arch. PORTFOLIOJesus Armando Fernandez • B.Arch University of Oregon • Expected Graduation Date: June 2012

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Prospetto dell’alma città di Roma visto dal Monte GianicoloFramed Gardens

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In-Between SpacesPAGES 9-12

ResearchPAGES 13-16

WatercolorPAGE 17

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Las Tres AlvercasTapalpa Hotel & ResortTapalpa, Jalisco, MexicoArch 484 • Diego Urrutia Studio • Summer 2010Media: Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, Prismacolor markers, and Physical Models

Site Description:Tapalpa is located in central-western Mexico. The state of Jalisco is the second largest city in Mexico. It is known as the center of the Mexican tequila industry and the origin of Mariachi music. Many people in Guadalajara choose Tapalpa as a weekend retreat. Tapalpa is an alpine town south of Guadalajara surrounded by forests, lakes and streams. There are a lot of outdoor activities and home to Mexico’s Open Paraglading Championships.

Design Statement:The town of Tapalpa is experiencing a need for more hotel and resorts. There is already a golf course and other outdoor activities open for anyone in the site. My intentions for the resort is to create a peaceful but entertaining environment. The visitors could enjoy the calmness of their rooms at night while exploring the outdoor activities during the day. The social central core of the resort is found around the guiding triangles. The core provides its visitors with close facilities and opportunities for interaction. The playful-ness of color and light found in traditional and modern Mexican architecture are seen throughout the hotel. The series of pools allow for terraces where visitors can relax, enjoy a view, or go for a swim. The restaurant above the pools has an expansive view of Tapalpa’s rich landscape a site as well as the activities that are found in the central core.

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Directed Views: Privacy and Connection

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Vehicle Entry/Parking:The hotel is accessible through three entrances. Two lead directly to the hotel parking lots and two also lead to the reception entrance for valet parking and baggage handling. The Northwest parking lots are reserved for the suite guests (1 space per room) and sta�. The Northeast parking lots are reserved for the hotel guests and sta� (1 space per room)

Suites:12 private suites (each sixty meters squared) with focused views of the natural landscape and various forms of screens to promote privacy. Each bedroom has a large view of the forest to wake up to every morning and also a living space that opens up to a large deck to enjoy the fresh air.

Paths: Paths to the suites are surrounded by retaining walls of various sizes (half walls) to control the views. The suites are blocked of from the parking lot, the bottom row of suites are blocked o� from viewing the top suites.

Gardens:Landscaped gardens with native plants for the for the suites guests to enjoy

Reception/Restaurants:Sharp reception area to direct tra�c and create an exiting room for people to transition into the restaurants at the same level. The restaurants have the highest views of the forest and pools.

Bar Pool:Located below the restaurants this swimming pool is for guests who want to relax and be close to the bar (3 meters away).

Childrens Pool: This pool is the most visible from anywhere in the resort a perfect location for children to swim and play. This pool is surrounded by a large terrace area where people can lay in the sun and enjoy the view.

Diving Pool: 4 meter cli� for people to jump and dive into a 6 meter pool.

Hotel Rooms: A smaller suite with a strong sense of privacy and expansive views.

Spa: Located at the lowest part of the resort. Connects the resort to the landscape with an outdoor deck for people to relax enjoy a healthy smoothie or go out for a walk in the forested landscape.

Restaurant Deck:Large enough to �t around 24 people, this location connects the guests with great views and the activities of the swimming pool and restaurant.

Gardens:Landscaped gardens with native plants for the for the suites guests to enjoy

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a) Solid and Void studyb) Lighting and Halfwall studyThe key elements that I noticed in Mexican Archi-tecture are presence of depth, strength of mass, and playfulness of materials and ornament. Halfwalls and other planes are used to create depth and light. Most buildings are massive and heavy with an echoing use of expressive color and ornament.

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This model represents the playfulness and massiveness that is exemplified throughout Mexican architecture. The planes represent the resourcefulness of materials to create depth and provide direction in a building.

