pratt institute portfolio - freddie sotelo
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Architectural WorkFreddie Sotelo
( Pratt Institute)
Architectural WorkFreddie Sotelo
( Pratt Institute)
“When I am asked what I believe in, I say that I believe in architecture. Architecture is
the mother of the arts. I like to believe that architecture connects the present with the
past and the tangible with the intangible.”
– Richard Meier
Contents
Fall 2012Fall 2012
TechnicsGroup Project:Body Extensions 07critic: Brendon Kelly
Representations IFigure Studies and Projections: Sequential Drawings 12critic: Abigail Coover Hume
Core Design Studio IPoint and Lines: Understanding Space 16critic: Ezra ArdolinoPoint and Lines: Focusing in Space 18critic: Ezra Ardolino
Spring 2013Spring 2013
Representations IIMichael Graves: Hanselmann House Studies 20critic: Aaron WhiteHanselmann Scale Analysis 24critic: Aaron White
Intermediate Design Studio IVLibrary Studies: Winnipeg Addition 30critic: Richard ScherrDatum Study: Library Organization 32critic: Richard Scherr
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Awards + Entries
Stickley Design Invitational CompetitionStickley Design Invitational CompetitionSecond Place Award
“An Artistic Discovery” - Congressional Art Competition for High School Students“An Artistic Discovery” - Congressional Art Competition for High School StudentsFinalist
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Essex County Visual Arts CompetitionA Midsummer Night’s Dream - Essex County Visual Arts CompetitionSecond Place Award
Architecture For Humanity CompetitionArchitecture For Humanity CompetitionShort Listed
Education
Architecture TechnologyArchitecture TechnologyEssex County Community College2009 - 2012
Bachelor of ArchitectureBachelor of ArchitecturePratt Institute2012 - present
Freddie Sotelo
Resume05
Work Experience
Architecture i.S - Williamsburg, NYArchitecture i.S - Williamsburg, NYJuly 2012 - September 2012
Skills
AutocadAutodesk 3ds MaxEcotect AnalysisGoogle Sketch-UpAdobe Photoshop/PhotomontageAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesign
Contact
Freddie Sotelo
252 Hornblower AveBelleville, NJ 07109
Mobile: (862) 220 - 6681Home: (973) 751 - [email protected]
Architectural Work
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Project involved careful examination between a
part of the body and how an object’s weight
and dimension affects its position. By deciding
an ideal method of reading a book, an structural
design was achieved to accommodate the per-
son and its comfortability in utilization. This design
behaved as a natural body extension between
the legs and the book. The process started with
measurements of the affected body part, along
with a model prototype. These were crucial to
the analysis, since the load of the book had to
be countered with joints and a truss system.
critic: Brendon Kelly
collaboration: Freddie Sotelo/Nathaniel Lee
Group Project: Body Extensions Group Project: Body Extensions / / fall 2012fall 2012
TechnicsTechnics
Freddie Sotelo
Technics/Fall 2012 08
( sequence of images depicting points of tension and compression as a person
holds a book )
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After examining the affected joints and body parts, a prototype model was constructed. This process was necessary to have a glimpse at what parts of the thighs reacted upon the early design. This action and reaction analysis also determined the ideal location of the book in accordance with the way the person would be able to read comfortably.
Freddie Sotelo
Technics/Fall 2012 10
The previous study model lacked the necessary
flexibility to measure the legs with precision. As a
group, a damped paper “surface” model was built
to mold around the thighs and lower abdomen. The
measurements of the arched surface were used to
design a preliminary wooden model.
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( measurements needed for wooden model testing and preliminary function
of claw system)
Freddie Sotelo
Technics/Fall 2012 12
Final model design implemented a truss like system which each point acted as a claw using the surface area of the leg for grip. This varied in length due to the measurements of the radius in the thighs. The upper most part, designed with a joint system, moved in ac-cordance to the way the book was placed. Therefore this body extension worked by naturally responding to its position along the legs.
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As part of becoming familiar with the usage of Rhinoceros, a computer
modeling software, basic commands were utilized to create drawings.
