My name is Zeta, and I am a B.Arch graduate of University of Oregon. I grew up first in London, England and then in Wilsonville, Oregon. My interests include urban agriculture, water conservation, lively streetscapes and designing vibrant cities to include all of these. znfernando787@gmail.com (503) 720 2884
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Multi-Family Affordable Housing
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Golf Course Outdoor Pavillion
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Plaza Renderings
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Three Bedroom Townhouse
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James Beard Public Market
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Haier Flagship Store
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Detail Drawings
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Freehand/Sketches
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MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING Selected project from current firm Programs used: Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD
This multi-family affordable housing project, to be built in the Portland metropolitan area, is an example of transit-oriented development. It will be sited within walking distance of a light-rail station, and will feature 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom apartments, community rooms, a shared laundry room and a shared bicycle storage room for residents. According to FHA guidelines, each apartment is a Type B Dwelling Unit, except for one on each floor which is a Type A Dwelling Unit, which means it is fully accessible. The Type B Units have adjustable shelving and adaptable base cabinets. The Type A Units accomodate wheelchair users with larger turning radiuses in the kitchen and bathrooms, lever door hardware, and accessible thresholds. My role in this project was to generate, organize and maintain the Revit model, from which I produced floor plans, enlarged plans of dwelling units, fire/ life safety plans, sections, cabinet details, reflected ceiling plans, and interior elevations, among other various model edits. I worked consistenly on the model and drawings to produce a complete construction document set. I also produced conceptual models of the building massing to study balconies, copings, and bay size options periodically. Select examples of my work are on the following pages. Rendering of front entrance exterior produced by design team; my role was to augment and finalize details on the Revit model to hand off to the renderer. 4
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1ST FLOOR FIRE/LIFE SAFETY PLAN
INTERIOR ELEVATIONS - TYPICAL UNIT KITCHENS 6
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RELFECTED CEILING PLANS 1ST FLOOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Community Room #1 Community Room #2 Leasing Offices Computer Room Lobby Storage/Electronics Resident Bike Storage Laundry Room Trash Room 1-Bedroom Apartment 2-Bedroom Apartment
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Resident Storage Mechanical Room 1-Bedroom Apartment 2-Bedroom Apartment 3-Bedroom Apartment
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Apartments Shared Community Spaces Office/Operations Storage/Mechanical
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Snapshots of Revit model I cultivated. I devised a specialized roof framing system for this unique form, by angling beams, rafters and decking. 8
GOLF COURSE OUTDOOR PAVILLION Selected project from current firm Programs used: Revit, SketchUp
Charbonneau Golf Course commissioned our firm to design an outdoor pavillion meant for weddings, parties and other social gatherings. My role on this project was to model the surrounding site in SketchUp for research and conceptual design purposes. Then, I expanded on the Revit model of the pavillion by structuring the specialized roof framing. I angled the roof beams, rafters and decking to create the striking and unique roof form. I also contributed to other parts of the model, such as the custom luminaires, fireplace details, and furniture placement.
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Opposite: Interior snapshot of Revit model, showcasing event furniture and detailed roof decking. Above: Rendering produced by design team using Revit model I created. 11
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PLAZA RENDERINGS Selected project from current firm Programs used: Revit, Photoshop, Thea
I contributed my rendering skills to this project, which required a high-resolution, striking snapshot of the busy outdoor plaza for this renovated Portland mall in an urban shopping district. I used a pre-made SketchUp model from the initial design team to find the best angle, and populated the model with users. I used Thea to render the model, and Photoshop to bring the image to life.
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I was brought on several times during this ongoing project to produce other renderings; these display the specific planting plan of the outdoor plaza, devised by the landscape architect. Much thought was put into the design of this outdoor plaza, which would transition people in the surrounding district to the mall’s west anchor store, and surrouding restaurants and shops.
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Renderings of the same plaza, but for a different purpose; to showcase planting options. 15
THREE BEDROOM TOWNHOUSE Selected project from previous firm Programs used: Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Powerpoint
This is a conceptual design of a three-bedroom townhouse for a private client. The client plans to use the design to build a neighborhood of family townhouses in a military base. This townhouses will vary in square footage, and will be joined in duplexes and triplexes, as modeled opposite. But all townhouses will retain the same design language. My role in the project was Technical Lead. I was involved in all three stages of project execution. STAGE 1 I conducted a series of interviews and home tours with current residents at the military base to determine their needs and preferences for housing, and to investigate the issues of current housing on base. I drafted hand drawn plans, sections and elevations on site in a collaborative charrette display with the clients and users. I sought input from the clients and current residents in order to choose a preferred alternative. STAGE 2 I modeled the preferred alternative in Revit. I developed the conceptual designs into drawings and renderings for a Customer Concept Document report. STAGE 3 I presented the draft version of the report and large format drawings on site to clients, and solicited critiques of the design. I then incorporated client suggestions in the next iteration of conceptual design documentation in Revit. 16
Unit A Unit B Unit C
Rendering of three townhouses joined as a triplex. 17
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Garage 417 SF
Closet
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The first floor features a family room separated from the main living area on the second floor, which can be used for personal storage, a kid’s playroom, or even a home business such as a hair salon. There is generous storage here for outerwear and other belongings. The garage is suitable for one car but has ample storage space. The second floor is the most flexible space, containing the kitchen, dining and living areas. The stairs open into the flexible dining/living space, where furniture can be arranged in any configuration easily. The kitchen features a stove top island, leaving plenty of usable counterspace along the edges. There is a breakfast nook in the rear, and a balcony space in the front that connects the resident to the street frontage, while maintaining a sense of semi-privacy. The third floor features the three bedrooms. The master bedroom is not separated from the other bedrooms, but placed on the same level, which was a concern of many current residents. The laundry room was given ample depth for useful and abundant interior storage.
