Augusto Uriona's Architecture Portfolio

Architecture

Portfolio

Augusto Uriona 703-901-6416 euriona@clemson.edu

My earliest memories of being involved in architecture were when my dad took me to his job sites as a kid. He works in construction and has renovated many hotels, so floorplans and other schematic drawings surrounded me.

When I came to Clemson, I was an Environmental Biology Major. It was what I wanted to study until I quickly realized a career in science was not for me. So, I had to ask myself the question I was dreading. What did I want to do with my life?

I have always been creative. Since I was a kid sitting in my dad’s office, I have loved drawing and designing. I also want to leave a mark on this world, and I realized I could do that through my designs and impact the lives of those who see them. This led me to pursue architecture.

Architecture is about creating a building that will stand out and give back to the community. It’s a change to an area that is meant to progress but also pays tribute to the culture around it. I want my designs to be remembered because they can be beneficial and influential for people.

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Table of Contents

3 | New York Office Space : 7 Gardens Tower 15 | Cayce Art Center : Nodine Art Center 23 | Snow Center Field House: Wellness Field House 31 | Clueless and Gluesless: Viewpoint 37 | Summer Program: Ferris Wheel

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7 Gardens Tower

by Augusto Uriona & Kaitlyn Smith 3rd year studio, 1st semester

Building Form Axonometric

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7 Garden Renders

The goal my partner and I aimed to achieve was a community facility tower surrounded by office space. The intent was to promote a work family within the workplace by introducing a central “hearth’ and seven different “backyard” gardens.

Through these home-like aspects, we created a new type of office environment in a post-covid era.

Section A

Section B

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Exterior Render 1

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Initial Zoning Envelope

Highline Extension

Core

Community Facility Tower

City Parti Axonometric

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7 Gardens Tower Physical 1/16th Model

7 Gardens Tower Physical 1/8th Model

After a 3rd space city parti analysis, we formed the program for our building. The seven gardens came from the seven blocks that created a park in lower Manhattan. The letter “A” found above Central Park inspired our central tower. This allowed us to focus on the main aspects of our office space and, later on, construct a 1/16th and 1/8th model of our building.

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Exterior Render 2

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The Highline was a leading precedent to our building, as it influenced our seven gardens’ decorative structure and plant-life component. This extension was one of our attempts to bring a communal element into our workspace.

Highline Analysis

Exterior Render 3

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Detailed Wall Section

Exterior Render 4

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90’

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4

30’

A private entry

18’

B lobby

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D

incubator space

speculative space

main entry

E 195’

grey space community facility entry & common space

F rentable vendors

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collabrative space

H restaurant

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co-working space

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outdoor seating & urban plaza

kitchen

16’

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W. 26th ST.

W. 26th ST. SITE PLAN ANALYSIS GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

Ground Floor Plan

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0

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8

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SITEFLOOR PLANPLAN ANALYSIS 2nd

32 RTH

NO

SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

2nd Floor Plan

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8

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32 RTH

NO

incubator space

speculative space

speculative space

incubator space

massage & lounge

overhead door

outdoor working space fitness studio

overhead door

co-working space

fitness studio deck extension

W. 26th ST. SITEFLOOR PLANPLAN ANALYSIS 5th SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

5th Floor Plan

W. 26th ST. 0

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8

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SITEFLOOR PLANPLAN ANALYSIS 9th

32 RTH

NO

SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"

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8

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32 RTH

NO

9th Floor Plan

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Nodine Art Center Second year studio, second semester

Exterior Render 1

Elevation A

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Elevation B

Art Center Floor Plan

The organic shape of the roof blankets both buildings of the Nodine Art Center in Cayce, South Carolina. This unique shape flows in an inviting way that helps guide visitors through the multi-purpose facility. The program of each building is laid out with the intention of one building teaching the arts with the other displaying it.

Elevation C

Elevation D

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Nodine Art Center Master Plan

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Main Circulation Section

Inner Circulation Diagrams The main movement within the building will be focused on a center staircase or elevator that allows visitors to access both 1st and 2nd floor as well as every entrance and exit.

