Union on San Antonio is a Greystar new construction student apartment project deep in the heart of Austin, adjacent to The University of Texas at Austin. It is home to professionally focused students who truly enjoy life. Public ammenity spaces suport a relaxed, yet vibrant student lifestyle.
Furniture is inviting, with rounded corners, warm wood details, crisp metal accents, and colorful geometric forms.
2011 San Antonio St. Austin, TX
PO-403 (2) RAD, Drum Coffee Table 48” Dia. x 17” H Navy
PO-701 Throw Pillows Janus et Cie, Remarkable Amber
PO-205 (4) Nuans, Sense Lounge Chair
26.5” W x 21.9” D x 32.9” H
Seat Pad, Sunbrella Dawn Eco Coral
(Add Alt)
Chilewich, Outdoor Rug Ikat, White SIlver
PO-906
Jay Scotts Outdoor Planters
PO-404 (2) Rad, Drum Stool 17” Dia. x 17” H Dusk
PO-301 (2) Texacraft, Southern Cay Modular Sofa Fabric: 040 Blue Blush Reed Frame: Smooth White
PD-902 (2) Tucci, Bay Master Classic Square 8’ x 8’ Black Sea Mast Canopy: Turks
Study Areas
Summary of Learning Styles and Related FAA Recommendations
Group Study C THE ACTIVE LEARNER
Learn by reading or seeing pictures. Understands and remembers things by sight. Likes to see what they’re learning.
Learn by reading or seeing pictures. Understands and remembers things by sight. Likes to see what they’re learning.
Learn by reading or seeing pictures. Understands and remembers things by sight. Likes to see what they’re learning.
Prefers private, introspective, and independent learning. Enjoys peaceful, quiet moments with their thoughts.
Prefers private, introspective, and independent learning. Enjoys peaceful, quiet moments with their thoughts.
Prefers private, introspective, and independent learning. Enjoys peaceful, quiet moments with their thoughts.
Tactile learning takes place by students carrying out physical activities, rather than just listening or watching.
Tactile learning takes place by students carrying out physical activities, rather than just listening or watching.
Tactile learning takes place by students carrying out physical activities, rather than just listening or watching.
•Large conference table facilitates group discussions
•Large conference table facilitates group discussions
•Area rug assists with sound attenuation
•Area rug assists with sound attenuation
•Rocker and swing-type seating promotes movement that can help increase focus and decrease anxiety
•Rocker and swing-type seating promotes movement that can help increase focus and decrease anxiety
•Modular furniture and ample space allows for movement and re-arrangement, as needed
Summary of Learning Styles and Related FAA Recommendations
•Modular furniture and ample space allows for movement and re-arrangement, as needed
•Green and blue hues improve concentration, promote restfulness and calm, and improve efficiency and focus
•Green and blue textiles and accent finishes improve concentration, promote restfulness and calm, and improve efficiency and focus
Learn most effectively by listening. Prefers to listen to a lecture than reading a textbook or figuring it out hands-on.
Learn most effectively by listening. Prefers to listen to a lecture than reading a textbook or figuring it out hands-on.
Learn most effectively by listening. Prefers to listen to a lecture than reading a textbook or figuring it out hands-on.
Naturally drawn to language. Prefer activities based on language reasoning rather than abstract visual information.
Naturally drawn to language. Prefer activities based on language reasoning rather than abstract visual information.
Naturally drawn to language. Prefer activities based on language reasoning rather than abstract visual information.
Loves being around people, working in groups, teams, and thrives in social interactions.
Loves being around people, working in groups, teams, and thrives in social interactions.
Loves being around people, working in groups, teams, and thrives in social interactions.
AUSTIN TRANSIT CENTER FOR MUSIC
Professor Allison Gaskins and Marla Smith
Spring 2021
Technical Studio
Studio Partner: Paulina Gallegos
The Austin Transit Center for Music connects the public with the local music community at a deeper level, beyond the scope of an audience member. The open layout and curved architecture promote circulation through the space. Transit waiting areas are located on each end of the building, but casual visitors are enticed to explore and discover new local independent music by sitting at intermittently placed listening stations, witnessing live music rehearsals and recording sessions in the partially glass-enclosed studios, or enjoying a performance at one of two stages. Visitors can also purchase tickets to musical performances and connect to live music venues.
