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Studio I-VI projectsTRANSCRIPT
Armando Hernandez
Academic Work Fall 2009-Spring 2012
Academic Work
Index Indoor Outdoor Theater First Year Studio
Menil Library & Coffee Shop Second Year Studio
Nature Center
College of Architecture Community Center
Market Square Art Place& Tech III Integration
Buffalo Bayou Water Pump Station& Tech IV Integration
Third Year Studio
Indoor Outdoor TheaterAbstract first year project dealing with the rela-tionship of interior, exterior, and the transition in between those spaces. The project divides the private and public spaces on opposite east and west ends.
Menil Library & Coffee ShopHouston, TX
0’ 5’ 20’ East Section
Steel Beam
Bars
Concrete Slab Reinforcement
Gravel
Footing & Dowels
The project is an integra-tion of a library and a coffee shop brought to-gether by the landscape of the sculpture garden. The library uses a light shelve to scoop in natural daylight deeper into the lobby and reading space.
0’ 5’ 20’
West Elevation
The project explores the relation-ship between indoor and outdoor as well as uses a sloped roof re-sponding to weather conditions such as blocking heat from the south sun. It is locted in the middle of the intersection of a bay of water and a creak where the nature cent-ers acts as a transition space itself. The systems working together are a coulum an beam systems seper-ated from the walls that provide the enclosure.
Nature CenterTexas Hill Country
North Elevation
North Elevation First Floor Plan
0’ 5’ 20’
Why Green Roof?
Water ProtectionHeat ProtectionIsland ReductionEnergy Cosumption
South Section
ComponentsPlant/GrassLightweight SoilDrain Mat
Water Proof Membrance
COA Community CenterUniversity of Houston, TX
The College of Architecture Com-munity Center is designed as a rest-ing/relaxing place for architecture students. The intention is to make the project itself a plaza by a level change three feet submerged when walking throughout the south side of the architecture building. The buildings respond to the existing cir-culation as well as the placement of the entrance points. The green roof links three of the buildings provid-ing students with a private yet open exterior space.
0’ 5’ 20’
0’ 5’ 10’ 20’ 50’First Floor Plan
Restaurant
Gallery
Retail floor
Basement Theaters
Market Square Art PlaceHouston, TX
The project deals with differ-ent light strategies such as light shelves and operable verti-cal louvers responding to the function of the spaces in the program. The art center essen-tially is a lifted mass held up by columns. The columns are not continuous after the first floor to offset the curtain wall giving the upper floors more surface area.
First Floor Plan
Operable Vertical Louvers
Tributary Bay Area= 25' x 15' = 375sq.ft
Dead Loads:
Corrugated Steel roof = 2 lbs/sq.ft x 375 = 750 lbs = .75kips
Concrete Lightweight Plain = 1 lbs/sq.ft x 375 = 375lbs =.375kips
Concrete Joist = 100 lbs/sq.ft x 375sq.ft x 1.5'= 56250 lbs = 56.3kips
Concrete Beam = 12 lbs/sq.ft x 55ft = 660lbs = .66kips
Concrete Column = 12lbs/ sq.ft x 52ft = 624lbs = .624kips
x (2) 115.9kips
Total Dead Load for Bay =117.27kips
Total Dead Load for Building =117.27kips x 20(about) = 2345.4kips
Live Loads:
Restaurant (4206sq.ft) = 100 lbs/sq.ft x 4206 = 420.6kips
Gallery Space (6170sq.ft) = 100 lbs/sq.ft x 6170 = 617kips
Theater (fixed seats)(1120sq.ft) = 60 lbs/sq.ft x 1120= 67.2kips
Exterior Terrace Space (4140sq.ft) = 100lbs/sq.ft x 4140 = 414kips
Retail(5100sq.ft) = 100 lbs/sq.ft x 5100 = 510kips
Common Area on first floor (1500sq.ft)= 100lbs/sq.ft x 1500 = 150kips
Corrugate Steel Roof (6800sq.ft) = 20lbs/sq.ft x 6800 = 136kips
Total Live Load for Building = 2314.8kips
25' 25'
15
15'
Tributary Area: 15' x 25'= 375ft^2
Buffalo Bayou Water Pump Station Houston, TX
The pump station deals with flood levels and its’ primary functions are to control the flood water from the bayou, treat the water, and pour it back into the bayou or store it in the underground reservoir. The station also serves as a rest stop for runners and bikers using the bike way as well as kayak users from the bayou.
Floodway
Bayou water
Pump Water
Potable Water100 yr500 yr
0 5’ 20’First Floor Plan
On roof
HVAC
53412
Lifted Stone Ground
Mechanical Components
On roof
HVAC
53412
Lifted Stone Ground
Mechanical Components
Water Wall From Reservoir Structural Framing
Mechanical System Plan
Armando Hernandez1016 Nth 48th St (956)607-4160 (cell) McAllen, TX 78501 [email protected]
Education: Sharyland High School, Mission TX
· Graduate of 2009· Graduated rank 53/588 students· Skills U.S.A Treasure· Member of NHS( National Honors Society)· Transferred 36 college hours with Dual Enrollment college credits from South Texas College
University of Houston
· Architecture major with 121 credit hours· Part of NSCS (National Society of Collegiate Scholars)· Currently 3.36 GPAArchitecture Classes:
Architecture Studio I-II Survey to Architecture I-IIIntro to Arch I-II
Architecture Studio IIIConceptual StructuresInto to Computer Aided Design
Architecture Studio IVConceptual Environmental SystemsCapitalism, Arch, and the City
Architecture Studio VTechnology III (Quantitative Structures & Environmental Systems) Urban Environments
Architecture Studio VITechnology IVResearch in architecture
Awards & Recognition
· Inducted into NHS· DAP 2009 Graduate· Skills U.S.A best all around boy 2008-2009· Opening and closing ceremonies(O.C.C) 3rd place in state competition 2008-2009· $500 Skills U.S.A Scholarship· $1,000 Associate General Contractors Scholarship· $1,000 School Going Green Scholarship· $2,000 Top Ten Percent Scholarship· Accepted to The Architecture 5 year bachelors program as a freshman (only 180 students get accepted every year out of over 1,200 applicants)· Full Residential Housing & meal plan paid by University of Houston Residential Housing Fall 2010-Present
Work Experience:· Vector capitol May 2009- August 2009Sales AdvisorFirst professional job, started off at 10% commission selling CUTCO product and ended as a Sales Advisor with 30% commission. Sold over $7,500 for the company in the first three weeks.
· University of Houston Housing August 2010- Present
RA (Residential Assistant) for RLH (Residential Life & Housing in the University of Houston. Full housing and meal plan paid. Job includes guiding and inspiring resi-dents as well as, directing meetings, programming, on call, room inspections, resolv-ing conflicts, desk hours, open door hours.
Programs:AutoCAD Adobe Illustrator Sketchup Adobe InDesignV-Ray Adobe Photoshop
Work Experience:· Vector capitol May 2009- August 2009Sales AdvisorFirst professional job, started off at 10% commission selling CUTCO product and ended as a Sales Advisor with 30% commission. Sold over $7,500 for the company in the first three weeks.
· University of Houston Housing August 2010- Present
RA (Residential Assistant) for RLH (Residential Life & Housing in the University of Houston. Full housing and meal plan paid. Job includes guiding and inspiring resi-dents as well as, directing meetings, programming, on call, room inspections, resolv-ing conflicts, desk hours, open door hours.
Armando Hernandez