PORTFOLIO
ARCHITECTURE
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DESIGN PROCESS
HUMAN INTERACTION
INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABILITY
To me Architecture is not a finished product, it is
Through my design process I attempt to fully
Sustainability is one of the most important fac-
a work in progress. The process of design is one
incorporate the human into each design.
tors in the world today, therefore it is one of
that is always changing, it is meant to evolve
Whether that means the user of the facility
my most important design strategies. All my
through experience and time. I believe that
or the people walking by it, their interaction
designs incorporate innovative sustainable
every design should be unique to its situation
with my design is very important. Due to my
products or solutions. My design process incor-
and location.
No one solution will ever be
inter-cultural background I feel I understand
porates sustainability throghout the process;
the correct one, but a good design is one that
several different emotions towards design
it is not simply added at the end of it. Human
achieves its purpose and is appropriate to its use
and architecture. Most people never realize
interaction has a lot to do with how I think of
and area. Geometry has been a major influence
what architecture truly does to their state of
sustainable design, without having the users
to my design process, using existing boundaries,
mind and focus, however it does impact them
incorporated into these systems they will grow
forms, and angles adjacent to the site I can
mentally and emotionally. My goal is to create
ignorant of them. I believe we learn through in-
appropriately design the site, creating a grid
this interaction, even if it goes unnoticed. I also
teraction, sustainability can be taught through
of regulating lines. Through this process I can
feel that the users of the building must have
engagement. Teaching how to be environmen-
achieve a pragmatic solution that is formidable
a greater interaction with it, becoming a tool
tally responsible is a function buildings can per-
to its location and pleasing to the eye.
functioning beyond its basic necessities.
form, and must be exploited.
ARCHITECTURE
STUDIO 3 MENJIE DI FLAGSHIP STORE 1-2
STUDIO 5/6 STUDIO 7 NEW DESIRE NUOVA CULINARY LAUDERDALE INSTITUTE 3-4 5-6
STUDIO 4 FOGGY TOWER COMPLEX 7-8
STUDIO 1 FORSYTH THEATER & TEA HOUSE 9 - 10
STUDIO 2 THE MARK MAKING MUSEUM 11 - 12
PRODUCTS FORM & PRODUCT CONCEPTS 13 - 14
PORTFOLIO
MODELS HAND CRAFTED MODELS 15 - 16
PROFESSIONAL CLIENT RENDERINGS 17 - 18
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MENJIE DI FLAGSHIP STORE
Retail Circulation Structural Frame
Office Circulation Metal Mesh
Solar Analysis - Ecotech
Fashion Sketch Inspiration
Stair Design
Exploded Axonometric Perspective The fashion district of Soho is a crowded design district, where ingenuity must shine in order to have success. Pairing up with a fashion student at SCAD this design helps capture the dynamic and unique design characteristics of Menjie Di. Inspired through her illustrations and fluid designs this tower is inspired through the patterns and movements of her designs. The proportions are made to emulate Soho yet still create its unique identity in the area.
East Elevation - Scale: 1/64” = 1’ - 0” Project Type: Professor: Class: Date:
Fashion Flagship Store Elaine Montgomerry (Scad) Studio 3 (3rd Year) Spring 2010
Sq. Footage: Levels: Structure:
15,000 5 + Roof Deck Steel Frame
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NEW DESIRE CULINARY INSTITUTE
West Elevation - Scale: 1” = 100’ - 0”
Process Diagrams The New Desire Area is located in one of the
hurricane
decimated regions of New Orleans.
This area is in need of major revitalization, it also is adjacent to some of the great cooking found in the U.S. The culinary school is designed within a facility that is intended to help re-vitalize the area and give it a much needed corner stone to build from. The building can help shelter the community from future hurricanes and uses sustainable methods to fully sustain itself.
Section Perspective Project Type: Professor: Class: Date:
Culinary Institute & Urban Development Julie Granacher (Scad) Studio 5-6 (4th Year) Winter/Spring 20122
Sq. Footage: Levels: Structure:
52,000 3 Exoskeleton & Waffled Floor System
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NUOVA LAUDERDALE-CITY ON THE SEA
Aerial Perspective of City
Process Sketches
City Plan - Scale: 1” = 1,000’ - 0” Due to current predictions, much of the United States Coastline is set to be under water within the next 100 years. Therefore this design was intended to save the coastline, creating a new typology for receding coastlines, one which adapts and hovers over the ocean. The towers are oriented to protect themselves from the sun and have the ability to rotate, and their form protects them from hurricanes. The rest of the
Boardwalk Perspective Project Type: Professor: Class: Date:
Cities with Rising Sea-Levels Judith Reno (Scad) Studio 7 (Grad Year) Fall 2012
Night Tower Perspective Sq. Footage: Levels: Structure:
250,000 53 (Tower) / 3-5 (Low Rise) Central Core (Tower) / Exposed Truss (Low Rise)
facility is meant to be fully self-sustainable.