The basic figures were arranged in patterns or sequences based on the
commands. As the project further developed, the figures were physically
constructed and were drawn in the program. By applying the foremost
basic principles of the commands, These shapes were projected using
construction lines in order to revel new forms and views. As the figures
were re-interpreted, other methods such as cutting or slicing the figure
were used as an understanding of section and oblique drawings. In the
end, all of these methods were combines to deform the shapes and bring
our own interpretation of sequences.
critic: Abigail Coover HumeFigure Studies and Projections: Sequential Drawings Figure Studies and Projections: Sequential Drawings / / fall 2012fall 2012
Representations IRepresentations I
( drawing of preliminary ar-
ranged figures
with slices and frames )
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Freddie Sotelo
Representations I/Fall 2012
( drawing derived from elevations
and projections )
Projection lines were the main emphasis
throughout each project. By understanding
the many ways it can create different views,
the starting drawing simply creates the next,
creating a series of sequential drawings.
Lastly, the same lines were used to imple-
ment shadows.
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Freddie Sotelo
Representations I/Fall 2012 16
( oblique cuts and scale drawings of assembled
blocks )
The wooden model served as a visual
aid for oblique and perspective drawings.
The course also included a representation
of the assembled blocks with different
scalar and sectional drawings.
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First year studio focused on the introduction of the ability to develop space from reference points. These points were a reference to an ideal nine-point square grid. This grid shifted as the points were placed on dif-ferent space locations after a series of dice rolls. As the new points were marked, lines were drawn in the space therefore connecting each dot. This process further developed until a concept was created. The concept emphasized the behavior and architectural qualities that the new reading of lines depicted. This idea was represented in both two-dimensional draw-ings and a version of a three-dimensional model. The model demonstrated architectural characteristics such as linear flow from each organ or clusters of space. The lines became a continuous transition from one side to the other, as if each pocket of space transitioned from one room to another. This idea captured the sense of sequence from one area to another, pocket to pocket, open to closed.
critic: Ezra ArdolinoPoint and Lines: Understanding Space Point and Lines: Understanding Space / / fall 2012fall 2012
Core Design Studio ICore Design Studio I
Freddie Sotelo
18Core Design Studio I/Fall 2012
( linear model with nodes )
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Second phase of the course focused on a surface mod-
el taken from the original line drawing. In order to do
this, the original drawing’s lines were extended trough
the rest of the sheets, thus reinterpreting the drawing in
a new way. Furthermore a section of the new drawing
was taken and represented in three dimensional form.
This form became a spatial interpretation of a two di-
mensional line. This new form still maintained its former
qualities. This new form was reinterpreted in a wooden
model and along sectional drawings to depict possible
uses for people.
critic: Ezra ArdolinoExtending Lines: Focusing in Space Extending Lines: Focusing in Space / / fall 2012fall 2012
Core Design Studio ICore Design Studio I
( original line drawing along with an extended drawing of
the previous )
Freddie Sotelo
20Core Design Studio I/Fall 2012
( sectional and plan drawings of portion in wooden chunk
model )
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Using the knowledge from previous Representation course,
the objective was to document a project, in this case Michael
Grave’s Hanselmann House. Research of the house was need
to draw a series of plans, sections and elevations that matched
the architect’s work. Using construction lines, every completed
drawing became a projection from the first, As each drawing
was completed, a spatial interpretation was recognized. In this
case, the architect implemented the sense of shifting. This idea
was recognized in the way the walls were placed in plan and
the movement of the facade in the perspective drawings.
