Sergio Saucedo

SERGIO SAUCEDO

PORTFOLIO

RESUME 03

SERGIO SAUCEDO

BROOKLYN, NY (LOCATION)[email protected] (E-MAIL)

210-488-2735 (MOBILE)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESitu Studio (Brooklyn, NY) October 2010 - Present

Freelance Designer

-Shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, digital fabrication, rendering, and presentation mate-

rial.

-Worked on instalations for the Scandinavia House, the Brooklyn Museum, and an exhibit space in the

Meatpacking District of Manhattan (All projects located in New York).

TEN Arquitectos (Mexico City, Mexico) June 2009 - December 2009

Architectural Intern

-Schematic and finished drawings, construction/shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, ren-

dering, and presentation material.

-Worked on a mixed use residential building, a museum renovation, the headquarters of a state funded

public health organization, an aquarium, and the master plan of an existing natural reservoir.

Architecture 365 (Austin, TX) July 2008 - June 2009


- Schematic and finished drawings, construction/shop drawings, 3D modeling, rendering, and presenta-

tion material.

-Worked on a mixed use residential building, the exterior renovation of a church, a LEED certified house,

a penthouse, a resource center, and the master planning of other residential projects and churches.

University of Texas School of Architecture (Austin, TX) January 2008 - June 2008

Dean’s Assistant

EDUCATIONBachelor of Architecture + Minor in Spanish (GPA of 3.5)University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2010

HONORS + PUBLICATIONS + ORGANIZATIONSSpring 2010, Nomination, Design Excellence Award

Spring 2009 & Spring 2010, Recipient, Mebane Traveling Scholarship

Spring 2009, Nomination, Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design

Spring 2011, Xochimilco Project Featured, ISSUE 007 (Publication)

Spring 2009, Anhangabau Project Exhibited, Gallery Exhibit in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Spring 2009, Smart Car Dealership Project Featured, ISSUE 005 (Publication)

Fall 2008, Voronoi Project Featured, ACADIA 2008 (Conference and Publication)

Spring 2010-Present, Active Participant, Latin American Modern Architecture Research Group

2008-2009, Student Representative, Faculty Search Committee (UT School of Architecture)

2007-2008, Active Participant, Research Land Development Project (Austin, TX)

2006-2007, Active Participant, University of Texas Solar Decathlon

PROFILEDemonstrated abilities: Architecture, Digital Fabrication, Graphic Design, Photography, Soccer, Running

Software skills: AutoCad, Adobe CS 5, Rhinocerous 4, 3dsMax, SketchUp, Maxwell, VRay, M. Office

Currently learning Revit and Grasshopper

Digital fabrication skills: 3D Printer, 3D Scanner, Laser Cutter, CNC Router

Bilingual: English + Español (Native Speaker)

RESUME 03

SERGIO SAUCEDO


210-488-2735 (MOBILE)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESitu Studio (Brooklyn, NY) October 2010 - Present

Freelance Designer

-Shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, digital fabrication, rendering, and presentation mate-

rial.

-Worked on instalations for the Scandinavia House, the Brooklyn Museum, and an exhibit space in the

Meatpacking District of Manhattan (All projects located in New York).

TEN Arquitectos (Mexico City, Mexico) June 2009 - December 2009


-Schematic and finished drawings, construction/shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, ren-

dering, and presentation material.

-Worked on a mixed use residential building, a museum renovation, the headquarters of a state funded

public health organization, an aquarium, and the master plan of an existing natural reservoir.

Architecture 365 (Austin, TX) July 2008 - June 2009


- Schematic and finished drawings, construction/shop drawings, 3D modeling, rendering, and presenta-

tion material.

-Worked on a mixed use residential building, the exterior renovation of a church, a LEED certified house,

a penthouse, a resource center, and the master planning of other residential projects and churches.

University of Texas School of Architecture (Austin, TX) January 2008 - June 2008

Dean’s Assistant

EDUCATIONBachelor of Architecture + Minor in Spanish (GPA of 3.5)University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2010

HONORS + PUBLICATIONS + ORGANIZATIONSSpring 2010, Nomination, Design Excellence Award

Spring 2009 & Spring 2010, Recipient, Mebane Traveling Scholarship

Spring 2009, Nomination, Boone Powell Family Prize in Urban Design

Spring 2011, Xochimilco Project Featured, ISSUE 007 (Publication)

Spring 2009, Anhangabau Project Exhibited, Gallery Exhibit in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Spring 2009, Smart Car Dealership Project Featured, ISSUE 005 (Publication)

Fall 2008, Voronoi Project Featured, ACADIA 2008 (Conference and Publication)

Spring 2010-Present, Active Participant, Latin American Modern Architecture Research Group

