Alan Mota | 2021 Portfolio

ALAN MOTA architectural portfolio 2021

selected works

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manifesto

Alan Mota Architecture student

Address

4227 Webb Rd, Tucker, GA 30084

Contact

alanmota01.am@gmail.com 770-896-9907

The Lost Immigrant Architecture Manifesto

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

Address

Architecture Student

Contact

4227 Webb Rd, Tucker, GA 30084

PERSONAL STATEMENT

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alanmota01.am@gmail.com 770-896-9907

resume

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EDUCATION

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I am a 20-year-old, rising fourth-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 begin my

From August 2015 to May 2019.

High School Diploma.

Tucker High School. Tucker, GA.

From May 2017 to May 2018 Dual Enrollment.

Georgia Piedmont Technical College. Clarkston, GA.

proffesional experience in a situation in which both parties, the firm and myself may benefit greatly.

ACTIVITIES

From May 2018 to May 2019 Dual Enrollment.

Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA.

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From August 2019, degree expected May 2023 Bachelor of Architecture.

Kennesaw State University. Marietta, GA.

Since 2016 Cathecism Assistant Teacher.

Our Lady of the Americas.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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.

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From August 2017 to May 2019 Swimmer.

Tucker High School Swim Team.

3 months

DESIGN SKILLS

From May 2021 to August 2021 Architectural Intern.

Miller Architecture.

3 months

Charlotte, NC.

From August 2021 to Present Architectural Intern Post Loyal Architecture + Industrial Design.

Atlanta, GA

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01 Computer

02 Knowledge

Adobe Photoshop

Design Process.

Adobe Illustrator

Sketch Diagrams

Adobe Indesign

Hand Drawn Plans.

Excel Sheets

Image editing.

Rhino 3D

3D Modeling.

Revit

Digital Plans.

SketchUp

Susainable Design.

V-Ray

Digital Rendering.

Lumion

Model Making.

Autocad

Woodworking.

HTML & CSS

Material Selection.

Twinmotion

Board Layouts.

Precedent Analysis.

RECOGNITIONS

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#9

Ranked #9 of Graduating High School Class.

Out of a class of about 375 students.

Tucker High School. Tucker, GA.

Top 10% of Graduating High School Class.

10%

Based of Grade Point Average (GPA).

Tucker High School. Tucker, GA.

Invoices.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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SPANISH Speak, Read, Write

TRANSLATE Fluently Translate from English to Spanish

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

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Education

Architecture

Travelling

Social Justice

Food

Bowling

Tech

Thrifting

Nature

Cinema

PROFESSIONALISM Business Etiquette.

Alan Mota

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contents

CONTENTS INDEX The Pinpoint

P.05

Labyrinthus Tower

P.10

The Floating Pavilion

P.14

The Ripple

P.19

Monroe Brewery | Internship Work

P.23

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Urban Office Building Atlanta, GA

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Precast Lookout Tower Atlanta, GA

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Urban Multi-Use Pavilion Atlanta, GA

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Facade Design on Existing Building Marietta, GA

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Design for First Brewery in Monroe Monroe, NC

THE PINPOINT urban office building atlanta, ga third-year spring studio

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the pinpoint

Site Analysis

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384 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, GA 30308

map key

hotels

government buildings

public parking

sunpath

bus stops

pedestrian traffic

religious buildings

highway route

restaurants

site boundary

hospitals

greenery

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

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columns

slabs

core

primary facade

secondary facade

roof garden

the pinpoint

Section

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auditorium mezzanine auditorium + roof garden + gallery

office floors historic medical building clinic + childcare center + fitness center public food market public lobby

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historic medical building

stepped seating

reception desk

ramp lounging

stepped seating

Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NE

Ground Plan

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

lobby entry

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08

the pinpoint

Floor Plans

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plans for all floors with specific amenities + regular office plans stepped seating to lobby

shared fridge

dining area food vendors

food vendors

ramp to lobby

public food market

clinic

childcare center

fitness center

clinic + childcare center + fitness center kitchen

lounge

conference rooms

work stations

private offices

regular office layout

roof garden

gallery

rooftop garden + gallery + auditorium

auditorium mezzanine

auditorium mezzanine

auditorium

the pinpoint

Render + Model Images

......................................................................................... building rendered on site + model images with light experimentation

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LABYRINTHUS TOWER precast lookout tower atlanta, ga third-year spring structures 3

Render + Model Images

......................................................... render of observatory tower + model images

labyrinthus tower

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labyrinthus tower

Sections + Floor Plans

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diagrammatic section drawings + accompanying floor plans

level 7 plan

level 5 plan

level 3 plan

level 1 plan

e-w section

n-s section

labyrinthus tower

Exploded Axon

assembly

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construction process + exploded axon assembly components

stacked precast rings

corrugated steel

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6 cantilever structure supports

cantilever structure supports

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pin system iso

4

stairways sit atop supports

exploded pin system

screen facade attaches to cantilever supports

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2 precast concrete rings

1

facade detail

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THE FLOATING PAVILION urban multi-use pavilion atlanta, ga third-year fall studio

the floating pavilion

Site Analysis

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Freedom Park Atlanta, GA 30307

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Sun + Wind Diagrams

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the floating pavilion

Three Tier Design Response

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

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

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section looking west | south face is on the left side

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

the floating pavilion

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

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

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the floating pavilion

Renders

......................................................................................... renders of auditorium interior + exteriors

THE RIPPLE facade design on existing building marietta, ga third-year environmental tech 3

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the ripple

Site Plan

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640 Polytechnic Ln Marietta, GA 30060

pedestrian traffic

vehicular traffic

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

visibility in galleria

the ripple R SUMME

Sunpath + Sunlight Hours

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.5° SUN 80

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

summer sun

winter sun

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december sunlight hours

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march sunlight hours

june sunlight 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

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the ripple

Model Image Series

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

MONROE BREWERY brewery design monroe, nc miller architecture summer 2021

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monroe brewery

Renders

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

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