Diego Becerra P 2019

DIEGO BECERRA portfolio

PROGRAMS Photoshop

Light Room

Illustrator

Rhino

V-Ray

InDesign

Auto CAD

Grasshopper

R

Revit

LENGUAGES English: Fluent

Spanish: Fluent

IMG ACADEMY

Athletic/Windsurf Intensive Program THE KINGS ACADEMY

High school Studies Diploma SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

B. Arch. Architectural Design

NCARB accredited LONDON ABROAD PROGRAM

Currently studying architecture abroad at SU London

Portuguese: Proficient

Bradenton, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Syracuse, New York

London, United Kingdom

CAPTAIN

Windsurfing RS:X Olympic Racing Class

Member of the pre-olympic (Team Mexico) for Windsurfing

Diegobecerrapa@gmail.com +1 941 725 7658

SYRACUSE SAILING TEAM

Skipper of Syracuse University's Sailing Team

Member of Intercollegiate Sailing RESIDENT ADVISOR OF THE YEAR

Received most and best reviews and recommendations from residents during my first

year as a Resident Advisor

505 Comstock Ave, Syracuse, NY. 13210 December 16, 1997 www.diegobecerra.com

RESIDENT ADVISOR Office of Residence Life Syracuse University

• Communicated and collaborated with a hall staff of 23

students to establish a united leadership team.

• Utilized problem-solving skills and mediated discussion

during ambiguous and/or unexpected situations.

• Assisted in the training and evaluation of new Resident Advisors

Syracuse, New York (2017-Present)

BARISTA Starbucks Company at Syracuse University

• Prepared and served drinks and food in accordance with

health codes and café standards.

• Worked on registers daily to authorize returns and ex

changes, & audit receipts. While handling with costumer service

Syracuse, New York (2016-Present)

TUTOR

• Spanish Tutor- Provided academic reinforcement for

Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV, and AP Spanish.

West Palm Beach, Florida (2015-2016)

TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT 1

Linked Living

PROJECT 2

Weathering Topography

PROJECT 3

Under the Tectonics

PROJECT 4

Changing Tides

PROJECT 5 Selected Work

TIONS

225 ft

SITE

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LEGEND 1984 Water Level

ST T HE IN IG O ft P 0 15

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1902 Water Level 2007 Water Level 2016 Water Level Gennesee Valley Park Topography Highways and Avenues Site

Linked Living 01

Permanent Supportive Housing for the chronically homeless.

Main goal was to connect the residents among the buildings through circulation whilst keeping a boundary with private use areas and public use areas.

With means of reintegrating people and families experiencing chronic homelessness back into the community by addressing their basic needs with supportive programming included.

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URBAN CONTEXT AXON

Located in Mott Haven, Bronx NY. Circulation links the residents and functions as programming throughout the project.

PROGRAM DIAGRAM 9:00

15:00

12:00

CONTEXT SEQUENCE DIAGRAM Roof top Gardens

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1

3

A. Drug Abuse B. Mental Health

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Health Clinic

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Residencial A

1. Coffe shop 2. Dinning Room 3. Case Managament 4. Classroom 5. Library

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ORIGINAL

INVERTED SPACES

SOLIDS TO VOID VOIDS TO SOLID

6. Vocational Services 7. Lecture Hall

CONTEXT SEQUENCE DIAGRAM 2

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ORIGINAL

INVERTED SPACES

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SOLIDS TO VOID VOIDS TO SOLID

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CIRCULATION TO VOIDS

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SINGLE LOADED CORRIDORS

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6SITE PLAN SCALE 1/64"=1'

FINAL DESIGN

INDIVIDUAL ROOM PLANS

ROOM SPACING

Rooming layout was focused on having different ways of arranging the spaces as it gives the resident a chance to use it according to its personal needs.

DIVIDUAL ROOM PLANS ROOM PLANS STUDIO FLOOR PLAN 1 BEDROOM FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1'/4"=1'

Doors Closed

Doors Open

Level Difference

SCALE 1'/4"=1'

Kitchen Shared Private

IO FLOOR PLANSTUDIO FLOOR PLAN E 1'/4"=1' SCALE 1'/4"=1'

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1 BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM FLOOR PLAN SCALEFLOOR 1'/4"=1'PLAN SCALE 1'/4"=1' 2 BEDROOM FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1'/4"=1'

SECTION 1/8"=1"

2 BEDROOM FLOOR PLAN 2 BEDROOM SCALEFLOOR 1'/4"=1'PLAN SCALE 1'/4"=1'

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GROUND FLOOR SCAL

Weathering Topography 02

EROTION OVER TIME

Research Water Center Located along the Erie Canal in upstate New York.