Inner circulation was crucial. A central spiral staircase allows easy access between both floors in the second building. Creating nine massing models and physical polyvalent models assisted in finalizing an organized and logical program for each building.

Section A

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9 Massing Models

Precedent Polyvalent Models

Section B

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Exterior Render 2

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Wellness Field House Second year studio, first semester project 2

Section A

Section B

Section C

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The Wellness Field House adds to the Clemson Snow Family Outdoor Fitness and Wellness Complex. Design elements such as outdoor showers and ice skylights were intended to elevate one’s well-being. This field house is designed to nurture students, faculty, and athlete’s physical and mental health with natural sunlight and reconnection with nature.

Art Center Floor Plan

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Exterior Render

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After an initial site analysis, environmental aspects such as water levels and ground material assisted in the placement of the field house. The open back of the building is meant to face the denser forest area to allow a more revitalizing view for outdoor shower users and indoor patrons.

Wellness Center Physical Model

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Site Analysis

Site Plan

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Interior Render A

Elevation A

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Interior Render B

Elevation B

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Viewpoint

by Augusto Uriona & Anna Durfee

Second year studio, 1st semester project 1

Viewpoint allows users to admire the surrounding environment even in the harshest weather conditions. This outdoor structure includes multiple coverings and platforms designed at different heights to give onlookers a variety of perspectives to choose from.

My first group project at Clemson came with a few creative challenges but, ultimately, a unique, collaborative blend of ideas that came into one.

Section A

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Viewpoint

Augusto Uriona & Anna Durfee ARCH 2510 | Fall 2022

LASER CUT PROCESS

WOODSHOP PROCESS

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1'=1/4" Plan View Section A B

PLAN

1'=1/4" Plan View Section B

SECTION 1

1'=1/4"

1'=1/4"

SECTION A

1'=1/4"

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2

1'=1/4"

ELEVATION

Section B

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Viewpoint Render 33

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N2

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NB

B Viewpoint Physical Model

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This studio included a first-time, in-depth look into the technical aspects of a structure with the introduction of 3D printing, wood shop, and laser cutting. The 3D print raindrop-shaped forms, see-through covering, and gapped wooden columns give users multiple ways to view nature while staying protected.

Sticks

Augusto Uriona & Anna Durfee ARCH 2150 | Fall 2022

3D Column Structure

3D Print File

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Summer Studio First year studio

Ferris Wheel Render

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Parti

Parti

Geometry

Geometry

Hierarchy

Hierarchy

Augusto Uriona - Arch 1510

The movement and pieces of a wheel were studied to produce a live-in structure and wall feature. After analyzing its shape and form, the live-in structure design incorporated housing spaces within its rim. The wall feature focused more on the wheel’s movement by constructing a climbing wall.

Located on campus, the bolts and spokes become interchangeable, and the rim pulls out to mimic a wheel’s rotation.

Augusto Uriona - Arch 1510

Orthographic Wheel Drawing

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Climbing Wall Render

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Casa Mila Form Analysis

Autocad, Rhino 7, and all Adobe software were introduced in the summer studio. Due to the accelerated pace of the course, in-depth exercises and analysis were given to gain proficiency in each software. Choosing Casa Mila as a building precedent to analyze, trace drawings were made in Autocad. Then, after studying the forms of the themes puff pastry, viscous, and rhizome, I reimagined a form drawing by incorporating these elements.

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Casa Mila Form Reimagined

Puff Pastry Puff Pastry, Viscous, Rhizome Analysis

Viscous

Rhizome

Pattern

Symmetry

Hierarchy

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Point of View Drawing Exercise Augusto Uriona - Arch 1010A

Augusto Uriona - Arch 1010 Point of View Drawing Exercise B

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Sketching Exercise A

Sketching Exercise B

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Augusto Uriona 703-901-6416 euriona@clemson.edu