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WESLEY GONZALEZ-COLON Architectural Portfolio 2022

Blending-plane: An Aviation Technology Center UIUC Fall 2020 - Collaborative Project (2)

Intersectionality: MCA - Extension UIUC Fall 2021 - Collaborative Project (3)

Sequent: Transformations from object, to lines, to space UPRRP Fall 2021 - Individual Project

Tokyo Studio: Shibuya Urban Oasis & Sky Rooftop UIUC Spring 2021 - Collaborative Project (2)

MISA: Mueller’s Ice Skating Arena & Fitness Center UIUC Fall 2021 - Individual Elective Project

EXP-ENV: 2030 Challenge, Modular GFCR Office Building UIUC Fall 2020 - Individual Elective Project

Variations: A New Agricultural Market for Coamo UPRRP Fall 2016- Individual Project

Passage: An Affordable Mixed-Use Student Housing Complex UPRRP Spring 2017- Individual Project

Blending-plane: An Aviation Maintenance Technology Center Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, US UIUC_Fall 2020 - M.Arch Integrated Building Performance Studio Prof. Dr. Ralph Hammann Partner: Sheng Li The New “Aviation Maintenance Technology” (AMT) is a facility that promotes a collaborative environment of international and local students that pursue aviation studies. Our goal is to enhance the communication and interaction between students and faculty while promoting aviation maintenance technologies. We achieve this by creating a transversal passage from one side of the building to another, creating horizontal and vertical connections. The “notched” curved roof blends and unifies the diversity of heights that the institute holds. The New AMT promotes quality spaces and comfort through different spatial, aesthetic, and sustainable design approaches.

South Perspetive (Hangar + Education)

Maintenance Technology Center

Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, US

Fall 2020 - M.Arch Building Performance Graduate Studio Prof. Dr. Ralph Hammann Partner: Sheng Li Passegeway The New Maintenance Technology” (AMT) Push back “Aviation & & Connection program heightsthat promotes a collaborative environment is a facility

of international and local students that pursue aviation studies. Our goal is to enhance the communication and interaction between students and faculty while promoting aviation maintenance Fall 2020 - M.Arch Building Performance Graduate Studio technologies. We achieve this by creating a Prof. Dr. Ralph Hammann transversal passage from one side of the building to Partner: Sheng Li another, creating horizontal and vertical connections.

Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois, US

The New “Aviation Maintenance Technology” (AMT) The “notched” curved roof blends and unifies the

is aProgram facility that promotes a collaborative environment diversity of heights that the institute holds. The New Bending Passegeway of international and local students that pursue &AMT arrangement promotes quality spaces and comfort through& Blending Connection

aviation studies. Our goal is to enhance the different spatial, aesthetic, and sustainable design communication and interaction between studentsapproaches. and faculty while promoting aviation maintenance technologies. We achieve this by creating a Fall 2020 - M.Arch Building Performance Graduate Studio transversal passage from one side of the building to Prof. Dr. Ralph Hammann another, creating horizontal and vertical connections.

Concept Diagram

Partner: Sheng Li

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Ground Floor Plan

Notching the “Fifth” Facade

Roof Plan

Roof Plan 8

Architectural Roof Plan

Notching the “Fifth” Facade

Bending & Blending

Notching the “Fifth” Facade

East Entrance to Building Atrium Perspective

Atrium & Lounge Spaces

Hangar Long Span Structure Perspective

Hangar Structure & Workshops

3D Integrated Section + Technologies

South Facade Design Axonometric HVAC System Diagram

Axonometric Building Systems: Structure + Mechanical distribution

High-Performance Building Envelope: IECC Compliance + Acoustic Performance

Intersectionality: Museum of Contemporary Art of Chicago - Extension E Chicago Ave, Chicago, Illinois, US UIUC_Fall 2021 - M.Arch Building Performance Graduate Studio Prof. Dr. Yun Kyu Yi Partners: Sakshi Sharma, Soham Dongre. People encounter themselves at the intersection of culture, art and community. The Extension to the MCA seeks to incorporate a geometric dynamism between its main volumes, creating a central space of interaction, visibility, and performance. The twisting-intersecting boxes are deformed parametrically, promoting complex surfaces to stimulate curiosity, pleasure, comfort and experience. The building massing and envelope respond to its environmental and contextual conditions. Both architectural considerations derive from algorithms that seek to define diverse geometries and aesthetics based on variability and site/design constraints. Overall, the project seeks to stablish strategies for form-finding and phenotypic diversification.

