ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
ASHLEY LOZA-HERNANDEZ
I AM A SENIOR IN THE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. I CHOSE TO PURSUE ARCHITECTURE BASED ON MY PASSION FOR DESIGN. I AM HARDWORKING AND DRIVEN IN MY EDUCATION AND FUTURE CAREER ENDEAVORS. THROUGH MY LIFE EXPERIENCES I HAVE GAINED A PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS, AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT THROUGH MY CAREER. I HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING IN TEAM SETTINGS IN PROJECTS AND IN LEADERSHIP ROLES. I AM LOOKING TO GAIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND HOPE TO EXPAND AND GROW IN MY SKILL SETS. I AM EAGER TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE AND LEARN NEW SKILLS.
ASHLEY LOZA-HERNANDEZ
CONTACT
(620) 640-7177
ashleyloza616@gmail.com
Linkedin: ashley-loza-hernandez Lawrence, KS
SKILLS
HARD SKILLS PHOTOSHOP INDESIGN
ILLUSTRATOR
SKETCHUP
REVIT
RHINO 3D ENSCAPE
LUMION
OFFICE 365 APPS
SOFT SKILLS
ADAPTABLE
DEPENDABLE CREATIVE
DETAIL ORIENTED COMMUNICATION
TEAM ORIENTED
REFERENCES
KEITH VAN DE RIET | PROFESSOR kvdr@ku.edu | (917) 202-5413
JOHN TREFRY| PROFESSOR trefry@ku.edu
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE (5 YEAR PROGRAM) 2021- PRESENT
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL | GARDEN CITY, KANSAS
AUGUST 2017 - MAY 2021
AWARDS
KANSAS HONOR SCHOLAR 2021
GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPLES HONORS 2017-2021
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL FALL 2022 | FALL 2023
INVOLVEMENT
STUDIO MENTOR | FIRST YEARS AUGUST 2023 - MAY 2024
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS (AIAS) FALL 2023 - PRESENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MINORITY ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS (NOMAS) FALL 2023- PRESENT
LATIN AMERICAN STUDENT UNION (LASU) FALL 2021 - PRESENT
KAPPA DELTA CHI |PUBLICITY CHAIR (FALL 2024-PRESENT) SPRING 2024 - PRESENT
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH | FLUENT
SPANISH | FLUENT
VILLAGE ASSEMBLY HOUSE
LOCATION: DALLAS, TX
PROFESSOR: EDDY TAVIO
YEAR: SPRING 2024
PROJECT BRIEF
MAKING A NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE DALLAS ARTS DISTRACT.
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON DESIGNING AN ASSEMBLY HOUSE FOR THE DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF A BANQUET HALL, FOOD HALL, PERFORMANCE HALL, BLACKBOX THEATER, GALLERY, AND MARKET SPACES. THROUGH SITE EXPLORATION AND ANALYSIS I NOTICED THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE ARTS DISTRICT. THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON DALLAS THROUGH ITS CULTURE. I FOUND GREAT SIGNIFICANE IN THE BARRIOS HISPANICS WHERE PLACED IN WHEN THEY ARRIVED TO DALLAS; WHICH INFLUNCED THE FORM OF MY DESIGN. TRADITIONAL BARRIOS WHERE OFTEN BUILT ON HILLS AROUND A CENTRAL FOCAL POINT SUCH AS A PLAZA. PUBLIC SPACES ARE LOCATED ALONG THE STREET TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. MY GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHERE TO CREATE A SPACE THAT INTEGRATES THE COMMUNITIES CULTURE, DESIGN A BUILDING THAT WORKS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT NOT AGAINST IT, AND TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
VENUE
BARRIO VENUARRIO
ECOLOGICAL DIAGRAMS
WIND: THE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THE WIND FLOW OVER IT AND ALLOWS FOR WIND TO REACH THE COURTYARD. BALCONIES ALLOW FOR WIND TO CIRCULATE THE INTERIOR.
SOLAR: WINDOWS WHERE PLACED ALONG THE WEST AND NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING TO OPTIMIZE NATURAL LIGHTING. HOWEVER TO ADDRESS THE HEAT, LOUVRES ARE PLACED AS THE FACADE; SERVING AS A SHADING DEVICE.
RAINWATER: SINCE THE ROOFS ARE SLOPED THEY ARE ABLE TO EASILY DIRECT WATER. IN ORDER TO PRESERCE SOME OF THE WATER, A BIOSWALE RECIEVES THE RUNOFF FROM THE ROOF TO REPURPOSE THE WATER FOR THE LANDSCAPE.
GREEN SPACES: REINTEGRATE VEGETATION ONTO THE SITE WITH THE GARDEN THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE OFFERING OTHER GREEN SPACES WITH DIFFERENT ACCESSIBILITIES.
