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The Un ive rs i t y o f Texas a t Aus t i n B.Arch 2015(956) 878 8178

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DANIELA ASTRIDGARCIADan ie la As t r i d Garc iaSe lec ted Works 2010-2015

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LIGHTMASON

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OASIS TAIPEIKOKO ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN

CHIKALICIOUSKOKO ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN

LIGHTMASON

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NOLADes ign c r i t i c : S imon Atk insonDura t i on : Spr ing 2015 | 3 weeksS i te : New Or leans , LATeam: Berna rdo J imenez , Lay la Sa lameh, Y iqun Yang , Pa t r i ck McGove rn , I sabe l l e Bogran , Dan ie la Garc ia

Th i s p ro jec t fo l l owed the scope o f the 2015 ULI H ines Compe t i t i on . The pro jec t ’ s loca t i on i s a long New Or leans ’s C la ibo rne Cor r i do r , on the Nor the rn edge o f the c i t y ’ s Tu lane-Grav ie r ne ighbo rhood . In o rde r to remed ia te the i ssues in the s i t e , wh ich inc lude pove r t y , vu lne rab i l i t y to heavy s to rms , and lack o f adequa te pub l i c t ranspo r ta t i on , some o f these wh ich were on l y made worse by Hur r i cane Ka t r i na , the team des igned a se r i es o f oppo r tun i t i es and so lu t i ons fo r the empowermen t and rev i t a l i za t i on o f the s i t e . We began by iden t i f y i ng a reas o f the p ro jec t wh ich cou ld be ac t i va ted in to hubs o f economic ac t i v i t y and prospe r i t y , as we l l as o f ac t i ve pa r t i c i pa t i on o f res iden ts . We connec ted these po in t s th rough a new wa te r fea tu re wh ich wou ld no t on l y ho ld wa te r du r i ng heavy s to rms , bu t wou ld a l so se rve as an ac t i ve pa thway fo r the res iden ts o f the commun i t y and the g rea te r New Or leans as we l l as fo r tou r i s t s , pa r t i cu la r l y as they nav iga te though the new ly ac t i va ted pa rk on the Nor th end o f the s i t e . We sank the s t ree t and c rea ted new br idges on the eas te rn pa r t o f the s i t e , in to the French Quar te r , and added prog rams to the bo t tom o f the h ighway , wh ich cu r ren t l y d i v i des and d isen f ranch i ses the s i t e . Las t l y , we a imed to add and improve b i ke ne tworks as we l l as pedes t r i an wa lkways in o rde r to p romo te in te rac t i on w i th in the s i t e the g rea te r c i t y .

New urban fa rm

Ex is t i ng schoo l

New marke t

New l i b ra ry

New t rade schoo l

New ar t ga l l e r y

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New memor ia l to the v i c t ims o f Ka t r i na

New amph i thea te r fo r pub l i c even ts

Re loca t i on o f ex i s t i ng tempora ry schoo l bu i l d i ng

New br idges connec t i ng to g rea te r New Or leans

New museum o f New Or leans cu l tu ra l h i s to ry

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I den t i f y i ng nodes th rough wh ich to rev i t a l i ze the commmun i t y

Connec t i ng p rog rams th rough a wa te r fea tu re and green areas

Add ing b i ke t ra i l s , a wa te r fea tu re/ s to rage , and in te rchangeab le p rog ram pods to g reenway

Renova t i ng and repu rpos ing ex i s t i ng bu i l d i ngs

Cons t ruc t i ng new bu i l d i ng in f ras t ruc tu re

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New memor ia l to the v i c t ims o f Ka t r i na , in teg ra ted in to the new park des ign . E leva ted landscape o f memor ia l res t s on new park ing s t ruc tu re unde rnea th , h idden by landscape .

