Trahan_Portfolio_2025 by Jase Trahan

Texas Therapeutic Arena

Lubbock, TX, USA

Spring 2025

The Texas Therapeutic Arena provides a space for equestrian therapy. The design draws from the scale, atmosphere, and spatial qualities of a forest, creating a grand environment of healing. The many mass timber beams and curved columns surround the arena, diffusing light as if it is coming through a tree canopy, immersing riders in an experience that cannot otherwise be found in Lubbock. The arena is very versatile, allowing for spaces to be converted from three separate riding arenas to one large arena that can accomodate larger sessions or events. The city would benefit greatly by having a versatile equestrian arena, giving the possibility for all of the Lubbock community to experience this distinctive addition.

1/4” = 1’-0” scale section model

Citrus Grove Square

Lubbock, TX, USA

Fall 2024

Citrus Grove Square is a dynamic, multi-use micro-manufacturing building located in the heart of downtown Lubbock, Texas. This innovative facility features a plaza and brewery on the ground floor that produces craft beverages using oranges grown in the building’s hydroponic garden. Above the brewery is a BBQ sauce manufacturing floor that utilizes fresh tomatoes from the adjacent green roof and the hydroponic garden on the third level, which also houses a lush grove of orange trees.

The top three floors contain a BBQ restaurant, business incubation center, and a high-rise cocktail bar, all designed with an open atrium in the center, offering views of the vibrant greenery below. The restaurant uses house-made BBQ sauce from the tomatoes harvested on-site, creating a true farm-to-table experience. The restaurant, business incubation center, and bar all provide panoramic views of downtown Lubbock, along with the orange grove below. Workers and visitors can walk through the orange grove or use the space as a place to relax. The floors are connected by two elevator/ stair cores that are enclosed by glass once reaching the citrus grove on the third floor and above.

Nature Writer’s Residences

Muleshoe, TX, USA

Spring 2024

The writer’s residences in the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge are made with the purpose of immersing writers in nature. The views from the windows while the writers remain within their residences should be inspiring, whether from kitchen or the office, so there are many windows on all sides of the houses. All the houses are oriented in a way that hides the other buildings behind corners of their views. Louvers along the south and west walls prevent the writers’ residences from becoming overexposed to sunlight, thus stopping glare and overheating, while maintaining beautiful views. The communal building allows for a more social event space for the writers and guests, as well as a space for research.

Mashrabiya Market

Seville, Spain

Spring 2023

For my semester abroad project in Seville, Spain, I was assigned with creating a market that brings the community together, while providing a space to efficiently sell and shop for goods. Seville is one of the hottest cities in Europe. It is also largely influenced by Moorish/Arabian architecture. In order to make a market that can stay cool in the hot weather, I implemented Mashrabiya panels throughout my market. Mashrabiya is an Arab and Islamic architectural element that brings in wind through carved, ornamented panels in order to keep the building cool, with vents at the top of the walls to release the hot air. The market is split into three buildings with two main streets for the community to circulate and gather in. Portions of the market streets, patios, and balconies are shaded by the repeated ornamental Mashrabiya design that is in the walls. The rooflines are raised in varying heights, mimicking the city around them.

Mashrabiya Panels

Building orientation and alleys, or “market streets,” give shoppers public social spaces and allow for easier access to different stalls.

How Mashrabiya Works

Mashrabiya panels allow for cold winds to enter the building while hot air can rise and exit the building through the upper vents, keeping the building cool. The panels are also able to diffuse sunlight.

Boston Institute of Anthecology

Boston, MA, USA

Fall 2022

This project called for a cultural aspect to be included in the design of an ecological center to be located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. My focus for the building is anthecology, the study of pollination, with the exhibits split by floors for different types of pollination by different animals, water and air. The building is made up of equilateral triangles that create hexagons, which are reminiscent of the honeycombs that vital pollinator honeybees create. Each of the nine floors exhibits a form of anthecology with an adjacent green roof that contains the appropriate pollinated plants. A bistro and flex spaces are located at the top, 100 feet high, and look over the Dorchester area of Boston. The ground level outdoor spaces include picnic areas with a bus stop at the front entrance, and sidewalks connecting to Dorchester Avenue. Ideally located, there is also a major subway and bus station just south of the site.

The Physical Model began as a bunch of trapezoidal pieces that were configured into a certain way, but the individual pieces allowed for me to create something new that led me to my final design.

To connect to the culture and community of Boston, the large concrete walls on the front and back of the building allow for a great mural space.

Fifth Floor Plan

Sixth Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Building section model of the north side of the building.

Jase Trahan

Building Information Technology

Fall 2023 (Elective)

In ARCH 3355 Building Information Technology, I was able to gain introductory and developmental knowledge of construction drawings using Building Information Modeling (BIM). The projects were completed using Revit software.

Profile

Jase Trahan

Driven and dedicated first-year graduate student at Texas Tech University Huckabee College of Architecture pursuing a Master of Architecture degree. Internship background in sports, commercial, municipal, and educational building design and a passion for all types of architecture.

Employment History

Summer/Winter Intern, HKS, Inc., Dallas, TX

Worked with Revit to update floor plans and models of sports venues to their current conditions and create Revit Families and details. Used Revit and Enscape to create designs, drawings, and renders for renovations of sports venues.

Graduate Assistant, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Guided and graded second year architecture students in an introductory architecture technology course.

Intern, Strohmeyer Architects, Inc., Rockwall, TX M

Created and modified floor, site, electrical, and demolition plans and elevations on AutoCAD and Revit.

Visited and surveyed job sites for renovations and construction of schools, municipal buildings, and commercial buildings.

Intern, GMR Protection Resources, Inc., Heath, TX

Created AutoCAD and Phoenix plan drawings from scans and photos of bank sites (Bank of America, Wells Fargo) for the purpose of assessing lighting and security requirements.

Architectural Draftsman, Ramsay & Reyes, L.L.C., Rockwall, TX

Used computer-aided design software, including Revit and AutoCAD to draw new floor plans, roof plans, and site plans.

Researched building aspects and evaluated information provided by architects and system subcontractors and created accurate drawings according to measurements and specifications.

Education

Master of Architecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (Expected Graduation 05/2026)

Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX A

President's Honor List (Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023)

Dean's Honor List (Fall 2020, Spring 2022)

Presidential Merit Scholarship Recipient

Study Abroad Student in Seville, Spain (Spring 2023)

The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) Member

National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) Member

Contact Details

2640 Mirage Ln Rockwall, TX, 75087

214.531.9552

jasetrahan@outlook.com

Skills

AutoCAD

Autodesk Revit

Grasshopper 3D

Rhinoceros 3D

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Enscape

Lumion

Twinmotion

OSHA Certified

1503 Approved NCARB Hours