Ana Carolina Dias: Achitecture & Urbanism PORTFOLIO

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ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM ANA CAROLINA DIAS

SELECTED WORKS

The current document is an overview of the architectural/urban works I’ve been producing until 2021. It is a gathering of pieces from my bach studies at PUC-Rio (Brazil) and at UCSD (USA), external competitions, as well as some of the professional content I participated at Sensus Consultoria e Projetos (Brazil) or by myself.

(All the work presented in this document has been made by myself, unless stated otherwise)

CONTENT ACADEMIC WORK

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SOCIAL HOUSING ............................................................................................. 04 2017.1 - PUC Rio, Studio 7

TIJUANA RIVER ..................................................................................................... 16 2017.2 - exchange program UCSD

SYNERGISTIC LANDSCAPES ................................................................ 26 2018.1 - PUC Rio, Studio 8

MORREU NA CONTRAMÃO ATRAPALHANDO O TRÁFEGO...... 38 “(He) died in the wrong direction disrupting traffic” 2018.2-2019.1 - PUC Rio, Thesis

COMPETITION

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KAIRA LOORO: WOMAN’S HOUSE ............................................... 52 2021

PROFESSIONAL WORK

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VASCO DA GAMA STADIUM ................................................................. 62 2019

BARRA LUXURY LIFESTYLE HOTEL .............................................. 72 2015

SAQUAREMA’S BEACH FRONT ........................................................ 78 2020

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SOCIAL HOUSING 271 Santo Cristo St; Cordeiro da Graça St; Cordeiro de Lima Av. Santo Cristo, Rio de Janeiro

PUC Rio - 2017.1 with: Julia Issler and Gabriela Sad

Brazil

RJ

Rio de Janeiro

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THE TERRACE

Existing buildings on site

THE GARDEN

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THE ROOFTOP

THE INTERIOR STREET

ABOUT SPACE AND GENDER SOFTWARES USED ON THIS PROJECT: AutoCad 2D | Sketch Up | Photoshop | Illustrator

THE PLAZA

This project aims to be a spatial investigation related to the human body perspective; a playful environment experienced by the inhabitant: our homes as extensions of us.

The main idea was to develop an experimental and safe environment to live in, for all. The design process evolved from focusing on the well-being and safety of the female body through all the phases of life.

Therefore, the intended freedom of the human body inside the project enables the birth of a diverse and vibrating space.

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THE TERRACE

The new architecture was composed of 240 residential units. When combined, these units generated the building’s volumetry, adapted to the heights of the Ground Floor Plan 1st Floor Plan constructions that surrounds the site. The plan was designed to be cohesive with the orthogonality of the streets, but also to integrate organic shapes with the creation of the interior street. These gestures gave birth to the dynamic character of the project and to a variety of spaces for the inhabitants and visitors to explore.

Due to the scarcity of green areas in Santo Cristo, the project counts with 40% of permeable soil on the ground floor, in order to accommodate rainwater, and garden areas are present on all floors.

4th Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Existing build on site

THE GARDEN

12th Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan

THE GARDEN 4th Floor Plan

12th Floor Plan

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Existin on site

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UNITS - PLANS

The units are presented in seven configurations (from A to E), allowing different fittings and combinations for the floor plans. The apartments start from an area of 18m² (aiming students and local workers) and go up to a maximum of 108m² (aiming families and co-working spaces). To populate the project and guarantee social diversity, the units are available to be sold, rented, or donated through social government programs.

Units

m²

B1, B2 E C1, C2, D A

18m² 36m² 72m² 108m²

TOTAL

No of apts.

Percentage

40 110 70 20

16,67% 45,83% 29,16% 8,83%

240

100%

A

108m²

B1

18m²

0

Distribution of units To sell To rent Government funding

Percentage 40% 20% 40% D

E

HALLWAY

Perspective Plan (Units type B2, D and E)

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1,5

3m

C1

C2

36m²

0

1,5

36m²

3m

B2 4,5m²

36m²

36m²

18m²

0

1,5

0

3m

1,5

3m

0

1,5

3m

0

1,5

3m

D

72m²

E

B2

36m²

0

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1,5

3m

In every two floors, it’s designed a curved slab crossing the building, creating communal areas between the residential units and leisure spaces with various gradients of privacy. The projection of these curved slabs generates balconies facing the internal street. The natural visual vigilance of the inhabitants promotes a safer space for all.

