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a brief summary of works:academic + professional architecture
DANI ALVAREZ
3 years professional experience / 5 year accredited bachelor of architecture
Mark Frederickson / TEJIDO GROUP / 520.621.3948 / [email protected]
responsibilities - Worked on design documents, construction documents, and interior design for several different commercial projects in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
responsibilities - Worked on sections and detail construction drawings for a large elementary school in Gallup, New Mexico.Joseph Lee / BHATCH DESIGN LLP / +65.6238.2468 / [email protected]
DANI ALVAREZCV
singapore / february 2012 - april 2013 / position held - architectural designer
new york / july 2013 - present / position held - architectural designer
responsibilities - Worked on several residential and small commercial projects through all aspects of the design process, including concept development and model building, schematic design, design development and construction documents, product selection, meetings with clients, consultants and contractors, bidding and budgetary matters, and project management and construction administration.
responsibilities - Worked on several retail and residential projects through all aspects of the design process, including concept development, schematic design, design development and construction documents, product selection, meetings with clients, consultants and contractors, bidding and budgetary matters, and project management and construction administration.
project involvement:15 Duxton Road Cafe- project manager, completed April 201361 Joo Chiat Terrace Residence - construction administration / material selection, completed October 201266 Watten Rise Residence- construction administration / material selection, completed March 20137 Grove Lane Residence - design project manager, in construction60 Race Course Road Rental - construction documents / material selection0504 Aalto- construction documents25 Conway Circle Residence- site observation
project involvement: Camille La Vie Dress Shop, Schaumberg, Illinois - project manager, to be completed May 2014Ferrari Apartment Renovation, 96 Houston St., New York City - project manager, to be completed March 2014Moved to Care Mobile Medical Unit Design Competition, Building Trust International - February 2014Free People Store, Harajuku, Japan - project manager, completed November 2013
professional academic
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BHATCH DESIGN LLP
ELMSLIE OSLER ARCHITECT
albuquerque, new mexico / august 2011 - january 2012 / position held - architectural designerresponsibilities - Worked as an intern responsible for construction documents, construction administration RFIs and submittals, as well as schematic design and design development for small projects on the Navajo Reservation in New Mexico and Arizona.
ROMEO MEDINA
ramallah + birzeit, palestine / july - august 2010 / position held - architectural designerresponsibilities - Worked with a team of ten students and RIWAQ, a Palestinian architectural NGO, on potential design strategies for the revitalization of Birzeit, Palestine, a small village in the West Bank.
RIWAQ DESIGN + TEJIDO GROUP
albuquerque, new mexico / june 2009 - august 2009 / position held - architectural intern
albuquerque, new mexico / june 2008 - august 2008 / position held - architectural intern
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DEKKER/PERICH/SABATINI
tucson, arizona / august 2010 - may 2011 / position held - designer + fabricator / 451 academic studio student + volunteerresponsibilities - Worked with a team of fifteen students on design and fabrication of four bus shelters in the city of Tucson, Arizona. Responsibilties included research, schematic design, design documents, construction documents, shop drawings, and fabrication.
REGION SPECIFIC BUS SHELTERS
tucson, arizona / august 2006 - may 2011 / Bachelor of Architecture / 5 year accreditedUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONACOLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
SOFTWARE
OTHER SKILLS
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REFERENCES
2011 - AIA Graduate Student Portfolio Competition Winner / AIA Design Excellence Award ARC 452 / Capstone Award / Ronald R. Gourley Award for Design Excellence / AIA Design Excellence Award ARC 4512009 - Gordon Heck Architecture Scholarship2008 - Gordon Heck Architecture Scholarship / College of Architecture Academic Excellence Award2007 - College of Architecture Academic Excellence Award2006 - 2010 - U of A Scholarship of Excellence
HONORS + AWARDS
2014: Q&A interview for Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at the Party regarding the Mail project.2014: Visual AIDS: Postcards from the Edge - contributing artist2013: “L is for Logan,” self-published illustrated children’s book.2012: Ground|Water : The Art, Design and Science of a Dry River - featured academic architecture project2011: Persona Art Magazine - publication of personal work2011: Children’s Cancer Foundation Auction - contributing artist2011: NMX Sports Extreme Art Show 2 - contributing artist - wood carving of skateboard2011: WPA Live! Printmaking Show - contributing artist, live printer2011: Tanzbodeli for Breast Cancer Awareness Auction - contributing artist
PUBLICATIONS + SHOWS
2013 - Present: Founder, operator, and artist of mail.mail., a nonprofit illustration project. Every month all proceeds for the illustrations go to a selected charity. All illustrations for the month are based on that charity’s theme or overall goal. For more details, visit themailproject.org.
