David Rodriguez Architecture Portfolio

David Rodriguez ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO (240) 543-7637 dert04@gmail.com

E D U C AT I O N • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Washington, DC Masters in architecture August 2019 – May 2021 • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Washington, DC Bachelor in architecture August 2015 – May 2019

TECHNICAL SKILLS

David Rodriguez ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER

MS Office

Ilustrator

Revit

Rhino 3D

AutoCad

Sketchup

Photoshop

Modeling

Indesign

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LANGUAGES English (fluent), Spanish (native), Italian (working knowledge )

“My main objective is to become a professional licensed architect to create sustainable and affordable housing for the less privileged while reducing energy and material consumption to provide a welcoming space.”

WORK EXPERIENCE DELIZZIO ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS – Rockville, MD. Architectural Associate - October 2019 – Present

• Works closely with the design team to generate design alternatives.

• Work closely with team to communicate project needs.

• Assists with all phases of design for concepts through construction document preparation.

• Revises drawings, produce renderings and graphic presentations.

• Conducts research for the project team.

• Performs basic calculations and basic analytical tasks.

• Research the codes and regulations for the construction.

• Develop the specifications for the buildings, detailing the requirements and scheduling.

• Producing presentation Material.

RODRIGUEZ LAW FIRM, PLLC – Manassas, VA. Facilities Manager’s Assistant - February 2017 – April 2018

• Designing and remodeling spaces for new and existent offices.

• Supervision and follow up with contractors.

• Maintenance and supervision of the firm spaces.

ASAP CORE DRILLING AND FIRE SAFETY – Springfield, VA. Project Manager’s Assistant - May 2012 – November 2016

• Supervision, coordination, and installation of fire protection system (dry & wet), fire pumps and pre-action system in residential and commercial buildings.

• Responsible for daily operations while coordinating with general contractors and sub-contractors to meet schedules, deadlines, and all clients’ needs.

• Prepared daily reports for both the company and general contractor.

• Trained and supervised new staff.

• Responsible for scheduling deliveries of materials on the jobsite.

• Attended weekly progress meetings to coordinate installations with general contractors and other trades.

• Scheduled and performed hydro inspections with county fire marshals.

• Daily walk with general contractor to ensure proper installation.

• Responsible for quality control after installation was completed.

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ARPL 602 - KAKENYA CENTER

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ARPL 302 - URBAN DESIGN

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ARPL 696 - MASTER THESIS

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CONTENTS

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CHILDREN’S BEDROOM

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TOWER SMA OFFICE

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ARPL 402 - CLARKSBURG REGIONAL LIBRARY

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ARPL 401 - DC UNITED HOTEL AND CONDOS

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MASTER THESIS Second Year Grad schooI I Spring 2021 Grad Thesis Advisor. Ann Cederna Thesis Statement The use of abandoned buildings is proposed to find a solution as a way to respond to social housing insufficiencies. Urban recycling arises as a sustainable proposition to preserve old buildings and revitalize the city. Reusing these forgotten buildings creates cycles that renew and promote regeneration in a sustainable way. The purpose of urban recycling goes even further than just preserving buildings, it integrates a whole community to participate and collaborate towards one solution that benefits their inclusion into the city.

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Tower of David Render

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PROJECT OVERVIEW VENEZUELA DENSITY

Caracas - Petare, total area 15.44 mi², it is the largest Slum in Latin America. Compare to Ronciha (largest in Barzil) with a total area 0.80 mi²

SOUTH AMERICA DENSITY

60% of Caracas lives in infomal settlements 34% are houses that does not count with basic services

Project Location

CARACAS DENSITY

La Cota 905 - Caracas

Urban Population

City of Caracas

Slums Density

87% of Venezuela lives in an urban setting 60% are informal settlements

Social excluison from “The formal city” vs “The Informal city”

Aerial View of the City Once one of Latin America’s most developed cities, now Caracas is the protagonist of significant informal urban developments. Every day new self-built sectors emerge in and on the outskirts of the capital, not forgetting a significant densification of existing informal settlements. The significant centralization of sources of work and access to services maintains the rural exodus. Also an economic crisis affects the growing Venezuelan population, preventing them from accessing the private real estate market. Finally, the fading of

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the urban administration and its inability to develop solutions has multiplied the already dramatic housing crisis, when it is estimated that there are more than 400,000 homes missing in Caracas and more than 2 million throughout Venezuela.

