Architecture and Design Portfolio - Ruben Valenzuela

Ruben ValenzuelaArchitecture & Design Portfolio

Ruben Judson University School of Art Design and Architecture

ON118 Prince Crossing Rd.West Chicago, IL 60185

[email protected]

630.440.4217

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Chicago Olym

pic Transit Center

Integrating Habitats

Geneva Public Library

Air Force Village II Chapel

Transit Oriented D

evelopment

Tolleson, AZ Police HQ

Nashville Arts M

agnet High School

Sit / Set

Affordable Minnesota H

ome

Everyday Carry Design

Biom

imetic Shading D

evice

European Architectural History Tour

Ruben Judson University School of Art Design and Architecture

ON118 Prince Crossing Rd.West Chicago, IL 60185

[email protected]

630.440.4217

Valenzuela CONTENTS1 3 4 5 7 8 11 14 15 16 179

Chicago Olym

pic Transit Center

Integrating Habitats

Geneva Public Library

Air Force Village II Chapel

Transit Oriented D

evelopment

Tolleson, AZ Police HQ

Nashville Arts M

agnet High School

Sit / Set

Affordable Minnesota H

ome

Everyday Carry Design

Biom

imetic Shading D

evice

European Architectural History Tour

The city of Proctor, Minnesota has been influenced by the railroad industry. Manufacturing, warehousing, and construction are some of the main industries in the area. The goal for this Minnesota Green Home was to reflect on the history and work ethic of the city, while incorporating sustainability to create an easily constructed, affordable house with environmental stewardship in the front of our minds.

AFFORDABLE MINNESOTA HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The city of Proctor, Minnesota has been influenced by the railroad industry. Manufacturing, warehousing, and construction are some of the main industries in the area. The goal for this Minnesota Green Home was to reflect on the history and work ethic of the city, while incorporating sustainability to create an easily constructed, affordable house with environmental stewardship in the front of our minds.

AFFORDABLE MINNESOTA HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Passive Strategies

1 living 2 dining 3 kitchen 4 bedroom 5 master 6 bathroom 7 mechanical 8 laundry 9 pantry10 garage

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Passive Strategies

1 living 2 dining 3 kitchen 4 bedroom 5 master 6 bathroom 7 mechanical 8 laundry 9 pantry10 garage

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VALENZUELA ARC 651T 2011

NASHVILLE MORPHOLOGY FINAL MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL URBAN PROPOSAL

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P E R F O R M I N G A R T S B U I L D I N GV I S U A L A R T S B U I L D I N GC A F E T E R I A / G Y M N A S I U M

R E T A I L / H O U S I N G

PERFORMANCE ARTS 100,000 SF

VISUAL ARTS 63,000 SF

MIXED SITE

C I T Y - S E L E C T E D S I T E S A L O N G A V E N U E O F T H E A R T S

P R O P O S E D S I T E S

S I T E M O R P H O L O G Y A N D G R A I N S T U D I E S

P N P S T U D Y

BANDORCHESTRA CHOIR DANCE THEATER ENGLISH HISTORY ADMINISTRATION

PAINTING SCULPTURE DRAWING COMPUTER ART FILM PHOTOGRAPHY MATH SCIENCE

GYM 12,320 SF CAFETERIA 4,700 SF RETAIL HOUSING

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INTEGRATE A MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL INTO THE EXISTING URBAN CORE CONTRIBUTE/ IMPROVE THE EXISTING URBAN FABRIC PROMOTE SUSTAINABIL ITY, WALKABIL ITY AND INTERACTION WITH DOWNTOWN USE WHAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER AS AN EXTENDED RESOURCE FOR LEARNING IMPROVE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MULTIPLE SITES INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE TO DOWNTOWN

G O A L S :

1908 1963 2011

After looking at the two proposed sites we were not convinced either would be suitable for the project we had in mind. In the end, we decided to propose something new to the city. We located our site closer to the center of the Avenue of the Arts in order to integrate our school into the existing downtown core rather than propose an entirely new development. This would also help us use any of the resources the downtown had to offer that could support our school such as the Library. Rather than constructing one large building however, JT and I decided to choose multiple sites and promote interaction with the urban fabric. The city itself could be seen as an extended resource for the school. Would we need a cafeteria? Or could the kids just go to eat at the local business on the corner on the way to their next class and pick up something to eat? Who knows? This is definitely a new model for an urban high school as most of the urban magnet arts schools were contained within one large building and we saw this as an interesting challenge to promote urban interaction and walkability. We settled on three sites. One of the main sites was by 4th and Broadway and the other by 5th and Church. The third site was by 5th and Commerce but we were unsure as to how we would use it, we saw it as a link between the two larger sites initially. All 3 sites were currently parking lots, which the city had plenty of space for. We did not want to build over any existing buildings unless we had the need to. We wanted to preserve the existing fabric and perhaps make it better with the addition of our school buildings. We began the process by looking at what the site had to offer and what was the best way to position and split up our buildings programmatically. We reached a point where we could not go any further unless we took the time to crunch numbers and take a close look at the program to get realistic building sizes and how the sites would be utilized.