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We a imed to c rea te a new ly p rospe rous commun i t y by add ing p rog rams such as an urban fa rm and a marke t , shown on the le f t , where the res iden ts can se l l and pro f i t f rom the i r p roduce . The marke t takes ove r an ex i s t i ng and abandoned bu id ing , p rov id ing an economica l l y v iab le p rog ram.We sough t to improve cos t-e f f i c i en t modes o f t ranspo r ta t i on , such as b i kes and pedes t r i an wa lkways , by add ing p ro tec ted avenues fo r these , as shown a t the bo t tom o f the oppos i t e page . I t was a lso impor tan t to d i s t rubu te sys tems fo r wa te r co l l ec t i on th roughou t the p ro jec t .I t was impor tan t to connec t the s i t e w i th the g rea te r New Or leans ; as a resu l t , we proposed so lu t i ons such as s ink ing the s t ree t on the s i t e ’ s eas te rn edge fo r a d i s tance and c rea t i ng an ac t i ve b r i dge ove r i t , as shown be low.

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The h ighway posed a ma jo r p rob lem in the s i t e ; i t ac ted as a bar r i e r be tween the two ha lves o f the s i t e and a lso p romo ted fee l i ngs o f unsa fe t y to the res iden ts o f the commun i t y . We op ted to conve r t two o f i t s lanes in to a l i gh t sha f t , wh ich wou ld a l l ow l i gh t to pass th rough to i t s unde rs ide and ac t i va te th i s cu r ren t l y unused land . Add i t i ona l l y , we dec ided to add prog rams here tha t wou ld bene f i t the res iden ts o f the commun i t y . Shown be low is a sec t i on th rough the l i b ra ry , in wh ich res iden ts o f the commun i t y can ob ta in much needed know ledge and sk i l l s in o rde r to be ab le to access economic oppo r tun i t i es tha t a re cu r ren t l y ou t o f the i r reach .

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OASIS TAIPEIKOKO ARCHITECTURE+DESIGN

Si te : Minquan Road and Zhongshan Road , Ta ipe i , Ta iwan

Ta ipe i i s an ongo ing p ro jec t wh ich was commiss ioned in 2010 and is schedu led to beg in cons t ruc t i on la te r th i s yea r . The pro jec t , a mu l t i -pu rpose h igh- r i se , i s to house many d ive rse p rog rams, such as a museum, re ta i l , o f f i ce , and res iden t i a l space . Though the p ro jec t p rog ram and the s i te requ i re on l y one bu i l d i ng , the team dec ided on a mass ing s t ra tegy tha t wou ld c rea te the i l l us ion o f th ree towers . Th is wou ld no t on l y c rea te a more s t reaml ined fo rm, bu t wou ld a l so a l l ow l i gh t to reach eve ry un i t more e f fec t i ve l y . Because o f the p ro jec t ’ s loca t i on on a busy in te rsec t i on in Ta ipe i and the d i ve rs i t y o f bo th pub l i c and pr i va te p rog rams i t i s to house , the ex te r i o r facades a re to be t rea ted de l i ca te l y , w i th cu rv ing g lass a l te rna t i ng w i th so l i d and green wa l l s , wh ich g i ve the p ro jec t i t s name, Oas i s : f i e l ds o f g reen d ispe rsed among a b lank canvas . Because o f the na tu re o f cu rved g lass , ce r ta in rad i i had to be ca l cu la ted tha t were no t on l y s t ruc tu ra l l y bu i l dab le bu t tha t wou ld a l so es tab l i sh a regu la r i t y and rhy thm in the seeming l y random facade .

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The mass ing s t ra tegy o f the p ro jec t d i v i ded the bu i l d i ng f rom the th i rd f l oo r up in to th ree sepa ra te towers w i th a l te rna t i ng he igh t . In o rde r fo r the g lass in the facade to appea r un ique a t each leve l , and to p rov ide a sense o f ind i v i dua l i t y in each apa r tmen t , a se t o f f l oo r p lans were des igned fo r each tower , as shown on the oppos i te page . On the bo t tom r igh t-hand co rne r o f the oppos i t e page is a l so shown a dra f t mode l o f an ind i v i dua l un i t w i th in one f l oo r p lan .The lower two f l oo rs o f the bu i l d i ng requ i red a un ique app roach to des ign , as these a re des igna ted pub l i c re ta i l and museum areas . In keep ing w i th the theme o f the p ro jec t , Oas i s , the second f l oo r res ts on the punc tu red f i r s t leve l , where t rees a re encou raged to g row up in to th i s ex te r i o r space , as shown to the r i gh t .

