AD&Vision Ninth Edition - Spring | Summer 2019

9TH EDITION

AD&VISION

SPRING / SUMMER 2019 2017

AD&V CARES

THE AD&V TEAM HELPS PAINT A COMMUNITY MURAL AT RENAISSANCE SQUARE

IN THIS ISSUE • AD&V was recognized three times this season.

• The AD&V Team keeps growing!

• Get the insiders look at the staging of Bayshore Villas.

• See the before and after pictures of AD&V’s Earth Day #TrashChallenge.

AD&V CARES

THE AD&V TEAM HELPS PAINT A COMMUNITY MURAL AT

RENAISSANCE SQUARE

On April 13, the AD&V Team helped paint a mural at our ward-winning affordable housing project, Renaissance Square.

Local ar tist Javier Cintrón, designed and drew the 100 feet wall with elements of traditional Puer to Rican homes in the neighborhood by incorporating architectural elements and materials, local flowers, plants, and animals, among others. At the event, residents, community leaders and the AD&V Team, along with family members, grabbed paint brushes and painted the outlined design of the Renaissance Square community mural. The purpose of this collaborative effor t to paint the mural was to foster a sense of community and belonging.

AD&V worked with project developer, McCormack Baron Salazar (MBS), to create a video about Renaissance Square’s meaning and impact. It will tell the story of how the original Las Gladiolas project, built in 1969 and demolished in 2011, went from beign a problematic high-rise, high-density public housing community, to becoming an entirely reconceived mixeduse, mixed-income, landmark community project. The upcoming video will also include footage from the painting of the Renaissance Square mural.

ABOUT RENAISSANCE SQUARE Renaissance Square is the first mixed-income rental housing development of its kind to be built on Puer to Rico. In stark contrast to the high-rise structures they replace, the project has 140 apar tments with buildings designed to human scale that integrate with the surrounding environment. The architectural style is traditional, with contemporary details: a full depar ture from the cookie-cutter, monolithic Modernist towers they replace.

This project was designed to take advantage of existing sun and wind path patterns in order to maximize natural light, cross ventilation, and overall energy efficiencies throughout the day. Rooftops spor t photovoltaic solar panels to offset traditional electricity costs and minimize the community’s environmental footprint. Exterior windows are double-paned in order to fur ther reduce energy consumption by the buildings’ high-efficiency cooling systems. Ample parkways and green spaces were strategically placed throughout the neighborhood.

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Renaissance Square offers residents access to walking trails, community gardens, playgrounds, an indoor gym, activity rooms, public computer rooms, and controlled-access security systems. Along the area’s principal avenues, commercial space has been designated at street level to encourage the entry of local businesses: supermarkets, restaurants, specialty stores, and other local trade.

Today, Renaissance Square creates a safe and inviting social atmosphere that provides a sense of place for their tenants and the surrounding community.

AWARDS 2019 Multi-Housing News Excellence Award 2019 Premios Obra CEMEX 2019 LAMBDA ALPHA International Skyline Award 2018 National American Home Builders 2018 Affordable Housing Finance

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AD&V CARES

#TRASHCHALLENGE For this year’s Ear th Day celebration, AD&V joined the #TrashChallenge movement. This international challenge has encouraged people to help the environment by collecting trash in public spaces and posting the before & after photos on social media using the hashtag #TrashChallenge. As thousands of people go outdoors to help clean up the trash, they motivate other people to take care of their community and future generations.

BEFORE

This effor t, which was carried out in the Santurce area, was made possible thanks to the suppor t of ConWaste, who picked up the trash that we collected at the site and disposed of it responsibly.

“The more companies or institutions that join the challenge, the greater impact we will achieve on our island. The purpose of accepting this invitation is to continue motivating others to keep their communities and Puer to Rico clean. We all have a responsibility and a role to play in taking care of Puer to Rico and the Ear th, “said Cristina Villalón, co-founder and par tner of Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón.

Ear th Day calls awareness to the need to protect the environment and conserve our biodiversity by making responsible use of our natural resources. Through our sustainable designs and projects, we are committed to helping and protecting the Planet.

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AFTER

UNDER CONSTRUCTION PRIVATE RESIDENCE Condado, Puer to Rico

JGB RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT Caguas, Puer to Rico

LUCHETTI 1220 Condado, Puer to Rico

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UPCOMING PROJECTS BALDWIN SCHOOL INNOVATION CENTER Bayamรณn, Puer to Rico

MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN Isla Verde, Puer to Rico

PLAZA 20 San Juan, Puer to Rico

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PANORAMA GOLD Bayamón, Puer to Rico

MONTE ELVIRA DEVELOPMENT Coamo, Puer to Rico

UPR MAYAGÜEZ CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE Mayagüez, Puer to Rico

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PROJECT UPDATE STAGING OF

BAYSHORE VILLAS In April we completed the installation of our latest mixedincome affordable housing project, Bayshore Villas. During the installation, furniture for the office spaces and common areas was installed. The furniture selections had a subttle coastal inspiration based on the project’s location in Puer ta de Tierra, which is known for its close proximity to the ocean.

The installation took about four days to complete and was a total success! It’s expected that by the end of this year residents will begin moving into Bayshore Villas.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF PUERTO RICO

DONOR’S APPRECIATION NIGHT We were invited to the Habitat for Humanity Donors Appreciation event titled, “A Night Built for You”! The event recognized AD&V and other collaborators who have worked with Habitat for Humanity of Puer to Rico by making donations and volunteering on housing projects for lowincome families around the Island. We feel very honored to be recognized by the special work we do with Habitat for Humanity of Puer to Rico.

Our COO, Monique Lugo López, received the award on behalf of AD&V.

