architecture +design portfolio

MELISA PEREZPORTFOLIO

01URBANKITCHEN +GARDEN

02CLIFTONLIBRARY

03HUESTONWOODS

04APPT. INBARCELONA

05NETZEROAPPTS.

06MT. ADAMSART SCHOOL 07

ART+OTHERWORK

URBAN KITCHEN AND GARDEN[ 2014 ]LOCATION:CARRER DE MARINA,BARCELONA

THIS PROJECT FOR A COMMUNITYKITCHEN AND CLASSROOM, DINING ROOM AND PRODUCTIVE GARDEN ON AN ABANDONDED POST INDUSTRIAL SPACE, WILL ADDRESS ISSUES OF COLLECTIVITY AT THE TIME OFECONOMIC CRISIS.USING THIS SPACE AS A MEANS OFSOCIAL INCLUSION FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS INCLUDING IMMIGRANTS AND THE ELDERLY.SOLUTION: A BRIDGE THROUGH THE SITE WITH AN OPEN MARKET ABOVE, AND KITCHEN AND COMMUNITYGARDENS BELOW.

SITE IN BARCELONA, SPAIN

VIEW FROM CARRER DE MARINA

SITE PLAN

SECTION THROUGH KITCHEN

VIEW TOWARDS NEW BRIDGE

SITE SECTION

VIEW FROM BELOW EXISTING BRIDGE

[ 2014 ]LOCATION:CLIFTON, OH

CLIFTONLIBRARY

DESCRIPTION: A SUSTAINABLE LIBRARYDESIGN THAT FITS THE URBANNEIGHBORHOOD OF CLIFTON, OH.SOLUTION: TO ENCOURAGE THE BRICKCOLOR, CORTEN STEEL WAS A MAINCOMPONENT. A CLEAR PROGRAMDIVISION WAS MADE WITH AN ATRIUM THROUGH THE WHOLE BUILDING TODIFFERENCIATE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES. ALONG WITH THE ATRIUM, A DOUBLE SKIN FACADE WITH CORTEN ON THE EXTERIOR AND GLASSPASSAGEWAYS IN THE OFFICES.

VIEW BETWEEN CHIDREN’SLIBRARY +CAFE

CORTENPIECES

SITE SECTION

3D VIEW +MODEL

STRUCTURE

ATRIUM LIGHT

VENTILATION

GROUND FLOOR FLOOR 3BASEMENT LEVEL

BASS WOOD +PLEXI GLASS MODEL

PROGRAM DIVISIONS+NORTH EASTELEVATION

HUESTON WOODS[ 2013 ]OXFORD OH

DESCRIPTION:A NATURE CENTER IN HUESTON WOODS DAM INCLUDING AN EXHIBIT, RESEARCH AND CLASSROOM SPACE FOR POTENTIALRESIDENTS OF OXFORD AND MIAMI UNI-VERSITY COMMUNITY.SOLUTION:THREE SEPARATE STRC-TURES EACH BASED ON A PLANT ON SITE.

CLASSROOM

RESEARCH

EXHIBIT

AERIAL VIEW

SEPARATE BUILDING MODELS WITH ELEVATIONS OR PLAN.EACH BUILDING PORTRAYED SOME STRUCTURAL ORORGANIZAITONAL ASPECT OF A PLANT ON SITE.

SITE MODEL

[ AN ORDINARY ]

BUILDING IN BARCELONA[ 2014 ]LOCATION: CARRER DE MARINA,BARCELONA

VIEW TOWARDS BARCELONA+ELEVATION

DESCRIPTION: AN ORDINARY BUILDING IN BARCELONA THAT CREATES A DIALOGUE WITH BARCELONA’S URBAN PLAN AND CHANFERED CORNERS.SOLUTION: A FRIENDLY AND HABITABLE SPACE FORHOSTEL USERS, ALONG WITH RESIDENTS. BAR ON THE GROUND FLOOR TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE.

STREETEVELATION

SPORTS BAR

HOSTEL LOBBY/TOURS

RESIDENCE ENTRANCE

RESIDENTIAL

HOSTEL

SPORTS BARCOMMERCIAL

DOUBLE SKIN FACADE

FLOORS 1-5

GROUND FLOOR

SITE ANALYSIS

SIMPLE STUDENT UNIT

DESCRIPTION:CREATING A ZERO ENER-GY BUILDING WITH VARYING UNIT SIZES TO FIT THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING NEIGHBORHOOD. SOLUTION:RETAIL AT GROUND LEVEL WITH REPLICABLE UNIT STYLES TO VARY WITH AMOUNT OF OCCUPANTS

INDIVIDUAL UNIT PLANS BASED ON EACH FLOOR +SINGLE OR FAMILY

ELEVATION

FLOOR 5 LAYOUT

MASTER PLAN

ZERO ENERGY APARTMENTS[ 2015 - IN PROGRESS ]PORTLAND, OR

MT.ADAMS ART SCHOOL[ 2015 ]LOCATION: MT. ADAMS,CINCINNATI, OH

TRANSITIONAL EXHIBIT SPACEARCH/ID>MUSIC

OFFICE RECEPT EXHIBIT CLASSROOMAIMS

OFFICESAIMS

CLASSROOM, STUDIO, CLASSROOMARCH/ID

FIRST YEAR STUDIO, CLASSROOMARCH/ID

STORANGE, RECEPTION, KITCHEN, WALKWAY TOWARDS MUSICARCH/ID

DESCRIPTION:AN ART SCHOOL IN MT. ADAMS, CINCINNATI THAT FITS THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTS THE ART MUESUM AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES.SOLUTION: INTERLOCKINGRECTANGLES THAT SPEAK TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DESIGN +MUSIC SCHOOLS.

SECTION +3D VIEW

VIEW FROM

THE RESULTING DESIGN COULD ADOPT TO ITSHIGHSPEED AREA ANDHILLSIDE OF CINCINNATI.

OTHER WORK

PHOTOSHOPREMODELING

COLLAGE STUDY

“TOMAS Y PABLO”ACRYLIC PAINT

CHAIR CONCEPT DESIGN

STUDY MODEL2012

KINGLIBRARY, MIAMI UNIVERSITY2014

HUESTON WOODS2013

EXHISTING KROON HALL,YALEUNIVERSITY2016

REVISIONS KROON HALL,YALEUNIVERSITY

SCHEMATIC DESIGNFOR BRIOCHE CAFE,DOWNTOWN CLEVLANDDIMIT ARCHITECTS