P O R ebeca T orres F O L I O
REBECA TORRES Chicago, IL
rtorre48@illinois.edu
(224) 410 - 5836
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
WORK EXPERIENCE
Farnsworth Group
Master of Architecture Canidate | Jan. 2021 - Present Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies | Aug. 2017 - May 2021 | GPA: 3.76
Student Intern: Full -Time | Champaign, IL | June 2020 - July 2020 Student Intern: Part-Time | Champaign, IL | Aug. 2020 - Present ○ Assisted with the schematic design and design development phases of various projects, creating and compiling drawings and renderings ○ Observed meetings involving design presentations and construction progress
Illinois School of Architecture
Print and Laser Lab Technician | Champaign, IL | Aug. 2018 – May 2020 ○ Troubleshooted issues regarding printers, plotters, and 3D printers and maintained equiptment in the best condition by cleaning, changing ink, paper, and resolving errors
RECOGNITION
1st Place | Critical Mass Student Choice Award | 2020 Recipient | HACIA Scholarship Foundation | 2020 Finalist | Earl Prize Design Award |2019 Recipient | ISoA: Elwood E. and Adalaide Schwenk Endownment | 2019
SKILLS
SOFTWARE
Rhinoceros, SketchUp, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Enscape, Microsoft Office
SKILLS
Model Making, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing (Formlab Form2 and Zortrax), Hand Drawing
LANGUAGES
English - Fluent | Spanish - Native
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ORGANIZATIONS
Gargoyle Architecture Honor Society | 2020 Open House Chicago | Volunteer | Fall 2019 Alpha Rho Chi: Architecture Fraternity | Secretary | Fall 2018 Marching Illini Color Guard | Fall 2018 Illini Student Musicals | Spring 2018
INTERESTS
Cooking | Sketching | Painting | Singing | Musical Theater
Table of Contents ESCALATE Mixed Use, Multi-Family Housing Champaign, IL - Midtown Spring 2020
RIPPLE Urban Agricultural Center Chicago’s South Loop Fall 2019
SUBTERRANEAN Champaign, IL Community Center - Downtown Fall 2020
TREE-HOUSE Pavilion Design Robert Allerton Park, IL Spring 2019
MODELS + SKETCHES Model-Making Sketches Paintings
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2 PG. 12
3 PG. 18
4 PG. 24
5 PG. 28
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1 ESCALATE ○ ○ ○ ○
Spring 2020 Academic Project Champaign, IL Multi-Family Housing
SITE EXTENTS 26,136 SF | 0.6 Acres
Sitting at the midpoint between downtown Champaign and Campus-town this mixed use, multi-family complex provides a varying scales of community throughout the building to promote healthy communities. This was implemented by creating various indoor and outdoor public amenities for different age groups such as a central courtyard, community garden, game room, gym, and community kitchen. Each individual unit is also designed to be spacious and convenient with a balcony for each unit and a washer and dryer in each unit. The massing of the building encourages the idea of creating spaces where residents and the community can gather.
SUBTRACT to Create Courtyard
STEP to Create Terraces + Daylight
RECESS Ground Floor for Pedestrians
CREATE BALCONIES for Private Outdoor Space
PRIVATE EXTRUDING BALCONIES
COMMUNITY COURTYARD
PUBLIC C COMMUNITY TERRACE
PRIVATE RECESSED BALCONIES
PRIVATE TERRACE
PUBLIC COMMUNITY GARDEN PUBLIC COMMUNITY TERRACE
INDOOR COMMUNITY SPACE
Creating Healthy Communities The massing of this project allowed the creation of terraces for neighbors to gather on different floors. One terrace includes a community garden and kitchen to provide a healthy activity for adults to build community. On the interior, each floor has a community room such as a game room, gym, and a quiet lounge. These rooms provide amenities for different age groups when the courtyard is not available in the winter. Lastly, each unit has access to a private outdoor space that is at least 60 SF. 4
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A Private Office LG
Private Office LG
Resident's Entry
Mailroom
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Private Private Office LG OfficeMailroom LG Resident's Entry
Office Bath
Private Office LG
Private Office LG
Private Office SM
Private Office SM
Office Bath
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Building Operations Storage
Building Operations Storage
