Daniela Palomino 2020-2023 Portfolio

Daniela Palomino

california state polytechnic, pomona 2020-2023 selected works

JUNIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

Daniela Palomino

Education

Work Experience

Bachelor of Architecture

danielap1065@icloud.com

209.704.2490

Gustine, CA, 95322

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 2018-2023

Architectural Drafter

Red Inc Architects, Modesto, CA 2023 - present

Barista

Starbucks, Patterson + Upland, CA 2021 - 2023

Software Programs

*learning

Rhino AutoCAD

Bluebeam

*Revit

*Sketchup

Awards

Languages

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop InDesign Illustrator

Featured in “Collections and Curations” Architnet Blog (2020)

Deans List (2021)

English

Native

Interests Pilates, Volleyball, Baking, Upholstery, Beach Days Spanish Proficient

Final Project, Spring 2023

Arts District Lofts

The Arts District has become one of the “hottest” neighborhoods in the Downtown Los Angeles area. And now it is spreading south into the neighboring Industrial District, which is currently mostly empty warehouses and strip joints. The growth of high-end developments in the area, including businesses such as the SOHO House are a double-edge sword, they encourage businesses and people to move in making the area livelier, but this also leads to gentrification.

Accepting the expansion of The Arts District as inevitable, this project proposes 48 loft units for young urban professionals on the corner of South Santa Fe and East 7th Place. This mixed-use project also houses a bar, lounge space and co-working spaces on the ground floor. The Bar and Co-working spaces open up to a paseo that brings people through the project to the neighboring $$$$ restaurants including Bestia and Damian. The housing units above are designed as double height lofts that are directly connected to stairs and elevators (no dreaded corridors were necessary). The openness of the stairs is designed to maximize the urban feel of the place. Here users can hangout and socialize with their neighbors, as they might on a fire escape in a movie set in New York, except here they will be looking at the Downtown Los Angeles skyline.

Figure 1: Urban Context View

Figure 2: Site Axonometric

E. 7TH PL

S. SANTA FE AVE

Figure 3: Ground Floor Plan

Figure 4: Paseo View

Figure 5: Second Floor, Main Level

Loft Floor Plan

2nd Floor Plan

scale: 1’= 1/8”

Figure 6: Interior View

Figure 7: Second Floor, Second Level

Loft Floor Plan

scale: 1’= 1/8”

Loft Floor Plan

Figure 8: Stair View

Figure 9: Bar Interior

Final Project, Spring 2022

Pre-Fab ADU

This Studio focused on the development of pre-fabricated accessory dwelling units that are becoming super popular in California. In my design approach I chose to go with a volumetric approach and I kept the modules between the maximum limits for transportation purposes, which are 16 feet wide and 60 feet long. A concept I believed in was just because ADU’s are smaller in square footage it does not mean that they are not entitled to feel big, so I went about my design with an open floor concept. I focused heavily on the kitchen and the living room area because this is where people gather, live and spent time the most. I like the open floor concept becasue it opens up the view, creating a bigger feel for the space. I used ample glass because I wanted to connect the indoor space with the outdoor space as well as making the space feel large as it allows for plenty of sunlight.

Figure 1: Exploded Axonometric

Figure 2: ADU Kit of Parts

Figure 3: Small ADU Exterior + Interior

Small Variations

Option A: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (418 sf)

Option B: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (418 sf)

Option C: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (407 sf)

Figure 4: Small ADU Variations

2’0’ 8’ 16’ 4’

Rendering: Interior

Figure 5: Medium ADU Exterior + Interior

Medium Variations

Option A: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (665 sf)

Option B: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (695 sf)

Option C: 1-story, 1-bedroom & 1-bathroom (695 sf)

2’0’ 8’ 16’ 4’

Figure 6: Medium ADU Variations

Rendering: Interior

Figure 7: Large ADU Exterior + Interior

Large Variations

Option A: 1-story, 2-bedroom & 2-bathroom (937.5 sf)

Option B: 1-story, 2-bedroom & 2-bathroom (952.5 sf)

Option C: 1-story, 2-bedroom & 2-bathroom (910 sf)

2’0’ 8’ 16’ 4’

Figure 8: Large ADU Variations

Figure 9: Link to Assembly Gif https://danielap106596d5.myportfolio.com/

Final Project, Fall 2021

Writer’s Retreat

In this studio we designed a writers retreat in Mojave Dessert, with a representational approach.

