Noah Gomez-Dueso Portfolio

Portfolio.

Noah Gomez-Dueso

August

2023

Noah Gomez-Dueso

Phone: +1(201)-637-2412

Email: ng598@drexel.edu

Education

Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Architecture - B.Arch

Sep. 2021- June 2027 (Expected Graduation Date)

GPA: 3.63

Ramsey High School, Ramsey, New Jersey

High School Diploma

Sep. 2017- June 2021

GPA: 3.7

Work Experience

Valet Driver

World Class Valet, Greater New Jersey and New York Area

July 2021- Present

• Parked and retrieved customer vehicles in specified areas in a safe and efficient manner.

Server

La Gondola Pizzeria, Ramsey, New Jersey

June 2020 - Present

• Upheld exceptional customer service levels amidst busy and fast-paced operations.

References

Alesa Rubendall AIA, LEED AP BD+C

Software

AutoCAD

Rhino 7

Revit

Enscape

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

ArcGIS

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Creativity

Problem Solving

Team Work

Work Ethic

Attention to detail

Time Management

Assistant Teaching Professor of Architecture + Associate Director of Student Placement

Drexel University Department of Architecture, Design and Urbanism air39@drexel.edu

Jim Rowe AIA

Adjunct Associate Professor, Drexel University Department of Architecture, Design and Urbanism

jwr26@drexel.edu

Jacklynn Niemiec, AIA, LEED AP

Assistant Professor, Drexel University Department of Architecture, Design and Urbanism

jnn33@drexel.edu

01. The Corner Stone

02. Split Level House

03. “Yuj” Studios

04. Assorted Work

The Corner Stone.

Winter Studio 22-23

Auto CAD - Rhino 7 - Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop

Grounded at the corner of 19th and Wylie Street in Philadelphia the goal of this branch library was to break the regularity of the neighborhood similiary in how francisville breaks the regularity of the Philadelphia city grid.

Site Plan

Given the trianglular site, filling the corner of the lot allows for it to truly be a corner stone of the neighborhood. Utilizing rowhouses as well as the shape of the building the site shape is mimicked in the public courtyard space.

West Facing Elevation

East Facing Section

From the bottom corner to the top of the site there is an 8 foot change in slope. With the building being grounded into the site using retaining walls it allows for users to step up into the grand library space and once again step up and outside into the neighborhood courtyard.

Upon Entrance at the ground floor the user arrives into a double height space that is very open and flexible. In order for it to feel like its a library for the people there is no main desk and rather circulation desks sporadically placed throughout the floor. Ample resources are provided to the users with computer labs, study rooms and a community room where events can be held.

Coming up to the second floor this is where the childrens area and majority of the libraries resources are. Since its very impotant to foster the youth a big section of the library is dedicated to the children. In order to make the library as navigable as possible all shelves are against the walls with breaks in between to allow for ambient light to flow in.

Split Level House.

Fall Studio 22-23

Auto CAD - Rhino 7 - Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop

Situated in The Powelton Village this row house combines the public and private aspects of co-living into one allowing for a desirable living condition through the use of a splitlevel.

Design Brief

Being that this rowhouse is a co-housing project it utilizes a splitlevel system in order to grant maximum privacy to its residents. The idea behind this was that by offsetting the floors in which the residents live, it grants them their “own” floors where they spend most of their time. Each private room also features a lofted second floor so that the users can easily access the second floor to their room without having to leave.

The entire first floor is shared space for the users to interact. At the final floor of the rowhouse is another shared space where there are balconies facing both ways so that users can have an interaction with the street as well as the backyard.

With a central stair system, the skylight shining above also allows for the stacking effect to occur throughout the shared spaces allowing for warm air to get forced out by the cooler air thats pulled in.

The Facade is constructed using metal paneling and then uses the classic brick of most rowhouses at setback parts.

Section Perspective

Site Developement - Group Work

Team: Sam Bouchard, Gergana Petkova, Rayonna Wagner, Alex Puerto

With the site located at the corners of Wallace and 36th and Mt. Vernon and 36th in Philadelphia, a site plan needed to be developed in groups. These groups contained 3 housing typologies, Co-Housing, Home Owner/Renter and Mutli-Generational. The proposed idea was for the co-housing projects to be sandwiched inbetween inter-generational and homeowner houses as these typologies typicaally contain owners who will be there for longer. With the arrangment of all the rowhouses on the interior facing facades there is a common space that is shared amongst the neighborhood. The idea was the the Homeowner/Renter Buildings are at the end of the rowhouse blocks acting as anchors on the site as well as eyes on the street.

Group Elevation

Group Site Plan Group Model

“Yuj” Studios.

Spring Studio 22-23

Auto CAD - Rhino 7 - Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop

Located in the Powelton Village, the yuj studios are a part of a welness center which seeks to represent the connection between the mind and body as well as the tensions between being grounded while trying to elevate the spirit.

Design Brief

This yoga/meditation center located in the powelton village of Philadelphia uses the old Samuel Powel Elementary school along with its additional structures to create a place where users can decompress and relax from their busy city lives.

As it is an adaptive reuse project, much of the school structure still remains. The biggest modification done was removing certain perimeter walls at the third floor in order to create an outdoor balcony space. The school houses the changing rooms, two studio spaces as well as offices intended for therapy. The first floor of the school is actually below grade to the rest of the site so users are encouraged to leave all items behind in the changing rooms so they can focus on their mind and body as they take the path to the studios.

The main studios are an addition to the site and are connected to the old school through a glass passage way. In order to emphasize focus to the mind and body the studio spaces are below grade. As users enter the space they are greeted by a long ramp as a way of encouraging to release any stresses before they enter the “sacred” space.

Finally, at the quietest corner of the site is a cafe seeking to invite people into the space and generate curiosity as to whats beyond.

Site Elevation

The roof line of the main studios is a representation of the transition from old to new through the canoping, organic roof.

Existing Building Section

Exploded isometric diagram

Storm water retention diagram

The main yoga studios roof peels up from the ground. Along with the skylights, ample light floods through allowing for users to truly experience the feeling of being grounded while elevating their spirit.

“Yuj” - The union of the mind, body and spirit

Assorted Work

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One-Point perspective drawing of Drexel’s Main Building Workflow: Drafted with pencil/pen

minute sketch studies Workflow: Pencil/Pen

Isometric circulation diagram of The Kimmel Center Workflow: Rhino 7, Adobe Illustrator

WOOD BEAMS

HEATED FLOOR

SILL 04.

Wall detail axonometric section Workflow: Rhino 7, Adobe Illustrator

SLATE

WOOD PANEL

ZINC GUTTER

Eames House case study interior render Workflow: Revit, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop

Eames House case study exterior render Workflow: Revit, Twin Motion, Adobe Photoshop

Isometric mass to form diagram

Workflow: Rhino 7, Adobe Illustrator

Post-Illustrative massing render

Workflow: Rhino 7, Adobe Illustrator

Thank you.