STRUCTURE
COLUMN, BEAM, AND TRUSS SYSTEM
MECHANICAL
MECHANICAL ROOM IS LOCATED HOUSE ALLOWING FOR EASY PERFORMANCE AND BLACK BOX
MECHANICAL LOCATED NEXT TO BACK OF CIRCULATION TO THE BOX THEATERS
EGRESS
EGRESS STAIRS IN PERFORMACE HALL, WHILE EXIT DOORS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE GROUND FLOOR
KU HERITAGE AND WELCOME CENTER
LOCATION: LAWRENCE, KS
PROFESSOR: HUGO SHEWARD YEAR: SPRING 2023
PROJECT BRIEF
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HAS A RICH HISTORY AND TRADITION THAT CONTINUES TO BE EMBRACED.
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON DESIGNING A HERITAGE AND WELCOME CENTER FOR CAMPUS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INTERACT AND EXPLORE THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS THROUGH DESIGNATED ROOMS WITHIN THE WELCOME CENTER. THE ROOMS HAVE VIEWS DIRECTED TOWARDS SIGNIFICANT LANDMARKS OF CAMPUS. AFTER ANALYZING CAMPUS AND THE FEELING OF BEING ON CAMPUS, I CONCLUDED THAT BEING ON CAMPUS FEELS LIKE BEING FULLY EMBRACED IN A COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO CONVEY THE FEELING OF EMBRACE I WANTED TO DEVELOP A DESIGN THAT EMULATED A HUG.
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
A B1. ESTABLISH CONCEPT: THROUGH ANALYZING THE SITE I IDENTIFIED THE EMBRACE OF CAMPUS A. I WANTED TO CREATE A SPACE THAT CONTINUED THE EMBRACE ONTO CAMPUS B
2. DEVELOPING A MASS: I THAT EMULATES A HUG/EMBRACE THE FEELING CAMPUS A HAS
CAMPUS A
THEN CREATED A MASS HUG/EMBRACE TO REPRESENT HAS
3. PLACING ON SITE: ONCE I HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT MY MASSING WAS I ADJUSTED THE FORM TO FLOW WITH THE CHOSEN SITE
CAMPUS B SITE
LOBBY
SHOP
SECOND FLOOR
11. PAST ROOM
12. PRESENT ROOM
13. FUTURE ROOM
FRONT ELEVATION
RYAN GRAY PAVILION
LOCATION: LAWRENCE, KS
PROFESSOR: KEITH VAN DE RIET
YEAR: FALL 2023
GROUP: OCEAN BABCOCK, ALLISON BROOKS, NATALIE CHALONA, MONET DEFREECE, ANNA DORITY, ELLIE GOODMAN, MATTHEW HAHN, SHYANN JONSCHER, ALICE KUCHEROV, ASHLEY LOZA-HERNANDEZ, NICK PETERSON, KEVIN RAUCH, JEFFREY TISTOJ-LARA, JILLIAN TOMLINSON, ALEX ULTZSCH, RICH WIGGINS, ELAINA WRIGHT
PROJECT BRIEF
THE RYAN GRAY PLAYGRAND FOR ALL CHILDREN AT HILLCREST ELEMNTARY IS KNOWN AS A SYMBOL FOR INCLUSION.
THIS PROJECT CONSISTED ON DESIGNING A SHADE STRUCTURE FOR THE PLAYGROUND. THE PLAYGROUND IS FULL OF COLOR, EXPRESSING THE DIVERSITY AMONGST THE STUDENTS. CAPTURING THE IDEALS OF INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY, WHILE CREATING A REFUGE FOR THE HEAT AND RAIN WAS IMPORTANT. ULTIMATELY, THE STRUCTURE WAS A PLEATED DESIGN THAT SHED WATER, WITH COLORFUL POWDER COATED TILES AND A RAIN GARDEN
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
1. PRESENTING IDEAS: WE STARTED OFF THE PROCESS BY PRESENTING OUR DESIGN IDEAS TO THE STUDENTS OF HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. INTERACTING WITH THE KIDS AND HEARING THEIR FEEDBACK WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY EXPRESSED THEIR EXCITEMNENT FOR THE ADDITION TO THE PLAYGROUND.
2. FABRICATION: THE FABRICATION WAS AN AMAZING LEARNING FROM LEARNING HOW TO SAWS AND MACHINES, TO OF HOLES; I WAS ABLE TO THIS EXPERIENCE WITH KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING FOR THE PROCESS.
