Portfolio 2021

M A R I A A N TON I ETA RAMIREZ

EXTENDED

PORTFOLIO 2020

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S URBAN

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Work-From-Home Neighborhood

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Retail Apocalypse

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Family Heaven

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Trading Time & Space

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The Lake House

P. 30

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Explora Public Library

P. 34

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Paranoia

P. 36

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

THEORY

TECHNICAL

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Packard Foundation HQ

P. 40

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Rapunzel's Tower

P. 42

10 Elouise Westbrook Center

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Work-From-Home Neighborhood A collaboration with Elida Zavala INSTRUCTOR

Christopher Roach & Christina Cho

YEAR

2020

L O C AT I O N

Treasure Island, San Francisco

CLASS

Apocalypse Now! The Post COVID-19 City

Treasure Island is an almost 600-acre artificial island that lies in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. The island's current development plan creates an active corridor only along the South East edge and assumes that most residents will leave the island to work.

This proposal seeks to activate more of the island for both residents and visitors by branching out its central core towards the sport, recreational and agricultural area. The proposal has two inflection points that act as nodes for people to gather. Our intent is to hyperintensify the nodes to drive foot traffic and create a hub of activity beyond the existing active zone.

To achieve this, the project focuses on activating the ground floor with a mixed-use of retail, cultural, educational, industrial, work, and service-based spaces.

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M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AXONOMETRIC

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Work-From-Home-Neighborhood / U R B A N

AXONOMETRIC MASSIG STUDY

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M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

Treasure Island should be reimagined as a mixed-use neighborhood. This proposal presents a new urbanism where work and social infrastructure emerge.

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Work-From-Home-Neighborhood / U R B A N

For years there has been a rapid increase in people working from home (WFH), especially in places like the Bay Area; this has accelerated dramatically due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Work from home 43% of employees work remotly with frequency. (2018) Could work from home 56- 62% of employees have a job that could be done remotely.

(2019) Want to work from home 80% of employees want to work from home at least some of the time. (2019)

Growth in remote work over the... last 5yrs

last 10yrs

last 12yrs

next 5yrs COVID-19 Pandemic 88% of companies have encouraged or required their workers to WFH. (2019)

44%

91%

159%

215%

http://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics: https://www.owllabs.com/ state-of-remote-work/2019; https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/remote-work-statistics/ 08

Live

Hybrid

Culture/ Education

Work/ Production

SYNERGY OF PROGRAMS

The full spectrum of uses will bring diversity and hybrid programs to the island. The same space will be more usable throughout the day and year. As a result, Treasure Island becomes a rich environment with a mixture of commercial and common space.

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

Consumption

Neighborhood corridors can support WFH, or work near home, by hybridizing the workplaces with social infrastructure (daycare, healthcare, groceries, exercise).

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Work-From-Home-Neighborhood / U R B A N

After understanding Treasure Island's existing conditions and need for more people, we started filling in the gaps of activity.

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T E M P O R A L O R G A N I Z AT I O N

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Our new plan focuses on developing a selfsufficient neighborhood that provides for the residents' daily needs and extends the length of visitors' stays. We create spaces for residents to work remotely, hybridized areas for both production and consumption, and hubs of social interaction that create a sense of place.

C AT E G O R I C A L O R G A N I Z AT I O N

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Housing

Transit Hub Office/ Cultural Center Mix Use Node Pier Brewery/ Wineries/ Industrial kitchen Flexible Recreation/ Food Hub Production/ Consumption Innovation/ Incubation Hub Production/ Manufacturing Central Park Learning/ Training Neighborhood Center Sports and Recreation Nature Center (Agriculture, Urban Farm)

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M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

7 11 Job Corps

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PROPOSED MASTERPLAN

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Work-From-Home-Neighborhood / U R B A N

POST COVID-19 CITY

COVID-19 CITY

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M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

o address the pandemic, the ground floor is T transformed to be more adaptable. Hybrid programs use a single space for multiple purposes, including co-tenancy. Dynamic architecture creates easily transformable

spaces that can facilitate social distancing.

Open facades and floorplans allow for interchangable programs and minimally interrupt the spaces that have fixed purposes.

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Work-From-Home-Neighborhood / U R B A N

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M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

DIVERSITY OF USE AND USERS. N I G H T - A N D D AY TIME ACTIVITIES.