2008-2009, Student Representative, Faculty Search Committee (UT School of Architecture)

2007-2008, Active Participant, Research Land Development Project (Austin, TX)

2006-2007, Active Participant, University of Texas Solar Decathlon

PROFILEDemonstrated abilities: Architecture, Digital Fabrication, Graphic Design, Photography, Soccer, Running

Software skills: AutoCad, Adobe CS 5, Rhinocerous 4, 3dsMax, SketchUp, Maxwell, VRay, M. Office

Currently learning Revit and Grasshopper

Digital fabrication skills: 3D Printer, 3D Scanner, Laser Cutter, CNC Router

Bilingual: English + Español (Native Speaker)

CONTENTS

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STUDIO WORK 06SMART CAR DEALERSHIP 08

Austin, TX Spring 2008

XOCHIMILCO MASTER PLAN 18 Mexico City, Mexico Spring 2010

STRUCTURAL BIOMIMETICS TESSELATING SURFACE VOLUMES 26 Austin, TX Fall 2007

IBM HEADQUARTERS MATERIAL SYSTEMS ORGANIZATIONS 32 Austin, TX Fall 2008

ANHANGABAU SAO PAULO URBAN RENEWAL 38 Sao Paulo, Brazil Spring 2009

46 OFFICE WORK SAMPLE

48 SITU STUDIO Brooklyn, NY October 2010 - Present

50 BROOKLYN MUSEUM reORDER Brooklyn, NY Fall 2010

52 CHOPO MUSEUM RENOVATION Mexico City, Mexico Summer 2009


56 TEN ARQUITECTOS Mexico City, Mexico June 2009 - December 2009

62 CAMPOS ELISEOS MIXED USE Mexico City, Mexico Summer 2009


54 ISSSTE RENOVATION COMPETITION Mexico City, Mexico Fall 2009

56 XOCHIMILCO AQUARIUM Mexico City, Mexico Fall 2009

58 XOCHIMILCO MASTER PLAN Mexico City, Mexico Fall 2009

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STUDIO WORK 06SMART CAR DEALERSHIP 08

Austin, TX Spring 2008

XOCHIMILCO MASTER PLAN 18 Mexico City, Mexico Spring 2010

STRUCTURAL BIOMIMETICS TESSELATING SURFACE VOLUMES 26 Austin, TX Fall 2007

IBM HEADQUARTERS MATERIAL SYSTEMS ORGANIZATIONS 32 Austin, TX Fall 2008

ANHANGABAU SAO PAULO URBAN RENEWAL 38 Sao Paulo, Brazil Spring 2009

46 OFFICE WORK SAMPLE

48 SITU STUDIO Brooklyn, NY October 2010 - Present




56 TEN ARQUITECTOS Mexico City, Mexico June 2009 - December 2009

62 CAMPOS ELISEOS MIXED USE Mexico City, Mexico Summer 2009


54 ISSSTE RENOVATION COMPETITION Mexico City, Mexico Fall 2009

56 XOCHIMILCO AQUARIUM Mexico City, Mexico Fall 2009

58 XOCHIMILCO MASTER PLAN Mexico City, Mexico Fall 2009

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Austin, TXSpring 2008Critic: Uli Dangel

The project is to serve as a delivery center and exhibition space for the recently arrived Smart car. A back of house two storey core encloses all the service areas of the building, including a Smart car service shop, employee areas, me-chanical room, offices, meeting rooms, and con-ference areas. Completely public areas within the building enclose the service core.

The first floor is accessed through two lobbies found at the south and north ends of the build-ing, where exhibition areas are found. In the second floor, a delivery area, a coffee shop, and an exhibit floor inhabit the space. Punctures through the second level floor illuminate the first floor and create a visual relationship be-tween both levels. The delivery area is glorified with a prominent ramp that connects with the street, allowing new owners to exit the building in a celebratory manner.

The photovoltaic skin that surrounds the build-ing provides solar energy and shade, and serves as a cooling device for the glazing. Each photovoltaic louver is fully operable to allow for movement to maximize solar energy gains.

This project is featured in the publication Issue 005, a magazine published by the University of Texas School of Architecture.

SMART CAR DEALERSHIP

STUDIO WORK: SMART CAR DEALERSHIP

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Austin, TXSpring 2008Critic: Uli Dangel

The project is to serve as a delivery center and exhibition space for the recently arrived Smart car. A back of house two storey core encloses all the service areas of the building, including a Smart car service shop, employee areas, me-chanical room, offices, meeting rooms, and con-ference areas. Completely public areas within the building enclose the service core.

