Graduate Architecture Portfolio

NICHOLAS ROMERO unm sa+p graduate architecture

CONTENTS

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MIZUTA MUSEUM OF ART

STUDIO MONOGRAPH

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Sectional Study Arch 601

Post Semester Student Work Curation Arch 601

SONY AFFINITY IN AUTONOMY

MATERIALITY SCULPTING LIGHT

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Experiential Story Board Arch 601

ROUTE 66 MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTER Historical Preservation + Multi-purpose Programming Arch 601

Lighting Studies Arch 602

OASIS IN THE DESERT Daylighting in the Built Environment Arch 602

ARCH_ Tim Castillo | Geraldene Blackgoat Fall 2019

MIZUTA MUSEUM OF ART

SECTIONAL STUDY The first assignment for this studio was to research and select a museum precedent and develop a comprehensive detailed section. The drawings were recreated in CAD vector software which allowed them to be scaled to ultimately construct a physical model mimicking the materiality of the actual precedent to better understand the assemblage of the museum’s spaces.

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Mizuta Museum of Art

Arch 601 | Tim Castillo and Geraldene Blackgoat

Fall 2019

Concrete Panel Plate Roofing Material Metal Roof Decking The museum is primarily constructed of concrete, precast concrete, steel reinforcement, and glazing.

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Open-Web Joise Framing 1/2” Gypsum Board

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Acoustic Ceiling Panels I Beam Steel Column Store Front Window

Precast Concrete Panel Concrete Ramp Concrete Path Vapor Barrier

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digital re-creation of floor plans and sections

building component sectional study Mizuta Museum of Art

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SONY AFFINITY IN AUTONOMY

STORY BOARD AND TECHNOLOGY STUDY

The second part to this assignment was to research and select a globally emerging artist who utilizes technology to influence their work. By extracting information from their exhibitions, a programmatic story board was developed that articulates how movement and the body interact with the space/installation through graphical representation.

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Sony Affinity in Autonomy

Arch 601 | Tim Castillo and Geraldene Blackgoat

Fall 2019

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Arch 601 | Tim Castillo and Geraldene Blackgoat Fall 2019

ROUTE 66 MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTER

HISTORIC PRESERVATION + MULTI PURPOSE PROGRAMMING

The final project for this course was to develop a new museum and visitor center in Los Lunas, New Mexico, through the incorporation of an existing historical house on the site. The museum program required articulated programmatic architectural spaces, civic community spaces, human factors, tectonics, and assembly. Through collaborating with the local officials is the village of Los Lunas, we were to develop a building that matched the context in surrounding area while also forming a design that brought a fresh perspective to the village.

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TESTING THE FACADE TREATMENT Weathered steel, concrete, and glass set the stage for a vision of the Route 66 Museum in Los Lunas’ Historic District. The nearby acequia, in correlation with The Luna Mansion, root the site and its existing structure in the history of the locale—halfway between the Rio Grande and the El Camino Real. The building’s form hugs the rear of the site to frame a plaza and the historic structure which invite visitors and community members to experience this new essence of place. As the sun sets over the mesas to the west, this central plaza begins to glow through large translucent pave stones illuminated from the underground parking space below. Inside the

museum, expansive galleries on the upper level allow for a multitude of function through the use of movable wall surfaces. Projections on ceiling-mounted surfaces display the history of Route 66 through the village of Los Lunas, serve as a non-traditional approach to curating history. Along the perimeter, floor-to-ceiling glazing brings in natural light, but is filtered through perforated weathered steel panels, which after dusk, glow to invite visitors to experience the famous route that once was.

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FLOOR MetalDECKING Decking

Polished Concrete POLISHED CONCRETE

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Aluminum Window Mullions ALUMINUM WINDOW MULLIONS STEEL Steel‘H’ “H”COLUMN Column

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STUDIO MONOGRAPH POST SEMESTER STUDENT WORK CURATION

Co-Authored with Natasha Riberero, we worked closely with Tim Castillo and Geraldene Blackgoat to curate a book that documented the semester starting with our first project with the museum precedent and ending with our own museum proposals. The Intent was to have the book printed as part of the grant that Los Lunas Received for our studio to perform this design exploration. The pages shown are spreads that I have created for the monograph, including the table of contects, a students project page, and a site analysis photo essay.

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ARCH_ Karen King Spring 2020

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Materiality Sculpting Light LIGHTING STUDIES single source A fundamental characteristic of space, as well as a main attribute to human well-being is lighting; this creates an ambiance that affects our mindset and feel of the space occupied. As a matter of fact, lighting is a major factor of the design process that is taken into account while programming the function and habitability of an architectural space.

