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Like the earth, Architecture emerges from the weaving of layers. Thus, architecture is an extension of the earth, a link between mankind and nature. It explores the framework, the components and joints that compose the construct; and the phenomenological aspect, the emotional and social impact of a space. These selected works embrace the lessons learned.
felipe loperaM. ARCH applicant | fall 2013
undergraduate lessons in architecture
Selected Worksparticipating in the sculpting and interpretation of space
[Can]delabra
Vertical Assemblages
Eva[pore]ative Envelope
Delineated Declination
Sprouted Platform
environmental technology - fall 2012
design studio seven - fall 2012
design studio six - spring 2012
design studio five - fall 2011
advanced digital architecture - fall 2011
Deconstructed Analysisdesign studio two - summer 2010
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Room and Garden
ReOrdering Nature
Public Nodes
Enclosed Corner
Anticipated Destination
design studio one - summer 2010
architectural theory - fall 2012
design studio seven - fall 2012
design studio six - spring 2012
advanced digital architecture - fall 2011
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Eva[pore]ative EnvelopeY3 | D6
critic | guy petersonlayering culture and history through tectonics
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The project requires both an institution instructing students in the culinary arts, and an inviting place where local businesses are able to intern students into their local establishments. Programmatically the construct takes into account the surrounding food establishments’ layout; businesses facing East Bay Street located at ground level, while eateries on the streets perpendicular are located on higher floors, not only protecting from flood zones, but also providing the occupant with a raised view of the Charleston cityscape.
The façade must also comply with the Charleston historic style to react and respect the context of the site. A brick outer membrane will react to this style, mimicking the construction materials used in the area; while the interior membrane will reflect characteristics of modern institutions. Additionally, the façade also creates an opportunity for a double membrane, where peripheral circulation can be niched in between the two facades, playing with the connections and thresholds between the interior the exterior circulation.
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Student SpaceEducational kitchenLibraryLecture hallDemonstration kitchen Pastry kitchenClassrooms Student Lounge
Public SpaceRestaurantBakery shopWine room
Public SpaceOfficesReceiving area Trash area
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enclosurefloor Slabverticality
transparency
permeability
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1. Lobby2. Pastry Kitchen3. Bake Shop4. Receiving Area5. Student Lounge6. Demonstration Kitchen7. Trash Area8. Classroom9. Educational Kitchen10. Restaurant Kitchen11. Dining Room 112. Library13. Lecture Hall14. Dining Room 2
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Pedestrian circulation is the dominant form of movement in this area, thus an open space in the interior creates a desirable location to gather into, and break away from the dynamic organization of the streets. From the inner courtyard, movement is then dictated according to the occupants role in the building: transient visitors may stay by exploring the bottom levels, which have food and wine shops showcasing the end-products of the students’ hard work; students can travel to the demonstration hall or institutional kitchens for hands-on culinary practice, or to the classrooms and library for theoretical studying.
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Circulation Patterns
Mass Configurations
Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan Fourth Floor Plan
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The luminaire is inspired by the dining room of an asian restaurant. The room celebrates its own structure, exposing its ribbed components and horizontality; all resulting from the high ceiling planes. Omitting drop-down ceilings allows the luminaire to hang freely in a pendant form, and accentuates the naked structure of the room even further.Compositionally, the luminaire also extends the horizontal movement of the room by implementing a series of ribs in a similar fashion, and supporting an aluminum envelope for the light bulb. The solid walls of the aluminum can limit glare to seep through the sides, and the opening at the bottom allows a direct light to the target (the table/food) to accentuate details and textures, making the dining experience more enjoyable.
[Can]delabraY4 | ET
critic | lucky tsiahdiffusing light with architectural features
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patrons
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Focus importance
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Sprouted PlatformY3 | AD
critic | lee-su huanggrafting a structure with an existing structure to discover new programs
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helicoidal base
diagrid support
light cover
platform
personal scale
diagrid support
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The atrium in the Architecture building is an inviting space to rest after a walkabout around campus, and also as a destination where group gatherings may occur, such as presentations and lectures.