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Screened Dumpster Area
Custodial
Custodial
Leasing PrivateOffice Private Office SM Office SM
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Shared Equipment And Production
Shared Equipment And Production
Resident's Emergency Exit Bath
Resident's Bath Emergency Exit
Storage Bath
Leasing Office
Bath
Shared Mechanical
Storage
Meeting Room
Retail
Shared Mechanical
Atrium Meeting Room
C Retail Bathrooms
Bathrooms
Kitchen
Bathrooms
Bathrooms
Eating Area
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Kitchen
Co-Working Entrance
Bathrooms
Eating Area
Manager Office
Bathrooms
Resident's Entry 2
Meeting Room
Bathrooms
Outdoor Event Space
Bathrooms
Event Space
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Mezzanine Plan
DOWN
Resident's Entry 2
Outdoor Event Space
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Screened Dumpster Area
Workshop For Building Repair
Workshop For Building Repair
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Ground Floor | Leasing Office, Co-working, Retail Meeting Room
Manager Office
Open Co-Working Area
Mezzanine Plan
UP
Parking Garage Ramp
DOWN
Co-Working Lobby
Event Space Co-Working Entrance
Atrium
Open Co-Working Area RESIDENT’S ENTRY
Ramp Landing UP
Parking Garage Ramp CO-WORKING
SERVICE
RETAIL
Co-Working Lobby
The non-residential portions of the building also incorporate the user’s well-being into the design. The Co-Working area includes large amounts of vegetation on the interior as well as access to natural daylight Ramp through the curtain wall on the south and through the skylights in the center of this space. The resident’s Landing entry is separated from the leasing office entry with the consideration that these are families entering and leaving the building.
Co-Working Perspective
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Co-Working Perspective
Courtyard Isometric Diagram | Creating the Heart of the Community A courtyard must accommodate for all age groups within a community. Too often, design include amenities for younger children and adults, but neglect teenagers. The main attraction for children is the playground, which is shaded in the afternoon, and the splash park, which receives plenty of south sun. For teenagers, the “hangout pods� allow gathering with privacy. Adults and any other age group can benefit from the lounge and picnic seating.
Courtyard Perspective
Courtyard Perspective
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Elevations The materials illustrated are dark brown brick, white ceramic cladding, glass, and moving window louver screens for the balconies that provide more visual and auditory privacy from the surrounding busy streets. These elevations also clearly shows the stepping of the building, specially on the Southern facade.
South Elevation
Sections Both of these two drawings show how the courtyard fits into the building. Additionally they both show the stepping that takes place. The double height of the townhouse units is shown in Section B B. This section also shows the mezzanine in the co-working area and the parking garage entrance.
2 BD - Flat 2 BD - Flat 2 BD - Flat
3 BD - Flat 3 BD
2 BD Townhouse
Townhouse
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Co-Working Parking Garage
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Co-Working
Section B - B
Parking Ramp
Ceramic metal panel Sub-grit Light shelf Outer sheet
To diffuse natural sunlight deeper into the room and prevent glare from direct sunlight
Window frame Glass panel Low emissivity (Low-E) coating To reflect long wavelength radiation and have little impact on visible solar
Hardwood floor finish Insulation Double wall For thick insulation 2 x 4 studs, 24" o.c., offset to reduce heat conduction and audio transimission
Sole plate Double end joist Single sill plate
West Elevation
Sole plate 1/2" Plywood sheathing 2" x 12" Wood joist at 12" o.c., offset
Insulation Ceiling finish
Metal wall studs are screwed and welded to a steel angle @ slab edge Angle welded to beam 3" Concrete cover Composite steel decking Structural steel frame Steel framing to support angle
Brick veneer 3/8" Mortar Ties screwed to metal studs Building paper of gypsum sheathing
1 BD - Flat
Metal stud framing
3 BD - Flat 3 BD - Flat 2 BD Townhouse Reinforced concrete foundation wall
Co-Working
