AQUA + FARM
M.Arch Integrated Building Design Studio - Buoyant Ecologies
Fall 2017 - California College of the Arts Prof. Margaret Ikeda + Evan Jones Collaboration with Samantha VillaseĂąor
Dhangethi, Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives Media:
AutoCAD Rhino 3D V-Ray Illustrator Photoshop
Physical Model:
3D Print Acrylic
The people of the Maldives acknowledge the impact climate change has had on their nation. This nation, which averages only 1.5 meters above the current sea level, consist of over 1100 islands arranged in 26 atolls. Less photographed are their more populated islands where many smaller villages subsist on fishing and tourism, both of which are in danger of devastation from erosion, warming oceans and rising seas. Even as their islands are disappearing, they still aspire to become a resilient community. Their connection to nature, and appreciation of nature, are inspiring. As a society, they strive to provide for their families through sustainable methods. Understanding their farming methods allows for design opportunities that would aid these methods and give the Maldivians the opportunity for even greater resiliency. Our project proposes to do just that. By creating a new structure that will provide alternative methods for farming, both on land and in the ocean, Aqua-Farm fosters future generations in resilient adaptation to climate change. Collections of these new islands will be a part of a floating community, thus developing a marine urbanization off the coast of Dhangethi. Our interest lies in the idea of pulling the streetscape and plots of land onto the water. We envision our proposed community to mimic the existing village layout to facilitate the transition from living on land to living on the ocean. The urban layout consists of long term housing, short term housing, farming areas, community centers, research facilities, a diving center, and aquaculture fields. Referring back to our initial study of the site, we developed a network boardwalk that acts as a street for the citizens of the new community as a way to facilitate communication amongst neighbors. Marine urbanization has become the most hopeful adaptation for urban life in response to rising sea levels. Aqua-Farm is the framework in which not only the people of the Maldives can continue to grow food, but they will continue to educate future generations on their farming strategies and sustainable lifestyle.
RESEARCH
INDIA
SRI LANKA
0-0.5 M 1.5-2 M
8 M
Map showing international ports in Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka. Mapping pathways of import and export for these three countries.
FLOWS
Map showing possible water flows between all the Atolls of the Maldives, and pathways for fish.
1.5-2 M
8 M
8 M
6 M
+10 M
+10 M
INTERNATIONAL PORTS
0-0.5 M
1.5-2 M
FISHING EXTENTS
Map showing the possible extents that local fisherman explore to acquire fish. Extending to longer distance when going towards the open ocean.
DEPTHS
Map showing a cross section of the Danghetti island, demonstrating possible sea depths from the site towards the interior of the atoll
Dhangethi GREEN AREAS
Map showing green areas available in the island, either in backyards or open green landscapes. Possible areas for home gardens or farming.
STRUCTURES POSSIBLE HOME GARDENS OPEN FIELDS / GREEN AREAS POSSIBLE AQUACULTURE
TO /
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TO /F
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DH A
NG ET
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TO/FROM OTHER ISLANDS
BOAT LANES HOME GARDENS FARMS/GREEN AREAS SHORT TERM HOUSING LONG TERM HOUSING COMMUNITY - SMALL COMMUNITY - LARGE BOARDWALK AQUACULTURE
DHANGETHI, ALIF DHAAL ATOLL, MALDIVES 100
500 200
1,000
VICINITY MAP
SITE PLAN
DIVING CENTER
SITE AGGREGATION 50
200 100
2080
MARICULTURE RESEARCH CENTER
C
B
EDUCATIONAL CENTER
A
MOSQUE
AQUA + FARM
HYBRID MODULE
Research Center Educational Center Diving Center Aquaculture Mosque / Community Center
PUBLIC
HALF MODULE FRAME Aquaculture
HALF MODULE UNIT W/RIB STRUCTURE Farming Green Areas
HALF MODULE UNIT W/RIB STRUCTURE Farming Green Areas Aquaculture Diving Access
HALF MODULE UNIT Farming Green Areas Aquaculture Diving Access
SINGLE MODULE UNIT
Temporary/Short Term Housing Labs / OfďŹ ces Classroom
DOUBLE MODULE UNIT Short Term Housing Long Term Housing House/Kitchen Garden
THREE MODULE UNIT Long term housing House/Kitchen Garden
PRIVATE
TWO MODULE FLOOR PLAN
THREE MODULE FLOOR PLAN A
B
THREE MODULE SECTION
INDIVIDUAL FRP PANELS
STRUCTURE COMPONENTS
RIBBED STRUCTURE
HOPPER WINDOW
DOUBLE CASEMENT WINDOW
OPERABLE LOUVERS
4’ HULL
RIB STRUCTURE FOR THREE MODULE UNIT
RESEARCH FACILITY FLOOR PLAN
RESEARCH FACILITY SECTION
HOUSING INTERIOR
RESEARCH FACILITY INTERIOR
UNDERWATER VIEW