leah zaldumbide architecture portfolio

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Leah Zaldumbidedesignlz.com305.298.5966 [email protected]

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c a l i f o r n i a c o l l e g e o f t h e a r t s Bachelor of Architecture San Francisco, ca

August 2009-May 2014

gpa: 3.9

Highly motivated, results-driven, strong organizational and time management skills.Ability to collaborate with and lead others in a team environment.Fluent in English and Spanish.

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Grant awarded for the actualization of a social innovation project addressing a specific need in an international community.California College of the Arts | Spring 2014

Total: $10,000

a i a h e n r y a d a m s c e r t i f i c a t e o f m e r i t Awarded to the second-ranking graduating student.California College of the Arts | Spring 2014

c c a s c h o l a r s h i p awa r d Based on creative achievement demonstrated through high school portfolio.California College of the Arts | Fall 2009- Spring 2014

Total: $190,000

h o n o r a b l e m e n t i o n j u r y awa r d Project : Desert DriftbotCalifornia College of the Arts | Spring 2013

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California College of the Arts | Spring 2012

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California College of the Arts | Spring 2012

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California College of the Arts | Fall 2011

Autocad, Rhino, SketchUp, 3ds Max, Maya, V-Ray, Adobe Creative Suite, Arduino, Grasshopper, Firefly, Axure Pro, html, css

Hand Drafting, Sketching, Model-Making, Laser Cutting

project pigway social impact project

Pto. el Morro, Ecuador | Sept '14- August '14

Undertook an international project that addressed the unsanitary living conditions in an undeveloped community as Lead Architect.

Managed the budget and logistics of a $10,000 project.

Acted as the first point of contact for contractors, municipal agencies and social entities.

Ran educational and graphic design workshops focused on the social issue of the project for the local children.

Seeking a position at a design firm where I can contribute to the design community and utilize my skills in a professional and challenging environment.

mike larkin architecture & urban design San Francisco, ca | May '13 - June '14

audi innovation research fellowship San Francisco, ca | June '14

colour studio San Francisco, ca | April '13 - April '14

db lewis architecture + design Miami, fl | Sept '08 - May '09

Created a design presentation for the renovation of a large apartment complex including color specifications and material samples.Generated measured drawings for several residential renovation projects, which served for acquiring permits.

Selected for a competitive, interdisciplinary workshop with audi to represent California College of the Arts. Participated in symposia, conversations and debates to developing work in the context of the Future Device Car.

Revamped the entire organizational system of the studio's color library.Assembled documents for a major marketing project.

Created a presentation portfolio by scanning drawings, organizing and formatting them into templates.

Project Site: Puerto el Morro, EcuadorIn collaboration with Margherita Buzzi and Yuliya Grebyonkina

History of pig ownership has been long present in the community of Puerto el Morro, Ecuador. Many families own one or two pigs, but unfortunately they lack the resources and space to create a proper shelter for them .

It is common practice to allow the pigs to roam the streets freely during the day, which creates a repellent and unhealthy environment for both residents and tourists.

Our goal was to create a unique infrastructure that would allow the pigs of Puerto el Morro to co-exist with the community in a more controlled and structured way in order to create a healthier, and more positive environment for all.

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7 cm diameter bamboo

10 cm diameter bamboo

Threaded rod and nut and washer connection

Food scraps bin, slides in and out for easy use

Silicone sealant

4” PVC pipe

4” deep concrete base

Threaded rod and nut and washer connection

Split bamboo structure

2 1/2” long nail connection

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Time-lapse of Construction Process of Finalized DesignAnti-Seismic Connection Detail

Initial Site Analysis of Potential Locations for Constructuion

Detail Section of Preliminary Design

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Animals Occupying the Structure

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The purpose of this exercise was to iteratively produce the egg shape 5 different times, building on the knowl-edge from the previous version. The focus in this process was to develop an understanding of the medium through the continuous act of crafting. Throughout the process I worked back and forth between digital and physical modeling, resulting in a strong relationshop between form, fabrication and materiality. The first 3 objects are made of different types of sheet material (paper, plastic) and explore the relationship between solid and void. The final 2 objects are plaster cast from molds made of tabbed sheets of plastic. The discoveries made through this pro-cess informed the design of a communal housing project later on in the semester.

f r a y , c o m m u n a l l i v i n gProject Site: West Oakland, ca

This housing project focused on experimental design around the relationship between domestic space and a space of production. The material system that was developed through the previous phase of object making dictated many of the decisions made in this process. The house consists of a woodshop and fabrication yard on the ground floor, a public courtyard on the second floor, and domestic space above that. The mass of the building peels apart into separate towers as the living spaces begin to be broken down.

Section Perspective through Communal Space and Living Space

Roof Plan

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e n e r g y e x c h a n g e l a b o r a t o r yProject Site: Presidio, San Francisco, caIn collaboration with Paul Wang

Our mission is to foster and encourage awareness of the environmental issues we will be facing in the future as a result of our resource consumption, by providing a platform which allows for people to participate in a new way of receiving energy into their homes and everyday way of life. We hope to achieve this by bringing an open source Energy Exchange Laboratory to the city of San Francisco.

This proposal offers an alternative approach, where the building itself becomes an instrument for harnessing different forms of energy, while still offering an inhabitable space.The field of columns, which we are calling the Auras of our building, are the primary activators of this vision. Our hope is to set an example for the future, where buildings can continue to find innovative ways to incorporate energy harvesting systems into their form and structure.