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© Koko Architecture + Design, L.L.C.© Koko Architecture + Design, L.L.C.

CHIKALICIOUS 27 Bedford StreetNew York, NY 10014

Lillian

CONSTRUCTION SET!

Client Just Glaze, LLC27 Bedford StreetNew York, NY 10014Telephone: 914-589-8832Contact: Evan Livingston

Building OwnerCalignero LLC123 W 3rd Street, Apt RNew York, NY 10012Telephone: 212-477-4957Contact: Winston Kulok

Design ArchitectKoko Architecture and Design38 Delancey St. #7DNew York, NY 10002Telephone: 212-206-3638Contact: Adam Weinstraub

Kitchen Equipment ConsultantYuiDesign, Inc. 704 Sligo Creek ParkwayTakoma Park MD 20912Telephone: 301-270-8950Contact: Jimi Yui

General Contractor INSContractors 2201 Neptune AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11224Telephone: 718-942-4979Contact: Felix Flit

Consulting EngineersPavane & Kwalbrun306 West 37th Street,17th FLNew York, NY 10018Telephone: 212-727-3408Contact: David G. Kwalbrun

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Si te : 27 Bed fo rd S t . New York , NYCl ien t : Jus t G laze , Inc .

Ch ika l i c i ous , a desse r t ba r in Manha t tan ’s Wes t V i l l age , was a pro jec t wh ich requ i red the a rch i t ec t s ’ invo l vemen t f rom the la rge r a rch i t ec tu ra l moves to the sma l l es t de ta i l s , such as doo r knobs and menu boa rds . The pro jec t was fas t-paced and qu ick l y des igned and rea l i zed be tween the mon ths o f May to November 2014, requ i r i ng the p ro jec t team to be on-s i te on a week l y bas i s . The pro jec t ’ s re la t i ve l y sma l l sca le insp i red the team to dev i se space sav ing so lu t i ons and to s imp l i f y de ta i l s in o rde r to c rea te a cohes i ve , e f fec t i ve space . Each o f these de ta i l s - such as the ba th room mi r ro r wh ich inco rpo ra ted bo th l i gh t i ng and s to rage , the ea t i ng coun te r wh ich requ i red a ca re fu l cons ide ra t i on o f ava i l ab le space and cus tomer comfo r t , o r the ba th room door wh ich was cons t ruc ted to have a seamless t rans i t i on w i th the wa l l - was immense l y impor tan t . Because o f the landmark s ta tus o f the s i t e , the team a lso had to focus on prese rv ing and inco rpo ra t i ng the h i s to r i c aspec ts o f the ex i s t i ng bu i l d i ng in to the new s i t e , wh ich in many ways in fo rmed the des ign o f the p ro jec t .

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The squa re foo tage cons t ra in t s in the p ro jec t made i t necessa ry to make as many o f the de ta i l s in the res tau ran t as seamless as poss ib le . The mi r ro r in the ba th room in teg ra ted l i gh t i ng and ac ted as a pape r tower ho lde r , as seen in the d raw ings to the le f t and the de ta i l s to the r i gh t . S im i l a r l y , the mi r ro r in the ma in a rea can be seen in these de ta i l s and a lso in cons t ruc t i on in the pho tog raph be low. The mi r ro rs no t on l y make these sma l l spaces seem b igge r th rough the i r re l f ec t i ng p rope r t i es , bu t a l so th rough the l i nea r con t i nua t i on they p rov ide th roughou t the res tau ran t .

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Othe r de ta i l s o f in te res t in the p ro jec t were the ba th room door and the ea t i ng and dr ink ing coun te rs . The loca t i on o f the ba th room door i s on ax i s w i th the f ron t doo r , wh ich made i t impor tan t tha t th i s be d iss imu la ted as much as poss ib le . As a resu l t , the ba th room door was des igned to appea r as a pane l l ed wa l l w i th a h idden hand le and an au toma t i c c lose r . The squa re foo tage cons t ra in t s in the p ro jec t a l so d i c ta ted tha t the ea t i ng and dr ink ing ra i l s be ca re fu l l y des igned to f i t w i th in pa rame te rs tha t wou ld be access ib le to a l l cus tomers , as seen in the d raw ings above . Because o f the un ique s i ze pa rame te rs , these , l i ke the o the r de ta i l s , were cus tom made fo r the p ro jec t .