FABRICATION PROCESS LEARNING EXPERIENCE. TO OPERATE DIFFERENT TO DRILLING HUNDREDS COME OUT OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE FABRICATION
3. CONSTRUCTION: LAYING OUT AND PREPARING THE SITE GAVE US AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PRECISE MEASURMENTS. I WAS ABLE TO HELP IN BREAKING GROUND TO PREPARE FOR OUR FOOTINGS. WE THEN BEGAN TO ASSEMBLE THE STRUCTURE AND THEN BEGAN PLACING THE ROOF TILES; WHICH WAS DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE PART OF THE PROCESS. I CAME OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE WITH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND A HIGHER LEVEL OF RESPECT FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.
HSS 6" X 4" X 1/4" RIDGE EXTENSION BEAM, GALVANIZED AND POWDER-COATED (TYP)
HSS 8" X 4" X 1/4" RIDGE BEAMS, GALVANIZED AND POWDER-COATED (TYP)
FASCIA AND INFILL BEAMS AT OVERHANG SHALL BE DIRECTLY WELDED TO GIRDER W/ 1/4" FILLET WELD ALL AROUND (TYP)
HSS 4" X 8 " X 1/4" STEEL FASCIA BEAM, GALVANIZED AND POWDER-COATED (TYP)
HSS 2" X 6" X 1/4" STEEL INFILL BEAM GALVANIZED AND POWDER-COATED (TYP)
HSS 4" X 10" X 1/4" STEEL GIRDER, GALVANIZED AND POWDERCOATED (TYP)
HSS 6" X 6" X 3/8" STEEL SQUARE TUBE COLUMNS, GALVANIZED AND POWDERCOATED (TYP)
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1045 HILLTOP DR LAWRENCE, KS 66044
ARCH 509
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESING 3813 GREENWAY DR. LAWRENCE, KS 66046 KEITH VAN RIET PHONE: 917-202-5413
KBS CONSTRUCTORS, INC
1701 SW 41ST STREET TOPEKA, KS 66604
CRAIG PENZLER PHONE: 785-979-2616
MCCLURE ENGINEERING
2001 W BROADWAY COLUMBIA, MO 65203
CELESTE SPICKERT P.E. PHONE: 573-814-1568
DATE 10/13/23
DRAWN BY ARCH 509
CHECKED BY KEITH VAN DE RIET
STRUCTURAL FRAMING PLAN 3/16" = 1'-0" STRUCTURAL FRAMING PLAN
HOWLE’S CENTRAL PLAZA
LOCATION: LAWRENCE, KS
PROFESSOR: JOHN TREFRY
YEAR: FALL 2022
PROJECT BRIEF
MASSACHUSETTS ST. IS A HUB FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DRAWING PEOPLE IN TO ITS UNIQUE SPACES.
THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON DESIGNING AN INCUBATOR LOCATED ON MASSACHUSETTS ST. IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF POP-UP RESTAURANTS, RETAIL SPACES, A FRICTION SPACE, CONFERENCE ROOMS, AND OFFICE SPACES. IN ADDITION TO THE ENCLOSED SPACES TWO COURTYARDS WHERE TO BE INCLUDED. DESIGNING AN ENGAGING SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO INTERACT NOT ONLY WITH THE SPACE BUT WITH EACH OTHER WAS PRIORITIZED. ANALYZING THE SITES SURROUNDINGS INFLUENCED THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SPACES. THE LOWER LEVELS HAVE MORE FOOT TRAFFIC, WHICH LEAD ME TO PLACE THE PUBLIC SPACES ON THE LOWER LEVEL. THE UPPER LEVELS CONTAINED SPACES THAT HAD MORE MOMENTS TO PAUSE. THE PRIVATE SPACES WHERE PLACED IN THE BACK TO SPERATE THE ACCESS TO THEM FROM THE PUBLIC.
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
1. SONG INTERPRETATION COLLAGE: WE STARTED OFF THE PROCESS BY CREATING A COLLAGE REPRESENTING THE EXPERIENCE OF A SECTION OF AN INSTRUMENTAL SONG. MY CHOSEN SONG WAS MERRY-GO-ROUND OF LIFE BY THE MONONOKE ENSEMBLE.
2. STUDY MODEL: I THEN CONTINUED DESIGN BEADS THAT REPRESENT ASPECTS OF THE COLLAGE. BEADS WHERE CREATED I LAYOUT.
CONTINUED ON TO REPRESENT THE DIFFERENT COLLAGE. ONCE THE DISTINCT ARRANGED THEM IN A
3. SPACIAL ARRANGEMENT DIAGRAM: ONCE I WAS SET ON A LAYOUT I DIAGRAMED THE SPACIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE STUDY MODEL. I THEN COLOR CODED EACH SPACE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THEM.
THIRD FLOOR