Building Envelope + Glazing (Perspective)

CURIOSITY, PLEASURE, COMFORT, AND EXPERIENCE. PHYSICAL Optimize geometry radiation depending on different surface configurations. RADIATION Finding efficient solution. Optimize geometry radiation AND depending on different surface configurations. THERADIATION BUILDING MASSING AND ENVELOPE RESPOND TO ITS ENVIRONMENT ARCHITECTURAL Finding efficient solution. CONTEXTUAL CONDITIONS. BOTH ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENTS DERIVE FROM (1) Interlocking (2) Curves (1) Interlocking (2) Curves divisiondivision ALGORITHMS THAT SEEK TO DEFINE DIVERSE GEOMETRIES AESTHETICS (1) Interlocking AND (2) Curves (1) Interlocking (2) Curves divisiondivision(2) (1) Exterior Circulation (1) Exterior (2) Views Circulation from Site Program Arrangement (5) Intersection/deformations BASED ON VARIABILITY AND(4) SITE/DESIGN CONSTRAINTS.

VOLUMETRIC PARAMETRIC EVOLUTION VOLUMETRIC PARAMETRIC SITE CONSIDERATIONS ANDEVOLUTION FORM DEVELOPMENT (4) Program Arrangement

(5) Intersection/deformations

Mirror-cut surface. - Viewpoints. 3 AND+ DUALITIES Deconstruction Analysis. -CONTRAST Mirror-cut surface. -SPACE, Deconstruction + Analysis. FLOW, INTERATIONS

(3) Rotation / Intersection (3) Rotation / Intersection (3) Rotation / Intersection (3) Rotation / Intersection (3) Access Points

Views (3) Access from Site Points

4 4 5

SOLAR RADIATION A

VOLUMETRIC PARAMETRIC EVOLUTION VOLUMETRIC PARAMETRIC EVOLUTION (2)twisting Curves division (3) Rotation / Intersection (4) Volumetric twisting (5) Mirror distorsion (openings) (4) Volumetric (5) Mirror distorsion (openings)

(1) Interlocking INTERLOCKING / INTERSECTION (1) (1) (1)Interlocking Exterior Circulation

(2) VOLUMETRIC (2)twisting Curves division (4) Program Volumetric twisting (4) Volumetric (2) Views from SiteTWISTING (4) Arrangement

(1) INTERLOCKING / INTERSECTION (1) EXTERIOR CIRCULATION

(2) VOLUMETRIC TWISTING (2) PROGRAM ARRANGEMENT

MEASUREMENTS

MIRROR DISTORTION (3) Rotation / (OPENING) Intersection (5) distorsion (openings) (5)(3)Program Mirror distorsion (openings) (3) Access Points (4) (5) Mirror Intersection/deformations Arrangement (3) MIRROR DISTORTION (OPENING) (3) ACCESS POINTS

(6) (6) (4) OPTIMIZATION (6) + RESPONSIVE FACADE (6) (5) Intersection/deformations

(4) + RESPONSIVE FACADE (4)OPTIMIZATION CONTEXTUAL DYNAMISM + FLOW

ACTIONS

DESIGN OBJECTIVES

INTERSECTION

Optimize volume in (m³) betweem north, south, and central masses. Where A>C>B; A∩B and B∩C.

VIEWS

Allow daylight to ground level. Force volumes to twist. Promote views and diversity perspectives for pedestrians.

RADIATION

Optimize geometry radiation depending on different surface configurations. was 25%). Overall, it will be appropriate to run optimization iterations by Finding efficient solution.

- Boundary constraints. - Geometry location. - Dimensions + Proportions. - Move, scale, rotate, twist. - Intersection (volume). - Viewpoints. - Mirror-cut surface. - Deconstruction + Analysis.

