Rebeca Torres
Architecture Portfolio
REBECA TORRES Chicago, IL
rtorre48@illinois.edu
(224) 410 - 5836
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies
WORK EXPERIENCE
Illinois School of Architecture Print Lab Assistant Manager | Jan. 2020 - Present Print and Laser Lab Technician | Aug. 2018 – Present
May 2021 GPA: 3.69 Champaign, IL
Troubleshoot issues regarding printers, plotters, 3-d printers, and laser cutting machines to maintain them in the best condition by changing ink, paper, and daily maintenance Assist students with setting up 3-D prints, answering questions about printers and plotters, and completing laser cut files in a timely manner AWARDS
1st Place | Critical Mass Student Choice Award | 2020 Finalist | Earl Prize Design Award |2019 Recipient | HACIA Scholarship Foundation | 2019 ISoA: Elwood E. and Adalaide Schwenk Endownment | 2019 UIUC: President’s Award Scholarship |2017 Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards Technology and Innovation | 2016
SKILLS
SOFTWARE Rhinoceros, SketchUp, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Enscape, Lumion FABRICATION Laser Cutting, 3D Printing (Formlab Form2 and Zortrax) LANGUAGES English - Fluent | Spanish - Native
ORGANIZATIONS
Open House Chicago | Volunteer | Fall 2019 Alpha Rho Chi | Secretary Fall 2018 Marching Illini Color Guard | Fall 2019 Illini Student Musicals | Spring 2018
INTERESTS
Cooking | Sketching | Painting | Singing | Musical Theater
CONTENTS RIPPLE: URBAN AGRICULTURAL CENTER Chicago’s South Loop Urban Design Fall 2019
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PG. 4
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URBAN AGRICULTURAL OUTRECH CENTER Greater Chicago Area Compact Urban Design PG. 16 Fall 2019
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STUDIO APARTMENT REMODEL Champaign, IL Interior Design PG. 18 Spring 2020
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TREEHOUSE Robert Allerton Park, IL Pavillion Design PG. 26 Spring 2019
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LIGHTNESS AND HEAVINESS Champaign, IL Concept Models PG. 34 Fall 2018
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SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS Pen Watercolor PG. 36 Personal
Chicagoland
South Loop: P S FEDERAL ST
S PLYMOUTH CT
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EARBORN ST
FEDERAL ST
Cook County
W POLK ST
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S CLARK ST
S CLARK ST
RIPPLE: URBAN AGRICULTURAL CENTER Chicago’s South Loop Urban Design Fall 2019
The historical South Loop’s Printer’s Row holds the space for the construction of an Urban Agricultural Center. The purpose of this project is to serve as an urban hub to educate people on agriculture as well as to be a source of food production within the city. The program consists of a multipurpose exhibition space, a tool library, seed exchange, multiple classrooms, a library, an outreach office, and growing spaces. The concept for this design is to integrate water, both physically and symbolically, throughout the Agricultural Center as a design tool to represent the importance of water in the agricultural process. This is seen in the façade with the free flowing balconies and louvers, mimicking the movement of water and rain, in the interior with various water features, in the sustainable function of the design by harvesting rain water, and finally by using an aquaponics system as the main source of sustainable food production in this building.