The first floor is accessed through two lobbies found at the south and north ends of the build-ing, where exhibition areas are found. In the second floor, a delivery area, a coffee shop, and an exhibit floor inhabit the space. Punctures through the second level floor illuminate the first floor and create a visual relationship be-tween both levels. The delivery area is glorified with a prominent ramp that connects with the street, allowing new owners to exit the building in a celebratory manner.

The photovoltaic skin that surrounds the build-ing provides solar energy and shade, and serves as a cooling device for the glazing. Each photovoltaic louver is fully operable to allow for movement to maximize solar energy gains.

This project is featured in the publication Issue 005, a magazine published by the University of Texas School of Architecture.

SMART CAR DEALERSHIP


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Mexico CitySpring 2010Collaboration with James Deering Critic: Juan Miro

This site is located in the Xochimilco area in the southern part of Mexico City. The project in-volves a master plan for the culturally and eco-logically significant areas of the site. It includes a Visitors Center, a museum, and the overall restoration of the immediate site, as well as the reprogramming of the Felix Candela thin-shell structure. The master plan proposed envisions the connection of the underused forest/park ar-eas with the Xochimilco site, as well as revital-ization of the neighborhood.

The introduction of a constructed wetland brings clean water into the canals and creates a path for an entrance into the site that goes under the street. The existing island is to be fragmented into chinampas, affordable hous-ing, and a Xochimilco research facility. A new Visitors Center, with a series of terraces that lead up to it, replaces a neglected restaurant within the Felix Candela structure. Underneath the Candela structure, a museum now faces the canal system.

The restaurant program is relocated into an abandoned building in front of the canals. With the introduction of local retail at the canal edge, a deteriorated walkway becomes a commercial boardwalk filled with pedestrian life. Smaller re-tail units inhabit a system of terraces that mir-ror the ones in the Visitor Center. A steel re-bar structure is vegetated with bougainvillea plants, provides shade, and serves as a cultural con-nection to Xochimilco’s horticultural richness.

The project was nominated for a Design Excel-lence Award and will be featured in the publica-tion Issue 007.

XOCHIMILCO MASTER PLAN

STUDIO WORK: XOCHIMILCO MASTERPLAN

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Mexico CitySpring 2010Collaboration with James Deering Critic: Juan Miro

This site is located in the Xochimilco area in the southern part of Mexico City. The project in-volves a master plan for the culturally and eco-logically significant areas of the site. It includes a Visitors Center, a museum, and the overall restoration of the immediate site, as well as the reprogramming of the Felix Candela thin-shell structure. The master plan proposed envisions the connection of the underused forest/park ar-eas with the Xochimilco site, as well as revital-ization of the neighborhood.

The introduction of a constructed wetland brings clean water into the canals and creates a path for an entrance into the site that goes under the street. The existing island is to be fragmented into chinampas, affordable hous-ing, and a Xochimilco research facility. A new Visitors Center, with a series of terraces that lead up to it, replaces a neglected restaurant within the Felix Candela structure. Underneath the Candela structure, a museum now faces the canal system.

The restaurant program is relocated into an abandoned building in front of the canals. With the introduction of local retail at the canal edge, a deteriorated walkway becomes a commercial boardwalk filled with pedestrian life. Smaller re-tail units inhabit a system of terraces that mir-ror the ones in the Visitor Center. A steel re-bar structure is vegetated with bougainvillea plants, provides shade, and serves as a cultural con-nection to Xochimilco’s horticultural richness.

The project was nominated for a Design Excel-lence Award and will be featured in the publica-tion Issue 007.



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Austin, TXFall 2007Critic: Michael Beaman

This project takes articulation derived from a number of tessellation patterns–a mathemati-cal description of cellular surface tiling–for point dispersion along a surface. The patternsare tested against closed and self-intersecting surfaces to form a three-dimensional relation-al-based tessellation generation process.

This process, which could be automated into a scripting language, creates hexagonal self-similar shapes that articulate surfaces and/or subdivide them to form skeletal systems of en-closures. The tessellation process articulates a given geometry into limited ranges of deviation and adapts those limits to material properties, either as a skeleton or as a surface structural logic. This articulation establishes a parametricthat eliminates the need to design each unit manually.

This project was featured in the conference and publication Acadia 2008.

STRUCTURAL BIOMIMETICS TESSELATING SURFACE VOLUMES

STUDIO WORK: STRUCTURAL BIOMIMETICS TESSELATING SURFACE VOLUMES

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Austin, TXFall 2007Critic: Michael Beaman

This project takes articulation derived from a number of tessellation patterns–a mathemati-cal description of cellular surface tiling–for point dispersion along a surface. The patternsare tested against closed and self-intersecting surfaces to form a three-dimensional relation-al-based tessellation generation process.

