Patricia Albunan Architectural Portfolio

Patricia Albunan

ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO 2023

palbunan@asu.edu

SUMMARY

Architecture graduate with degrees in Sustainability and Urban Planning. Inspired to create content focusing on human centered design to enrich the quality of life for communities.

EDUCATION

AUGUST 2019 - MAY 2023

BSD - Architectural Studies

Urban Planning Minor

Barrett, The Honors College

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

SKILLS

Software

Autocad

Archicad

Rhino 7.0

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Powerpoint)

Revit

LANGUAGES

English

Tagalog

Mandarin

RECOGNITION

Proficient Intermediate Elementary

New American University Dean’s Award

www.linkedin.com/in/patricia-albunan

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Sustainable Urbanism Fall 2022

Theory of Urban Design Spring 2022

Urban Housing Issues Spring 2022

Architectural Studio VI Spring 2023

Architectural Technology II Fall 2021

Landscapes and Sustainability Spring 2020

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

JUNE 2022 - PRESENT

Architectural Designer

Strata International Group, Inc.

- Developed drawing packages for electrical and mechanical engineers in the development of prototype equipment implemented in plan

- Researched and implemented multiple state codes, practices, and procedures

- Performed advanced computer aided drafting with considerable initiative, resourcefulness and skill in methods, procedures, and techniques. Prepared and communicated ideas, information and structural designs based on client requirements

AUGUST 2021 - PRESENT

Active Member

American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)

Arizona State University

AUGUST 2020 - PRESENT

Dance Coordinator

AZNA Dance

Arizona State University

- Choreographed and instructed weekly dance meetings to groups of 30+ students

- Planned and organized practices for future performances

JANUARY 2020 - PRESENT

Director of Judicial Affairs

Alpha Phi Gamma Sorority, INC

Arizona State University

- Administered regulations and ensured compliance of sorority bylaws throught the entire sisterhood

- Directed meetings and carried out judicial processes in voting

LATEST WORKS

CONTENTS

FALL 2022

4TH YEAR ARCHITECTURAL STUDO IV

• PART 1

INTRODUCTION + SITE PLAN + PERSPECTIVES

+ ELEVATION + DIAGRAMMATIC

• PART II

ELEVATION + IMAGES

• PART III

SECTIONS + BUILDING PLAN + CEB WALL

DETAIL

• PART IV

AERIAL PERSPECTIVE

FALL 2020 - SPRING 2023

SELECTED ACADEMIC PROJECTS + PROFESSIONAL WORK

• ASSEMBLÉ

• WASH WAYS APARTMENTS

• W TOWERS

• GORIUS RESIDENCE PROFESSIONAL WORK

p. 14-21

p. 22-29

p. 30-33

p. 34-35

REFUGIO DE MESA

IN COLLABORATION WITH: ZOE CANO, YIFAN ZHANG

INSTRUCTOR: MARC NEVEU

The Mesa Refuge is a collaborative project involving students from the University of Washington, Arizona State University, and a local organization specializing in compressed earth bricks. This partnership allowed us to merge innovative ideas and sustainable construction techniques, resulting in a remarkable addition to the Iglesia Cristiana El Buen Pastor Church.

Together with the students, we explored new design possibilities while considering the principles of security, privacy, and a sense of place for asylum seekers. Simultaneously, the local organization’s expertise in creating compressed earth bricks played a crucial role in constructing a structure that harmoniously blends with its surroundings while minimizing its environmental impact.

By bringing together the knowledge and creativity of the university students and the sustainable building techniques of the local organization, the Mesa Refuge stands as a testament to the power of collaboration in creating safe and welcoming spaces for individuals seeking asylum.

Our vision for this addition focuses on security, privacy, and creating a welcoming environment for individuals seeking asylum. It serves as a respite from the challenges they may face on their journey, providing a safe haven where they can feel secure and protected during their time at the church.

ASSEMBLÉ

INSTRUCTOR: NICK SHEKERJIAN

ASSEMBLÉ is a project that seeks to find a solution to post pandemic health centers. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this project aims to better the experience of locals who use Kiwani’s Park Recreational Center. This project revolves around the idea that structure is a stage and centers itself around human movement. The design challeneges traditional building strategies.

Like a stage, the design aims to blur the lines between the performer and the audience. Because of it’s anonymity, it allows users to experience the structure as if they were a performer, but also provides spaces for performers to perform. Thus it combines both formal and informal spaces for dance. The platforms and staircases are deliberately designed with regard to human movement with the intention of mimicking a stage design.

The project includes a 2 - level fitness center, an auditorium, collaborative and office spaces, and small and large dance studios. Ultimately, users are able to not only experience performance outside, but also within the structure.

STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM

PROGRAM DIAGRAMS

FORMAL + INFORMAL DIAGRAM

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

WASH WAYS APARTMENTS

IN COLLABORATION WITH: ANEESA DAAS

INSTRUCTOR: DARREN PETRUCCI

The Wash Ways Apartments is a sustainable housing project completely revolved around the natural desert landscape of Scottsdale. The design invites the nearby desert wash through a series of xeriscaping throughout the entirety of the site.

The design aims to blur the lines of where landscape ends and structure begins. Each floor plan is designed to maximize views, sunlight, and interaction with nature. The roofs and windows are deliberately designed with regard to sun patterns and the intention of mimicking the surrounding trees and vegetation.

Each building is built according to the topography of the site. Ultimately allowing for a slope among the buildings and window arrangements that enable more privacy. Each parking space is accompanied by its own tree to create an illusion of parking in a forest. Each element of this design grants net-zero emissions and a design that physically dissolves into the desert landscape.

W TOWERS THE VIEWING SPACE

INSTRUCTOR: MARK NEVEU, CLAUDIO VEKSTEIN, JACOB GULINSON

This project focused on development and the material assemblage. In it’s beginning stages, the W Towers are dervied from a column which was then put through operations to become a habitable object. This project explores the spatial attributes, circulation and the user experience. It communicates formal, spatial and tectonic relationships.This project displays how from an abstract composition, one can develop a building project.

The spacial organization of this structure also contributes to the movement of people. Because the enclosed spaces are elevated most of the first floor movement happens outside. The negative space this building creates allows for areas for people to interact.

The walls the wrap around the enclosed space also provide shade from the light. A large glass window covers the maing view area located at the center of the structure. Similarly, the viewing areas on the left and right side of the structure are also covered by a glass window. Adding this element into the enclosed spaces allow me to create an opening where people can look outside. This also allows for light to come into the building.