Alan Mota | 2023 Arch Portfolio

ALAN MOTA

architectural portfolio 2023

Architecture is about the representation of ideas into sketches, sketches into models, models into plans, and plans into construction.

Architecture has historically been limited to the ideas of a small range of people and it is time for that range of ideas to expand up to a broader range of communities.

Architecture must know that there is a small representation of the Latinx community both in architects as well as architectural projects.

Architecture must see a bigger presence from the northern end of Mexico to the southern tip of Argentina.

Architecture should have a bigger presence of immigrants, undocumented immigrants, Daca status immigrants, Mexican immigrants.

Architecture needs more representation of unheard communities, because after all life experiences are the driver of the architect’s ideas.

Alan Mota

Architecture student

The Lost Immigrant Architecture Manifesto

PERSONAL STATEMENT EDUCATION

I am a 22-year-old, fifth-year architecture student attending Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia. This resume is designed in a more creative format for this portfolio, intended to apply for internships and relavant jobs. It is important to note that I was enrolled in an accelerated track in which I completed my first two years of the arch program in one year because of previous transfer credit, which consisted of an extended studio time with an extra class each semester as well as a summer semester. Nonetheless, I am prepared and motivated to continue my proffesional experience and am expecting graduation with a B.Arch in May of 2023.

ACTIVITIES

From August 2017 to May 2019

Staff, Editor in Chief Tucker High School Yearbook

From January 2017 to May 2019

President Hispanic Organization Promoting Education

DESIGN SKILLS

Computer 01

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Indesign

Excel Sheets

Rhino 3D

Revit

SketchUp

V-Ray

Lumion

Autocad

HTML & CSS

Twinmotion

From August 2015 to May 2019. High School Diploma. Tucker High School. Tucker, GA.

From May 2018 to May 2019

Dual Enrollment. Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA.

From August 2019, degree expected May 2023

Bachelor of Architecture. Kennesaw State University. Marietta, GA.

WORK EXPERIENCE

4 + years

From August 2021 to Present Member KSU NOMAS

From May 2019 to July 2019

Tech Fellow Golden Door Scholars Tech Fellowship

5 months

Knowledge 02

Design Process

Sketch Diagrams

Hand Drawn Plans

Image Editing

3D Modeling

Construction Documents

Susainable Design

Digital Rendering

Model Making

Woodworking

Material Selection

Board Layouts

Precedent Analysis Invoices

4 months

May 2017 to Present Laborer, Manager A+P Renovations LLC. Atlanta, GA

3 months

August 2021 to January 2022

Architectural Intern Post Loyal Architecture + Industrial Design Atlanta, GA

1 year

May 2022 to Present

Architectural Intern Redline Design Group Charlotte, NC

RECOGNITIONS

May 2021 to August 2021

Architectural Intern Miller Architecture

Charlotte, NC

January 2022 to January 2023

Architectural Intern Source Urbanism

Atlanta, GA

3 Architecture Projects on year long display Kennesaw State University, Architecture Gallery Marietta, GA

LANGUAGE SKILLS HOBBIES & INTERESTS

SPANISH

Speak, Read, Write TRANSLATE Fluently Translate from English to Spanish

PROFESSIONALISM Business Etiquette

3 Minute Thesis Competition Finalist Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA FIN. Alan Mota

TH E PI NPOINT

urban office building atlanta, ga

third-year spring studio

Site Analysis

St NE Atlanta, GA 30308

After a thorough site study of different built environment components such as buildings, foot traffic, vehicular circulation, urban fabric, and major interstate highways, it was found that there is not much foot or vehicular movement in the immediate, site more specifically to the south of I-75. Therefore, this building design seeks to interact with the street and create a direct connection from the sidewalk to the lobby. This was accomplished via a 46-foot tall lobby that tapers out to a sort of [pinpoint] and features cantilevered facades. The dramatic grandness imposed on the lobby is essentially intended to attract people with the hopes of the new building being an attractor point to bring some activity to the south side of I-75.