PERSONAL ENDEAVORS
Rhino / Autocad (2007-2012) / Adobe CS3 CS4 CS5 / Revit (2010) / VRay / Sketchup / 3ds Max
pen / graphite drawing, printmaking, painting, model-making, woodshop / metal shop, welding, sewing
English (mother-tongue) / Spanish (continuing education, currently beginner level) / Arabic (basic knowledge of conversation + written comprehension)
Singapore (residence 14 months) / Palestinian Territories (residence 2 months) / Nepal / The Philippines / Thailand / Indonesia / Taiwan / Vietnam / Korea / Malaysia / Israel / UK / Spain / France / Canada / Mexico / Puerto Rico
Chris Trumble / UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / 520.247.2150 / [email protected]
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bhatch design, llp
research + design studio
senior thesis
bhatch design, llp
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material + ergonomic study
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15 DUXTON ROAD
REGION-SPECIFIC BUS SHELTERS
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61 JOO CHIAT TERRACE
66 WATTEN RISE
THE PELICAN CHAIR
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[email protected]/danialvarez
DANI ALVAREZ505.710.0045Brooklyn, NY 11215
A SHOPHOUSE RESIDENCE- RENOVATION + EXTENSION61 Joo Chiat Terrace
The residence at 61 Joo Chiat Terrace was commissioned by a young doctor in Singapore. My involvement with the shophouse project at 61 Joo Chiat Terrace began shortly after the structural works and brick walls had been completed. The goal for the interior detailing of the shophouse was to maintain a simple and cost-efficient interior, drawing what little light there was throughout the narrow layout and maximizing it by keeps the spaces open, as well as creating depth and interest by the offsetting and layout of the various materials. The project was my first experience dealing directly with contractors, suppliers, and clients. Because of the industrial nature of the project, it became an extremely useful canvas for experimenting with material palettes and methods of detailing. The shophouse was completed in October 2012.
project involvement - construction administration / material selection / interior and exterior design details and drawings
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BHATCH DESIGN LLPSINGAPORE
FALL 2012
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The low level of skill of the workers in Singapore presented an interesting design problem for the project. Due to the discrepancies between the original drawings and the built result, many of the details were improvised on site. Because of this, the impromptu architectural details throughout the shophouse actually became much more rich and interesting than the premeditated design.
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The texture of the concrete was created using rods of bamboo as a relief on the concrete surface after casting.
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D.O.C.- A SMALL CAFE IN SINGAPORE15 Duxton Road
D.O.C. (department of caffeine), located at 15 Duxton Road, is a cafe retrofit in an existing shophouse in Singapore. The Client’s desire for an “Australian cafe model” presented a challenge for us- the recent trend had overloaded Singapore with many of these cafes, so we strived to look for a way in which to create an experience and a space unique to what had already been done.The layout of the cafe was kept clean and simple, in order to maximize the small space and the little amount of daylight that the typology allows. We focused on maintaining an honest representation of the materials used, observing the life span of different metals, such as steel, copper, and brass. The cafe was to become the embodiment of the idea of a boiler room, with the various metals exposed to reflect the idea of a machine under constant use. Natural and stained plywood was used as an economic choice, as well as a warm relief to the stark and heavy metals.The cafe opened early May 2013, serving coffee, salads, and sweets.
project involvement - project manager
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SPRING 2013
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servery counter: front elevation
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(above) feature wall to ceiling
(left) LED rope lighting was concealed behind the plywood feature wall, creating a golden glow on the steel below
(right) the bathroom and storage doors were constructed using steel frames with frosted glass and steel mesh infill
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In order to maintain a cost effective project, the tables were designed simply with steel legs and a plywood and black laminate top. The chairs were purchased from vintage and designer shops both overseas and in Singapore.
A SEMI-DETACHED RESIDENCE IN BUKIT TIMAH, SINGAPORE
The design for the residence at 66 Watten Rise stemmed from the Client’s desire for multiple outdoor gardens. Since the typology of the semi-detached house limits the design to a solid, shared party wall at one side, we aimed to shape a more interesting space by pulling the enclosure of the house away from this wall. By doing so, we were able to create a light and lush outdoor space; the party wall became a low maintenance green wall, and the vegetation in the corridor became a wonderful natural solution for privacy in the powder room. The first floor living, dining, and kitchen spaces, second floor bedrooms and third floor family room were made fully operable, allowing air to flow through the spaces and also seamlessly integrating outdoor and indoor activity. Besides creating multiple gardens and patios, we also focused on using the cladding for the exterior façade as an experiment of layout and the juxtaposition of textures- combining teak, aluminum panels, and various finishes of granite. In the end, the house became a cool and open gathering space, as well as a quiet garden respite from its bustling surroundings.
