ARCHITECTUREWalter A. Villatoro PORTFOLIO

University of East (UNIVO), San Miguel, El SalvadorTerms: Spring 2007-Fall 2009Major: Architecture

Address3926 Wendy LaneSilver Spring, MD 20906

Phone(240)234-4705

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RESUME

PROFILE

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

WALTER A VILLATORO

Used AutoCAD Architecture to draw construction documents: HVAC system, foundation plans, floor plans, sections, elevations, floor framing, roof framing, roof plans, casework details, door schedules, window schedules, and finish schedules. Did building measurements on siteResearched construction materials Used Sketch Up for building design and presentations

University of Maryland, College Park, MDTerms: Fall 2017-Spring 2019Major: Bachelor of Science, ArchitectureGraduated: May 24, 2019

MSKM Architects, 4838 Drummond Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (Summer 2017)

Used AutoCAD to draw millwork, HVAC bulkhead, stoops, details, floor plans, sections, and elevations as neededDid site visitsTook pictures and drew sketches to real dimensionsCorrected red-marked construction documents using AutoCAD

Restaurant Associates: National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560 National Museum of Natural History, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20560September 2016-Present: Sweet Home Cafe, (National Museum of African American History and Culture) Supervisor of cafeteria and outdoor food carts, cashier, and utility. 2014-September 2016: Cafeteria of National Museum of Natural History Supervisor of Cafe Natural and outdoor food carts, cashier, and head cashier. 2011-2014: Cafeteria of National Museum of Natural History Utility: Dishwasher, food prep, and food runner.

CMI General Contractors, Inc., 30069 Business Center Dr, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622 (June 2019-September 2019)

Montgomery College, Rockville, MDTerms: Fall 2013-Spring 2017Major: Associate of Applied Science of Architectural Technology (Spring 2015-Spring 2017) American English as a Second Language Program (Fall 2013-Fall 2014)Graduated: May 19, 2017

AWARDS/HONORS

University of Maryland: University of Maryland, College Park, Grant (Fall 2017-Spring 2019) The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, University of Maryland Chapter The National Society of Leadership and Success, Sigma Alpha Pi, University of Maryland Chapter The Society for Collegiate Leadership and Achievement, University of Maryland Student ChapterMontgomery College: AIA Potomac Valley/Montgomery College Scholarship Award (Spring 2017) Board of Trustees Scholarship (Fall 2015-Spring 2017) Dean’s List (Spring 2015-Spring 2017) Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

SKILLS

ArcGISArchiCADAutoCADIllustrator

InDesignPhotoshopRevitSketch Up

“Life is architecture, and architecture is the mirror of life. “

- I.M. Pei

TABLE OF CONTENTSARCHITECTURE DESIGN PROJECTS

THE BLUE DIGITAL HUB

THE GREEN HOPE TINY HOME

THE “RAPTORS” COFFEE SHOP

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THE TECHNOLOGY-EXPERIENCE CENTER

THE T-WING PAVILION

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THE CLUSTER-APARTMENT BUILDING

THE SIPS VACATION HOUSE

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ART AND DRAWINGS THROUGHOUT MY PROCESS IN THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

THE SYMBOLIC CIVIC TOWER 08

MURAL WALK PLAZA AND THE BLAGDEN-ARTIST BUILDING 09

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COURSE: ARCH 402-Architecture Studio III. University of Maryland, College Park, Spring 2018.

PROJECT: Part A Sequence of Space: Research, analysis, and diagrams of a building precedent; part B Site Analysis: Site exploration, analysis, drawings, and physical model of the site; part C Building Design: Design a digital hub for the purpose of the creation and dissemination of digital media considering the future Purple Line next to the site.

For part A, I chose the Carpenter Center of Visual Arts by Le Corbusier as a precedent because I would like to complement my knowledge with his design. For part B, as part of my assignment, I did the solar and environmental analysis of the site, which included topography, rainfall, and water flow.

