2024 - Design Portfolio

Mauricio Santamaria

Eye Institue of Nevada Resume

A new hub for clinical eye care and research in Las, Vegas Work experience, skills, and awards

Native Nations Center

The Intersection

Multi-family housing project for a community-based organization

Culinary Arts School

Introducing culinary arts to the University of Oklahoma

Construction Documentation

Drawings for a type-5B building

Multi-Family Housing

Programming study for a mixed-use building

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Compilation of renderings for residential projects

PROFESSIONAL WORK

08 Renderings

McKinney Ave. Office Tower

Site and facade study for a 16-story office building

Programming and facade study for a 120-unit housing project

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10 University Student Housing

Incorporating AI into the design process ACADEMIC WORK CREATIVE WORK

Proportion Studies

Using a series of proportions to create physical models

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Art and Photography

Compilation of art projects and photography

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MAURICIO SANTAMARIA

Architectural Design Professional

EDUCATION

The University of Oklahoma | Bachelor of Architecture With Special Distinction Graduation Date: May 2023

WORK EXPERIENCE

BOKA Powell | Architectural Design Professional

Dallas, TX | Jun. 2023 - Present

- Conducted code research and produced life safety drawings for a variety of building types.

- Coordinated with product reps and project consultants to complete construction drawings.

- Assisted on design development packages, used for pricing estimates, for office renovation projects.

- Created ceiling, millwork, and interior window/door construction details for various types of conditions.

- Collaborated in design competitions involving local redevelopments/masterplanning.

Beck Design | Architectural Intern

Oklahoma City, OK | Oct. 2022 - Apr. 2023

- Assisted in producing construction documents for a new 25,000 Sq-Ft multi-purpose building for a school.

- Produced city permit drawings for water well houses for the local zoo.

- Coordinated with project engineers to produce construction drawings and specifications.

BOKA Powell | Architectural Intern

Dallas, TX | Jan. 2022 - Aug. 2022

- Developed programming analysis and facade studies for a 77-unit student housing project.

- Assisted on roof and wall section details for a 120-key boutique hotel.

- Composed concept submittals for city approval for a 116-unit multi-family building.

- Assembled client presentations, and participated in meetings involving project consultants and clients.

Candid Home Design | 3D Visualizer

Portland, OR - Remote | Oct. 2021 - May 2022

- Generated plan diagrams and high-quality renderings for clients and pricing estimates.

- Assisted in modeling existing site conditions and new additions using Revit.

BOKA Powell | Architectural Intern

Dallas, TX | May 2021 - Aug. 2021

- Researched zoning requirements and created site analysis diagrams for client proposals.

- Developed massing and facade studies for a 350,000 Sq-Ft office building.

- Created massing studies for multi-family, office, and mixed-use developments.

BR Architects & Engineers | Architectural Intern

Richardson, TX | May 2019 - Aug. 2019

- Shadowed project civil engineer/architect on site visits and client meetings.

- Created schematic drawings for a 16,000 Sq-Ft gym that also functions as a storm shelter for a school.

- Assisted on design development drawings for a 2,500 Sq-Ft lakeside home.

DESIGN COMPETITIONS

Panther Den by the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX | 2024

Created a masterplan for the historic Butler Place adjacent to downtown Fort Worth in collaboration with local land developers, civil engineers, and landscape architects.

15 Minute City by Charette - Honorable Mention

Dallas, TX | 2023

A submittal to an international competition that re-imagines downtown Dallas, Texas as a new hub comprised of living, work, transportation, and public spaces.

AIA Central Region Student Competition

Kansas City, KS| 2021

A day long design charrette, with a team of four, for a sheltered event space that enriches the diversity and culture found in the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood.

NOMA Student Competition

Oakland, CA| 2020

A mixed-use community-owned development that integrates positive and welcoming community connections in collaboration with other architecture students.

LEADERSHIP + ACTIVITIES CONTACT

(214) 516-0503 mauricio_santamaria@yahoo.com linkedin.com/in/mauricio-santamaria

- 2019-2023 OU AIAS Member -2020-2021 NOMAS OU Chapter Treasurer

SCHOLARSHIPS + AWARDS

2022 - 2023

- President’s Honor Roll (Spring)

- Dean’s Honor Roll (Fall & Spring)

- Jane & Joe Buskuhl Endowed Scholarship

- James L. Nicholson Scholarship

- Michael & Mary Mahaffey Architectural Scholarship

- R.Boyd Gunning Scholarship

2021 - 2022

- Dean’s Honor Roll (Fall)

- Trousdale Endowed Scholarship

- Christopher C. Gibbs Endowed Scholarship

2020 - 2021

- President’s Honor Roll (Fall)

- Dean’s Honor Roll (Fall & Spring)

- Trousdale Endowed Scholarship

- Wayland Bowser Scholarship

- OU Sooner Heritage Award

2019 - 2020

- President’s Honor Roll (Spring)

- Dean’s Honor Roll (Fall & Spring)

- Trousdale Endowed Scholarship

- Micheal F. Price Scholarship

- Jane & Joe Buskuhl Endowed Scholarship

2018 - 2019

- Dean’s Honor Roll (Spring)

- OU Nonresident Merit Scholarship

- OU Nonresident Institutional Award

SOFTWARE SKILLS

- SketchUp

- Revit

- AutoCAD

- Rhino3D

- Cove.Tools

- Enscape

- Vray

- Lumion

- Illustrator

- Photoshop

- Indesign

- Lightroom

- Premiere Pro

- After Effects

EYE INSTITUTE OF NEVADA

Las Vegas, Nevada| Design Studio X - Spring 2023

In a region that has low access to eye care and an increasing aging population, the Eye Institute of Nevada seeks to create a hub for clinical eye care, education, research, and community engagement. With the help of Las Vegas’ well known hospitality industry, digital infrastructure, global presence, and close proximity to the University of Nevada, the Eye Institute is equipped with 125,000 square feet of state of the art exam rooms, operating rooms, research labs, and classrooms.

