Architecture Porfolio

Selected Works 2022 C O M M U L A T I V E UNDERGRADUATE + GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS About Me I was born in Asuncion, Paraguay. At a very young age I was immersed in the world of design through my parents and began to explore my curiosities and creativity. As I grew older, my fascinations brought me to architecture.

Where I started perceiving architecture as a tool, not only for designing, but to understand our surroundings and its powerful impacts and the exciting responsibilities and posibilities it holds in creating a better future.

I am a firm believer that space foremost enhance the quality of people’s lives by providing more than just shelter. Throughout my education, I have developed a deeper understanding of how the human perceives spaces through our senses and how they can affect psycological development, interaction, and connections among others.

The selected works were created throught dedication, passion and curiosity. I hope you enjoy.

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Triad

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Antique

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Anchorage

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A Journey Through the Three Layers of Wellness

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A transitory Destination

Fragmental Urban Living

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Mezzo and Macro Urban Mixed Used

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Maritime Museum

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Bridging the Gap

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Micro Row Condo

Design Proposal for the City of Alexandria

Integrating a Multicultural Neighborhood

Other Works

Digital Art / Illustrations / Sketches

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RESUME Address 1401 Blair Mill RD, Silver Spring, MD, 20910

Contact +1- (301)- 938- 1306

Email duarte@cua.edu

EXPERIENCE

ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS

Intern Abroad I Cuspide Construction Company I Summer 2019 Asuncion, Paraguay

Second Place Prize O’boyle Competition Graduate Studio Dec 2021 | Urban Intervention & Master planning

- Collaborated with a team of ten architects and engineers on a

First Place Prize James Binkley Award Competition Undergraduate May 2021 | IBDS A Proposal for a Senior Wellness Center

and Adobe Photoshop

First Place Prize O’boyle Competition Undergraduate Dec 2020 | A Retreat Resort Proposal for an Island in Pantelleria, Italy First and Best Design Award Undergraduate Feb 2019 | experiential model for a couple

mid-size residential project located in the capital Asuncion.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Creative

- Responsible for the conceptual drawings and site analysis.

- Assisted with render elevations, interiors, and landscape in Lumion - Collaborated on portions of landscape design and material selection for the facade and interiors.

Passionate

Intern I Unique By Ruth Interior Design I Summer 2018 & 2021 Bethesda, Maryland - Collaborated with a group of eighteen interior designers and architects on current design and trends.

Motivated

- Assisted on the design team development of conceptual parti, creation of presentation materials, finish and material selection, and furniture selection.

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- Responsible for visual and renders specifically materials and furniture - Collaborated and modified drawings in SketchUp and AutoCAD.

SOFTWARE SKILLS

EDUCATION

Revit Sketchup Lumion Adobe Photoshop

Rhino AutoCAD Enscape Adobe Illustrator

Master of Architecture Candidate I Aug 2021 - Expected 2022

Adobe Indesign

Adobe After Effects

Winston Churchill High School I Aug 2014 - May 2017 Potomac, Maryland

Bachelor of Science in Architecture I Aug 2017 - May 2021 The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.

Determined Detail Oriented

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Triad A Journey Through the Three Layers of Wellness Teammates: Lizbeth Corbera and Christian Papalambros

Triad is a design proposal that tackles the difficulties of implementing complex programmatic requirements for a center for healthy aging that extends beyond the limits of an ordinary experience. There will be three central elements of quality of life; individual autonomy, active engagement, and a sense of community. These elements derive from the aspects of wellness; mind, body, and spirit.

Our design aims to create open and flexible spaces that are memorable and evoke an experience where the individual within the community and create their own environment depending on their needs

Date May 2021 Location Columbia Heghts Washington, D.C. Project Size 32,480 Sq.ft

Grid interestion points indluences structure

Setback outermost layer creates void for internal layer

Exterior buffer wall form plan circulation, Stone walls mimick townhome elevations

Crration of roof gardens and massing adjustments for daylighting

Massing and roof composition

Final composition

Exploded Axon Structural System

Exploded Axon Mechanical System

Exploded Axon Plumbing System

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Antique Micro Row House Condo

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The goal is to demonstrate how learning the most miniscule component of the built environment prior to designing a building can have more successful outcome for the entire community. Contemporary variations on existing residential typologies with the other uses contribute to the dynamics and sustainability of the area are desired and to retrofit the given double-story condo unit in a row house to suit the new intent.

Therefore, the proposal and building is design in a way, the entries have a half-wall and shallow canopy that lift and welcomes visitors towards each front door. Openings are carefully composed to edit the tight context.

The idea is to embrace comfort and efficiency through passive sustainable strategies such as natural lighting, natural ventiltion, and a white roof.

Date March 2020

Location 3300-3314 9th Street NE, Washington, DC

Project Size 1,800 sqf

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A transitory Destination

Date Dec 2020

”Anchorage” is a proposal for a retreat resort that engages with architectural questions of autonomy, tectonics and, the vernacular as a composition of built volumes that push and pull at the seams and edges of the natural terrain of Pantelleria.

Location Pantelleria, Italy

Historically, Pantellerian architecture has followed its environment. its circulation is terraced and fragmented by topographic shifts. The buildings are cloistered and embraced solidity to respondón to the climate of strong winds and sun.