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Retail Apocalypse INSTRUCTOR

Christopher Roach & Christina Cho

YEAR

2020

L O C AT I O N

Shinjuku Station, Tokyo, Japan

CLASS

Apocalypse Now! The Post COVID-19 City

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

A collaboration with Elida Zavala

Analysis of Tokyo's Shinjuku Station, a model of commercial environment, and its relationship to the public sphere, as well as understand what has shaped the footprint of Tokyo.

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Retail Apocalypse / U R B A N

Shinjuku Station is an intricate labyrinth of transportation terminals and shopping centers, connected by underground passageways.

The complex houses five train and subways lines, each owning at least one major department store or shopping mall.

With millions of people traveling in and out every day, Shinjuku Station is designed to support a high velocity of circulation.

Two-hundred exits and interwoven retail create a porous layout ideal for this amount of foot traffic.

The design facilitates a frictionless transition between shopping and traveling, aided by the use of Japan's prepaid and rechargable smartcards. These IC cards, used for both transportation and commerce, advance the fluid exchange of goods and services within the station.

The diversity and mixture of building uses, bring a people at all hours— making it the busiest train station in the world.

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D E N S I T Y O F R E TA I L AROUND SHINJUKU S TAT I O N

Elida Zavala, Maria A. Ramirez Retail Apocalypse, ARCH 5070 ROACH/ CHO February, 2020

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JR Line

Access to Trains

Retail

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Keio Line 4

Odakyu Line 5

Marunouchi Line

Retail

Access to Trains Retail Access to Trains Retail Access to Trains Retail Access to Trains

Toei Line

Retail

Retail

Sidewalk

Two-Way Street

Privatized Walk-Way

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ublic

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Shinjuku Station

STRUCTURE

Tokyo

Offices

Food & Beverage

Retail

Entertainment

Hotels

Transportation

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Family Heaven A collaboration with Aljune Drequito

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INSTRUCTOR

Neeraj Bhatia & Yulia Grinkrug

YEAR

2019

L O C AT I O N

Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco

CLASS

Urban Analysis

The history of Haight-Ashbury influenced its urban organization so that the present neighborhood is a diverse and convenient place to live.

Its variety of commerce, education and civic infrastructure, and accessibility to outside places creates a neighborhood that provides for any generation. Haight-Ashbury, with all its character, is a neighborhood where families flourish.

ARCHGIS DEMOGRAPHICS MAP

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

D O C U M E N TAT I O N O F E V E RY D AY L I F E

D I S TA N C E T R AV E L E D B Y T R A N S P O R TAT I O N M E T H O D

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Trading Time & Space

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INSTRUCTOR

Antje Steinmuller & Yulia Grinkrug

YEAR

2019

L O C AT I O N

1855 Haight Street

CLASS

Home Economics

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

Childcare demands much of parents; but what if the architecture of living units could alleviate childcare pressures? Private units with flexible boundaries provide opportunity for communal parenting and mutual support from next-door neighbors.

SECTION

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Trading Time & Spaces / U R B A N

Haight-Asbury is a family- friendly neighborhood, but there is a separation between child-friendly (red in drawings) and adult-friendly (blue in visuals) systems.

Protocols of family life and zoning are geared to redistribute the burden of childcare that will liberate parents without compromising childcare.

Site analysis reveals a clear distinction of space, time and activities in adults' and children's social life.

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$3, 510

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N E I G H B O R H O O D AC T I V I T I E S & L O C AT I O N , PHOTOS (SIDES) & PLAN VIEW (CENTER)

Examining social life in a bottom-up site analysis through observation and top-down analysis through ArchGIS.

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C H I L D - A N D A D U LT- F R I E N D LY S T R E E T S , AXONOMETRIC VIEW

Site Location: Haight Ashbury,

San Francisco

Demographics: Class, race and/or age in rela�onship to physical pa�erns of se�lement, socializing, and work.

Users Analysis:

Most are Young Adults Most Never Married Higher number of males Predominatly white High middle class

Users Activities:

Food Drinks Recreation Residential Bussiness Shopping Education

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With child care being a significant expense for families, can architecture relieve some costs and support economic life.

Population

Ages 5-7 yrs 18-21 30-39 40-49 65-up

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Average Household Size

Median Age

62.52%

White Other

Household by Income

37.48%

$90,855 Median Household Income

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

2.0

Ethnicity

$64,496 Per Capita Income

$3,070

Median rent (monthly)

$1,880

Child Care Cost (monthly)

N E I G H B O R H O O D D E M O G R A P H I C A NA LYS I S S O U R C E : U S C E N S U S B U E AU, Z U M P E R ( R E N T P R I C E S )

Research shows child care as a significant expense for families. The data confirms the high costs.

