Architecture Portfolio
James Ramos
James Ramos
Experience About
Architecture is the setting for life that I hope to author my story truthfully. My dream is to one day serve the world as a licensed Architect. With my Associate of Architecture, I hope to make that dream come true. I am pursuing opportunities to improve communities within a diverse team that offers an energizing environment focused on architecture.
Contact
Phone: +01 916-417-6327
Email: jamesramos7513@gmail.com
Location: Sacramento, California linkedin.com/in/jamesramosarch/
Education
Cosumnes River College
A.S. Architecture | GPA: 3.9 2022 - 2024
University of California, San Diego
B.S. Political Science-Data Analytics 2017 - 2021
Skills
CAD/BIM: Revit | SketchUp | Rhino 7 | AutoCAD
Post: Lumion | Photoshop | InDesign
MS Office: PowerPoint | Word | Excel
Other: Bluebeam
Analog: Hand-sketching | Drawing | Model-making
Architecture Instructional Assistant / Tutor
Cosumnes River College
Provided support to professors and faculty within the Architecture department, including: grading assignments, preparing materials for lectures, and providing one-on-one assistance to students who needed additional help.
Kitchen Designer IKEA West Sacramento
Design and sell kitchens, commercial spaces, home offices, bathrooms, garages, and laundry rooms using IKEA cabinetry. Steer sales to spearhead 15% or more towards annual sales goal. Resource available products into smart design solutions to minimize the impact of supply chain issues through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Extracurriculars
President, Architecture Student Association
Drove the vision of the club. Developed opportunities to grow our students and program. Chaired all officer meetings. Oversaw all events and connected with local professionals.
Director of Communications, Architecture Student Association
Managed all social media channels. Developed strategies to identify our voice, interact with follower base and grow our online presence through producing digital content.
Competitions
The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial, Edition #3
A memorial that speaks to the cause of ending all nuclear weapons programs, organized by Buildner Architecture Competitions, an annual international competition.
Design Village
Tasked at Cal Poly SLO to design and build a shelter that is transportable by car and on foot, able to sustain for three days, and respond to the theme, biophilia.
2023 - 2024 2022 - Present 2023 2023 2023 - 2024 2022 - 2023
waterfront community center for a small town
Mother Soil
interpretive center for an urban agricultural farm
Tiny House Village tiny home community for an apprenticeship program
Roly Poly in Cal Poly
biophilic three-day shelter at Cal Poly SLO
Oh, Silent Haste...
art gallery, studio, and library for the late Virgil Abloh
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The Dragons’ Tale
Selected Works
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Torii
Competition memorial to the cause of ending all nuclear weapons
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The Dragons’ Tale
Location Rio Vista, Ca
Program Community Center
Software Revit, Lumion, Photoshop
Group Jade Vue
Along the flowing river, the rising winds gently rustle the leaves in this place called The Dragons’ Tale. This is a community space for people to enjoy the harmony of beautiful architecture and spiritual scenery.
In revitalizing the community center in Rio Vista’s quaint town, beauty was our focus. During a site visit, my partner had a dream that she was approached by two dragons. The repeating curves are a motif found all over the architecture and site development inspired by that dream. Also, this stands as a historic memorial for the working Chinese and Japanese people who perished from Rio Vista’s flood in 1862 and fire in 1893. We used elements from traditional Chinese gardens and Japanese architecture.
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sun, wind pedestrian, vehicular, public transportation
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south section
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The Dragons’ Tale represents my true love for the arts of architecture. When studying the history of architecture, I am in Challenge, my partner and I made beauty the focus of this project. Without words, this com
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n awe that we can come together to design such beautiful places and spaces; this is my why. In The Living Community mmunity center brings about a spirit of invitation, elegance, and joy for the people it inhabits.
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10 community hall interior lobby interior
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Selected Works 11 ground floor 1 lobby 2 restroom (m) 3 custodial closet 4 restroom (w) 5 youth center 6 senior center 7 restroom (s/o) 8 kitchen / prep 9 community hall 10 courtyard second floor 11 study loft 12 director’s office I 13 director’s office II 14 conference room I 15 conference room II 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 4 3
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Mother Soil
Location Rancho Cordova, Ca
Program Interpretive Center
Software Revit, Lumion, Photoshop
On a summer day in this small urban farm, the people of Rancho Cordova retreat from the busy city back to Mother Soil. The interpretive center is a space for all people to learn about how their food is made.