The bare space provides an excellent opportunity to construct a canopy that activates the volume, and adds function to the atrium. Covering only portions of the atrium keeps the appeal of the multi-level open space intact, while borrowing a portion of the space for presentation and gallery space.
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Deconstructed AnalysisY1 | D2
critic | john mazerecognizing layered organization within the building
The Atheneum Analysis
Void
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Grid
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Analysis of existing buildings aids in understanding the different layers and concepts that are present in the construction. Simple geometric shapes, circulation patterns, structure, light permeability, and void relationships all become apparent through in-depth study. Applying the found ideas to create our own space greatly enhances the quality of design and space.
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Delineated DeclinationY3 | D5
critic | stephen bendercontrolling the slope of the landscape to solve programmatic issues
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Dining Center1. Dining Hall - lower level2. Dining Hall - upper level3. Storage Room 4. Kitchen
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Learning and Reseearch Center1. Lab Area2. Teaching Lab3. Teaching Studio 4. Studio Area
Reception and Visitor Complex1. Reception Area2. Gallery3. Conference Room 4. Office Area5. Apartments
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The conference rooms sit at the edge of the visitor complex, allowing natural light to flood the rooms and distant-view relationships to frame the apertures.
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Changes in landscape delineate the vertical configuration of the complex, which offer opportunites for staggered openings from building to building. The height irregularities allow the visitor center to tower over the other components of the complex, as well as the extent of the landscape surrounding it; providing a welcoming view of what type of experiences await the transient occupant.
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Vertical AssemblagesY4 | D7
critic | tom smithteam | felipe lopera & emily dawsonjoining levels of circulation in a public knot
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Rooftop Restaurant
Kitchen
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Permeable enclosure Impermeable enclosure Level divisions Vertical connections
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Rooftop Restaurant
Kitchen
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The High Line elevates its occupants and gives them sights into areas and spaces that they would have otherwise been unable to experience. The open air park soaks up light as it streams through the nearby buildings.
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Programmatic Blocks
The hotel takes cues from the High Line in its effort to react to it, and contrasts the liberal nature of the High Line views with a privacy-affording skin that shields its hotel stayers from prying eyes, but allows them views of the outside.
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Where the High Line and the hotel meet, larger public spaces are introduced, and used as an opportunity to introduce inviting destinations for the public.
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curtain wall clip concreteraised mechanical steel beams
Spandrel glass
clear glass
HVAC
The skin consists of a louver system that reacts to the ability of those passing by to see in by increasing the density of its louvers on the lower floor and allowing them to spread apart natural as the building reaches heights that surpass the context.
Each hotel room is composed of floor-to-ceiling glass facade to maximize viewing area. Raising the floor at the entrance to accomodate mechanical space creates a taller space for living at the far side of the room.
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ReOrdering NatureY4 | TH
critic | martin gundersenpollinating the grid with organic parametrics
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conventional rigidity of the rectilinear grid established a new form of order in the city. This particular order gives configuration to places that haven’t even been planned into existence yet, a map for the un-built and conceptual. The divisions created were left at a large enough scale that each cell could become independent from all the other cells, and develop its own character, while still functioning as an important member of the whole, like the cells composing organisms; a honeycomb structure or animal cells composing tissue.
The separation of organic and rigid is not an either-or function. There are two extremes at either side: basic ninety-degree partitions and fluid forms with no apparent corners of intersections. Designing in New York has slowly moved from the very rectilinear end of the spectrum towards using natural Parametricism in nature to bring back a connection to the landscape that was once present.
Establishing the new circulation patterns to more similarly match natural movement creates an opportunity for computer software to aid the design. Digital software introduce a new organizational system. It is inherently a system of functions, thus there needs to be a connection between one function to the next, which ultimately create a network of systems intertwining with each other. This becomes a beautifully organic web system in itself, on top of the product of the functions. Thus not only does the product embody characteristics of nature, but also the way in which we structure these designs bio-mimics the underlying structure of life, as in cells, tissues, and veins.