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FOGGY TOWER COMPLEX
Semi-Open Panel
Fully Open Panel
South Elevation - Scale: 1/64” = 1’ - 0” Closed Panel
Process Sketches
Wooden Louver Panel This triangular site is meant to serve as both a gateway to the area beyond it, and function as a public area as well. Through its carved form the building helps receive oncoming pedestrians and allows them to cut through the site and enjoy the park on the north end. The interactivity of the building does not end at ground level, the wooden louvers are mechanical and moved from the inside, open and closed and moved from side to side to block maximum solar gain.
Interior Lobby Perspective Project Type: Professor: Class: Date:
Hostel & Mixed Use Complex Daniel Brown (Scad) Studio 4 (3rd Year) Fall 2011
Sq. Footage: Levels: Structure:
125,000 9 - 6 - 3 (Tallest-Shortest) Steel Frame
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FORSYTH THEATER & TEA HOUSE
Tea House Front Perspective
West Elevation - Scale: 1” = 60’ - 0”
Interior Tea House Perspective
Process Sketches
Site Plan - Scale: 1” = 60’ - 0” Through the use of adjacent geometries and planing of the park this Tea House and Theater were carefully sculpted to enrich and address the intricate culture that is Savannah Architecture.
The methods used to create
these buildings used both sustainable and appropriate methods to create such structures and do so with modest proportions similar to those found in Savannah.
East Perspective Project Type: Professor: Class: Date:
Theater & Cafe Huy Ngo (Scad) Studio 1 (3rd Year) Fall 2010
Sq. Footage: Levels: Structure:
4,950 (Tea House) 3,800 (Theater) 1 Wood Frame (Tea House) Steel Tube (Theater)
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THE MARK MAKING MUSEUM (+M ) 3
Private Gallery Perspective
Section Perspective
Graffiti Inspiration Due to the analysis done on the site a Museum glorifying graffiti and other mark making methods became the appropriate choice.
Placed in an abandoned rock
quarry it highlights the ancient graffiti found in it and uses the natural structure to maintain and protect the building. The building also creates a canvas for new work, using its form and details to create a further understanding of graffiti.
Site Section - Scale: 1/32” = 1’ - 0” Project Type: Professor: Class: Date:
Graffiti Museum Tim Woods (Scad) Studio 2 (3rd Year) Winter 2011
Sq. Footage: Levels: Structure:
15,000 (Museum) 3 Steel Frame (Museum)
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2. Car Key Prototype
1. Exoskeletal Membrane Skin
3. Vertical Louver System
FORM & PRODUCT CONCEPTS
4. Paintball Mask Prototype
5. Spline Form Furniture Design
6. Louvered Open-Air Pavilion 1. 2. 3.
Maya + Mental Ray Rhino + Keyshot Rhino + Grasshopper + Showcase
4. 5. 6.
Rhino + Keyshot 3DS Max + Mental Ray Rhino + Grasshopper
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2. Fundamentals II
10
HAND MODELS
1. Fundamentals I
3. Fundamentals II
5. Twisting Tower
4. Twisting Tower 1. 2. 3.
Bass Wood + Lasercut Plexi-Glass Lasercut Illustration + Chipboard Lasercut Illustration + Chipboard
4-5. 6. 7.
6. Folding Wall Form
7. Studio III
Lasercut Cardboard Lasercut Cardboard Lasercut Plywood + Chipboard + Task Board
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PROFESSIONAL RENDERINGS
1. Kitchen Perspective
2. Bathroom Perspective
3. Entrance Perspective 1. 2. 3.
Revit Architecture Revit Architecture + Mental Ray Revit Architecture + Photoshop
4. 5.
4. Exterior Courtyard Aerial Perspective
5. Rear Courtyard Perspective
Revit Architecture + Mental Ray Revit Architecture
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phone: (954) 802 9871 email: sergiomiguel2@hotmail.com
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