California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
College of Environmental Design
B. Arch Class of 2025
ANTHONY GONZALEZ
ANTHONY GONZALEZ
4nthonyg96@gmail.com
+1 (310) 863 1679
Architecture student currently in the final year of the undergraduate program at Cal Poly Pomona’s School of Environment Design. E icient in using many so wares that are fundamental in the industry today including BIM, CAD, and visualization tools. Works well in large and smaller teams, and produces deliverables in a timely and professional manner.
EXPERIENCE
Dra sman @ Archifield, Inc.
Worked on schematic design and construction documentation of ongoing projects within South Pasadena.
Assistant @ BG Robinson Studio
Assisted in 3d modeling and producing shop drawings for custom furniture designs.
NASA MUREP MITTIC
Participated in design competition that involved research and application with A.I, Virtual and Augmented Reality tools.
Docent @ Nuetra VDL Studio and Residences
Sales Associate @ Staples
Worked in sales, handled inventory, customer service, and merchandising of products throughout the year.
EDUCATION
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College of Environmental Design - B. Arch 3.9 GPA
El Camino College School of Architecture 3.9 GPA
ACHIEVEMENTS
President’s List
CPP Interim Exhibition
SKILLS
Dra ing/Modeling
AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino, SketchUp
Visualization
V-Ray, Twinmotion, Enscape
Adobe Creative Suite
Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
Microso O ice
Word, Excel, PowerPoint
LATE REGISTRATION
Cal Poly Pomona, College of Environmental Design
Fifth Year Topic Studio
Instructor: Katrin Terstegen
Project Partners: Nathaniel Bassan, Tonantzin Avila Fall 2024
As an adaptation to the reliance on technology and remote working environments, this library for the city of Inglewood serves as a safe space for the exchange of knowledge and experiences. The need for physical books within schools has diminished and the need for public space has become a reoccurring issue within modern day Los Angeles. With this in mind, our proposal for the city of Inglewood provides an extension of Market St, a public artery assumed to be developed into a walkable promenade and an enclosed public space where locals can work remotely, and students can use as a third space away from school. Being students ourselves, we’ve adapted to different workflows and prefer various types of work environments and knowing this we allocated private, semi-private, and public zones to accommodate any user. Our big gesture that embodies the ideal communal space is a terraced landscape, oriented towards a floating auditorium space. Used as a spectacle as well as a creative incubator for local musicians and artists, the glass box acts as a white noise for the library’s attendees which has shown to increase focus and productivity. Community outreach was also crucial in our design decisions and focused on the socioeconomic shift due to factors such as gentrification and added a community kitchen to serve hot meals, a maker space to provide workstations for students and young entrepreneurs, and an edible roof garden with an adjacent culinary school to address the food desert and teach the importance of accessible fresh food within Inglewood. The design of the library and the site it rests on creates an enclosed oasis protected from the busy highway that is Manchester Ave and treats the courtyard as a flexible extension of the public atmosphere that naturally spills in from Market St and out of the building.
CHILDREN’S AREA
STUDY BOOTHS 5. SOCIAL STEPS
6. BREAKOUT ROOMS
W MANCHESTER BLVD
SCALE: 1/32"=1'-0"
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
1/32"=1'-0"
LOBBY
SOUP KITCHEN
AUDITORIUM
STUDY BOOTHS
EDGEWATER TERRACE
Cal Poly Pomona, College of Environmental Design
Neutra VDL Workshop
Instructor: Noam Saragosti, Max Nuñez
Project Partner: Haniya Khan
Summer 2023
Several phases of Neutra’s career and life are embodied in the design of various features of the VDL Research House, from the changes made in the reconstruction of the main house to the addition of the garden house. Now, the VDL’s legacy is carried on by Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Environmental Design, opening its doors to the general public for tours, workshops, exhibitions, and more. With this in mind, we wanted to represent the latest phase of the VDL by designing an open-air auditorium space that would suit the various ways in which it is being utilized today. The design began with a preservationist’s mindset, working around the branching edges of the Chinese Elmwood Tree that has been there for decades, enclosing the edges inwards towards the VDL property. The curves of the form continue from Neutra’s courtyard landscaping, creating a flow and rhythm to the geometries. The topographical form of the seating pays homage to the rolling landscape of Silverlake and Elysian Hill, with a central valley to serve as a walkway with a viewpoint. The overall structure of the terrace is made to fit flush with the changing levels of the garden house so as not to disturb the existing structure.
SCIENTISTS’ RETREAT
Cal Poly Pomona, College of Environmental Design
Third Year Design Studio
Instructor: Yasushi Ishida
Fall 2022
Situated on a hillside near Mt. Wilson Observatory, this project explores the similarities and differences between public and private space. With the site’s conditions, this proposal takes advantage of the two roads that shape the overall boundaries of the project zone to diverge the two sets of foot traffic that will occupy the building. This splitting led to an investigation of the programmatic relationships between all the spaces that were required of the project of which were categorized into three different affinities: private, public, and semi-private. Three volumetric bars encapsulate the different affinities and together form a lateral span that stretches across the site, offering contextual views for all inhabitants. While much of the building is parallel to the main road, the dayroom and outdoor meeting deck are positioned perpendicular to offer visitors the same luxury that the scientists have throughout the year. Collectively, these two volumes split the overall building and create a gradient placing private spaces at both ends to enclose the mixture of activities between them. The building visually levitates among the topography by sitting on a centered concrete slab and two continuous stem walls to avoid excessive earthwork procedures on site.
MUSEUM OF JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ART
Cal Poly Pomona, College of Environmental Design
Second Year Design Studio
Instructor: Noam Saragosti Fall 2021
Situated on a hillside near Mt. Wilson Observatory, this project explores the similarities and differences between public and private space. With the site’s conditions, this proposal takes advantage of the two roads that shape the overall boundaries of the project zone to diverge the two sets of foot traffic that will occupy the building. This splitting led to an investigation of the programmatic relationships between all the spaces that were required of the project of which were categorized into three different affinities: private, public, and semi-private. Three volumetric bars encapsulate the different affinities and together form a lateral span that stretches across the site, offering contextual views for all inhabitants. While much of the building is parallel to the main road, the dayroom and outdoor meeting deck are positioned perpendicular to offer visitors the same luxury that the scientists have throughout the year. Collectively, these two volumes split the overall building and create a gradient placing private spaces at both ends to enclose the mixture of activities between them. The building visually levitates among the topography by sitting on a centered concrete slab and two continuous stem walls to avoid excessive earthwork procedures on site.
MODEL MAKING,
