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1. Modulations in Structure 3-82. Vertical Landscape: 9-12 water & cultural tower3. Hummingbird Bird House 13-164. Hostel 17-265. Roof is a Roof 27-306. Housing 31-347. Steel Project 35-448. Case Studies 47-50 Louvre Pyramid 47-48 Phare Tower 49-509. Object Pamphlet 51-5410. The Apple 55-5811. Multi-Sectioning the Field 59-6012. Extras 63-70

Table of Contents

PART 1Studio Work

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A relational system that fusions effect with structure.

Modulations within a Structure

Hanging with grace.

Studio 2A l Professor Marcel Sanchez-Prieto l 2009

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Constructing the system starts by defining a component, a geometric unit.

This component istopologically the same...

...but with an inhert ability to have formal variations. The intent is to be able to proliferate the componet in gradient configurations in a field to create a global system that is differentiated.

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Structural organization. Trajectories with weighted endpoints creating catenary system.

Modules become an intelligent agent by absorbing information and react- ing to a set of rules.

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Modulations of components that find

fitness balance & adaptability with an on- going & continual relationship with very other element makes up its effect.

Flow

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Site 3300 Main St, San Diego, Ca

Vertical Landscape: water & cultural tower

Architectural concepts expanding on the language & compon-ents of the garden, the architecture and flow of the stairs.

Vertical infrastructure

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WATER

LOUNGE & KITCHEN

GALLERY

LOBBY

THEATER

ELEVATORS & WOOKROOM

Incorporating the design of a water tower as the main driver for an infrastructure architectural project.

Funnelcirculation flow

Garden and gallery space as a culture venue that provides the service of education to the community.

Incorporates a viewing platform & negotiates to its immediate context by inhabiting the roof.

InspirationGuggenheim Museum, New York CityArchitect: Frank Llyod Wright

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(PHOTO: JMG-GALLERIES.COM)(PHOTO: NEWYORKPANORAMA.COM)

GALLERY

GALLERY

GALLERY

WORKROOM/STORAGE

BATHROOM

THEATER

OFFICE

LOBBY

LOUNGE/KITCHEN

BALCONY

FRIEGHT

ELEV.

SERVICEELEV.

FRIEGHT

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FRIEGHT

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Bird House

Humming-Blur

Studio 2B l Prof. Rene Peralta l 2010A materialize, 1 to 1, Hummingbird birdhouse. Conceptually capturing the rapidwing motion of a hummingbird in flight.

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Front ElevationHalf Scale

Right ElevationHalf Scale

Laft ElevationHalf Scale

Back ElevationHalf Scale

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Exploded Axonometric

Floor PlanHalf Scale

Section AHalf Scale

Section BHalf Scale

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Whether you are from Mexico, U.S., or any other part of the world numerous people cross the California/Tijuana border on a daily basis. There are many ways of crossing this border, whether by foot or automoblie, people cross this border for multiuple reason. Some come for work, some come for play, some come illegally and some come to stay. Due to immagration conflict a wall has been built at the border. This barrier at the border has influence the concept of crossing through.

HostelStudio 2B l Professor Rene Peralta l 2010

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U n i t e d S t a t e s

M e x i c o

SiteTijuana, Mexico

Tijuana is the most crossed border in the world...

...so the idea of “crossing” was an appropriate conceptual approach to the hostel project. Whether it is crossing paths, barriers, spaces, or just a crossing visual relationship within the building. The concept is clear.

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Rooms

Bar/Lounge

Kitchen and Dinning

Bathrooms

Elevator,Lobby, andOffice.

1st intent, grand open space with program pushed to the sides...

...using the boolean tool as main driver in design, I created this massing model...

...with crossing paths that cut and puncture the building.

...however when applied the boolean difference, I derive this object...

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Core 10 BedRooms 10 Common Rooms 20 Halls 25 Bath 45 Open Space 25

Core 30 Courtyard 65 Bedrooms 30 Bath 6 Storage 6 Lobby 41 O�ce 10

Bedrooms 30

Halls 30 Kitchen 16 Dinning 25 Bedrooms 20

Core 10

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Lounge 40 Bar 16 Bath 6 Halls 16 Bedrooms 30

5th Level 118 SqM

4th Level 96 SqM

3rd Level 135 SqM

Street Level 188 SqM

Beach Level 30 SqM

Elevator Rooms

Kitchen

Dining

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Lounge

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Pathways

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East Elevation

South Elevation

West Elevation

North Elevation

Lounge

Bar

OpentoBelow

Open to Below

Kitchen

Dining

Open to Below

Lobby

Storage

O�ce

Kitchen

Dining

Open to Below

Open to Below

Opento Below

Open toBelow

Open to Below

Open to Below

OpentoBelow

Courtyard

Omar Kakar I Professor Rene Peralta I Studio 2B Spring 2010

Beach Level

Street Level

3rd Level

4th Level

3rd Floor MidLevel

5th Level

SECTION 1A

Section 1B

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8” Concrete wallsWood truss system

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Studio 3A l Professor Catherine Herbst l 2010Roof is a Roof

Propose answer to logically complete the building en-velope without altering the existing program, walls, and ground plane. If it is exploited well, the roof is a powerful membrane. It is structure, organization, system and element controller, and shelter.

Roof, the fifth facade.

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Process.Ribbon Framing Ribbon Framing

Existing project site.Digital & physical model.

Concept

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Roof plan light opacity percentage.

Digital interior vignettes.

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Reflected Ceiling Plan.

Physical Model.

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Studio 3A l Professor Catherine Herbst l 2010Chinese Puzzle Housing

Incorporating the idea of a chinese puzzle to design a housing complex with a strong front facade facing the city park.

