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ismael olivares
Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in light. Le Corbusier
Undergraduate Comprehensive Studio 01-12
Graduate Comprehensive Studio 13-36
photography 37-38
supplementary projects/resume 39-40
urban planning programming versatility
materiality detailing
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urban planning | programming | versatility Texas Tech University Bachelor of Science in Architecture In the last semester attended at Texas Tech University College of Architecture at El Paso a partnership was formed with the City of El Paso to be able to conduct a study of the possible development of four city owned properties in downtown El Paso along the Paisano Corridor, 111 Anthony Street (Site A), 325 S Santa Fe St (Site B.1), 200 S Santa Fe St. (Site B.2), and 222 S Cambell Street (Site C). The partnership would have the Seniors at Texas Tech develop a master plan and one of the sites fully developed and presented at a final review that would include local architects, politicians, and developers. The challenge for the semester was the restitching of the urban fabric along Paisano Street which has long been a barrier not only physically but socioeconomically through the use of a master plan that employed urban gardens and the four sites as beacons for activity and development. After having developed a concept and a program for each of the three sites and a master plan conceptually, Site C was was then explored and developed in detail by creating a Garden of Knowledge that blurred the concept of private and public areas through the use of a 24-hour bookstore, eateries and a plaza that would adapt to different uses. A focus on the adaptability of the building and the site became the driving force for many design elements as it would show the local developers and politicians invited to the final review the importance of flexibility in programming of a building for future use and reuse as a future investment for both the owner and city.
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bike rental terminal
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proposed mixed use
bus terminal
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parking
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hotel
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religion
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entertainment/performance
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Gardens are beacons in an urban landscape.
Geometric forms are beacons in the garden microcosm.
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Downtown El Paso would be invigorated if each of the three sites served as catalysts for activity. In order for each site to be an effective catalyst it must be a beacon within the urban landscape. Gardens serve as beacons in an urban landscape which is mostly geometric in form. As such a chain of gardens connecting the three sites would help to guide the energy of the city along Paisano St. and it’s arterial corridors in a cohesive manner. Finally a geometric piece sitting within the garden ateach site would act as a beacon within the garden microcosm.
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collector pockets underground parking bicycle rental terminal car gallery
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open plaza underground parking bicycle rental terminal El Paso gift shop luxury shops and eateries public art gallery luxury apartments
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All three sites were developed using very similar methodologies. Out of the garden that acts as a beacon within the urban landscape the square mass that inhabit each site are juxtaposed by orienting to the next garden so as to be able to guide people from garden to garden. Site C was unique in that it was the one site that would not have acted as a beacon with a mass sitting in the garden. Instead it was more of a recess so as to create a new language that would help to distinguish it’s place among the tall skyscrapers that surround it. In ORder to create this sunken feeling the ground plane was elevated to create a roof garden that would help define a new urban plaza. Each of the three sites was defined by their surroundings. Site A was the Garden of Entertainment a garden that contained pockets of public spaces and food. Site B was the Garden of the Arts and Retail providing spaces that would help to populate downtown with new inhabitants. Site C was the Garden of Knowledge tying together the schools and libraries south of Paisano and the civic buildings to the north. The building is envisioned as a 24 hour bookstore that is run by machines. With the book stored below the plaza and delivered to the buyer through a series of belts and elevators, the building is free to address and accommodate the people that come to buy the books. Smaller galleries made out of movable partitions that can be re sized and readjusted for different needs provide spaces for temporary exhibitions for new products or subjects and the negative space is free to allow people to linger and relax. Two eateries at either side of the plaza provide options to the visitors. The one on the west at the galleries is a vertical restaurant that transports food and beer vertically from a kitchen and a microbrewery in the basement level. On the East there is a high scale restaurant overlooking the plaza from the second floor. The plaza itelf became a dynamic element on it’s own as it provided windows that would overlook the stacks of books and the machines that allowed for the bookstore to operate. In a ddition to this the plaza had movable components that would act like benches, tables, retail kyosks, and stage areas as they were raised from their flat positions. This would allow for different events and configurations to occupy the plaza.
open plaza unprotected
rooftop garden that rises out of the ground extending the public space
raised mass to protect from cold winter winds bookstore galeries + tapas/microbrewery (blue) high end restaurant + rental bike terminal (red)
mass grows to protect from uncomfortable spring winds
plaza that tops the bookshelves and the mechanisms that bring them to the bookstore
plaza remains open to cool summer winds
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plaza block variations
flat
picnic
retail
stage
rental bike station + bench
grass planting soil drain pan insulation
concrete structure
rail system
green roof detail
retail kyosk detail
wall section retail kyosk
order through salesperson
pick up book at dispense towers
order through mobile device
book redirection system
BOOK TITLE AUTHOR
$$$
book retrieval arm
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book retrieval paths
PRESS HERE TO PURCHASE NOW
order through interactive glass facade
site plan
Paisano Garden of Knowledge undergraduate comprehensive studio | prof. daniela quesada
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level 3
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ground level
basement level
Paisano Garden of Knowledge undergraduate comprehensive studio | prof. daniela quesada
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southwest elevation
flat plaza variation
west interior elevation
southeast elevation
east interior elevation
northeast elevation
northwest elevation
longitudinal section
transverse section
end stage variation
center stage variation
ceremonial variation
Paisano Garden of Knowledge design studio V | prof. daniela quesada
market variation
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materiality
| detailing Texas Tech University Master of Architecture, M.Arch
In the first semester at Texas Tech University’s Master of Architecture program, the focus of the comprehensive studio was inward through the use of a proposed boutique hotel at 717 Red River in Austin, Texas.
