Portfolio 2024 Updated - Eriberto Luna

ERIBERTO LUNA

ERIBERTO LUNA ROJO

WORK EXPERIENCE

Office Assistant

CONTACT

Phone: 832-687-7820

Email: eriberto.luna16@gmail.com

LinkedIn: Eriberto-Luna-Rojo

Instagram: @lunaarch_25

LANGUAGE

Spanish - Native

English - Full professional efficiency

SOFTWARE

Rhino

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premier

Revit

V-Ray

Urbano Architects and Protolab

- Job Description: I diligently contributed to the operations of the architeture firm in the capacity of an office assistant, adeptly assisting with graphic tasks and facilitating the organization of the office environment

Project Assistant

ELC

- Job Description: Assisted in translation and coordinating between the compnay and clients while observing and engaging in the masonry constrution process, including work with brick. CMU, amnd stone

EDUCATION

B. Arch - University of Houston (Grad. Year 2025)

High School Dimploma - KIPP Houston High School

ORGANIZATIONS

AIAS (American Institute of Architecture Students) LIA Mentorship Program FA22-SP23 (Latinos in Architecture)

OUTSIDE WORKS

BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) - The Menil Collection

- Description: The Menil Collection and Aurora Picture Show copresent this lively, annual evening of community-sourced projections on the façade of the museum’s main building. Originally inspired by artist Rafaël Rozendaal’s Berlin events and the spread of global BYOB gatherings, this program has become a Houston tradition since 2013.

SINGULARITY

Music as Singularity

CULINARY CROSSROADS SELECTED WORKS

Where Houston’s Culture Collide in Cuisine

INVERSE STREETSCAPE

The beauty of structure

BYOB- THE MENIL COLLECTION

Silence in motion

SINGULARITY

Academic Term: Fall 23

Program: Music Hall

Site: White Oak Bayou

Designed with: Gustavo Assing

Programs Used: Revit, Rhino, V-ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

PROJECT INFO.

The SINGULARITY Music Hall at White Oak Bayou is a facility of simple, contemporary elegance that means to amplify- but not distract- from its surrounding cityscape. Located just off of the beautiful University of Houston- Downtown campus, with a stunning panoramic view of Houston’s downtown skyline and direct access to the picturesque White Oak Bayou Greenway, SINGULARITY promises a modern medium-sized venue for musical performances accommodating audiences of up to 350 people.The concept of SINGULARITY stems from a perspective where sciences can be artistic, and arts can be scientific. In mathematical and astrophysical terms, a Singularity is a geometric point where mass is compressed

to an infinite density with zero volume and zero surface area. It is a point at which the force of gravity becomes so powerful that it can significantly warp time. To the human senses, then, Music can be interpreted as a singularity. Though it has no physical manifestation, it has an irresistible force of attraction to the Human psyche and an infinite weight of spirit, passion, and emotion. To the human senses, music seems to warp time itself- it may help a long car ride pass more quickly, yet it can make a meditative moment feel eternal.

Frontal view

SEQUENCE DIAGRAM

This comparative concept of “Music as Singularity” guides the architecture of the SINGULARITY Music Hall. The Performance Hall- the physical embodiment of Music- becomes a massive yet visually simple gesture with a continuous radial surface that suggests the infinity of musical creativity.

PROGRAMMATIC DIAGRAM

Around the Performance Hall exists a contemporary building that seems almost as if it has been absorbed into the ‘Singularity of Music’ by its immense, pseudogravitational attraction. The hope is that this new music performance venue will become a small landmark in the City of Houston, celebrating the community’s diversity, as well as a place for musicians and music lovers of all musical genres to teach clinics and record their form of musical expression.

North Elevation

Section

East Elevation

Section

South Elevation

Structural & HVAC Axon

Lobby Space looking out to Downtown Houston

Culinary Crossroads

Academic Term: Spring 24

Program: Food Hub

Site: Port of Houston & Gelena Park

Programs Used: Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop

Collage Render

PROJECT INFO.

CulinaryCrossroads Co-op offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the diverse food cultures of Houston. This innovative cooperative combines the pleasure of tasting delicious, authentic dishes with hands-on experiences in food production and cultivation. At CulinaryCrossroads Co-op, you’ll embark on a culinary journey that is both immersive and educational.Participants have the chance to sample a wide variety of cuisines representing the rich tapestry of Houston’s multicultural community. From savory Tex-Mex to aromatic Vietnamese, spicy Nigerian to comforting Southern soul food, the coop showcases the city’s gastronomic diversity.CulinaryCrossroads Co-op is dedicated to teaching you the skills and knowledge needed

to produce and grow these foods yourself. Engage in interactive workshops where you can learn traditional cooking techniques from seasoned chefs and home cooks. Discover the secrets of creating authentic flavors and textures that define each cuisine. Whether you’re a food enthusiast looking to broaden your culinary horizons, an aspiring chef eager to refine your skills, or someone interested in sustainable living, CulinaryCrossroads Co-op provides a comprehensive and enriching experience. Join us and become part of a community that celebrates food, culture, and sustainability

VOLUME DIAGRAM

FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT

With designing an interactive site there needed to be a clear connection among the various program elements within the site. One approach was to create openings on both ends of the main building that allowed for a clear passageway from the Food Truck Hall to the Park and eventually the Port of Houston. However, there also needed to be a way to establish a connection at an elevated level. With the existing site already having a bridge that connects my main building to the neighboring storage tanks it inspired me to expand on the existing bridge and find a way to connect it to the neighboring building a supermarket and transform it into an educational circuit that navigates you through the various steps of the food making process

Vertical Vegetable Gardens

Food Truck Hall

Crops Park

Outdoor Market

Main Dinning Hall

Port of Houston

BEFORE AND AFTER...

