PORTFOLIO SERGIO J ESQUINCA 2017-2018
CONTENT
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BRIDGE IN VERB AND NOUN
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DUST INSTITUTE
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THE LAND AND THE ELEMENT
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ADAPTIVE WALL
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CARBON FIBER SHELL STRUCTURE
BRIDGE IN VERB AND NOUN REPARING A TORN URBAN FABRIC BETWEEN TWO NATIONS LOCATION: BORDER BETWEEN EL PASO, TX AND CIUDAD JUAREZ,CHIH.
The boundary that separates the United States from Mexico is almost 2000 miles long. The two nations become divided by a river beginning in Anapra New Mexico, and from that point, the The Rio Grande forms a physical boundary for the remainder of it journey to the Gulf of Mexico. This studio has made me responsible for an approximately 6000-foot long x 2000 foot wide area that has the potential to initiate a metaphorical restitch of an urban fabric torn by national differences in economy, and political ideology. However, never torn has been a shared culture that makes border towns so unique. Current political policy rooted in unfounded fears of violence and terrorism are quickly leading to a defensive strategy where border bridges can be used to separate rather than connect. There is great concern for the political tensions existing along the border but stronger is the interest in curative alternatives to border issues.
UNLOADED ARCH
APPLY LOAD
This border bridge is an effort to illustrate how a structure can be instrumental in healing the division between two nations and cultures. The bridge provides for three active platforms that allow for active, passive, and social activities. Spaces are differentiated by changes in elevation in relation to one another joined by a common circulation path. These changes in elevation are made possible by a structural system that relies on a tied arch system. A matrix of trusses connects to the tied arch system giving stability while maintaining flexibility and independence in slope for the three platforms. This robust system of arch and truss allows for the inclusion of an intensive green roof system allowing for social activities and interaction. Cultural exchange was the goal for this bridge and structure the instrument that allowed for programmatic flexibility.
LOAD CARRIED BY TENSION IN HANGERS
LOADS DEVELOPS THRUST IN ARCH
THRUST BALANCE BY TENSION IN TIE
ARCH DEFLECTS DOWN, FREE AND KICKS OUT
STRUCTURE AXONOMETRIC EXTENSIVE GREENROOF
PRIMARY STRUCTURE
SECONDARY STRUCTURE
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CABLE CABLE ANCHOR SYSTEM STRUCTURE
TIED ARCH SPREAD FOOTING PILES
OTHER SYSTEM
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3 RAISE PLATFORM
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TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL PLATFORM SECTION; ELEVATIONA VARIATION
MATRIX OF TRUSSES CONECT TO TIED ARCH STUCTURE SYSTEM
SINGLE UNIT; LOWER PLATFORM
SINGLE UNIT; RAISE PLATFORM
DUST INSTITUTE LOCATION: CHIHUAHUAN DESERT, ZAMALAYUCA,CHIH, MEXICO
The project requires to invent a regional ‘Dust Institute’, designing areas for the study, observation, and dissemination of knowledge related to the transnational dust flow. The design focused heavily on the articulation of a performative building tissue which will be approached through the management and observation of dust through an architectural technology and spatial experience.
AIRBORNE PARTICULATE PERFORMANCE STUDIES The project intensifies turbulent airflow to induce the collection of airborne particulate, articulating an internalized atmospheric vortex for the study of dynamic aeolian processes in desert landscapes and cities.
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The stacked, spiraling form acts as a sorting mechanism for the different airborne particles, distributing granules based on their aerodynamic diameter. Large, heavy particles feed laboratories in lower levels close to the ground, while smaller, suspended particles occupy upper-level spaces. Vortices leave the form to produce micro-scale dust events on site.
COMPONENTS
Four complementary wings circumscribe a central atrium, whose threaded, the corkscrew-like form allows airflow above and below each laboratory space. A series of stacked, tetrahedral, floor-height trusses provide the structural armature and geometric logic of the radial interiors, collecting service spaces, ventilation chambers, and other articulated programs.
