Portfolio 2024

Bryant Nunez Portfolio

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Selected Works of 2024

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Bryant Nunez

t:815-705-4003

e: bryantnunez255@gmail.com

A:Joliet,IL

Pursuing my Masters of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. I believe architecture should have a positive impact on its community and should focus on the human experience. Architecture at its best is a gift to the people and a spark for change.

Education

The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (BSAS)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2017-2021

Master of Architecture Candidate University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2022-Present

Work Experience

United Architects,ltd

Full Time Position: Designer 1/CAD August 2021-2022

-Responsibilities

- Created drawings on Auto CAD based on sketches or examples brought by clients. Drawings include plans, elevations and wall sections.

-Documented site pictures and dimensions during site visits.

United Architects,ltd

Part Time Position: Intern/ CAD Summer 2023

-Responsibilities

- Organized window/door schedules and building/city codes for projects in the process of getting a building permit.

Software Skills

Adobe Software

Auto CAD

Grasshopper

Hand Models

Lumion

Microsoft Office

Revit

Rhino

SketchUp

- Prepared drawings for client presentation by printing and binding 24x36 sheets.

Languages

English- Proficient Speak, Write and Read

Spanish- Proficient Speak, Write and Read

Awards

Earl Prize Nomination (2024)

Project: Fulton Spotlight

Art Hotel Kyoto

Bringing Light,Nature and Magic

Team Member: Chrisvin Tel Nova Rathnakumar

My contribution: Diagrams,Plans, Wall Details

Studio: Arch & Urban Design

Location:Kyoto, Japan

Professor: Bognar

Year: Fall 2023

The Concept of Art Hotel Kyoto combines nature and culture by drawing inspiration from the area's mountains and landscapes. Additionally, we got inspired by Kyoto lanterns and decided to light up our mountain-shaped structures. It creates a dayto-night experience , representing a natural landscape during the day and becoming a lightscape at night. The hotel gives a unique experience by creating magical moments where architecture and nature meet. It is the reflection of the natural beauty of the site and the bright culture that shines in Kyoto.

Orientation

of Views

Outdoor Space Staggering Lamps

Landcapes on Building

Reflection Pool Rising Lamps

Wall Section

The Wave

Making concrete flow

13-week group project

Studio: Additive Formwork for Complex Concrete

Team members: Samruddhi Shirdhankar, Harshini Varanasi

My Contribution: design solutions, drawings, casting, and pictures

Professor: Emami

Year: Fall 2022

The concept of the studio was to explore if mass-customized manufacturing of complex geometry is possible with 3Dprinted formwork.The task was to design a sunscreen using concrete modules . For our design, we wanted to achieve a seamless and organic geometry that will connect to nature and act as a decorative perforated courtyard wall. We achieved this by using curves instead of rigid lines so that the design module creates a rhythm . We casted and desinged are modules at 2",7" and 14" scale. By doing so we got an idea of how to create and assemble the molds. The designed sunscreen is for hot and humid places as a courtyard wall since it helps bring cool air into the building.

* 2 inch modules

Module A

Module A edge condition

Module B

Module B edge condition

Front Elevation of wall assembly

The assembly of the wall starts with the interlocking of the module a and its edge condition.

The interlocking in the x and y direction involved using concave and convex surfaces to join the modules.

Once modules A are connected, we interlock them with the modules B in the z direction.

We again used concave and convex surfaces to fix the modules in place. This makes stacking the modules easier and more stable.

Wood frame for the Base

Module A mold

We wanted to create a reusbale mold for fabrication and fabricate complex curvatures which are acievable using 3D printing. All molds were 3D printed using plastic (PLA filament).

The mold consisted of 7 parts which allowed ease of demolding and satisfied the limits of the 3D printers bed. For the edge condition all parts remained the same except we used a diffrent set of walls to create the shape.

3D Printed base

3D Printed walls

3D Printed walls for edge condition

Final Assembly of 14" Modules

Fulton Spotlight

Theatre within a theatre

Team Member: Manali Londhe

My contribution: Plans,Elevations, Renders/Post Production

Award: Earl Prize Nominee

Location: Chicago,Illinois

Professor: Thomas Leslie

Year: Spring 2024

The Fulton Spotlight is our design proposal for a theatre near Fulton Market in Chicago. The project hopes to enhance Fulton's market experience by providing a place for entertainment. Being a place of attraction we designed the theatre as if it were the main character in a play . The stage being Chicago, we had to make our theatre shine its presence in the windy city. Thus, our concept was this "Theatre within theatre" where it interacts with Fulton Market and the views of the city's skyline on the east.The circulation is designed to exclude the theatre as the main star and erode part of the floor plates to provide this experience. Similarly, our facade was designed using terracotta louvers that mimic a theatre curtain . The curtain gets more solid as it goes south to the back of the house and inversely more open as it goes north towards Fulton.

The Stage The Curtain

The Star(Theatre)

Stairs connecting Fulton,Skyline & Theatre

Physical Model

Ground Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Fourth Floor Fifth Floor Sixth Floor

North Elevation

East Elevation

West Elevation

South Elevation

Main Lobby

The South Express

Transforming the Industrial

Team Member: Liborio Miranda

My Contributions: Plans, Master plan, diagrams/ posters

Studio: Collective Urban Habitats

Location: Jeffrey Manor, Chicago IL

Professor: Sara Bartumeus Ferre

Year: Spring 2023

The South Express is a large mixed-use and residential project that is supposed to spark popularity in the area and help bring new people into the area. The concept of the South Express is to fuse the past, present, and future of South Chicago. By reusing Containers to create the architecture not only are we sustainable friendly but we are also trying to be flexible with the design. Being a modular design allows changing the skin of the facade and allows for identity. We are transforming not just the city but also the containers, to show how something that is very industrial can evolve to become a friendly and inviting space.

Site Plan

Ground Floor- Retail

Upper Floors- Residential Ground Floor - Office

Example of Strcuture+ Stacking

Example of Grid + Stacking

Boneyard Apartments

Promoting healthy interactions in Champaign

13-week studio

Studio:Designing for Human Well-being

Location: 102 Clark St, Champaign, IL

Professor: De Berry

Year: Spring 2020

The concept of the design was to increase community interaction and create a healthy living space for residents. The design uses greenery, views, and interactive spaces to create an interactive community. Shifting balconies create space that makes it easier for residents to interact with each other.The walking path uses greenery to strengthen resident's connection to nature and encourage residents to go outside and interact with its environment.The building was also designed at an angle to get a better view of the park and the city.

1. Site

Area extruded up

2. Walk-path

Subtracting area to create a walkpath for the community to interact.

3. Angles

Creating angles to have a better view of the environment and increase community interaction.

4. Zig Zag

Designed balconies and winows in a zig zag style to increase residents interaction and create a more dynamic facade.

5. Health & Wellbeing Model

The building impacts residents mental health by providing green spaces that will help reduce stress and spaces to walk and interact.

Second Floor Plan

Graphic Works

My intro to the architecture of graphics

Class: Architecture & Graphic Design

Professor: Robin Plazas

Year: Fall 2023

In the class, we explored texture experimentation, color theory, and typography. Out of the 10 works I selected 5 that are my favorite. I greatly improved my illustrator skills in this class and learned more about the history of graphics. The class showwed me how i like to desing outside the field of architecture and how desing can be in everthing. Just like architeture they are rules, and fundemnatals that help guide our graphic desings.

Title: Flowing Ribbons

Title: Ana De Armas WPAP

Title: Blue and Red Geometry

Title: Circle Exploration