Reinforced concrete foundation footing
3" Concrete cover
Parking Garage
Section A - A
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COMMUNITY 1 BDSPACE - 1 BA 800FLAT sqft 700 sqft
2 BD - 1.75 BA TOWNHOUSE 1050 sqft
3 BD - 1.75 BA TOWNHOUSE 1350 sqft
INDOOR COMMUNITY SPACE 800 sqft 1 BD - 1 BA FLAT 700 sqft 2 BD - 1.75 BA FLAT 1000 sqft
3 BD - 1.75 BA FLAT 1250 sqft
Unit Program Diagram
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DINING
KITCHEN
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BED 1
1 BD - 1 BA BA 2 BD - 1.75 FLAT TOWNHOUSE 700 sqft sqft 2 BD -1050 1.75 BA FLAT 1000 sqft 2 BD - 1.75 BA FLAT 3 BD -1000 1.75 BA 3 BD - 1.75 sqft BA TOWNHOUSE FLAT 1350 sqft 1250 sqft 3 BD - 1.75 BA FLAT 1250 sqft INDOOR COMMUNITY SPACE 800 sqft
2 BD - 1.75 BA TOWNHOUSE 2 BD -1050 1.75 sqft BA TOWNHOUSE 2 BD -1050 1.75 sqft BA TOWNHOUSE 1050 sqft 3 BD - 1.75 BA TOWNHOUSE 3 BD -1350 1.75 sqft BA TOWNHOUSE 3 BD -1350 1.75 sqft BA TOWNHOUSE 1350 sqft INDOOR COMMUNITY INDOOR SPACE COMMUNITY 800 sqft INDOOR SPACE COMMUNITY 1 BD800 - 1 sqft BA SPACE FLAT 800 sqft 1 BD700 - 1 sqft BA FLAT 1 BD700 - 1 sqft BA FLAT 2 BD - 1.75 BA 700FLAT sqft 2 BD -1000 1.75 sqft BA FLAT 2 BD -1000 1.75 sqft BA LIVING FLAT 3 BD - 1.75 BA BALCONY 1000FLAT sqft 3 BD -1250 1.75 sqft BA FLAT 3 BD -1250 1.75 sqft BA FLAT DINING 1250 sqft KITCHEN
1 BD - 1 BA FLAT 700 sqft 2 BD - 1.75 BA FLAT 1000 sqft
3 BD - 1.75 BA BED 1 FLAT 1250 sqft
BATH 1
BATH 2
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BED 2
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LIVING DINING
KITCHEN
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BALCONY
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2 RIPPLE: URBAN AGRICULTURAL CENTER ○ ○ ○ ○
Fall 2019 Academic Project Chicago’s South Loop Urban Design
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 facade with the free flowing balconies and louvers, mimicking the flow of water and rain, in the interior with various water features, in harvesting rain water, and finally by using an aquaponics system as the main source of sustainable food production in this building.
Site Extents
Carve
Extend + Undulate
Concept Model
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Balconies + Sloped Roof
Final Model
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S FEDERAL ST
S DEARBORN ST
S PLYMOUTH CT
S DEARBORN ST
S FEDERAL ST
S CLARK ST
South Loop S CLARK ST
Chicagoland Cook County
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W POLK ST
AQUAP FILTERED WATER RETURNS TO FISH IN A CLOSED CIRCULAR
PLAN
ABSORB FERTILIZE
PROCESS
AQUAPONICS FARMING WATER USAGE
CROP CYCLE
RESOURCES
FIS NEW WATER ADDED DUE TO PLANT CONSUMPTION & EVAPORATION
PROVIDE
PONICS
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SH
E WASTE
MICROBES & WORMS CONVERT FISH WASTE TO PLANT FERTILIZER
TRADITIONAL FARMING YIELD
PER SQUARE FOOT
PESTICIDES
West Elevation | Summer
South Elevation | Autumn
East Elevation | Winter
Play with Water in the Facade and Interior All three sides of the facade play with the movement of water. The West Facade mimics the pattern of rain falling with the vertical louvers on the side, which also provide solar shading. The South and East facades mimic the movement of water rippling, and the interior “waterfall� can be seen through the glass of the South Elevation. The interior waterfall and water collection system can be seen in the rendering to the right as well as an additional pond feature under the floating staircase of the office.
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Office Staircase
Section B - B
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Basement Aquaponics Farm
Ground Floor Gallery | Tool Library | Seed Exchange
Second Floor Cafe | Seating
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Third + Fourth Floors Library | Classrooms
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Fifth Floor Lobby | Conf. Room | Private Offices
Sixth Floor Open Office Workspace
1. Gallery 2. Tool Library 3. Seed Exchange 4. Entry Lobby 5. Loading Dock
11. Library 12. Cooking Classroom 13. Classroom 14. Office Lobby 15. Conference Room
Floor Plans The program is organized in a hierarchy of public spaces in the lower levels, and it progresses to private spaces in the upper levels. Each level has access to the exterior.
