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UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTSAIRFORCE VILLAGE CHAPEL

BAHAMAS PROJECT

OLYMPIC 2012AQUATIC CENTER

BOATHOUSE

FARNSWORTH

HOUSE

WALLPROJECT

EUROPE SKETCHES

AND PHOTOS

LETT

EROF INTENT

To the Graduate Architecture Board,

Five years ago I participated on a mission trip. Not knowing what I was going to do with my life

after high school, I thought this trip could possibly open some doors and it did. In one of our

three-hour prayer shifts God clearly spoke to me first, through a vision that had to do with

architecture and second, through Isaiah 57:14 where its says, “build up, build up, prepare the

road!” It could not have been any clearer that architecture was what God had planned for me.

Being first generation in the United States has not been so easy for me since both my parents

never pushed any of my siblings or I to go beyond high school. We were the ones that grabbed

our bags and decided to explore the world beyond the one we lived in, not knowing what we

would find.

College has not come easy for me but God has really blessed me with such a great school and

friends who have helped me strive for the best. I know that I am not the best student but I know

that the hard work that I have forced myself to accomplish is starting to pay off. It took me a while

to understand the concept of studying hard for good grades but I have reached one of my goals

and know that I can only get better from here onwards.

The reason I am applying for the Masters in Architecture Program at Judson is so that one day I

can accomplish the mission that God has laid in my heart to overcome; the mission of setting up

homes for those who cannot afford it.

My design concept ideas are not alike many but because they are different I believe that what

happens in the future will be more of an impact to the mission that God has sent me to do on

earth. And because I am unlike many others in the program I believe it would give Judson a

stronger sense of diversity and acceptance in believing in the dreams that their students have.

Life presents obstacles but it is not impossible to overcome them and since I have gotten to this

point in life, I know that God will keep blessing me further in my career and life overall.

Elena Ade Villatoro

AIRFORCE VILLAGE CHAPEL The Air Force Village Chapel

was designed after the idea of a

Dove. The dove was chosen to

represent the peace that was and

is being fought for everyday in this

country. Red was selected as an

accent color as a reminder to not

forget those who died in battle for

us. As a multi-faith based chapel

I picked a symbol that would not

interfere with the many faiths but

instead bring everyone together

under one roof. The exterior of

the chapel is very modern as wel

as clean with an organic touch to

it. I brought together large metal

beams that would hold the

chapel’s roof and yet give it the

organic wing-like look that it has.

The sanctuary is wrapped with a

window curtain on the South Side

in order to allow the most light in

late afternoons while the beams

reject the strongest sun during the

day. The North side of the chapel

contains the offices, bathrooms,

and storage rooms with the

offices being the only rooms that

allow natural light in.

AIRFORCE VILLAGE CHAPEL The strongest area of the

chapel is the middle where both

sides of the roof beams come

together and is being held up by

a concrete wall. This concrete

wall also is used as a cooling and

heating method since the AFV is

located in San Antonio, Texas.

It allows for heat to retain in the

daytime while releasing at night

when the temperature drops.

The interior of the Chapel

was designed to give a soft, warm

and welcoming feeling to all those

who enter. I chose light oak wood

for the floors and dark cherry

wood for the walls. I wanted all

employees as well as the priests

to feel truly at home when working

instead of that uncomfortable and

cold feeling that most churches

have. The windows have a tint to

them that will darken when the

sun is at its highest.

A rainwater pool wraps half

of the chapel in order to

collect the rainwater and distrib-

ute it when needed. A smaller

pool is placed under the chapel in

order to retain at least three days

of emergency water. Mariah wind

spires are also placed in the site

to help collect electricity.

OLYMPIC 2012AQUATIC CENTER

The Aquatic Center was a proposal

for the Olympics Chicago 2012. My idea

was to be able to bring a multi-use

building into one. The Center would be

used as a place for neighboring schools

and also a place where children could

come and be entertained.