URBAN PROPOSAL / SCHEMATIC DESIGNNASHVILLE MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The focus for the graduate design studio was urbanism. We began by analyzing downtown Nashville, TN by looking at its morphology and projects that had been proposed by the city. The city had planned to build a magnet arts high school and had considered multiple sites along the perimeter of downtown. The high school for this design was brought closer to the core of the city and split into three main sites. This campus -style design would promote greater pedestrian activity in the area as well as allow for smaller buildings that were more sensitive to their context rather than contribute to the number of oversized buildings already in the area. Another goal of this design approach is promote greater interaction with the city and utilize its resources such as the Nashville Public Library and the abundance of performance art and visual art oriented buildings downtown. The southernmost site would house the performance art building, the center site would be for mixed use and include a gymnasium and a cafeteria. The northernmost site is the one I would further develop and would house the visual arts building.

INTErNAL GrEEN SPACE

COrNEr Of 5TH AND CHurCH

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

ExISTING SITE COrNEr Of 5TH & CHurCH

VIEW DOWN 5TH AVE

VALENZUELA ARC 651T 2011

NASHVILLE MORPHOLOGY FINAL MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL URBAN PROPOSAL

FI

FT

H

AV

EN

UE

B R O A D WA Y

0 500 1000 15000 500 1000 1500

0 500 1000 15000 500 1000 1500

P E R F O R M I N G A R T S B U I L D I N GV I S U A L A R T S B U I L D I N GC A F E T E R I A / G Y M N A S I U M

R E T A I L / H O U S I N G

PERFORMANCE ARTS 100,000 SF

VISUAL ARTS 63,000 SF

MIXED SITE

C I T Y - S E L E C T E D S I T E S A L O N G A V E N U E O F T H E A R T S

P R O P O S E D S I T E S

S I T E M O R P H O L O G Y A N D G R A I N S T U D I E S

P N P S T U D Y

BANDORCHESTRA CHOIR DANCE THEATER ENGLISH HISTORY ADMINISTRATION

PAINTING SCULPTURE DRAWING COMPUTER ART FILM PHOTOGRAPHY MATH SCIENCE

GYM 12,320 SF CAFETERIA 4,700 SF RETAIL HOUSING

1

3

2

1

2

3

INTEGRATE A MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL INTO THE EXISTING URBAN CORE CONTRIBUTE/ IMPROVE THE EXISTING URBAN FABRIC PROMOTE SUSTAINABIL ITY, WALKABIL ITY AND INTERACTION WITH DOWNTOWN USE WHAT THE CITY HAS TO OFFER AS AN EXTENDED RESOURCE FOR LEARNING IMPROVE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MULTIPLE SITES INTRODUCE ADDITIONAL GREEN SPACE TO DOWNTOWN

G O A L S :

1908 1963 2011

After looking at the two proposed sites we were not convinced either would be suitable for the project we had in mind. In the end, we decided to propose something new to the city. We located our site closer to the center of the Avenue of the Arts in order to integrate our school into the existing downtown core rather than propose an entirely new development. This would also help us use any of the resources the downtown had to offer that could support our school such as the Library. Rather than constructing one large building however, JT and I decided to choose multiple sites and promote interaction with the urban fabric. The city itself could be seen as an extended resource for the school. Would we need a cafeteria? Or could the kids just go to eat at the local business on the corner on the way to their next class and pick up something to eat? Who knows? This is definitely a new model for an urban high school as most of the urban magnet arts schools were contained within one large building and we saw this as an interesting challenge to promote urban interaction and walkability. We settled on three sites. One of the main sites was by 4th and Broadway and the other by 5th and Church. The third site was by 5th and Commerce but we were unsure as to how we would use it, we saw it as a link between the two larger sites initially. All 3 sites were currently parking lots, which the city had plenty of space for. We did not want to build over any existing buildings unless we had the need to. We wanted to preserve the existing fabric and perhaps make it better with the addition of our school buildings. We began the process by looking at what the site had to offer and what was the best way to position and split up our buildings programmatically. We reached a point where we could not go any further unless we took the time to crunch numbers and take a close look at the program to get realistic building sizes and how the sites would be utilized.

URBAN PROPOSAL / SCHEMATIC DESIGNNASHVILLE MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The focus for the graduate design studio was urbanism. We began by analyzing downtown Nashville, TN by looking at its morphology and projects that had been proposed by the city. The city had planned to build a magnet arts high school and had considered multiple sites along the perimeter of downtown. The high school for this design was brought closer to the core of the city and split into three main sites. This campus -style design would promote greater pedestrian activity in the area as well as allow for smaller buildings that were more sensitive to their context rather than contribute to the number of oversized buildings already in the area. Another goal of this design approach is promote greater interaction with the city and utilize its resources such as the Nashville Public Library and the abundance of performance art and visual art oriented buildings downtown. The southernmost site would house the performance art building, the center site would be for mixed use and include a gymnasium and a cafeteria. The northernmost site is the one I would further develop and would house the visual arts building.