6. Maintenance Closet 7. Janitor Closet 8. Aquaponics Farm 9. Garbage Room 10. Cafe
16. Director’s Office 17. Assistant Director’s Office 18. Kitchenette 19. Office Workspace 20. Balcony Area
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3 SUBTERRANEAN ○ ○ ○ ○
Fall 2020 Academic Project Champaign, IL Community Center
SOUTH RANDOLPH STREET
SOUTH STATE STREET
EXISTING ALLEY TO REMAIN
WEST CLARK STREET
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Located in the heart of Champaign, this community center focuses on the relationship of positive and negative space to create usable open spaces on the surface and below the surface. Half of this building is seen on the ground level with similar pavilions varying in size. Half of the building is sunken into the ground to create a central plaza and connecting pathway between the downtown, public zone and the residential, private zone. Below the outdoor plaza is an atrium that serves as a gathering space without Midwestern weather constraints. The orientation of the pavilions and the angle of the roof is designed based on the summer and winter sun angles to provide shading in the summer and allow direct sunlight in the winter for passive heating.
SOUTH RANDOLPH STREET
SOUTH STATE STREET
EXISTING ALLEY TO REMAIN
VEGETATION
SIDEWALK PAVER
PERVIOUS CONCRETE
ENTRY LOBBIES
MULTI-PURPOSE HALL
WEST CLARK STREET VEGETATION
SIDEWALK PAVER
PERVIOUS CONCRETE
VARIOUS TREES
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VARIOUS BUSHES
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Roof Plan
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30'
70'
110'
EXISTING ALLEY TO REMAIN
SOUTH STATE STREET
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GENRAL STORAGE ROOM 493.4SF
E. SMALL MEETING ROOM 180 SF
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B. CAFE KITCHEN + STORAGE 635 SF
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C. WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM 400 SF
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H. MECHANICAL ROOM 782.4SF
E. MEDIUM MEETING ROOM 260 SF
D. COMPUTER LAB 1060 SF
G. WOMEN'S RESTROOM 200 SF
H. TRASH/RECYCLING ROOM 295.2SF
UP
E. SMALL MEETING ROOM 160 SF
B. RESTROOM 40 SF
UP
C. MEN'S LOCKER ROOM 300 SF
UP
C. MULTI-PURPOSE HALL + GYM 7500 SF
J. ATRIUM 4700 SF
E. MEDIUM MEETING ROOM 330 SF
UP
E. SMALL MEETING ROOM 140 SF
UP
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E. CHILDREN'S PLAYROOM 850 SF
G. MEN'S RESTROOM 190 SF
H. JANITOR ROOM 100 SF
F. STORAGE/COPY ROOM 215 SF
F. ADMIN RECEPTION 520 SF F. STAFF RESTROOM 95 SF
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RESTROOM 75 SF
SOUTH RANDOLPH STREET
E. SMALL MEETING ROOM 170 SF
B. CAFE SEATING 1350 SF
E. LARGE MEETING ROOM 740 SF
G. MEN'S PUBLIC RESTROOM 150 SF
C. WEIGHT ROOM 940 SF
H. WOMEN'S PUBLIC RESTROOM 190 SF
A. GALLERY 1200 SF
F. CONF. ROOM 120 SF
F. DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 130 SF 1
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C. STORAGE 400 SF
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COMPUTER LAB
ADMIN. SUITE
PUBLIC AREAS: CAFE ATRIUM, GALLERY
MULTI-PURPOSE HALL
SERVICE AREAS
VEGETATION ABOVE
SIDEWALK ABOVE
OUTDOOR AMPITHEATER
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Underground Plan
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30'
70'
MULTI-PURPOSE WORKOUT
PLAZA
CHILDREN'S PLAYROOM
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WEST CLARK STREET
COMMUNITY MEETING ROOMS + PLAYROOM
COMMUNITY MEETING ROOMS
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ADMINISTRATION SUITE
GALLERY
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM/GYM
110'
OUTDOOR BASKETBALL
WEIGHT ROOM
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70'
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Roof Concrete Cover + Metal Decking
WATERPROOFING LAYER DOUBLE PANE SKYLIGHT WITH LOW E-COATING
Open Web Steel Joists
3” CONCRETE COVER CORRUGATED METAL DECKING
STEEL RAFTER
5” DEPTH STEEL BEAM
LIGHT SHELF
RIGID INSULATION
RIGID INSULATION
OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST
WATERPROOFING LAYER
5/8” GYP. BOARD
FLASHING
BRICK VENEER WITH MORTAR JOINTS 2” CAVITY 4” POLYSTYRENE FOAM
Load Bearing Walls on Ground Floor
JOINT REINFORCING
Brick Envelope
Skylights
8” CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS
SHELF ANGLE WALKABLE SKYLIGHT WITH DOUBLE PANE GLASS AND LOW E COATING BRICK PAVER WITH MORTAR
WEEP HOLES @ 16” O.C.