The Center is a one-stop shop for all things a musician needs - a music shop, a community resource center, a workshop space, and an instrument setup/repair shop. There are performance spaces, indoors and out, along with a coffee shop, and a mezzanine level that holds an art gallery space with exhibits that seek to educate the public on the origins and history of the Austin music scene.
MS2Curtain Wall Single Glass Door 4' - 11"7' 10"1Music Shop - North
MS3Curtain Wall Single Glass Door 4' - 0"7' - 9 5/16"1Music Shop - South
MS4Curtain Wall Single Glass Door 4' - 2"7' - 9"1Music Shop - South
N1Automatic Door with Side Panel Gilgen 13' 9 1/4"9' 2 1/4"1North Entrance to Comm. Resources
N2Automatic Door with Side Panel Gilgen 13' 9 1/4"9' - 2 1/4"1North Entrance to Workshop
N3Automatic Door with Side Panel Gilgen 13' 9 1/4"9' - 2 1/4"1North Entrance to Repair Shop
O1Automatic Door with Side Panel Gilgen 13' 9 1/4"9' - 2 1/4"1Offices - West
O2Automatic Door without Side Panel Gilgen13' 6 1/4"9' - 2 1/4"1Offices - North
REC1Curtain Wall Single Glass Door 4' - 11"8' - 0"1Recording Studio
REC2Curtain Wall Single Glass Door 4' - 11"7' - 11 1/2"1Rehearsal Studio 1
RRE1Single Passage Door 3' - 0"7' - 2"1Restrooms - East
RRE2Coated Steel Partition Door 2' - 6"6' - 8"1Restrooms - East
RRE3Coated Steel Partition Door 2' - 6"6' - 8"1Restrooms - East
RRE4Coated Steel Partition Door 2' - 6"6' - 8"1Restrooms - East
RRS1Single Passage Door 3' - 0"7' - 2"1Restrooms - South
RRS2Coated Steel Partition Door 2' - 6"6' - 8"1Restrooms - South
RRS3Coated Steel Partition Door 2' - 6"6' - 8"1Restrooms - South
RRS4Coated Steel Partition Door 2' - 6"6' - 8"1Restrooms - South
RS1Single Passage Door 3' - 0"7' - 2"1Rehearsal Studio 2
S1Automatic Door with Side Panel Gilgen 13' 9 1/4"9' 2 1/4"1South Entrance West
S2Automatic Door with Side Panel Gilgen 13' 9 1/4"9' - 2 1/4"1South Entrance - East
W1Automatic Door without Side Panel Gilgen13' 6 1/4"9' - 2 1/4"1West Entrance - Side
W2Automatic Door with Side Panel Gilgen 13' 9 1/4"9' - 2 1/4"1West Entrance - Main WI1Single
GRAPHIC SYMBOLS
Mezzanine Art Gallery
- Music Shop Columns
Indoor Stage and Rehearsal Stations
AGUAS FRESCAS
Bathe in Nature
Professor Nerea Feliz
Fall 2019
Core Studio I
The design promotes a blending of indoor and outdoor environments, with visitors transitioning from inside to outside and vice versa while being immersed in the vitality of nature. Design strategies aim to reduce the need for artifical lighting and air conditioning through the maximizing of natural light and ventilation, along with the incorporation of vegetation throughout the space. The passive bioclimatic effects of the design result in a smaller carbon footprint by reducing the largest energy consumption culprits in commercial buildings.
The design is ever changing with the seasons. The vegetation was chosen with consideration of the color, scent, and texture transformations they undergo throughout the year. The design is a living space that provides guests varying experiences depending on the time of year they visit.
