PORTFOLIO 2023 MARIA GUTIERREZ

ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN PORTFOLIO

INEVITABLE COMMUNITY

EDUCATION

RESUME

GPA : 3.6/4

• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

• Expected Graduation May 2024

• Minor in Interior Design & Sustainable Studies

AWARDS

• President’s List for GPA of 3.7 or Higher (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

• Dean’s List for GPA of 3.5 or Higher (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

July 2023-Present

• Green Owl Design - Interior Design Intern, Hyattsville, Maryland

• Assisted in developing creative concepts for residential and commercial projects.

• Created drawings and 3D renderings using multiple software tools to help visualization.

• Contributed on projects’ construction documentations,

• Engage in client meetings and site visits, gaining hands-on experience in all project aspects.

August 2021-December 2022

• Robert Bracket III, DICE Organization - Teacher’s Assistant, Pratt Institute, New York

• Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination

• Oversaw students in the classroom and common areas to monitor and enforce rules

• Collated and distributed classroom materials to help teachers prepare for activities.

• Participated in lesson planning and curriculum implementation to promote quicker rollout and delivery.

August 2020 - August 2022

• Amir Karimpour - Teacher’s Assistant, Pratt Institute, New York

• Supported student learning objectives through personalized assistance.

• Oversaw groups of students at school and offsite locations to enhance drawing skills

• Organized and guided skills practice, research and memorization tasks for students.

• Implemented practice exercises and used repetition, enabling students to grasp new concepts quickly.

1: La Paz, Bolivia (2001-2005)

Managua, Nicaragua (2005-2011)

Maryland, United States (2011-2015)

Dhaka, Bangladesh (2015-2016)

LANGUAGES

Bangkok, Thailand (2016-2017)

Virginia, United States (2017-2019)

New York, United States (2019-2023)

Rome, Italy (2023-2023)

SOFT SKILLS

• Rhino 6 & 7

• Grasshopper

• Enscape

• Twinmotion

• AutoCAD

HARD SKILLS

• Adobe Premiere Pro

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe InDesign

• Revit

• Time Management

• Communication

• Presentation Skills

• Collaborative

TABLE OF CONTENT

SECLUDED INTEGRATION THE BLEND

THE GOOD OLD

DO - I - DO?

MASSIVE RHYTHMIC POROUS

EX MACHINA

50c MILKSHAKES WITH THE SWIRLY SWIRL

SECLUDED INTEGRATION

FALL 2021 - Design 301

The up and coming town of Gowanus, New York, creates the perfect location in order to create a multi-cultural and generational residential space for users to create a community within that not only integrates humans but also other species like animals and plants. The study of a specific flower: Coleus that attracts hummingbirds in order for both species to thrive within the space. This project not only enhances the communal interaction but also takes in account a sustainable approach.

Geometry hierarchy could be thought out with the idea of a table in which its geometry can say a lot about the interaction intended. A squared table is intended for a more individualized activity like eating alone, while a round table is more about integration in a more equal manner. This is how the construction of the units were created having the private spaces rigid (cubed) while shared spaces were curved and round. As more units are being placed within the site, it results in the organic curvature to create more movement between the units.

THE BLEND

Located in Rosario, Argentina- the neighborhood of La Republica de La Sexta is an underdeveloped neighborhood in which locals residents have taken upon themselves in order to create a sense of community and provide its community with resources in order to help one another. The very embedded history motto of “helping hand” has allowed for residents to create groups to help the area with food and education. This proposal indicates a space to provide a place for these groups to gather and create a “city within a city”. This community center will be the slow transition between urban and nature through its different layering of the landscape and the views that this pixelating space can capture.

FALL 2022 - Design 402

THE GOOD OLD DAYS

SPRING 2023 - Design 403

A proposal for a multi-generational community center that allows for tourists and locals to create a gather of spaces inside and outside the streets of Rome, Italy. The blending of the already existing urban fabric with spread out spaces in which creates an opportunity for people to congregate and connect the spaces through their movement depending of the time of day. The appreciation of outdoor spaces through piazzas, parks, restaurants, and markets of the Roman culture and custom was needed to be implemented into the community center which allowed for a “campus” of buildings instead of a hovering large indoor space that interrupts the establish urban space that is already established.

DO-I-DO?

A design for the ongoing Ukraine displacement to create a humane refugee environment that not only allow a space for living but a place for growing and learning. An interactive community through the rigorous playing and learning spaces. The proposed space is in between and within these container with minimal change to the original shipping container and interlock with its the overall land. Placing a combination of exiting and malleable interactive stations in between containers persuades kids to not only interact inside the spaces but mediate within both, the inside AND the outside.

Project was presented to the Ukraine government as a refugee camp possibility to be created as the refugee need for shelter increased during the summer 2022.

Walkthrough of the space, in order to visualize the different program spaces

MASSIVE RHYTHMIC POROUS

SPRING 2021 - Design 202

A project that concentrates into trying to understand how to connect transparency, absorbency, and flexibility together. The space is an addition to the Harlem School of the Art (HSA) that integrates music and dance with film.. It allows for the experimenting of sound proofing the building through layering of material as you go up while simultaneously playing with the idea of natural light control.

FALL 2020 - Representation

This is an analyzing of the camera movement of the movie “EX-MACHINA”. The location of the “mansion” that the movie was based in is a scattered individualized hotel named Juvet landscape Hotel in Valldal, Norway by Jensen & Skodvin. The project concentrates on joining the rooms together to show give the seamless transition from one room to another that the directors of the movie created a brand new space.

It was the study of the configuration of the mansion used in the movie. Including the basement level which was an integral part of the plot. The camera movement allows for multiple outputs that allowed for the process of elimination. The process of piecing the different rooms together can help understand where the movie could have started and ended.

50c MILKSHAKES WITH THE SWIRLY SWIRL

SPRING 2022 - Design 302

Located in the Rockaways, NY, this community center that allows the exploration into the typologies of amusement architecture. Dating back to the incredible history that the Rockaways has endured, and connecting the space to its previous history with entertainment and amusement. The site take place in a flood zone which is predicted to be underwater by 2100. This brought the interest of bringing a combination of temporary and permanent structures which allowed us to bring life to a space that could encompass a campus of pavilion-like maker spaces and classrooms by combining the undulating EFTE canopy held by Cable trusses.

COLOR BLOCKAGE

SPRING 2022 - Interior Design Elective

Delfa Wolfe, a fictional client who owns the children’s Argentinian store -cheeky- had asked for a remodel for their headquarter office. Inspired by the colorful streets and history of the city of la Boca in Argentina. Using the asymmetrical vibrant colors to be placed together throughout the space, resembles the time where the locals in Argentina used ship paint in order to create vibrancy towards its town. The creation of different color blockage for different programs allow the seamless transition that is interrupted and overwhelmed by the reception where all the colors meet, giving the space a playful and lively ambiance just like the streets of Argentina.

The light is specifically placed in order to showcase the artifacts of the company, not only giving importance to the site that the headquarter is in but also the company the space is for.

Multi-generational Residential Project

Fall 2021 - Construction Documents

Multi-generational Residential Units that allow for interaction with neighbors and heightens the importance of interaction with different age groups. This project is more focused on the idea that three different generations of families would be able to reside in the same building while still maintaining a sense of privacy.