PORTOLIO | 2018-2023
ERWIN VERGARA
Sreet Scene
Professional | Rob Ley Studio 2019 Pangaea
Professional | Rob Ley Studio 2019 12-7 18-19 20-23 2-3 4-7
Lakeview Terrace Pergola
Professional | Motet Design Group 2023 8-11
Disney Animation Studio
Academic | Sci-Arc 2018
Design Development
Academic | Sci-Arc 2018
Frogtown Duplex
Academic | Sci-Arc 2018
Desert House
Professional | Motet Design Group 2023 24-27
Folded Bench
Professional | Motet Design Group 2023 28-29
CONTENTS
TOP:
A cyclist rides by the installation, reflecting off the mirrored panels creating movement.
MIDDLE:
POV of the scene from the street looking up at the installation
BOTTOM:
A close up of the panels as well as one of the mirror finish reflective panel strategically placed for structure instalation access.
OPPOSITE:
Street scene assembly and fabrication diagram showcasing the access panels that allows for tooling room.
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STREET SCENE
Completed: 2020
Oakland, CA
Rob Ley Studio
A pixelated terrain and mirrored surfaces capture disconnected moments in the urban environment. One hundred mirrors reflect a range of occasions in space and time; a plane overhead, pedestrians on the sidewalk, or a bus on its daily route. The artwork is created from thousands of uniquely folded and painted aluminum panels using a formative process similar to origami. The powder-coated aluminum relief sculpture is mounted on two sections of the building facade at 1717 Webster Street.
-Rob Ley
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OPPOSITE:
3 story mountaed instalation of paimted aluminium and stainless steel
PANGAEA
Completed: 2020
NCR Headquarters, Atlanta, GA
Rob Ley Studio
A series of layered aluminum ribbons interact with a field of points located throughout this exterior wall, creating a collection of interconnected nodes, hubs and conduits. The resulting composition is expressive of gestalt principles, or the human compulsion to find order in disorder by perceiving a series of individual elements as a whole. Named after the prehistoric supercontinent of Pangaea, this large-scale artwork is a collection of autonomous ‘islands’ that assemble into a singular, 3-story composition.
-Rob Ley
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TOP:
One of the modular, preassembled part of Pangaea
BOTTOM:
The overall installation spanning 3 stories tall
OPPOSITE:
A mock up model of a smaller component testing methods of assembly.
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OPPOSITE: Completed Pergola.
BOTTOM: Plan View
PERGOLA
Completed: 2022 Los Angeles, CA Motet Design Group
Concrete Bench Retaining Wall Pipe Flange 1/2” Plate Metal Footings In-Ground Planters Section 1 Section 2 Retaining Wall 5'OC 5'OC 5'OC 5'-0 1 2 "OC 8'-4" 18'OC 2' 2' 4' 4' 3'-7 3 4 "OC
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Concrete Bench Retaining Wall Drain Slab on Grade Concrete 1/2” Metal Plate Footings Welded Rebar Pipe Flange Capillary Break Tiles 1'-4 3 4 " 1'-1" 3'-9 3 4 "OC 1'-8 5 8 "OC 2'-10 1"OC 3'-7 3 4"OC 10'-5 3 4 "OC 12'-4"OC 9" 5'-0 1 2"OC 3'-7 3 4"OC 3'-9 3 4 "OC 10" 8'-4 1 2 " 10 ERWIN VERGARA
Section along the longer side.
OPPOSITE:
A cross-section drawing.
2' 2' 1'-8 5 8 "OC 1'-6 1 1'-1" 3'-4" 10'-10" 10" 5'OC 10'-5 3 4 "OC 5" 3'-9 3 4 "OC 5'OC 8" 3'-9 "OC 5'OC 3'OC
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VERGARA
DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS
Sci-Arc Fall 2018
Advisor: Russell Thomsen
In collaboration with Julian Basurto
At 27,908 square feet in area, my teammate and I took on the tower typology to fulfill the program brief. We conceptualized the project by organizing the building as a vertical field composed of aggregate found objects. Working against the tower typology meant avoiding simple, planbased extrusions that produce similar floor plates from bottom to top. Instead, the stacked composition of disparate volumes produces an array of spatial and geometric proclivities with variation in both plan and section.
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TOWER-ISH, PLAYING AGAINST TYPE
Erwin Vergara & Julian Basurto
We combined the found volumes from the Winton Guest House by Frank Gehry to assemble the massing of our project. The overall bounding envelope is approximately two of these squares tall, the equivalent of two cubes high. Again the project plays against type by resisting the tall, slender profile of a tower and instead producing a lower, more compact yet varied mass, what we like to call “towerish.” The differences and incongruities of the volumes we initially worked with produced not only legible difference in the parts but also a series of gaps or voids where they fail to tessellate, acting as exceptional respites in
the program, breaking up the larger fields of research and office space.