project involvement - construction administration / exterior and interior design detailing and drawings / material selection
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first story plan1 front entry pond2 carporch3 living/dining4 courtyard5 powder room6 dry kitchen7 pond/deck area8 wet kitchen9 maid’s room10 guest room11 yard
roof planattic story plan21 guest bed22 ac ledge23 guest bath24 family room25 patio26 planter box
second story plan12 lounge13 master bed14 master bath15 bed one16 bath one17 bed two18 outdoor balcony19 bed three20 bath two
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bush-hammered granite exterior cladding laid to pattern
main gate in stainless steel and granite powder room sliding glass door with stainless steel privacy screen
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(above) the teak timber louvers at the second story serve as an operable screen for the outdoor corridor and the bedrooms. When opened, the louvers allow the wind to penetrate the space. The louvers are operable in numbers of six, using a metal rod pull control between them.
(opposite) the enclosure of the house is pulled back from the party wall, creating a green space easily accessible from the living room. the green wall was created using brc mesh and steel rods with creeper vines, in an effort to create a lush space with little maintenance.
the first story carporch roof was constructed with steel plate supports welded to the main frame, and teak bolted to both sides for a warmer aesthetic.
the roof extension above the patio was designed so that light could enter the enclosure at the third story, while still providing shade for the the patio users outside
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4 PROTOTYPES DESIGNED + BUILT FOR THE TUCSON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The shelter protoypes were designed as a modular structure with the ability to adapt to any given site within the city of Tucson, Arizona.Each shelter is modified and shifted, according to orientation and location, for complete shade during the summer months and to provision for direct visual contact between the bus driver and a bus rider. The shelter is based on a 2-foot grid steel hollow section structure, able to accept nearly any cladding material, is completely ADA accessible, and can be built in less than a week by a small group of students.
The project was completed in collaboration with the Drachman Institute, the Drachman Design Build Coalition, the Pima County Health Department, and the Tucson Department of Transportation.
Responsibilities included precedent studies, programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, shop drawings, and fabrication.
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RESEARCH + DESIGN STUDIOTUCSON, ARIZONA
FALL 2010/SPRING 2011
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
PRECEDENT
PROGRAM
SITE ANALYSIS
DESIGN
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
SHOP DRAWINGS
FABRICATION
existing shelters:solar,visibilityaccessibilityrain studies
bus patron surveys and video interviewsergonomic studyvisibility studyaccessibility study
high risk for obesityhigh ridershiplack of existing shelterfour cardinal directions
15 proposals 2 semi-finalists1 final design
1 design altered for maximum efficiency dependant on 4 different locations and cardinal directions
four shelters, four sets
In-shop prefabrication of steel frame and accessories, installation of panels and accessories on site
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H-13357 plan(south facing)
H-11305 plan(east facing)
H-12897 plan(west facing)
SCREEN DERIVATION (H-12897)
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IRVINGTON ROAD + CAMPBELL AVENUEH-14435- north facing shelter
the corrugated steel panels discourage graffiti artists and taggers, which allows for easier maintenance.
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22ND STREET + COLUMBUS AVENUEH-13357- south facing shelter
the panels for the south facing shelter were donated by a German company called FunderMax. The high pressure laminate is resilient to the elements, and most importantly, harsh sun conditions.
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PARK AVENUE + DRACHMAN STREETH-11305- east facing shelter
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the seat for the east facing shelter was constructed using leftover material from a previous construction project completed at the school.the design was a result of using as much of the resin composite as possible by utilizing the existing sizes and shapes of the leftover pieces.
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ROGER ROAD + FIRST AVENUEH-12897- west facing shelter
the steel-clad shelter became an interesting experiment with color and temperature. Although hot to the touch during the summer months, the shelter still provides the maximum amount of shade possible, and has proven to be the most resilient of the four shelters to the elements- even withstanding the stress of a fallen tree during the monsoon season.
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corrugated steel back elevation and bent steel plate bike rack of shelter H-14435
shelter H- 12897: for added color and texture, the surface of the interior panels were pre-rusted by placing wet rags on the surface the night before installation
the seat is made from a donated plastic composite material called “trex,” commonly used for playground equipment due to its heat-resistant properties
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AN URBAN DESIGN SOLUTION FOR AN ENDANGERED CITY
Birzeit, located just north of Jerusalem, is a small city know for its “flagship of Palestinian institutions,” Birzeit University (BZU). Many of the surrounding villages depend on Birzeit’s growing economy-students commute to Birzeit from several different cities to attend the University, and the city’s economic gain is tied to the student population.After substantial growth, the University Campus moved about a mile and a half away from its original site. The campus move from the city has rendered the city motionless. The current location of the University allows student traffic to bypass the Old Campus site and the Historic Center completely.Without intervention, the Historic Center and surrounding urban fabric will continue to decay as a result of inactivity; however, by injecting the Old Campus site with activity, the Historic Center and surrounding urban fabric can be resuscitated.
