INTERIOR
DARNELL ZAMORA
URBAN DETOUR
INAR 4500 // FALL 2023
PERFORMATIVE PLASTIC
INAR 4501 // SPRING 2024
BOOKHAUS
INAR 3500 // FALL 2022
INAR 3501 // SPRING 2023
Urban Detour
DFW AIA Honor Award - Fall 2023 - INAR 4500
The Siege of Sarajevo caused significant turmoil and disruption for Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to a deep ethnic division. Today, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to search for a collective identity. ‘Urban Detour’ is an urban intervention designed to bridge the present-day Bosnian population, regardless of religion or status, by creating a space for reflection and connection.
Nestled in the alleys of Sarajevo, ‘Urban Detour’ is constructed using locally sourced wooden scaffolding secured with high-tension lashing knots. The installation merges the comforting interior elements of traditional Bosnian homes with the gritty, rough exterior elements of alleyways, resulting in an urban living room. It transforms Sarajevo’s alleys into vibrant communal spaces that foster friendships, encourage meaningful dialogue, and promote unity, ultimately creating a collective identity in a region marked by division. Through its design, ‘Urban Detour’ bridges cultural and social boundaries, nurturing a resilient and interconnected community.
Concept Collage
Program Schedule
Site Analysis Diagrams
Circulation Diagram
Program Diagram
South Alley Elevation
Performative Plastic
Spring 2024 - INAR 4501
The Siege of Sarajevo caused significant turmoil and disruption for Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to a deep ethnic division. Today, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to search for a collective identity. ‘Urban Detour’ is an urban intervention designed to bridge the present-day Bosnian population, regardless of religion or status, by creating a space for reflection and connection.
Perfomative Plastic’s mission is to tackle the plastic waste in the Lavaca Bay in a more community friendly matter in which the community can have an impact as a whole. Children and young adults can gather waste as a form of contribution and awareness to the issue in the bay and upcycle materials in the form of a workshop. Plastic can be melted and remade into props used in the Main St. theatre. By tackling the pollution issue, we are reviving the theatre loved by the older generation and involving the younger generation. Our goal is to bring awareness to ongoing environmental concern while also allowing the theatre to be the epicenter for entertainment and sustainability.
MAIN STREET THEATRE
Program Schedule
Model Photos Exploded Axonometric
Diagrams
Elevation
Perspective Render
This render depicts space during performance usage. (Vray, Illustrator, Photoshop)
Bookhaus
FALL 2022 - INAR 3500
The BookHaus is a space where books, ideas, art and interactions can be exchanged with neighbors and community members. Through analysis diagrams of the facade and studying the mass and void of this particular house, a protruding volume from the facade that resembled the silhouette of the little library. This analysis is what led to choosing the site on 2415 Mcduffie St to be an icon of exchange for our business proposal. Through exploration of different configurations of this shape, a new system was created in which would ultimately transform this bleak facade into one that would be more inviting and consisting of moving window panels that users are able to interact with for a more interactive experience while reading.
Catalog
System of shapes derived from little libraries found on site
Mass & Void Mass and void analysis allowed for this particular home to be chosen due to a similar shape to the little libraries. Translate
This shape is then translated left and right. Reflect
This shape is then reflected horizontally. Fill
This shape is aggregated to become the new entrance of this facade.
Open/Rotate
This form becomes windows that are able to rotate and open.
Photography Mosaic
Perspective
Exploded Axonometric
This drawing highlights all components of the exterior facade design, and interior furniture within the garage.
Furniture Materiality Collages
Exterior Perspective View
This collage render is a perspective view of spaces within the exterior facade design.
Interior Perspective View
This collage render is a perspective view of the interior of the garage, highlighting how users can interact with the furniture designs.
Model Photos
Interwoven Activities
Spring 2023 - INAR 3501
Interwoven Activities focuses on bringing the culture of African Americans in Third Ward to the single mothers and their children that currently reside in Project Row Houses. Taking the loom as a source of inspiration, our scaffolfing system design creates interior moments in which the scafollding would act as the “warp” and the people weaving through these interwoven spaces would create the “weft” of this overall cultural fabric. These moments of pause within the system allow different activities such as weaving, music, art, and reading, such activities that would allow children to learn about their cuture alongside their mothers. This space not only acting as a cultural center also allows other services and benefits for the mothers in Project Row House, such as a communal kitchen, dining space, and laundry spaces.
Axonometric Concept Collage
Perspective Render Collage (Photoshop)
Perspective Render Collage (Photoshop)