For example, an evenly bright and illuminated room creates a positive effect on its audience while increasing productivity, whereas on the other hand, street light or similarly under lit areas suggest an uncomfortable and anxious ambiance. Light is essentially what defines and gives meaning to a space.

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Light is a medium that is able to express architecture; we use it to show space, form, and texture. Light is important to the experience that we get from a space. Thus, architecture and light should naturally possess a mutual relationship and must both be actively engaged in any design.

Within architecture, light and shadow also play a role together. It is what creates and defines a space by emphasizing the movement of light. By using reflective surfaces illumination can “bend� and create a dynamic space that is therefore given special qualities.

Furthermore, light plays a crucial roll in our lives. We are designing to bring in natural light to change how a space is viewed and experienced. Therefore, lighting has the ability to change how we perceive a space by making it feel bigger by how it is illuminated. It also is able to change a person’s emotional response with the different balances of light in an experienced space.

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Materiality Sculpting Light

Arch 602 | Karen King

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Spring 2020

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Arch 602 | Karen King Spring 2020

Oasis in the Desert

Daylight in Architecture

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF A BREATHING BUILDING The “Light of Tomorrow” is an international competition where participants are able to choose between two themes: Daylighting in buildings or Daylight investigations seeking to widen the boundaries of natural light in architecture - including but not limited to function, aesthetics, sustainability, and the interaction between buildings and their environment. Daylight is a relevant topic today, but is difficult to approach and understand as it is not a physical material that is applied or constructed.

Daylighting is the controlled use of natural light and the practice of placing windows or a transparent media to provide internal illumination. While it is an important aspect of a building, it is also important to note that daylighting should be considered in all phases of a building process. Therefore, we are tasked with developing a strategy and solution within our buildings.

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Send me a project statement, 50 words or less.

Use active language and avoid “my project is about” qualifiers. Whatever the project is, just say it! Make a statement.

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The lungs of learning is intended to be an educational program within a dynamic building that is able to adapt to light and air, constantly adjusting to allow the building to be the lungs of Brooklyn, NY. Rather than typical classrooms, the inhabitants are encouraged to roam and learn freely with little to no pre-programmed spaces.

Left: This more developed concept explores how a grid can be deconstructed with a series of curves to allow light in.

Top Right: Mezzanines in a vaulted space allow for vegetative growth and social interaction.

Bottom Right: Operable panels invite air circulation into the building to make it a more connected learning space.

Below: The floors alternate, creating double height spaces to allow the flow of air and light to penetrate deep into the internal volume.

Bottom: Designed adhering to a equal-spaced grid, the building’s floor plan creates four quadrants separated by bridging pathways.

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Why is this approach to architecture important? i.e. what is it’s value. It may be that the answer is something you consider obvious, but you need to state it.

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The pavilion tests the idea at a basic level by reaching a large public audience. The open-ended program of the pavilion can be used to control daylight for an event during the day as well as open up at night to show the stars in the sky. With further research and experimentation this can be used to clad skyscrapers as a means to control light, or it can exist in arid climates as a way to filter out harsh sunlight.

Above: The original concept (prior to the shift to design a pavilion-like structure), was that the building would be the lungs of New York, providing a place to learn and encourage exploration.

is the role of daylight. “Prism, each having 3 faces, expand and Q3. Which contract in order to filter light. Each triangular panel has a centerfold, allowing it to crease and fold up in a closed position, similar to an umbrella. In this position, daylight floods the interior.”

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By using kinetic architecture, the triangular pyramid, each having 3 faces, can expand and contract in order to filter light. Each triangular panel has a centerfold, allowing it to crease and fold up in a closed position, similar to that of an umbrella. In this phase, natural daylighting floods the interior. From the inside, the ceiling represents a kaleidoscope of geometric triangles—shades opened and closed automatically—synchronized and sequenced to put on a show.

Below: A 3D model showing the expansion and contraction of the triangular pyramid as a preliminary idea of how to create a kinetic facade.

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Variable CONTROL Light Control VARIABLE LIGHT

WINDOW PANE TRIANGULAR PANELS HINGE

Waffle Structure WAFFLE STRUCTURE WAFFLE STRUCTURE

HINGE PINS MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED HYDRAULICS

variable light conctrol Windows and Mechanical Space WINDOWS AND MECHANICAL SPACE

Ground Plan and Green Space GROUND PLANE AND GREEN SPACE

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The final design incorporated an active roof treatment that allows natural light to filter between the waffle structure.