+ 27,80m

+ 24,60m

+ 21,40m

+18,20m

+15,00m

+12,80m

+9,60m

+6,40m

+3,20m

Section Credits: Julia Issler

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To enable the units to be combined and the curved slabs to be structured, the materiality of the project consists of prefabricated concrete slabs, placed between concrete structures built on-site. The balconies and the glass façades allow a dialogue between the street, the units, and the interior street. The structural columns are located at the extremities of every unit, allowing the plan to be flexible.

PRE-FABRICATED CONCRETE SLAB

INTERLOCKING PERMEABLE CONCRETE PAVING CONCRETE STRUCTURE BUILT ON SITE

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TIJUANA RIVER Tijuana River Urban Area Tijuana, México

UCSD - 2017.2

Mexico

Baja California

Tijuana

URBAN ANALYSIS

RIVER ORIGINAL PATH

CONCRETE FLOOD CHANNEL

THE VALLEY SOFTWARES USED ON THIS PROJECT: AutoCad 2D | Sketch Up | Photoshop | Illustrator

The lower Tijuana River Valley, straddling the border between southern California and northern Baja California, is a dichotomous landscape. In Mexico, the Tijuana River - confined to a concrete flood channel - is embedded within a highly modified urban area. As the river crosses the border into the United States, the high-rises and freeways give way to farms and fields, and a dense riparian forest marks the course of the river as it flows towards its out-let in the Pacific Ocean.

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USA MEX

1km

5km

10km

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CONCEPT DIAGRAMS

The river original and organic path has been replaced by an orthogonal channel due to the disordered growth of the city. This way, several kilometers of concrete were implanted, separating Tijuana in two parts connected only by a few bridges of heavy traffic, with scarce comfort for pedestrians and poor communication with the natural and urban landscape.

This diagram intends to outline the main proposals that guided the project.

From a Nolli map, it was possible to identify open and enclosed public spaces in this Mexican urban environment, as well as the availability or unused areas that could be linked from both sides of the river, bringing back the memory of the original path, in order to connect public spaces and people on both sides.

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CURRENT SITUATION CHANNEL INFLUENCE AREA EXISTING BUILDINGS BRIDGE CONNECTION SPLIT CITY FLOOD AREA ABOVE HEAD > 5.5FT

INTENTIONS CHANNEL INFLUENCE AREA EXISTING BUILDINGS RIVER ORIGINAL PATH INTENTION TO CONNECT

2018

CURRENT SITUATION: CITY SPLIT IN TWO DIFFERENT SIDES; UNFRIENDLY PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION; LACK OF GREEN; IMPERMEABLE CONCRETE CHANNEL;

2020 PHASE 1: DEMOLITION OF BRIDGES; REORGANIZATION OF TRAFFIC LINES ON THE GROUND FLOOR PRIORITIZING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

2022 PHASE 2: CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGH WALKWAY PARK LINE CONNECTING BOTH SIDES FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL RIVER PATH; RECOVERY OF GREEN AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS ALONG THE CHANNEL, EXPLORING NEW SUSTAINABLE ACTIVITIES AND AMBIENCES

2028 CONCLUSION: WITH THE VALORIZATION OF THE SITE, THE REAL ESTATE MARKET TENDS TO INCREASE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA, VARYING LAND USES, ARCHITECTURE AND REHEATING THE CITY’S ECONOMY

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INTERVENTION

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100m

500m

PRESENCE OF WATER

SOIL PERMEABILITY

FLOODING AREAS

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DIVERSE LAND USE

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION

COMMUNITY GARDENS

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

1km

URBAN STRATERGIES community work

visual connection

pedestrian oriented

walkability

connectivity

diversity

sustainability

water system

DIVERSE LAND USE RESTRUCTURING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CREATING A MORE DIVERSE LAND USE, ENABLING A MORE LIVELY PRESENCE OF COMMUNITY AROUND THE RIVER COURSE.

COMMUNITY GARDENS

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

COMMUNITY GARDENS REPRESENT SMALL LIVING AREAS AND LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION FOR THE COMMUNITY, COMPLEMENTING THE DIVERSE LAND USE AROUND THE RIVER COURSE, FROM THE SOURCE TO ITS ESTUARY.

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A GREATER BALANCE BETWEEN THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT, THE PROJECT FORESEES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN CEILINGS, URBAN AGRICULTURE, RAIN GARDENS AND RAIN LAGOONS.

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TECHNICAL DRAWING 6.00

2.40

GRAY ALERT PODOTATILE FLOOR 40X40CM PLATES

4.00

i=8.33%

6.00 i=8.33%

FLOODING AREAS 2.40

FLOODING AREAS ARE IMPORTANT SO THE EXCESS OF WATER CAN BE DRAINED AND ACCUMULATED IN AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION, WHICH CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPLANTING ALONG THE RIVER AND THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

4.00 min.

