Sample Architecture Portfolio

ERASMO CASTELLANOS-BALDERAS SAMPLE

PROFILE Hello, I go by mo.

I am a highly creative individual who thrives in creative environments and has a passion for architecture and design in all scales and forms.

I am a recent graduate enthusiastically ready to begin my career in architecture. Also, a designer and consultant with eight years of experience in graphic design helping clients conceptualize their ideas, evaluate alternatives, implement strategic plans and evaluate the outcomes.

Proudly a perseverant, resilient, ambitious, and passionate adult that has learned that strengths come from personal, academic, and/or professional hardships and challenges.

EDUCATION Master of Architecture North Carolina State University--May 2018 BA Visual Arts, Art + Design Minor North Carolina State University--December 2010

SKILL SET DESIGN

AutoDesk AutoCAD Revit 3DS Max Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Acrobat Pro After Effects Dreamweaver

Microsoft Office Word Powerpoint Excel Publisher Outlook SketchUp RenderIn ArcGIS Artlantis Rhino Final Cut Pro

TECHNICAL Trilingual English (expert) Spanish (native) French (advanced conversational) Mac and Windows OS Able to rapidly learn new software Ease of adapting to new working environments Multi-task and prioritize to meet demanding deadlines Excellent verbal and written skills

TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Hotel & Private Residences--------------------------------Innovation Center-------------------------------------------Museum of Flight--------------------------------------------Private Retreat and Gallery---------------------------------Museum of Charleston + Urban Intervention--------------

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YERBA BUENA HOTEL & RESIDENCES SAN FRANCISCO, CA

A high rise tower is to be designed with a program that includes commercial, residential, and hotel spaces for a site in San Francisco where the site is at a crossroads of different developments.

The tower is divided into three use typologies: commercial at the bottom levels, a hotel in the second section, and residences on the top third part of the tower. All these sections are separated by sky piazzas, where different amenities are included to serve such usage of the building.

Because San Francisco’s first name when settled was Yerba Buena and the site’s proximity to the Yerba Buena Gardens, the building is inspired and abstracted by the structure and form of the Yerba Buena plant, which is Spanish for mint.

Several ideations were made of the structure, until a combination of the mint stalk structure combines with the shape of the mint leaves and its tapering form.

Structural analysis were made of the tower’s structure to test it’s structural integrity using software used by structural engineers and the studio professor.

The development of the structure was made possible with the consultation of SOM engineers.

The tower’s exoskeleton is exposed as means to celebrate and be a didactic high rise in a high seismic area of the U.S.: tapers to lower overtuning moment, creating a strong exo-skeleton that guides the eye visually of how the forces are distributed to the ground.

Tall Building Studio, Fall 2017

Form + Massing Studies

600ft

Ideation: Abstraction of Mint Plant Geometric Studies Tapering form

Hotel

Stalk Structure

Hotel Sky Piazza

Public Sky Piazza Idealized shape of leaves Bisymmetry in two directions

Commercial

Structure Studies

Residential Sky Piazza vertical circulation

300ft

vertical circulation

N

Residential

SI T

E

SI

TE

Programmatic Distribution Diagram

Underground Piazza

Sustainable/Passive Systems Proposals

Structural Diagram

Primary Structure (expressed)

Cross Ventilation Opportunities

Rain Harvesting Opportunities

W14

W8

Secondary Structure (muted)

Composite 8” floor slabs 3’ wide core at bottom and tapers to 1’ at top W8

Structural Analysis

Axial stress studies under wind loads from north & south faces. Axial compression is shown in yellow, and axial tension in cyan.

Structural studies made with 12” thick core

W8

Axial Stress under full factored load: 1.2Se+1.2D+1.0L +1.6Wz

Sustainable Envelope Proposal

Deflection was the determinant in sizing structural members.

Photovoltaic Panels EXTERIOR AT HE R LA SO HT LIG LE

INTERIOR

IB

VIS

Low E Triple Panel Glass + Argon gas

Operable Spandrels

Deflection studies under wind towards long sides of building, where overturning moment is greater than the slender sides

Floor diaphragms shown connecting to core in order to stabilize slender diagrid system.

Not all diaphragms are shown*

Floorplans N

GROUND LEVEL FLOORPLAN

N

Typical Low Residential Floorplan

N

Top Sky Piazza + Restaurant

Restaurant UP

UP

UP

Hotel Lobby

DW

REF.