Faced with this situation, the inhabitants take control of their future by building their homes with their own hands, designing streets and plots and even public facilities and spaces. Approximately 93% of Venezuelan families requiring a housing solution could not access the formalhousing markets.

As a consequence, more than 57% of the accommodations produced annually in the country were made through informal mechanisms, on undeveloped land: “the so-called invasions”.

The stoppage of the residential construction sector in Caracas is approximately 90%. The remaining 10% corresponds to small high-end projects, aimed at an exclusive sector of the population, executed in upper-class urbanizations in the east of Caracas.

Site Plan NTS North West Facade Elevation Render

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SITE SELECTION The Tower of David in Caracas, Venezuela is the tallest slum in the world. Since 2007, the abandoned, unfinished office tower became occupied by people whose homes had recently been destroyed in floods.This project will focus on improving the living conditions in the tower, upgrading it to be more liveable, sustainable and healthy way possible. There are three reasons that justified the selection of this location:

sets a precedent for similar, self-built communities around the world; the fact that this “vertical slum” has been as successful as it has been means that there is potential for this to become a model or framework for other possible sites worldwide.

First, the nature of the settlement is very unconventional and therefore there are many opportunities for unique and innovative solutions.

The combination of the reasons stated above is a strong indicator that the Tower of David upgrade project can be successfully implemented, as well as provide a compelling and interesting challenge for an architectural design intervention.

Second, the successful organization of the Tower of David community

Building Use & Circulation

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Third, there is a fair amount of information available as the idea of the settlement has captured the imagination of many organizations around the world.

Section Perspective

Tower Facade

Tower Exisitng Condition

Vertical Circulation Exisitng Condition

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Building Occupation

Building Circulation

Building Program

Tower Popluation Demographics

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Pedestrian & Vehicule Circulation

Building Distribution

Water Collection & Distribution

CrossVentilation

ARCHITECTURAL APPROACH Concept

A community : Gathering & Sharing A shelter: Security & Happiness Meeting Spaces Spacial Relationship Human Relationship Group Interaction

Solar Diagram Hollow Clay Brick VS Clay Brick Disperses

Urban Agriculture

North Facade Improvement

Wind Diagram

Building Circulation

West Facade Improvement Sustainable Strategies Design Proposal Diagram

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Ground Floor Plan NTS

6th Floor Plan NTS

1 Level 6 1/8" = 1'-0"

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Ground 1/8" = 1'-0"

10th Floor Plan NTS

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Level 10 1/8" = 1'-0"

North Elevation Render

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27th Floor Plan NTS

Site Section

Farmers Market

Community Garden

Unit

North West Elevation Render

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URBAN DESIGN Junior Year I Spring 2018 Prof. Vytenis Gureckas The idea of this project is to create a multi housing development in Washignton DC. The intention is to engage quick design studies that help develop design problem solving. By following the principle of Form Follow Function, my objective with this design is to keep simplicity and functionality as the primary concepts of my design strategy. The shape of the building is based primarily on its function and purpose; including shapes such as straight lines, rectangles, squares, exposed columns. It is seeks to reflect functionality and aesthetics based on basic materials.

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Apartment Complex Render

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Longitudinal Section

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Figure Ground

Rooftop Render

Massing

Apartment Complex Lobby

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Ground Floor

Typical Floor Plan

Roof top and Duplex Floor Plan

North Elevation

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Structural Diagram

Vertical Circulation Diagram

Colonnade Diagram

Transverse Section

South Elevation

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KAKENYA CENTER First Year Grad SchooI I Spring 2020 Prof. Tonya Ohnstad Kakenya’s new 8 acre campus, perched over a lush valley in rural Maasai land, will serve 400 students K-12. This project seeks to work with the land to manage erosion and thereby creating a series of moments that will bring the girls together and create a legibility of the campus plan. The student center, the spirit of campus and interface with the greater community will be explored as a sustainable demonstration of the values of the Kakenya Center for Excellence. In addition, this will be a special place on campus where girls engage in the rich history of storytelling through multimedia experiences.