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The h is to r i c s ta tus o f the s i t e was a cons ide ra t i on in much o f i t s des ign . The team worked c lose l y w i th the Landmarks Prese rva t i on Commiss ion on aspec ts such as the awn ing , shown on the oppos i te page .The inaugu ra t i on o f the second Ch ika l i c i ous loca t i on in Manha t tan took p lace on November 8, 2014; the even t i s shown in the image above .

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Physical description:Dimensions: 9.5” x 2 5/8” x 2 5/8”Materials (prototype model): Metal casing, Acrylic face and body, (5) 0.5 W LED lampsWeight: 23.52 ouncesSwitching description: The fixture is turned on and off by pushing and releasing its acrylic face

Lamp information:Lamps required - (5) lamps required of the following characteristics:Type - LEDVoltage - 0.5 WColor - 5500 KBase - noneEfficacy - 45.68 lm/W

LIGHTMASONDes ign c r i t i c : Ke i th S imonDura t i on : Fa l l 2012 | 3 weeksTeam: Brooks Cavende r , I sabe l l e Bogran , Chr i s t i na Hun te r , Dan ie la Garc ia

Th i s lum ina i re i s des igned to be the d imens ions o f a b r i ck and to be la id in p lace o f a b r i ck in a wa l l . I t s uses a re ve rsa t i l e and range f rom read ing/ wr i t i ng and such tasks to amb ien t l i gh t i ng su i tab le fo r conve rsa t i on . Each ind i v i dua l f i x tu re i s con t ro l l ed by the use r and the re fo re ad jus tab le to f i t any task as needed . The f i x tu re i s app rop r i a te fo r p laces such as co f fee shops , bu t wou ld a l so be app rop r i a te fo r o the r a reas tha t have va ry ing task needs . The team des igned L igh tMason w i th the goa l in mind tha t the face o f each br i ck wou ld be eas i l y a l t e rab le th rough the use o f f i l t e r s o f d i f f e ren t co lo rs , pa t te rns , and tex tu res . The team crea ted a fu l l -sca le p ro to t ype fo r exh ib i t i on a t the Un ive rs i t y o f Texas a t Aus t i n , as we l l as a se t o f ac ry l i c “op t i ons” fo r cus tom iz ing the b r i cks to the use r ’ s tas te .

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CONTEMPORARY AUSTINDes ign c r i t i c : Kev in A l te rDura t i on : Spr ing 2014 | 12 weeksS i te : 3809 Wes t 35th S t ree t , Aus t i n , TX

The pro jec t p rog ram cons i s ted in des ign ing an add i t i on to the fac i l i t i es o f the Con tempora ry Aus t i n . The des ign a t temp ts to engage the na tu re and vas tness o f the s i t e by c rea t i ng a ga teway to bo th the ga l l e r y ’ s indoo r and ou tdoo r fac i l i t i es tha t i s p rom inen t bu t no t impos ing no r ove rwhe lm ing . The leng th o f the s i t e i s used to advan tage in d i v i d i ng the sepa ra te bu t re la ted p rog rams o f ga l l e r y , wh ich i s housed in the wes t end , and o f f i ces and ar t schoo l , wh ich take ove r the qu ie te r , eas te rn s ide o f the s i t e . Though sepa ra ted , the p rog rams are non the less re la ted th rough the bu i l d i ng ’s con t i nuous fo rm, wh ich p rov ides a pa thway tha t can take v i s i t o r s th rough the en t i r e t y o f the s i t e i f they so choose . The des ign uses mate r i a l s such as conc re te and wood tha t , a l t hough s imp le and s t ra igh t fo rwa rd , p rov ide p ro tec t i on f rom the e lemen ts a t a s i t e tha t i s o the rw ise embedded in and comp le te l y exposed to na tu re .