BAR

Residential Lobby

UP UP

RESTAURANT

UP

Public Entrance

N

N

PUBLIC SKYGARDEN FLOORPLAN

Typical Upper Residential Floorplan

Common Space/Lounge

Elevations

UP

UP

Garden

UP

UP

KITCHEN

RESTROOMS

Seating

UP

Penthouse Floorplan

D

N

W

TYPICAL HOTEL FLOORPLAN

D

N

RESTROOMS

W

COFFEE SHOP

Restaurant and Bar

UP

U UP

U UP

UP

N

Hotel Sky Piazza Floorplan

N

Penthouse Second Floorplan

Event Space

Gym

UP

UP

Changing Rooms

POOL

UP

Spa Restaurant

Open Bar + Lounge

UP

DN D

North and South

East + West

Renderings

Uppermost Restaurant

Entrance View

Hotel Restaurant & Bar

Lobby

Residential Spaces

Underground Retail Interior of High End Residence

INNOVATION CENTER RALEIGH, NC

After demolition of an iconic building within NC State University’s central plaza, known as The Brickyard, a proposal for the construction of an innovation center begins.

The program includes classrooms, administrative offices, research laboratories, an auditorium, and a Makers’ Space to showcase innovative designs and research by students. Service spaces and respective egress spaces outlined by code were also taken into consideration.

The design of the building comes from its context: a hollow elevated form that surrounds an atrium. As such, the lower and ground levels serve for circulation and gathering, while the spaces in the first and second floors serve as classrooms, laboratories, and offices. This form and arrangement of spaces makes reference to the qualities of The Brickyard. The elevated volume also makes reference to a gate, welcoming those to the open space and the heart of campus.

Comprehensive Studio, Spring 2017

ABSTRACTION

FORM DEVELOPMENT

VOID

BRIC KYAR DP

Layering:Hierarchy

Perimeter:Buildings Void:Brickyard

LAZA

SITE

ITERATIONS

Carving:Circulation

N

25’ 50’

100’

Carving:Ventilation PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION Interior:Courtyard

L2

Brickyard Plaza Aerial View

L1 GL LL

Partnership:Connection Academic:Gathering Public:Circulation

Section Perspective

Lower Level Mech.

TERRACED ASSEMBLY

Elec.

WC M

MAKER SPACE DESIGN LABS

Up

WC W

Elec.

Cafe

Up

Mech.

WC M

WC W

Ground Level

Down Up

ENTRY/LOBBY

WC Women

Elec.

WC Men

Mech.

Seminar Room

Strcutural Integrity Study Level 2

Level 1

MEETING ROOM WORK ROOM

LOUNGE/STUDY AREA/FLEXIBLE SPACE

RESEARCH RESEARCH LAB LAB

RESEARCHRESEARCH LAB LAB

SUPP. SUPP. STAFF STAFF

WORK ROOM

SUPP. STAFF

DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

SUPP. RESEARCH STAFF LAB

RESEARCHRESEARCHRESEARCH MEETING ROOM LAB LAB LAB

SUPP. STAFF

SUPP. SUPP. STAFF STAFF

SUPP. STAFF

SUPP. STAFF

COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH LAB

CLASSROOM

CLASSROOM

COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH LAB WC M

WC W

WC W

WC M

ROOF GARDEN 1/ LOUNGE AREA Mech.

Elec.

Mech.

Mech.

Elec.

Mech.

WC M

WC W

Elec.

WC M

WC W

Elec.

CLASSROOM

20’

5’ 10’

STUDY AREA

100’ 50’

STUDY AREA/ FLEXIBLE SPACE

CLASSROOM

SEMINAR ROOM

CLASSROOM

STUDY AREA/ FLEXIBLE SPACE

CLASSROOM

CLASSROOM

Back View

Longitudinal Section

Transverse Section

Front Elevation

Side Elevation

Front View of Final Maquette 1”=16’

Back View of Final Maquette 1”=16’

Top View of Final Maquette 1”=16’

PRIVATE RETREAT & GALLERY THEORETICAL SITE

PHASE I

An exercise enthusiast commissions a private retreat that meets his needs as a fan of swimming, but also a place to rest.

The private retreat is to be minimalist and open for free circulation, and include a rest area, a living area, kitchen, and a lap pool.

