PORTFOLIO
Nazly Mendoza
Selected Work
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LINEARITY IN SPACES FALL 2023
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INSULA FALL 2022
ROOM CITY SPRING 2022
PRE-FINISHED ALUMINUM CAP FLASHING
1 1/2” STEEL ROOF DECK
BASE LAYER 2” RIGID INSULATION
TAPERED RIGID INSULATION SLOPE TO ROOF DRAINS
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RETAINING CLIP
FULLY ADHERED TPO ROOF MEMBRANE SYSTEM
5/8 DENSE GLASS SHEATHING
2” INSULATED ALUMINUM WALL PANEL SYSTEM
6” METAL STUDs @ 16” O.C.
R-19 BATT INSULATION
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LEDGE ANGLE
WF BEAM SUSPENDED GYPSUM CEILING SYSTEM
STEEL STUD FRAMING WITH F.T BLOCKING
WELDED NUT AND BOLT
3/4” DIAMETER CABLE
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STEEL TUBE BEAM
ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS FALL 2023
3” SOLID STEEL ANCHOR BLOCK AT VERTICAL CABLE
GLAZING CHANNEL SYSTEM
SEALANT JOINT
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HOUSE + FALL 2021
ONE WAY CABLE NET GLAZING SYSTEM
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OTHER WORKS
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Linearity in Spaces FALL 2023
The studio site is located at 5130 Bellaire Blvd. It is an abandoned Randall’s store in the middle of two intersections. This project involves the usage of the original structural wall that the store used. For this project we started by referencing our precedent and the method they used to create a design. This involved the use of linearity and a simple shape of a rectangle, by using our site analysis, we created lines that helped us form a mass diagram that would then be adapted with the square footage of the building. Due to emergency flooding the main programs of our building are located on the second floor. The roof was designed by taking the angled roof idea from the precedent and then further making the roof steep to create areas for skylights to illuminate the second floor. The position of the structure on the site was decided to help allow access to the building through the two main streets that pass by the site. As for the design of the programs, they heavily reference the shops and companies near our site to incorporate them in our center and further provide communal resources to the neighborhood along with the library.
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EAST ELEVATION East elevation Scale: 3/64"=1'-0"
Elevation 4 Scale: 3/64” = 1’ - 0”
West elevation
WEST ELEVATION Scale: 3/64"=1'-0"
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Section A A-A SECTION Scale: 3/64"=1'-0"
Clear Insulating Glass Unit Metal Flashing
Base Plate Concrete Slab
Mullion
Metal Flashing
Anchor Bolts
Roof I-Beam
HVAC Return I-Beam HVAC Supply
Connector Plates
Rigid Insulation
Concrete Foundation
Subgirt I-Beam
Rebar
HSS10 Column
DETAIL 01
Scale: 1/2"=1'-0"
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Section B B-B SECTION
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Scale: 3/64"=1'-0"
Metal Panel
Railing Top
Subgirt
Seemless Metal Decking Air Cavity
Squared Post
Clear Insulating Glass Unit
Stanchion Post Attachment Screws Base Plate Base Screws Metal Decking
Air Cavity
Mullion Gypsum Board Gypsum Board
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Scale: 1/2"=1'-0"
Frosted Insulating Glass Unit
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Concrete Slab
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STRUCTURAL OBLIQUE Structural Oblique
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Insula FALL 2022
This project is located on Brady Island, part of the Houston Ship Channel. The main purpose of this project is to “recycle” Brady Island converting it in a place that could be self-sufficient environmentally and ecologically while also opening it to the public. The main programs in this project are a compost center and a restaurant. The recycling center focuses on the production on compost which will be used to restore Brady Island. The restaurant seeks to create public and recreational spaces along the waterfront of Downtown all the way to the Port of Houston. In this project, the focus on linearity is intensified by creating a grid system using the compost rows on the site to determine the placement of the remaining programs.
Program bubble diagram 1
Program bubble diagram 2
Site plan
Restaurant ground plan
Compost facility ground plan
Employee circuit ground plan
Compost facility + employee circuit section
Compost facility + employee circuit elevation
Restaurant elevation
Restaurant section
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Room City SPRING 2022
This project is located right across the Menil Drawing Institute. Room city seeks to navigate the divide between interior and exterior spaces by analyzing the typical elements that compose the idea of a room and extracting those elements to produce new froms of urban and public experience. The project started with a precedent study in which we looked at the way rooms were being expressed. After analyzing different factors such as circulation, program arrangement, and form we moved on to the next phase which consisted on designing two different alterations. After this exploration, we focused on one of the alterations to develop a city within a room.
Precedent study diagrams
Site map
Alteration 1
Alteration 2
Ground plan
Top view axonometric
Bottom view axonometric
Section
North elevation
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House + FALL 2021
This project is located close to Prairie View A&M University and it seeks to create a space in which a historian can study the life and impact of black communities as well as creating a place in which the history of that community can be celebrated. It combines domestic and public spaces and it studies how private and public spaces can relate to each other. Being located in rural yet historical area, I wanted to perserve the nature of the site as much as possible. For this, I proposed a building that sinks into the ground following the topography of the site. The green areas that are being lost by the placement of this building are brought back to the site in the form of green roofs which expand into the building and are accessible to the public.
