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VILLATOROELENA
UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
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.
PHILOSOPHY
TABLE OF CONTENTSAIRFORCE VILLAGE CHAPEL
BAHAMAS PROJECT
OLYMPIC 2012 AQUATIC CENTER
BOATHOUSE
FARNSWORTH
HOUSE
WALL PROJECT
EUROPE SKETCHES
AND PHOTOS
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The Chicago transit oriented development is thinking of reconstructing the corner of Milwaukee and California streets at the heart of chicago. The area right now is an empty lot often used by the homeless
. The southwest side of the site contains a small strip that contains a couple of restaurants as welll as a grocery store. The site is being reconstructed because of the convenient train line that runs through it .
Upon researching this area we realized that traffic throughout the day remains high yet this area seems underdeveloped for the potential it could carry. Judson University professor’s challenged it’s senior
students to bring an innovative yet usefull form of transportation mixed with a business, retail and apartment complexes.
Initial Sketches Chicago site and it’s transforming stages
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Apartment Hvac Plan Layout Retail Hvac Plan Layout
Business Hvac Plan Layout Business Sprinkler Plan Layout Business Reflected Ceiling Plan LayoutBusiness Framing Plan Layout
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As I was researching and learning about the site and it’s surroundings I realized that the sites overall shapes looked much like sharp trapezoids and uneven shapes or forms. While sketching and finding
original shapes I came upon the idea of an origami shape. The more I found about the origami shape the more it made sense to design these propasal buildings into a similar shape. It was not easy to make
these shapes therefore leading me to take a few days to really understand the concept of what an origami is. I realized that there were many building that looked like an origami shape from the outside but
when it came to experienceing it from the inside it was like walking into yet another plain building. There were no use of these intricate shapes anywhere which disapointed me. I began to think that this is not
an environement or experience I want my clients or property owners to walk into. It was really hard to shape these plans into a workable plan that could also become an interesting place to come home to or
work into as well as shop in.
As I grew familiar with the idea of how to form these intricate shapes more ideas came into my mind as to how I should introduce sustainanle design within these complexes and business buildings.
AIR HANDLING SUPPLY
ELECTRICAL OUTLETS
AIR HANDLING RETURN
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Renderings Detail Sections
Detail Sections
Having a Sustainable design concentration I was challenged to be able to find a way to make these big buildings work in an enconmic way by reusing the earth’s sources and tranforming them into postive
and inexpensive recycling methods. I decided to make a double skin passive glass system that works in the winter as well as the summer. The exterior of these glass panels are polarized to keep the summer
sun heat out from coming inside and heating the building causing for the air conditioning to be raised which can be expensive. The bent angles of the origami facade been cracked open with shafts that can
be opened or closed depending on the weather. In the summer these can be opened up to circulate the air that comes in through the bottom and be released through the upper vents keeping the apartments
and business rooms that are in the higher of the building cool. In the winter these shafts are closed and upon research the necessary ones are cracked open in order to circulate fresh air while also circrulating
the warm air that is released. The polarized glass retains the winter sun rays within the building helping int stay warmer than other buildings.
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South Elevation
SouthEast Elevation
East Elevation
North Elvation
Aerial View
East Elevation South Elevation SouthWest Elevation
Helping the heat problem in the summer a roof garden was set in place in order to keep most of the suns balzing rays out and cooling the
building while doing so. In addition to the roof garden and the polarized double skin passive walls the highest roofs on these buildings have been woven with solar panels. These panels allow for the building to
use it’s own resource of electricty that will run through the entire building and selling the excess that is not used througout the month to the local electrical business. These comes to be seen as very helpful in the
winter when the windshields hit freezing cold allowing to keep the buildings warm without resistance of expense. zTRANSITDEVELOPMENTORIENTED
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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.
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.
OLYMPIC 2012 AQUATIC 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.
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.
WALL PROJECT
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 Master in Interior Design Student
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. Adobe: 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. [email protected] p. 815. 394. 0893 REFERENCES Ian Hoffman Judson University Acoustics Proffessor 1151 N State St Elgin Il 60123 p. 847 628 1014
Dr. David Ogoli Judson University Environmental Professor 8449 Jamesport Dr., Rockford, IL 61112 p. 815 332 2385
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