This process, which could be automated into a scripting language, creates hexagonal self-similar shapes that articulate surfaces and/or subdivide them to form skeletal systems of en-closures. The tessellation process articulates a given geometry into limited ranges of deviation and adapts those limits to material properties, either as a skeleton or as a surface structural logic. This articulation establishes a parametricthat eliminates the need to design each unit manually.

This project was featured in the conference and publication Acadia 2008.

STRUCTURAL BIOMIMETICS TESSELATING SURFACE VOLUMES


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Austin, TXFall 2008Critic: William O’Brien + Michael Kubo

This site is located in the silicon valley of Aus-tin. The project incorporates exterior amphithe-aters, open work areas, on-the-go work stations, research laboratories, meeting spaces, exhibit areas, and temporary desk stations. The spaces orbit around a series of gardens that bring nat-ural light into the building, and serve as places for interaction and exterior work areas.

The Voronoi tessellation organism was critical for this project to produce complex material organization systems that exhibit a predisposi-tion toward continuity and a potential for differ-entiation. The Voronoi allows for part to whole complex repetition of spaces based on a sys-tematic connection of points that creates a tes-sellation on a two-dimensional plane. This tes-sellation system is ideal to guide the structure, circulation, and space planning of the building. A series of model studies was essential for the production of the project.

IBM HEADQUARTERS MATERIAL SYSTEMS ORGANIZATIONS

STUDIO WORK: IBM HEADQUARTERS + MATERIAL SYSTEMS ORGANIZATIONS

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Austin, TXFall 2008Critic: William O’Brien + Michael Kubo

This site is located in the silicon valley of Aus-tin. The project incorporates exterior amphithe-aters, open work areas, on-the-go work stations, research laboratories, meeting spaces, exhibit areas, and temporary desk stations. The spaces orbit around a series of gardens that bring nat-ural light into the building, and serve as places for interaction and exterior work areas.

The Voronoi tessellation organism was critical for this project to produce complex material organization systems that exhibit a predisposi-tion toward continuity and a potential for differ-entiation. The Voronoi allows for part to whole complex repetition of spaces based on a sys-tematic connection of points that creates a tes-sellation on a two-dimensional plane. This tes-sellation system is ideal to guide the structure, circulation, and space planning of the building. A series of model studies was essential for the production of the project.

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1. Aerial view of site (Site Plan)2. First and second levels (Plans)3. Material systems test study #2 (Model)4. Material systems test study #5 (Model)5. Material systems test study #7 (Model)

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Sao Paulo, BrazilSpring 2009Critic: Barbara Hoidn

Anhangabau is a city district located adjacent to the historic downtown area of Sao Paulo. The focus of this project is to make a program pro-posal to revitalize the area and bring commu-nity interaction together. The shape of the site and a twenty meter change in topography adds a certain programmatic complexity.

Facing a busy street, a green roof structure slowly becomes a public library that merges with an arts and market program. The arts and market building is a system of terraces, hous-ing learning, performing, and retail of art for the community. The roof of each terrace is inhabit-ed by much more public activities. A translucent roof system collects water and merges with the public library’s green roof structure. The water collected is used for irrigation of the park addi-tion and the green roof.

This project was exhibited in a gallery at Scola da Cidade in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ANHANGABAU SAO PAULO URBAN RENEWAL

STUDIO WORK: ANHANGABAU SAO PAULO URBAN RENEWAL

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Sao Paulo, BrazilSpring 2009Critic: Barbara Hoidn

Anhangabau is a city district located adjacent to the historic downtown area of Sao Paulo. The focus of this project is to make a program pro-posal to revitalize the area and bring commu-nity interaction together. The shape of the site and a twenty meter change in topography adds a certain programmatic complexity.

Facing a busy street, a green roof structure slowly becomes a public library that merges with an arts and market program. The arts and market building is a system of terraces, hous-ing learning, performing, and retail of art for the community. The roof of each terrace is inhabit-ed by much more public activities. A translucent roof system collects water and merges with the public library’s green roof structure. The water collected is used for irrigation of the park addi-tion and the green roof.

This project was exhibited in a gallery at Scola da Cidade in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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OFFICE WORK SAMPLE: SITU STUDIO 21

Brooklyn, NYOctober 2010 - Present

As a Designer with Situ Studio, I have been able to explore and develop my abilities in areas such as digital fabrication, design/build, render-ing, and visualization. With Situ I have worked on installations for the Scandinavia House, the Brooklyn Museum, and an exhibit space in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan (All projects located in New York).

My input with Situ Studio has included shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, digital fabrication, physical construction and assembly, rendering, and presentation material.