Living on the edge

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B a l b o a P a r k

Context

Site6th Ave. / Redwood St., San Diego,Ca

Inspiration

context meet the street with a dominate

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Concept

Puzzle piece / massing model process

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Scheme 1 Scheme 2 Scheme 3

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Site 2212 Main St., San Diego, Ca

Studio 3B l Professor Stan Bertheaud l 2011Steel Project

The 2011 Association of Collegiate of Architecture Steel Design Student Competition. Steel used as the primary structural material with special emphasis placed on innovation in steel design. Displaying how structural steel offers a number of strengths in building design including high resili-ency and performance under harsh and difficult conditions. Also showinghow steel offers the ability to span great distances in shaped curved forms.

“If a person loves only one other person, and is indifferent to all others, his love is not love but a symbiotic attachment or an enlarged egotism.”

-Erich Fromm, Psychologist

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Inspiration Photos

Concept

Skin Schemes

SYMBIOSIS

2. Psychiatry . a relationship between two people in which

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the familiar straight edge box tower. Capable of reaching

we are all accustomed to. The second form is the unaccus-tomed organic envelope that attaches to the bridge and tower. This bold organic growth leeches like kudzu vines onto the host structure as an urban creature in the city environment. Spanning great distance with slenderness and

shaped to achieve curved forms. These two dissimilar steel forms daringly fuse together creating a symbiotic attachm-

the two function together. The envelope serves as an exte-rior finish defining indoor and outdoor spaces for the thea-

Along with possibilities of solar panels inhabiting the symbi-

ony. The bold design is an appropriate aim to house a place of creativity such as this design center and gallery.

This is a view of the school in plan. It has two voids: one in the upper left-hand corner, and one on the bottom right-hand corner.

The void on the right was filled

The void was filled with a volume

Copy the extruded volume

Rotate the volume 90 degrees

Place volume in the remainingvoid

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Place a bridge that spansbetween the two volumes

Shorten firstvolume leaving void underneath

Create theater from void

Create a skin to enclose theater and provide outdoor spaces

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Level 1A. CafeB. TheaterC. School

Level 3D. Art studioE. GalleryF. Restaurant

Level 4G. OfficesH. Patios

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Detail Spider Connection Steel Tubes & Glass Suction Cups

Vierendeel Truss System

Glass Mesh Panels

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Roof Pond: A roof pond uses a store of water above the roof to mediate internal temper-atures. At night, the insulation is removed and the water exposed, losing significant amounts of heat by radiation to the night sky. Early in the morning, the insulating panels are replaced to protect the water from the heat of the day and solar radia-tion. The water remains relatively cool throughout the day, cooling the ceiling of the space below. A cool ceiling is particular-ly effective in rooms where heat is being generated as warm air always rises to the top, to lose its heat almost immediately to the ceiling. The water is typically contained in black bags or dark coloured containers to maximise radiant emissions and minimise evaporation.

Solar Panels

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heat from lower level rises and is absorbed by the water

water cooled during the nightcools the air near the top of the building throughout the day

Application for Heating A roof pond can also be used to provide heating. In this case, the store of water above the roof is used to absorb solar radiation during the day. At night, the water is covered with insulating panels and the stored heat warms the ceiling and radiates down into the spaces below. No convection current is created, however, as the warmed air tends to remain beneath the ceiling. The distribution of collected heat is by radiation only, so proximity of the ceiling to the individual being warmed is important as radiation density drops o� quickly with distance. The water in a roof pond is typically surrounded by or contain-ed within black surfaces to maximise solar collection. Since thermal storage is the ceiling of the build-ing, it will radiate uni-form low-temperature heat to the entire lay-out in both sunny and cloudy conditions.

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PART 2

Design Communication

Case Studies &

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The Louvre PryamidArchitect: I.M. PeiParis, France

Studio 3B l Prof. Stan Bertheaud l 2011Case Study: Louvre Pyramid

Physical section model of a primarily glass and steel structure.

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The Phare TowerDesigned by: MorphosisArchitect: Thom MayneLa Défense DistrictParis, France

Studio 2B l Prof. Rene Peralta l 2010Case Study: Phare Tower

Physical section model of the facade skin ofa structure.

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GlassMesh

ShadePanels

Atrium

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The Invading Objec

The Invading Objec

Design Comm.2 l Prof. Marcel Sanchez-Prieto l 2010Design Comm.1 l Professor Philipp Bosshart l 2009

Object Pamphlet

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3/4”

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Design Comm.2 l Prof. Marcel Sanchez-Prieto l 2010The Apple

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Design Comm.2 l Prof. Marcel Sanchez-Prieto l 2010Multi-Sectioning the Field

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Section Profiles Section Diagram

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PART 3Extras

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CeramicsEl Toro High School

Instructor Michael Brail

2006

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PhotoshopWorkshop

Design Communication 1

Professor Philipp Bosshart

2009

The Object Spiral Slice Reschuffle

Rotate Inverse Mirror

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Gaussian Blur Scale Offset Layers

Shingled Copy/PasteMin Pixels Pixeled

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Hand DrawnPerspective Rendering

Architecture 42Descriptive Drawing & Perspective

Sadddleback CollegeMission Viejo, Ca.

Professor Lem Chin

2008

Miniature Brick Fire Pit

Materials & Methods

Professor Matthew Boomhower

2009

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Barrio Scenario: Urban Letters, Numbers, & Creatures A 3 day workshop for architecture students to discover the language of the built environment of Barrio Logan, San Diego.

Instructor: Jose Parral

2010

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