PORTFOLIO OF CREATIVE WORKS
GABRIEL HERRERA
PROJECT 1 FALL 2022 PROJECT 2 SPRING 2021 PROJECT 3 FALL 2021
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PROJECT 1
STROKE REHABILITATION CENTER
THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN LUBBOCK, TX ON A SCENIC PLAYA LAKE LANDSCAPE. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF 30 STROKE SURVIVOR LIVING SPACES, A GYM SPACE, KITCHEN, DINING SPACE, A STAFF HUB, AND A MAIN LOBBY AREA. ON SUCH A LARGE SITE, THE BUILDING PLACMENT IS SOLELY BASED ON THE VIEWS OF THE PLAYA LAKE AND THE VAST LANDSCAPE, THEREFORE THE OCCUPANTS CAN HAVE A BIOFILLIC CONNECTION WITH THEIR OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT.
THE ROOF STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF OVERLAPPING SANDWICH PANNELS WHICH ARE SUPPORTED BY DENDRIFORM COLUMNS, IMITATING A FOEST-LIKE INTERIOR. THE INTERIOR SEEKS TO GIVE THE OCCUPANT A BIOFILLIC CONNECTION, WHICH CAN HELP ENHANCE OVERALL REHABILITATION.
FROM THE CENTRAL HUB OF ALL THE AMENITIES, THE STROKE SURVIVOR LIVING SPACES ARE LOCATED ON THE WINGS OF THE STRUCTURE. THESE AREAS ARE BRANCHED OFF INTO SINGLE LOADED CORRIDOR HUBS. EACH HUB IS A GUY WIRE SUPPORTED STRUCTURE, MAKING THE INTERIOR AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE. THIS PARTICULAR STRUCTURE GIVES MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR APETURES IN THE LIVING SPACES. BETWEEN EACH HUB, IS A SMALL CENTRAL COURTYARD SO OCCUPANTS DO NOT FEEL ISOLATED IN THEIR ROOMS, BUT RATHER INVITED TO CONNECTING AND INTERACTING WITH OTHERS.
SSS SPACE SECTION WALL SECTION GYM
SSS PERSPECTIVE DINING
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PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE
PROJECT 2 TIMBER THEATRE
THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED IN AUSTIN, TX ON THE CORNER OF E 8TH ST AND RED RIVER ST. WHAT MAKES THE BUILDING SITE UNIQUE IS WALLER CREEK; WHICH RUNS ALL THE WAY TO THE COLORADO RIVER. THE PROGRAM OF THE THEATRE CONSISTS OF A TICKET OFFICE, A MAIN LOBBY, ONE SMALL THEATRE, ONE LARGE THEATRE, A STAFF AREA, AND ALSO A BONUS SPACE. WITH A FEW SITE VISITS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF AUSTINS REMARKABLE PERFORMING ARTS CULTURE, THE STRUCTURE IS TO DRAW THE ATTENTION OF INDIVIDUALS AND TO FIT THE STANDARD OF AUSTINS MODERN GROWING ARCHITECTURE SCENE.
EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND FACADE STUDY
WEST- FACING SECTION
NORTH -FACING ELEVATION + SECTION
EAST- FACING ELEVATION
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THIS IS A CONCRETE PLATE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS PREFABRICATED WITH NITCHES ON ALL SIDES. TIMBER BEAMS ARE LODGED BETWEEN THE NITCHES CREATING A DOUBLE SKIN FACADE. UTILIZING THIS STRATEGY CREATES A FLUX BETWEEN INDOORS AND OUTDOORS. EACH BEAM IS SECURED TO THE CONCRETE PLATE WITH GUY WIRES AND BOLTED CONNECTIONS.
EACH FLOOR IS SLIGHTLY ROTATED AND TAPERED TO CREATE SMALL BALCONIES FOR OCCUPANTS TO ENJOY THE CITY SCAPE OF AUSTIN. THE MAIN THEATRE CONSISTS OF A BLEACHER SEATING ARRANGEMENT, ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DECK FOR EXTRA VIEWING.
SECOND LEVEL THIRD LEVEL
GROUND LEVEL
FIFTH LEVEL
FOURTH LEVEL
AXO
VIGNETTES OF MAIN THEATRE AND UPPER LEVEL BALCONY
PROJECT 3
LUBBOCK ATHLETIC COMPLEX
THE WORK PRESENTED IS LOCATED OFF THE CORNER AVENUE Q AND GLENNA GOODACRE IN LUBBOCK, TX. THE OVERALL FORM OF THE STRUCTURE IS BASED ON THE UPPER LEVEL TRACK. FROM THIS, A CURVED LANGUAGE CAN BE DETERMINED ON THE EAST AND WEST ENDS OF THE STRUCTURE, WHILE ALSO HAVING RECTILINEAR TENDENCIES ON THE SOUTH AND NORTH SIDE. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING: TWO FULL SIZED TENNIS COURTS, FRONT DESK AND STAFF AREA, POOL, BASKETBALL COURT, LARGE TRAINING STUDIO, TWO RACQUET BALL COURTS, DANCE STUDIO, YOGA STUDIO, LOCKEROOMS, CARDIO AREA, FREE WEIGHT ARE, AND AN UPPER LEVEL TRACK.
THE EXTERIOR FINISH CONSISTS OF A BOLTED GLAZING SYSTEM FROM WHICH WRAPS AROUND THE SIDES STRUCTURE ALONG WITH A GLASS ROOF APERTURE WHICH EXPOSES THE GYM AMENITIES TO THE NATURAL LIGHT THAT SEEPS IN. THE EAST SIDE OF THE FACADE CONSISTS OF A CORRUGATED STEEL DECKING FINISH. THROUGH THE INTERIOR, PROGRAMMATIC SPACES ARE MAINLY ORGANIZED BY THE UPPER-LEVEL TRACK. THIS CREATES A CORRIDOR ON THE GROUND FLOOR, SERVING AS A CENTER POINT OF PRIMARY CIRCULATION TO OTHER PROGRAMS SITUATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR. THIS LEAVES THE SECOND FLOOR TO WORK AS A FREE PLAN WITH NO INTERIOR WALLS. AGAIN, THE TRACK IS BEING USED AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF NAVIGATION.
STRUCTURALLY, THE BUILDINGS FORM IS BEING SUPPORTED BY A RIGID W-SHAPE STEEL FRAMING SYSTEM ALONG WITH A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TRUSS SYSTEM EXPANDING THE LENGTH OF THE GLASS ROOF APERTURE. THE FLOORING OF THE TRACK IS MADE UP OF CONCRETE, WHICH IS UPHELD WITH A W-SHAPE BEAM AND TAPERED CONCRETE COLUMNS. THUS COORDINATING FOR AN EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD THROUGHOUT THE SPAN OF THE SECOND FLOOR.
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