I was interested in the plant life as one specific plant stood out to me because it was all around the site hugging the surface of the desert floor acting as a starfish. This plant had a spongy texture to it almost feeling like a carpet. It felt moist as it was absorbing water waste to survive the intense heat and punishing sunlight in the desert. I was interested in as to why this plant was everywhere and how it survived in this desert climate?

This plant develops storage structures and hoards water to survive periods of drought. It can store water in either its leaves, stems or roots. The root goes deep into the soil, collecting water which is keeping this plant alive.

From this research I decided to take a biomimicry approach to integrate the function and livability of the plant with the writers retreat. The writers retreat rests half above ground and half underground mimicking how the plant lives and absorbs the sun above ground and how it survives by absorbing water underground. I have integrated a system of pipes that show both the circulation of how people move in and out of the retreat and how the water flows through the system.

Figure 1: Writer’s Retreat Perspective

Figure 2: Axonometric

Figure 3: Water Flow Diagram

Figure 4: Section

Final Project, Spring 2021

West Hollywood Mixed Use

This 45 unit mixed use development is situated in Los Angeles at the intersection of Hollywood Blvd. and Prospect Ave. This project is designed to create an oasis in the urban environment of Los Angeles that overlooks Downtown LA with views of the Hollywood Sign, the Griffith Observatory, and Dodger Stadium. The project rises five stories high and houses a variety of apartment units that range from studios, one bedroom and a two bedroom unit. The building runs along the perimeter of the site and creates a secluded public courtyard space separated from the loud and busy intersection that both the residential tenants, commercial tenants and customers can enjoy. With an arched way arcadia at the ground floor, residents are able to enjoy the spanish feel as they mingle and sip their coffee away as well as enjoy the restaurant, bar, organic grocery, coffee shop, and a yoga studio that the ground floor provides. This project is home to the urban environment that is away from all the rush of the city, making it a safe place for young couples, friend groups and the hard working doctors from the hospitals down the street to enjoy themselves in this mixed use project.

Figure 1: Section

trashchute/loadingdock restaurantbar sandwhichshop

Figure 2: Floor Plans

Figure 3: Structural Diagram

Figure 4: Elevation + Section

Figure 5: Axonometric Section

Figure 6: Axonometric Eagress Diagram Core Elevators Stairs

Path

PLUMING + HVAC PLAN

LEGEND

HVAC System

Ducting

Exhaust

Air Return

Air Supply

Vents

Drop Down Ceiling

8’ - 0” Clearance

Hot Water

Cold Water

Waste Water

Main Stack

In Line Water Heater

Figure 5: Plumbing and HVAC Plan

ELECTRICAL PLAN

LEGEND

CEILING MOUNTED LIGHT

RECESSED LIGHT

WALL MOUNTED LIGHT

FAN

DUPLEX RECEPTACLE

DUPLEX RECEPTACLE

OUTLET (WATERPRROF)

GROUND FAULT

CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS

OUTLET SWITCH DIMMER SWITCH

Figure 6: Electrical Plan

Figure 5: Exterior

Figure 13a: Unit entrance view

Figure 6: Interior

Small Project, Fall 2020 (ARC 4011L)

Cantileaver

This project was designed to understand Cantileavers, in terms of the code requirements and structure. Cantilevered major horizontal structures may be wall beams, frames and trusses in which cross bracing or diaphragm are required for lateral stability as used in my design.

Figure 1: Axonometric

Figure 2: Perspective

Figure 3: Elevations

ARC 3011L

DANIELA PALOMINO

NORTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

Figure 4: Section, Roof Plan, Plan

Final Project, Spring 2020 (ARC 4011L)

School of Architecture Tower

This project was to design a tower that would house the College of Environmental Design’s Architecture School on Cal Poly Pomona’s Campus. The tower would occupy the existing footprint of the CLA Tower that was recently demolished. The concept behind my tower deisgn is a series of boxes sliding back and forth within a narrow perimeter, creating cavities and allowing for courtyards and double height spaces to exist, with the purpose to maximize the amount of daylight as it is 240 ft long by 65 ft wide.

The facade is made up of a system of steel beams that are spaced out 5 feet apart with three different depths. On the western and southern facades, they are 3 feet deep to provide more shading as they get the most direct sunlight throughout the day. While the eastern facade has a depth of 2 feet and the northern has a depth of a foot and a half, since they don’t recieve as much daylight. The beams are spaced out at two and a half feet apart to act as a mesh, shaping the outdoor spaces. The beams also change between the connection with the tower and the plinth to 10 feet apart to allow for wide enough entrances and exits, between the tower and the plinth.

Figure 1: Exterior Perspective