Situ Studio is an incredible environment to be part of. The office is a workshop with great en-ergy equipped to test and build any idea digi-tally and physically. In this studio the impossi-ble becomes possible, and no idea/suggestion/input is ever discarded without review or con-sideration. The projects always surpass expec-tations and are always beautifully crafted and executed. I currently keep a great relationship with the partners and continue to engage in great design, build, and digital fabrication proj-ects.

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STUDIO WORK: SITU STUDIO 49

OFFICE WORK SAMPLE: SITU STUDIO 21

Brooklyn, NYOctober 2010 - Present

As a Designer with Situ Studio, I have been able to explore and develop my abilities in areas such as digital fabrication, design/build, render-ing, and visualization. With Situ I have worked on installations for the Scandinavia House, the Brooklyn Museum, and an exhibit space in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan (All projects located in New York).

My input with Situ Studio has included shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, digital fabrication, physical construction and assembly, rendering, and presentation material.

Situ Studio is an incredible environment to be part of. The office is a workshop with great en-ergy equipped to test and build any idea digi-tally and physically. In this studio the impossi-ble becomes possible, and no idea/suggestion/input is ever discarded without review or con-sideration. The projects always surpass expec-tations and are always beautifully crafted and executed. I currently keep a great relationship with the partners and continue to engage in great design, build, and digital fabrication proj-ects.

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STUDIO WORK: SITU STUDIO 49

OFFICE WORK SAMPLE: SITU STUDIO

New York, NYFall 2010

Situ Studio collaborated with Snohetta on the exhibition design of Nordic Models + Common Ground and its twelve display units. The exhibition launched at The Scandinavia House in New York as part of the 100-year celebration of the American Scandinavian Foundation. The design of the structures responds to provision that the exhibit will travel to six additional locations across America. Starting with folding studies in various media, Situ and Snohetta devel-oped a living hinge system, inserting hi-density polyethe-lene (HDPE) into plywood. Fabricated by Situ Studio, the structures unfold and pack flat, minimizing transit costs.

When folded for display on site, the lacquered birch exteri-ors starkly contrast the solid sky-blue interior finish, evoking the quintessential Scandinavian landscape of warm woods set within clean cool air. The system’s upright and tabletop surfaces display both two and three dimensional works by more than 35 Scandinavian designers and artists. Curated by Snohetta, the show explores the possibilities in design innovation through open artistic and cultural exchange.

My work included conceptual drawing, shop drawing, and fabrication of the parts, pieces, and the final products.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhi-no 4.0, Adobe Illustrator, a CNC router.

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1. View of display pieces at Scandinavia House (Photo)2. Assembly sequence (Diagram)3. View of assembly detail (Photo)4. View of assembly sheets laid out flat (Photo)4. View of finished display piece (Photo)

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New York, NYFall 2010

Situ Studio collaborated with Snohetta on the exhibition design of Nordic Models + Common Ground and its twelve display units. The exhibition launched at The Scandinavia House in New York as part of the 100-year celebration of the American Scandinavian Foundation. The design of the structures responds to provision that the exhibit will travel to six additional locations across America. Starting with folding studies in various media, Situ and Snohetta devel-oped a living hinge system, inserting hi-density polyethe-lene (HDPE) into plywood. Fabricated by Situ Studio, the structures unfold and pack flat, minimizing transit costs.

When folded for display on site, the lacquered birch exteri-ors starkly contrast the solid sky-blue interior finish, evoking the quintessential Scandinavian landscape of warm woods set within clean cool air. The system’s upright and tabletop surfaces display both two and three dimensional works by more than 35 Scandinavian designers and artists. Curated by Snohetta, the show explores the possibilities in design innovation through open artistic and cultural exchange.

My work included conceptual drawing, shop drawing, and fabrication of the parts, pieces, and the final products.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhi-no 4.0, Adobe Illustrator, a CNC router.

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1. View of display pieces at Scandinavia House (Photo)2. Assembly sequence (Diagram)3. View of assembly detail (Photo)4. View of assembly sheets laid out flat (Photo)4. View of finished display piece (Photo)

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New York, NYWinter 2011

Situ Studio collaborated with designer Sebastien Leon in a sculptural piece that would inhabit the center of an exhibi-tion space designed by Leon. The final piece resulted on a reflective skin that creates a fluid movement through the space and interacts with the exhibition.

The skin consists of 174 aluminum coated plywood panels that seemingly float without touching each other. Each panel is attached to a tripod head and anchored to an inner black core through size specific steel rods. Each panel is adjustable and can be tightened to a desired plane. As part of the exhibit the piece will hold shoes individually placed in different panels.

My work included conceptual drawing, shop drawing, mod-eling, schematic visualization, and fabrication of the parts, pieces, and the final product.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhino 4.0, Grasshopper, Adobe Illustrator, and a CNC router.