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Water Noise
Floodplain
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Tree Shade
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Building/Cemetery
Building/Cemetery
Historical Landmark/ Cemetery
Calmness/Nostalgia
Sun Path
Population Density
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Sensory diagram
Environmental diagram
Cultural diagram
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Underground plan
Ground plan
Site plan
South elevation
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Structural Model
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Architectural Details FALL 2023
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F. T WOOD BLOCK 2” BASE LAYER 1/2” DENS DECK OR EQUAL 60 MIL FULLY ADHERED TPO ROOF MEMBRANE RIGID INSULATION COVER BOARD SYSTEM
1 1/2” ROOF METAL DECKING
ALUCOBOND COMPOSITE ALUMINUM PANEL FASCIA
STEEL EDGE ANGLE
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5/8” DENSGLASS SHEATING OVER 6” STUDS AT 16” O.C WRAP SHEATHING WITH FULLY ADHERED FLEXIBLE FLASHING
SEE STRUCTURAL
6” METAL STUDS @ 16” O.C. F.T WOOD BLOCK
9” 5/8” DENS GLASS SHEATHING WITH CONTINUOUS LIQUID APPLIED DAMPROOFING AT EXTERIOR SOFFIT LOCATIONS
Roof edge detail with ACM panel finish and wood plank soffit
METAL STUD
TERRAMAI RECLAIMED WEATHERED WOOD PLANK FINISH SOFFIT
TS ROOF OVERHANG FRAME
PRE-FINISHED ALUMINUM CAP FLASHING
PRE-FINISHED ALUMINUM CAP FLASHING
RETAINING CLIP
3/4” CDX PLYWOOD SHEATHING
SEALANT JOINT
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2” RIGID INSULATION
TAPERED RIGID INSULATION SLOPE TO ROOF DRAINS
FULLY ADHERED TPO ROOF MEMBRANE SYSTEM
SURFACE-MOUNT SR-50 BASE FLASHING SYSTEM 1’-6”
RETAINING CLIP
FULLY ADHERED TPO ROOF MEMBRANE SYSTEM 2
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VERTICAL PRE-FINISHED METAL SIDING SYSTEM 3/4” CDX PLYWOOD SHEATHING
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3/4” CDX PLYWOOD SHEATHING
1’-6” ( 1’ -0” MIN. )
SURFACE-MOUNT SR-50 BASE FLASHING
5”X5” LEDGE ANGLE
BUILDING WRAP
TAPERED RIGID INSULATION SLOPE TO ROOF DRAINS
2X12 EDGE PLATE
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R-13 BATT INSULATION 8” TILT WALL
5/8” GWB TO PAINT
R-13 BATT INSULATION SUSPENDED ACOUSTIC TILE CEILING SYSTEM
Roof edge parapet detail
16” DEEP BAR JOISTS
1 1/2” STEEL ROOF DECK
Concrete tilt roof parapet detail
5/8” GWB FINISH
1” RIGID INSULATION
6” KAWNEER 1600 CURTAINWALL WINDOW SYSTEM
R-19 BATT INSULATION PRE-FINISHED ALUMINUM CAP FLASHING
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RETAINING CLIP
1” CONTINUOUS RIGID INSULATION OVER WALL SHEATHING DAMPROOFING RETAINING CLIP
1 1/2” STEEL ROOF DECK
BASE LAYER 2” RIGID INSULATION
TAPERED RIGID INSULATION SLOPE TO ROOF DRAINS
FULLY ADHERED TPO ROOF MEMBRANE SYSTEM
5/8 DENSE GLASS SHEATHING
METAL DECK
BERRIDGE H-16 WALL PANEL SYSTEM
2” INSULATED ALUMINUM WALL PANEL SYSTEM
6” FLASHING ASSEMBLY OVER FULLY ADHERED TPO MEMBRANE SYSTEM 6” METAL STUDs @ 16” O.C.
R-19 BATT INSULATION
FULLY ADHERED TPO MEMBRANE SYSTEM
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LEDGE ANGLE
ROOF PAVER PEDESTAL SYSTEM
5/8” DENSEGLASS SHEATHING WITH LIQUID APPLIED DAMPROOFING OVER 6” STUDS AT 16”O.C
WF BEAM SUSPENDED GYPSUM CEILING SYSTEM
STEEL STUD FRAMING WITH F.T BLOCKING
3/4” CDX F.T PLYWOOD OVER DENSGLASS SHEATHING
WELDED NUT AND BOLT
3/4” DIAMETER CABLE
TAPERED INSULATION SLOPE TO ROOF DRAINS 3” RIGID INSULATION BASE LAYER OVER CONCRETE DECK
STEEL TUBE BEAM 3” SOLID STEEL ANCHOR BLOCK AT VERTICAL CABLE
GLAZING CHANNEL SYSTEM
SEALANT JOINT
Cable net window head detail
ONE WAY CABLE NET GLAZING SYSTEM
Dropped roof detail
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Other Works
Nazly Mendoza About Me Self-Motivated student with a creative drive that is willing to be challenged. Phone Number: 346-314-3044 Email: nazmendoza27@gmail.com
Education Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, University of Houston, Houston, Texas Bachelor of Architecture Studio Arts Minor Cumulative GPA: 3.64
Relevant Courses - Architecture Design Studio - Houston Architecture - Computer Visuals I: 3D Modeling - Survey of Architecture History - Programming and Building Regulations - Architectural Detailing
May 2025
Activities
Future Women in Architecture - Mentorship of underclassman - Meetings for memebers to dicuss professional and social events happening in the college
Work Experience
TJX Companies, Customer Service and Backroom Associate - Customer engagement through positive interactions - Quick problem solving and critical thinking with issues related to merchandise and customers - Efficient teamwork when unloading merchandise and stocking the sales floor
Software Skills
- Rhino 3D - Autodesk AutoCAD - Sketchup - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe InDesign - Autodesk 3Ds Max - Enscape
- V- Ray - D5 Render - 3D Printing - Laser Cutting
Personal Skills
2023 - Present
2019 - Present
- Creative thinking - Quick learner - Teamwork - Proficient writer - Fluent in English and Spanish - Self-disciplined
Thank You