TJ BLVD

BUILDINGS

TYPICAL DETAILED SIDEWALK CORNER

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION THE INCENTIVE FOR ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF TRANSPORT OTHER THAN THE CAR, OCCURS IN THE PROJECT WITH THE INSERTION OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, CYCLE WAYS AND THE VALUALTION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT ALONG THE RIVER PATH.

TYPICAL DETAILED STREET PLAN

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PAVING IN PERMEABLE INTERLOCKING CONCRETE

GREEN BUFFER AREA

TJ BLVD

BUILDINGS

ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE THE FLOODING PROBLEM IN THE SITE IS THROUGH THE INCREASE OF SOIL PERMEABILITY, WITH THE CREATION OF NEW GREEN SPACES, DRAINING PAVEMENTS AND FLOODED AREAS.

BIDIRECTIONAL BIKE LANE WITH PIGMENTED PERMEABLE ASPHALT DELIMITED BY TENT

SOIL PERMEABILITY

EXCLUSIVE BUS LANE

PAVING IN SMOOTH CONCRETE

TYPICAL DETAILED STREET SECTION

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SYNERGISTIC LANDSCAPES 23rd Battalion of Military Police; 119 Cap. César de Andrade St Leblon, Rio de Janeiro

PUC Rio - 2018.1 with: Amanda Senna

Brazil

RJ

Rio de Janeiro

MACRO ANALYSIS

PULSATION

RESIDENTIAL

PUBLIC HOSPITALS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

COMMERCIAL + SERVICES

PRIVATE HOSPITALS

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SPACES

CULTURAL EQUIPMENT

RECREATION CENTERS

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WATER PRIVATE GREENS PUBLIC GREENS TRANSITION GREENS NATURAL PARKS

THE 23rd MILITARY POLICE BATTALION SOFTWARES USED ON THIS PROJECT: AutoCad 2D | Sketch Up | Photoshop | Illustrator

The analysis and characterization of the land in question are based on the understanding of the genesis of the architectural project as an articulating mechanism of physical, natural, territorial, social and political vectors.

The insular character of the terrain, a fortified enclave surrounded by overlaps of streams and expressive compositional elements of the landscape, only corroborates the need to face the fragments generated by a functionalist logic of design and planning. Thus, let us take a multidisciplinary and holistic look, debating and experimenting with the ability of architecture to connect these composing agents in favor of building a dynamic, interconnected and sustainable city.

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ANALYSIS OF THE SITE

For the characterization of the site and elaboration of the conceptual plan, the macro analysis of the urban environment and the neighborhood scale was developed in order to map these fragments that should be sewn by the proposal: the structuring elements of the landscape (topography, vegetation and water); existing gray and green infrastructures, as well as uses and activities to understand the social demand of the project.

DYNAMIC INFRASTRUCTURE X RIGID INFRASTRUCTURE

SECONDARY ROADS

STRUCUTURAL GREENS

WATERSHED FLOOD AREAS

WATER PATH

PRIMARY ROADS

TUNNEL BIKE PATH

SUBWAY LINE

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VIEWS ON SITE

The focus on ambiences and the identification of landscape patterns is established precisely in the places identified as “borders”.

In the potential to fragment, there is also the potential for integration.

GREENS ON SITE

“BORDERS”

FLOOD AREAS

The fragmented flow makes it clear that the program aims at the people, led to the understanding that the proposal for this space needs to be a place to reestablish connections and meeting.

ACCESS

FRAGMENTED FLOWS

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INTERVENTIONS SENSITIVE AXIS

1

aromatic bush, colorful trees

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GRASSY VEGETATION

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DENSE VEGETATION 9 WATER ACCUMULATION 7 WATER PLANTS

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TROPICAL VEGETATION 6 ARCHITECTURE: ARTICULATING TAPE

1. SPORT CENTER

2. INTELLIGENCE CENTER

5. OVERLOOK

6. AGORA

9. PLAYGROUND

10. EDUCATIONAL CENTER

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The functional preexistence of the 23rd Military Police Battalion Headquarter raises questions about police hostility in Rio de Janeiro and the right to exercise citizenship. Given that the space of public security should be a place of trust rather than a threat, the proposed issue is the reframing of the military space as a social institution.

With that being said, 12 ambiences are developed along the architectural “tape”, which articulate rigid, dynamic and social fragments, proposing in each one a synergistic interaction between people, city and landscape.

