Ana Sandoval PORTFOLIO
Diagram of the city of new Orleans
Vital connections:
A school typology for environmental stewardship
Tulane University | 2019
Location: Honduras
In Honduras, the lack of waste management and the deteriorated school network are pervasive problems throughout the country. Seen as separate issues, solutions to these challenges tend to be completely independent from each other. This exploration argues for an integrated network to develop a more productive response. Specifically, it acknowledges that in a context where resources are limited, unique opportunities can be found in incorporating waste management into the school environment.
Since existing processes relating to waste are linear and cannot be sustained, the new school typology is proposed to establish a cyclical process for waste management. The school infrastructure, through its spatial organization, becomes a metabolic system to process waste. Integrated into a curriculum focused on environmental stewardship, organic waste is composted on site. This compost is in turn used in the school’s edible school garden, thus establishing a physical link in which waste becomes a resource and educational opportunity.
Existing process
proposed process
School as Link
School as Link
Knowledge Transfer
Schools, which are in a severely deteriorated state, can become the vehicle to establish more metabolic processes in the country while at the same time educating the population on issues of environmental stewardship.
Schools, which are in a severely deteriorated state, can become a vehicle to establish metabolic processes in the country while also educating the population on issues of environmental stewardship.
By focusing on school based solutions, there is a potential to foster environmental stewardship for multiple generations as children bring their knowledge home.
LANDFILL BURNED STREETS
LANDFILL
The Eden room
a flexible exam room for the emergency department
Clemson University | 2023
Group Project
Rising mental health concerns among children in the United States have resulted in an increase in patients presenting to the Emergency Department for mental and behavioral health conditions. However, the Emergency Department is not designed per psychiatric facility standards. This increases staff burden as they are tasked with preparing exam rooms to be ligature-minimized.
The EDen Room is a semester-long research project that transforms the Emergency Department. Through this research, a design proposal was developed for a flexible exam room that enables staff to quickly and safely transition from regular exam rooms to ligature-minimized rooms while also creating a hopeful environment for the patients. It provides a safe environment for a wide range of patients, including medical patients, mental and behavioral health patients, and medical patients with mental and behavioral health symptoms. Furthermore, it provides a hopeful environment for the patients by incorporating connections to nature and opportunities for choice.
Scenario 1: medical
Scenario
Rooted in water:
District plan for the Lower Ninth Ward
Tulane
University | 2018
Location: New Orleans
Group Project
As a team, the studio developed a district plan for the Lower Ninth Ward. The project sought to provide a spatial framework through urban design and water management to foster social, economic, and ecological growth. The goals were to change the pervasive sense of abandonment, promote economic development, and establish a resilient storm water management network.
The phased interventions planned to accomplish this included the expansion of man made wetlands, the daylighting of canals to create blueways, the construction of bioswales to create greenways, and the development of a number of public spaces along the main framework.
The project was developed in partnership with some community members. It will be used as a starting point for economic, social, and ecological development in the Lower Ninth Ward.
-Unknown, group of people waiting for the bus at L9W
THE NEIGHBORHOOD
“I’d like the L9W to catch up with the rest of New Orleans.”
-Burnell
“Think about pedestrians and close the gap between L9W and the rest.”
-Unknown, group of people waiting for the bus at L9W
“Education is power.”
-Reverend Duplessis
CURRENT WATER PUMPING CAPACITY.
“There’s nowhere to go, there used to be playgrounds on every block.” OUT OF 34 ROUTES
-Wanda
“It is good to see people and life...to have activity.”
-Elizabeth
“We need something to take our eyes from the [empty] lots...rebuilding, parks.”
REMAIN EXISTING POST KATRINA
THE
PLAN
STORE 142 ACRE/FT (T10 STORM)
ON SITE
ACRES ARE UNPAVED IN THE L9W. GO THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD EXISTS IN THE AREA
OUT OF 12 PEOPLE 10 PEOPLE
REQUESTED THE CREATION OF GATHERING SPACES.
CREATE TRANSPORATION ACCESSIBILITY
CREATE EDUCATIONAL SPACES
MAINTAIN VACANT LOTS
CREATE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL RESOURCES
EXISTING TRANSPORTATION
CREATE GATHERING SPACE
PROVIDING A SPATIAL FRAMEWORK THROUGH URBAN DESIGN AND WATER MANAGEMENT TO FOSTER SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ECOLOGICAL GROWTH.
TIERED SYSTEM
FLOODING AREAS
Jourdan Blueway Plan CORRIDOR vignettes
humidity testing chamber
Tulane
University | 2018
Group Project
This project studies the principle of humidity inside of buildings, specifically in terms of moisture buffering. An important portion of this study is the construction of the testing chamber. Even though this tool does not necessarily yield precise data such as that generated through industrial testing, it allows for quick experimentation and understanding of a complex building science principle. Furthermore, the chamber can be used for various experiments involving temperature and humidity.
circuit diagram
Teselámica
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya | 2017
Teselámica is an exploration of a possible architectural application for large format calibrated ceramic tiles. The primary function is as a façade element. Its geometry creates a tessellated pattern that functions as a screen that changes in relation to the viewer’s position.
The production process for this piece incorporates existing methods that utilize fiberglass and combines them with origami principles to create a rigid element. Teselámica is an innovative façade element that turns a flat architectural material into a dynamic building feature.
Solar-Powered Bench
Albert and Tina Small Center
for Collaborative Design | 2017
Location: New Orleans, LA
Public Interest Design Fellowship
The project was realized in partnership with Groundwork New Orleans. It consisted of designing and building a prototype for a shaded bench and solar-powered USB charging station to be replicated in several locations around the city. The benches will provide clean energy sources for public transportation users and will serve as a learning tool for the residents in the area.
Design Charrette with community partner
construction sequence
Oyster gabion bench
urban build 14:
prototype
Tulane University | 2018
Location: New Orleans, LA
Group Project
URBANbuild14 is a continuation of research conducted by the Tulane University School of Architecture’s residential design build program. The program focuses on topic of dwelling within the urban fabric of New Orleans’ common neighborhoods. Several prototypes were developed throughout the semester. This prototype focuses on the idea of a side garden that serves to slow down and collect rain water. The form of the house draws the resident and the rainwater towards the garden.
Artist Housing and Galleries
Tulane University | 2017
Location: Houston, TX
The Artist Housing and Galleries were designed to provide housing for artists at the Menil Campus in Houston. The program includes ten apartments, four galleries, and co-housing spaces. The massing for the project was informed by solar orientation, adjacent volumes, and connection to the Menil campus and major streets near the site.
Corner of Colquitt and Graustark
Gallery
Maisonette Unit
Longitudinal Section
Cross Section A
Cross Section B
A Room in the City
Tulane University | 2014
Location: New Orleans
A room was designed for a local artist as an intervention in the courtyard of a historic French Quarter building. The design concept was inspired by the artist’s process which involves a number of glass layers that slide off each other to create colorful and dynamic art pieces. The room is divided into three zones: entry, display, and studio.
Spatial Sequence
Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas Oil on Canvas
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