Basement Level Plan

Below-grade parking, sunken courtyard, cafe, kitchen, and mechanical rooms

2nd Floor Plan

Classrooms, faculty offices, courtyard, billing/call center, vitreo-retinal, oculoplastics, neuro, and pediatrics exam rooms

1st Floor Plan

Ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center (ASC), auditorium, glaucoma, optometrists, refractive (lasik), and anterior segment (cataract) exam rooms

3rd Floor Plan

Research labs, executive offices, and roof terrace

Journey Map - Ophthalmologists

Ophthalmologist/Optometrist Resident Student/Technician Patient

Journey Map - Patient

The use of journey mapping helped visualize where users spent most of their time along with how they might feel in each space. Journey mapping in combination with bubble/adjacency diagramming, helped in determining how employees move throughout the building and increase efficiency by reducing travel distances.

Bubble Diagram

Journey Map - Ophthalmologist Resident (Student)

Key

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Typical Operating Room

NATIVE NATIONS CENTER

Norman, Oklahoma | Design Studio IX - Fall 2022

The Native Nations Center seeks to provide a stronger connection between the University of Oklahoma, students, professors, and the 39 Native American tribes of the state. The building will serve the Department of Native American Studies and the Native Nations Center and will foster community engagement by incorporating public spaces that can be used by the programs and the university. In combination with traditional programing studies, AI image generator, Midjourney was used as a source of inspiration by using our design narrative to foster design ideas.

Using our concept statement, key worlds were used to create prompts that were imported into Midjounery which created the images above.

3rd Floor Plan

2nd Floor Plan

Prompt: Organic/Contemporary Building/Garden Space

Prompt: Community at a Sage burning/Circular garden/Organic building

The Community Space is combined with a kitchen to be able to host community events and has the ability to open up and overlook the yard. The incorporation of a learning staircase will be an attraction for students in between classes and help grow that relationship between users and space.

Prompt: Thick brick walls with glazing/Community Gathering/Nighttime

Prompt: Thick brick walls with glazing/Community Gathering/Native American/Ceremony

THE INTERSECTION

Norman, Oklahoma | Design Studio VII - Fall 2021

A multi-family housing project for ABLE Community-Based Services, a nonprofit located in Norman, Oklahoma with the goal to enable people with special needs to live normal lives. The design is centered around fostering community connections from Andrews Park towards the north and Downtown Norman towards the south. The mixed-use building also seeks to provide accessible and affordable housing for the organization and the surrounding neighborhood.

Inspired by the city’s grid system rotating 25 degrees at this location, the building is composed of two Intersecting masses. The combination of these two angles creates a series of balconies on the west that step back to allow for shading on the lower floors. The building used beige brick to relate back to the surrounding government buildings and glass-fiber reinforced concrete panels because of their durability, ease of installation, and sustainability.

Water Conservation

With over 7,000 square feet of roof and balcony surface area, the building can collect an average of 24,000 gallons of stormwater a month. The building is equipped with two 1,500 cubic feet collectors located underground that decrease the amount of water going into storm drains and risk polluting local creeks and rivers.

3rd Floor Plan

4th Floor Plan

Northwest Elevation

CULINARY ARTS SCHOOL

Norman, Oklahoma | Design V - Fall 2020

Located two miles south of the main part of campus, the Culinary Art School for the University of Oklahoma provides an academic setting for the culinary arts and study of sustainable methods for food preparation. It emphasizes the importance of food culture and its power on the surrounding community.

The first iteration experimented with the building’s orientation to direct summer winds towards the teaching kitchens, on the west wing, while creating an open space for a garden.

The second iteration also involved the building’s orientation but to capture the most sunlight during winter mornings to naturally heat the large rooms on the east wing.

Model #1 Model #2

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2nd Floor Plan

The building is rotated 20 degrees to capture southwest winds during the summer to allow for natural ventilation. Daytime analysis helped determined which areas needed a reduction in window exposure to avoid excessive solar heat gain.

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION

2022 - Programming study for 13 story, 165-unit mixed-use building near Downtown Denver.

2022 - Produced for home remodels/new builds proposals and pricing estimates.

UPTOWN OFFICE TOWER

PROPORTION STUDIES

2020 - Using a series of proportions to create spaces.

Using scrap wood cut down to long, narrow proportions to create a series of spaces while experimenting with light and shadows.

from pouring Hydro-Stone into a mold made from insulation board using proportions from the Wood Tower. Spaces were created within a 6” x 12” x 18” hydro-stone slab.

Created

Wood Tower

Hydro-Stone Slab

Negative Space (Casting Mold)

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

Compilation of artwork and photography.

GRAPHITE | 2017

GRAPHITE | 2021

KIMBELL

GRAPHITE | 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY NATIONAL MEMORIAL | 2019 WATERCOLOR

KIMBELL

University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Class of 2023

“A city is a place where a small boy, as he walks through it, may see something that will tell him what he wants to do with his life.”

-Louis Kahn