thomas monroy internship portfolio
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EDUCATION
California College of the Arts (CCA) – San Francisco, CAArchitecture Barch Five year NAAB-accredited Undergraduate Bachelors Degree Concentration: Architecture
Relevant Coursework: Advanced Studios, Architecture Theory, Architecture Studios 1-3, Building Energy, Structures, Architecture Analysis, Advanced Technology Systems, Physics for Architecture.
GPA 2013 FA 3.80/4.0
August 2010-Current
SKILLS
Mac or PcSoftware:
Modeling:
Rhino, Auto CAD, Grasshopper, GIS mapping, 3dsMax Rendering, Maxwell Rendering, V-Ray for Rhino Rendering.Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign CNC machine, Laser Cutter, 3d printerWood shop experience, Table saw, band saw, Drill press
CONTENTS
August 2010-Current
5 2 8 P I N E S T R E E TTHE NEW WORKPLACE
Fall 20134-9
California College of the Arts Undergraduate Professor: Craig Scott
D I G I T A L F A B R I C A T I O NCOMPUTATIONAL DESIGN
Fall 201220-21
California College of the Arts Undergraduate Professor: Benjamine Rice
S U T R O B A T H STOPOGRAPHIC STRATEGIES
Spring 201216-19
California College of the Arts Undergraduate Professor: T. Jason Anderson
M I S S I O N G R E E NRESIDENTIAL HOUSING
Spring 201310-15
California College of the Arts Undergraduate Professor: Antje Steinmuller, EB Min
5 2 8 P I N E S T R E E TTHE NEW WORKPLACECalifornia College of the Arts Undergraduate Fall 2013
The downtown office building may not seem like a territory rich with potential for architectural experimentation and innovation. Much has been said and written in recent years about the ‘new workplace’. The discussion tends to focus largely on new modes of working and organizational changes to the workplace brought about with the increasing impact of digital technologies. While the sites of most often discussed workplace examples from the tech sector tend to exist within suburban contexts (Google, Facebook, Apple etc), there has been a recent shift of interest back to urban downtowns as a preferred locale for the new workplace – particularly so in San Francisco.
The typical instance of this everyday building type is far from what we usually think of as innovative architecture –formally and/or spatially. In fact, it is arguably the generic office typology that is largely held responsible for what some see as the oppressive banality and anonymity of the contem-porary city. On the other hand, 528 Pine Street exhibits levels of design rising far above the world of generic office buildings. The build-ing puts forth an architecture, which takes on transforming, the collective space and city’s public realm while providing the ideal working environment within.
Professor: Craig Scott
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Initial study, two formal tubes fold into boundaries
Elevator stair cores Aggregated office tubes Larger two and three stories tubes connecting floor volumes together
Final Form
Simplified into one tube
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5 6 7 8
Eighth Floor
Eighteenth Floor
Twenty Seventh Floor
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M I S S I O N G R E E NRESIDENTIAL HOUSING California College of the Arts Undergraduate Spring 2013 Professor:Antje Steinmuller, EB Min
Residential housing contains a spectrum of layers between the public and private. The typical housing typologies usually never touch on engag-ing the public within a predominantly private architecture. Engaging the public can offer a sense of community on a larger scale beyond the boundaries of the site. It also sets up a use beyond just a home to something bigger, though this may seem radically different in the context of San Francisco, a city of accepting many new ideas, thrives on bringing awareness to commu-nity.In many neighborhoods throughout the city abandon lots have been reclaimed by the com-munity for alternative uses. In San Francisco a reoccurring theme has sprung of creating com-munity farms, which benefiting many of the people within the neighborhoods. California’s climate supports a wide variety of crops that vary throughout the seasons. In Mission Green capturing and engaging the public through a community farming became an essential part to the design. Extending the park from the southwest side draws and engages the public, while the interaction with the public and the residences are mediated through layers of privacy. There are two courtyards created, one private for the residence and the other became the extension of the park shared with everyone.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SCALE 1’ = 1/16’
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
SCALE 1’ = 1/16’
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
SCALE 1’ = 1/16’
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Using the open “L” shape to frame an open courtyard which becomes an extention of the park
Using the two “L” shapes to frame a more private courtyard for the resi-dence.
BUILT SCAPE
FRONT YARD
FEILD/ PARK
PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE
SECTION A
SECTION B
S U T R O B A T H STOPOGRAPHIC STRATEGIESCalifornia College of the Arts Undergraduate Spring 2012
Professor: T. Jason Anderson
Architecture set within a landscape poses a sensitive relationship towards nature. Architec-ture is a human act placed onto a natural setting, ultimately disrupting its natural surroundings. Arguing in the contrary an architectural discourse challenges the very idea with strategic moves for connecting the land around creating a seamlessly built environment in a natural environment. Working strategically architecture can encourage and facilitate an enhanced connection between man and nature. Taking in account the surrounding environment a building may enhance an experiential connection with, individual and site. Connections in the project are created through strategies. Borrowing, while it provides thermal stabil-ity, it seamlessly extends the landscape on the roof creating a walk able surface that begins to detach from the site. Cantilever-ing, continues the extend ground plane detaching it completely from site, while also emphasizing the view. Stitching, allowing for accessibility, while offering two court-yards; one enclosed facing the building while the other becomes open spilling out facing an ocean view.
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Two courtyards-Open and Closed
Sutro Baths located on the northwestern point of San Francisco con-taining stunning views of the ocean. Keeping with the parks principles visitors at Sutro Baths will be free to roam around the grounds provided. Programmati-cally there will be offices for the park services and wildlife research. Formally the building enhances the connection and interaction with the land.
Extending the ground plane
Circulation Core
Through the development of digital tools and programs, there has been a high demand in architecture experi-mentation through advanced geom-etries. Developing an ongoing conver-sation about architectural experimen-tation with its relationship to contem-porary form making, representation, and construction. While experimenting with a fabricated site the goal became creating an artificial canopy. Using graphic devel-opment of associated forms of repre-sentation through digital toolboxes, the project took off as an experimen-tation of new geometric generation.
DIGITAL FABRICATION COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNCalifornia College of the Arts Undergraduate Fall 2012
Professor: Benjamine Rice