PHASE II

After completion of the retreat, the client decides to add a private gallery as he’s also an art collector and would like to work there sometimes.This gallery will house works by Ellsworth Kelly and include an office that can easily connect with the retreat and not disrupt the gallery in case of events.

The program also includes storage space, an IT room, mechanical room, and a water closet.

Due to the slope of the site, a bridge connects the retreat with the parking space.

The gallery is connected to the residence with the same bridge above as well as one through the office.

The columns of the retreat are inspired by the rhythm exercise in their space. The concrete gives the structure a feeling of strength when it meets the water, just as if it were a rock: an analogy to resilience and persistence.

The main space of the private gallery is centralized, where dinner parties can be held and appreciate the works. The use of clerestory windows allows natural light into the space, but without affecting the paintings.

The main entrance to the gallery is through a lobby that one can access via the main bridge. One descends into the private gallery through stairs located on the SE side of the structure.

Advanced Studio ARC 503, Spring 2013

PHASE I: PRIVATE RETREAT Parti

Phase I Site Map

Phase I (Private Retreat)

DRIVEWAY

B A

B A

PARKING ROOM

BRIDGE

POOL

GALLERY

Phase II (Private Gallery)

50 ft

100 ft

200 ft

LEGEND 1 Bedroom 2 WC 3 Deck 4 Kitchen 5 Entrance bridge

Lower Level Plan up

up

5ft 0

down

up

5

Upper Level Plan 2

3 1

4 25ft

10ft

50ft

Longitudinal Section

A-A

Aeriel View of Retreat

View Towards Lake from Kitchen

B-B

View of Pool

View from Deck Towards Interior

PHASE II: PRIVATE GALLERY

Phase II Plan View

25 ft

50 ft

100 ft

f 25 t 50 ft

Upper Level-Lobby Floor Plan 0f

10

Lower Level-Gallery Floor pLan

t

5

6

2

4 1

3 up

50 ft

100 ft

7 down

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Gallery Office WC IT Mechanical Storage Lobby

200 ft

A-A

A

B

C

C

B

25 ft

A

10 ft 5 ft

30 ft 20 ft

100 ft

View of Office Towards Gallery

View of Lobby (entrance)

100 ft 50 ft

B-B

C-C

S-W Elevation

N-E Elevation SE Elevation

MUSEUM OF FLIGHT KITTY HAWK, NC

The Museum of Flight proposal is designed to expand the current Wright Brothers’ Museum and house real-sized airplanes within a large gallery. The program also includes an education center, a restoration space for airplanes, an IMAX theater, offices, mechanical space, IT space, a food court, and a gift shop. This program had to be housed within 60,000 square.

The emphasis of the project is structural and also technological, involving the envelope and its sustainability.

First, the building is oriented north and the apertures above give enough sunlight and use less artificial lighting. The parking is included below the museum, creating a lesser footprint. Louvers on the North-South sides of the building are included to let diffused light into the large open space. Special glass would be used to reflect as much light as possible while letting diffused light inside the space.

Fundamental Studio 3: Technology & Structures, Fall 2012

Lower Level Gallery Floor Plan

site

9

5 8

7

6

3

2

10 11

1

4 4a

B A

PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

10 ft

Upper Level Gallery Floor Plan

A

Lobby Exhibition Space Restoration Space Education Center Simulation Space IMAX Restaurant Exterior Restaurant Space Gift Shop Exterior Exhibition Space Offices Storage/Mechanical

50 ft

100 ft

B

200 ft

50 ft 10 ft

100 ft

SECTION A-A

STRUCTURAL AND ENVELOPE DIAGRAMS

Full view of Museum

Envelope

Section Perspective of Reparation Area

Thresholds + Circulation

Structure

Foundation

10 ft

50 ft

100 ft

SECTION B-B

rigid foam board paste in place concrete metal flashing { HSST 6x6 felt

corrugated metalPBR HSST 9x9

stainless steel mullion stainless steel flashing HSST 4x6 2x6 wood stainless steel mullion 6x12 wood

Structural Model Front view 1:16

galvanized steel catwalk steel I beam

steel plate

concrete plinth

foundation concrete slab

10 ft

50 ft

Structural Model Side View 1:16

Aerial View Towards Wright Brothers’ Site

Interior View from Catwalk

Interior View

Interior View from Upper Catwalk in Entrance

MUSEUM & URBAN INTERVENTION CHARLESTON, SC

A museum is proposed based on an experiantial tour of Charleston and its design based mainly on its environment: architecture, history, climate, and other contextual influences of the site.