(1) Interlocking (2) Curves VOLUMETRIC EVOLUTION (1) Interlocking (2) Curves divisiondivision MASSING:PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION, EVALUATION AND SELECTION (4) Program Arrangement (5) Intersection/deformations TIMIZATION: PARETO FRONT SELECTION, DATA OUTCOME, AND ITERATIONS increasing the intersection value from 500 m2 to 2000 m2 since the aesthetic and intersection of spaces (as shown in this iteration) with that range

SOLAR RADIATION ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION4

OPTIMIZATION (GEN-5): SELECTED OPTIONS 1

LE CT ED PA

AVERAGE WINTER VS TOTAL RADIATION

RE TO FR

PERCENTAJES RELATED TO TARGET VALUES (100%)

Generations: 5 Population Size: 100 Value to optimize: 4 Critical optimized values: 2

(3) Rotation / Intersection (3) Rotation / Intersection

more iterations with similar arrangements will be generated if the intersection volume target value is increased, optimizing the geometry. Lastly, radiation optimization should be further analyzed.

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(1) Interlocking

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AESTHETI

MEAN AVERAGE - SKY VIEW (%)

(2)twisting Curves division (4) Volumetric twisting TV (4) Volumetric

(3) Rotation / Intersection (5) Mirror distorsion (openings) TV (openings) (5) Mirror distorsion

ADIATION ANALYSIS SOLAR RADIATION AND OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION ACCURAC

(1) INTERLOCKING / INTERSECTION

MEAN AVERAGE - VOLUMETRIC INTERSECTION (m3)

(3) MIRROR DISTORTION (OPENING)

(6)

OPTIMIZED GEOMETRY | INTERSECTION

AVE. VOL INTERSECTION

TOTAL RADIATION (-)

AVE. SKYVIEW (%)

WINTER RADIATION (+)

1 TV

(2/6)

(3/6)

PRELIMINARY MASSING

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4423

(6)

(4) OPTIMIZATION + RESPONSIVE FACADE

(2) VOLUMETRIC TWISTING

(5/6)

REFINING + ITERATING

(6/6)

RADIATION ANALYSIS (4 out of 6)

FINAL MASSING

PERFORMANCE AND PARAMETRIC DESIGN PROCESS INPUTS

PROCESS

OUTCOMES

PARAMETERS (x14)

RESEARCH PROCESS AND REFERENCES

four (4) objectives

VOLUMETRIC MASSING GENERATION

SKYVIEW 2P - WINTER & - 1Y. RADIATION

REFINING + ITERATING

PARAMETERS (x20)

PANELS GEOMETRIC GENERATION

+ REMAPPING DATA SET VALUES

- Reparametrize - Fixing geometry UV domain

SKYVIEW % PER FLOOR

- SDA - ASE - Glare

FIVE (5) OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS

EVOLUTIONARY MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION

preferable not preferable

WGC

*MACHINE SELECTS BEST SOLUTION* SELECTED IMAGES PER TEAM MEMBER

PERCEPTION APPEARANCE

*FINAL ALGORITHM*

SOLUTIONS DATA (1 GENERATION, 100 INDIVIDUALS)

*Generate a bigger data set to feed machine learning input. Since 100 individuals may limit the possibility of generating a phenotypic diversification.* *solutions visualization, efficient selection process*

BOLTZMANN MACHINE LEARNING

FINAL MASSING SELECTION

Recommendation:

four (4) objectives

REFERENCE GEOMETRY

EIGHT (8) REPRESENTATIVE SOLUTIONS FROM 5TH GENERATION (POOR - GOOD)

INTERSECTION

*simplifies simulation time*

QUALITATIVE PERFORMANCE

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION

ENVELOPE/SHADING OPTIMIZATION

QUANTITATIVE PERFORMANCE

MASSING OPTIMIZATION

*COMBINATIONS THAT OFFER BEST SOLUTIONS*

ORGANIZATION, FILTERING AND CLEANING IMAGES, EXPORTING.

IMAGE TRAINING SIMULATION

FINAL ENVELOPE DESIGN

images (75+75)

Evolution sequence 3D printed models

ENVELOPE: PANELS DESIGN 7

GEOMETRY BASE

CONTRACTION

MAX. CONTRACTION

D VIR

P (2,2)

DIR

U-

AMOUNT OF SURFACE SUBDIVISION

DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY MODULE

BASE GEOMETRY

SURFACE POINT LOCATION PER PANEL

DISTANCE FROM ATTRACTOR POINT

UV = 2 x 4

UV = 4 x 4

UV = 3 x 6

UV = 5 x 8

UV = 5 x 2

UV = 5 x 6

UV = 5 x 2

UV = 4 x 4

SURFACE

U-DIRECTION AMOUNT

INWARD CONTRACTION

V-DIRECTION AMOUNT

UPPER CURVE OFFSET

POINT ON SRF LOCATION

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION (MORPH BOX) ATTRACTION POINT LOCATION PER PANEL

HEIGHT VARIATION: MAX + MIN MODIFICATION

INFLUENCE INTENSITY (DIFFERENCE)

