Architectural Porfolio Ruben Medrano
Ruben Medrano
Architectural Student
EducationBachlor of Science in Architecture
Minor in Environmental and Sustainablilty Studies
The University of Texas at Arlington
August 2019 - May 2023 (Expected)
Associates of Arts (General Academics)
Mclennan Community College
August 2017 - May 2019
Software -
OS: Mac OS X / Windows 11
Drafting: Autocad 2022
Rendering: Lumion 12
Graphics: Adobe CC 2023
BIM: Rhino 7 and Revit 2023
HardwareHandcutting
Laser Cutter
3-D Printer
SkillsEnglish Spanish
Contact Emails: Rubenmedrano2017@gmail.com
Table of Content
Architecture Design Studio III
Tech Town
Architecture Design Studio II
Cite de Arts Expansion
B.I.M & Visualization
The Frame Building
Architecture Design Studio I
Incubator for Emergancy Housing
Architecture Computer Graphics
Helios House / Urban Corridors
Basic and Design II
Kilgore Photography Studio
Design Communitcation I
Purist Still Life
Architecture Design Studio III
Semester - Fall 2022
Professor - Oswald Jenewein
Institution - University of Texas at Arlington
Contributor: Tyler Kelgard and Derek Holdge
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While climate change impacts have started to materialize globally, the built environment needs to respond locally. Texas is among the three fastest growing states, with the Dallas and Houston metropolitan areas ranking fourth and fifth largest in the US. With over 70% of the state’s population living in the Texas Triangle amidst rapid growth and housing shortages, it is time to expand this territory from a triangle to a trapezoid, linking Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, to its fourth edge: Corpus Christi Bay. Populating this territory asks architects to develop strategies toe rethink vernacular housing typologies to generate resilient urbanization patterns. The goal of this project is to reverse this trend by integrating powerful data servers into the homes of each resident. This is beneficial to the residents of Tech Town twofold: first, each resident will have the power to store and process vast amounts of data and will possess an incredible amount of computing power. Second, the possession of this processing and computing power will create a source of passive income for the residents, creating a lucrative opportunity to lessen their cost of living right inside of their homes.
Existing Housing Units -
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Server within a Cell
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Lotsize: 6,521 Sqft Housesize: 1,951 Sqft Non-used: 4,570 Sqft
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-Lotsize: 1,700 Sqft Housesize: 1,180 Sqft Courtyardsize: 520 Sqft Lotsize: 3,400 Sqft Housesize: 2,600 Sqft Courtyardsize: 520 Sqft
Server within a Cell Lotsize: 3,730 Sqft Housesize: 1,592 Sqft Non-Used: 2,138 Sqft
Existing Housing Issues:
The study of three typical homes along the new Texas triangle. typologies of the houses within triangle informs that the use of inefficiencies that are prevalent within development of the TX urban fabric. of the existing houses have an issue much of the lot sizes being unihabited.
The Precedent Case illustrate that houses lot size to be habitabale. maximized the used of vertical and if one did have yard it was small and
The Precedent Case Studies help illustrate that houses do not need lot size to be habitabale. The maximized the used of the lots by vertical and if one did have a garden or yard it was small and efficient to the
New Housing Cells:
New Housing Cells:
New Housing Cells: Cell Circulation Lot Sizes Existing Housing Issues: The study of three typical homes found along the new Texas triangle. The typologies of the houses within the triangle informs that the use of relative inefficiencies that are prevalent within the development of the TX urban fabric. Many of the existing houses have an issue with much of the lot sizes being unihabited. The Precedent Case Studies help to illustrate that houses do not need a large
Server within a Cell
The new housing unit near the size of the sharable walls and are create a roof walkway automotive vehicles and to
The new housing unit lot sizes near the size of the cell. The cells sharable walls and are straticlay place create a roof walkway to reduce the automotive vehicles and to promote healthy
The small cell is 1700 2 bed and 2 bath, provide smaller families have two court yards that to allow for an abundent exterior wall has no placement allows the cells to lock link
The small cell is 1700 Sqft and 2 bed and 2 bath, that is designed provide smaller families homes. These have two court yards that carve into the to allow for an abundent of sun light. exterior wall has no placement of windows allows the cells to lock link up with other
