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DANIEL RODRIGUEZ PORTFOLIO 2021 - 2023 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

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DANIEL RODRIGUEZ ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

ABOUT ME I AM AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENTERING MY FINAL SEMESTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO. I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN INTERNSHIP IN THE FIELD AS WELL AS HOPING TO PURSURE MY MASTERS DEGREE THIS FALL 2024. I LIKE TO PLAY SPORTS IN MY FREE TIME SUCH AS GOLF, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, AND PICKLEBALL. I ENJOY HANGING OUT WITH FREINDS AND TRAVELING TO NEW PLACES I HAVE NOT BEEN TO BE BEFORE BECAUSE I LIKE THE ADVENTURE AND I AM ABLE TO LEARN NEW THINGS WHERE IT BE GEOLOGICALLY OF CULTURALLY.

CONTACT

EDUCATION

(956)205-3349

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

danny.rodriguez@my.utsa.edu

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

www.linkedin.com

BS-ARCHITECTURE

SKILLS

WORK EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL/DESIGN

BRACKENRIDGE GOLF COURSE

REVIT AUTOCAD RHINOCEROS ENSCAPE PHOTOSHOP INDESIGN ILLUSTRATOR AGISOFT METASOFTWARE MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE 3D PRINTING LASER CUTTING

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS PRO SHOP ASSISTANT

LANGUAGES

ARS ENTERTAINMENT HUB

ENGLISH (FLUENT) SPANISH (SEMI FLUENT)

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS PARTY HOST

2020-2024

2021-2023

BRACKENRIDGE GOLF COURSE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS PRO SHOP ASSISTANT

2021-2023

FIRST TEE AT SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS LEAD GOLF COACH

2023-CURRENT

2023-CURRENT

CONTENT

CONTENT 01

CHAOS AT THE RIVER San Antonio, Texas

02

UTSA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE San Antonio, Texas

03

DIGITAL RUBBLE San Antonio, Texas

04

THE BURROW Urbino, Italy

05

RESILIENCE CENTER San Antonio, Texas

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01 CHAOS AT THE RIVER SAN ANTONIO, DOWNTOWN RIVERWALK 2021: SPRING SEMESTER PROFESSOR: RENE BALDERAS CONTRIBUTERS: CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ

THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS SITUATED ALONG THE RIVERWALK IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO, AIMS TO HOUSE MORE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND GIVE THEM A MORE CONVENIENT COMMUTE TO SCHOOL AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN A DENSELY POPULATED URBAN ENVIRONMENT. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO USE THE BUILDING TO BRING THE ABSTRACT ART CONCEPT TO LIFE. FROM THE FRONT, WE WANTED THE BUILDING TO APPEAR TO BE A TYPICAL HIGH-RISE STRUCTURE, BUT WHEN VIEWED FROM THE SIDES, ALL OF THESE VOIDS WOULD BE VISIBLE, GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS ABSTRACT. THE LOWER FOUR FLOORS OF THIS 20-STORY BUILDING WERE SET APART FOR AMENTITES AND AN OPEN PUBLIC RESTAURANT BY THE RIVER, WHILE THE UPPER 16 FLOORS WERE DESIGNATED FOR STUDENT HOUSING. THE BUILDING’S INTENDED SPLIT-LEVEL ON THE BOTTOM FLOORS WAS

CHAOS AT THE RIVER

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site plan

CHAOS AT THE RIVER

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concept model

model

(front)

(front)

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concept model

model

(side)

(side)

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river level

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street level

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floors

6 - 9 (4 bedroom)

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floors

10 - 13 (3 bedroom)

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floors

14 - 17 (2 bedroom)

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floors

18 - 21 (1 bedroom)

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river level view

CHAOS AT THE RIVER

street level view

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UTSA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

02 UTSA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 2023: FAll SEMESTER PROFESSOR: JOHN BAGAROZY

THE PURPOSE OF THIS NEW REDESIGN OF THE UTSA ARCHITECTURE BUILDING, WHICH IS SITUATED IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO, WAS TO ENHANCE AND SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE THE CURRICULUM OF THE SCHOOL WHILE FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS HOLISTIC EDUCATION. THIS SEMESTER, OUR TASK WAS TO DESIGN A BUILDING OF ANY TYPOLOGY—AS LONG AS IT HAD AN ATRIUM. THIS PURPOSE-DRIVEN BUILDING IS SEEN AS MORE THAN JUST A PHYSICAL LOCATION; RATHER, IT IS ENVISIONED AS A DYNAMIC, ADAPTABLE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE CHANGING DEMANDS OF MODERN EDUCATION. MY OVERALL DESIGN IDEA WAS INSPIRED BY THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM, WHICH I DISCOVERED TO BE BRAIDED AND USED IT TO SHAPE THE ATRIUM. THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE BUILDING EMBRACES THE CONCEPTS OF FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY BY IMAGINING A FLUID, INTER-