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Multi-Purpose Student Center Render

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Site Plan

Multi-purpose use

Learn

Play

Design Criteria: 1. Large Open Space 2. Light 3. Ventilation 4. Water Retention + Stormwater Management 5. Flexibility

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Eat

Gather

Program

Program Distribution

Program Spaces

Materials Perforated brick

Bamboo screen

Weaving

Metal truss

Metal roof

Compressed earth blocks

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Sustainable Strategies Diagram

Natural Crossed Ventilation

Rainwater Collection

Kitchen/ Storage Vegetable garden

Flex space

Terrace Art exhibition wall

Field bleachers

Longitudinal Section

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Multipurpose Room Cafeteria

Multipurpose Room Reading Space

Weaving panel doors Mezzanine

Movie screening wall

Water feature

Transverse Section

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DC UNITED HOTEL AND CONDOS Senior Year I Fall 2018 Prof. David Shove-Brown & George Dove This is a residential and commercial project located in Washington, DC. The target of this design is to embrace the continuos demand of the city and its habitants. The design is based on the new DC United stadium, due to its proximity. Focusing on the economic and social problem in the area, the design seeks to improve quality of live for the residents as well becoming part of an entretainment destination for many people.

Project Area: 340,197 sqft Hotel 88 - Queen Rooms = 360 sqft 64 - King Rooms = 626 sqft Total Guest Rooms: 156 Condos 64 - Bed, Two Bath Units = 1,500 sqft 56 - One Bed, One Bath Unites = 900 sqft 16 - Studio = 600 sqft Total of units = 136

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DC United Hotel & Condos Elevation Render

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Massing Analysis

Respond to stadium architecture Respond to Potomac & Half st.

Create quiet space with potential connection

Respond to stadium architecture Respond to Potomac & Half st.

Create two levels of space (inside & patio)

Site Plan NTS

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Respond to stadium architecture Respond to Potomac & Half st.

Create quiet space or gameday space

Residential

Shared

Commercial

Transverse Section

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Ground Floor

2nd Floor Plan

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Typical Floor Plan

DC United Hotel & Condos Render

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North Elevation

Perspective Section

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Rooftop Render

Hotel and Condos Render

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CLARKSBURG REGIONAL LIBRARY Senior Year I Spring 2019 Prof. Carlos Reimers Referencing contextual site lines and angles derived from streets and row houses, this design utilizes geometry to create intentional moments within important spaces. The design of the library fosters community interaction on the first level while providing a quiet yet projected space for the library program. Geometric form and material decisions contribute to visual moments that enhance visitor experience.

This form extends into the design of the outdoor amphitheater to further enhance the importance of the referenced site lines.

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Clarksburg Library Render

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Sun and wind analysis

Axis analysis

Site Plan NTS

North East Elevation

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135' - 0" 26' - 7 1/2"

17' - 0 5/8"

16' - 6 5/8"

16' - 11 1/4"

18' - 8"

7' - 2"

16' - 2 7/8"

15' - 9 1/8" 135' - 0" 26' - 7 1/2"

40' - 6 1/2"

25' - 0"

10' - 10"

16' - 2 7/8"

15' - 9 1/8"

9' - 6"

Vestibule B 110

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303 SF

Bathroom 1B

150 SF

109

Children Program Storage

210 103 SF

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Jan. Closet Family Rest Room 213 211 79 SF 80 SF

Juvenile Lounge

206

30' - 0"

4' - 8

Book Storage B

57 SF

216

300

2"

Digital Kiosk

1634 SF

11 5/8"

27' -

Satellite B and Handicap Desks

205 56 SF

43' -

2 1/8"

204 134 SF

6 1/8"

27' -

203 83 SF

44' -

Visitor Studio Space

226 137 SF

1 3/4"

Satellite Desk C

Copy Center Self Service Area

9"

3/8"

134 SF

Book Storage B

676 SF

134' -

4' - 7 3/8"

Auditorium / Multi-Purpose Space

Auditorium OTB

202 108 SF

115

55' -

Open To Below

4"

9' - 6"

116

9' - 6"

Mechanical

112' - 0"