Printer’s Row S PLYMOUTH CT
S DEARBORN ST
Concept Development
Volume
Undulate
Carve
Extend
Balconies
Concept Model
Sloped Roof
Final Model
B Plan Legend
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1. Exhibition Space 2. Tool Library 3. Seed Exchange 4. Lobby 5. Loading Dock 6. Maintenence Closet 7. Janitor Closet 8. Aquaponics Farm 9. Garbage Room 10. Cafe
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Ground Floor | Exhibition Space, Tool Library, Seed Exchange Basement | Aquaponics Farm
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Third Floor | Classrooms and Library
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11. Library 12. Cooking Classroom 13. Classroom 14. Office Lobby 15. Conference Room 16. Director’s Office 17. Assistant Director’s Office 18. Kitchenette 19. Office Workspace 20. Balcony Area
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Fifth Floor | Lobby, Conference Room, Director’s Offices, Kitchenette
20 Second Floor | Cafe and Seating
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20 Sixth Floor | Office Workspace
Section B-B
FILTERED WATER
AQUAP
RETURNS TO FISH IN A CLOSED CIRCULAR PROCESS
AQUAPONICS FARMING
PLAN
ABSORB FERTILIZE
WATER USAGE
CROP CYCLE
RESOURCES
NEW WATER ADDED DUE TO PLANT CONSUMPTION & EVAPORATION
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PROVIDE
NICS PONICS
NTS
ATER ER FROM WATER
SH
E WASTE
MICROBES MICROBES &&WORMS WORMS CONVERT FISH WASTE TO CONVERT FISH WASTE TO PLANT FERTILIZER PLANT FERTILIZER
TRADITIONAL TRADITIONAL FARMING FARMING YIELD YIELD PER SQUARE FOOT PER SQUARE FOOT
PESTICIDES PESTICIDES
West Elevation | Summer
South Elevation | Autumn
East Elevation | Winter
Office Staircase
2 URBAN AGRICULTURAL OUTRECH CENTER Greater Chicago Area Compact Urban Design Fall 2019
As a continuation of the Urban Agricultural Center, the outreach group decided to create remote kiosks to educate people of different communities in different areas of the greater Chicagoland area about urban agriculture and how they can do it themselves. The kiosks would first be placed in five main locations. All of the locations that I chose are located near fast food restaurants to provide people an alternative food source. Three of these locations have a very high foot traffic, and two of the locations are in food deserts. The kiosk mimics the architectural language and concept of the Urban Agricultural Center headquarters and is designed to have a fast construction and deconstruction time. Each remote kiosk can be easily adapted to the location such a adding bike racks, benches, or a bus schedule. In addition to the kiosk, there is a growing area that uses aquaponics farming similar to that in the South Loop.
NORTH ELEVATION
WEST
SECTION A-A
SOUT
SECTION B-B
EAST
LIGHTING FIXTURE (POWERED BY SOLAR PANELS) REMOVABLE OAK WOOD PANELS OAK WOOD BENCH
STRUCTURAL INSLATED CONCRETE PANELS (SCIP)
T ELEVATION
INFORMATION PANELS A
B
B
TH ELEVATION A
SITE PLAN
T ELEVATION
KIOSK LOCATIONS IN CHICAGO
3 STUDIO APARTMENT REMODEL Champaign, IL Interior Design Spring 2020
In the heart of downtown Champaign, the historical Lincoln building has been subdivided into various apartment units. This project focuses on redesigning the interior of one 450 square-foot unit for a specific client. My client is a freelance seamstress, so it was important to be able to adapt her space to different uses. The concept for the design of this studio apartment is to balance and integrate work activities and life activities into a small space. With that in mind, things such as furniture needed to be flexible to adapt to the client’s needs. This can mainly be seen with the design of storage units, bookshelves, and a desk/ sewing station to conceal personal and work items.
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INTERIOR PE
ERSPECTIVES
4 TREEHOUSE Robert Allerton Park, IL Pavillion Design Spring 2019
Located just 40 minutes for the University of Illinois Campus, Robert Allerton Park is looking to create a pavilion for people to enjoy and relax, surrounded by nature. This design plays with the concept of prospect and refuge to maximize the enjoyment of its users. The form of the pavilion derived from abstracting the shape of a tree, with the bottom half of the structure appearing to be lightweight and the top of the structure being heavier. The pavilion features three main levels which will serve to give a variation of views from the structure and from its standing on the topography.
Flood Plains
Water Flow
Winter Wind
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7 M -10 PH
10 M -15 PH
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Summer Wind
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7 5- H P M
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15 PH
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Summer Sun Azimuth
Winter Sun Azimuth
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5 AM
8 PM
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7 AM
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6 PM
10 AM
7 AM
5 PM
4 PM
9 AM
3 PM
2 PM
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12 AM
1 PM
Summer Sun Altitude
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11 AM
Winter Sun Altitide
1 PM
10 AM
12 PM
10 AM
8 AM
6 AM
Lightness | Slicing | Paper
Lightness | Weaving | String + HDF
LIGHTNESS &
Heaviness | Pouring | Rockite & Glycerin
Heaviness | Stacking | Plywood + C
F
Lightness | Folding | Paper
& HEAVINESS
Cork
Heaviness | Terracing | Newsboard
Main St | Champaign Pen +Watercolor
Parc de la Villette | Pen
Chiswick House Bridge | Pen
Rebeca torres Steel Wings | Watercolor
rtorre48@illinois.edu
(224) 410 - 5836