PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
Architecture is the meaning of creating space and structure.
bgplatero@gmail.com
Houston, Tx 14402 Toho Ct 77032· (832)-527-6813
Requisite: Seeking an intern to fulltime position in an Architecture firm where I can contribute to the company’s success and further develop into its innovation process.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M - PRAIRIE VIEW TX
Graduate of August 2022 Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Developed my skills by working on diverse studio projects, ranging from community centers, medical/mental facilities, wineries, art galleries, and libraries to pavilions and residential houses.
Created massing models using laser cutting and 3D printing techniques in the fabrication lab, enabling me to explore my design concepts and ideas in the studio.
Member of CSI Houston chapter of 2018 - 2019
Participated in the Miracle Farm Charette of 2022
•Proficient in working on multiple projects as assigned by sub-contractors, spanning a wide range of building types such as warehouses, office buildings, banks, schools, and hotels.
•Experienced in pulling and routing cables for various purposes such as internet, phone, security, and access control systems.
•Skilled in installing and configuring devices for cable systems, which are later programmed by another technician.
•Extensive experience in working on various projects that required data cabling for cameras in buildings and parking garages.
•Enabled integration of smart building automation by installing composite cables for access control systems.
•Implemented cameras and devices on different types of surfaces, such as ceiling tiles, concrete, and pedestals.
•Responsible for running cables through facility ceilings and dropping them to their intended location for installation of data outlets.
•Managed access control systems for multiple devices, securing garage doors, motion sensors, pedestals, and door bar handle release gate control, with connections leading to a central panel.
•AutoCAD
•Revit
•Microsoft-office
•Sketching and drawing
•InDesign
•Illustrator
•Rhino
•Craft in model making
•Critical thinking
•Time Management
• Analyzing
•Bilingual (Spanish & English)
References are available upon request.
UTILITARIAN
Prof. BILL PRICE
The aqua growth community center is located in Haiti on the shore of port al prince. The building floats on the water by the shore and bridging into the community on the land. The building has a library, classrooms, mix use conference rooms, a commercial kitchen, fitness, and a workshop. The building has additional spaces open for the flow of circulation though outdoor spaces, roof and board walk.
Sitting on piers the built foundation of reinforced concrete transfers into rubber stopper into multiple two way-floor slab. The ground floor foundation hold its buoyancy on the water through a thickness of 4 feet of foamcrete. The floor slab is laid out on a 30 by 30 grid where a reinforces concrete column can be found within its intersections. The forced is spread through a cross laminated joist, 4 feet of center. The column found hold the floors and also penetrate all the way through to the roof.
ROOF
ADMINISTRATION
LIBRARY
GROUND FLOOR
CLASS ROOMS MULTI PURPOSE ROOM
ADMINISTRATION
LIBRARY
CLASS ROOMS MULTI PURPOSE ROOM
RESTROOM STORAGE EMERGENCY STAIRS ELEVATORS
PHYSICAL FITNESS COMMERCIAL KITCHEN
RESTROOM STORAGE EMERGENCY STAIRS ELEVATORS
WORK SHOP
PHYSICAL FITNESS COMMERCIAL KITCHEN
BOARDWALKL OADING DOCK/SERVICE
WORK SHOP
ACCESS RAMP/STAIRS
ACCESS RAMP/STAIRS ROOF WALK
ROOF WALK
BOARDWALKL OADING DOCK/SERVICE
AXO - BUILDING - PROGRAM
AXO - BUILDING PROGRAM
ROOFWALK ROOF ROOFWALK ROOF GROUND FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
ACADEMIC SEMESTER PROJECT, FALL SEMESTER 2019
PROJECT STATEMENT
THE PROJECT IS LOCATED IN PACIFIC GROVE CALIFORNIA AND IS PROPOSED TO BE A COMMUNITY LIBRARY OPENS TO THE PUBLIC. THE PROJECT IS A 2-STORY BUILDING THAT PROVIDES UNIQUE SPACES FOR USERS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO USE ALONG WITH PROVIDING A VAST VIEW OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, CREATING A CALM LIT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE BUILDING WHILE FUNCTIONING WITH THE PROGRAM. THE CONCEPT OF THE BUILDING IS CENTERED OVER THE EUCALYPTUS LEAF THAT IS OVERLAYED OVER EACH OTHER CREATING THE SPACES OF THE BUILDING AND USING THE CONCEPT OF THE VEINS OF THE LEAF TO LAYOUT THE PATH AND BOOKSHELF LAYOUT AROUND THE BUILDING.
