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<<PARASITIC ARCHITECTURE | THE FLUX 2050 | NOMA | BOONE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT | PRISMA DESIGN BUILD>>
2018-2020 | SELECTED ACADEMIC WORKS
HENRY MELENDREZ
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TABLE OF CONTENTS <<RESUME PARASITIC ARCHITECTURE | THE FLUX 2050 | NOMA | Learning in (a) Place BOONE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT | PRISMA DESIGN BUILD>> 2
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WORK EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION DMACC - Vankirk Academy Perry, IA | Des Moines, IA August 2014-August 2016 (College credit courses while in high school) GPA: 3.9
Iowa State University Ames, IA | Rome, Italy Expected Graduation May 2021 Minors: Sustainability + Digital Media GPA: 3.5
INVISION Planning | Architecture | Interiors May 2019- Present Architectural Intern Des Moines, IA
Iowa State University | College of Design September 2018 - 2019 Tech Intern Ames, IA Dickson Industries May 2017 - 2018 Textiles Des Moines, IA
LEADERSHIP + ACTIVITIES
AWARDS + ACHIEVEMENTS
BUILD Multicultural Mentorship Program August 2018
Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Competition Finalist | 2019
Design Studies 102: Peer Mentor October 2018
DLR Group Student Competition Finalist | 2019
NOMAS Student Competition October 2018, 2019 Solar Decathalon - Iowa State Chapter August 2019
AIA Iowa Emerging Professionals Competition Honorable Mention | 2019 Iowa State Richard F. Hansen Prize Nominee | 2018 Iowa State University Dean’s List x 4
AIA Iowa March 2017 National Organization of Minority Architect Students August 2018
Mark C. Engelbrecht Architecture Rome Scholarship | 2020
College of Design Student Panelist October 2017
ISU School Pride Award | 2018 All IA Opportunity Scholar | 2016-2018
TRiO Educational Talent Search August 2008-Present
PROFICIENT CAPABLE
FULL RESUME AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
LEARNING
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REFERENCES
SKILLS + SOFTWARE
Multicultural Visionary Program Recipient | 2016-2021 DMACC President’s List National Honor Society
Rhino3D, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, AutoCad, Sketchup, Lumion, Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, Sefaira Bilingual: Spanish + English
Vray, DREMEL 3D45, Print Studio
Grasshopper, DIVA Twinmotion, Cura
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01. PARASITIC ARCHITECTURE: A 2 PHASE URBAN INTERVENTION Third Year Architecture Studio Project Site: Chelsea, NY Spring 2019 Instructor: Bosuk Hur Partner: Mary Le Developed through a 2 phase composition, the proposal for a parasitic, vertical campus dealt with the frustration between lack of accessible and permittable public space on W 24th and W 25th Street in Chelsea, NY and highly restrictive spaces. Our parasitic concept would begin to show the integration of the existing buidling and our design and how they can seemlessly coexist and prove to benefit from one another. The intention of the overall form was to promote a positive gentrification in the Chelsea area whilst having a physical connection to the Highline, which develops plenty of pedestrian foot traffic. Introducing a space accessible to all types of people to interact and share experiences with promotes a creative atmosphere within a unique, expressive setting. Using diagonal masses that cuts through the floors as a continuous circulation and shared programs encourages more interaction between the school and the public. Challenging what is considered truly public in Chelsea became a focus point in developing our design. Activity throughout the school is exposed to the highline level, and other levels as well. An entagled structure of diagonals and staggered boxed forms invite the public to interact and seek moments of interest within design. 2019 AIA Iowa Emerging Professionals Student Competition 2nd Place
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SECTION STUDY
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COMPUTING PIECES
PARASITIC: PHASE 1
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RESIDENTIAL
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
HIGHLINE FLOOR PLAN
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PERSPECTIVE
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INTERIOR LOBBY
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PERSPECTIVE SECTION
DIAGONAL MASSING + CIRCULATION
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DIAGONAL STRUCTURE
PARASITIC: PHASE 2
3D PRINT MASS STUDY
AXONOMETRIC PLANS
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PHYSICAL MODEL PERSPECTIVES
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02. The Flux 2050: Reimagining Sustainability Fourth Year Architecture Studio Project Site: Des Moines, IA Fall 2019 Instructor: Shelby Doyle Partner: Jaya Tolefree “Human activity is the dominant cause of observed climate change over the past century” The aim of the project looks to architectural and infrastructural strategies for reducing carbon emissions and global warming. This takes the form of affordable housing and a revitalized transportation system to run along interstate infrastructure. We speculate that in 2050, burning fossil fuels has risen to dangerous levels of carbon emissions in our atmosphere. This future will require imagining new strategies for sustainability, through a means of architecture as well as developing new methods of travel to counteract the effects of pollution – such as our proposed Flux. The Flux serves to navigate the urban/rural divide by creating a system for shared autonomous vehicles as well as pods designed for quick, affordable transport. With a ban on burning fossil fuels, people would be required to share electric vehicles, dispersed through cities and towns, to make transportation accessible. The autonomous vehicles would travel along the Flux for longdistance travel, and to enter the city. Our proposal points a direct criticism towards a potential use of high-speed rail in the U.S. The average American loses over $1,000 by sitting in traffic creating phantom jams that cost the U.S. about $121 billion/year due to congested traffic on the interstate. Revitalizing interstate travel using the existing infrastructure to create high speed lanes for pedestrian/ vehicle transportation will eliminate many of the issues associated with climate change. DLR Student Competition Finalist
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TRAIN PROGRAM
2ND FLOOR 1’ = 1/16”
RETAIL TRAIN PROGRAM
2ND FLOOR 1’ = 1/16”
RETAIL STORAGE
FOOD STORAGE
BATHROOM FOOD
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RAISED FLOOR LATTICE STEEL IN SLAB VENTS FOR VENTILATION DOUBLE GLASS FACADE