The double hexagon cell is to 4 bedrooms and 2, 2.5, on the unit. Suitable for a affordable with the intigrated
The double hexagon cell is 2400 Sqft unit to 4 bedrooms and 2, 2.5, or 3 baths depending on the unit. Suitable for a middle size family affordable with the intigrated servers within
The intigration of servers helps to provide afforidable the severs can help to creates a new flow of severs are installed can
DESIGN STUDIO 3 . FALL 2022 . TECH TOWN Unit 2 Bedroom 2.5 Baths Unit 5 2 Bedroom 3 Baths Unit 2 2 Bedroom 2 Baths Unit 2 Bedroom 3 Baths Unit 7 3 Bedroom 2 Baths Unit 4 3 Bedroom 2 Baths Unit 8 Bedroom Baths Unit 6 2 Bedroom 2 Baths Unit 4 Bedroom 3.5 Baths Unit 10 4 Bedroom 4 Baths Diag Floor Plan Lotsize: 3,730 Sqft Housesize: 1,592 Sqft Non-Used: 2,138 Sqft Lotsize: 6,521 Sqft Housesize: 1,951 Sqft Non-used: 4,570 Sqft Existing Housing Units
DESIGN STUDIO 3 FALL 2022 . OSWALD JENEWEIN TECH TOWN Unit 1 Bedroom 2.5 Baths Unit 5 2 Bedroom 3 Baths Unit 2 Bedroom Baths Unit 3 2 Bedroom 3 Baths Unit 7 3 Bedroom 2 Baths Unit 4 3 Bedroom Baths Unit 8 2 Bedroom 2 Baths Unit 6 2 Bedroom 2 Baths Unit 9 4 Bedroom 3.5 Baths Unit 10 4 Bedroom 4 Baths Diag Diag Lotsize: 3,730 Sqft Housesize: 1,592 Sqft Non-Used: 2,138 Sqft Lotsize: 6,521 Sqft Housesize: 1,951 Sqft Non-used: 4,570 Sqft Existing Housing Units--Diag--Diag Diag Lotsize: 1,700 Sqft Housesize: 1,180 Sqft Courtyardsize: 520 Sqft Lotsize: 3,400 Sqft Housesize: 2,600 Sqft Courtyardsize: 520 Sqft New Housing Cells: Cell Circulation Lot Sizes
ARCHITECTURAL SCALE
The intigration of servers willing the helps to provide afforidable housing the severs can help to play for the unit. creates a new flow of income that if severs are installed can make passive Unit 1 2 Bedroom 2.5 Baths Unit 5 2 Bedroom 3 Baths
Lotsize: 1,700 Sqft Housesize: 1,180 Sqft Courtyardsize: 520 Sqft Lotsize: 3,400 Sqft Housesize: 2,600 Sqft Courtyardsize: 520 Sqft New Housing Cells: Cell Circulation Lot Sizes
ARCHITECTURAL SCALE
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Architecture Design Studio II
Semester - Spring 2022
Professor - Jason Cantrell
Institution - University of Texas at Arlington
In this project, is to design a series of outdoor courtyards using new and existing building blocks to redefine the context: Using a strategy of centers and alignments to determine the placement of the spaces, Reinforce the edge of the streets, with buildings, columns, thresholds, spatial layering/ and definition.
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Cite Des Art Addition Paris, France 1” 20’ First Floor Plan Ruben Medrano ARCH 3554 Spring 2022 N 0’ 20’ 40’ 100’ 1" 20'-0" Longitudinal Section 1" 20'-0" Transverse Section N Cite Des Art Addition Site Plan 1”- 50’ 0’ 50’ 100’ 200’
B.I.M & Visualization
Semester - Spring 2022
Professor - Atefe Makhmalbaf
Institution - University of Texas at Arlington
The objective of this project is to provide a platform to practice what you’ve learned in the class and to familiarize you with some topics related to the current practice of using building information modeling in the areas of architectural design and high-performance building design decisions. The goal of this project is to model the Frames Building, and to modify it as needed and evaluate it from a sustainability perspective. The members of this group are Karina Mendez, Ruben Medrano, Victoria Esparza, and Poorvi Bafina.
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Architecture Design Studio I
Institution - University of Texas at Arlington
In this project, students are to design a facility to to design incubator for emergancy housing. Students are to explore the site and make a connection to significant sites within the region.
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Site and
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Helios House
Architecture Computer Graphics
Semester - Fall 2021
Gas Station in Los Angeles, California
Professor - Oswald Jenewein
Institution - University of Texas at Arlington
Partner - Chancellor Tessman
Helios House
In this project, students analyze a precedent site and apply different skills and methods to model that respective project. Render two and three dimensional drawing and image to design artistic poster boards conveying visual content.
Gas Station in Los Angeles, California
In this project, students analyze a precedent site and apply different skills and methods to model the respective project. Render two- and three dimensional drawing and images to design artistic poster boards conveying visual content.
In this project, understanding the landscape as a surface conditon and using different tools and methods to develop a map of a section of downtown Corpus Christi, Texas.
