I am currently a third-year architecture student at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, pursuing a Bachelor’s in Architecture and a minor in Regenerative Studies. This combination allows me to blend my passions for serving others, making the world a better place, and expressing my creativity and knowledge in meaningful ways.
Over the past year, I have maintained a 4.0 GPA and was honored with the Outstanding Designer Award during my second year. My academics not only reflect my passion and dedication to architecture but so does my work outside the classroom.
I currently work at Cely Development LLC, where I collaborate with a team through the schematic design process to create ADUs in the Orange County area. Through this role, I have gained proficiency in AutoCAD, Bluebeam, time management, and have developed a strong work ethic. Additionally, I love volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, where I can combine my skills to help those in need and contribute to meaningful projects.
I am eager to keep growing in this extraordinary field and excited to embrace what lies ahead. In the future, I hope to work closely with communities through my designs to make a positive impact of those around me either through sustainability or psychological needs of a user.
This research center is situated parallel to the Mount Wilson Observatory and functions as a versatile, multiuse building designed to accommodate a wide range of users.
3/8" OBJ SHEATHING
TYVEK WEATHER BARRIER
2" RIGID INSULATION R-13
Its architectural concept is informed by a thorough analysis of both functionality and the local climate.
HAT CHANNEL
A defining feature of the project is a prominent cantilever, achieved through the strategic use of a truss system.
BOLTED CONNECTION BETWEEN ALUMINUM FACADE AND HAT CHANNEL
PARTI DIAGRAM
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BOLTED CONNECTION FOR STRUCTURE
STIFFNER FOR TRUSS SYSTEM
10"X16" WIDE FLANGE I BEAM TOP CHORD OF TRUSS
METAL DECKING
LIGHT GUAGE STEEL STUDS 1.5"X5"
6"X12" WIDE FLANGE I BEAM TRUSS SYSTEM
The program is distributed across three levels, each designed to integrate users into the space based on functionality.
The first level primarily serves as storage and houses mechanical systems while also accommodating public hikers.
The second level, dedicated to residential use, provides sleeping quarters for guests and residents, offering stunning views of the Angeles Forest.
Finally, the third level is designated for research, providing scientists with a space to observe their surroundings and study the stars.
Schools are designed to be places of gathering, fostering growth and collaboration between students and professors. However, architecture is known for demanding significant time and effort from students, often leading to unhealthy lifestyles, particularly regarding their interaction with nature and the outdoors.
This project aims to address this issue by creating a tower that integrates studio spaces with the natural environment around Pomona, serving as the primary inspiration for its design and concept.
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SCALE: 1/16”=1’-0”
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The spatial qualities of the tower are informed by the deliberate pushing and pulling of specific programs, creating responsive interactions between the façade and the surrounding city.
These design decisions generate spaces that connect with the outdoors and foster engagement among students in communal areas. The project aspires to enhance students’ learning experiences through nature, having features like outdoor classrooms and living roofs to promote biodiversity.
The façade employs intricate design strategies, integrating overhangs for studio spaces and a BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaic) system covering more than 60% of the façade. This approach not only provides comfortable, conditioned studio spaces through a combination of solid and void patterns but also supports the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
The tower’s massing is influenced by solar studies, incorporating gradual overhangs to provide shade in spaces significantly impacted by the summer sun. This design aligns with a solar altitude of 78 degrees.
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Leimert Park has been a hub for music, art, and culture through the influence of people of color who have made it their own. By representing their culture in many forms through barbershops, chess matches, local businesses, music playing, and dancing. All of these aspects create a strong sense of culture that ties in the unity of Leimert Park. Not just today but historically it has been a cradle of music and soulful rhythm connecting through every corner you go through.
The proposed project Community Art Center focuses on bringing in the community of Leimert Park through the natural talents and passions of the people centered on bringing music and art to the people and future gelnerations. It will be an area for painters, musicians, dancers, writers, and all sorts of creators to come together and share stories of their own.
The double height spaces are offered in areas where community gathering and collaboration take place, while the more closed off areas are for people who need the area to study, creating a facade that gives some transparency in areas of gathering and movement. While the massing creates shelter and welcomeness both outside and in. This was done to replicate
study, concentrate, which can sometimes be hard in busy cities and streets. The facade and massing allows for viewers to interact with both the outside and the inside at once by replicate the welcomeness and open doors inviting people into the culture when visiting Leimert Park.
This space educates users about the value of natural environments and their effect on human health, by creating a biophilic space that is in union with the city. It establishes boundaries and connections between the city and the natural environment of the site.
DERIVATION
Grayscale Image of Porous Cave
Adjusting threshold in photoshop to understand figure and ground
AI study of description and how it can affect a design
Datum application to firgure ground studies
By deriving the circulation from axial points in the surrounding cities main circulation points. The paths are intended to be used by all user types and lead to the cultural center. The spaces create unity with nature and the city.
All spaces aim to educate the community about how beautiful nature is and how it can play a positive role in the life of a healthy user.
05 BLACK GABLES CASE STUDY
CPP Architecture- Construction- Fall 2023
Softwares: Revit
This Case Study is Black Gables located in Canada and is used as a model to apply our knowledge from construction and apply it. As well as getting a further understanding of on how to use Revit in both details and drawings.