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Hotel and Suite Experience:The resort’s rooms offer its visitors simple spaces with dynamic views and opportunities to enjoy a little bit of everything. Most of the activities in the rooms are connected to the site with continuous glimpses of the natural beauty that surrounds Tapalpa. In the rooms you enjoy the peacefullness that is created by the landscape and privacy that is set up by the room configuration. There is never interaction with anyone around you when you are in your room. With a social hub by the three pools and the privacy of your room, visitors can enjoy a balanced vacation.

Framed GardensBrownsville Public LibraryArch 284 • Kristen Distefano Studio • Fall 2008Media: Archicad, Photoshop, Illustrator, Physical Models

Brownsville, Oregon Overview:Brownsville is a small town located in the Southern Willamette Valley. The town was founded in the 1840’s and is currently home to a population of 1,700.

Concept Statement:Brownsville is a town with a rich landscape and an intimate com-munity. These characteristics offer many possibilities for a public library to prosper and create a central node for the community. The site and its commercial context is enveloped by a beautiful hillside with a dense variety of tree species. A place with such a beautiful natural setting should take advantage of the views it provides. The Brownsville public library emcompasses the connections between the community and its landscape. The building frames views to its outdoor gardens as well as the dense hillside to provide scenic and meditative spaces. The building provides private/public places to read, a computer room, a childrens play area and a public confer-ence room. This library provides a multi-use building for the community.

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The first two initial designs focused on the roof and its interchangeable qualities to create a variation of lighting and spaces with framed views of the surrounding landscape.

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The goal was to design a roof that would maximize the daylight in the book stacks area while minimiz-ing lighting in the other spaces.

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In-Between SpacesEbey’s Landing Visitors CenterCoupeville, WashingtonArch 484 • Peter Keyes Studio • Fall 2009Media: Archicad, Photoshop, Illustrator

Ebey’s Landing Historic Reserve:Ebey’s Landing is located in Whidbey Island, Washington. The town is situated along side Penn Cove on a beautiful steep hill. Throughout the years, Ebey’s Landing has been influenced by many different styles of architecture and has created its own patterns that are found in the city blocks and in its built form.

Concept Statement:Park Services in Whidbey Island needs a visitor center and office spaces. They want to restore and reuse the historic Haller house (photo B), a home built in the 1860’s by the first settler in town. Because of the problems that arise in reusing a historic building, such as losing its integrity and the cost that accompanies trying to adapt to modern times, other solutions were explored. The lot directly behind the Haller house rose as one of the primary solutions to keep the Haller house in its original state and also provide a more lively visitor’s center. A center that not only attracts tourists but becomes an enjoyable urban setting and plays a pivotal role in connecting the wharf and downtown area with the heart of the town.

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ResearchRome Visible Citieshttp://vasi.uoregon.edu/index.htm

Jim Tice: Professor of ArchitectureUniversity of OregonMedia: Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro

Rome Visible Cities:Professor Jim Tice worked on Giuseppe Vasi’s Rome Exhibi-tion for over 5 years. The exhibition began in Fall of 2010 at the Schnitzer Museum in Eugene, Oregon and will make its way to Princeton University in Winter of 2011. I was hired by Professor Tice in the Summer of 2009 to work as a digital designer for proj-ects that led up to the exhibition. During my time with Professor Tice, I worked in research, scanning and adjusting historic docu-ments, still life animations, and graphic interpretations of Vasi’s work. The following work samples were used throughout the exhibition, for research and presentations:

Panorama ViewPatriarchal PostersToday and Tomorrow AnimationsVasi’s Eight Day Itineraries.

The Panorama view was used for presentations and is considered for future projects. The Four Patriarchal posters were used in an iPad application created for the exhibit and also used in an informational book. The Vasi Then & Now animations were used for research and some were displayed at the exhibition. Vasi’s 8 day itineraries were also displayed at the exhibit and used for the iPad application.