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The pro jec t was accomp l i shed in a team fo rmed by Brooks Cavende r , I sabe l l e Bogran , Chr i s t i na Hun te r , and myse l f . The lum ina i re was named “L IGHTMason” . The pro jec t concep t began w i th one l i ne ,

wh ich ac ted as a d iv ide r be tween the s i te and the road to i t s no r th . I t soon deve loped in to the ske tch above , in wh ich d i f f e ren t laye rs o f ga l l e r y p rog ram take p lace . The s i te fac to rs were then ana l yzed more in dep th , resu l t i ng in a gr id fo r the o rgan i za t i on o f the bu i l d i ng . The ga l l e r i es ’ f i na l evo lu t i on can be seen on the oppos i te page ; the l i nea r ga l l e r y bu i l d i ng i s now doub le-s to ry and in te r i o r , and can be accessed a t many po in t s th rough an ex te r i o r cove red wa lkway tha t i s a lways v i s i b l e th rough i t s cu r ta in wa l l .

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I n the ho t and o f ten humid c l ima te o f Aus t i n , i t was impor tan t to embrace the s i t e ’ s na tu ra l and und i s tu rbed qua l i t i es bu t a l so to p rov ide p ro tec t i on f rom the wea the r fo r the ga l l e r y ’ s v i s i t o r s and fo r the in te r i o r o f the ga l l e r y . As a resu l t , the cove red wa lkway was added , wh ich can be seen in coppe r in bo th images be low. The wa lkway con t i nues th rough the ga l l e r y ’ s l i nea r bu i l d i ng and cu lm ina tes nea r the wa te r , where the v i s i t o r i s re leased in to an area o f ou tdoo r scu lp tu re and a lso has the op t i on o f en te r i ng a sunken aud i t o r i um, wh ich emerges f rom the s lop ing te r ra in . An in te r i o r image o f the aud i t o r i um can be seen to the r i gh t .

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AROUND THE BLOCK: PARISDes ign c r i t i c s : Jean-Franco i s Renaud , Gae l l e Bre ton , E l i zabe th Danze , John B loodDura t i on : Fa l l 2013 | 7 weeksS i te : ZAC Cl i chy Ba t i gno l l es , 17 ar rond i semen t , Par i s , F ranceTeam: Zoe Da l l on i , Pao la D im i t rova , Ana Marce la Lozano , Jack Lozano , Dan ie la Garc ia

The pro jec t s i t e was loca ted be tween a t ra in p la t f o rm and a park in Par i s ’ s 17 ar rond i semen t . The pro jec t was rea l i zed in teams composed o f Amer i can and French s tuden ts . The s i te , wh ich sa t be tween two br idges , one pedes t r i an and one fo r ca r t ra f f i c , requ i red a so lu t i on tha t wou ld in teg ra te o f f i ce and re ta i l space , res iden t i a l bu i l d i ngs , a schoo l , and the ex i s t i ng s t ree t tha t cu ts th rough the s i t e . The so lu t i on was to sepa ra te the th ree mos t s ign i f i can t func t i ons : o f f i ce space , res iden t i a l qua r te rs , and the schoo l , loca t i ng the o f f i ce and re ta i l space by the ra i l and the res iden t i a l and schoo l p rog rams by the qu ie te r pa rk . The o f f i ce p rog ram, fu r the rmore , was l i f t ed in o rde r to d i s tance i t f rom the no i se o f the ra i l , and the lower leve l o f the o f f i ce bu i l d i ngs was rep laced by re ta i l . Th is re ta i l space , wh ich i s in d i rec t con tac t to pedes t r i an and ca r t ra f f i c , i s ac t i va ted by ou tdoo r ea t i ng and sea t i ng as we l l as by g reen add i t i ons such as a l i ne o f t rees to bu f fe r the sound o f the ra i l . The schoo l and the res iden t i a l a reas c rea te the i r own in te rna l comp lexes w i th in the la rge r u rban move in the s i t e , a f fo rd ing these a more in t ima te , human sca le .

