Karina Itzel Martinez Portfolio

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SELECT WORKS 2017-2021

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KM ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

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Recreational Center SPRING 2021

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Boutique Hotel

Graphics

SPRING 2019

SPRING 2021

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Plum Creek Wetland Preserve

Coffee.

Books.

FALL 2020

FALL 2018

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COVID-19 Memorial

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Photography

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Sketches

SPRING 2020

RECREATIONAL

CENTER SPRING 2021

LOCATION

SITE LOCATION

400SQ.FT

137 TRAVIS ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78205

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BUS STOP

Located at the center of San Antonio, this recreational center serves as the place for physical activities and daily cafe stops to your local favorites. The pre-existing site is surrounded by numerous bus stops for a manageable entrance into the facility without having to struggle for parking in the downtown area.

The San Antonio river is also found alongside this building for visitors to enjoy the public area in which serves as a space to hangout and enjoy the view of the city’s river. With very limited space to build from the ground, the form of this building follows the path of the river and has several stories to it.

EXTERIOR RENDERS

The integration of vegetation is used around the building to act as rainwater buffers, to add value to the facility, and to reduce roof temperatures and energy use.

DOCK STOARGE/ RECEIVING

FLOOR FLOOR PLANS PLANS

With limited space to build on this existing site, the form of this buidling follows the path of the river and has a total of eight concrete and wooden floors. From a yoga studio, to basketball, and even a restaurant at the rooftop, this design allows for San Antonio locals to enjoy its own activity center and lounge around.

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CYCLING STUDIO

YOGA STUDIO

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RESTAURANT KITCHEN

WEIGHT ROOM

LOCKER ROOM

LOCKER ROOM

F L O O R P L A N S

WEIGHT ROOM 1

I N T E RENDERS

YOGA STUDIO

WEIGHT ROOM 2

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OUTDOOR BALCONY

RENDERS

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OUTDOOR RESTAURANT

OUTDOOR LOUNGE BAR

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

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NORTH ELEVATION

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SOUTH ELEVATION

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NORTHWEST SECTION

EAST SECTION

PLUM CREEK

WETLAND PRESERVE FALL 2020

Located in Lockhart, Texas at Plum Creek Wetland Preserve, the use of Low Impact Design strategies is utilized for the utmost performance of sustainable practices for water conservation. In this design, all 7 petals for LID are incorpaorated into the program in which methods as the ones shown below are used.

Permeable pavers

Repurposed wood

Bioswales

Rainwater Metal roofing harvest

When walking in, a public and priavte courtyard are located at respected locations so that one allows visitors to walk around freely and another allows for only employees to set foot in. The primary focus on courtyards was established in order to integrate as much of Plum Creek’s natural spaces into the site and allow for southern breezes to flow into the office spaces.

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The office building is designed in a matter that borders the private courtyard and encloses a space that benefits workers to escape from their daily job. These amenities help for gathering and socializing within the work environment and also allow for occupants to enjoy the natural surroundings of the wetlands.

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OFFICE FLOOR PLAN

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COVID-19 MEMORIAL "SEVEN"

SPRING 2020

The number seven is depicted through the design of the monument.

It represents the seven continents around the world, and with COVID-19 internationally effecting people, it was best believed that this number would suitably portray this pandemic. This memorial is located in Urbino, Italy and this area was specifically chosen in order to minimize the amount of trees being cut down and allow visitors to gaze at the vast area found in front of it. In addition, the central point in which these seven members lead to is a water feature that will help create an audible experience for the people. It’ll bring a calming sensation to an experience that was alarming for every part of the world.

As one walks up the steps of the memorial, they enter a tranquil state of mind that comes from the sounds of the water feature. The continuos movement of this tall element further emphasizes what seemed to be the only noise one was able to hear during their isolation period which was the sound of pouring rain. This water is also found inside each block that surrounds the fountain along with names of passing loved ones from each continent. When one stands in front of the reflective material, they are not only looking at the embedded names, but at themsleves to remember the times where the only person they were constantly seeing from the start to the end of the day was themsleves possibly through a computer screen, phone device, or even a television set.

A look inside one of the seven blocks of this design portrays materials such as cast in place board foam concrete, reflective material and polished ground concrete.

BOUTIQUE HOTEL SPRING 2019

Located near the San Antonio Riverwalk, this boutique hotel provides visitors to enjoy the scenic view of the city’s most valued resource- the river. The structure of the building is designed in a windmill like effect in order to achieve an expanding view from every angle. It is built on a pre-existing site that was once a parking lot and close by San Anotnio’s Downtown Main Plaza also known as the “Heart of San Antonio” where many tourists go visit the music and arts of the city and it’s very own San Fernando Cathedral.

BACK ELEVATION

FRONT ELEVATION

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SECTION

SUITE 1 LOBBY

SUITE 2

SUITE 3

RESIDENTIAL ROOMS/ SUITE LEVELS 0 6

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RESTAURANT

LOBBY BAR AREA

STORAGE

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RESTAURANT

KITCHEN

STORAGE

RIVER LEVEL 0 6

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Occupants not only get to enjoy San Antonio through various perspectives throughout the building, but are also able to sit down for a drink at the hotel’s very own restaurant located at the river level where the space is open to the public. This allows for visitors strolling the riverwalk to come into the facility and settle into the latest city’s building.

COFFEE.

BOOKS.

Located in downtown San Antonio, this coffee shop was designed with grand open spaces for occupants to freely walk around the building without feeling enclosed in a dense space.

Floors are omitted in ceratin areas to be able to look down or up at other levels. Additionally, glass windows and louvers are used to allow for as much sunlight to penetrate through them for natural lighting.

With natural lighting coming in from the ceiling, it allows for light to travel throughout most of the spaces and less artifical lighting is needed to allow for customers to feel like they are still enjoying the outdoors.

EAST

Public access to the coffee shop is available in both the front and back entrances, and while the top two floors hold a large pecentage of the actual shopping experience, office rooms are located at the bottom level as well as extra seating area for public use.

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BASEMENT

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SKETCHES

From details to the big picture.

COLUMN IN ROME 2020

COLUMN IN ROME 2020

COLUMN IN ROME 2020

ST. PETER’S BASILICA VATICAN CITY

2020, STUDY ABROAD

BUNK HOUSE DESIGN PLUM CREEK

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GRAPHICS SPRING 2021

ILLUSTRATOR PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM SLOW SHUTTER

“GOING IN CIRCLES”

“PHONE OVERLOAD”

Utilizing the slow shutter camera, we were to create images and features that portrayed the essence of being isolated in your quarantine space.

These light traces are the “energy” that would come out from the spaces we occupied.

IN THE WORKS:

CO LO RS In implenting the light traces previously created, these images were produced and manuevered to create abstract patterns using rhino, photoshop, and illustrator.

SPRING 2021

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Always add srunchie socks to the fit.

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Here we goooo!

40 min 4.00

Pull up and make it TIGHT.

1.00 10 min

TIGHTER.

3.50

It’s the bunny ears for me.

30 min 3.00

1.50

Loop de loop.

Laces = secured.

2.50

2.00 20 min

I’m = ready.

PHO TO GRA PHY

ROME 2020, STUDY ABROAD

I PHONE 11 PRO

URBINO, ITALY 2020, STUDY ABROAD

I PHONE 11 PRO

CAPTURED WITH: I PHONE 11 PRO