SAMPLE OF PANELS VARIATIONS

Volumetric + Envelope 3D printed models

Sequent: Transformations from object, to lines, to space. Creative Site UPR_Fall 2014 - First Year Design Studio Arch. Anixa González & Arch. Beatriz Fernández AIA Individual Project The project began with exploring the physical characteristics of a Corkscrew to generate a kinetic composition that portrays the tool's transformation from a static toward a dynamic state. Next, the two-dimensional arrangement of the device explored concepts of geometric abstraction, repetition, proportions, hierarchy, and overlapping. In the second project phase, the resulting two-dimensional composition inspires the design of the three-dimensional kinetic tower. The geometry frame surges from lines projection and intersection of the two-dimensional planes to create a building that explores the dichotomy between dynamic and static. Overall, the spatial system acquired a triangular language, and it inspired the site topology, generating a pseudo-spiral circulation in its interior.

Process Model (Top View)

From static to dynamic: 2D composition

Geometric Analysis of 2D Composition

Line Projection Wood Model

Site Physical Model

Project Physical Model

Tokyo Studio: Shibuya Urban Oasis & Sky Rooftop Shibuya, Japan UIUC_Spring 2021 - M.Arch Urbanism Studio Prof. Bognar Botond Partner: Joshua Hakimian. Urban Oasis is a wellness center that provides spaces for well-being and retrospection within the rapid, busy, dense, and dynamic city context. The mass-timber structure offers two main programs: a wellness center and a spa/bathroom facility. Simultaneously, the building achieves marketing publicity while having transparency and exposing its interior's timber texture. The introverted terraces step back to give visual interaction areas, creating bands of green places for gathering and exchange. A green loop park generates a community environment and relaxation on its rooftop, where different elements cite Japanese garden elements. The project faces Shibuya's main crossroad with a tower creating a landmark statement while providing private spaces for libraries, lounges, and restaurants.

Urban Japanese Rooftop

EXISTING MASSING DRAWING SCALE: 1:100

INWARD ORIENTED PARK

INWARD ORIENTED PARK INCREASING PEDESTRIAN EXCHANGE

INCREASING PEDESTRIAN EXCHANGE SETBACK, SHADOW, MONEY

SETBACK, SHADOW, MONEY

SITE FOOTPRINT DRAWING SCALE: 1:100

ANGE

SETBACK, SHADOW, MONEY SITE RECOGNITION AND CORNER LIFTING

MASSING SEQUENCING

TIMIZATION

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SSHT EI BP PUI YN AG BSAI CTKE: PD AL YALNI G H T O P T I M I Z A T I O N VERTICAL PARK LOOP AND PLATFORMS

DRAWING SCALE: 1:20

MASSING SEQUENCING

VERTICAL PARK LOOP AND PLATFORMS

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28 DRAWING

SCALE AT 1:8

DRAWING SCALE AT 1:8

VERTICAL PARK LOOP AND PLATFORMS

SECTION B-B (WEST-EAST) DRAWING SCALE AT 1:8

Urban Interior Garden

MISA: Mueller’s Ice Skating Arena & Fitness Center Mueller, Austin, TX UIUC_Fall 2021 - Mass Timber Design Prof. Paul Fast Individual Elective Project The Mueller Ice Skating Arena is a hybrid mass timber structure with a 90 ft x 200 ft ice ring, gallery spaces, cafeteria, fitness center, and retail spaces. It achieves a shallower structural depth by using a 135 ft hybrid double-symmetric glulam beam with a steel cable truss. The slanted roof relies longitudinally on top of a central RC bar holding the stairs, skating retail, bathrooms, MEP, and other services, consequently providing lateral resistance in addition to perimetral steel bracings. MISA seeks to showcase mass timber products from different manufacturers: glulam (long-span structures + columns), CLT panels (roofing + second-level floor plates), customized acoustic DLT modules (MEP integration for above the arena), and NLT (vertical partition panels in the eastern gallery/retail areas). Lastly, concrete and steel materials respond to structural performance criteria: steel - for lateral bracing, long-span structure, and connections; and concrete for foundations and rigid central core bar.”