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URBAN ORGANICSDes ign c r i t i c : Franc i sco GomesTeach ing Ass i s tan t : Kar l G leasonDura t i on : Spr ing 2012 | 9 weeksS i te : Agua Du lce Farm, 5015 Mau f ra i s Lane , Aus t i n , TX

The non-pro f i t , des ign/bu i l d p ro jec t was comp le ted du r i ng the cou rse o f Cons t ruc t i on I I in the sp r i ng o f 2012. The c l i en t fo r th i s p ro jec t was Urban Organ i cs , wh ich hos ts the g reenhouse Agua Du lce Farm, a sus ta inab le u rban fa rm in Sou theas t Aus t i n tha t ra i ses f resh f i sh and harves ts h igh-qua l i t y o rgan i c vege tab les . Th is pa r t o f the p ro jec t requ i red a renova t i on o f the ex i s t i ng shed in to a lea rn ing cen te r tha t wou ld educa te the pub l i c on the sus ta inab le p rac t i ces tha t take p lace a t the fa rm. Sus ta inab i l i t y and economy were two impor tan t aspec ts in the des ign o f the bu i l d i ng ; the bu i l d i ng i s shea thed w i th a lum inum and po lyca rbona te shee ts , two recyc lab le and economica l ma te r i a l s . The roo f was des igned to accomoda te a c i s te rn in to the bu i l d i ng . Add i t i ona l l y , the ex i s t i ng bu i l d i ng ’s base s t ruc tu re was kep t and remode led to f i t the needs o f the des ign .

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NATURAL HISTORY CENTERDes ign c r i t i c : Jud i th B i rdsongDura t i on : Spr ing 2013 | 12 weeksS i te : Cesa r Chavez and San An ton io S t ree ts , Aus t i n , Texas

The pro jec t focused on the des ign o f a na tu ra l h i s to ry cen te r loca ted in down town Aus t i n by Lady B i rd Lake . The s i te was t rea ted as a co l l ec to r o f t ra f f i c , o rgan i z i ng the bu i l d i ng in to bands o f space tha t fac i l i t a te access to the museum and tha t a l so p rov ide amen i t i es , such as pub l i c res t rooms, wa te r foun ta ins , b i ke pa rk ing , a pub l i c aud i to r i um, and ea t i ng and res t i ng space , to pedes t r i ans on the t ra i l . The f l oo r o f the museum is a cons tan t low-s lope ramp, wh ich e f fo r t l ess l y takes a l l v i s i t o r s , even those w i th d i sab i l i t i es , th rough the museum. The s t ruc tu re i s ma in l y cas t- in-p lace conc re te to fac i l i t a te the cu rv i l i nea r shapes o f the wa l l s , as we l l as to p rov ide a the rma l bu f fe r be tween the Aus t i n hea t and the in te r i o r o f the museum.

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The museum’s loca t i on ad jacen t to a na tu ra l body o f wa te r , runn ing t ra i l , and a lso u rban in f ras t ruc tu re d i c ta ted tha t the bu i l d i ng shou ld accen tua te and accomoda te these p rog rams. As seen be low, the ou tdoo r p rog rams can be seen jux taposed aga ins t the u rban sky l i ne . On the oppos i te page we can aga in see the oppos ing na tu res o f the p rog rams on e i the r s ide o f the bu i l d i ng , and how they a re en r i ched by ou tdoo r amen i t i es , such as a runn ing t ra i l and ou tdoo r sea t i ng , wh ich wrap a round the bu i l d i ng and connec t i t s two faces .

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THE BODYDes ign c r i t i c s : Joyce Rosne r , N icho le WiedemannDura t i on : Fa l l 2010 | 5 weeks

The pro jec t , the des ign and cons t ruc t i on o f a wood jo in t , evo l ved f rom the abs t rac t i on o f a s ing le ges tu re . The pro jec t s temmed f rom a s tudy o f the body , ca r r i ed abou t fo r seve ra l weeks , in wh ich b l i nd con tou r d raw ings as we l l as l i f e d raw ings were rea l i zed . A l l work du r i ng the pe r i od had the ob jec t i ve o f focus ing on per fo rmance , behav io r , and e f fec t ra the r than rea l i s t i c rep resen ta t i on . The cu lm ina t i on o f the p ro jec t was the wood jo in t mode l , wh ich was des igned and c rea ted to ac t as an abs t rac t rep resen ta t i on o f a pa r t i cu la r ges tu re .