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Green Roof Details

Detail Section of Back FacadeDetail Section of Reception Aura

Ground Floor Plan

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Ventilation System

Wind Generated Energy System

Radiant Floor Heating System

Rainwater Collection/Greywater System

Each Aura serves as a structural element for the building as well as an integral part of the MEP system. The function of each Aura is dictated by its location (front or back of the building), its shape and its height.

Dragon Shell is an exploration of rapidly deployable environments constructed with a parametric logic. This prototype was developedusing the Kangaroo plugin for Grasshopper. The function of this space is to create an intimate environment within the busiest and mostdiversly utilized area in the school, providing a space where the user can look out, but those outside can only look in when approaching from a specific direction. The goal was to choose a material that would allow light to come in as well as support a private space. In addition to this it was important to create a strucure who's skin would create different effects under different lighting conditions and contexts.

Project Site: California College of the ArtsIn collaboration with Dennis Huang and Alex Cation

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Structural / Skin Components Color and Lighting Effects


Parametric Logic


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The California College of the Arts Creative Project Management Studio's mission is to serve and facilitate the expansion of the educational system of the Bijago's Archipelago. The remote location of the island limits the poeople's access to basic educational tools, the goal of this project is to create a school structure that could be fabricated offsite, and transported to the island for assembly by the local people. The basic program for the classroom was to provide space for desks for 20 elementary school students and their teacher, as well as a blackboard and storage space for supplies. The circular shape provides a central focal point ideal for teaching and sharing ideas. The design of the skin system for the school provides a way for rain to run off, while permitting plentiful penetration of daylight and air. The prototype built by the students of this seminar was at half scale.

Project Site: Bijagos IslandsIn collaboration with students of the 'Creative Project Management Seminar' at California College of the Arts

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Skin System- Overlapping Petals

Skin System Explanation

Assembly Process Final Prototype

Assembling Notched Rib System Puzzle Joint System

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The scalar magnitude of these aggregations and the machines that produce them are phenomena as monumental as the ambitious process that resulted in the formation and failure of the Salton Sea, itself a product of human ingenuity and catastrophe.

Project Site: Salton Sea, ca

In collaboration with Alex Woodhouse

Desert Driftbot investigates the prospect of an alternative, event-driven, nomadic society, fleeing the overbearing, cosmopolitan lifestyle of urbanity in favor of a simplified yet profound way of living.

Aggregation of Homes around Salton Sea View from within the Driftbot


Initially constructed and programmed by humans, a colony of machines autonomously roams the desert while mapping the civilization's migratory patterns, creating clusters of living from local resources.

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Resources

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This project combines digital programming with realtime visual information, translating a webcam feed to navigational paths which guide the robot.

Robot Site Evaluation


Solar Influence & Machine Logic

Machine Assembly

The robot uses digital analysis and robotic precision to produce a machine which simultaneously informs and responds to the environment it is exposed to. A series of motors propel the robot and provide functionality to its extrusion armature.

CCA Bounce explores the potential of instant architecture, in which dreams can emerge and dematerialize with incredible flexibility. Each student, faculty, staff and community member inhabits a unique dream that can be realized through this pneumatic strategy. This project was developed in the Waiting Land Studio for the recently purchased back lot of CCA, it is meant for interim use of a span of 7-10 years while the site waits for new development in the future. The design was driven by the location of landscape elements which cover the existing plumes on the site. The result of the pneumatic architecture is a branding of the school which reflects the strategic plan of our school, Dream Big.

Project Site: cca backlotIn collaboration with Anesta Iwan

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Studio-Pin Up Space Extended Lounge

Extended StudioStudio Lecture

Fashion Show

The different site square footage allowances as well as the needs of each event allows the design to have a varied identity of spaces across the site. Analyzing the edge condition that exists on the site led to the development of the public and private organization on the site.

The aggregation of four different modules allows for a variety of complex spaces to be generated to meet the needs of any group of people using the space. When a large space is need for an event i.e. Fashion Show, all of the modules can be connected.

The goal of the project was to create a building that serves the com-munity by encouraging social interaction between the people who live/work/spend leisure time in the area on a daily basis and the people who are staying in the city for a short time at the hotel. This was achieved by folding he urban landscape into the building at both the street level and the highline level in the form of an outdoor sculpture garden, which incorporates a jogging and workout path that continues up through the building.

Project Site: Chelsea District, ny

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Highline Level Hotel Level4th Floor

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h a y e s v a l l e y h o u s i n gProject Site: Hayes Valley, San Francisco, CA

In this project the urban streetscape is transformed into a landscape that circulates people through the project and allows for open spaces where events like farmers markets can take place. The project consists of a field of towers which contain multiple units. The implementation of a field condition creates the opportunity for private and public green spaces between units, and the members of this community are able to have an more intimate relationship with their environment. The units can be accessed one of three ways; (1) from the ground floor,(2) the raised landscape or (3) through elevator. The larger units accessed by elevators are spread out over multiple towers and connected by glass corridors.

Elevated Landscape CirculationInitial Site Analysis of Implemented Green Space Within the Neighborhood

Overlap of Living & Garden

Ivy St Elevation-Community Garden Space Site Plan of Housing Units and Lanscaping Elements

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