The ground floor contains outdoor open space and lobby, and is biased to entry from the surrounding campus to the southwest, while the upper floors contain offices, café, sound stages and meeting rooms. The primary circulation is in the strong, rectangular volume that holds the corner of the site. Discrete, local circulation provides connection between each of the adjacent volumes and programs. The rectangular prisms that skewer the larger mass function both as circulation corridors and office floors punctuated by meeting rooms. While there is a rough, one to one correspondence of program to building volume, the voids and gaps produced in the massing provide unexpected interruptions, contributing to the vitality of the overall scheme
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The building envelope is made from solid and perforated metal panels that envelope the whole to suggest a larger coherence. Simple rectangular fenestration responds to the individual needs of each volume but are hidden behind the perforated panels of the envelope. The material and tectonics of the envelope implies a larger, more unified whole, but the formal variation of the different volumes produces a dynamic understanding of the parts as one moves around the building mass, enlivened by the play of shade and shadow. Again, to play against the type is to understand a coherent whole challenged by an incongruity of parts. The aggregation of organic and irregular volumes to the corner condition challenges the conventional tower typology, illustrating that a balanced whole and stimulating workspace can be achieved through a semblance of disorder.
TOP: Aggregation of four massing forms taken from Frank Gehry’s Winton Guest House: Cube, Curvies, Gable and Rectangular Prism.
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TOP:
Various Angles of our project section model
NEXT SPREAD:
Design Development diagrams featuring tubular structure and channel glass.
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SILICONE INSULATION METAL CHANNEL METAL FLASHING FLOOR FINISH CONCRETE INFILL CORRUGATED METAL DECK 10.5” DEEP I-BEAM 18” DEEP I-BEAM CHANNEL GLASS METAL PLATE WATERPROOFING PLASTER FIREPROOFING OUTER TREATMENT RIGID INSULATION GREENBOARD Z-CLIPS GFRC RAIN SCREEN PANEL METAL PLATE RUBBER FLASHING ELASTOMERIC FLASHING EDGE ANGLE CONCRETE SLAB BASEMENT COLUMN CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE SLAB RIGID INSULATION DRYWALL SECONDARY C-CHANNELS PRIMARY STRUCTURE SECONDARY STUCTURE U-CHANNELS PERFORATED ALUMINUM PERFORATED SURFACE SECONDARY STRUCTURE Z-CLIPS U-CHANNELS FLOOR FINISH DRYWALL CONCRETE FILL CORRUGATED METAL DECK HANGERS I-BEAM I-BEAM CLIP FURRING CHANNELS SMALL C-CHANNELS @16”OC PRIMARY STRUCTURE H-VAC 5/8” GYPSUM BOARD WATER RESISTANT GREENBOARD RIGID INSULATION STANDOFFS PLASTER RIGID INSULATION BOX FRAME C CHANNELS SECONDARY STRUCTURE DRYWALL RIGID INSULATION WATERPROOFING PLASTER PERFORATED ALUMINUM LOW-E GLASS WATERPROOF MEMBRANE ELASTOMERIC SEAL METAL FLASHING METAL CHANNEL INSULATION SILICONE CONCRETE HANGERS CORRUGATED METAL DECK H-VAC FURRING CHANNELS 5/8” GYPSUM BOARD PRIMARY STRUCTURE CHANNEL GLASS GFRC PANELS WATERPROOFING GREENBOARD PERFORATED ALUMINUM SURFACE U-CHANNELS LOW-E GLASS PRIMARY STRUCTURE RIGID INSULATION SECONDARY C-CHANNELS PRIMARY C-CHANNELS
DESCRIPTION Pertruding “Sticks” Truss System Light weight structure for members independent of main structure, allow for visual and structural heterogeneity. Primary and Secondary Grid Shell Primary “cage” structure with secondary infil grid structure, follows curvature as well as orthagonal shapes in building. Flat Plate Concrete Slab Flat plate concrete slab system allows for a structural concrete floor, which eliminates the need for columns, freeing up floor space and allowing for visual and programatic continuity on all floors. Concrete Sheer Wall Cores Structural cores support structural concrete floor slabs, and provide lateral and sheer loads support. The primary structures of the building are composed of the 2’ Diameter steel piping which outlines the overall forms of the building, structural cores (2), and concrete slab floor system. The secondary structures are the 1’ diameter piped diagrid system, the interior column and beam grids and the truss systems which create the pertruding “stick” forms. The entire project sits on a concrete below-ground platform supported by 3’ square columns at 30’ on center. CONCRETE FRAMING: LATERAL FORCE RESISTING SYSTMES: that resembles space frame modules. A 3D truss usually takes longer spans than 2D truss.Truss systems usually are employed