During a site visit, the founder of Soil Born Farms said to imagine a space where “a child becomes a farmer.” (the mantra of the project). Sustainable design is priority one. The wood, steel, and glass interplay in an expansive space to connect to the outdoors. Large, north-facing windows allow for views and optimal daylighting, with operable windows for natural ventilation. With multiple covered outside spaces, you get to enjoy the nature around you, even on a harsh sunny or rainy day.
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55-acre site hand sketch | sun, wind, views, sound
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7-acre site hand sketch | vehicular, pedestrian, public vs private
Selected Works 15 ground floor 1 interpretive center 2 visitor reception 3 gift shop 4 restroom (w) 5 restroom (m) 6 mechanical room 7 electrical room 8 fire control room 9 science classroom second floor 10
11 atrium 12 event storage 13 community
14 conference
15 staff office
16 director’s office 17 break room 18 restroom
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suite 20 meeting
outdoor patio (3)
room
room (2)
(2)
(s/o, 2)
office
room (5)
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4. large overhangs / finishes design process
1. form / massing / courtyard
2. circulation / outdoor shade
3. views / daylighting / ventilation
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open working space with conference rooms
Work
Lea environmental science
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e classroom for youth
Interact
interpretive center inclusive for all
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Tiny House Village
Location Rancho Cordova, Ca
Program Tiny House on Wheels
Software Revit, Lumion, Photoshop
Tiny House Village is a temporary housing project for an apprenticeship program for beginning farmers. The goal is equip them with sufficient training, work experience, and business skills to manage established farms or to successfully start their own.
In order to be built in multitudes, the tiny house is designed simply. Sustainability is paramount, with reclaimed barn wood siding and floors, steel-framed windows, and recycled aluminium roofs. The southfacing shed roof allows for photovoltaics. Each tiny house includes a full kitchen, a desk for dining or studying, a reading nook, ample storage and a queen loft bed. This project gave us the opportunity to produce a full set of construction documents, here.
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PROJECT LOCATION
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loft plan |
floor plan | 3/4” = 1’-0”
3/4” = 1’-0”
longitudinal section | 1/2” = 1’-0”
transverse section | 1/2” = 1’-0”
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Selected Works 27 wall section | 1” = 1’-0”
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wall assembly detail | 1” = 1’-0” exterior door head detail | 1” = 1’-0”
Selected Works 29 exploded axonometric view
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Roly Poly in Cal Poly
Location San Luis Obispo, Ca
Program
Biophilic Shelter
Software Rhino 7, Lumion, Photoshop
Group Dylan H, Evelynn N, Cristian H, Ximena G
Competing in Cal Poly SLO’s annual Design Village, the objective is to design and build a shelter that is transportable by car and on foot, able to sustain for three days, and respond to the theme, biophilia.
The form is inspired by a group of roly polies. The kinetic action of opening and enclosing the pods biomimics a roly poly; open when in motion and closed when in protection. We express that life is movement and connection. Each structure is made of waterproof canvas, five plywood arches, a bi-folding plywood base, two-byfours, and metal hardware. The simple materials and modularity allow for ease of transportation and construction on-site, as well as eco-friendly disposal.
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axonometric site plan
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poly canyon topography map
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Selected Works 35 assembly & build quality
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Oh, Silent Haste...
Location Chicago, Il
Program Gallery, Studio, & Library
Software Revit, Lumion, Photoshop
In the dead of winter, Oh, Silent Haste... illuminates the dark fog of Chicago. The art gallery, studio, and library are for the public to view the late Virgil Abloh’s work.
The program is focused on the idea of the trinity. Three spaces (art gallery, studio, and library) with three members (architect, artist, and poet). Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is the Architect mimicked in the design style, who Virgil Abloh, the artist, was fond of, as they were both highly influential in the Chicago arts. The poem I chose is Dylan Thomas’ “Do not go gentle into that good night,” a poem Abloh’s mother would read to him as a child. Virgil Abloh died at 41 after a silent battle of a rare cancer. I truly admire him as an artist and human being.
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Torii | Competition
Location Nagasaki, Jp
Program Memorial
Software SketchUp, Photoshop
Group Jade Vue
For the third edition of The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial, an annual international architecture competition, organized by Buildner Architecture Competitions, Torii is a memorial that speaks to the cause of ending all nuclear weapons programs.
Torii lives as a symbol of the two bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. It transitions people from the mundane to the sacred. It is welcome to all, even those not present. The concrete brings a sense of permanence, while the red offers sacredness and introspection. As you walk to the end, you enter a crater flooded with red spider lilies, which are commonly planted on grave sites to represent parting and renewal in traditional Japanese ceremonies.
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jamesramos7513@gmail.com | 916-417-6327