Due to this being an adaptive reuse project, I aimed to preserve most of the abandoned flour mill building as much as possible while still being able to provide various openings within the core of the building and be able to connect it to the many elements that surround it such as the neighboring supermarket, the various vertical vegetable gardens, and to the Port of Houston.

PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE

In addition to the dinning hall that is open to the public there are also much more private spaces within the co-op that also offers educational sessions on cooking classes, sustainable farming practices, urban gardening, and food sourcing. You’ll get hands-on experience in growing your own ingredients, understanding the farm-to-table process, and appreciating the importance of sustainability in food production. Furthermore, the co-op also intergrates a outdoor bar/garden on the rooftop for potential events amongst the event center and office spaces that occupy the building.

VERTICAL VEGETABLE GARDENS

With the educational circuit that navigates you through the site, it allows the public to experience a unique cultivating food process known as vertical farming which can grow various types of food such as strawberries, grapes, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers, spinach, and many more. To make the most use of the space, I included a spiral staircase that allows the public to access it from the ground floor or the existing bridge, navigate

to the various floors, and get a closer look at the vertical garden that encircles the walkable area. Eventually, the food cultivated within the vertical garden will also be used to make the food the public will be consuming within the main dining hall as the site was designed in a way to recycle its food sources on site.

1/2" CLEAR TEMPERED GLASS

6" CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB

1-1/2" CORRUGATED STEEL ROOF DECK 4" SS COVER PLATE

3/4" DIMPLED DRAIN PLATE, WATER RESERVOIR AND ROOT BARRIER FILTER FLEECE

WATERPROOF MEMBRANE

2 LAYERS OF 6" RIGID INSULATION OVER CONCRETE DECK

VAPOR CONTROL LAYER

6" CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB

1/2" DIAMETER REBAR FOR CONCRETE SILO VERTICALLY 6" O.C

8"X 8'- 0"X 3/4" WOOD PLANK CEILING OVER 2X1 WOOD FURRING STRIPS RETENTION TRIM

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Silo Greenroof Edge Detail

2nd Floor View of Main Dinning Hall

Inside the Vertical Vegetable Garden

Inverse Streetscape

Academic Term: Spring 22

Program: Student Dorms & Sport’s Field

Site: The Menil Collection

Programs Used: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop

Menil Drawing Institute

PROJECT INFO.

As our site is located in a quiet yet busy area, I decided to compress the program elements in longitudinal blocks with easy central access to either the left or right of the program spaces. After determining the rough placements of the spaces, I decided to use the pedestrian street as a leeway to create a distinction between the structural elements on the left and right sides of the street. Inspired by my precedent, the Burton Barr Library had interesting features that caught my attention: the natural curtain of light that illuminated the concrete walls, intelligent use of public vs private space, and solar tracking louvers. However, the ones that caught my eye the most were the massive, uniform columns placed within the building. As the hero of my project

relied heavily on the visualization of columns, I created a forest-like column structure on the leftmost part of my design as opposed to the right side that consisted of the aforementioned, V-shaped columns. With the structure set in place, an interesting space arose from within the center of the program elements, and the pedestrian street became the heart of the design, as the main source of circulation now takes place within the ground floor. Taking a step back, one can see an interesting streetscape that was created not only with the help of the program elements but also due to the difference in structural columns that come with each program space and are left now with an inverse streetscape.

View across The Menil Drawng Institute

EXTRACTING ELEMENT

Although the Burton Barr Library had plenty of unique elements, I decided to center my project around the structure design that came along with it to build upon it and make it my own.

FLOOR LAYOUT

With program spaces located on both eastern and western areas of my site, a singular pedestrian street is generated within the center of the program spaces and invites the public to explore the area, heading eventfully to ascend the interconnecting bridge on the upper floor.

PROGRAM PLACEMENT

By placing two program spaces fairly closely adjacent to one another, I created a single stream of circulation to flow throughout the ground floor of my design and amplified that sector by stacking program spaces.

CONTINUED...

Incorporating a circulating bridge above the program spaces allows the public to get an elevated view of the quiet green space perpendicular to the Menil Drawing Institute while maintaining a rather busy yet enriching domain along the pedestrian street and

into the sports field. As all the activity is taking place within the eastern and bottom portion of the site, it allows for the still space to keep expanding upwards across the Drawing Institute into the student dorms located at the uppermost sector of the building.

South East Iso View

STUDENT DORM CONDITION

To protect against the sun in both the east and west directions, a copper shell was installed around the outside of the dorms to provide the rooms with an ambient temperature and encourages students to socialize on both the northern and southern sectors of the dorm areas while enjoying the view looking out towards the Menil Drawing Institute and the future Menil Master Plan on Colquitt St.

SPORTS FIELD CONDITION

With a polycarbonate roof and screen covering up the sports field, it allows for the mass timber structure to be seen from a distance and invites the public to observe the structure more closely.

The beauty of structure

BYOB- The Menil Collection

Collaborative Project

Programs Used: Adobe Premier

PROJECT

INFO.

The Bring Your Own Beamer (BYOB) project is a free and open exhibition for the public at the Menil Collection where my teammates and I explored the medium of projection. Although there were many ways to approach this assignment, we took the initiative of exploring silence in motion. By accumulating multiple videos expressing movement, we were able to create a 5-minute video where we gave the public a chance to discover how their own minds can link sound to visuals.

Silence in motion video

Image Cred to: Ashley G.

Clips of “Silence in Motion”