Ice Skating Arena Perspective

Diagramatic Floor Plan

Transversal Section: Arena, Seating, MEP RC core, Gallery, & retail

Longitudinal Section: Ice Skating Arena, Anex buildings & DLT ceiling modules

Structure Axonometric Diagram: Double-symmetric composite glulam beam

Gallery Space, RC core, slanted roof, natural daylighting & common spaces

EXP-ENV: 2030 Challenge, Modular (GFRC) Office Building Indianapolis, IN UIUC_Fall 2020 - Experimental Envelopes Prof. Scott Murray Individual Elective Project An iterative experimental envelope design prcocess to achieve appropiate energy and daylight performance. The final iteration provides 30% façade glazing and shading devices that allowed glare reduction, achieving an EUI of 31.50. The implementation of skylights affected ASE performance, would not have contributed to improving SDA, and would have reduced the square footage for PV systems. Having the PV energy generation system had a more critical impact on the building performance than making roof-floor openings to bring non-required light into the building. Keeping the roof flat and closed allowed an arrangement of 270 units of 3ft x 6ft PV panels in the top (4,860 ft2). The building reduced its EUI from 31.5 to 11.72 using an optimal angle of 24 degrees for the PV panels. Thus, this building achieved the 2030 Challenge. Overall, the final envelope design consisted of a modular pre-fabricated GFRC panels with a custome folded aluminum copper shading device.

Envelope Wall Section

Interior Lounge Space

Variations: A New Agricultural Market for Coamo Historic Center of Coamo, Puerto Rico UPR_Fall 2016 - Second Year Design Studio Prof. Blanquita Calzada AIA & Prof. Robin Planas Individual Project The Variations proposal establish a conversation between the Old and the New, which connects a Spanish colonial ruin in the Historical Center of Coamo with the new local agricultural and artisan market place. The marketplace provide affordable leasing space for local argricultoral and artisanal independent businesses to offer their products for the community of Coamo. The architectural concept is inspired by the historical stonework (mampostery) tectonic, pattern and rhythmic variations that exposes contraction, movement, rythm, proportion, modularuty and contrast. Overall, the building mass that is attached to the ruin created a volumetric dynamism and articulation that permit different daylighting conditions, contrasting with the warm colors of the interior, which allude the color palette of the colonial masonry blocks that makes the ruin.

Market Physical Model

Site Plan

Local Market Perspective

Conceptual diagram

Architectural Floor Plan

Passage: An Affordable Mixed-Use Student Housing Complex Rio Piedras (San Juan), Puerto Rico UPR_Spring 2017 - Third Year Design Studio Prof. Miguel Calzada AIA & Prof. Miguel Del Rio AIA Individual Project Passage is an urban proposal located in one of the three preselected sites with that belong to a major urban development master plan for the community of Rio Piedras. The two-tower building promotes an urban fluidity and interconnectivity between the students from the University of Puerto Rico and the segregated communities of Rio Piedras, where interaction and businesses could become an opportunity of exchange and education. The objective of the proposal is to offer users and visitors accesibles spaces, commercial proximity, health and wellness facilties, as well as recreational and collabotive spaces. The building consists of an open floor plan, connected with a second and third level podium which mixed use, and two residentials towers on top of that. Overall, the proposal generation responds to pedestrian accesibility, and height zoning restrictions.

Streel Level Perspective

Site Plan

A 1

2 1

4 3

MAIN VOLUMETRY

7 6

7 8

Ground floor plan

DEE

A 1

E 2 1

SCALE TRANSITION 1

1 32

2 4 3

3 4

4 6

7 6

PUBLIC SPACE

025 5

25 50

7 0

7 8

Recreational plan 50

6 7 8

025 5

25 50

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION VEHICULAR SPACIAL SEQUENCE

025 5

25 50

025 5

25 50

PROGRAM

Conceptual Diagrams

Housing units

136’-0”

126’-0”

116’-0”

106’-0”

96’-0”

86’-0”

76’-0”

66’-0”

56’-0”

46’-0”

36’-0”

26’-0”

12’-6”

Southern Elevation

136’-0”

126’-0”

116’-0” 106’-0”

96’-0” 86’-0” 76’-0” 66’-0”

56’-0” 46’-0” 36’-0” 26’-0”

12’-6”

Transversal Section 46

Wall Section Physical Model

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