Architecture Portfolio '20

PORTFOLIO ARCHITECTURE

Works from 2014 - 2020

ALVARO B. BERRIOS

Ă LVARO BERRĂ?OS EDUCATION

SKILLS

HarvardX

Online Course The Architecture Imagination

February 2017 - November 2017

Universidad Americana

Postgraduate in Comtemporary Architecture

Universidad Americana

Bachelor of Architecture

January 2014 - May 2014

January 2009 - December 2013

July 2018 - Present

5 STUDIO

February 2015 - Present

Miami, FL. USA

Founder Director Architect Different Projects Renderer

Managua, Nicaragua

Universidad Americana

Teacher Assistant Architectural Design Managua, Nicaragua

Gallegos-Frixione Arquitectos January 2015 - September 2016

Lumion

Adobe Illustrator Conceptual Designer Design Department

September 2017 - March 2018 February 2018 - April 2018

3DS Max

Adobe Photoshop

Managua, Nicaragua

OAM - Oficina Arquitectura Managua

AutoCAD

Vray + Sketchup

EXPERIENCE Barton G Events Design & Production

Sketchup

Adobe InDesign Adobe After Effects Word Powerpoint Excel TRAVEL

Designer Architect Renderer

Managua, Nicaragua

SAGA Arquitectos February 2015

Villas Tecolapa Project Renderer Managua, Nicaragua

Dare Arquitectos

May 2014 - January 2015

Designer Architect Renderer

Managua, Nicaragua

ADN - Arquitectos de Nicaragua

November 2013 - May 2014

Draftsman - 3D Modeler Intern Managua, Nicaragua

Experience for permanent job Experience for project

II am 29 years old architect with a postgraduate degree in contemporary architecture, I have almost 2 years of work experience in USA mainly on events design and interior design for importan brands such as American Express, BMW, Bank of America, PGA, NFL, etc.

I also have 5 years of experience in different firms in Managua, Nicaragua. I was the director and founder of an architectural design firm called 5 STUDIO. I specialize in contemporary architecture design, interior design, events design, architectural presentation, 3D modeling and rendering.

Academia Europea Language School March 2018 - Managua, Nicaragua

Equiforest Offices

March 2018 - Managua, Nicaragua

Ortega-Sarria Terrace

February 2018 - Managua, Nicaragua

H. Baltodano Dental Care

January 2018 - Managua, Nicaragua

Las Sierras House Remodeling

Private Home Remodeling

Cedar House

Incer-Valle House

La Casa de Morales Hotel

Xolotlan Convention Center

May 2016 - Granada, Nicaragua

June 2015 - Managua, Nicaragua

EW Terrace

Peace and Hope Rural Dinning Hall Draft Project

July 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

June 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

Commercial Plaza

June 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

Sadik’s Restaurant

April 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

JA House

Maria Bonita Restaurant Remodeling

November 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

January 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

Buenos Aires Villas

PaninUp Restaurant

August 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

Villamil Terrace

July 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

December 2016 - Managua, Nicaragua

Eden of the Andes House

September 2016 - Managua, Nicaragua

August 2016 - Managua, Nicaragua

April 2016 - Managua, Nicaragua

Men’s Fashion Store Remodeling January 2017 - Managua, Nicaragua

Diosa del Cafe Coffee Shop

Diecember 2015 - Managua, Nicaragua

Rappaccioli Dental Care

October 2015 - Managua, Nicaragua

Axis House

August 2015 - Londres, Inglaterra (Licitacion Internacional)

June 2015 - Managua, Nicaragua

June 2015 - Managua, Nicaragua

RT House

September 2014 - Managua, Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Contemporary Art School May 2014 - Managua, Nicaragua

Cristiana’s Closet Store Remodeling March 2014 - Managua, Nicaragua

Suple-Hoteles Remodeling

January 2014 - Managua, Nicaragua

Xolotlan Convention Center

Buenos Aires Villas

Managua, Nicaragua

Esteli, Nicaragua

1,168 sqm - 12,572 sq ft

115 sqm - 1,238 sq ft

16 - 17

6-7 Commercial Plaza

Cedar House

Managua, Nicaragua

Managua, Nicaragua

1,147 sqm - 12,335 sq ft

125 sqm - 1,345 sq ft

18 - 19

8-9

Men’s Fashion Store Remodeling

Academia Europea Language School

Managua, Nicaragua

Managua, Nicaragua

125 sqm - 1,345 sq ft

201 sqm - 2,164 sq ft

20 - 21

10 - 11

Rappaccioli’s Dental Care

Eden of the Andes House Managua, Nicaragua

Managua, Nicaragua 65 sqm - 700 sq ft

1,021 sqm - 10,990 sq ft

22 - 23

12 - 13

Nicaraguan Contemporary Art School

Axis House London, England

Managua, Nicaragua 5,960 sqm - 64,153 sq ft

1,013 sqm - 10,904 sq ft

14 - 15

24 - 25

Xolotlan Convention Center Managua, Nicaragua 1,168 sqm - 12,572 sq ft

The proposal responds to a tender of a convention center with a capacity for 150 users, a restaurant, outdoor speeches area and services, totaling 12,572 sq ft. Both volumetry and functionality are born from a perfect and compact square in which the environments are divided into percentages calculated to fullfill the demanded area, once this diagram is finished, are developed two proposals with some volumetric variables, facades, bioclimatic techniques and architecture passive to contribute to the building's energy savings.

