Architecture Portfolio 2020-2023

Architecture Portfolio

Work Experience

JBMHH Express

July 2021 - March 2022

• Worked as a Intermittent-Customer Experience Associate

• Assisted in restocking products, cleaning and keeping different areas/ stations orderly, helping customers, and cashiering

Certification

LEED Green Associate

Affiliations

American Institute of Architecture Students

AIAS

Member since January 2021

The National Organization of Minority Architects

NOMA

Member since January 2021

Alpha Rho Chi

APX Member since November 2021

Facade Redesign

This project called for us to design a vertical surface of a building in context. The design was for a new facade for a commercial infill space on M Street in Georgetown located in Washington, DC. To help facilitate the design of the facade the building’s function served as a bakery.

Street Elevation

Music Library

This project called for a music library to be constructed within the U street neighborhood and it will focus on archiving vintage sheet music, recordings, and new/rare music books. To facilitate the design of the library the theme that was focused on was overlapping, which is an important aspect of music in itself. The Music Library has specific features and physical accents that help create a tranquil and unified experience for all the musicians and music educators. As all the visitors have an interest to gain knowledge in the music world, they should be able to communicate within the open spaces and be able to view beautiful scenery permited with the glass curtain wall as way to inspire and influence new compositions.

Structure

FacadeHierarchy

Story District

The Story District project called for a new venue that facilitates the creation and disseminationof stories in a variety of formats. The design of the venue promotes the vision of the company which “values storytelling as a space for people to listen and be heard, connect with others, embrace different perspectives, examine their own lives, and explore what it means to be human”. Story District’s new facility will have more community spaces attached to its program to enable different groups to interact with each other and gain different perspectives from what they see and hear around them. This is adjacent to the main purpose of the program that the story district provides as there are multiple event spaces for those who want to share their stories and also various spaces for the visitors to gather so that they are able to communicate each other’s experiences with each other and start conversations about the stories they just heard.

Dwelling in the City

This project located on the corner of Swann St NW and 14th St NW in Washington, DC called for a design of an apartment complex. This apartment complex also incorporated commercial spaces on the ground floor to fit the urban context of DC. The complex serves as affordable housing for self sufficient seniors and families with ample outdoor and communal spaces to promote the idea of community. The complex provides two separate stories of community spaces where one story acts as a work/play space for both kids and adults and the other is an outdoor grilling courtyard where families can spend time together. The work/play space allows both the adults and kids to escape the close proximity that are attached to the apartment units. These large community spaces allow the residents to build a community by sharing spaces and building relationships with each other. This apartment complex emphasizes the needs of the residents within the apartment complex through the amenities and spaces offered by catering to efficiency and accessibility for the residents. More specifically the outdoor garden allows for the seniors to be proactive.

2BRBedroom

2BR Living Room

2BRKitchen

View of 5th Floor Courtyard

View of 2nd Floor Courtyard

View of Multipurpose Room

View of Kid’s Area

View of Adult Area

View of Rooftop Grilling Spaces

Center for Urban Ecology

This project located on the corner of MacArthur Blvd. and Elliot Pl. in Washington, DC called for a new design for the Center of Urban Ecology. Originally titled “Building within a Landscape”, the project called for a response to the existing site, by changing the topography and responding the existing building on site. This design is loosely based on the Statue of Liberty museum on Liberty Island as it has a strong relationship between building and site. The design has education spaces loacted inside the building and outdoors with various exhibit spaces where people can gather. The site also incorporates a greenhouse.

Precedent Analysis: Statue of Liberty Museum

Circulation

Site Plan

Existing Elements

View of Outdoor

Viewfrom Plaza over Pond

View of Main Path View of Plaza

Evolution of Form

Building Organization through Massing

Structure Axonometric

Entrance to the Center

View of Sanctuary

View of the Lobby

View of the Lobby from 2nd Floor

View of Gathering & Conference Space

View of Public Work Space

Front Elevation

East Elevation

Cross Section

Cross Section 2 Longitudinal

Sustainable Materials in Use

Reclaimed and Sustainable Wood

Permeable Concrete

Ability to Use Interlocking PolyCarbonate Panels along Facde

Ability to Use Solar Panels on Rooftop

Green Roof

Helps mitigate sunlight with natural vegetation and tall grass

Photovoltaic Glass Canopy

Natural Vegetation Garden

Man-Made Water Collection Pond on Sites Low Point

Water Collection through Columns for Centers Own Reuse

Permeable Paving along Main Circulation Path and Exhibition Space

A collection of projects I have worked on over the years, that include not only projects that have research analyses done but also personal art projects that span various mediums.

Louvres

The upper facade contains 3 different louvre systems based on the facade direction and the sun

Green Roof/ Cistern

Passive system that collects rain water and stores/recycles it for future purposes; cistern at the top of the building allows for a passive irrigation system because of gravity

SummerSun

Natural Daylight Curtain wall system allows for natural light to enter building and conserve energy

Solar Panels

Facing south to generate more electricity actively throughout the building

01 Analysis on Sustainable Strategies

A project titled, The NZDC Headquarters, was a project completed during my final studio. The project is located in Coulmbia Heights, D.C. and its main function was to educate the local community on sustainable strategies and to operate as an office space for an organization, called Net Zero DC. This project aimed to create a long-lasting impression of what sustainability could look like as buildings strive to achieve net zero energy usage, hence the name NZDC.

Electrochromic Windows

Located on the lower facade the windows tint depending on the location of the sun; reduces thermal energy and glares

WinterSun

Trees

Reduces surface areas by povidings shading

Natural Ventilation

Wide opening on the side of the building and a void in the center of the building allow for air to travel naturally

Caption: This photo frames 3 of natural elements as the surround each other and lead to one another; the earth (rock) to the water and the air to earth (trees).

Caption: These photos apart of a series that takes a look at plant life in an industrial setting (out of its element) while being nurtured by the sunlight coming from outdoors.

Caption: These 3 photos were apart of a special end of the year project hosted by the architecture fraternity, Alpha Rho Chi, where the theme of the photos to be taken was “Framing”.

Project: Plants through Watercolor

This project uses water color to create a simplistic visual of plants in a solitary space.

Project: Architectural Sketches

This project frames different built environments using shading as the main element to create an atmosphere.