Guiseppe Vasi’s Historical Context:Guiseppe Vasi was a 17th century artist best known for his vedute (Italian word for view). A vedute is a “detailed, largely factual painting, drawing, or etching depicting a city, town, or other place (dictionary.com). Vasi spent most of his career in Rome working as a printmaker. Among his most famous works are the Panorama, the Four Patriarchal Posters and his Itinerario. Prospetto dell’alma città di Roma visto dal Monte Gianicolo

Exhibition Flyer: cartouche cut out from the Panorama

Panorama: edge traced in illustrator from original panorama

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1  Porto di Ripa grande2  Dogana di mare3  Strada pubblica4  Rovine a piË del Monte Aventino5  Via che sale al medesimo Monte6  Chiesa del Priorateo dei Cavalieri   Gerosolimitani7  Casino egiardino dei medesimi8  Monastero e Campanile di S Alessio9  Cappella, e Arco di S. Lazzaro10  Contra da di Mormorata cioË porto   vecchio11  Case appresso Monte Testaccio12  Porta S. Paolo13  Muri di Roma

14  Sepolcro di Cajo Cestio15  Strada di S. Paolo16   Cappella dei SS. Ap. Pietro, e Paolo17  Portico e prospetto della Basilica di   S. Paolo18  Monastero dei Monici Cassininsi19  Parta laterale della Basilica di S. Paolo20  Via Ostiense21  Chiesa di S. Anastasio all' acque salvie22  Chiesa di S. Paolo alle tre fontane23  Chiesa di Santa Maria Scala Coeli24  Capo di Bove gia Sepolcro di Cecilia   Metella 25  Basilica di S. Sebastiano26  Cappella di Domine quo vadis

1  Pallazo Albani2  Casino di S.A.R. il Card. Duca di Yorch.3  Collegio dei Canonici Premostratensi4  Villa Negroni gia Peretti5  Obelisco Egizio gi‡ del Mausoleo d'Augusto6  Tribuna della Basilica di S. M. Maggiore7  Cupola della Cappella di Sisto V8  Parte dello Spedale di S. Antonio Abate9  Campanile gotico della Basilica10  Statue del prospetto principale della med.ma11  Colbrina colla statua della SS. V. in metallo.12  Cupola della Capella di Paolo V13  Campanile della Chiesa di S. Prassede

14  Monastero delle Religiose Turchine15  Monastero e Chiesa del Bambin Gesu16  Campanile della Chiesa di S. Prudenziana17  Via Patrizia18  Chiesa di S. Maria della Salute19  Chiesa di S. Paolo primo Eremita20  Casino del Cardinal Albani21  Chiesa di S. Dionisio Areopagita22  Convento dei Frati Mercenari riformate23  Campanile della Chiesa di S. Carlo24  Quattro fontane nelli quattro angoli   della Piazza

1  Cordonata che scende dal Campidoglio 2  Arco di Settimio Severo3  Ch. di S. Adriano, gi‡ Tempio di Saturno 4  Tempio d'Antonino e Faustina, or Chiesa     di S. Lorenzo in Miranda 5  Ch. di SS. Cosimo e Damiano,  gi‡ Tempio    di Romolo e Remo6  Oratorio dei FF. della Via Crucis 7  Chiesa di S. Maria Nuova 8  Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo 9  Rovine del tempio della Pace 10  Chiesa di S. Pietro ad Vincula 11  Rovine delle Terme di Tito dette le Sette Sale12  Tempio di Minerva Medica 13  Rovine del tempio di Venere e Cupide 14  Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme 15  Anfiteatro Castrense 16  Chiesa di SS. Marcellino e Pietro 17  Portico delle Scale Sante 18  Basilica di S. Giovanni in Laterano 

