DMF Dora M Figueroa
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“The details are not the details, they make the design.� -Charles Eames
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Dora Figueroa 214.709.4241 figuerdm@yahoo.com Awards & Publications Chair Design Competition at TCC First Place in Design An-Joy Asian Foods Packaging Photo Credits Skills Bilingual (English and Spanish) Hand rendering MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, & MS Data Base Autocad Datacad SketchUp Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Adobe Elements Corel-Draw Revit Lumion Rhino Rhino-cam Grasshopper Certified Welder
Education The University of Texas at Arlington Aug 2018 - Present Masters of Architecture The University of Texas at Arlington Aug 2013 - May 2018 Bachelor of Science in Interior Design Summa Cum Laude Latin Honors Tau Sigma Delta (Honor society in Architecture and allied arts) North Lake College - Irving, Texas Aug 2010 - May 2013 Associates Degree in Science Tarrant County College Aug 2010 - May 2013 (SE Campus & NE Campus)– Arlington & Hurst Irving High School - Irving, Texas Jan 2008 – June 2010 Magna Cum Laude
Work Experience Graduate Teacher Assistant The University of Texas at Arlington Jan 2019 - Present Architecture Intern- Firmitas Design, LLC Dallas, TX Residential, Single Family Home Design 5,000 SQ-FT Avg. May 2013-Present Digital Media Manager, Photographer, Drafter & Hand Renderer Graduate Research Assistant The University of Texas at Arlington Aug 2018 - Jan 2019 Assisted student in the Digital Fabrication Lab (3D Printing, Laser Cutting & CNC Cutting) Server- Abuelo’s Mexican Food & Embassy Hurst, TX Dec 2010 – Dec 2018 Wait tables, Shift lead, and Server Trainer Cashier– Loan Star Shell Station Whitney, TX Nov 2007- Feb. 2010 Clerk and paperwork Manager – Taco Casa Haltom City, TX Feb 2010 – Dec 2010 Trainer, clerk, and manager
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CONTENTS 08 Drawings 10 Hand-Rendered Elevations 12 Air Weaves Cafe 14 Orbital Canopy 16 Garment Design 18 Weaving Spaces 22 Venustas 30 Furniture Design 32 Digital Fabrication 34 K. Hovnanian Elevation Proposals 36 Brady Residence 38 Photography Projects
DRAWINGS
Sill Life
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Still Life
Still Life
Jubilee Church by Richard Meier
HAND-RENDERED ELEVATIONS
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Jubilee Church by Richard Meier
AIR WEAVES CAFE Cafe Shop design for the upcoming American Airlines in the DFW. This concept is to represent experience of the movement throughout the atmosphere, supported by the organic flow and vertical layering.
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Ash Concrete Natural Fiber Carpet White Oak LUUM Bone Ash Hebden HWC08 Stainless Steel Sabrina Leather
Rendered Floor Plan
ORBITAL CANOPY Module System Design for OFS Brands. The concept was inspired by light. Light can be directional, comforting, and an attraction to the human eye. This design uses a series of movable fabric canvas fins to enclose a room for privacy or light control, when fins are closed they create a lounge bench on a platform. This design also includes a table that transforms into a chair, an inverse of the fins and as a metaphor of the solar system.
Chair Sketch Chair
Chair Sketch
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Section through the chair
East North pole of the sky North
Chair Model South Dec. 21st West
Sun Study
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Table
GARMENT DESIGN A garment to be design using design principles. This garment uses the floral theme to show fluidity, transparency and asymmetry. Using an overlay of mesh and tulle of different sizes, the dress creates contrast and opacity, as well as screening, which projects transparency through the dress. Empire line lengths and pleading offer a more dynamic composition. It demonstrate the movement firm two dimensional to three dimensional qualities within nature. The emphasis of the tulle, flowers and mesh intertwine to give a hint of seduction, romanticism and a feel of nature. Garment Inspire by Ellie Saab Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2016-2017. Ellie inspiration came from the heritage of is house gardens, as well as a byzantine influence.