HORIZONTAL FURRING CHANNEL
BOND BREAKER AND SEALANT
5/8” GYP. BOARD CONCRETE COLUMN BEHIND
CONTINOUS METAL FLASHING
SAND RIGID INSULATION WATERPROOFING LAYER 8” CONCRETE SLAB
Ground Floor Slab
CONCRETE BEAMS
One-Way Concrete Joists
One-Way Concrete Joists
HARDWOOD FLOORING FINISH FLOORING SUBSTRUCTURE
Basement Load Bearing Walls & Columns and Beams for Gymnasium
8” CONCRETE SLAB 6” RIGID INSULATION WATERPROOFING LAYER
CONCRETE FOOTING BEHIND GRAVEL GROUND SOIL
Structural Axon
Wall Section
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Atrium Perspective
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THERMAL OLING
GEOTHERMAL HEATING GEOTHERMAL HEATING
MMER SUN
LIGHT SHELF
ER SUN
LIGHT SHELF
GEOTHERMAL COOLING
THERMAL COOLING THERMAL COOLING
COMMUNITY GATHERING AREAS
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GEOTHERMAL HEATING
Sustainability Diagram NATRUAL DAYLIGHT
LIGHT SHELVES
Natrual daylight is a major
GEOTHERMAL HEATING + COOLING
Light shelves serve as a LIGHT SHELVES strategy to allow more glare free daylight to travel Light shelves serve as a deeper into the building. toshelves allow more glare Thestrategy use of light block direct sunlightto during free daylight travel the deeper summer into and diffuses it the building. throughout the space. In The use of light shelves the winter, the sun rays can block direct sunlight enter directly into spaces to during the allow thesummer oportunityand for diffuses it passive heating. the space. In throughout
This is used as an active GEOTHERMAL HEATING + COOLING system to cover the remaining temperature needs of the Thisbe is used as an active building that cannot accoplished withsystem passive to cover the remaining strategies. Geothermal energy needs of the temperature uses the temperature of thethat cannot be building ground to regulate building accoplished with passive temperature. The ground Geothermal energy temprature staysstrategies. in a the temperature of the consistent rangeuses year-round.
NATRUAL DAYLIGHT contributer to the energy
efficency of the building. NatrualThe daylight is a major pavilions are oriented in contributer energy a wayto to the maximize natural efficency of theinto building. daylight the building with as are littleoriented glare as in The pavilions possible. The slope of the a way to maximize natural roof and the skylights allow daylightforinto theheating. building passive
with as little glare as possible. The slope of the roof and the skylights allow for passive heating.
GEOTHERMAL COOLING
THERMAL MASS
ground to regulate building temperature. The ground temprature stays in a consistent range year-round.
the winter, the sun rays can enter directly into spaces to allow the oportunity for passive heating.