Before the program or the site were assigned, the studio explored what a hotel room was and could be in Austin, Texas. The room was fully detailed out and investigated efficiency and elements that could accomodate to different users’ needs and activities as a kit of parts. The program for the hotel included 20 rooms, a small gym, a business office, a lobby, an eatery, and a design that connected the street to Waller Creek. A methodology of using a base form that was molded and eroded by a series of urban forces created the initial volume of the building. Then a study of private v public areas in Austin dictated how the different programmating and the materiality of the project. The project was then refocused on detailing as the kit of part was reintroduced and adapted to the new forms and spaces. The use of a full wall section fully detailed out was able to expand on the understanding of how the conceptual and theoretical design decisions were affecting or could be affected by today’s construction methods and technologies.
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In order to better understand the site, the entire studio collaborated in an in depth analysis of the city of Austin through four categories, site, culture, transportation, and climate. While I was tasked with helping the culture group I also took on the challenge of setting up the template and layout of the booklet as a whole.
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Austin, Texas Class Research graduate comprehensive studio | prof. peter raab
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Urban forms when left untouched are geometric. When pedestrians and nature start to interact with the forms they begin to dissolve into new spaces that allow for a more integrated set of spaces.
URBAN FORM
following the orthagonal organizationof the city of Austin from 1887
Waller Creek
LIFT
DISSOLVE
CUT
for pedestrian circulation from the street to the creek and back
to allow existing vegetation to coexist
sound spheres from the surrounding music venues
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the loose pieces to create new public places
Waller Creek by creating a public space that celebrates the creek
Austin Boutique Hotel graduate comprehensive studio | prof. peter raab
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private - solid - sanctuary People manipulate their environments in private spaces to suit their own needs and comforts. Kimber Modern Austin, Texas Burton Baldridge Architects
1104 E. 6th St. Austin, Texas
bar (3136 sqft) occupancy type A-2 assembly load factor 15 occupant load 209 WC (male) 1 WC (female) 2 lavatories 1 occupancy type load factor occupant load WC (male) WC (female) lavatories
restaurant (2432 sqft) A-2 assembly 15 162 1 1 1 kitchen (1024 sqft)
occupancy type load factor occupant load WC (male) WC (female) lavatories
717 Red River central business district 1:8 FAR type 2B construction 14082 sqft 452 occupants
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A-2 assembly 200 6 1 1 1
wic - 44 hotel - 31 male - 6 urinals - 1 female - 5
public - transparent - community Spaces guide people’s actions and activities in public spaces.
hotel (6237 sqft) occupancy type R-1 residential load factor 200 occupant load 31 WC 31 lavatories 31
hotel business center gym bar
gym (316 sqft) occupancy type A-2 assembly load factor 50 occupant load 6 WC (male) 1 WC (female) 1 lavatories 1 business center (425 sqft) occupancy type load factor occupant load WC (male) WC (female) lavatories
A-2 assembly 100 4 1 1 1
restaurant utilities circulation bar (512 sqft) occupancy type A-2 assembly load factor 15 occupant load 34 WC (male) 1 WC (female) 1 lavatories 1
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meditation space
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Austin Boutique Hotel graduate comprehensive studio | prof. peter raab
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The base room is a simple space that is divided by a partition that includes the bed, desk, + storage. The door opens up towards the living area while the partition screen the bathroom on the other half of the room. The entire room is laid out on a 4’ x 4’ Ggrid to be able to create a kit of parts that can be rearranged in different conditions and to be able to better lay out a room for accessability.
variations of the base room meant to address different issues that may arise in any particular room
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Materiality is fairly limited to concrete, wood and glass to be able to adhere to the Austin pattern of limited materials arranged and rearranged in layers. Concrete is versatile and clean and is the primary material. A smooth form of board formed concrete is used to be ble to provide texture and a level of craftsmanship that is seen in Austin’s buildings. Concrete is also readily available well within a 500’ radius. Wood acts as an accent to be able to provide a warmth and comfort for the visitor. It represents the human component of the building. Any aspect of the private spaces that areconcerned with the personalization to the user’s needs is made of wood as are the public ammenities meant to accomodate for human experiences. Kebonied wood uses a treatment that includes alcohol, pressure, and heat to be able to harden pine and other hardwoods allowing for the use of more sustainable wood options. Glass is used to create permeability in the public spaces and as a gateway between the rooms and the City of Austin. example of board formed concrete contrasted by wood. Pio Pio Restaurant New York, New York Sebastian Marsical Studio
Metal and porcelain are used in utilitarian components such as the sinks and toilets and to help ease transitions between the wood and the concrete.
example of materiality and layering in Austin Texas
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fully closed wooden louvers
fully open wooden louvers
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smooth board-formed concrete roller shades
kebonied pine
brushed aluminum/steel
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operable wooden louvers operable window
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operable window with black out shades
operable wooden louvers privacy and solar shading
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leve fixed wooden louvers
open to experience Austin
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wall axon
closed for pricvacy + rest
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Spaces in Austin tend follow similar progressions between public and pivate spaces using a semipublic courtyard providese a space of transition and relief between both.