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LAI SKYLINE

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

INTERNATIONAL AWARD The Renaissance Square project received the LAMBDA ALPHA International Skyline Award as the first mixed-income public housing development project of its kind to be built in Puer to Rico.

PREMIOS OBRA CEMEX In August, CEMEX honored AD&V with two awards for our affordable housing projects Renaissance Square & Bayshore Villas. The awards recognized the projects for their social value. We are happy to be able to positively impact our communities through design.

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SPECIAL APPEARANCES AD&V Team members par ticipated at this year’s Global Star tup Weekend, Sustainable Revolution, a global initiative on entrepreneurship and sustainability that aims to create new green star tup projects to solve the world’s environmental problems. As par t of the summit, Architect Ricardo ÁlvarezDíaz mentored the teams by providing feedback on their ideas.

1 Architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz, was invited to the “Conversations with Luis A. Ferré Rangel” Podcast to talk about the best urban models to promote economic and human development.

2 Architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz, was a guest panelist at the Puer to Rico is Open for Green Business Summit. As a one of the speakers for the Green Building panel, Ricardo talked about promoting the Island as a market of oppor tunities for the establishment and development of green, eco-friendly, and sustainable companies that would propel the development of a green industry in Puer to Rico.

3 Architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz was a guest panelist at the Novogradac 2019 Investing in Puer to Rico Conference, and spoke about investment oppor tunities in Puer to Rico.

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Architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz spoke at the University of Puer to Rico in Carolina about creating Places of Purpose through Hotel Architecture & Design.

5 In May, Architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz was invited as a speaker to the Puer to Rico: A Paradise of Oppor tunities Summit, where he discussed Puer to Rico as an oppor tunity for investment.

6 During April, Architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz gave a presentation titled “Leadership: the common sense that is not common” at the Santurce Rotary Club’s 80th Conference.

7 Architect Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz & Interior Designer Cristina Villalón were guest speakers at EDP University’s Culture, Society & Design Panel. They spoke about sustainable development in Puer to Rico, and the influence and impact of design in our society.

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FROM THE ACADEMY

AD&V’S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

As par t of AD&V’s commitment to the development of the architecture and interior design profession, the firm offers a year-round Internship Program for students to develop their abilities in a professional office setting while working closely with our team members on real projects.

This summer we hosted 4 amazing interns.

From left to right: Isabelle Cabán, an Architecture student from SCAD University.

Gabriela Díaz, an Architecture student from the Polythecnic University of Puer to Rico.

Obed Armando Roldán, an Interior Design student from the University of Puer to Rico Carolina Campus.

Fabiola Paoli, a high school student from Robinson School who’s looking into doing a BA in Interior Design.

STUDENTS FROM THE UPRRP SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE VISIT AD&V’S OFFICES

In April, UPRRP School of Architecture students from Prof. Carola Ballester’s class visited the AD&V office!

During the visit we showed the students around our USGBC LEED Platinum Certified office and talked about the importance of sustainable design.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT In recent months, AD&V has been featured in numerous publications including:

OFFICE CULTURE AD&V BIRTHDAYS! MARCH 12 Gilberto Ibarra

AUGUST 13 Gina Tormos

MARCH 21 Nirmaliz Rodríguez

AUGUST 15 Ariela Rivera & Michelle Valldejuli

APRIL 1 Jocelyn Torres

TWIN DAYS At the AD&V office the inevitable always happens, Twinning!

AUGUST 26 Mariana Alvelo

MAY 22 Wilfredo Carlo JULY 26 Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz AUGUST 10 Neydin Alvarado 13

OFFICE CULTURE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY For this year’s International Women’s Day, the women of AD&V wore white to honor all the women who came before us and paved the way for gender equality. There’s still a lot of work to be done. Equality for women isn’t only a women’s issue, its everyone’s issue. When women fulfill their potential, the whole world benefits. Together, we can create a more just playing field.

CONSULTANT’S WINE & CHEESE This year we hosted our very first Consultant’s Get Together to express our gratitude for the suppor t that our consultants have given AD&V for the past 17 years.

MOTHER’S DAY We honored the incredible Moms at AD&V with a special celebration for Mother’s Day! We had a delightful lunch and each received a beautiful crafted mosaic of a flower that a local ar tist made as a thank you for all that they do for us.

FATHER’S DAY For Father’s Day, we surprised the AD&V Dads with their very own superhero shir t! Introducing from left to right: The Eco Guru, for Joaquín’s passion for the environment The Dancing Architect, for Antonio’s awesome dance moves The Focus Master, for Ricardo’s “Guys, focus!” catchphrase The Wave Tamer, for Gilber to’s rad surfing skills The Professional Ice Cream Taster, for Wally’s love for sweets

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SKETCHING SESSION This summer we had an awesome Sketching Session! The AD&V Team walked around Santurce to find the perfect spot to draw our office’s façade, while our CEO gave sketching tips.

NEW TEAM MEMBERS We are pleased to announce that Juan Carlos Ramos & Adriana Sánchez have joined our team as par t of the Architecture Depar tment. We’re happy to have them as our new team members and as par t of the AD&V Family!

AD&V’S WELLNESS DAY For our Wellness Day activity, the AD&V Team took an awesome and relaxing yoga class at El Estudio in Ciudadela.

AD&V takes our Team’s wellbeing very seriously. We recognize that staying healthy and maintaining a fitness routine is not always easy, that’s why we suppor t our team members to stay motivated and achieve their health and fitness goals. We look forward to going back for another yoga session!

URBAN GARDEN UPDATE Spring definitely sprung in our Urban Garden! Just look at how these beautiful pink flowers bloomed while starfruit, lemon, and avocado trees began to grow. The AD&V Team also enjoyed eating the delicious grapes that we harvested from our garden.

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