Ricardo GonzálezUniversity of Notre DameMaster of Architecture

Analytique of an aedicule for Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL. Pencil and watercolorUniversity of Notre Dame, Fall 2012

Elevations of a school for Chicago, IL. Pencil and watercolorUniversity of Notre Dame, Fall 2012

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Urban Redevelopment Project · Bath, EnglandUniversity of Notre Dame, Spring 2013

is team urban design project involved turning a parking lot and mail-sorting facility intoa new mixed-use neighborhood. As a class, we collaborated to design the master plan usingthe principles of traditional urbanism seen throughout the rest of Bath. en, we eachchose a plot in which to design a row of townhouses individually, while coordinatingwwith each other in order to ensure stylistic cohesion.

Axonometric view from the southeast. Group project. Colored pencil

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Perspective, site plan, elevation, and section for the row of townhouses I designed within the project. Pencil and watercolor

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Bath Society Hall · Bath, EnglandUniversity of Notre Dame, Spring 2013

A conference center and auditorium within the urban redevelopmentproject featured on the previous page spread. Pencil and Photoshop

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International Ferry Terminal · Havana, CubaUniversity of Notre Dame, Fall 2013

Aer a eld trip to Cuba, our studio took on the task of designing aferry terminal that would provide service between Havana and Miami.Inspired by Union Station Los Angeles and Pomona College, I designedthe building in a Spanish Colonial Revival style, whose Spanish originaand prevalent use by American architects would symbolize the twocities’ shared history.

Elevation of the terminal as seen from the bay. SketchUp and Photoshop

Perspective of the terminal as seen from the bay. SketchUp and Photoshop

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Side elevation. SketchUp

Section, showing the waiting room on the second oor and the service areas below. SketchUp

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Atrium

Lanier Mansion

Section. AutoCAD and Photoshop

Perspective. SketchUp and Photoshop

Madison Hotel and Visitor Center · Madison, INUniversity of Notre Dame, Spring 2014

A hotel and visitor center to serve travellers coming to see the historic Lanier Mansion in Madison, IN. My Victorian hotel hasa glass curtain wall, styled like a 19th Century conservatory, facing the mansion so that it remains visible from inside the atrium lobby.

Site plan and rst oor plan. AutoCAD and Photoshop

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West elevation. SketchUp and Photoshop

South elevation. SketchUp and Photoshop

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Phase 2Residential District

Phase 1Resort District

Resort District Master Plan · San Juan, Puerto RicoInternship at V Architecture, Summer 2014

At V Architecture in San Juan, I worked as an Urban Design Intern andled the design for a waterfront resort district which would include 9 hotels,a water park, ferry terminals, and a Crystal Lagoon (an articial beach).

e resort is part of a larger urban redevelopment project aimed at turningSSan Juan’s old airport and its surrounding browneld into luxury housing andrecreational facilities adjacent to the existing convention center and cruise port.

I worked with a multi-disciplinary team—including the rm’s Managing Principal,Senior Design Architect, and Graphic Communications Director—to preparethe area development plan of the project.

e diagram below shows the program for the master plan. Although the projectchanged many times, the program remained faithful to this initial parti.

Atlantic Ocean

San Juan Bay

Old San Juan

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Master Plan: Version 1I employed the principles of traditional urbanism to create a walkablemixed-use neighborhood adjacent to the resort district. Pen and Photoshop

Ferry Terminal

Cruise Port

Ferry Terminal

ConventionCenter

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Master Plan: Version 2At the request of the client and my colleagues, I added more space between the apartmentbuildings and removed many of the streets, resulting in a less dense plan. Pen and Photoshop

Ferry Terminal

Cruise Port

Ferry Terminal

Marketplace

ConventionCenter

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Master Plan: FinalI collaborated with my colleagues at V Architecture to nalize the master plan.Outsourced rendering produced by Studio Rodar Architecture

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Street section. Photoshop Axonometric view of the resort district from the south. Pen and Photoshop

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Outsourced rendering produced by Studio Rodar Architecture

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Hotel and Apartments on the Tiber River · Rome, ItalyUniversity of Notre Dame, Fall 2014

is project included a hotel (le) and aprtment building (right) to replace a former abandoned lot on the Tiber River.e two buildings are arranged to create a piazza, with the hotel’s tower roughly on axis with the bridge leading up tothe site. ese sketches show the west (river side) elevation. e tower went through various redesigns. Pen

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Perspective of the project as seen from the bridge. Originally, I was going to have a bridge connectingthe two buildings, but I eliminated it to allow for axial views of the church behind the site. Pen

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Site plan and street section of the piazza between the hotel and the apartment building. SketchUp and Photoshop

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Perspective of the project as seen from the bridge. From across the bridge, the hotel’s tower is the focusof attention because it is the most prominent feature. However, as one approaches the site, my two buildingsreadjust the pedestrian’s orientation so that the small church is then on axis. SketchUp and Photoshop

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Axonometric view from the west. SketchUp and Photoshop

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Plans, section, and indoor perspective of the hotel. AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Photoshop

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Gothic Apartment Building · New York, NYUniversity of Notre Dame, Spring 2015 (work in progress)

As my terminal design project, I am designing a Gothic apartment building in New York City. ese sketchesreect the evolution of the building’s main elevation throughout the rst three weeks of the semester. Pen

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e building has gradually become more castlelike. is is what the top looks like aer the rst half of the semester.e tower houses the elevator shas and the water tower. e crenellated turrets house the stair wells. Pen

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Rondo’s Romp

is is a video game I have been designing during my free time for the past three years using GameMaker Studio.I am programming all the code, drawing all the graphics, creating all the animations, and designing all the levels.For the design of the main character, I drew inspiration from my dog; I started by drawing a realistic sketch ofhis face, and then I turned him into a cartoony and anthropomorphic character. Pencil and pixels

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Sketchbook · ItalyUniversity of Notre Dame, Fall 2014

A selection of eld sketches from my travels during my semester abroad in Rome. Pencil

Arch inside the Siena Cathedral

La Rocca Pisana, Vicenza

Skyline of Verona

Ruins of Ostia Antica