The natural vibrant elements flourish against a monochromotic, orthogonally designed backdrop constructed of concrete and soapstone with accents of brushed steel, framing the nature that grows among it. 6929
Jasmine
Carolina Jessamine (fragrant)
Coral Honeysuckle
English Ivy
Bougainvillea
Bermuda Grass
Mexican White Oak
Rosary Vine
The Living Shower
The Living Shower provides a place to shut out the world, surrounded by lush greenery. Concrete floors and brushed steel walls meet the guest in the dressing area before stepping into an enclosure of living flora. The greenery becons, transitioning the occupant from the coolness of the dressing space into the warmth of nature. Rays of sunshine cascade over the body in the open air while water flows like a waterfall from the living green wall, allowing guests to shower out of doors in total privacy.
Brushed Steel
Soapstone
French Grey Pool Finish
Stainless Steel
Brizo T60280-PC Siderna Single Handle TempAssure Thermostatic Shower Faucet
Spring RC-235-140 Wall-Mounted Built-In Waterfall Spout by Aquatica
Square Robe Hook by Durafe
Indoor Pool
Linear SteamHead by Mr. Steam
Modern Art Chrome Brass Shower Door Handle by Geesa
Modulo TAF/Wall Drain Linear Walk-Over Luminaire by Simes
ClimaCLEAR Frameless Glass Wall by NanaWall
Smooth Concrete
Massage Room
Autumn Spring
Tile Design
TECHNICAL DATA
4 X 4 IN (NOMINAL)
Inspiration: Art Deco Movement of 1920 - 30s
GLOSSY GLAZE 3/8 IN GREEN / GREY
FABRICATION
Each tile is hand pressed using finely detailed plaster cast slip molds that are created from an originally generated tile design. Hand pressing provides special character to each piece, producing one of a kind pieces every time. No two tiles are alike.
Tiles are hand painted with a water-based glazed using a small soft bristle brush. Once painted, the tiles are fired in a kiln. During the firing process, the glaze undergoes a chemical change, bonding it to the clay itself. This results in a glossy finish.
Textile Design
Inspiration: Artwork by Feng Guo
Color Studies
1:1 Scale Pattern Repeat
Digital Drawing
Orthographic Case Study
Diamond House C by John Hejduk
Figure Ground Diagram Marseille, France
THE CLOUD - A Virtual Material & Effects System
Professor Clay Odom
Fall 2021
Productions
Project Partner: Paulina Gallegos
Production involves the creation of an amended and altered reality through the implementation of effects on an element. This implementation allows for the development of something greater than its parts by acting upon, between, and around the element. The Cloud explores the interactions of light with material as it reflects and refracts on different surfaces with explorations developed from and between 2D and 3D transformations.
Mica Sample
INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLOR
Professor Igor Siddiqui
Spring 2020
Core Studio II
The driving factor behind the design was to create an environment where the occupant is fully immersed in color. The bold color scheme is founded on the analogous hues of blue and orange and is in keeping with the East Village’s colorful past. Through the use of reflectivity and natural light, additional and varying tints and shades of hues are introduced into the space.
19 E. 3rd St. New York, NY
The building is organized into three separate spaces - public, private, and circulations; each defined by their corresponding hues.
The blue hues progressively lighten as one approaches the upper levels, with the fourth floor serving as the transitional space between the public and private spheres, housing both exhibit and studio spaces.
Violet and magenta hues envelop the private spaces that house the Institute’s administrative offices, labs, conference room, and archives.
The circulation is defined by orange hues. Frosted translucent glass surrounds the stairwell that cuts through the height of the building.
Southeast Isometric
IMAGINE LEVER LIVING
Professor Clay Odom
Fall 2020
Core Studio III
With an understanding of relational spatial qualities, both between people and among objects and context, the design aimed to create a space that would serve as a foil to the city of New York itself. A peaceful residential oasis in the Midtown Manhattan bustle within the iconic Lever House building.
The structural design combines angular geometries and undulating lines while defining function and privacy levels in the common areas by implementing varying shades of white and contrasting qualities of materiality. The common and circulation spaces are defined by high sheen surfaces and metal grating accents, while the more private areas are outfitted with matte finishes and soft, lush textiles.
7:30 AM
Lighting plays a crucial role in creating and transforming atmospheric conditions. During the day, natural light floods the common areas, composing an environment of peace and tranquility. In the evening, the space is awash in color, bringing a heightened sense of energy into the building.
