VALERIA AYALA-CUCALON

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Arch 231 & 232- Basic Design Studio and Research II

NCMA competition- Brooklyn Bridge Museum p 1-3

House of a Musician p 4-5

Enoteca- State College, PA , Wine Rack p 6-7

Second Year

First Year

Arch 131s- Basic Design and Research I

Design Build Project p 8

Green Dorm Project- Labyrinth p 9

NCMA competition

CIRCULATION

STEEL

CMU WALL

GLASS (CONNECTION)

The Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges are the unifying factors of the concrete jungle that is Manhattan and the industrial historicdistricts of Brooklyn. Thesebridges are responsible for the immersion of these two culture, providing wasy access from one to the other.

The Brooklyn Bridge Museum: A Monument to the Immersion of Two Cities

Brooklyn was an independent city until January 1st, 1898 when it was consolidated with the other boroughs to form New York City. The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883, opening up a passage and providing an ease of access like never before from Manhattan to Brooklyn,allowing for an immersion of cultures anda later unification of two cities.

Pennsylvania State UniversityInstructor: Shadi Nazarian Arch 232-Basic Design Studio & Reseach II14 weeks

CMU UNIT

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NCMA competition

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GALLERY 3

GALLERY 3

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MEDIA STORAGE

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HOUSE OF A MUSICIAN

BALD EAGLE STATE PARK, PA

Designing a House for a Musician evidently dealt with an understa-nding of music as a large part of the design process. I analyzed a piece of classical music and comp-ared it to the experience through the site. As we visited the site for the first time, I wondered abo-ut how people approached the site, how they encountered it and how they moved across it. The firstthing I noticed was the slope, andhow it was directing me towards the water, it was pushing me forward. I wanted to change that experience, creating and encouraging a new wayof movement through the site, moving the person in a different manner and creating new areas of exploration.

Pennsylvania State UniversityInstructor: Reggie Aviles Arch 231-Basic Design Studio & Reseach II6 weeks

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NO ELEVATION

ELEVATED

MOST ELEVATED

PUBLIC

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SITE CIRCULATION DIAGRAMS

HOUSE OF A MUSICIAN

ELEVATIONS

SECTIONS

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ENOTECA DESIGN

DOWNTOWN STATE COLLEGE, PA

Designing an Enoteca in the middleof downtown State College ignited many cultural questions. Consider-ing the targeted clients and loca-tion was a large part of the design process and required careful consid-eration. The question was, who is this enoteca intended to serve. The answer was simple, it was a place for the more culturally thirsty few.For those who not only wanted a good glass of wine, but also intended to learn something while there. Now another important question was how to bring them in. I decided to use curiosity as my main enticing factor. My facade and entrance were made up of the wine rack, which proceeded along the entire enoteca, in bothpublicand private areas.

Wine Rack [Architectural Material] Group Members:

Valeria Ayala-CucalonAmy StunderMatt AvalloneShane Foust

Pennsylvania State UniversityInstructor: Loukas Kalisperis Arch 231-Basic Design Studio & Reseach II8 weeks

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PLANS

DIAGRAMS

ENOTECA DESIGN

PRIVATE AREA

PUBLIC AREA

BASEMENT AREA

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

FRONTAL ELEVATION

SECOND YEAR FALL 2012 p7

DESIGN BUILD

TABLE- LEGS AND FRAME

FIRST YEAR SPRING 2012 p8

The Design Build Project mimics a real life design situation. In this case, as a section, our client was The Delta School.Therefore our client was both the principal, and the children. We were asked to designtables for the children to use in theirstudy/ library spce. Many factors were considered, such as what these tables would be used for, how often they would be used, and the location these tables were going to be placed in. Along with the children’s help,we designed a “Dinosaur Table” for the room they liked to call “The Dino-saur Room”. The design also allowed the tables to be raised, as some of the tables would be facing the windowswhich were placed higher up. Seventables were designed, with what looksto be an abstract design but when they come together, they form a dinosaur.

STATE COLLEGE, PA

Pennsylvania State UniversityInstructor: Danielle RiveraArch 131s-Basic Design Studio & Reseach I10 weeks

[Group Members]

Valeria Ayala-CucalonKatie TroutmanMatt LaMonteTim DipaoloAlyssa Gallina

GREEN DORM PROJECT

EAST DORMITORIES, PENN STATE, PA

This project focused on the prospective renovation of dormitories at Penn State. After attending many workshops on creativeproposition of redesign we were asked to design a labirynth that would interact with the living situation of a student.

I chose the Minotaur Labirynth. The legend of the minotaur is astory of secrecy and shame as a bullheaded monster is born out of an affair Queen Pasiphae has with a bull. This represented a case of secrecy and privacy, something the dorms currently lack.

Pennsylvania State UniversityInstructor: Jodi La Coe Arch 131s-Basic Design Studio & Reseach I4 weeks

FIRST YEAR FALL 2011 p9