Emerson Rodriguez

Architecture Portfolio

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cloud-Scape 01

the Seasons 05

the Slip 10

the Nest 13

park(ing) Day 17

midnight sun 19

cloudScape A new underpass

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Project: Underpass

Location: Houston, Texas

Program: Sidewalk improvements

Concept: Placing pedestrians in a new environment 2

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the Seasons A study in music and space

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Project: Create a facade out of music by studying its structure. (The Seasons

by John Cage)

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Program: Mixed-use residential / urban farming

Concept: Introduction of vertical farm-ing in an urban setting

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detail | plan air space 1etfe plastic membrane 2steel mullion 3c-channel 4grip 5glass 6potter 7water nozzle 8water tube 9

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glass 1c-channel 2etfe plastic 3steel tube 4water hose 5water container 6vertical rail support 7precast concrete panel 8panel support clip 9precast concrete 10air space 11water barrier 12insulation 13support dead load clip 14

the Slip A study in Seoul

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Project: Connect Seoul through the city

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Location: Seoul, South Korea

Program: Pathways as space

Concept: Connection of 3 different functions by blending them together with light

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the Nest A comprehensive study

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Project: Combine space, me-

chanical, and structural systems

Location: Denver, Colorado

Program: Commercial gallery

Concept: Flip the program to create a nested private space

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151 | earth, �lter cloth, insulation, waterbarrier, concrete with rebar, t-slab

2 | concrete �nish, steel decking with rigid insulation, steel truss, acoustic insulation foam, strip lighting, translucent mesh

3 | translucent polycarbonate plastic, steel tube, steel clip attaching plastic to steel tube, steel bolt, steel column, concrete block for �lling, polycarbonate plastic

4 | concrete panel, panel support clip, steel column, water-barrier, insulation, concrete panel

5 | waterbarrier, rigid insulation, concrete �ll, steel truss structure, acoustic insulation foam, translucent mesh

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1 | earth, filter cloth, insulation, waterbarrier, concrete with rebar, t-slab2 | concrete finish, steel decking with rigid insulation, steel truss, acoustic insulation foam, strip lighting, translucent mesh3 | translucent polycarbonate plastic, steel tube, steel clip, steel bolt, steel column, concrete block filling, polycarbonate plastic4 | concrete panel, panel support clip, steel column, water barrier, insulation, concrete panel5 | water barrier, rigid insulation, concrete fill, steel truss, acoustic insulation foam, translucent mesh

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1 | steel mullion, polycarbonate plastic, steel glass frame, steel column

2 | translucent polycarbonate plastic, steel joining mullion, polycarbonate plastic

3 | translucent polycarbonate plastic, steel clip, air space, steel mullion, polycarbonate plastic

4 | concrete panel, panel support clip, steel column, water-barrier, insulation, concrete panel

1 | steel I-beam, steel plate, bolt, concrete

2 | concrete �nish, steel decking with rigid insulation, steel truss, acoustic insulation foam, strip lighting, translucent mesh

3 | translucent mesh, polyole�n seal, steel clip, steel I-beam, steel clip, polyole�n seal, translucent mesh

4 | translucent mesh, steel clip bolted to steel frame, steel cap, polyole�n seal, steel clip, polyole�n seal, translucent mesh

5 | polycarbonate skylight, eye bolt bracket �xed polyeth-ylene keder, waterbarrier, rigid insulation, concrete, steel truss, acoustic insulation foam, strip lighting, translucent mesh

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4 1 | steel I-beam, steel plate, bolt, concrete2 | concrete finish, steel decking with rigid insulation, steel truss, acoustic insulation foam, strip lighting, translucent mesh3 | translucent mesh, polyolefin seal, steel clip, steel I-beam, steel clip, polyolefin seal, translucent mesh4 | translucent mesh, steel clip, steel cap, polyolefin seal, steel clip, polyolefin seal, translucent mesh

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Parking(ing) Day An urban intervention

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Project: Park(ing) Day

Location: Houston, Texas

Program: Parklet

Concept: Fabric creating space

midnight Sun A cap

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Project: Cap over current condition of I-59, removing the barrier between down-

town and EaDo (east downtown)

Location: Houston, Texas

Program: Large urban center

Concept: Use of folded surfaces to create an identity for Houston

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