Deep in the Arabian desert far from urban infrastructure exists an “Oasis in the Desert,” a pavilion which mimics the forms of its contexts—the sand dunes—to create a space that provides refuge from the challenging landscape. With a lack of vegetation, little precipitation, and ample daylight—the Earth’s surface is constantly scorched. This pavilion provides the opportunity to create a space that provides refuge by sheltering its inhabitants from the harsh environment. Within the pavilion, vegetation

introduces a foreign lushness in contrast to the barren context. The pavilions triangular panels supported by a waffle structure filter the amount of daylight permitted inside the structure. These movable panels are capable of adjusting to allow a varying amount of light in the space or to provide a light show by digitally programming each unit to operate at a given moment. During the day, they can filter out sunlight while opening up at night to pull in the effects of the starry night sky.

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Non-studio Work

JITTERS COFFEE SHOP

SYSTEMS INTEGRATION I & II

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The main objective in Systems Integration I was to develop a small cafĂŠ as the basis for development throughout the semester and ultimately lead into Systems II. The coffee shop is to offer more than an a kiosk, but rather act as a site of material and tectonic innovation.

The building should consider basic material systems of enclosure and envelope which is developed between the two classes. In Systems II we were to add mechatechture to our cafĂŠ with a overarching goal to create a net-zero building incorporating thoughtfully placed window shades, HVAC, and skylights into the design.

Jitters Coffee Shop

Arch 634, 635 | Gabriel Fries-Briggs and Matthew Higgins

Fall 2019 | Spring 2020

skylight Roof

steel “I” beams

brick facade steel “I” Beams steel stud framing

glazing door frame concrete slab

This perspective section, which cuts directly down the center of the cafe, shows the volume of space inside as well as the small outdoor seating area that is enclosed by a brick wall the lifts off the ground to provide ample shade. Within the cafe there is one ADA compliant bathroom and a barista counter, as well as some indoor seating. This section also shows the materiality and structural components of the design.

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tion of occupancy by a dual technology ceiling mounted vacancy cupant sensor shall close the HVAC contact within the occupant

closure shall energize the occupied set point on the wall mounted owing the room to heat or cool. space temperature be 2 degrees warmer then the cooling set point be enabled. space temperature be 2 degrees colder than the heating set point be enabled.

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Systems Integration II Nicholas Romero | 04.22.2020

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Pumps & Aux. Ventilation Fans Water Heating Ht Pump Supp.

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Space Heating Refrigeration Heat Rejection Space Cooling

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Project Information Jitters Coffee Shop

Gross Area: 600 SF

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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Quantity of Solar PV: 11 Modules

Mechatecture Design Quantity of Solar PV: 11 Modules 1 String Provide Daylight for all interior spaces

Incorporate LED light fixtures for the interior and exterior

Fins and Overhangs for shading on all faces of the building

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Triple-pane, Low-E Glazing

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In Systems Integration II we took our existing cafe and pushed the design further by integrating mechatecture components making our buildings more sustainable. In this case, several PV strings would be installed on the roof and a trellis towards the back to produce electricity to offset the total daily-used energy. Solar Fins over the windows prevent direct sun exposure in combination with a brick facade treatment to limit southern sun exposure. The building composition was also modified to have different kinds of insulation, window types, door types and wall types to reduce the heating and cooling loads in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We also integrated a simple lighting design which worked with several sensors and a room controller. To conclude, with all of the enhancements in the design and running it through energy analysis software such as equest and SAM, the café was able to produce more electricity than needed, making it a true Net-Zero building.

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Exterior Wall Pack Lyft 12 Outdoor LED 10 Watts 7 Fixtures

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Area Lighting Task Lighting Misc. Equipment Exterior Usage

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Can Light Fixture Tesla Pro LED 15 Watts 8 Fixtures

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• The switch closure shall energize the occupied set point on the wall mounted 2) Unoccupied thermostat allowing the room to heat or cool.

Solar• PV Array Should the space temperature be 2 degrees warmer then the cooling set point 11 Modules | 1 String heating/cooling cooling shall be enabled.

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• Upon detection of occupancy by a dual technology ceiling mounted Architectural vacancy Fixture sensor, the occupant sensor shall close the HVAC contact within the occupant sensor.

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Area Lighting Task Lighting Misc. Equipment Exterior Usage

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Pumps & Aux. Ventilation Fans Water Heating Ht Pump Supp.

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Space Heating Refrigeration Heat Rejection Space Cooling

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Exterior Lighting • As astronomical time-clock will energize all facade-mounted 30 minutes after dusk, and shall de-energize 30 minutes Sequence of lighting Operations prior dawn.

RC Room Controller Flow Ceiling Fan 1. Winter Operation A. Daytime - The fan will not be running during the hours of operation

NICHOLAS ROMERO unm sa+p graduate architecture