Carlos

Project 01: Park Wall Building

The design objective is to work with architectures fundamental element, the wall. The wall shall be inspired by my research and interpretation through the work of two separate but related individuals. I am designing for Davis Mountain State Park. I am creating an observatory for the visitors.

INSPIRED WORKS

The drawings below illustrate inspired works of Mies van der Rohe's Brick Country house site plan and Piet Mondrian's Composition with Red Blue and Yellow. These exercises were made to demonstrate how Architecture and art correlate with each other. The relief model was an exercise to illustrate that anything can essentially become a building

PROJECT RESEARCH

SKETCHES

From the very beginning I knew I wanted to create a building with that emphasized a view on the area around it. These were my initial ideas and sketches.

STUDY AND SCALED MODELS/PLANS

After I decided which idea I would stick with based on its function I created study model.

When studying my model and observing things that would and would not be functional I had to create a scaled a plan and section to get an idea of how much space my structure would take at the top of the mountain. Thereafter I developed a scaled model to get a more realistic sense of my design.

I developed a scaled model to get a more realistic sense of my design thereafter.

A scaled Sketchup model to have a better view of the design and its functions.

FINAL PRODUCTS

The final product would be sitting at the top of a mountain as an achievement for the hard and excruciating work from hiking.

Project 02: Cliff House

The design objective is to suit the married couples needs that includes a lab and a green house where they can work from home, while implementing artist Richard Serra's and architect Emilio Ambasz styles into the building.