with other truss or steel posts. other weathering 2. Generally requires deeper floor construction & dynamics can be tricky 3. Requires precision to large extent 4. Can be costly in terms of custom made members DESCRIPTION: PROS & CONS: Space frames are 3D structural frameworks that are designed to behave as an integral unit and to withstand loads applied at any point. They can be crafted with any type of a prototypical unit. Space frame systems allow for long spans with lightweight constructions, pieces can be built off-site and assembled on site. GRID SHELL DESCRIPTION: PROS & CONS: A grid shell is structure which derives its strength but is constructed of a grid or lattice. The system is employed in this project due to its durability in supporting both curved and orthagonal elements. 1. Don’t have specific span and are based on formal stability. 2. Can take the shape of any incredibly flexible in their design. 3. Can be costly as they are made up of custom elements and many elements may not repeat due to unique shape of building. POST AND BEAM: DESCRIPTION: PROS & CONS: is widely used in many buildings. The column spans used are between 30 -45 ft. 1. Readily available material 2. It is extremely strong and durable and works well in compressive loads 3. Can take on any surface finish 4. It can be formed to any shape 5. Is fire resistant material FLAT PLATE DESCRIPTION: PROS & CONS: Flat plate construction can take larger spans. This type of construction involves beamless spaces, and pre-tensioned slabs. 1. It is a comparatively heavy material. 2. Slower construction, as concrete needs to be cast and cured 3. More columns than steel, generally material, thus contributing to higher costs MOMENT FRAME DESCRIPTION: PROS & CONS: A moment-resisting frame is rectilinear assemblage of beams and columns, with beams rigidly connected to columns. Resistance to lateral forces is provided primarily by rigid frame by the development of bending moment and shear force in the frame members and joints. 1. Provides flexibility for architectural design and layout Cons 1. Has greater deflection and drift concentrations at rigid joints 3. Requires care in erection of connections in order to resist lateral loads properly BRACED FRAME DESCRIPTION: PROS & CONS: A braced frame is a structural system which is designed primarily to resist wind and earthquake forces. are designed to work in tension and compression, similar to a truss. Braced frames are almost always composed of steel members. 1. Can be located internally or externally for flexibility 2. Accommodates service penetrations partition walls Cons 1. Bracings obstruct fenestration layout 2. Need for large gusset plates for connections CONCRETE SHEER WALL DESCRIPTION: PROS & CONS: Shear walls are a type of structural system that provides lateral resistance to building or structure. They resist in-plane loads that are applied along its height. 1. Cost efficient since only a few shear walls are required 2. Can provide torsional symmetrical 3. Will not obstruct architectural layout 1. Produce concentrated stress in the walls since the walls support the whole building’s lateral stability SPACE FRAME PROJECT TEAM TOWERISH ANIMATION CENTER AND OFFICES JULIAN BASURTO JASLEEN GUJRAL ROBERT OSHODIN ERWIN VERGARA GABRIELA ZAPPI CONSULTANS: JAMEY LYZUN MATHEW MELNYK TITLE: SCALE: NO SCALE DRAWING REVISIONS NO DESCRIPTION 1.14.19 PROJECT NO SHEET NO S.1 2 DJ STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS SELECTION 16” DIAMETER STEEL PRIMARY SUPPORT BEAMS 9” DIAMETER STEEL SECON DARY SUPPORT BEAMS WIND OWS AND MULLION CLADDING S YSTEM 6” DIAMETER STEEL PRIMARY SUPPORT BEAMS RIGID INSUL ATION SILICONE GYPSUM WALL B OARD CHANNEL GLA S STRIPS 6” WIDE OPERABLE WIND OW PANES UP VC GALVANZIED STEEL S YSTEM AL UMINUM PANEL FRAME S YSTEM AL UMINUM ME TAL SHEET GLA S S PANEL .25” THICK STEEL MULLION YSTEM PER F OR ATED A L UMINUM PANEL FACADE AL UMINUM PANEL FRAME S YSTEM WATERPROOFING 1.5” THICK ME TAL SHEET TOPPING B OTTOM PLASTER SUPPORT L AYER CONCRETE FILL 2” THICK I-BEAM 20” O.C. PLASTER SUPPORT WALL CONCRETE SUPPORT BEAMS 2’ THICK CONCRETE F OUN DATION 4’ 3” THICK GLA S PANELLING 2’ THICK PLASTER SUPPORT WALL 1/8” THICK RAINPROOFING L AYER GA VANIZED STEEL TR ACK 1.2” 1.8” X 0.12” 6” DIAMETER SUPPORT BEAMS CHANNEL GLA S S S YSTEM 3” THICK 6” CONCRETE ROOFING A.17 A5 A.17 A4 A.17 A6 A.19 A1 A.19 A2 19 ACADEMIC DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Plan
3rd
Floor
Floor Plan Ground Plan 20 ERWIN VERGARA
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OPPOSITE:
Floor Plans, programatically in conflict with each other.