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WEAVING SPACES A workspace design based on OFS Brands’ work philosophy. The company is a deeply connected, family orientated corporation that emphasizes on their hard work and craftsmanship. The design offers energetic, and interconnected spaces that the employees of OFS Brands can enjoy while still maintaining functionality. The floor plan was organized strategically to accommodate every department’s needs. Managers, VP’s, and executives were placed close to their respective teams. Adjacencies were made with departments that worked closely together. Next, each department was zoned by walls carpet patterns in which the carpet starts to intertwine with transition and circulation zones to create soft boundaries. Moreover, partitions and furniture are used to define spaces, while also giving the company’s visitors an opportunity to see OFS Brands’ products in real world applications. The overall office space expresses connectivity to give the user a unique experience and reinforced the company values. Group Project w/ Anica Arias
Dimensioned Floor Plan
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Credit Accounts
Lounge & Huddle Space
Axonometric
Global Accounts
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VENUSTAS Hotel & Residences “Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication� Leonardo Da Vinci
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Block Diagram
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Schematic Floor Plan
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Design meant to be pleasant to the eye but yet to allow the art to shine and be recognized along with the building. Focused on beauty, sophistication and connection. The design preserves history but transitions to contemporary design, creating a business environment, yet to provide comfort and welcoming feeling while housing art of all sorts to become one. The Venustas Hotel is an is inspired by the Dallas Bridges in which connect businesses, tourists, art, culture, education, residential and commercial life to become one. DN
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The design will promote a sense of place and community by providing many opportunities to interact with other residents from within and outside of the community. This design transitions from traditional design to a contemporary aesthetic by providing a very clean and light look.
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Reception
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White Marble
Weather Brass
Reception Diagram
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Grey Fabric
Carraca Marble
Washed Alt Carpet
Ice Queen White
White Marble
Nonce Emser
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Concierge
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Lounge & Gallery
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Hotel Bar
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FURNITURE DESIGN
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Detailed Plan View
Material Cost Hickory Wood=$56.00 Foam= $20.00 Clear Polyurethane=$22.00 Concrete=$16.00 3/8� Steel Rods= $20.00
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Side View
Retail Cost = $800
Side View Axonometric View
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Reflected Bottom View
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Design inspired by the essential materials used to build and mold concrete. Each material plays a different role, yet they come together as one to create a coffee table. A polygon geometry was applied to the concrete, which carries on to the hickory wood table top and follows on to the steel legs welded together. Polygons are used in a repeated pattern with a push and pull system throughout the concrete and table top. Femme Fatale is an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together. This creates an intriguing and seductive shape appealing to the eye. Despite the heaviness and brutal expectation, the table is redefined to a very smooth and clean finished.
DIGITAL FABRICATION
Sections & Surfaces A series of surfaces created by four curves to create a smooth curvature. Then section into ribs to create a structure in which all the ribs had slots at the intersection to create a stronger connection. Moving on to a surface that was section and flatten into 2D and still having a grid under to support the section surface. Lastly, a triangulated meshed surface was created in which the some of the pieces had tabs in the back for joinery, the grid support follow its triangulation and rigidity.
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Contoured Surfaces A surfaces created with a smooth curvature but given a texture by CNC milling. The purpose was to create a geometry with the tools used and their over step. Keeping in consideration that the machine only runs in an X,Y,Z axis so any curvature caving in the surface wouldn’t be cut. During this project the class learned to use rhino-cam in which we set up our files to be sent to the CNC machine.
K. HOVNANIAN ELEVATION PROPOSALS
Elevations drawn based on an schematic sketch and plan by Michael Adams. Medium: Prisma Markers & Illustration Pen
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BRADY RESIDENCE Construction Documents Set
Design development and construction document set developed from a schematic sketch provided by Michael Adams as well as revised by him.
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PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS
Digital photography used for documentation and advertisement for Firmitas Design, LLC.
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Thank you
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