Acurio-Portfolio of selected works

ANA BELEN ACURIO® • URBAN DESIGN • ARCHITECTURE

LOS ALAMOS BUILDING

Residential

Quito, Ecuador, 2021

In collaboration with:

It is a new project located on Av de Los Guayacanes and Los Alhelies surrounded by outstanding commercial, educational and recreational facilities in the sector. The facade design is predominated by the concrete block, coupled with copper-colored steel sections and a fusion of vegetation, thus maintaining its architectural essence and providing a setting to live in comfort, warmth, and harmony.

The projected shape of the complex is two organic volumes that allow the distribution of green areas, communal terraces, apartments with terraces, and private patios, among others.

The two main blocks allow four residential foors, exclusive underground parking spaces, underground warehouses, green areas, and communal spaces.

Main duties: Lead Designer, Conceptual & Schematic Design, 3D Modeling. W

Apartment interior

Lobby

DETROIT HOUSING

Urban & Architectural Design

Detroit, MI, USA, 2020

In collaboration with:

A successful long-term vision for Detroit’s East Village starts with a well-designed, cost-effective, prototypical building that can adapt to different neighborhood conditions. The main goal of the project is to build at a price-point that keeps the rental units affordable, to create a walkable neighborhood, and to design for a level of comfort and security that makes people want to move here and to stay long-term. The environmental impact in construction and operation is also a focal point in the project. Therefore, the structure of the units is prefab CLT panels that allow fast construction.

Main duties: Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, and blueprints in Revit Architecture, 3D Modeling.

2nd foor deck

Parking lot

Interior view 2 bedroom apartment

Interior view loft

TERRAFERTIL OFFICE

Interior Design

Quito, Ecuador, 2019

In collaboration with:

The project is a one-foor offce with an approximate area of 350m². The space was a combination of 3 standard offces purchased by the client to be designed into one dynamic space for their brand. The use of 663 custom CNC wood panels with a steel frame structure, was key in achieving the polygonal forms designed to separate the different interior spaces. The structure, given the limitations of transportation to the space on the 5th foor of a functioning building, had to be cut into modular pieces and assembled on site. The structure assembly and precision played an important role in the CNC panels to ft and skin the designed form.

The custom made stainless steel kitchen was fabricated in an artisanal workshop, which specializes in a welding technique for smooth flleted corners. Every detail was custom fabricated. The lighting details for each space were carefully thought out and incorporated into the furniture.

Main duties: Architectural design, Project Manager, Architectural drawings and blueprints in Revit Architecture, 3D Modeling, Construction Documents, Architectural supervision during construction

Architectural foor plan

CNC Wood panels

IDB OFFICES

Interior Design

Quito, Ecuador, In progress

In collaboration with:

The New IDB Offces Design is for a post-COVID 19 era, that allows users to feel safe and comfortable in the space. Our main objective is to create elegant, sustainable, and contemporary offces that let the users experiment with different sensations throughout the workspaces.

Architectural Design includes vegetation as the main design element that purifes the air and creates a singular sensation to the workers of the Bank. The transparency of mid-height partition elements allows natural light and cross ventilation to fow through the workstations without any visual blockings maintaining the world’s established distance of 6 feet between users.

The Offces are designed according to LEED specifcations to obtain a LEED v4 certifcation for Interior Design & Construction.

Main duties: Lead Designer, Conceptual & Schematic Design, 3D Modeling.

Corridor

HARBOR VISTA

Masterplan, Architectural Design

Marquette, MI, USA, 2019

In collaboration with:

Harbor Vista is a multi-family housing development in the south part of Marquette across Lake Superior. The property has an extensive green area as well as topographic irregularities. The design looks for integrating nature in the housing units as well as magnifying the views. The masterplan design, which includes 11 acres of urban design, tries to offer affordable housing options with modern and sustainable design to the local people. The housing area is 6500 m2, and each housing unit is 600 m2.

Main duties: Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, and blueprints in Revit Architecture.

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