critic: Aaron WhiteMichael Graves: Hanselmann House Study Michael Graves: Hanselmann House Study / / fall 2012fall 2012
Representations IIRepresentations II
Freddie Sotelo
22Representations II/Spring 2013
( detailed house drawings derived from construction
lines )
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EAST ELEVATION SCALE: 3/16"=1'
SECTION A-A SCALE: 3/16"=1'
WEST ELEVATION SCALE: 3/16"=1'
EAST ELEVATION WITH STUDIOSCALE: 3/16"=1'
SOUTH ELEVATION SCALE: 3/16"=1'
FIRST LEVEL PLANSCALE: 3/16"=1'
SECOND LEVEL PLANSCALE: 3/16"=1'
THIRD LEVEL PLANSCALE: 3/16"=1'
NORTH ELEVATIONSCALE: 3/16"=1'
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Freddie Sotelo
24Representations II/Spring 2013
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critic: Aaron White
Representations IIRepresentations IIHanselmann Scale Analysis Hanselmann Scale Analysis / / spring 2013spring 2013
Representing Hanselmann House’s spatial characteristics required to look beyond its actual form. These studies had to be broken down. The design needed to be depicted in an exploded view, allowing each individual window and wall to be pulled out and mea-sured in a rule of thirds. This idea was not of self representation, rather it was the way Graves emphasized his works.
( projection lines with early study of scale )
Freddie Sotelo
26Representations II/Spring 2013
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( Hanselmann House in exploded view. drawing
became a reading of parts )
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This scalar sequence was evident in the way the space transitioned from one room to the next. In other words, a simple floor plan is not only the product of a concept, rather the whole identity of the house has a language of scale, from plans, elevations, section, walls,
Freddie Sotelo
28Representations II/Spring 2013
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Freddie Sotelo
30Representations II/Spring 2013
( analytical analysis of Hanselmann House scalar
sequence )
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The library is ordered in a series of zones that run parallel to the window wall and across the long dimen-sion of the space. The strips accommodate the pro-grammatic components of the library in categories.The library is ordered in a series of zones that run parallel to the window wall and across the long di-mension of the space. The strips accommodate the programmatic components of the library in catego-ries. The first band is the park. The second are tables, chairs, and casual seating. Third are reference collec-tions, help desks, and computer stations, and fourth is high masses, such as shelving running in sequences. The fifth category are closed reading rooms, offices and meeting rooms. The strips progress from park to interior, from open to enclosed, from low to high, from areas of greatest public access and interaction to areas of privacy and quiet. This spatial order allows all visitors to see and understand the general arrangement of col-lections and functions.
critic: Richard ScherrLibrary Studies: Winnipeg Addition Library Studies: Winnipeg Addition / / spring 2013spring 2013
Intermediate Design Studio IVIntermediate Design Studio IV
Freddie Sotelo
32Intermediate Design IV/Spring 2013
( precedent studies space, program, and design implementation diagram )
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Set of manipulations for a library design were imple-mented through the process of a datum. By using a wall as a reference condition, a series of push and pull commands are applied. By applying these actions to the wall, the datum, programs are created. Pulling com-mands creates the study carrels, which along a series of book shelves, shapes one side of the wall. Another moment takes place on the other side, where by ex-truding the wall, it forms seating space and computer stations. Furthermore, pulling the wall creates openings, emphasizing the unification of the programs.
critic: Richard ScherrDatum Study: Library Organization Datum Study: Library Organization / / spring 2013spring 2013
Intermediate Design Studio IVIntermediate Design Studio IV
( small library configuration. diagram shows program
divided through datum line )
Freddie Sotelo
34Intermediate Design IV/Spring 2013
( datum wall pushes and pulls forming required programs )
( computer station and shelves )
( reading carrels )
( study areas pulled from datum wall )
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Organizing a space requires more than simply placing programs at one side to another. One must be able to have a well studied organization strategy that both satisfies the type of program and its inhabitants. A library not only serves as a place to store books, it is also a place of historical significance that becomes a gateway for people to gather and explore the social and cultural sides of its location. By layering the programs to satisfy a connection between the book and its relationship to the reader, a strong connection is established.
critic: Richard ScherrLibrary Organizational Design Library Organizational Design / / spring 2013spring 2013
Intermediate Design Studio IVIntermediate Design Studio IV
Location: Chinatown, NY
Reference Separation Layering
Shifting Zone Interaction
( integration analysis )
( circulaton analysis )
( conceptdiagram )
Freddie Sotelo
36Intermediate Design IV/Spring 2013
( first level plan ) ( second level plan) ( third and fourth levelplan )
( fifth level plan )
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