Corpus Christi, Texas
Contributor: Chancellor Tessman
DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS 3 FALL 2021 . OSWALD JENEWEIN RUBEN MEDRANO . CHANCELLOR TESSMAN UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
HELIOS HOUSE
Urban Corridors
Urban Corridors
In this project, understanding the landscape as a surface condition and using differnt tools and methods to develop a map of a section of downtown Corpus Christi, Tx.
Partner - Chancellor Tessman
URBAN CORRIDOR RUBEN MEDRANO CHANCELLOR TESSMAN UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS TOP
URBAN CORRIDOR DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS 3 FALL 2021 OSWALD JENEWEIN RUBEN MEDRANO CHANCELLOR TESSMAN UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON AXON TOP URBAN CORRIDOR TOP understanding differnt develop a downtown DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS 3 . FALL 2021 . OSWALD JENEWEIN UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON AXON
Kilgore Photography Studio
Basic Design and Draw II
Kilgore Photography Studio
Semester - Spring 2021 Professor - Mason Camp Institution - University of Texas at Arlington
The Kilgore Photography Studio is a proposal of a photography studio in the heart of downtown Kilgore, Texas. The purpose of this project is to develop a commerical space that meets the spacial functions of the given program within an existing contextual site. The studio must relate to the local culture with the use of design deliverables. The historical precedent studies of the New York Town House by TOD Willilams and Billie Tsien, and the Maison Planiex by Le Corbiuser were used to develop design methods and strategies.
The Kilgore Photography Studio is a proposal of a photography studio in the heart of downtown Kilgore, Texas. The purpose of this project is to develop a commerical space that meets the spacial functions of the given program within an existing contextual site. The studio must relate to the local culture with the use of design deliverables. The historical precedent studies of the New York Town House by TOD Willilams and Billie Tsien, and the Maison Planiex by Le Corbiuser were used to develop design methods and strategies.
The Kilgore Photography Studio is a proposal of a photography studio in the heart of downtown Kilgore, Texas. The purpose of this project is to develop a commerical space that meets the spacial functions of the given program within an existing contextual site. The studio must relate to the local culture with the use of design deliverables. The historical precedent studies of the New York Town House by TOD Willilams and Billie Tsien, and the Maison Planiex by Le Corbiuser were used to develop design methods and strategies.
Kilgore Photography Studio
The Kilgore Photography Studio is a proposal of downtown Kilgore, Texas. The purpose of space that meets the spacial functions of the contextual site. The studio must relate to the deliverables. The historical precedent studies Willilams and Billie Tsien, and the Maison Planiex develop design methods and strategies.
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contextual site. The studio must relate to the local culture with the use of design deliverables. The historical precedent studies of the New York Town House by TOD Willilams and Billie Tsien, and the Maison
The Kilgore Photography Studio is a proposal of a photography studio in the heart of downtown Kilgore, Texas. The purpose of this project is to develop a commerical space that meets the spacial functions of the given program within an existing contextual site. The studio must relate to the local culture with the use of design deliverables. The historical precedent studies of the New York Town House by TOD Willilams and Billie Tsien, and the Maison Planiex by Le Corbiuser were used to develop design methods and strategies.
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Planiex by Le Corbiuser were used to develop design methods and strategies.
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The Kilgore Photography Studio is a proposal of a photography studio in the heart of downtown Kilgore, Texas. The purpose of this project is to develop a commerical space that meets the spacial functions of the given program within an existing contextual site. The studio must relate to the local culture with the use of design deliverables. The historical precedent studies of the New York Town House by TOD Willilams and Billie Tsien, and the Maison Planiex by Le Corbiuser were used to develop design methods and strategies.
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York Town House - NY, NY 1996
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Masion Planeix - Paris, France, 1922 - Le Corbusier
Historic Precident Studies
Grand Gallery
Studio Apartment
Front Sunken Court Yard
Design Communication I
Semester - Fall 2019
Professor - Steve Quevedo
Institution - University of Texas at Arlington
Still Life Perspective
18” by 24”
Graphite on Strathmoor Paper
Still Life Orthographic Projection
18” by 24”
Graphite on Strathmoor Paper
Ruben Medrano ARCH 1341-004 Fall 2019
Ruben Medrano ARCH 1341-004 Fall 2019
Positive-Negative Drawing
Fall 2019
Ruben Medrano ARCH 1341-004
Fall 2019
Ruben Medrano ARCH 1341-004
Project Eight: Purist Still Life 18” x 24” Graphite and Chalk Pastel on Strathmoor Paper
Ruben Medrano ARCH 1341-004 Fall 2019
Project Three: Positive-Negative Drawing 18” x 24”
Chalk Pastel and Graphite on Strathmoor Paper
18” by 24”
Chalk Pastel and Graphite on Strathmoor Paper
Purist Still Life 18” by 24”
Chalk Pastel and Graphite on Strathmoor Paper
