Del Mar City Hall (AR403) Spring 2010

Continuing from the previous quarter, I picked a building on our proposed site and began to research/program/design it. In our first quarter of Urban Design, we noted that Del Mar lacked an adequate City Hall and also that the downtown district was strong at one end, and weak on the other. We proposed to place the new City Hall on the weak end of downtown Del Mar (south end) to establish a gesture of hello/goodbye to those entering and leaving Del Mar and as a whole it will create a stronger downtown district. More info and refinement coming later...

Presentation Boards

Site Design!

After our first quarter of Urban Design, our assignment was to focus on one site within our given community and design the site. This site that my partner David and I designed includes a proposed City Hall, restaurant, shops, cafe's, amphitheater, and a park.

Urban Design!

Info coming later...

AR303 - San Diego Highspeed Transit Station

This quarter was all about longspan structures. This station is an open-air structure with a massive space-frame providing protection from the elements.

AR302 - Mixed-use highrise - Winter 2009

Part of the USGBC design competition, my partner Arnoldo and I designed a LEED Gold Highrise which focuses on grey water recycling, power generation (wind/solar), and passive cooling/heating techniques. 12 stories of residential units feature community spaces for every three floors to create a more community feel to highrise living. Oh yeah, we placed 3rd in the competition.

AR301 - Restaurant - Fall 2008

This is the beginning of my 3rd year of Architecture school, which is basically the year we learn everything about structure. This quarter we got to plan an extension to Balboa Park which included a library, museum, theater, artists studio, something else i can't remember.... and a restaurant! Having experience in the restaurant industry, i was excited to design my own restaurant. After working in the horrible non-functional plan of PF Changs @ Otay Ranch, I thought I could put way more functionality into a restaurant design. well... here it is.

AR203 - Firestation (NSAD) Spring 2008

After my years at Southwestern College, I transferred to Newschool of Architecture and Design in downtown San Diego.

The Boards

3rd Place!

Design 4 - Natatorium (Southwestern College) Spring 2007

Placed 2nd in my first design competition!

Design 3 - Cafe' / Bike shop (Southwestern College) Fall 2006

My first use of the program Sketchup.

Design 2 - Beach House (Southwestern College) Spring 2006

Design 1 - Artists Retreat (Southwestern College) Spring 2005

Welcome

Hello to those have entered my realm. My name is Josh Ayer and I am an architecture student at Newschool of Architecture and Design. I am creating this blog as an online portfolio which will be updated throughout my final year of architecture school. As time permits, I will slowly upload most of my work starting with my very first design studio. Enjoy the ride.

- Josh Ayer