For part C, I wanted my design to have the glass walls in angle similar to Le Corbusier’s design to take advantage of natural light, but to avoid its direct access into the building. Also, as the primary objective, my building was designed with the concept of integrating the urban environment, street, and building user, which can be seen in the transparent walls and the sliding shape of the main entrance.

01GEORGIA AVE AND BONIFANT ST, SILVER SPRING, MD

SOUTH VIEW-FUTURE PURPLE LINE

FIRST FLOOR PLANPRECEDENT: CARPENTER CENTER OF VISUAL ARTS, LE CORBUSIER

THE BLUE DIGITAL HUB

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SOUTHWEST VIEW-FUTURE PURPLE LINE

SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN

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GEORGIA AVE ELEVATION

DIGITAL ART GALLERY AND PRE-FUNCTION SPACE

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GATHERING SPACE, CAFE, AND LOBBY

SITE ANALYSIS PROGRAM ANALYSIS-PRIMARY CIRCULATION

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR EGRESS STAIRS VS MONUMENTAL STAIR

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5 6 7 8

INTEGRATION STUDY:URBAN ENVIRONMENT, STREET, AND BUILDING USER

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University of Maryland, College Park, Fall 2018.

PROJECT: The competition asks students to think about what constitutes “home” and how that can be condensed into tiny, livable space. Each tiny home will provide real-world solutions for communities who are facing challenges such as overpopu-lation, homelessness, and temporary shelters for refugees facing natural disasters, environmental degradation, and political unrest. Each tiny home will be comprised of two 96” long x 96” diameter concrete pipes.

Considering the need we have to minimize the climate change and its effects, I decided to design a sustainable tiny home. The pipes will have vegetated exterior sur-face to minimize the heat island, photovoltaic system to produce its own energy, and foldable wall mounted furniture which minimizes the foot print of the structure and makes it more efficient. When this green tiny home is produced in mass, it will create a big beneficial impact to the environment and to people who need a place to live.

02AIAS PIPE DREAM, A TINY HOME COMPETITION

THE GREEN HOPE

SOLUTION-SKETCH SECTION FLOOR PLAN

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03MONTGOMERY COLLEGE CAMPUS, ROCKVILLE, MD

THE “RAPTORS” COFFEE SHOP

COURSE: ARCH 101-Introduction to Architecture and the Built Environment. Montgomery College, Rockville, Spring 2015. PROJECT: To design a coffee shop in an area of 1800 squared feet on Montgomery College Rockville Campus inspired by an architect previously studied (Mies Van Der Rohe).

Mies Van Der Rohe used the concept of open space on his designs. To convey beauty and rationality of the space, Van Der Rohe applies overhang roofs, curtain glass wall, white ceiling, and linear walls in every design.

My solution to this design project was to try to imitate the architecture style of Mies Van Der Rohe. I analyzed and applied on my design the idea of an open space where students of Montgomery College can enjoy and engage while they are on break or desire a cup of coffee. To have an aesthetical space, I designed linear glass walls were people can interact either direct, or indirectly. Also, as a symbol of Montgomery College, I decided to put a statue of the Raptor (MC mascot) on the north façade like Mies Van Der Rohe did at the interior reflecting pool of Barcelona Pavilion. FLOOR PLAN

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SOUTH CAMPUS DR.

TO ROCKVILLEMETRO STATION

MANNAKEE ST.

TO MARTINS LN./NELSON ST.

AT ATHLETICFIELD

MONTGOMERY COLLEGERockville CampusAll buildings at the campus are accessible.

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BUS STOP

LOT 7PARKING

LOT 5

COLLEGE PARKINGLOT 13

LOT 6

PARKINGLOT 1

PARKINGLOT 10

PARKINGLOT 2

ATHLETIC FIELDS

TO SHADY GROVEMETRO STATION

BUSSTOP

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PARKINGLOT 3

TENNISCOURTS

MAINT.SHOP

PARKINGLOT 12

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WELCOMECENTER

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LOT 8

PARKINGLOT 9

MCSHUTTLE

STOP

PARKINGLOT 11

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NORTH CAMPUS DR.