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Kitchen 168 SF
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Master Bedroom 202 SF
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View of the open kitchen from the stairs.
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View of the open dining and living spaces, including the balcony.
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JAMES BEARD PUBLIC MARKET Thesis Studio | Programs Used: AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, Photoshop, Illustrator My thesis studio was a design proposal for the James Beard Public Market, which is planned for downtown Portland in the near future. The site is at the west side Morrison Street bridge head. My design concept was a botanical public market with a focus on natural wellness. Visitors can learn about naturopathic healing and healthy foods at the market teaching kitchens, and buy those foods at the market. The botanical public market draws inspiration from 19th century glasshouses and Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace. My market halls are modern glasshouses that connote the clean, clinical aesthetic of botanical architecture. These market halls are contrasted by an alley as the main circulation axis which is full of street food, movement, light and color.
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View of market entry from southeast corner. 23
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The market site is across and under the Morrison Bridge head. Portland’s Naito Parkway separates the market site from the Tom McCall Waterfront Park and the Willamette River, a busy location for “Portland’s Kitchen”.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN Many market stalls selling local meats, vegetables and beer occupy the ground floors of my glass houses. The walkable alley in between is sheltered by a colorful translucent roof. Market stalls along the walls of the glass houses sell meals through sliding windows to people in the alley, making it an active food street with seating along the edges.
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH TALLER GLASSHOUSES The transparent glasshouses expose the inner workings of each building, particularly the HVAC systems from each of the larger, refrigerated market stalls.
ELEVATION FROM NAITO PARKWAY The glasshouses reflect the trees from Tom McCall Waterfront Park while also showing the movement of people and colors of the market goods on the inside. 26
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HAIER FLAGSHIP STORE
Internship Abroad in China | Programs Used: Rhino and Illustrator During the summer of 2014 I worked as an intern in the Xian Dai Architecture Group in Shanghai, China. The office I was placed in was called the Creative Planning Studio. One of the projects I was assigned to was a plan for the Haier Flagship Store, which is to be built in Shenzhen, China. Haier is an electronics and appliance brand, and this flagship store will showcase new designs in several different display rooms and workshop spaces.
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GROUND FLOOR
The Creative Planning Studio had already designed an exterior facade of mostly glass to expose curving floor plates and ramps inside. My task was to generate several schemes for floor plans to determine the best sizes and orientations for display platforms. I included space on the ground floor for a cafe and two meeting rooms/ presentation or event spaces. I worked with my supervisor to coordinate the interior space planning with the existing organic exterior design. I designed cell-shaped rooms with fillets carefully chosen to mimic the exterior shell.
Images of display platforms courtesy of Xian Dai Architecture Group.
2ND AND 3RD FLOORS
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DETAIL DRAWINGS West Hills Winery | Programs Used: AutoCAD
From my class on the principles of designing exterior wall systems, I learned about the Four D’s of enclosure design: drainage, deflection, drying and durability. I used this knowledge to understand and draw details of a chimney and roof enclosure for a winery project in the West Hills.
RIDGE DETAIL
I also designed a two story brick veneer/steel stud wall with a perpendicular glass canopy attached at the first floor, which is shown on the far right.
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CHIMNEY ENCLOSURE - CLADDING AT ROOF
PLAN - CHIMNEY CAP FRAMING
Precast Concrete Coping Flashing
Vertical Expansion Joint Wide Flange Column
Precast Concrete Lintel
Window Jamb
CAP AT CHIMNEY FLUE ENCLOSURE
DensGlas Sheathing 3" Rigid Insulation
Stiffening Angle End Tee
Flashing 10" Steel Stud Shelf Angle
Glass Canopy
Torsion Tube Spray Foam Insulation Weld Tube for Canopy Plates Window Head Enclosure Canopy Plate End Tee Stiffening Angle
DECKING SUPPORT
Storefront Door
WALL ASSEMBLY CUTAWAY AXONOMETRIC
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FREEHAND SKETCHES
Media Used: Watercolors, marker pens, fountain pen, color pencils, Apple pencil, Photoshop
Houses in Xidi, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Anhui, China 34
Butternut squash cross section
Skyline of Shanghai
House of Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lankan architect 35
Thank you!
ZETA FERNANDO
znfernando787@gmail.com (503) 720 2884
