Work Portfolio 2005 - 2020

Alvaro A Alvarez

Alvaro A Alvarez Work Portfolio 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 15 HUDSON YARDS

Project Information Luxury Residential Manhattan, New York City 2014 - 2019 Role Interior Project Architect Scope Concept Design to Completion of Construction All Interior Spaces: Amenities, Lobbies, Unit Kitchens & Bathrooms Project Description Hudson Yards is a $25 billion dollar residential development on the West side of Midtown Manhattan, in New York City. This would become a brand new neighborhood housing thousands of residents and office workers, as well as the tourists visiting the public spaces and restaurants. My role as interior project architect of 15 Hudson Yards was to be responsible for the design, development, and construction of all interior condominium and amenity spaces along with our team and clients. We designed and built the kitchens and bathrooms (over 50 different typologies) for all 285 condo units, as well as all architectural and furniture design for the 2 lobbies and 3 resident amenity spaces. The 70-story tower (construction levels) has a strong relationship to the Shed Museum embedded at its base; the Shed being a public space, 15 Hudson Yards acts as a private gallery for the residents. With precise attention given to every detail joint, base, and cabinet finger-pull, this project truly conveys the artistry and care our team gave to each moment. Similarly, we made large-scale, stronger gestures with hand- selecting travertine stone in Italy and individually placing each wood panel on the lobby soffit. This project truly behaves as the private museum every dweller would love to experience without even having to leave their home.

Collaborators (Rockwell Group): Greg Keffer (Partner) Brad Zuger (Project Manager) Kathianna Rousseau (Interior Designer) Client: Alvaro A AlvarezRelated Exterior PhotographWork - Portfolio North Facade 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com Lobby Lounge Alvaro A Alvarez Photograph standing at entrance lounge facing reception and art fountain. Travertine walls & floor, with walnut wood soffit and resin vertical panels. 15 Hudson Yards Work Portfolio 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 1 2

High Line Lounge, Exterior Views Alvaro A Alvarez 1. Photograph of lounge towards facade with view of glass & chrome fireplace flue over a Chelsea Gray marble plinth. 2. Hudson Yards. 3. Lobby Entrance. 15 Hudson Yards Work Portfolio 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 51st Floor Lounge Alvaro A Alvarez Photograph standing at lounge entrance, facing towards South Facade. Blackened metal partitions. Custom FFE pieces throughout. 15 Hudson Yards Work Portfolio 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com NIGHTINGALE PLAZA

Project Information Nightclub West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California 2015 Role Architectural Designer Scope Schematic Design - Design Development Documentation of All Interior Spaces. Design of Dancing Area, DJ Booth. Project Description Nightingale Plaza is a renovation of West Hollywood’s staple nightclub, Greystone Manor. All interiors were scrapped to the bones, and the exterior façade got a face-lift as well. Our design truly activated the space in all sense of the word, as the metallic panels attached to the ceiling moved in relationship to the DJ’s songs. Having the ceiling ‘dance’ alongside the guests allowed for the experience to be different every time a clubber returned.

Though contributing to the full-scope architectural documentation, the focus of my efforts during the schematic design phase was placed in creating the curved frame ‘hugging’ the banquette seating on the back. Opposite to it sits a similar curved frame, setting as a backdrop to the DJ booth. As included in the renders (though ultimately valued- engineered out of the final construction), I had the opportunity to design a small dancing cage for performers. This was unusual even for the firm, let alone a recent college grad that is only starting his career, though the research process for it was very fun. This speaks volumes of the role design has to play in activating this space, and putting on a memorable show for attendees.

Collaborators (Rockwell Group): Greg Keffer (Partner) Richard Chandler (Project Manager) Jennifer Bukovec (Interior Designer) Ray Ho (Interior Project Architect) Client: Alvaro A AlvarezSBE Hospitality Interior RenderWork - ‘Closed’ Portfolio Ceiling 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 1 2

Bar Lounge & Exterior Views Alvaro A Alvarez Photographs. 1. Banquette seating embedded on back side of bar. Custom wallpaper wraps from wall to ceiling, behind back-lit mirrors. 2. Exterior Facade view. Nightingale Plaza Work Portfolio 2020 3. Outdoor lounge next to fireplace. 4. View of lounge seating in front of bars. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com Dancing Lounge Alvaro A Alvarez Photograph of main dancing space. Custom curved metal framework wraps seating and DJ booth. Ceiling panels are in ‘open’ configuration and two bars Nightingale Plaza Work Portfolio 2020 flank the dancing space on each side. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com POP-UP DINNER

Project Information Event Design The Statler Hotel, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 2013 Role Project Manager Scope 120-guest Function Coordination with Kitchen and Service Teams $700 budget Project Description Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC) is a university, student-run organization which operates the Statler Hotel for a weekend, putting the students in charge of lodging, hosting conferences, and restaurant dinners. This is a 90+ year-old tradition in Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, and grants students an opportunity to experiment with operations, or in the case of this project, the design of a pop-up dinner.

