Foster + Partners
CALIFORNIA MIXED-USE MASTERPLAN
2019
Project Info
Scope: Concept Design
gFA: 500,000 m2
Commercial, Resi, Office
Role
Environmental Designer
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Diego's Role:
- Determine natural ventilation and freecooling potential
- Analyse external comfort to devise environmental strategies
- Develop optimized shading structures and designs
- Determine potential for solar energy generation
MUMBAI APPLE STORE
2019
Project Info
Scope: Detail Design
gFA: >1,500 m2
Role
Environmental Designer
Diego's Role:
- Daylight analysis of geometry for LEED certification (PLATINUM) for sDA % ASE
- Solar analaysis to determine if electrical devices displayed and sold in store ran arisk of being overheated by sun exposure
QATAR TOWERS
2018-2019
Project Info
Scope: Shell & Core
4 towers + surrounding buildings
gFA: 1.2M m2
Role
Mechanical Engineer
Diego's Role:
- Cooling chilled water sizing + distribution in towers and podium buildings including pressure breaks, pumps and critical cooling system
- Schematic and REVIT representation of system
- Sizing, selecting and spacing of basement equipment in relation to district cooling and thermal energy storage (>72MW total capacity)
Cristina Iglesias Estudio
HONDALEA: LIGHTHOUSE ART INTERVENTION
2019-2021
Project Info
Artistic intervention in Basque island
Reuse of abandoned lighthouse structure
Bronze sculpture with water movement
Role
Design Engineer
Diego's Role:
- Developed idea to put transparent solar panels to reduce operational energy consumption and to maintain daylight levels
- Locating and coordinating with Onyx solar, providers of panels
- Designed natural stack ventilation, resulting in innovative alabaster window design
INNER LANDSCAPE AT MFAH HOUSTON
2020
Project Info
Permanent art piece at entrance of museum
Bronze sculpture with water movement
Role
Design Engineer
Diego's Role:
- Assist in water sequence development and testing
- Design of tributaries & larger streams in relation to closed-loop water system
WET LABYRINTH (WITH SPONTANEOUS LANDSCAPE)
2020-2022
Project Info
Temporary piece for Royal Academy of Arts
Modular assembly and disassembly
Role
Design Engineer
Diego's Role:
- Modular and circular design of MDF landscape structure/stabalizing grid
- Collaboration (with Sorigué Engineering) in developing an innovative permeable and modular floor structure made of tramex, arid and resin
Mintclub
MINTTED.IO: TURNING FANS INTO SPONSORS
2021-Present
Project Info
Progressive Web App
60 creators launching and trading tokens
Role
COO + Product Owner
Diego's Role:
- As product owner, led UX/UI design team for mintted.io and coordinated platform design with front-end and back-end development team
- Right hand to CEO + led hiring/interview process (hired 11 team members)
- Created automation protocols for outreach resulting in >500 conversations with artists or talent agencies around the world + 60 signed contracts
UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering
COOLING TOWER PROTOTYPE
2017
Project Info
Comparative study on efficiency changes with recycled water
Fabricated structure + arduino + pump
Role
Senior Thesis Project Member
Diego's Role:
- Design, 3D modelling and laser cutting honeycomb structure for optimization of reduction speed of dripping water (key to overall eficiency)
- Post-processing (Matlab), analysis and reporting of data + results