Project Size 22,000 Sq.ft

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The project consist developing a mixed-use sustainable housing building. Fragmental Urban Living is designated to be an actual proposal for the Alexandria Redevelopment Housing Authority (ARHA) who is looking to redevelop existing affordable housing sites into mixed-income and mixed-use developments. The goal is to demonstrate how innovative housing design in the proposed area could contribute to an active, pleasant mixed-use residential neighborhood capable to attract local economic activity and contribute to the development of better public and private spaces.

Date May 2020 Location Alexandria, VA Project Size 66,000 Sq.ft

Fragmental Urban Living Mezzo & Macro Urban Intervention

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The proposal explores the range of trnasitions from the urban public and semi-public, to the architectural semi-private and private spaces. The spatial pattern, combined with a toughtful circulation system that balances the needs and desires of the pedestrian as well as that of the vehicular provides the armature for the proposal. Similar to the emphasis in public spaces, attention to mid-densities are key for the sustainable character of the proposal.

Massing and landscape are intended to promote a healthy and comfortable urban lifestyle. The massing subsides into a trio of differently characterized zones through push and pull, they are organized around the three programmatic areas: commercial, central open public space, and residential areas.

The large-scaled water element is the real focal point and creates enjoyable, playful, and relaxing experiences for the local residents and public visitors alike. The Water feature acts as a public heart. It sits in the middle of the open space and has three branches that break into the inside of the building. Along the path edges people can sit and enjoy the sun or lounge on custom seating carefully placed among trees and grass

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Maritime Museum The Maritime Museum is a proposal for the the City of Old Alexandria. The museum will house and display historical artifacts related to the city’s maritime origins. It is intended to attract a wide audience. Recently discovered and excavated maritime vessels remains will make up a significant portion of the exhibit in addition to numerous smaller objects.

Date December 2019

Location Old Town Alexnadria, VA

Project size 16,200 Sq.ft

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The museum will serve all the functions typical of this type of institution including, displays, public events, hosting school groups. In addition it will host nonmuseum events inside and out. This is an important function for the community as well as a revenue source for the museum.

The proposal is all about the circulation. The circulation in the museum is design in the way people moving throughout the building, is interacting with the physical, space surrounding them. The main concept is the exterior circulation that occurs prior to entering the building, as people approach the structure and the journey walking to the second floor framing the water-front.

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Main Stairs

Fire Stairs Gallery

Gallery

Painting room

Ticket/Reception

Coat Check Restroom

Lobby

Conference Room

Gallery Entrance

Ramp

Curatorial/ Office Area

Restroom

Parking

Gift Shop

Cafe Mechanical/Electrical room

Exterior Dining

Private Public

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The plan is to develop a mixed-income, mixed-use neighborhood by 2050 that will realize the potential of Brookland, D.C, to be an integrator and connector to the larger city. This proposal focuses on different countries that are projected to have mass migration caused by climate change. Therefore, considering the positive economic impact on the city and addressing the issues of equity, climate change, and affordability, the idea is to provide programs that will attract different cultures and support an equitable urban center.

Date Dec 2021 Location Brookland, Washington D.C. Project Size 25 acres

Bridging The Gap Integrating a Multicultural Neighborhood Teammates: Ryan Dobson, Zach Jones, Joanna Oirallo, Matthew Mahon

Building Diagram

Street / Vehicular Diagram

Existing University Buildings Proposed University Buildings

Main Streets Secondary Streets

Pedestrian Circulation Diagram

Landscape / Open Space Diagram

Primary Pedestrian Circulation Secondary Pedestrian Circulation

Proposed Neighborhood Buildings Sacred Space

Main Plaza Entrance 12th Street Entrance Semi Aerial

Garden View

Multicultural Boulevard Multicultural Boulevar Mosque Aerial View

Budhist Corridor Walkway Towards Mosque

12th Street Plaza

Michigan Ave View Towards Plaza

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Digital Art Personal Artwork

Tangible Dreams

Ruler of the Earth

Location: Crough Center

Leaving our mark on Earth is only temporary.

Behind Tangible dreams, there is a poetic way to see nature conquer what used to be hers.

Reintegrating through broken windows, cracks on the walls and grass raising from the ground. Remind us forgotten spaces where nature has ragained its rights.

Humans are the world’s most dominant species. Therefore, harmony between man and nature should be achieved. Nature strives for balance, and we must support one another.

Nature will win and we will have to comply.

Gates of Heaven

The other side

“As the cloud part, and a meadow breaks out.

The sun shines, and I hear angels shout at the gates of heaven”

Behind this piece, I got inspiration of how we often only view and focus on one side of things. We should be open about what could be waiting for us on the other side.

- Poem by Kimber Harrison

Gates to heaven

Illustration Personal Artwork

Empowerment

Lenses This piece was made by cutting pieces from magazines and putting them together to form this collage called “lenses”. The idea was to portray what others see.

Ocean Drift

Behind this piece lays a women with vision. She does not stop dreaming, creating, changing and learning because she knows she has a mission to accomplish and this is all part of the journey.

Contact Number: +1 (301)-938-1306 Email Address: duarte@cua.edu