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Danie laAcevedoNortheastern University
Architecture + Design
P O R T F O L I O+
Danie [email protected] Woodland ct. Lawrence, MA 01841
Educat ionNortheastern University, Boston,MACandidate for Bachelors of Science, May 2017GPA: 3.37
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA2011-2012Majors: Architecture, psychologyGPA: 3.7
Exper ienceNortheastern University Department of Pro-curement, Boston, MAOffice Assistant09/2012-Present
University of Massachusetts Amherst Art De-partment, Amherst, MAOffice Assistant2011-2012
Volunteer Exper ienceBoys’ & Girls’ Club of America, Lawrence, MA2010-2011
Ski l l sPersonal : Successful at interacting with others and assuming roles requiring leader-ship and responsibility. Efficient communica-tion skills. Tolerance for work under pressure. Able to work and provide input in a team.
Manual : Model-making. Studio art expe-rience.
Digital : AutoCad. Adobe- Illustrator, Photo-shop, InDesign. Microsoft-Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher. Geometer’s Sketchpad. Matlab.
Languages: Fluency in Spanish. Basic knowlede of French.
Related courses: Intro to Architecture, Architecture Studio Representa-tion, Architetcure Studio Fundamental Design, History of Architecture 1, Architecture of Global Cultures Activities: LASO(Latin American Student Organization)-Secretary
Related courses: Physics, Calculus, 3D Fundamental StudioActivities: Latinos Unidos-Secretary, UMass Dance Club, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, American Cancer Society Colleges Against CancerHonors: Dean’s list
Assisted with financial processes involving univeristy puchases such as working with purchase orders and requisitions as part of a team. Com-pleted regular office tasks such as faxing, sending out digital and physical correspondence, running errands, among others.
Assisted the department bookkeeper with finance related matters involving the university Procard. Acquired leadership skills by working on independent projects. Completed regular office tasks and strengthened communication skills by coming into digital and physical contact with other departments.
Contributted to the homework help area of the club by providing tutor-ing. Also collaborated in weekly science program for middle & elementa-ry schools students.
ReferencesCindy JepsonGuidance [email protected]
Pamela KellsUMass Amherst Art Dept. [email protected]
Lauren ShafnerNortheastern University Procurement Svcs [email protected]
Table of Contents
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Museum Sta ir
Thick Thin
Site Cont ingencies
0.1.
Si te Cont ingencies
Environment
The diagram works to show the environmental re lat ionships of the ent i re neightborhood s i te in terms of topography condit ions. In terms of parcel #4, one is able to see how the s i te character is -t ics p lace the parcel in a mid sec-t ion of the overal l s lope, where i t i s bounded by the mountainous area, and val ley.
V iews
In th is case, the l ight dashed l ines are able to show the l imits to one’s v iews towards the val ley, and the pr ivacy impl ied by the trees around the amenity, which is separated from the actual dwel l ing a l though i t i s in i ts prox-imity and easy to access .
Access
The locat ion of the parcel in the context of the neighborhood makes i t a spot that i s encoun-tered often g iven i ts mult ip le exposure to the road. This br ings about the issue of ident i fy ing what areas should be pr ivat ized, and those for which i t i s f ine to have contact with the publ ic .
Sect ions
NeighborhoodDiagramsThe des ign process for th is project involved the analys is of external factors and how they would inf luence the goal of our f inal des ign.
Parcel Diagrams
Road Road
RoadRoad
Environment
The diagram is showing the re la-t ionship between the parcel and the environmental condit ions such as wind direct ion and sun patterns dur ing the summer and winter. This last condit ion is cru-c ia l to determining which areas receive more l ight , and what th is indicates in a larger context re lat-ing to the s i te .
Access
The centra l i ty of th is parcel makes i t access ib le f rom mult ip le s ides, which a lmost automatica l ly produces the effect of a p iecee of land that i s much more pub-l ic than most . This then makes us consider when, why and how i t would be most ideal to cre-ate spaces that respond to the demands of pr ivacy and publ ic interact ions.
4.