LEGEND

1984 Water Level 1988 Water Level 1991 Water Level 2000 Water Level 2016 Water Level State Park Topography Roads

CLIMATE

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FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

LAND USE

SITE

WATER LAND

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LAND USE

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ROADS & CONECTIONS

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MN VACANT AREAS

COMERCIAL

PARKS

RESIDENTIAL

Recognizing place as context invites examination, and the construction of understanding. With the site along the Erie Canal in Kirkville, New York, this exercise required research, selective representation, and an analysis of the site. Land Use Mapping.

BACKGORUND MAP

This site research analysis was carried along and later on

TOPOGRAPHY SECTIONS

utilized for the next project, which involved on designing a Research Water Center for the Erie canal.

225 ft

SITE

LOWEST POINT 130 ft

ST T HE IN IG PO ft 0 15

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5

22 ft

1" = 40'

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Under the Tectonics 03

The final result produced a project which interacts with the topography of the site working with the slopes and barriers as a way to circulate the audience throughout the program.

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FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1'/16"=1'

SITE PLAN SCALE 1" = 40'

2 FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1'/16"=1'

FLOORlanguage PLAN SCALE 1'/16"=1' The of the structure consisted on barriers and walls that functioned as part of the tectonics of the project.

With circular skylight that puncture through the roofgardens.

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Changing Tides 04

The challenge was to work with the flood events that the site was exposed to whilst making the program work with the difficult site location..

362m3/s

160 m3/s 26m3/s

The project involved an outdoors circulation though the most elevated topography in order to avoid flooding. Also it embedded the program that benefited to the river such as the research center and the water-sports center.

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RIVER LEVELS

Marine Educational Center proposal that functioned along three major waterway intersections.

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Detailed section that focused on the functionality and effectiveness of the project's materials to the weather constrains.

Main focus was on the cold temperatures during the winter, maximizing sunlight, resisting rain events and flooding.

VPA STUDIO THORNDEN PARK

VPA STUDIO THORNDEN PARK

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 2" Air Space

Moisture Barrier

Fiber Glass Insulation

Gypsum Board

2" Air Space Moisture Barrier

Drip Grove

Fiber Glass Insulation

Backer rod and Sealant Drip Grove

Treated Plywood

Gypsum Board

Backer rod and Sealant

Aluminum Window Unit Treated Plywood Aluminum Window Unit

Aluminum Window Unit

Backer Rod and Sealant

Aluminum Window Unit

Aluminum Extrusion Screwed to Floor

Wash

Backer Rod and Sealant Wood Flooring

Aluminum Extrusion Screwed to Floor

Wood Flooring Backer Rod and Sealant Foam Matting

Wash

Foam Matting Plywood Subfloor

Polytyrene Foam

Plywood Subfloor 12" Wood Brace

12" Wood Brace Backer Rod and Sealant

Polytyrene Foam

Utilities Space

Rebar

Drainage Gravel

Rebar

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

Moisture Barrier

LINDSEY DIERIG + DIEGO BECERRA

Utilities Space

Reinforced Concrete Slab Moisture Barrier

Reinforced Concrete Slab Drainage Pipe

Crushed Stone

LINDSEY DIERIG + DIEGO BECERRA

The program interacts with the site's geographic elements. Locating the water-sports/recreation center and the river research center connect with he main body of water, while locating the classrooms and offices in the opposite side where elevated land is located.

Circulation is elevated and splits the program into public and private sectors that work along the Genesse river. .

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Other Works 05

Other works include a project of wooden cabins located in Nova Scotia, Canada.

My design was chosen over a number of entries because of my ability to communicate with the client and for my skill to convey the design through 3D modeling and diagramming.

Mediums : Rhino, Illustrator, Carpentry

This is a design build project under Dalhousie University School of Architecture summer 2018 free lab.

The project consisted on carrying a design from plan drawings to built form, within a time frame of three weeks.

The use of design programs, carpentry, machinery and labor, carried out the project by a team of 6 other architecture students and a main architect mentor.

The following are a variety of hand sketches, stylus drawings and photography that was edited, staged and taken. In order to exemplify a multitude of representational and editorial skills.

Mediums : Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, IPad stylus and pen

DIEGO S. BECERRA PAEZ Diegobecerrapa@gmail.com Syracuse University Class of 2021