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The Dream House was a project located on a moun-tain surrounded by trees. The angular design embraces na-ture with its form which allows great views from every space within and outside of the house.

Project: Dream HouseProfessor ValdezAR 311- Spring 09

1.Greeting 2.Gallery 3.Studio 4.Half Bathroom 5.Garage 6.Kitchen 7. Storage RM 8.Mech.RM 9.Dinning 10.Living RM 11. Pool 12.Deck 13.GuestHouse 14. Bath RM 15.Master Bed RM 16.Walk-In Closet 17.Terrace 18.BedRM 19.Reflecting Pool 20.Water Fountain

Site Plan

First Floor Plan

Rear Elevation

Short Section

Rear Elevation

Short Section

Second Floor Plan

Side Elevation

Long Section

Model

The Pocket Park is a project where an image was used to for inspiration.An abstract form of geometrical fig-ures was used to identify the void and solid spaces.

Pocket ParkProfessor Valdez AR 311- Spring 2009

Section

Inspiration

Abstract

Site Plan

Plan

Model

Rendering

Rear ElevationSide Elevation

The Environmental Center is a project where nature influenced the design.The building’s shape is organic with curves to enbrace 3 trees, making them important elements.

Environmental CenterProfessor Valdez AR 311- Spring 2009

Site Plan Sketch

Rear Elevation

Long Section

First Floor Plan

Sketch

Second Floor Plan

Front Elevation Short Section

Perspective

The TKTS KIOSK was a project where I had to design a Kiosk for ticket resale that could also be easily relocated. The Kiosk’s design was an inspiration from nature.

TKTS KIOSKProfessor MISHARA AR 411- FALL 2009

Perspective

Plan

Section

Plan

Perspective

Section

Top View

Front Elevation

The Chair Exhibit. Kiosk was a project where I was assigned the Relief Chair of Ben Mickus’ Relief Chair for inspiration to create a kiosk where the chair would be exposed.

Chair Exhibit. KioskProfessor Lia D. AR 511- Spring 2010

Perspective

Inspiration

Plan

Elevation

Front Elevation

Rear Elevation

Section

The Container House was a project where the 3 short and 2 large containers were used to create a house that included 3 bed rooms, 3 spaces for different activities.

Container HouseProfessor Lia D. AR 511- Spring 2010

First Floor Plan

Section

Second Floor Plan

Side Elevation

Front Elevation

Side Elevation

Site Plan

The Middle School was a project where a historical facade was ketp with the minimun amount of alterations. The challegenge was to cre-ate a mass that could function as a Middle School.

Middle SchoolProfessor Lia FM880- Fall 2010

Basement 2nd & 3rd Floor1st Floor 4th Floor 5th Floor 6th Floor

Auditorium

Auditorium

lobby

classroom

classroom classroom

gym cafeteria

backyard backyard

outdoor roof

Short Section

Site Plan

Front Elev Rear ElevSide Elev

Long Section

Rear Elev

Backyard

CafeteriaAuditoriumEntrance

ClassroomLibrary

The Hi Line Urban Building is a projected were the design was inspired fromt the Hi-Line and its industrial history to create a residencial and commercial building that could be adapeted to the neibohood that has other iconic buildings.

Boutique Hotel

For theTheory of Design Project parts from concept boards were extracted and resalted as important accents in the shape of the mass thatt functions as Dormitory, Libary and Gym.

Therorical Design- DormProfessor Lia AR 611- Fall 2010

Concept Board Conceptual Sketches

Evolutionary Process

Study Model

Site PLan

The Hi Line Urban Building is a projected were the design was inspired fromt the Hi-Line and its industrial history to create a residencial and commercial building that could be adapeted to the neibohood that has other iconic buildings.

Hi Line Urban BuildingProfessor Maldonado AR 811- Spring 2011

Typ. Floor PlanFirst Floor Plan

W 20TH STREET

10T

H A

VE

RN

UE

W 19 TH STREET

SITE PLAN

Long Section

Front Elev Left Elev Rear ElevRight Elev