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
1 2 3 4 5
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
3
Health Clinic
7
Residencial A
1. Coffe shop 2. Dinning Room 3. Case Managament 4. Classroom 5. Library
B
5
6
2
1
4
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
3
SOLIDS TO VOID VOIDS TO SOLID
4
CIRCULATION TO VOIDS
5
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
JUL
JUN
MAY
APR
MAR
FEB
JAN
DEC
NOV
LAND USE
SITE
WATER LAND
OCT
SEP
AUG
WI
NT
SP
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RIN
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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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2
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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4
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