Data from the US Census Bureau Neighborhoods Home Source, Inc. Rents from Zumper Inc.

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Trading Time & Spaces / U R B A N

In order to produce a reformed domestic space that allows for an alternative social and economic life for both children and adults, —private units should have flexible bounderies.

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Bathroom Kitchen Dining Living Room

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Shared

Combination Strategy

C O M B I NAT I O N S T R AT E G Y

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U N I T A Unit G GAggregation R E G AT I O N (Ground Floor)

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Chisme gathering

Play Date B’

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Homework Club Super Bowl Party

SECTION A-A’

LAUNDRY ROOM

CHILDCARE CENTER

LOCKERS

COMMUNITY ROOM

MARKET

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

LAUNDRY ROOM

OFFICE

CAFE

Thanksgiving Dinner

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GROUND FLOOR

The units' architecture allows the trade of time and space with the use of panels for claiming, opening and separating spaces. Rooms are able to be sufficiently closed for utility, such as events.

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Trading Time & Spaces / U R B A N

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URBAN

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

TRADING TIME A N D S PA C E . B L U E ( A D U LT S ) , R E D (CHILDREN), PURPLE (SHARED).

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The Lake House INSTRUCTOR

Clark Thenhaus

YEAR

2019

L O C AT I O N

"X marks the spot"

CLASS

Unresolved Legibility & Dramas of Critical Banality

The locational context of this lake house elicits the use of characteristics to add clarity to otherwise inconclusive architectural legibility.

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A lake house has amphibious qualities dictated by the shoreline, which represents a threshold between two worlds. Often in popular imagination, the lake house is layered with contradictory representations. It evokes a

vision of comfort and security, yet also portrays a dwelling of vulnerability and isolation.

A lake house can be an escape from chaotic routines in a habitual life in favor of a reclusive lifestyle. Thus, it's depicted as a mysterious place with a sense of ambiguity and spatial drama.

A collaboration with Dev Chand

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

Though often perceived as adjacent to the lake, the lake house may belong to the land or the water—or neither.

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Reflective qualities of a lake create a calm environment—a space for leisure, romance, or even recreation. Alas, this perception is disorted by the legends of monsters, mystery and murder of lake folklore.

A house between two worlds, The Lake House is built for the recluse. The use of elements such as deck, porch, bridge, etc, help carry visual clarity. In plan and section, the house becomes the inbetween water and land.

SITE PLAN

water shoreline

threshold

land

DIAGRAMS IN PLAN- AND SECTION-VIEW

SECTION A

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FLOOR PLAN, LEVEL 01

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Explora Public Library INSTRUCTOR

Lisa Findley & Randy Ruiz

YEAR

2018

L O C AT I O N

1601 San Pablo Ave, Oakland

CLASS

Reprogramming Civic Architecture

The new Oakland Public library is an arena for social and intellectual exploration. The design aims to encourage the community to interact and share knowledge.

MEETING ROOM

help desk

D E TA I L COFFEE

GIFTS

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

LOBBY

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SECTION A-A'

EXIT

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N IO B' BBase Flashing Parapet

Top Covering BUR Fiberboard

Rigid Insulation Rigid Insulation

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

Fiber Batt Insulation

IPE Hardwood

Operable Window

Concrete Floor Slab Steel Decking Fireproof Gutter

Steel Beam

Glass

GROUND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

D E TA I L

SECTION DETAIL 1/2”=1’-0”

A radial grid arranges the spaces and create intersections that allow users gain information in various ways.

for learning and interaction where the books can be used for workshops, classes, and other activities.

In section, the intersections are located near the stairs and void providing a setting that encourages exploration. The book stacks are placed and organized adjacent to the spaces

The building envelope consists of concrete, glass and wood louvers. These elements are arranged by the degree of privacy and light needed inside the building.

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Paranoia INSTRUCTOR YEAR L O C AT I O N CLASS

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Janette Kim 2018 India Basin, San Francisco Sites and Systems

Formal Strategy

The project's goal is to create awareness about how well- informed a person is about the pool's water source. The bathouse has a lookout point where the guest is able to see all pools and experience paranoia, suspicion and mistrust.

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

F O R M A L S T R AT E G Y D IAG R A M

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Paranoia / T H E O R Y

In response to the public nature of water use. Exploring it's implications for a buildings organization logic and programatic experince to give water —the importance it deserves.

WA T E R F L O W D I A G R A M

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1. Run-off rain (Upper roof collection and Drainage)

V 2. Chloride

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4. Recycled

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6. Salty

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V. Valve

Study of the different —water sources in the site for future bathhouse design.