Courtyard Entrance Sequence Haywood Hotel Austin, Texas KRDB
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Main entrances Hotel San Jose Austin, Texas Lake/Flato Architects
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Lobby space and main axis from the street to the creek.
The hotel uses the stairs as a vertical courtyard that is open to the views of the city while protecting the guests from the elements. The floors with the rooms would require a key card to be able to access them but the stairs would be open to the public. The guardrail also provides a visual stimuli as it conveys the verticality of the space and it is a point of intereest for someone looking at it from the outside as people will appear and disappear as they travel up the stairs.
Austin Boutique Hotel graduate comprehensive studio | prof. peter raab
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kebonied pine louvers louver motor insulation
insulation roller shades
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parapet level 72’ - 0”
low-E glass
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2 x 6 wood stud 8” x 8” MT steel anchor board insulation
level 5 48’ - 0” level 4 36’ - 0” level 3 24’ - 0” level 2 12’ - 0” ground level 0’ - 0”
low-E glass
basement level -16’ - 0” creek level -24’ - 0”
8” x 8” MT steel anchor board insulation
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2 x 6 wood stud
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longitudinal section
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pine louvers louver motor insulation gutter rigid insulation
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skylight reflective roof paint wood sheathing
parapet level 72’- 0” D.1 D.1.b - gutter variation
level 6 60’- 0” D.2
level 5 48’- 0” D.3
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pipe ate pipe
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light 3”x 3” steel angle D.4 - level 2 detail
basement level -12’- 0”
concrete pier to bedrock
Austin Boutique Hotel graduate comprehensive studio | prof. peter raab
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extruded lighting concrete waffle grid
concrete column
connection detail
structure
pavilion structure
glass roof structure
waffle slab
hotel structure
waffle slabs
vertical structure and foundation
bar structure
bar waffle slab
vertical structure
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vertical structure
circulation
condenser BC connector register main supply/return zone a zone b zone c
HVAC ground level
plumbing fixture clean supply greywater blackwater
clean water from city
greywater for irrigation greywater cisterns and filters
blackwater sewage
plumbing
emergency egress
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solar study - morning
solar study - midday
solar study - afternoon
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solar study - morning
solar study - midday
solar study - afternoon
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The Texas Tech University College of Architecture at El Paso offers a photography class the last semester before graduating. The class focused on photographing people and abstract forms. This was meant to pull us out of the realm of architecture so as to be able to study composition, light, and form within the bounds of the frame. Most of the pictures were taken in El Paso but our trip to New York offered a variety of new subjects and possibilities. Throughout the class a personal focus on the grime and struggle of living in an urban context began to form a pattern throughout the assignments.
Photography photography | prof. peter svarzbein
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HOSPITALITY
COUNTRY INNS + SUITES SUNLAND PARK
A rendering for a rebranding of a hotel in El Paso, Texas made for Alvidrez Architecture Inc. My time at Alvidrez Architecture provided experience in conceptual design, design development, construction documents, construction managment, consultant coordination, material selection, and graphic design.
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Revit AutoCAD Rhino Vray for Rhino Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
Franklin HS, El Paso, TX. EPISD Career & Technology - Architectural Drafting Program El Paso Community College Texas Tech College of Architecture at El Paso Texas Tech College of Architecture
El Paso Builder’s Association 1st Place Scholarship El Paso Community College Dean’s List Texas Tech University Dean’s List TTU Proven Achiever’s Scholarship Edmond and Helen Anderson Scholarship Robert L. Coombs Bequest/Robert Leon Coombs Scholarship
El Paso Community College Architecture Society PHI THETA KAPPA AIAS TAU SIGMA DELTA
EPCC Rain Water Collection System Lydia Patterson Institute Design Charrette GRO El Paso 2014
Alvidrez Architecture Inc.
TTU Hospitality Services
Software
2009 - 2015 2011 - 2015 4 ,5, and Mac 4 and 5 CS5, CS6, and CC
Education
Class of 2011 2009-2011 Class of 2013 - Associate of Science Architecture Class of 2015 - Bachelor of Science Architecture Class of 2017 - Master of Architecture, M.Arch
Honors (hs) (fr/so) (jr) (jr/sr) (jr/sr) (jr/sr)
Clubs
general member (fr) secretary (so) general member (so) secretary of liasons (jr) general member (sr) general member (sr)
Vounteer Work 115 hours (so) (jr) 20 hours (jr)
Internship
Aug. 2014 to July 2015
Work
Aug. 11, 2014 to present
Resume 1 (915) 244-9815 | iolivares_05@yahoo.com
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