The Olympic aquatic program

asked for a small and a large pool. The

smaller pool would be open to the

public while the larger pool was designed

to have a floor that could cover the

emptiness and be used as a gym.

I gave the roof an organic design

to represent the waves in the water. The

building itself then compliments the roof

as well as the aquatic center.

BAHAMAS PROJECT The Bahamas project was

to redesign a cabin for girls and

boys while integrating conference

rooms on the upper level. A balco-

ny is placed on both the cabins to

allow anyone the freedom to enjoy

the spaces being provided.

BAHAMAS PROJECT I placed my cabins across

from each other and also placed

a canopy over the open space

that connects the two areas. I

designed the bathrooms to have

a nature feel to it by making them

out of bamboo and by placing

them in the back of the cabins.

BOATHOUSE The Boathouse project was to design a boathouse

down the Fox River in Elgin Illinois near Judson University.

The program asked for boat storage and parking, a restau-

rant with a café and office settings for administration usage.

The reason for the organic tubing was to represent

a fun sidewalk that could deliver you from one side of the

river to the other including the boathouse and it’s

surrounding places. I wanted to weave the organic sidewalk

form with an orthogonal shape by designing the Boathouse

geometrically.

FARNSWORTH

HOUSE The Farnsworth House is

located in Plano, Illinois and can

be found in a very remote area

near the Fox River. The project

asked for a remodeling of the

place since the river it is near

keeps over flooding it and

creating house problems.

My idea was to create an

illusion of the Farnsworth house

being swallowed by the earth and

then being spit up into an organic

shape. I gave the new house a

second floor with the same plan in

order to keep consistency.

WALLPROJECT

The Wall projects was one of the first projects where we began to

use the techniques from design one and combine them with actual

designing ideas. We were to make a collage and later extract it into a

third dimensional form.

What I came to present as the final design was a sculpture that

could be entered through the street and underground levels. A whimsical

playground for adults and children of all ages was the foundational

aspect.

EUROPE SKETCHES

AND PHOTOS During the architectural trip

to Europe over summer of 2009,

we spent each day sketching

for about three hours minimum.

This helped our minds to develop

rather than solely depending on

computer-based programs.

Along with sketches we

found photography being

integrated to show another form

of capturing the essence of a

building with the touch of a

button.

Here we find from left to

right the Ponte Vecchio in

Florence, Italy, The Acropolis in

Greece, St. Ivo della Sapienza in

Italy interior and exterior, Sunset

in Rome, and the Paestum Temple

in Italy.

Elena Adelita Villatoro

OBJECTIVE To Impact The Future Needs With A New Positive and Sustainable Outlook.

PHILOSOPHY We Have Been Given The Gift Of Creating New Spaces For the Human Being. Lets Show Them

How To Live In A Way That Is Selfless. A Way To Protect Yet Enjoy The Only Environment Given To Us.

EDUCATION Bachelor Of Arts In Architecture. May 2010

EXPERIENCE Design Studio 4 Years

Retail 7 Years: Training Coach. Customer Service. Specialist.

SKILLS Hand Work : Sketching. Drafting. Design Programs. Model Building.

Computer Programs : Auto Cad. Sketch-up. Kerkythea. Revit. Photoshop. Illustrator. In-Design.

LEADERSHIP Judson University: Concert Committee. IJM International Justice Mission Judson Chapter.

COMMUNITY Salvation Army Volunteer: Bell Ringing. Coats For Kids. Angel Tree. Toys For Tots.

LANGUAGE Spanish. Fluent

French. Intermediate

Italian. Intermediate

CONTACT 1823 Ridgeland Rd., Rockford, IL 61108

e. e.a.villatoro@gmail.com

p. 815. 394. 0893

REFERENCES Barbara Higgins

Chair Department of Children’s Minsitry

1806 Greenleaf Way, Rockford, IL 61108

p. 815 398 1982

Dr. Francisco Carrion

MD Pediatric Endocrinologist

8449 Jamesport Dr., Rockford, IL 61112

p. 815 332 2385

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