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Anticipated DestinationY3 | AD
critic | lee-su huanggenerating a space in waiting for the bus system
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Locating the bus pavilion along the tree line near the street evokes a sense of closeness to nature while the passengers await for the bus.
Structurally, the pavilion resembles the adjacent trees: large, sturdy base (seating area); thinner members supporting the structure like branches; and a porous canopy to protect from direct sunlight, and diffuse light into the structure.
First Skin Second Skin Structure Seating
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Room and GardenY1 | D1
critic | donna cohenexploring the relationship of niched spaces and the field
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The room and garden experiments with the way in which smaller-scale interventions relate to the openness of the field. Establishing circulation around these niches begins to creates connections between each of them. The resulting matrix becomes the field that nestles them. Each niched space is shaped and configured to represent an idea; one space presents hot conditions: taller and exposed to the barren outside. While the other space contrasts it with colder conditions: low-lying and hidden under the field. Thus, both the room and the garden are created simultaneously, showing that each aspect is linked to the other; the room exists because of the garden and the garden only exists because of the room.
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Enclosed Corner
critic | guy petersonrefitting city layers according to urban program
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Downtown Gainesville is composed of a tightly knit fabric of historical culture, restaurants, and nightlife. These conditions were carefully considered for the urban infill project. The building must respond cohesively to the existing context of the area. The lot at the corner of S. Main St and SW 1st Ave is surrounded by various bars, which already respond to the nightlife aspect of downtown.
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This leaves the construction with the two remaining aspects: culture and dining. The buildings adjacent to the proposed area include appraiser offices, libraries, and other government buildings. There are also many sit-in restaurants in the surrounding area. Therefore a first floor coffee shop benefits the abundance of working populaiton that will be looking for a quick meal and reenergizing beverages. The second floor offers a gallery space where local art can be displayed, while allowing a narrow peripheral hallway to peer over the street and enjoy the cityscape of downtown gainesville.
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second floor plan
ground floor plan
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1. coffee shop2. viewing space3. gallery4. walkway5. exterior courtyard6. restroom7. egress
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wood facade
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Public NodesY4 | D7
critic | tom smithteam | felipe lopera & emily dawsoncreating public pockets in an urban network
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New York’s urban form is comprised of a network of rectangular blocks, each with its own character. Some ready for construction, while others await their turn to be programmed. The abundance of dense city-blocks creates a need for public courtyards, nodes where nature can interact with urbanism.
The inner courtyards provide a break from the abruptness of adjacent buildings, and allow occupants to wander from niched courtyard to the next with changes in elevation.
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Mapping nodes created by fluid paths of movement within a city block.
Translating the rectilinear language of path from the city into the block.
Fusing the rigidity of the city grid with nodes for public place to form a new circulation relating to both.
Layers of hardscape and landscape interact symbiotically to contrast against the density of the city.
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1. Residential2. Retail3. Elementary4. Planetarium5. Parking
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Program blocks are stacked according to the need for privacy. Public spaces are used as the plinth surrounding the courtyard, while private residences rise vertically to increase privacy.Multi-story buildings flood the New York city-scape. Elevating public courtyards to the roof surfaces engages the occupants with the urban fabric of the Manhattan context.
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North ElevationWest Elevation
Introducing balconies to the residences adds an intimate dimension to the facade. Differing uses of balconies between the plinth and the towers acknowledge the levels of privacy desired. Inset balconies in the plinth coincide with the need for higher privacy in the lower levels, while balconies in the towers protrude out to provide views of the New York skyline.
The treatment of the skin reflects the programmatic issue of seclusion against exposition. Metal mesh skin for the privacy of the school; horizontal louver system for the residential plinth; and glass curtain wall for the residential towers, to complete the fenestration of the block.
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Acknowledgements
Special thanks to my Mom, Dad, and Sister for giving me opportunities I would have never had in other countries, shaping the course of my life, and supporting me in difficult times. And to all of my close friends and individuals who have worked hard and positively by my side.