1143 SF

DN

Mechanical Open to Below

301

54 SF

15' -

Electrical Closet 117 69' - 0"

59 SF

0 1/8"

5' - 4 1/8"

3527 SF

Adult / Young Adult Section

Electrical Closet

200

75 SF

218

5235 SF

201 26' - 6"

45' -

3 7/8" 134' -

Library Manager Office DN

220

0"

179 SF

Cafe Kitchen 122

194' -

Staff Workroom

1 3/4"

Staff Kitchenette

227

118

168 SF

Kitchenette

731 SF

Staff Lounge

98 SF

221

225

Open To Below

497 SF

Staff Bathroom 1A 119

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Loading Dock

46 SF Staff Bathroom 2A 4' - 0 3/8"

70 SF

12' - 8 1/2"

120 46 SF 8' - 0"

8' - 10"

91' - 11"

121

Book Drop B 6' - 2"

44' -

7 3/4"

Staff Bathroom 2A

185 SF

16' - 0"

219

8' - 10"

91' - 11"

130' - 11"

136 SF

224 46 SF 8' - 0"

39' - 0"

Administrative Staff Office

223 46 SF Staff Bathroom 2B

4' - 0 3/8"

Vestibule A

79' - 2 1/2"

13' - 0"

1410 SF

10' - 9 3/8"

208 SF

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2 1/8"

Satellite Desk A

66 SF

Cafe Seating

15' -

75 SF

Quick Catalog PAC Station

Book Drop A

5' - 11 7/8"

103

22' - 7 3/4"

Gallery / Exhibition Space

9' - 6"

108' - 6"

49' -

316 SF

212

101 49 SF DN

4' - 7 3/8"

69' - 0"

209

714 SF

215

303 SF

Mother-Infant Room

0 1/8"

15' - 4"

168 SF

Auditorium Ticketing Desk

108 758 SF

208

35' -

104 91 SF

Children Multi-Purpose Room

Children Workspace

207 1031 SF

5/8"

114

7' - 3

105

Children / Juvenile Stacks

601 SF

1/8"

Auditorium Storage

160 SF

Bathroom 2B

214

994 SF

Computer Lab Studio Room B Study Room A

Bathroom 2A

316 SF

20' - 9 1/8"

112

45' - 3 5/8"

107 85 SF

Meeting Rooms

Jan. Closet

16' - 8"

14' - 8"

106 152 SF

Bathroom 1A

Meeting Room C

7' - 4

39' - 6"

Studio Room C Studio Room D

Meeting Room B

9' - 6"

162 SF

Meeting Room A

22' - 2" 39' - 0"

130' - 11"

Ground floor

Second floor 1

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First Level 1/8" = 1'-0"

Second Level 1/8" = 1'-0"

Third floor

32'

0' 8'

16'

32'

0' 8'

16'

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Third Level 1/8" = 1'-0"

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32' 8'

16'

North West Elevation

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Front Entrance View

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Gallery

Adult Reading Area

Back Entrance View

Perspective Section

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06 TOWER SMA OFFICE Year I 2020 Private Owner I Caracas, Venezuela Furniture & Interior Design Clean lines, reductive, orderly, monochromatic, simplicity, “less is more”, these are some of the terms and concepts that immediately come to mind when you think of Minimalism. This is an elegant and exclusive design created mainly with our line of functional furniture with first-class finishes to forge a space of balance, where no one will want to leave. This design seeks to create an environment of serenity, beauty and elegance necessary for any work environment.

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SMA Office Render

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Floor Plan

Conference Room Table

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Reception Furniture

Reception Furniture & Wall

Office Bar

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Double Desk

Single Desk

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Reception Desk & Wall

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07 CHILDREN’S BEDROOM Year I 2021 Personal Project I Fairfax, Virginia Design and build a Bed frame.

This design was inspired in the Montessori philosophy to provide my daughter complete freedom to learn, stimulate her independence and autonomy. This bed is not only adapted to her size, but also to her level of development. It allows her to acquire greater autonomy from an early age, making it easier for her to discover her environment since she can climb up and down as she wishes.

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Bedroom Render

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Floor Plan NTS

Bed frame sketch

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Bedroom sketch

Construction process

Actual Bedroom

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