This project sought to accomplish this injection of activity in two ways. The first strategy was the implementation of a new pedestrian and bike path from the BZU Main Campus through the Old Campus Site to the Historic Center. The path will stimulate activity as well as encourage the use of bicycles and walking as modes of transportation rather than motor vehicles. The second was the re-location and addition of architecture, arts, and theater programs from the BZU Main Campus back into the currently unused Old Campus Site, in order to stimulate activity in and surrounding the site.
The project began as a group investigation of potential strategies for village revitilization with the NGO architectural group, RIWAQ, in Palestine during the summer of 2010. The project was then taken on as a personal thesis study, however with the continuous input and support of RIWAQ.
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SENIOR THESISBIRZEIT, PALESTINE
FALL 2010 / SPRING 2011
project site: BIRZEIT, PALESTINE
An in-depth study of the Historic Center and surrounding urban fabric and landscape was completed while on site in the summer of 2010. In addition to architectural and geographic studies, I was able to experience first-hand the culture and the people of the place- an experience that became an essential and irreplaceable element of the design and plan for the project.
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The re-location and addition of architecture, arts, and theater programs from the BZU Main Campus back into the currently unused Old Campus Site.The new programs will stimulate activity as well as bring life back into Birzeit’s Historic Center.
project proposal:
The University campus move from the city center has rendered the city motionless. The current location of the University allows student traffic to bypass the Old Campus site and the Historic Center.Without intervention, the Historic Center and surrounding urban fabric will continue to decay as a result of inactivity.
problem: ENDANGERED CITY
BZUcirca 1970
By injecting the Old Campus site with activity, the Historic Center and surrounding urban fabric can be resuscitated.
solution: FLUX
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new programs include architecture, art, and theater facilities as well as a bicycle and pedestrian path through the city.
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existing site plan
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sections illustrate changes in human relation to the buildings and level of topography
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The pedestrian path acts as the overarching element and common theme to tie the academic programs together, as well as the transport and connection between the old and the new.
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frames are sized at varying heightsaccording to changing ergonomic needs
8’ h shade structure
6’ h leaning surface
18” h seat
guardrail frames (42” typical) act as a platform for the variation of activities along the walkway
boxes can fulfill various program needs such as vegetation / shade structure / seating / lighting
sloped insulation and substrate allows for water run-off
punctured metal frames for drainage
concrete decking and slab
gutter with run-off chain
steel fascia
entry from street
south entry to architecture studio / shop / level
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THE ARCHITECTURE ADDITIONAttention to climate and structural detailing of the architecture school became an important aspect of design as a way of teaching. Operable doors and windows are used throughout the building in order to maximize air flow, lessening the need for air conditioning during the summer. The use of the old building as a skin is an important tool for showing Palestinian students a new way of integrating old and new building technologies without destroying culture and history.
the existing facade is used as an outer building skin
the infill steel structure is pulled in from the existing facade to allow for circulation and moments of rest
new openings are created in the facade to allow for maximum air flow, daylighting, and visual contact to the pedestrian path.
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AN ERGONOMIC & MATERIAL STUDY AND PROTOTYPE FABRICATION
A study of the dramatic changes in form that occur in a pelican’s bill became the basis for this design to create a simple, flexible chair. The chair, when unoccupied, appears as a plane, inclined and set against a wall or screen. Experience and realization of the full flex of the chair is only apparent when the act of sitting occurs.
The “pelican chair” consists of a simple bent steel tube frame and a flexible elastic backing, with lines of compressive support to allow for the perfect stretch. The chair, mounted to the steel screen on the south balcony of the College of Architecture, served as a functioning piece of furniture for fellow students’ everyday use.
Project responsibilities included ergonomic, material, and object studies to feed into concept design, design development, construction drawings and fabrication
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MATERIAL + ERGONOMIC STUDYTUCSON, ARIZONA
FALL 2009
concept development: studies of the transition from empty to full
an extensive material study of elastic was undertaken, making note of the subtleties of stretching
prototype 2: tension straps and relief slits in elastic are added, and frame altered for maximum support with less material
prototype 1: unstable frame and lack of sufficient tensile support for the elastic
pattern derivation: the section of critical points at “full” stage was translated to plan
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
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fellow student user final prototype
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ILLUSTRATIONSetc7
“triathlete”pen illustrationthemailproject.org
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505.710.0045Brooklyn, NY 11215
[email protected]/danialvarez
*all photos and drawings for 61 Joo Chiat Terrace, 15 Duxton Road, and 66 Watten Rise property of Bhatch Design LLP Singapore; photos for 61 Joo Chiat Terrace courtesy of Jeremy San
DANI ALVAREZ