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03. Learning in (a) Place Educating | Adapting | Placemaking 2019 Barbara G. Laurie NOMA Student Competition Project Site: Flatbush, NY Instructor: Bosuk Hur Par tners: Alyanna Subayno, Marilyn Stephanou, Obhishek Mandal, Vinay Porandla Located on the edges of highly gentrified neighborhoods such as Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant, Flatbush is becoming one of Brooklynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rapidly transforming neighborhoods. In order to combat the effects of gentrification in a historically diverse neighborhood pertaining to Italian, Irish, Jewish and African-Americcan communities, it is critical to conisder the effects of design and the role it has in maintaining and preserving culture. The immense culture embedded within the community of Flatbush allows for comprehensive strategies that integrate varying housing typologies and foster diplomacy between tenants, homeowners, and the community. The goals achieved in the establishment of the project embrace local education within the community of Flatbush while also providing a solution in creating adaptable housing units located on the site. The fragmentation of the masses allow for porosity on the site, but beyond that, it allows for the proposal to be approachable from various points. The project serves as a base model for creating a typology that provides residents and the public complete access to land meant not just to serve the community, but rather enhance it. NOMA Student Competition Finalist
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KER SPACE
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LEARNING IN (A) PLACE
AXONOMETRIC PLAN
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RESIDENTIAL FLOOR PLANS
SHARED INTERIOR KITCHEN
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SHARED EXTERIOR PATIO
LEARNING IN (A) PLACE
DETAIL SECTION
LIVING ROOM INTERIOR
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VERTICAL CIRCULATION
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COMMERCIAL USE
RESIDENTIAL UNITS
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04. Boone Municipal Airport: Urban Revitalization Third Year Architecture Studio Project Site: Boone, IA Fall 2018 Instructor: Roman Chikerinets Partner: Thien (Ping) Doan The focus of this project involved taking the existing, outdated Boone Municipal Airport and proposing a revitalization of the site through of a means of incorporating the landscape. Along with the airport proposal, an urban renewal strategy to bring in more revenue would also be added. CONCEPT: Initially, the entirety of the site sat on flat land. We managed to create a landscape within the architecture itself that seemlessly flows into the ground with large steel beams and green roofs. The sloping roofs would also act as water channels to bring water down into retention ponds that would gather the rain water, filter it and be used for cleaning and plumbing water within the facility. Our proposed renewal strategy consisted of roughly 10,000 sq. ft of hills and water channels to be used for a drone training/obstacle course. It would serve for the military base nearby, local farmers, delivery systems, as well as recreational or competitive use. Our proposal also included a large basement to be used for additional plane storage and mechanics classes for the public. Richard F. Hansen Prize Nominee Jury: Yoshiharu Tsukamoto + Deborah Hauptmann
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SITE PLAN
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
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DRONE OBSTACLE COURSE
LOBBY INTERIOR
DRONE FIELD
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05. PRISMA : Design Build at Reiman Gardens Second Year Architecture Studio Project Site: Ames, IA Spring 2018 Arch 202 Studio's Collaboration â&#x20AC;&#x153;To educate, enchant, and inspire an appreciation of plants, butterflies, and the beauty of the natural worldâ&#x20AC;? - Reiman Gardens Mission Statement As part of the 2018 theme at Reiman Gardens, Movement and Kinetic Structures, PRISMA becomes a structure open to exploration and relaxation. Its organic, monolithic form allows PRISMA to become a part of the natural world by providing moments of beauty through means of hammocks, irresdescent panels, cable and a complexity achieved by Arch 202 students. 4 months.
1, 413 acrylic irredescent panels.
77 students.
51 timber members.
30 steel hubs.
5 professors. Countless Hours.
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PRISMA was constructed and assembled in Iowa. Thus, this monolothic form of cables, timber, acrylic spinning infill, ham- mocks and steel hubs become exposed to the harsh elements present in the outdoors. Iowaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weather can range from freezing temperatures to a humid, hot climate. Due to this, I was able to compare and analyze any changes that occured on the structure in forces of nature such as: snow, rain, sunny and overcast weather. In snowy conditions, the irredescent panels glisten with the snow. In a field of white snow, the panels manage to create an aesthetic that is only visible up close. Water droplets form on the panels preventing them from showing off its irredescent color scheme. Similarly, in the rain, the panels manage to catch water droplets, but the rain becomes a big issue for people who may try to interact with PRISMA. The hammocks get soaked and the ground forms puddles, due to PRISMA being constructed in a spot where water drainage occurs. In an overcast, the panels manage to truly pop in their environment. A nice blue and green gradient happens when the structure is viewed from a certain angle. The timber, cables and hammocks become muted as the infill glows with a sharp intensity of colors. This type of weather becomes ideal for capturing PRISMA in its natural form of beauty and shape. In order to get the full experience of PRISMA, it is best to visit the site in clear sky, sunny conditions. Most elevated hammocks become usable and spectacular shadows appear on the ground from the sunshine hitting the irredescent panels. One of these type of shadows are seen as purple diamonds that stay still on the ground. The best experience of a sunny day at PRISMA are the dancing lights that happen from the panels bouncing and spinning. These lights play around all over the ground and seem to be flickering with excitement. Overall, in order to fully experience PRISMA in its best, usable form would be to visit the structure on a sunny day, or perhaps even on an overcast day, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind a dull sky.
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Measuring Timber MEASURE Double check timber length with document
MARK Find parallel center line
SQUARE Use document to find center points every 18” (perpendicular)
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CONTACT INFORMATION henrym@iastate.edu
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