HIERARCHY OF BRANCHING
The branching structure equally encapsulates space and atmosphere, alternately accelerating and arresting the desert winds to harness the airborne geology they carry. 3"
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BRIDGING & SUPPORTING UNITS
ROTATION & LAYERING 35°
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VORTEX SHEDDING, SALTATION & SUSPENSION
AERODINAMIC WING CREATED BY A SYSTEM OF BRANCHES
RADIAL ARRENGEMENT OF AERODINAMIC WINGS INTENSIFYING AIR TURBOLENCE
WIND VELOCITY, DIRECTION AND PREASSURE
VELOCITY (mph) 20 mph 30 mph 40 mph 50 mph 60 mph 70 mph
WIND DIRECTION ON SITE / STRUCTURE
PREASSURE (psi) 85 psi 65 psi 45 psi 25 psi 0 psi -25 psi -45 psi -65 psi -85 psi
FLOOR PLANS
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Commercial Transportation
Airtractor AT-502
Commercial Transportation
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90° - Planting rice by using an airplane is more effective than manually. Because you save some time, seeds, and money. - Planting rice for 1-hour ½ has the capacity of planting 500 tareas - 78 acres to plant that manually you need to employ approximately 280 people a day. -When you use an airplane, you use less quantity/Lbs. of seeds compare to traditional methods. Due to its uniform distribution of seeds.
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Agriculure Tractor
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7m 5.75 m
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14.5 m
3m 9m
- Harvesting is the process of collecting the mature rice crop from the field. Depending on the variety, a rice crop usually reaches maturity at around 105–150 days after crop establishment. Harvesting activities include cutting, stacking, handling, threshing, cleaning, and hauling. Good harvesting methods help maximize grain yield and minimize grain damage and deterioration.
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Swept Width (Body) Tracking Width (Tires) (Tires)
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Site Plan Roads and trails are considered an infrastructure element because it has helped Isla Mayor’s economy to function by cultivating rice. Therefore, the mapping is dedicated to the distribution and movement of rice where different types of machinery use the system of roads and trails to connect and transfer the rice to other parts of the world. The water tower is meant for people to explore and discover the different roads and trails that people, tractors, trucks, and airplanes create during the process of planting, harvesting, and making of the rice. The large rice fields become an analytical and conceptual approach to the way a human feels within a large site. Only when a visitor/worker stumbles with the water tower they can reorient themselves within the larger context. Every node (intersection) would communicate the different activities that occur at those heights. The goal of this tower is to help the people gather, relax, and interact. The nodes are conceptualized as a user-defined space, space where it is completely open for interpretation. Overall the water tower will be where event, space, and movement come together to create a larger system.
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FLOORPLAN
AXONOMETRIC
Vertical circulation Spaces with in the structure Primary structure
SECTIONS
Adaptive Wall The project required to design your own adaptive family which uses at least two custom parameters which respond to the Sun direction.
AXONOMETRIC 1
AXONOMETRIC 2
ELEVATION A
ELEVATION B
ELEVATION C
ELEVATION D
Carbon Fiber Shell Structure TEAM MEMBER: DANIEL RAMIREZ
The project required to design a shell structure with varying peaks and valleys. Using the rhino to provided for boundaries and height limitations. Then use millipede to visualize the tension and compression principle stress curves on the shell. Then begin to lay their carbon fibers along the principle stress lines curves with resin. Creating a Carbon fiber shell structure.
FIRST LAYER OF CARBON FIBER STEP: 2
STEP: 4
STEP: 6 STIFFNESS FACTOR SEQUENCING OF THE “STEP” PLAN
SECOND LAYER OF CARBON FIBER
STEP: 2 VONMISES STRESS
STEP: 4 PRINCIPAL STRESS
STEP: 6 DEFLECTION STRESS
CARBON FIBER SHELL STRUCTURE