This was an opportunity to challenge traditional hospitality. Instead of having floral arrangements on the tables, invert them by having them descend from the ceiling and stop right before reaching the guests. A similar gesture was aimed with creating a curtain of faux stones hanging from the side of the dining room, celebrating the verticality of the three-story tall atrium. Due to a kitchen delay, the dinner ended up lasting 4 hours instead of the original 2, which the guests seem to enjoy more as they had a chance to truly take in the experience for a longer time.

Collaborators: Chloe Chan Brianna Yang Client: AlvaroThe Statler School A of HotelAlvarez Administration Photograph DuringWork Dinner Portfolio Function 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 1 2

Atrium Dinner Design Alvaro A Alvarez 1. Hanging florals and faux stones celebrate the verticality of the space. 2. Dinner tables set up for 120 guests. 3. Detail of faux stones hung from Hotel Ezra Cornell Work Portfolio 2020 ceiling with fishing wire. 4. Faux stones constructed out of paper and foam. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com TIJUANA PARASOL

Project Information Outdoor Parasol Camino Verde, Tijuana, Mexico 2014 Role Architectural Designer Scope Site Identification & Surveying Material Sourcing Design & Assembly Project Description Camino Verde is a low-income, 30,000 person neighborhood in Tijuana, Mexico – in 2014 (at the time of this project), it had 2nd highest violence-rate in the country. Historically established in 1984 by immigrant families choosing to settle in the outskirts of towns, the community has organically grown without regulation into the chaos that it is today. Our efforts that summer were to use architecture as a vessel for community unification through a common goal: creating a public space open to everyone and teaching the locals on how they can continue to re-create the projects and keep on constructing them.

The project was a parasol above a stage area with Spanish-Steps style seating constructed out of rammed earth material, and using wooden pallets as the setting for the stage floor and column cladding. The main feature of the space is a colorful parasol constructed out of salvaged car tire-lids. We collected 55 lids, hand-washed each of them, painted and jointed together in order to demonstrate to the members of the community how simple and affordable the process was. The project was well-received, but ultimate paused due to bureaucratic motives.

Software & Resources: Adobe, SketchUp, recycled tires. Collaborators (Amorphica): Aaron Gutierrez Julia Cerrud Tatiana Perez Roberto Gutierrez Client: Alvaro A AlvarezCity of Tijuana ExteriorWork Portfolio Render View2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 1 2

Outdoor Theater Alvaro A Alvarez 1. Render of rammed-earth seating with stage and columns cladded in wooden pallets. 2. Located on major stairways in the community. 3. Photographs of Tijuana Parasol Work Portfolio 2020 salvaged tire lids collected, washed, painted, and jointed together to create parasol. 4. Photograph of joint detail. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com HOTEL OF MEMORY

Project Information Hospitality Roosevelt Island, New York, NY 2015 Role Thesis Author Scope Site Analysis & Selection Design Proposal Production of Physical Model, Images, & Drawings Project Description Our mind is extremely important in spatial memory – any time we enter a new place, our brain interprets our environment and takes physical cues to assemble a mental field map. This map remains archived in the deep recesses of our mind and is retrieved when, if ever, we enter the same space again. Yet, experiencing architecture is not only about mapping our environment; for our brain, it is more about the relationships amongst the physical objects surrounding us. We remember based on those relationships. It makes perfect sense to test this notion in a hospitality setting, where guests are encouraged to remember their lodging experience for years, often with only a single-night stay.

This thesis challenges architecture to learn from spatial memory and navigatory relationships to design with more corporeal considerations. The hotel operates as a testing field for memory since guests often get a limited time to become familiar with their environments, pressuring design to offer an experience that will remain in the user’s mind long-term. Through the graphic abstraction of architectural informational present in the Queensboro Bridge and Statler Hotel, this embodied hotel design engages guests with the site through experiential, both physical and mental, cues. Architecture school teaches us how to interpret landscapes, urban contexts, history, and art. Interpreting the brain mechanisms of those who occupy our spaces is just as important in responsible design. Collaborators (Cornell University): Werner Goehner (Thesis Advisor) Andrew Lucia (Thesis Advisor) Brad Wellstead (Design Development Advisor) AlvaroRichard AAdie Alvarez(Hospitality Advisor) Physical Model Close-UpWork Portfolio Photograph 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 1 2

Roosevelt Island Hotel Alvaro A Alvarez 1. Axonometric drawing showing building envelope enclosing guestroom compartments. 2. Photograph of Queensboro bridge pedestrian walk-way. Hotel of Memory Work Portfolio 2020 3. Two-Dimensional drawing of floorplan becomes inspiration for building envelope skin. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com Complexity & Repetition Alvaro A Alvarez Photograph of built physical model - constructed out of basswood. Hotel exterior facade creates repetitive patterns wrapping around guestroom modules. Hotel of Memory Work Portfolio 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com ROME TRANSIT STATION