CAPITALBIKESHARE

STATION

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MCSHUTTLE

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WORK AREA

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CB CLOSED*

WORK AREA

UNDERCONSTRUCTIONOpens Spring 2020

NEW STUDENTSERVICESCENTER

SC ScienceCenterSV StudentServicesBuilding EnrollmentServices FinancialAidOfficeSW ScienceCenterWest TA TheatreArtsBuildingTC TechnicalCenterTT InterimTechnicalTraining

Center*ClosedasofDecember17,2018.

Counseling,DisabilitySupportServices,andPublicSafetyofficesrelocatedtoMannakeeBuilding(MK).

Legend of Campus Buildings(asofFebruary2019)AR PaulPeckArtBuildingAT AmphitheatreCB CounselingandAdvising

Building*CC CampusCenter Bookstore Cafeteria StudentLifeOffice WorkforceDevelopment&

ContinuingEducationOffice (WD&CE)

CS ComputerScienceBuildingGU HomerS.GudelskyInstitute

forTechnicalEducation

Rockville Campus

Rockville Campus 51MannakeeStreetRockville,MD20850240-567-5000;TTY301-294-9672montgomerycollege.eduForupdatestocampusmaps,visitmontgomerycollege.edu/maps

HU HumanitiesBuildingMK MannakeeBuilding CenterforTrainingExcellence

CounselingandAdvising DisabilitySupportServices PublicSafetyOfficeMT GordonandMarilyn

MacklinTower LibraryMU MusicBuildingNG NorthGarage(Parking)PA RobertE.ParillaPerforming

ArtsCenterPE PhysicalEducationCenterSB SouthCampusInstruction

Building WelcomeCenter

SITE PLAN SEATING AREA 1 SEATING AREA 2

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SOUTHEAST VIEW

NORTHWEST VIEW

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COURSE: ARCH 408-Special Topics Architecture Design Studio. University of Maryland, College Park, Spring 2019.

PROJECT: To select a specific venue or sector within the masterplan construct (previously developed in teams), develop, and design an experience into a distinct and clearly articulated experience-destination, which has to be vivid, transcendent, and life-changing. In developing the site in the context of the masterplan, students should ensure that circulation routes-pedestrian and vehicular (of all types: AAV, AV and Drone) have a logical relationship to the selected Construct development and may be developed effectively to serve the Experience Destination as the centerpiece of the Aerotropolis. Students may assume that the Experience Destination will have a very high volume of visitors as a regional attraction.

I chose the southwest of the masterplan construct because my design is meant to be a connection between the future Discovery District development in Downtown College Park and the masterplan construct. I designed an elevated experiential space where visitors can experience the production and demonstration of Technological advances such as: Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (AAV), Autonomous Vehicles (AV), drones, and others. Also, to be more vivid and experiential, the overall design is an open floor plan where visitors can circulate around the main spaces. The integration of glass floors and walls can also provide different views and experiences of the masterplan construct and the development of Downtown College Park. Additionally, I designed an open cantilever second floor (Level 2) where modules 50’x50’ can be integrated by moving either up or down to create more spaces and new experiences.

04COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT, COLLEGE PARK, MD

THE TECHNOLOGY-EXPERIENCE CENTER

LOWER LEVEL

LEVEL 1 - ENTRY

LEVEL 2

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TRANSVERSE SECTION PERSPECTIVE - WEST VIEW

LONGITUDINAL SECTION PERSPECTIVE - SOUTH VIEW NIGHT EXPERIENCE - SOUTHWEST VIEW

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SITE PLAN (PREVIOUS DESIGNED MASTER PLAN)

AERIAL APPROACH - SOUTHWEST VIEW

SECONDARY CIRCULATION - NORTHEAST VIEW

SKYLIGHT DETAIL: OPEN - AAV ACCESSIBLE

SKYLIGHT DETAIL - CLOSED

ADJUSTABLE MODULES

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PROGRAM

OUTDOOR EXHIBITION/EXPERIENCE - TECHNOLOGY AND AAV DEMOSTRATION MAIN EXHIBITION - TECHNOLOGY AND AV/AAV DEMOSTRATION

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COURSE: ARCH 408-Special Topics Architecture Design Studio. University of Maryland, College Park, Spring 2019.

PROJECT: To design an assembly pavilion sited on a prominent location within the Discovery District adjacent the College Park Aviation Museum; to identify a detail observed from an artifact in the museum for the pavilion structure design; to design a landscape that integrates the pavilion and gathering spaces into the existing pedes-trian circulation routes adjacent to the Airport and Aviation Museum.

The detail I identified at the Museum and decided to take for my design was the technology used on the airplanes of the early 1900s, which comprises the use of cables and turning buckles to connect the parts of the airplanes and give control of the machine.

The structure design of the pavilion has two columns in the center with cables in tension to support the load of the cantilevered roof and distribute it to the ground. Also, I designed a plaza next to the pavilion to provide a gathering area as an integra-tion element of the pavilion, Airport, and Aviation Museum.

05COLLEGE PARK AIRPORT, COLLEGE PARK, MD

THE T-WING PAVILION

TAIL OF AIRPLANE (ELEVATOR) TWISTED OVERLAPPING TORSION TENSION EQUILIBRIUM

DETAIL ANALYSIS:TURNING BUCKLE

SITE PLAN

WEST AERIAL VIEW

EXPLODED AXON

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SOUTHEAST VIEW

ELEVATION

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMWITH ADAPTABLE ANGLE

WING SHAPE WITH TENSIONED CABLE

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06BONIFANT ST, SILVER SPRING, MD

COURSE: ARCH 402-Architecture Studio III. University of Maryland, College Park, Spring 2018.

PROJECT: To explore and design spatial conditions that reimagine and rethink how people live in an urban environment. Also, to design housing el-ements that work together to make a greater experience for the whole. The building has to have 60 units in a combination of studio and one-bedroom units, the commercial space must be located on the ground floor, and the overall design must follow the local building requirements.

The site is surrounded by commercial buildings on the west and residen-tial buildings on the east, so I decided to design the commercial space on the west and the main entrance to the apartments on the east.

The concept I considered for the design was to have a clustered facade where each studio and one-bedroom unit can take advantage of natural light and provide exterior-interior relationship. To achieve the clustered design, the studio units are alternated, having the one-bedroom unit in between of them. The one-bedroom units have an area of 750 sf which includes a bal-cony while the studio units have an area of 500 sf. Also, the units will have a semi-public space on the front door which serves to have hidden doors and give certain privacy from the corridor.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST, THIRD, AND FITH FLOOR PLAN

SECOND, FOURTH, AND SIXTH FLOOR PLAN

THE CLUSTER-APARTMENT BUILDING

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FRONT ELEVATION-BONIFANT ST.

LOBBY-COFFEE SHOP

SITE PLAN

STUDIO UNIT FLOOR PLAN

ONE-BEDROOM UNIT FLOOR PLAN

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SITE VIEW SOLAR EXPOSURE PUBLIC VS PRIVATE

GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

SERVICE AREA

COMMERCIAL SPACE

LOBBY

AMENITY SPACE

ENTRANCE

PUBLIC PUBLIC PRIVATE

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

UNIT ARRANGEMENT-PUSH AND PULL-CLUSTERUNIT ARRANGEMENT UNIT TOTAL

STUDIO UNIT

ONE-BEDROOM UNIT

CIRCULATION

STUDIO UNIT ONE-BEDROOM UNIT

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COURSE: ARCH 201-Introduction to Architectural Design.Montgomery College, Fall 2016.