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diagrams

woodshop

graduate building

undergraduate building

courtyard

greenspaces

split

+ walkways diagram

+ bevel

UTSA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

diagrams

wood shop game area/study loft winter wind

studio spaces

summer wind

lobby/dinning hall

program

transportation

wind

+ noise diagram

+ sun path

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master site plan

braided cirricu-

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atrium rendering

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first floor

lecture hall

UTSA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

remaining floor plans

dinning hall

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courtyard rendering

section perspective

UTSA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

courtyard model

model section

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03 DIGITAL RUBBLE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 2021: FALL SEMESTER PROFESSOR: BASTIAN WIBRANEK

DURING THIS SEMESTER WE WERE TASKED WITH THE QUESTION, HOW CAN WE COMBINE UNSTRUCTURED/NATURAL MATERIALS WITH DIGITAL GENERATED CONNECTORS? WE THAN BEGAN TO RESEARCH IRREGULAR MATERIALS SUCH AS UNPROCESSED ROCKS AND HOW THEY ARE USED IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTION DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF SKILLED LABOUR REQUIRED FOR PREPEARION. THIS PROJECT INVESTAGES METHODS OF GRAPHIC STATICS IN COMBINATION WITH TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS 3D SCANNING, 3D PRINGING, AND AUGMENTED REALITY TO ASSEMBLE THE NATURAL AND REUSABLE MATERIALS

DIGITAL RUBBLE

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master plan

3D printed rock

DIGITAL RUBBLE

3 D SCANNING PROCESS we had to input the rock as digtal mesh into the computer before we could create the connector itself. we accomplished this by digitally creating the mesh by taking hundreds of images of each rock from various angles. we employed a program known as agisoft metashaped. i photographed every rock

over hundreds of times before gathering all the images to feed into the program, which produced a realistic

3D mesh. i will

never forget this entire process since it was like seeing magic happen in front of my eyes when i was able to insert a rock into my computer. following all of this, i opened rhino and loaded the mesh it provided, enabling me to begin constructing my connector. we were able to employ

“algorithmic

arrangement,” which determined the best orientation of scanned stones along the thrust-line, with my professor’s assistance. the ideal rock arrangement for supporting the tower was determined by testing various configurations with

3D manufactured connectors. the printing time, material quantity, assembly, and general stability were among the other evaluations that the algorithm assisted with.

algorithmic arrangment ex-

tower close up

natural

floor plan

3D scanning

digitized rock

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THE BURROW

04 THE BURROW URBINO, ITALY 2023: SPRING SEMESTER PROFESSOR: STEPHANIE ESTRADA CONTRIUBUTORS: SOPHIA CRUZ, SANTIAGO SOLIS, ANA

THIS STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT LOCATED IN URBINO, ITALY WAS A GROUP EFFORT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DORMS WHILE ALSO TRYING TO TIE OUR DESIGN TO THE CITY AND CULTURE THAT IT IS URBINO. OUR DESIGN CONCEPT IS BASED ON GEARS THAT TURN ON A CLOCK, “ACTIVATING” THE WHOLE BUILDING TO FUNCTION. THE LOCATION OF COMMUNAL SPACES, AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HOUSE UNITS AND GREEN SPACES, ARE DETERMINED BY THE DEEP VERTICAL CHANGES IN THE TOPOGRAPHY. THE BUILDING’S CONSTANT DIGGING INTO THE SLOPE TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT IT FOLLOWS THE TOPOGRAPHY AND

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master site plan

circulation dia-

THE BURROW

arrangment

+ topography diagram

dorm floor plan

“clock” concept diagram

section

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level one

level two

THE BURROW

level three

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perspective draw-

THE BURROW

dorm

gather space

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05 RESILIENCE CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 2022: FALL SEMESTER PROFESSORS: DENNIS MILAM & PAOLA AGURRIE

LOCATED IN FRANK TEJEDA PARK, IN AN ATTEMPT TO INCREASE NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE BY PROPOSING A CENTER THAT HELPS BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. THIS BUILDING IS MADE UP OF THREE INDEPENDENT STRUCTURES THAT HOUSE THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER, EVENT SPACE, CLASSROOMS, AND AQUATIC CENTER IN ADDITION TO OFFICES. THE SPLIT OF THE THREE BUILDINGS SERVED TO PROVIDE SHADE AND ALLOW FOR A COURTYARD IN THE CENTER. THE SECOND STORY SORT OF CAVED IN AT AN INCLINED ANGLE, GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT THE BUILDING WAS CLOSING IN. THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE FACES THE PARK’S FRONT IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE

RESILIENCE CENTER

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master site plan

RESILIENCE CENTER

diagrams

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level one

section

l ee vveel l t tww oo

RESILIENCE CENTER

level three

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environmental diagram

RESILIENCE CENTER

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wall elevation

RESILIENCE CENTER

detailed wall sec-

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ CONTACT (956)205-3349 danny.rodriguez@my.utsa.edu www.linkedin.com