Views
In th is case, the dashed arrows are able to show the l imits to one’s v iews out of the parcel , which are generated by the courtward/balco-ny carv ings that a l low l ight in and provide for outdoor pr ivate space.
0.1.
Si te Cont ingencies
Analys is
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Path
Path
Road
Road
Public space Private space
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Transformat ion Diagram
This d iagram depicts the des ign trans i t ions that occurred with each cont ingency, which inc luded shi f ts of focus f rom access inf lu-ences, parcel shape constra ints , and the ro le of c i r lcu lat ion and publ ic/pr iavte space. These were a l l heavi ly impacted by the prom-inence of the s i te ’s i r regular i ty, and the attempt to imply a sense of log ic by establ ish ing an in i -t ia l courtyard that started out as l ight ing tool/ pr ivate outdoor space. This then mult ip l ies to serv ice space that shaped c i rcu-lat ion, and last ly combined these aspects for a more eff ic ient ef-fect .
0.1.
Si te Cont ingencies
Analys is & Model Photos
0.2.
Precedent studies
Through a series of precedent studies, the thick thin project was initiated with the means of producing a design that carefuly carried out a strategy in which the thickened zones serve the purpose of service spaces, whereas the resulting areas become served spaces.
Thick Thin
Esherick House
The Esherick house works very
well as a diagram of what the idea
of what thick thin represents, by
employing an kind of alternating
technique, where service and
served spaces would be adjacent
to each other, but more impor-
tantly with an emphasis of the
service spaces framing the more
open dwelling areas.
As we can observe, the servant/
served spaces are outlined in
the diagram, but there is also an
outer skin in the plan acting as a
thicked space which serves the
purpose of storage, and sets aside
space for apertures.
AXON DIAGRAM OF ARCHITECTURAL TOOL
The diagram shows the juxtaposition of the thickened vs. thin spaces, and how fixed the paths of movement result to be given the strip-like form the spaces take.
6.
Pol i House
This precedent shows a very
direct approach of the thick thin
plan appoach, where the service
spaces (containing what would be
referred to architectural tools in
free plan terms) as embedded in
th outer shell or skin of the house.
This forces an interaction between
the spaces considered for dwelling
and the thickened portion of the
space.
In this case, the space formed in
the outer perimeter of the plan
takes the for of service space by
adding circulation, storage, and
tools.
AXON DIAGRAM OF ARCHITECTURAL TOOL
The fact that the service spaces are embedded in the shell of the house requires an engagement of its inhabitants into these spaces, which re-sults in a very motion driven form of circulation.
0.2.
Thick Thin
The diagram demonstrates
a trans i t ion between the
types of th ickened spaces
to the more open served
spaces. In th is case, the
bedtooms are p laced in
the context onfsomewhat
th ickened spaces g iven the
p lacement between the two
pr imary types of servant
zones in the house.
Analys is
The idea of a thick thin plan is included in this design by studying the Poli House and Esherick House prece-dents, and employing thickened spaces along the perimeter of the plan (for apertures, vertical circulation, and storage), and interceding the plan for horizontal circulation.
6.
Model Making
0.2.
Paint ing Analys is -
Prior to approaching the Museum Stair project head on with a design focus, we were asked to analyze strik-ing features of two paintings (in my case, focusing on the painting listed above), and translating this idea into a 3 dimensional representation that could be integrated into the gallery renovation. We did this by cre-ating visual diagrams from the paintings, and developing physical constructs that had a more tectonic form.
Museum Sta irs
John Singer Sargent, The Daughters of Edward Darley | Light focus on vertical elements
The Museum Stair project entailed
the transformation of three given
gallery spaces, in a way that we
would individually allot spaces
where the paintings (primarily the
ones used for our diagram excer-
sice) could be intergrated, as well
as the design of a stair that imple-
mented features from our diagram
analysis, and provided transporta-
tion within the galleries.
Other than trying to exemplify the
form of the construct in my plans
by means of the “l shape in the
deliniation of spaces, I tried to play
around with the construct when
placing it in distinct directions to
create spaces also seen in section.
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0.2.
Analys is
Positive & negative space axon.
Museum Sta irs
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