PROJECT: To design a vacation house where the structural frame of the house is prefabricated from 4” tube steel sections that will be delivered and assembled on site. Also, the wall system will be a Structural Insulated Panel System (SIPS) of 6” panels for walls and 8” for floor and roof.

My solution to this project was to attach the wall of the bathroom module and the kitchen module together, so the two spaces could share the same wall and avoid more prefabricated walls. Also, the design was meant to be sustainable, so I decided to have a north-south organization because the solar panels can be exposed and get more sun the whole year. To take advantage of natural lighting, the private area is located on the north where the sun exposure is minimum while the public area is on the south because it needs more light and better view to the river.

07POTOMAC RIVER, GREAT FALLS, VA

SIPS HOUSE

FIRST FLOOR

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

INTERIOR ELEVATION

PHYSICAL MODEL

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SOUTHWEST VIEW

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THE SYMBOLIC CIVIC TOWER 08ELLICOTT CITY, MD

COURSE: ARCH 403-Architecture Studio IV. University of Maryland, College Park, Fall 2018.

PROJECT: The tower will in all cases be defined as a Civic Marker, a branding element, an introduction, an essential signifier, a gateway element of Ellicott City. The tower must be able to communicate the time of day. The solution should have a clear conceptual logic supported by design themes that broadly engage and draw from observations of the community, including the historic civic, industrial and cultural context of the region.

My solution to this project was to take the mills, train, turning table, and musuem, which are symbols and part of the history of Ellicott City, as the main design concept. Ellicott City has one of the oldest train stations in the world, so the overall design of the tower was inspired by a steam locomotive shape. Combined with glass and metal, the walls of the tower are cladded by granite stone with dif-ferent finishes because this is the main local construction material. As a sustain-able solution, the design also has a stormwater retention vault to colect water and distribute it for irrigation.

SITE PLAN

5TH FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN STORMWATER RETENTION VAULT DETAIL

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SOUTHEAST VIEW

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THE PLAZA AND THE BLAGDEN-ARTIST BUILDING09BLAGDEN ALLEY, WASHINGTON, D.C.

COURSE: ARCH 401-Architecture Studio II. University of Maryland, College Park, Fall 2017.

PROJECT: Part A: To document and analyze the open alley known as Blagden Alley in Washington, D.C.; part B Plaza Design: To draw relevant drawings with context using the precedents already studied to develop a plaza design; part C Building Design: To create a multilevel building that connects to the plaza, context, and combine two programs (café/gallery/studio).

For part A, the class did site visit, research, presentation and site model of Blagden Alley.

To solve part B, I chose mural walk as theme because there were murals on the site that I wanted to keep and use as a path for people who visit the alley. The main circulation is a zig zag because I consider that it can give a better perspective of the site and infrastructure.

To solve part C, I decided to design a building with a gallery on the ground floor and a studio on the second floor. The design has Integration as concept and the London Wall Place, London, England as precedent. The plaza and the building are integrated by the orthogonal shapes and by the tree steel column at the center of the building to support the roof.

FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR

SECTION 1 SECTION 2

PLAZA

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LONGITUDINAL ELEVATION: BUILDING-PLAZA

SOUTHEAST VIEW

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BUILDING SITE AND PLAZA

SITE PLAN OF BLAGDEN ALLEY CIRCULATION

PARTI

TREE COLUMN (CENTRALIZED) PHYSICAL MODELEXPLODED AXON

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NORTHEAST VIEW

“I started out trying to create buildings that would sparkle like isolated jewels. Now I want them to connect, to form a new kind of landscape, to flow together with contemporary cities and the lives of their peoples.”

– Zaha Hadid

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FREEHAND DRAWING

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ACRYLIC PAINTING