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New York, NYWinter 2011

Situ Studio collaborated with designer Sebastien Leon in a sculptural piece that would inhabit the center of an exhibi-tion space designed by Leon. The final piece resulted on a reflective skin that creates a fluid movement through the space and interacts with the exhibition.

The skin consists of 174 aluminum coated plywood panels that seemingly float without touching each other. Each panel is attached to a tripod head and anchored to an inner black core through size specific steel rods. Each panel is adjustable and can be tightened to a desired plane. As part of the exhibit the piece will hold shoes individually placed in different panels.

My work included conceptual drawing, shop drawing, mod-eling, schematic visualization, and fabrication of the parts, pieces, and the final product.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhino 4.0, Grasshopper, Adobe Illustrator, and a CNC router.

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1. View of piece from mural wall (Photo)2. View of connector detail (Photo)3. View of piece towards window (Photo)4. View of piece from window (Photo)5. Schematic view of model (3D)

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Brooklyn, NYFall 2010-Present

Originally designed in 1897 by McKim, Mead & White, Situ Studio will transform the 10,000-square-foot Brooklyn Mu-seum’s Great Hall’s classical colonnaded space with nearly 2,200 yards of fabric, which is to be folded and stretched over suspended bent-steel tubing and plywood rings with diameters ranging from 5 to 20 feet. LED panels will be in-tegrated within each column to enhance the experience by making the columns gentle sources of light within the space. Beneath the fabric shapes, Situ will install benches and tables fabricated with a controlled heat process called thermoforming.

By reorganizing the 24-foot-high space with grand and in-timate gestured volumes within the hall, Situ hopes to en-courage visitors to spend time there for a wider variety of activities. Currently the installation is under construction and is scheduled to open March 4th of 2011.

My work included the visualization of all tests and final ren-ders from scratch, visualization and explorations of lighting through rendering, and I’m currently in charge of all on-site LED light testing and installation as well as engaged with fabrication and construction of all columns.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhi-no 4.0, 3ds Max, VRay, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign.

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1. View of inner columns during concert(Perspective)2. View of inner columns during performance (Perspective)3. View of outter columns (Perspective)4. View of inner columns with day light (Perspective)

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Brooklyn, NYFall 2010-Present

Originally designed in 1897 by McKim, Mead & White, Situ Studio will transform the 10,000-square-foot Brooklyn Mu-seum’s Great Hall’s classical colonnaded space with nearly 2,200 yards of fabric, which is to be folded and stretched over suspended bent-steel tubing and plywood rings with diameters ranging from 5 to 20 feet. LED panels will be in-tegrated within each column to enhance the experience by making the columns gentle sources of light within the space. Beneath the fabric shapes, Situ will install benches and tables fabricated with a controlled heat process called thermoforming.

By reorganizing the 24-foot-high space with grand and in-timate gestured volumes within the hall, Situ hopes to en-courage visitors to spend time there for a wider variety of activities. Currently the installation is under construction and is scheduled to open March 4th of 2011.

My work included the visualization of all tests and final ren-ders from scratch, visualization and explorations of lighting through rendering, and I’m currently in charge of all on-site LED light testing and installation as well as engaged with fabrication and construction of all columns.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhi-no 4.0, 3ds Max, VRay, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign.

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1. View of inner columns during concert(Perspective)2. View of inner columns during performance (Perspective)3. View of outter columns (Perspective)4. View of inner columns with day light (Perspective)

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Mexico City, MexicoJune 2009 - December 2009

During my Residency with TEN Arquitectos, I was able to work on a wide range of projects and competitions. These included a mixed use residential building, a museum renovation, the head quarters of a state funded public health organization, an aquarium, and the master plan of an existing natural reservoir.

My input in this office included schematic and finished drawings, construction/shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, and rendering presentation material. I have nothing but great memories from this office, and I feel grateful for the experience and learning I was able to accomplish in my six month residency with this office.

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STUDIO WORK: TEN ARQUITECTOS

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Mexico City, MexicoJune 2009 - December 2009

During my Residency with TEN Arquitectos, I was able to work on a wide range of projects and competitions. These included a mixed use residential building, a museum renovation, the head quarters of a state funded public health organization, an aquarium, and the master plan of an existing natural reservoir.

My input in this office included schematic and finished drawings, construction/shop drawings, 3D modeling, physical modeling, and rendering presentation material. I have nothing but great memories from this office, and I feel grateful for the experience and learning I was able to accomplish in my six month residency with this office.