BUILDING COMMUNITY
GEOTHERMAL
Although builfing a sense of COOLING Since the underground SUMMER SUNBUILDING COMMUNITY THERMAL MASS community is not an temperature is consistent environmental sustainability year long, burrying the Although builfing a sense of Since the underground strategy, it is important to building allowed for the community is not an temperature is consistent recognize the effect that a oportunity to use thermal LIGHT SHELF new building will have for the WINTER SUN environmental sustainability mass as a passive heating and year long, burrying the people it serves. A socially cooling strategy in a midwest building allowed for the strategy, it is important to GEOTHERMAL sustainable building will have climate. Another benefit to recognize the effect that a oportunity to use thermal HEATING the ability to encourage sinking the building is that new building will have for the collaboration within a there is less visual obstruction mass as a passive heating and people it serves. A socially community. on the site and more room for cooling strategy in a midwest sustainable building will have open, usable space. climate. Another benefit to
sinking SUMMER SUN
WINTER SUN
the building is that there is less visual obstruction on the site and more room for open, usable space. LIGHT SHELF
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
the ability to encourage collaboration within a community. THERMAL COOLING THERMAL COOLING
SUMMER SUN GEOTHERMAL COOLING LIGHT SHELF
WINTER SUN
THERMAL COOLING
GEOTHERMAL HEATING
THERMAL COOLING
THERMAL COOLING
COMMUNITY GATHERING AREAS
WINTER SUN
LIGHTDAYLIGHT SHELF NATRUAL
Natrual daylight is a major contributer to the energy efficency of the building. The pavilions are oriented in a way to maximize natural daylight into the building with as little glare as possible. The slope of the roof and the skylights allow THERMAL for passive heating. COOLING
THERMAL COOLING
West Elevation
South Elevation
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North Elevation
COMMUNITY GATHERING AREAS
East Elevation
DAYLIGHT
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LIGHT AREAS SHELVES
Natrual daylight is a major contributer to the energy efficency of the building. The pavilions are oriented in a way to maximize natural daylight into the building with as little glare as possible. The slope of the roof and the skylights allow GEOTHERMAL HEATING + COOLING for passive heating.
THERM
Light shelves serve as a strategy to allow more glare free daylight to travel deeper into the building. The use of light shelves block direct sunlight during the summer and diffuses it throughout the space. In the winter, the sun rays can enter directly into spaces to allow the oportunity for NATRUAL DAYLIGHT passive heating.
This is used as an active system to cover the remaining temperature needs of the building that cannot be accoplished with passive strategies. Geothermal energy uses the temperature of the ground to regulate building temperature. The ground temprature stays in a consistent range year-round. LIGHT SHELVES
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SUMMER SUN THERMAL COOLING
COMMUNITY GATHERING NATRUAL AREAS
COMMUNITY GATHERING
Natrual daylight is a major contributer to the energy efficency of the building. The pavilions are oriented in a way to maximize natural daylight into the building with as little glare as possible. The slope of the roof and the skylights allow for passive heating.
Light shelves serve as a strategy to allow more glare free daylight to travel deeper into the building. The use of light shelves block direct sunlight during the summer and diffuses it throughout the space. In the winter, the sun rays can enter directly into spaces to allow the oportunity for passive heating.
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Gym Perspective
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4 TREE-HOUSE
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Spring 2019 Academic Project Allerton Park, IL Pavilion Design
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.
Final Model
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Prospect + Refuge Prospect and refuge is a main concept in this project. Similar to a tree, this structure provides protection from the elements when underneath its leaves despite some of the openings. The user can climb up this “tree� through ladders on the side. This brings out the playful side of the building. Once users climb up the ladder, they can choose different levels of the structure to enjoy the view of the beautiful park ahead of them. 26
Winter Sun: Azimuth
Summer Sun: Azimuth
Summer Sun: Altitude
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5. SKETCHES + MODELS
Rebeca Torres | Various Years Throughout the years, I have accumulated various sketches and paintings. My favorite mediums are pen and watercolor although I have also experimented with charcoal, chalk, ink, and acrylic paint. Drawing and painting continues to be a pastime for me, and it has proven to be incredibly useful to express my ideas during my design studio. Aside from studio, it is also a place where I can show my emotions as seen in the drawing titled “Withering.” Art can also be a place to make a statement such as in “Soaring,” which explores the relationship between men, symbolized by buildings, and nature, symbolized by birds. Parc de la Villette | Pen | Spring 2019 | Personal
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Withering |Charcoal | Fall 2019 | Personal
Chiswick House Bridge | Pen | Spring 2019 | Personal
Lightness + Heaviness Exploration | Fall 2018 | Academic
Lightness | Folding | Paper
Heaviness | Pouring | Rockite + Glycerin
Lightness | Weaving | String + HDF
Heaviness | Stacking | Plywood + Cork
Lightness | Slicing | Paper
Heaviness | Terracing | Newsboard
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Rebeca Torres Steel Wings | Watercolor | Spring 2017 | Personal
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