The program includes an internal gallery to showcase charleston’s history or for other expositions needing controlled climatic conditions. Also, an external gallery is asked for expositions not needing climatic conditions but mainly for public gathering and as a refuge for the city of Charleston’s.

The context of the site influenced the planning of the museum; it’s located in a corner where commercial space is predominant to the north and residential to the south. The relationship between these two realms where key to the concept of the museum, as shown in the diagram.

The cantilivering gallery of the First floor and an awning in front of the external gallery are an abstract inspiration of a porch that serve to invite people into the building and give a hint that its a public building.

The architecture of the museum is based on Charleston’s famous long houses and the influece of water as a threshold with the city and its surroundings.

Mainly, the external gallery will serve as a breezeway mimicking the porches of a long house.

The interior garden between the internal and exterior galleries is also reminiscent of Charleston’s interior gardens.

Fundamental Studio 1: Environment, Fall 2011

1

Site Map

7 A

B

B

2

4

6

5

A

8

LEGEND

SITE

Commercial Residential

Diagrammatic Plan

Historic/Government

2

1

up

down

up

Plan View

10’ 5’

Lower Gallery Floorplan

30’ 20’

50’

1 Entrance to External Gallery 2 Internal Garden 3 Entrance to Internal Gallery, Reception and Storage 4 Ground Floor Internal Gallery 5 Seating area with water feature

9

Upper Gallery Floorplan 6 Catwalk to First Floor Exhibition Gallery 7 First Floor Exhibition Gallery 8 Catwalk of First Floor and toward Exit of Museum 9 Museum Exit via Upper Gallery

Longitudinal Section A-A

Transverse Section B-B

2

EXTERNAL GALLERY

200’

GARDENS/THRESHOLDS

100’

INTERNAL GALLERY

King Street 50’

3

Broad Street

Upper Exterior Gallery

Lower Exterior Gallery North Elevation

Upper Interior Gallery

Lower Interior Gallery East Elevation

Back View Basswood 1:16

Front View Basswood 1:16

Top View Basswood 1:16

Side View Basswood 1:16

Interior Courtyard/Garden

St Michael’s Alley Museum

site Urban Intervention

The location and design of the urban intervention is made after studying a given precinct within Charleston’s historic district.

150’

Church Street

Urban Intervention An urban intervention in the city of Charleston is to be made, where a space will be transformed into a public space that gives the sensation of being within a room and garden. Such ideation is derived from Henry David Thoreau’s ideas of nature in Walden: I have a room all to myself; it is nature.

300’

The site is located in a residential area to the south and north side. The quadrants to the right are of mixed use, some residential and some commercial.

St Michael’s Alley

The Room + Garden is inspired by the longhouses of Charleston and uses its materials: brick and

Church St

wood.

Church Street

St Michael’s Alley

This location needs a public space in order to build community and also as a resting place for visitors as this location is very transited due to very transited streets, commerce, historical sites, and the sea nearby.

A native plant to Charleston had to be include into the design of the space. The plant of choice for the site is the Magnolia tree, a very southern symbolic tree. Its location is towards the back of the space, where it can be emphasized by the spaces’ orientation.

A water mirror is included between the space and the house to the south, symbolizing a separation of water that is important within Charleston.

PLAN VIEW 5 ft

10 ft

20 ft

50 ft

An analysis of the site’s immediate context created regulating lines that influenced the repartition of the space within the site’s boundaries.

The crossing of King Street and St Michael’s Alley includes both residential and commercial spaces. These two urban realms also influenced the design of the space.

The entrance faces King Street, where most traffic occurs.

Back View Model 1:8, basswood

View due North-West towards entrance

Front Aerial View Model 1:8, basswood

Side View Model 1:8, basswood

North Elevation

10 ft

20 ft

50 ft

View due East inside walkway corridor

View due West inside resting area

East Elevation (entrance)

View Towards Water Mirror Model 1:8, basswood

Aerial View Model 1:8, basswood

Back Aerial View Model 1:8, basswood

West Elevation (exit)

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