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Nataly Herrera Portfolio

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Nataly Herrera University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture

Selected Works

Animal Sanctuary

Location: Bolm Park, Austin, Texas Professor Danelle Briscoe

Fall 2025

Kuka 3D Clay Printing

Project involved creating architecture in the Bolm Park District that was relevant to the selected environmental condition that is responsive to the site, material, and fabrication.

This project works as a sanctuary for animals that works similarly to a cactus to mitigate heat. Using the gaps in fabrication of this architecture as well as overall shading, animals are able to inhabit this space. The aim is to be a pilot for multiple of these sanctuary’s that will promote wildlife and ﬂora growth throughout the park.

Texas Heat MapAustin Heat Map

Bolm Park Site Plan

Heat Dome Diagram

Clay Pots Analysis Diagram

Deep Eddy Music School

Location: Deep Eddy, Austin Professor John Blood Fall 2024

Program was a music school that gave opportunities to kids in the community of Austin. Program included a main music hall, practice rooms, and administration spaces. A well designed exterior space was necessary with 50% of the site being open.

The project concept was a citylike sky view that used its elevated mannerism to take advantage of the space created underneath as a community amenety. The special space was the auditorium that took shape in a vertical manner and an untraditional view of the auditorium space. The long bar included the service spaces and the bigger volume were the practice room spaces.

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Lady Bird Lake Bathhouse

Location: Ladybird Hike and Bike Trail, Austin Professor: Uli Dangel Spring 2024

Project was to design a bathhouse on the edge of ladybird lake with different experiences as you walk through.

Through a forced procession, you are pushed through to the pools of the project. The project is submerged into the site, becoming a part of the path while also leaving an uninterrupted view to the lake.

Lady Bird Lake Bathhouse

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Lady Bird Lake Bathhouse

UNICEF Acupuncture Center

Location: Dakar, Senegal

Professor Dean Almy Spring 2025

The program is a pilot program that would place 5 educational and health related clinics through Senegal providing critical community-based facilities. Each campus was designed to include a school, clinic, and a dormitory space for migrant children.

In my project, I aimed to create open spaces that centered around ﬂexibility and transparency. Through the use of extension lines from the neighborhood, I was able to use them to bring people into the facility. With elements like bi-fold doors, there is an ability to make the program change from being a school, to a community theatre.

E-W Section

E-W Elevation