19  Porta S. Giovanni20  Rovine di acquidotti diversi  flm21  Rovine delle mura di Roma 22  Chiesa di SS. Quattro Coronati 23  Chiesa di S. Stefano Rotondo24  Ch. e Monastero de SS. Gio. e Paolo 25  Chiesa e Conv. di S. Bonaventura 26  Chiesa di S. Sebastiano in Pallara27  Arco di Tito Vespasiano 28  Arco di Costantino Magno 29  Orti Farnesiani sul monte Palatino30  Chiesa di S. Maria Liberatrice 31  Vestigj del Palazzo Imperiale 32  Colonne del Tempio di Giove Statore 33  Rovine della Basilica Porzia34  Colonne del Portico della Concordia 35  Una delle colonne del ponte che        congiungeva il Palatino col Campidoglio 36  Dogana del mercato dei Bestiami 37  Residuo del Portico di Giove Tonante

1  Piazza di Ponte S. Angelo 2  Ponte S. Angelo ornato con 12 statue      dimarmo pario3  Rastello all'ingresso di Castel S. Angelo 4  Mausoleo di Adriano Imp ridotto a Fort.za 5  Statua di metallo di S. Michele Arcang. 6  Baluardi, e fortificazioni di d.a fortezza 7  Strada principale della Citt‡ Leonina che      corrisponde nella Piazza di S. Pietro 8  Chiesa e Convento di S. Ma. Traspontina 9  Palazzo del Marchese Giraud gi‡   de' Campeggi         10  Palazzo Spinola, ora Ospizio degli       Ereticiridotti alla Fede Cattolica 11  Chiesa di S. Giacomo in scossacavalli 12  Ospizio dei PP. Penitenzieri di S. Pietro 13  Spedale di S. Spirito in Sassia14  Oratorio della Confratern.ta di S. Spirito  

15  Prospetto della Basilica di S. Pietro   in Vaticano 16  Cupola della medesima, e palla di   metallo capace di 32 persone a sedere17  Palazzo Apostolico, e loggie dipinte da      Raffaele d' Urbino 18  Ambulazione lunghe 500. passi 19  Casino di belvedere, e Torre de venti 20  Chiesa e Convento di S. Maria sul Monte   Mario  flm21  Valle infera, detta corrottamente dell' Inferno22  Giardino Pontificio 23  Torri e muri antichi della Citt‡ Leonina 24  Porta Pertusa 25  Chiesa di S. Marta e Convento dei PP.      Mercenarij 26  Seminario dei Chierici di S. Pietro 

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Four Patriarchal Posters The four posters were given to us in the form of a digital file. I cleaned up the edges and adjusted the color settings in photoshop to make all four posters match up to one another.

Each poster contains a key at the bottom with callouts of key buildings and monu-ments found in the poster. This was also done by Vasi in his Panorama view. I had to identify the callouts and make sure to accurately highlight the building or monument. The composition and key were adjusted to clarify the intentions of Vasi’s Patriarchal posters and to maintain the social context in the city.

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Vasi’s Then & Now : Castel S. Angelo

This sequence work was done in photoshop for a still life animation project (Final Cut Pro). Throughout Professor Tice’s trips to Rome, he collected various panoramic photographs trying to capture Vasi’s views. We decided to develop various still life sequences for the purpose of exhibiting them at the Schnitzer Museum in Eugene, Oregon. The animations aim to provide a connection to to-day’s Rome while highlighting Vasi’s representation of the city’s social life.

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Window Studies

WatercolorMedia for Design Development

Architecture 423University of OregonMedia: Pen & watercolor

Class Experience:During the Spring of 2009 I was introduced to watercolor. The first two weeks we focused on line drawings and quick sketch-ing techniques. The class then began experimenting with shade and color to develop a level of comfort with depth in perspective. After a few sketching field trips I began feeling more and more comfortable with watercolor and quick rough sketching.

Here are some of the paintings that I made throughout the quarter. Most were architectural studies of spaces and the social interac-tions but some were more specific and dealt with the detailing of doors, light fixtures, and windows.

Early Watercolor Study

S-handelierECS II Luminaire Competition

Award: 1st PlaceTeam: Summer Carrillo, Sinead Quinn, Jesus FernandezUniversity of OregonMedia: Paper & wire

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