Academic semester project , fall semester 2019
PROJECT STATEMENT
THE PROJEC T IS LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA PACIFIC GROVE, AND IS A COMMUNITY LIBRARY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE PROJECT IS A 2 STORY BUILDING THAT PROVIDES UNIQUE SPACES FOR USERS TO USE ALONG WITH PROVIDING A VAST VIEW OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN , AND IS FUNCTIONAL WITH THE PROGRAM THE BUILDING
Design Vl
Academic Semester project, Spring semester 2019
Pro f. B atson
DESIGN VI
ACADEMIC SEMESTER PROJECT, SPRING 2019 PROF. BATSON
OS AKA IS A L AR GE P OR T CI TY A ND C OM ME RC IA L
CE NT ER O N TH E JA PANE SE ISL AN D OF HON SH U. O NC E
THE CAPI TA L OF J AP AN. OSAKA, THE SEC OND CITY O F
JA PA N AF TE R TO KYO, I S SAID T O BE THE C OUNT RY'S
BE ST P LA CE T O EAT, D RINK A ND TO BE LIVELY! IT WAS
EA RL IE R CA LLE D NANI WA A ND H AS A LS O HA D TH E
HO NO R OF B EI NG T HE C AP IT AL O F JA PA N AT O NE
POIN T. D ES PI TE I TS R IC H HI ST OR Y OS AK A IS N OT
RE AL LY O NE F OR I TS F OR H IS TO RI ANS FO CU SI NG
MO RE O N IT S SH OPPI NG A ND I TS F UTUR IS TI C
SI DE ,T HO UG H IT D OE S BO AST IM PO RTANT SH RINE S
AN D LA ND MA RK S. TH E OS AK A CI TY F LO WE RS A RE
OSAKA IS A LARGE PORT CITY AND COMMERCIAL CENTER ON THE JAPANESE ISLAND OF HONSHU. ONCE THE CAPITAL OF JAPAN. OSAKA, THE SECOND CITY OF JAPAN AFTER TOKYO, IS SAID TO BE THE COUNTRY'S BEST PLACE TO EAT, DRINK AND TO BE LIVELY! IT WAS EARLIER CALLED NANIWA AND HAS ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE CAPITAL OF JAPAN AT ONE POINT. DESPITE ITS RICH HISTORY OSAKA IS NOT REALLY ONE FOR ITS FOR HISTORIANS FOCUSING MOR E ON ITS SHOPPING AND ITS FUTUR IST IC SIDE,THOUGH IT DOES BOAST IMPORTANT SHRINES AND LANDMARKS.THE OSAKA CITY FLOWERS ARE MAINLY THE CHERR Y BLOSSOM AND THE PANSY, WHICH WERE SELECTED BY THE CITIZENS IN 1987.
MA IN LY T HE C HERR Y BL OS SO M AN D TH E PA NSY,
WH IC H WE RE S EL EC TE D BY T HE C IT IZ ENS IN 1 987 .
THE CHALLE NG E WITH THIS PR OJ ECT WAS FIGURING OUT THE PR OC ESS OF HOW SAK E IS MADE AND HOW I WOULD BE ABLE TO M AK E MY BUILD ING FULLY FUNCTIONAL WITH THE PR OC ESS. APR ON R ESEARCH AND MANY DIFFERENT TYPE S OF WAYS OF HOW THE SAK E IS USUALLY CREATED I FO UND THAT WITHIN THESE PROCESS THE ROOMS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN HUMIDITY,COLD TE MP ER ATUR E, STE AM , AND CAPABLE OF NEUTRALIZING THE AIR TO ALLOW THE K OJ I TO WORK ITS WAY ONTO THE STEAMED RICE. FURTHERMORE I RESEARCH ABOUT THE CULTUR E AND LIKE D THE IDEA OF WORKING WITH ZE N. I C HO SE TO GO WITH AN ENSO AS MY CONCEPT WHIC H IS A O NE HANDED STROKE OF A UNFINISHED CIRC LE . AP ON THAT I RE SEARCHED ON THE KOI FISH TO O WHIC H TO OK THE SHAPE O F THE ENSO AS THE KOI FISH SWIMS ALO NG THE IT. BRE AK ING IT APART I TOOK OUT 8 SCALES O F THE FISH AND FROM A SMALL SCALE TO A BIG GE R SCALE. AS I CARR IED ON WITH WHAT WAS GOING TO BE NEEDED TO MAKE THE DESIGN FUNC TIONAL I F OUND THAT I NEEDED MORE SPACE FOR THE PR OC ESS.MY SOLUTION WAS JOINING A DUPLICATE OF THE SHAPE , MAKING O NE F UNCTION AS A ASSEMBLY LINE F RO M STEP O NE TO THE END PROCESS AND THE OTHE R PO RTIO N FO R THE PUBLIC SIDE WITH A RE STAU RANT, SAKE TASTING BAR, OUTDOOR EATING WHIC H ALL RE VO LVES ARO UND A KOI FISH POND IN THE CE NTER O F THE PUBLIC PORTION.
DESIGN VI
Academic semester project, Spring semester 2021
THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS AND IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE PROJECT WAS GOING TO FUNCTION FOR A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY FOR PATIENTS TO STAY UP TO 8 TO A YEAR IN TREATMENT IN THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WHILE HAVING A THERAPY MALL AND PHARMACY CAFE, CLASSROOMS, CONFERENCE ROOMS ADMINISTRATION COURT ROOM AND 10 UNITS OF 10 ROOMS AND 2 INDIVIDUAL ROOMS WITH DAY ROOMS WHILE HAVING THE SUPPORT OF THE STAFF AROUND.
TO CREATE AN OPEN LIVING ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE THERAPY OF THE PATIENTS. ALLOWING A CONNECTION WITH WATER TO ACTIVATE AND CALM THE PATIENTS WHILE CATCHING AND CONSERVING THE WATER IN THE BUILDING AND PARK. THE USE OF SUNLIGHT IS USED WITHIN THE BUILDING THAT SHINE THROUGH THE VOIDS AND PATHS THAT PROMOTE PHYSICAL HEALTH WHILE BEING ABLE TO BE INSIDE AND OUT WITH THE INDOOR PARK THAT IS SHELLED. OVER WITH A SKYLIGHT. THE INDOOR PARK CENTER THROUGH THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR WHICH IS VENTILATED WITH ADJUSTABLE FINS THAT ALLOW NATURAL WIND TO VENTILATE THROUGH 3 OPENING AROUND THE LIVING UNITS OF THE BUILDING.
Prof. Nestor L. Infanzon NW PERSPECTIVE
IDEA SKETCH PINE SCALES