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OFFICE WORK SAMPLE: TEN ARQUITECTOS

Mexico City, MexicoSummer 2009

The site for this project is located next to the beautiful forest of Chapultepec in the middle of a high end residential and business district of Mexico City. The mixed use complex will include twenty residential units, three office levels, an entrance lobby, and two levels of underground private and public parking. Running along a prominent street of this area, the building cre-ates a strong presence along the streetscape and is pulled away just enough from the site’s edge to provide places for pedestrians and greenery.

The entrance level is comprised of a private lobby that leads into an elevator/stair central core connecting to the rest of the building. The office levels are enclosed in a semi-translucent, private solid core. Each residential level is com-posed of two rectangular cantilevering units that overlap the units below in a perpendicular manner. Each residential unit slides longitudi-nally and programmatically to create shared and private terrace moments, and to maximize natural light and cross wind ventilation.

My work included generating physical sketch and 3D model proposals, and to make a final 3D model and renders, the plans and sections for the final part of our schematic design presen-tation, as well as to help build a final physical model.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhino 4.0, 3ds Max, VRay, Adobe Pho-toshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and a laser cutter.

CAMPOS ELISEOS MIXED USE

1. View from street (Perspective)2. Floor types (Plans)3. Bird’s eye view of site (Site Model)4. Cut through building and facade facing south (Section & Elevation)5. Bird’s eye view (Perspective)

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Mexico City, MexicoSummer 2009

The site for this project is located next to the beautiful forest of Chapultepec in the middle of a high end residential and business district of Mexico City. The mixed use complex will include twenty residential units, three office levels, an entrance lobby, and two levels of underground private and public parking. Running along a prominent street of this area, the building cre-ates a strong presence along the streetscape and is pulled away just enough from the site’s edge to provide places for pedestrians and greenery.

The entrance level is comprised of a private lobby that leads into an elevator/stair central core connecting to the rest of the building. The office levels are enclosed in a semi-translucent, private solid core. Each residential level is com-posed of two rectangular cantilevering units that overlap the units below in a perpendicular manner. Each residential unit slides longitudi-nally and programmatically to create shared and private terrace moments, and to maximize natural light and cross wind ventilation.

My work included generating physical sketch and 3D model proposals, and to make a final 3D model and renders, the plans and sections for the final part of our schematic design presen-tation, as well as to help build a final physical model.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhino 4.0, 3ds Max, VRay, Adobe Pho-toshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and a laser cutter.

CAMPOS ELISEOS MIXED USE

1. View from street (Perspective)2. Floor types (Plans)3. Bird’s eye view of site (Site Model)4. Cut through building and facade facing south (Section & Elevation)5. Bird’s eye view (Perspective)

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Mexico City, MexicoCompleted January, 2010

The Chopo Museum is a nineteenth century building that has been owned by a public insti-tution and used as a museum for several years. Given the tremendous potential for expansion and possibility of inclusion of various culturally rich programs within the skin of the building, TEN proposed the insertion of a floating vol-ume that could carry a library, cafeteria, gallery spaces, auditorium and theater without touch-ing the walls of this building.

Given the final stage of construction in which this project was when I joined the team, my contributions to the project were the design of final construction details and smaller de-sign projects within this building. Some of my responsibilities included reaching out to engi-neers and manufacturers to collaborate on the final detail decisions.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In Design, Mi-crosoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

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1. Propossal for bench hidding mechanical systems (Exterior Detail)2. Schematic propossal for electrical systems building (Schematic Section and Facade)3. Final product (Photograph)4. Propossed elevator module skin (Details)5. Translucent glass/beam connection (Detail)6. Theater’s stage propossal (Detailed Plan)7. Propossal for a security guard module (Plan, Section, Elevation)

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Mexico City, MexicoCompleted January, 2010

The Chopo Museum is a nineteenth century building that has been owned by a public insti-tution and used as a museum for several years. Given the tremendous potential for expansion and possibility of inclusion of various culturally rich programs within the skin of the building, TEN proposed the insertion of a floating vol-ume that could carry a library, cafeteria, gallery spaces, auditorium and theater without touch-ing the walls of this building.

Given the final stage of construction in which this project was when I joined the team, my contributions to the project were the design of final construction details and smaller de-sign projects within this building. Some of my responsibilities included reaching out to engi-neers and manufacturers to collaborate on the final detail decisions.

The digital tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In Design, Mi-crosoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

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1. Propossal for bench hidding mechanical systems (Exterior Detail)2. Schematic propossal for electrical systems building (Schematic Section and Facade)3. Final product (Photograph)4. Propossed elevator module skin (Details)5. Translucent glass/beam connection (Detail)6. Theater’s stage propossal (Detailed Plan)7. Propossal for a security guard module (Plan, Section, Elevation)

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Mexico City, MexicoFall 2009

This project started as an open competition to select the team that would renovate the head-quarters of the ISSSTE institution. TEN Arqui-tectos’ proposal, selected as the winning entry of the competition, includes a semi-translucent skin that wraps around the building accentuat-ing meeting spaces and connection cores.