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I ns t ruc to r : Jud i t h B i rdsongDura t i on : Spr ing 2013 | 1 week

The pro jec t invo l ved the exp lo ra t i on o f a se t o f ma te r i a l s in te rms o f how each spec i f i c ma te r i a l i s na tu ra l l y inc l i ned to behave . The pro jec t exp lo res the qua l i t i es o f wood and o f conc re te , us ing the i r d i s t i nc t and spec i f i c p rope r t i es to c rea te a s ing le ob jec t . Wh i l e wood can be eas i l y s l i ced and s tacked , conc re te can be e f fo r t l ess l y pou red in to a mo ld and a l l ows i t se l f to take v i r t ua l l y any shape . Wh i l e bo th the conc re te and the wood in the ob jec t have s im i l a r shapes , one is heavy and mono l i t h i c and the o the r i s l i gh t and compos i te .

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Kremato r i um Ber l i n in Ber l i n , Germany

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MFO Park in Zur i ch , Sw i t ze r l and

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Therme Va ls in Va ls , Sw i t ze r l andCen t re Spor t i f P fa f fe rho l z in Sa in t-Lou i s , F rance

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Cas te l vecch io redes ign by Car lo Sca rpa in Verona , I ta l y

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Cas te l l i d i Be l l i nzona , T ic ino , Sw i t ze r l and

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Jew ish Museum Ber l i n , Ber l i n , GermanyMemor ia l to the Murde red Jews o f Europe , Ber l i n , Germany

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DANIELA ASTRIDGARCIA

educationThe University of Texas at Austin School of ArchitectureBachelor of Architecture; Spanish MinorAnticipated Graduation: May 2015

New York, NY Koko Architecture + Design June 2014 – December 2014Revised drawing set according to actual site conditions and dimensions · Worked on electrical plans and determined types and quantities of lighting controls · Drew and revised RCPs according to actual site conditions · Worked with materials and hardware suppliers to calculate amounts and place orders · Designed millwork for kitchen and living areas and supplied drawings · Designed details for restaurant bathroom, lighting, and eating counters and provided drawings to contractor · Worked with clients on determining furniture needs and drew furniture plans and ordered pieces accordingly · Worked with furniture suppliers in customizing pieces · Visited sites weekly to meet with clients and contractors and to determine pending work · Assisted with documenting and submitting proposals for historical preservation aspects of projects · Assisted in the design of floor plans and facades of large scale project in Taipei · Assisted in marketing aspects of the firm: worked with website developer in redesigning firm’s website, designed and ordered promotional merchandise for firm

Austin, TX Reclaimed Space May 2013 – August 2013Designed floor plans for modular homes · Catalogued existing designs in Revit · Checked plans for inconsistencies and redlined · Researched space-saving versatile furniture and drew furniture layouts for floor plans · Assisted in designing and coordinating construction for a shade structure on site

McAllen, TX GEOX, Inc. Aug 2008 - Sept 2009

Software/Computer:RevitAutoCADRhinoceros3ds MaxAdobe Creative SuiteSketchupVectorworksGISClimate Consultant 5.1Microsoft OfficeWindows and Mac interface

AIAS University of Texas at Austin Chapter Member (2011 - present) and “Habitat for Humanity” Co-chair (2011 - 2012)

Design with Distinction recipientThe University of Texas at Austin School of ArchitectureSpring 2013

Design Excellence nomineeThe University of Texas at Austin School of ArchitectureSpring 2013

Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design nomineeSpring 2014

Texas Society of Architects, Member (2012 - present)

Global Architecture Brigades, Member (2012 - 2014)

NOMAS (National Organization of Minority Architecture Students), Member (2011 - present)

Hand/Other:Model buildingHand drafting/ sketching

Languages:English (Native proficiency)Spanish (Native proficiency)French (Limited working proficiency)

École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-BellevilleParis, FranceTraveled in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, and France, and took a studio in Paris, France

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