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

P O O L ' S WA T E R S O U R C E

S I N T H E T I C D R AW I N G

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Legend a_Skylight b_Light Shelf c_Retractable Shades d_HVAC e_Hanging Lights f _Chilled Beams g_Insulation h_Braced Frame i _PV Panels j _Exposed FSC k_Triple Glazed Window l _Solar Hot Water Panels

Packard Foundation HQ

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A collaboration with Aljune Drequito & Kevin Pham l

INSTRUCTOR

David Maynard

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2020

L O C AT I O N

Los Altos, CA

CLASS

Integrated Technology Systems

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Study of the underlying interconnectedness of building systems, including their interactions with material assemblies, site, program, and space, in order to test performance and explore strategies for integration. j

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Building by EHDD Architecture

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Rapunzel's Tower INSTRUCTOR

Clark Thenhaus & Palmyra Garki

YEAR

2017

L O C AT I O N

Paiting by Thomas Cole

CLASS

Form, Space and Representation

The idea behind this project was to create a shape that seems to be in ruins or as remains ofhuman architecture. The design methodology was through the manipulation of a triangle shape with the use of mass and void.

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Photoshop, photograph of physical model with painting by Thomas Cole.

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Elouise Westbrook A collaboration with Valeriya Velyka INSTRUCTOR

Margaret Ikeda & Evan Jones

YEAR

2020

L O C AT I O N

Pier 90, San Francisco, CA

CLASS

Buoyant Ecologies at Islais Creek

Bayview–Hunters Point has a history of air, soil and water pollution. Activist like Elouise Westbrook who is part of the Big Five gave hope to the community articulating problems and changes to come. The question we pose is how can we get people to listen?

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Pump station & Treatment Facilities

Vegetable Space

Vegetable Space

Pollution/ Waste

Marshland

Major Roads

Food/ Retail Street

Streets

Parks

Landfill

Water Infrastructure

Pollution

Pier 90

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Elouise Westbrook / T E C H N I C A L

ECOLOGY

COMMUNIT Y

ECONOMY

I s l a i s C re e k , B ay Vi e w - Hu nt e r s Po i nt C h a l l e ng e s : 1. Air and Water Pollution 2. Lack of Vegetation 3. Job Security 4. Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

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V ISION (DI AGR A MS)

There are three main prog ram/z one t y pe s.

The first is a re s earch ce nte r dedicated to monitoring pollution levels and educa ting the locals. The second is the ecol og y program, which hosts the urban garden and aquaponics rooms. The last is the produ c ti on and manufac t ur ing that includes the market space used to maintain job security.

1 . F ron t L a w n 2 . P ro d u c t i o n 3 . A c t i v i s t Tr a i n i n g 4 . R e s e a rc h 5. Urban Farm

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

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Elouise Westbrook / T E C H N I C A L

2 LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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P R O D U C T I O N / M A N U FA C T U R I N G

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ECOLOGICA

M A R IA A N T O N I E TA

AL CENTER

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RESEARCH LAB

The Activist Research Center for the Bayview–Hunters Point neighborhood is a place where locals can learn about the historical environmental injustices of their neighborhood. But also, have a place to begin restoration. This project is about inviting the community to be leaders in ecological change.

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Environmental and Social Justice “Future conditions depend on our actions today.”

C O M I C ( “ L E A R N I N G A N D U N D E R S T A N D I N G S T E WA R S H I P " )

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BEFORE / AF TER SE A LE VEL RISE- 10 0YRS

RENDERINGS

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Puebla Mexico Temple An internship with Mallol Arquitectos MENTOR

Gadia Gaitan

YEAR

2019- 2020

L O C AT I O N

Panama City, PA

TYPE

Religious

Collaborated in the interior design and architecture departmets, from the Conceptual to Construction Documents of Temples in Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Chile.

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Programs used: CAD, Revit, Sketchup, Bluebeam, Rhino, Photoshop.

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Villa Toscano Winning Design Proposal for a 10 house development.

MENTOR

Arq. Edwin Rodriguez

YEAR

2020 (in progress)

L O C AT I O N

San Miguel, El Salvador

TYPE

Residential

Collaborated in the interior design and architecture departmets, from the Conceptual to Construction Documents of Temples in Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and Chile.

Programs used: Rhino, Lumion, Photoshop.

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M A R IA A N T O N I E TA R A M I R E Z Architecture + Urban Work +1 415. 818. 3314 ramirez@cca.edu San Francisco, CA