BOTTOM:
Sectional view showing the continuity of space on the left side while the unit on the right is explicitly interrupted by floor plates and outdoor space.
FROGTOWN DUPLEX
Sci-Arc Spring 2018
Advisor: Margaret Griffin
This project is comprised of two opposing forms in which the mass of one side informs the void of the other. Within these forms, the units are also designed to be distinctly inversed with the other in programatic and phenomenological aspects. The arrangement of interior and exterior spaces create situations that are physically unique from one unit to the other.
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Within plan and section, the massing configuration creates a parallax effect reciprocal of each other. The unit on left opens up into a double height living area connected to all the rooms and floors through an atrium while the second floor mezzanine connects the room through the lack of solid walls, making all the private spaces communal. The intentional positioning of private areas break direct line of sight, favoring the agency of bedroom occupants.
In contrast, upon entering the unit on the right, the occupant is immedietely confronted by a narrow stairwell and corridor. The corridor provides access to the private bedrooms situated on the first floor and is essentially a noninlcusive space. In order to access the living communal area, the occupant must climb up exit on the second level, before entering back the stairwell to get to the third floor. The swift extraction of the occupant from an enclosed ar-
chitecture right after they had just entered interrupts the experience of continuity by being explicitly thrown out into the outdoor space. This outdoor space offers little respite along with the glimpse of the neighbor’s backyard and the 5 freeway so one must enter back into the stairwell and go up to the third floor. The communal living area and kitchen is celebrated by being elevated to the top floor. This level and its views are enhanced by floor to ceiling windows as well as slight variations of floor height.
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DESERT HOUSE
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Joshua Tree, San Bernardino CA. Unbuilt Motet Design Group
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PREVIOUS SPREAD: Front Elevation
OPPOSITE: Foam Model.
TOP RIGHT: Site Plan context.
BOTTOM: Floor Plan.
FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/8" = 1'-0" 114BATH SQFT VANITY67SQFT INTERNAL PATIO 142SQFT ENTRY72SQFT KITCHEN181SQFT 415DININGSQFT 510LIVINGSQFT BEDROOM/ CLOSET265SQFT OUTDOORDECK GROSS AREA 1630 SQFT OUTDOOR TERRACE 850 SQFT MASONRY WALL AND INTERSITIAL SPACE 400 SQFT 11'-0" 11'-0" 11'-0" 20'-0" 2'-0" 31'-0" 3'-0" 61'-0" 49'-5" 3'-6" 11'-0" 11'-0" 11'-0" 11'-0" A B D C E F G H I 114BATH SQFT VANITY67SQFT INTERNAL PATIO 142SQFT ENTRY72SQFT KITCHEN181SQFT 415DININGSQFT 510LIVINGSQFT BEDROOM/ CLOSET265SQFT OUTDOORDECK GROSS AREA 1630 SQFT OUTDOOR TERRACE 850 SQFT MASONRY WALL AND INTERSITIAL SPACE 400 SQFT 11'-0" 11'-0" 11'-0" 20'-0" 2'-0" 31'-0" 3'-0" 61'-0" 49'-5" 3'-6" 11'-0" 11'-0" 11'-0" 11'-0" A B D C E F G H I PLAN DRAWING: SCALE 3/32”=1’-0” N
BEDROOM/SQFT DINING KITCH181SQFT ENTRY INTERNAL PATIO 142SQFT VANITY 67 QFT BAT SQFT DECK 11'-0" 11'-0 11'-0 11'-0" 1'-0 11'-0" 11'-0" 2'-0" 49'-5" 1'-0" 3'-0 3'-6" 20'-0" 31'-0" SITE PLAN: SCALE 1/32”=1 -0 N 27 PROFESSIONAL MOTET DESIGN GROUP
Motet Design Group 2800 Medford St Los Angeles, CA 90033
Design Principal: Sebastian Clough (310) 600-3183
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FOLDED BENCH
Los
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Angeles, CA. 2023 Motet Design Group