Commercial Plaza Managua, Nicaragua 1,147 sqm - 12,335 sq ft

The biggest challenge of this project was to optimize the resources to get lower costs, the commercial modules were designed with double heights to include mezzanines that will serve as storage for each, light partitions were used to having the option to rent the plaza by modules or use the whole plaza as a single store. The facade is composed of 12 colors which become the focal point of the area to call the attention of the pedestrians.

Academia Europea Language School Managua, Nicaragua 201 sqm - 2,164 sq ft

The branch project Academia Europea at Galerias Santo Domingo was designed in a 2,164 sq ft commercial module taking as design concept the circulation and optimization of spaces due to the client's requirements which requested a specific number of classrooms and students as well as spaces such as waiting room, admissions area and bathrooms, once the floor plan was solved, the colors of the brand were integrated into each space, proposing different materials, textures and details that gave a greater identity to the design proposal.

Design Proposal

Finished Project Finished Project

Design Proposal

Finished Project

Design Proposal

Finished Project

Eden of the Andes House Managua, Nicaragua 1,021 sqm - 10,990 sq ft

Eden of the Andes House was designed under the parameters of passive architecture and minimalism in both facades and spaces, after a lot of proposals we chose one that was composed of 3 axes throughout the house that are divided into family area, social area (living room, dining room, terrace) and service area, to these spaces we add 6 internal gardens with the purpose of creating cross ventilation and natural lighting throughout the house to minimize the use of artificial ventilation and create pleasant spaces for the user, for this reason the house was named like that. Another feature of the house is the cantilever of the main facade, this room is the main room that we can see on the right which has a clear of 16.4 ft.

Axis House

London, England 1,013 sqm - 10,904 sq ft

The design concept was born by the morphology of the site and its key points , adding to this the requests of family members . The site shows that its key points form an axis along the site, being this a architectural concept for developing a simple and balanced circulation for the house based on the physical limitations of one of the family members.

The main axis of movement in the house was conceived and designed in terms of accessibility for one member of the family to have motor disabilities, therefore a proposal with simple and functional movement to facilitate certain way mobility was necessary for the people inside the house.

The proposal includes and emphasizes Utilizing vernacular local materials such as wood, either for floor coverings, veneers walls and applied to suspended ceilings use, also we offer rooms with walls with bricks and stones that can be found in the area.

Bird Eye View

Family Room

Front View

Kitchen

Living Room

Man Cave

Buenos Aires Villas Esteli, Nicaragua 115 sqm - 1,238 sq ft

Buenos Aires Villas, are located 1.2 miles from Esteli. Designed for three conditions; lack of artificial ventilation, use the same materials of the existing buildings around, and frame the best view of the valley.

The villas were oriented and located in order to take advantage of the sun in the morning and avoid the afternoon, take advantage of the wind direction and protect the spaces of the sun proposing roof tile and green roof over the rooms being an outdoor terrace.

The proposed materials are roof tiles, bricks, wood, metal, and masonry system.

The best view of the valley was to the southwest showing nearby mountains full of greenery.

Cedar House Managua, Nicaragua 125 sqm - 1,345 sq ft

Designed for its relationship with the site. It is emplaced in order to take advantage of the shade generated by larges trees found on the site, oriented in a way that each room of the house has cross or adjacent ventilation, with the purpose of minimizing the use of artificial ventilation. Formally the house is composed for a set of 3 interposed volumes that vary in height, expressing a minimalist style by request of the client.

Ahora

Ahora

Ahora

Men’s Fashion Store Managua, Nicaragua 125 sqm - 1,345 sq ft

On the façade the objective was to call the attention to the traffic of the area and pedestrians, so that the idea was to use the colors of the logo, taking advantage of the orange color (the most striking color for advertising), it was proposed to paint the entire exhibition area of mannequins and illuminate it enough so that it manages to highlight the store.

One of the challenges of the place was to try to maximize the space of the module, so that new spaces could be generated in the store without losing storage space for clothes, so it was proposed to use the existing and new walls as much as possible to fill them with shelves for Hanging or folding clothes in which the storage inventory will be minimized and use more of display, the colors to be used were chosen to looks manly, sober and above all highlights the clothes. An office and a bar were proposed in order to be more hospitable to the clients, these environments are located in the center of the module with a waiting room that works as an articulator space between the men's area and the women.

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After

Ahora

Rappaccioli’s Dental Care Managua, Nicaragua 65 sqm - 700 sq ft

The project is based on a façade remodeling and distribution for a 700 sq ft dental clinic, with the restriction of respecting an existing spatial axis.

The facade consists of 2 volumes and a common plane, degraded by the volume, the gray strip was created in order to provide shade when the sun strikes the waiting area. Taking advantage of the existing gate, it is decided to make a siding mosaic to give color and dynamism to the building. even if the gate is open or closed, the access will always be well marked. As in all our projects we try to integrate vegetation and create a green and orderly environment to the previous one.

The textures used come from fine and colorful tones to very rough and cold tones in order to create visual and sensitive contrasts.

Design Proposal Before

After

Nicaraguan Contemporary Art School Managua, Nicaragua 5,960 sqm - 64,153 sq ft

Art school proposal to promote artistic practices and introduce them to Nicaraguan culture. The intention is that the practice of these activities will be developed by high-tech machinary and a suitable building.

The conceptual synthesis is defined by three factors being the anatomy and chosen parts of greatest interest of the bull shark, the influence of the wind in the building and the environment that surrounds the site because it is located in the historic center of Managua.

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