INTErNAL GrEEN SPACE

COrNEr Of 5TH AND CHurCH

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

ExISTING SITE COrNEr Of 5TH & CHurCH

VIEW DOWN 5TH AVE

The final design was a 100,000 sf visual arts building. The ground floor was open in appearance and layout as it would be the public face of the building at the pedestrian level. It would include two galleries, an auditorium, a grand hall, and a courtyard. The learning would happen primarily in the 3rd and 4th floors which were broken up into translucent bars and would house the visual art, math and science classrooms.

VISUAL ARTS BUILDING FINAL DESIGNNASHVILLE MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5TH AND CHURCHVIEW DOWN 5TH AVE.

EAST ELEVATION - 5TH AVENuE

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VISUAL ARTS BUILDING FINAL DESIGNNASHVILLE MAGNET ARTS HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5TH AND CHURCHVIEW DOWN 5TH AVE.

EAST ELEVATION - 5TH AVENuE

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F i f t h A v e .C h u r c h

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NOrTH ELEVATION - CHurCH ST

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This design was produced for a small scale design studio. The objective was to design and fabricate a full size piece that could hold everyday carry objects while supporting a central design concept. The concept explored for this design was symbiosis. The material limitations consisted of poured concrete, wood veneer, and sheet metal. The concept was derived by the coexistence and interdependence of two of the allowed materials.

EVERYDAY CARRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This design was produced for a small scale design studio. The objective was to design and fabricate a full size piece that could hold everyday carry objects while supporting a central design concept. The concept explored for this design was symbiosis. The material limitations consisted of poured concrete, wood veneer, and sheet metal. The concept was derived by the coexistence and interdependence of two of the allowed materials.

EVERYDAY CARRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SIT/SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This design was produced for a small scale design studio. The objective was to design and fabricate a full size piece of furniture that could be used for sitting or setting objects while supporting a central design concept. The concept for this design was transition. The concept was derived from the ability to easily transition from one use to another by using the same piece. This piece can serve as a table, a bench, storage, a laptop stand, or even a stool.

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SIT/SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This design was produced for a small scale design studio. The objective was to design and fabricate a full size piece of furniture that could be used for sitting or setting objects while supporting a central design concept. The concept for this design was transition. The concept was derived from the ability to easily transition from one use to another by using the same piece. This piece can serve as a table, a bench, storage, a laptop stand, or even a stool.

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Project Two Ruben Valenzuela 05

PROJECTTWO

Location: Science Building Entry Steps

Shading Device


PROJECTTWO


Shading Device

The objective for this design was to create a shading structure on Judson university’s campus that was inspired by nature while exploring parametric design using rhinoceros and Grasshopper 3d modeling. The inspiration for this design was capillaries. Capillaries are the smallest of the body’s blood vessels and allow for the exchange of nutrients between blood and body cells through a fibrous network. The parameters explored in this design included increasing levels of structure and variations in the radii of the individual members.


PROJECTTWOConcept Sketches + Parametric VariationsThe shading structure would frame out the stairway that leads to the Science Building entry in the Campus. It would not only provide shade but frame out the space and make it a sitting/social area as well. The capillary inspiration for the structure also serves as a symbol of the kind of learning that goes on inside the building.

main structure

2nd level of structure added

number of divisions increased

tertiary structure added

radius of members increased



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BIOMIMETIC SHADING STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



main structure







main structure







main structure







main structure





main structure 2nd level of structure added number of divisions increased tertiary structure added radius of members increased

capillary structure


PROJECTTWO


Shading Device


PROJECTTWO


Shading Device

The objective for this design was to create a shading structure on Judson university’s campus that was inspired by nature while exploring parametric design using rhinoceros and Grasshopper 3d modeling. The inspiration for this design was capillaries. Capillaries are the smallest of the body’s blood vessels and allow for the exchange of nutrients between blood and body cells through a fibrous network. The parameters explored in this design included increasing levels of structure and variations in the radii of the individual members.



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BIOMIMETIC SHADING STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .



main structure







main structure







main structure







main structure





main structure 2nd level of structure added number of divisions increased tertiary structure added radius of members increased

capillary structure

St. Peter, Rome

St. Andrew, Patras

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome

San Lorenzo, Florence

Propylaea, Athens

Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, Rome

Caryatid, Athens

Coliseum, RomePalimidi Fortress, Napflion

DRAWING / SKETCHING

St. Peter, Rome

St. Andrew, Patras

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome

San Lorenzo, Florence

Propylaea, Athens

Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, Rome

Caryatid, Athens

Coliseum, RomePalimidi Fortress, Napflion

DRAWING / SKETCHING

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Architecture and Design Portfolio - Ruben Valenzuela