Project Information Transit Station Via Flaminia, Rome, Italy 2014 Role Academic Design Studio (Individual Work) Scope Site Analysis & Selection Concept & Design Production of drawings, images, and physical model Project Description This project immersed me in the Rome beyond the gates surrounding it – I ventured North through Via Flaminia and, after weeks of site analysis and even attending a soccer match, selected the site for this project. This proposed transit station is located at a confluence of buses, nearby trains, and bridges (both pedestrian and automobile). This intersection of urban circulation became more accentuated anytime the nearby Olympic stadium had a soccer match when thousands of people would clash and re-route back to their respective destinations.

This transit hub offers extensive parking, leisure programs for those waiting for a bus, and even an ‘arm’ extension over a road, providing travelers with a safe way to reach the river bridge if they are heading towards the stadium. Conceptually, the building structure is created through the intersection of planes, creating volumes. Those directional gestures manifest spaces in between, providing refuge for travelers as they await their next ride.

Software & Resources: Hand sketching, AutoCAD, Rhino, V-Ray, Adobe Instructors (Cornell University): Caroline O-Donnell Alvaro A AlvarezGiorgio Martocchia Perspective-SectionWork Portfolio Drawing 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com

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Planes & Volumes Alvaro A Alvarez 1. Section-Perspective drawings showing ramped parking lot on right side, and mixed-program spaces on left. 2. Volume and plane diagrams showing Rome Transit Station Work Portfolio 2020 the building concept-transformation. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com LONDON AQUATICS CENTRE

Project Information Structural Model Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 2013 Role Team-Project Scope Structural Research Material Acquisition & Inventory Management Final Fabrication Project Description Our school’s structural class was tasked with fabricating a 1/16” scale model of a building of our chose – my team’s selection was the London Aquatic Centre by Zaha Hadid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. We selected this due to the impressive feat that was its structural fabrication – though it did prove to be a very ambitious endeavor for my partner and me. As the project went on, we did question if we were going to finish by the deadline; which resulted in creative problem-solving in order to expedite our own fabrication.

The process included creating multiple jigs: some made out of CNC routed wood, and others of laser-cut cardboard, in order to precisely assemble the thousands of individual brass pieces together through soldering. The main ‘shell’ of the structure held together impressively, demonstrating to us the incredible strength of steel properties in construction – which was ultimately the lesson to be learned in this course.

Software, Resources, & Materials: CNC Milling, 3D-Printing,Laser-Cutting Physical Model: 1/16’’: 1’ Scale Materials: Brass, wood, rockite Collaborators (Cornell University): Mark Cruvellier (instructor) AlvaroBenjamin A Waters Alvarez (project partner) PhotographWork of Final Portfolio Built Model 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com Load Distributions Alvaro A Alvarez Photograph of final model, showing concrete bases on each side of the front, as well as 3 points in the back (5 total joints) supporting the entire weight London Aquatics Centre Work Portfolio 2020 of the structure. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com PERSONAL ART

Project Information Various Artwork done in High School and in College 2005-2015 Graphite, Photography, Charcoal Role Author Project Description Concept Design to Completion of Construction All Interior Spaces: Amenities, Lobbies, Unit Kitchens & Bathrooms Project Description “ALL RAILROADS LED TO ROME” Inspired by Ray Metzker, this photographic approach to unveil the contrasting environments in Rome explores lighting and obscurity in urban and domestic settings. This results in very clear images of depth and materiality. Project Description “DESIGN THROUGH SECTION” An approach to manifesting the unexpected in design can also be through the unfamiliar. This museum was designed solely with section drawings, and immediately translated into a physical model. Project Description “HAND DRAWINGS” I made these drawings back in high school, doing portraits of my favorite movie characters, family relatives, or architectural and historical moments I found inspiring. I did these while I was living in the suburb town of Hemet, California.

Alvaro A Alvarez Photograph of Termini Station Work Portfolio 2020 Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference“All RailroadsOnly. Refer to LedAlvaroAAlvarez.com to Rome” 1 2

Design through Section Alvaro A Alvarez 1. Hand-drawing of section collages; “working backwards” to speculate what building could have resulted in these sections. Personal Art Work Portfolio 2020 2. MEP observation sketches of my work area in architecture school (Rand Hall, Ithaca, NY). 3. Hand-drawing of section collage study. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com 1 2

RedRum & Rathaus Alvaro A Alvarez 1. Hand-drawing (graphite) of Jack Torrance’s character in The Shining by Stanley Kubric. Scene where he’s talking to Wendy who locked herself in the bathroom with a knife Personal Art Work Portfolio 2020 and scared to death of him. 2. White carving of Vienna’s Rathaus building. Not Authorized for Distribution by Author - For Reference Only. Refer to AlvaroAAlvarez.com