My participation in this competition included studies of different plan possibilities, the final rendered plans for the competition, and render-ing. After winning the competition, our team started generating proposals for skin possibili-ties, and I had a chance to make my own, which was selected to move into further detailed de-sign.

The digital and fabrication tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhino 4.0, Adobe Il-lustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Mi-crosoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

ISSSTE RENOVATION COMPETITION

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1. Aerial view of site (Site Plan)2. View from street (Perspective)3. View from park space (Perspective)4. Study model #3 (Perspective)5. Study model #1 (Perspective)6. Floor types (Plans)

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This project started as an open competition to select the team that would renovate the head-quarters of the ISSSTE institution. TEN Arqui-tectos’ proposal, selected as the winning entry of the competition, includes a semi-translucent skin that wraps around the building accentuat-ing meeting spaces and connection cores.

My participation in this competition included studies of different plan possibilities, the final rendered plans for the competition, and render-ing. After winning the competition, our team started generating proposals for skin possibili-ties, and I had a chance to make my own, which was selected to move into further detailed de-sign.

The digital and fabrication tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhino 4.0, Adobe Il-lustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Mi-crosoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.

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1. Aerial view of site (Site Plan)2. View from street (Perspective)3. View from park space (Perspective)4. Study model #3 (Perspective)5. Study model #1 (Perspective)6. Floor types (Plans)

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The Acuario is part of a larger master plan for the restoration of the natural preserve located in Xochimilco. The premise of this project is to serve as an educational center for the water life of Xochimilco and Mexico. The project focuses on designing intricate spaces to create spe-cial experiences at different stages within the building. Most of these spaces float within a box that rests on structural cores that cut through an origami landscape and anchor in the float-ing land.

In this project I joined a team with one other ar-chitect to make models that would help the rest of the team make changes to the design, and allow us to design the spaces and exhibits that are to be added to the program of the building. We started with a smaller scale sketch model and then moved into a two meter long four- piece section model that would be used as a working model for the remainder of the project.

In a later phase of this project, we were in charge of the designing and fabrication of a section model of the Aquarium to become part of a permanent exhibit in Mexico City.

The digital and fabrication tools used in this project included: AutoCad, Rhino 4.0, and a la-ser cutter.

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The Acuario is part of a larger master plan for the restoration of the natural preserve located in Xochimilco. The premise of this project is to serve as an educational center for the water life of Xochimilco and Mexico. The project focuses on designing intricate spaces to create spe-cial experiences at different stages within the building. Most of these spaces float within a box that rests on structural cores that cut through an origami landscape and anchor in the float-ing land.

In this project I joined a team with one other ar-chitect to make models that would help the rest of the team make changes to the design, and allow us to design the spaces and exhibits that are to be added to the program of the building. We started with a smaller scale sketch model and then moved into a two meter long four- piece section model that would be used as a working model for the remainder of the project.

In a later phase of this project, we were in charge of the designing and fabrication of a section model of the Aquarium to become part of a permanent exhibit in Mexico City.


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The natural preserve of Xochimilco, located in the southern part of Mexico City, is considered a world heritage site by UNESCO. In the past years, it has faced many problems related to pollution, poverty, and erosion. Given the cul-tural and socio-economical possibilities to re-vitalize the zone, a major master plan was pro-posed by TEN Arquitectos.

The master plan seeks to improve the existing programs of Xochimilco including an Olympic Rowing Track, Flower Market, Cuemanco Sports Club, research facilities, regulatory water ba-sins, parking, and archeological sites. It also proposes an aquarium, dolphinarium, open am-phitheater, water park, additional parking and public transportation facilities, botanical gar-den, and private mixed use development.

Joined by three other colleagues, we focused on the design and fabrication of three sectional models to become part of a permanent exhibit in Mexico City.



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The natural preserve of Xochimilco, located in the southern part of Mexico City, is considered a world heritage site by UNESCO. In the past years, it has faced many problems related to pollution, poverty, and erosion. Given the cul-tural and socio-economical possibilities to re-vitalize the zone, a major master plan was pro-posed by TEN Arquitectos.

The master plan seeks to improve the existing programs of Xochimilco including an Olympic Rowing Track, Flower Market, Cuemanco Sports Club, research facilities, regulatory water ba-sins, parking, and archeological sites. It also proposes an aquarium, dolphinarium, open am-phitheater, water park, additional parking and public transportation facilities, botanical gar-den, and private mixed use development.

Joined by three other colleagues, we focused on the design and fabrication of three sectional models to become part of a permanent exhibit in Mexico City.



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