Concept construction process

Section

north-south section cut

Ground Plan

auditorium mezzanine

auditorium + roof garden + gallery

office floors

historic medical building

clinic + childcare center + fitness center

public food market

public lobby

parking

ramp

reception desk

lounging lobby entry

stepped seating

shows lobby floor plan and how it connects to the street via stepped seating on the south side connecting to the sloped sidewalk

Floor Plans

plans for all floors with specific amenities + regular office plans

public food market

clinic + childcare center + fitness center

regular office layout

rooftop garden + gallery + auditorium

auditorium mezzanine

Render + Model Images

building rendered on site + model images with light experimentation

LABYRINTHUS TO WER

precast lookout tower atlanta, ga

third-year spring structures 3

Render + Model Images

render of observatory tower + model images

Sections + Floor Plans

diagrammatic section drawings + accompanying floor plans

Exploded

pin system iso

cantilever structure supports

corrugated steel

stacked precast rings

cantilever structure supports

stairways sit atop supports

screen facade attaches to cantilever supports

exploded pin system precast concrete rings facade detail

Axon construction process + exploded axon assembly components

THE FLOATING P AVILI ON

urban multi-use pavilion atlanta, ga

third-year fall studio

Site Analysis

Freedom Park Atlanta, GA 30307

Sun + Wind Diagrams

horizontal sun path chart + wind rose closest to site

Three Tier Design Response

various design strategies implemented for solar response to sun, wind, and geothermal

section looking west | south face is on the left side

tier 1: 15 foot overhang to shade summer sun, winter sun reects on glass deep into building

tier 3: photovoltaics installed into roof structure as a source of electricity, also shades the interior

tier 3: closed loop geo- exchange system for energy transfer, summer condition is shown, during winter the arrows ip hot and cold

tier 2: cool air enters through lower level and is pulled up through heat escapes in the auditorium roof, ventilating the pavilion

Renders renders of auditorium interior + exteriors

THE R IPPL E

facade design on existing building marietta, ga

third-year environmental tech 3

Site Plan

640 Polytechnic Ln Marietta, GA 30060

Grasshopper Analysis

using the script below, there was an analysis of total sunlight hours in a specified period of time performed on the target building based on its position, orientation, and surrounding context

pedestrian traffic vehicular traffic visibility in galleria

Sunpath + Sunlight Hours

below are diagrams that illustrate the sun’s path across the building as well as the average sunlight hours at each equinox and solstice

hours

WINTERSUN33.5°

hours

september sunlight hours

New Facade Detail

the new facade features series of fins that pivot on one end and extrude uniformly on the other end in response to sun position or based on galleria function

Model Image Series

images of the new undulating facade with a play on lighting and shading

THE EXCHANGE

pre-cast concrete affordable housing london, uk

fourth-year fall studio

Render

render of pre-cast concrete affordable housing project located in london, uk

Site Analysis

4 enfield rd, london n1 5ax, uk city affordability + mobility data

Form Diagrams

series of iterative models + modifications to create new iterative models

Plans

ground plan with dimensions, typical floor plan, enlarged unit plans

ground level

typical residential floor

enlarged single-occupancy units

enlarged double -occupancy units

SHKODER URBAN RENEWAL PARK

urban renewal project shkoder, albania

fourth-year spring studio

“WORK IN PROGRESS”

design-build ambience pod atlanta, ga

fifth-year fall studio

INTERNSHIP WORK

MONROE BREWERY

brewery design monroe, nc

miller architecture summer 2021

Renders

renders of brewery design I began while at miller architecture + link to walkthrough video: https://youtu.be/064nJO27Oa4

PAVILLION + SHED DESIGN | RESIDENTIAL

pavillion + shed design | residential construction documents atlanta, ga

source urbanism

spring 2021

Pavillion + Shed Design

proposed pavillion + shed design featuring butterfly roofs situated in the plaza + parking of an in-progress adaptive reuse project in hapeville, ga

Residential Addition | Construction Docuements

work includes a reflected ceiling plan which shows construction document development skills such as logically placing + dimensioning lighting fixtures, tagging building elements + materials, in-plan notes, and overall wiring to switches