3. MEMORIAL

4. FILTERING PARK

8. BAMBUZAL

7. FOREST

11. SENSITIVE AXIS

12. BIKE LANE

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 10m

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20m

50m

100m

The design method chosen implies on the simultaneous operation of characterization and intervention. The first stage consists of an identification of pre-existent aspects: rigid, dynamic, and the edges. Next, the characterization in the sectorization of the land into six identified typologies - origin, terrace, promenade, rigidity, aridity and freshness. From the rigid pre-existent aspects reframing the points in terms of program, invoke new relationships and activities. These points, are connected and articulated with each other through

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a path - the architectural articulating “tape” - which is established and as a new edge to the boundaries and functional organization of the landscape.

Between the concave and convex points and spaces generated by the movement of the tape, we define new points of convergence. From them, structuring axes and the conceptual center of the project are drawn, so that they will functionally answer the main question of the proposal: the dialogue between the police and society and between rigid and dynamic landscape components.

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

SYNERGY noun

1. the associated action of two or more anatomical or biological organs, systems or elements resulting in the execution of a movement or the performance of an organic function 2. simultaneous action or effort associated cooperation, cohesion, work or operation

360º PERSPECTIVE

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POLICE

SOCIETY

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MORREU NA CONTRAMÃO ATRAPALHANDO O TRÁFEGO “(He) died in the wrong direction disrupting traffic” Port Zone Rio de Janeiro, RJ

PUC Rio - 2018.2 | 2019.1 Thesis

Brazil

RJ

Rio de Janeiro

CONCEPTUAL COLLAGE

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“MORREU NA CONTRAMÃO ATRAPALHANDO O TRÁFEGO“ “(He) died in the wrong direction disrupting traffic” SOFTWARES USED ON THIS PROJECT: AutoCad 2D | Sketch Up | Photoshop | Illustrator

The title of the work is born from the lyrics of Chico Buarque’s song: “Construção”. The music reflects a tragic face of a working man, visualized in a moment of life (under “construction”). In this process, the man is destroyed by a system that leaves him in the background. The lyrical metaphor intends to demonstrate the role of the local community against the interests of the real estate market that designate the city.

CEPAC

CITY HALL

Porto Maravilha was born from a Public Private Partnership (PPP) that created an Urban Operation Consortium that has the purpose of promoting the urban restructuring of the 5MIm² from the “Area of Special Urbanistic Interest”. The construction was paid through the sale of certificates of additional potential for construction (CEPAC), which are issued by the City Hall, thanks to changes in urban parameters. Although it was all sold out for only one buyer (Caixa Econômica Federal), nowadays these titles are being resold by their investment fund. This rush made it possible for the constructions be ready in time for the Olympic Games in 2016, although it hasn’t concluded the Development Plan yet.

PORT’S CONSTRUCTION

CDURP stage for one of the biggest works for the Olympic Games 2016

THE FUND

biggest import and export port in Brazil during XXth century

next to dowtown: concentration of job offers

transportation node: train, bus, vlt, brt, metro

birth of the city: historical importance royal family and slavery

MARKET

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URBAN ANALYSIS

LAND OWNERSHIP

LAND USE

MOBILITY

INFRASTRUCTURE

R

PUBLIC EQUIPMENTS

PUBLIC PATRIMONY

G

POPULATION DENSITY

POPULATION INCOME

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URBA

PR

ROPERTIES SELL

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GUANABARA BAY

OLYMPIC BLVD.

BUILDINGS WITH MAX. PARAMETERS PROJECTED

PORTUGUESE TOWNHOUSES (SOBRADOS)

PROVIDENCIA HILL

GREEN AREAS

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REFERENCES

Finally, the process of rationalization of the coast in Porto Maravilha, contributed to increase the distance of Guanabara Bay, which has been intensified by the new urban parameters that creates a barrier to the landscape where much of the city’s birth took place. In addition, there are obvious social impacts of isolating the local population, in contrast to the floating population, causing a detachment of the market with local culture. The changes of the urban parameters in the landfill has a tendency to commercial occupations on an international scale, which generates a gentrification pressure, caused by the valorization of the area and indirectly expelling the original local residents.

DOWTOWN

AN PARAMETERS

The following diagrammatic maps are intended to represent the diagnosis of the region in different modalities and time comparisons. The analysis of the site came to the big question: “who is the project for?”. The port zone today is seen as a field of possibilities and potentials to an economic transformation. The challenge is to rethink people’s relationship with the place, so that we give more value to the true identities of the region. The proposal starts from the plan’s reorientation that values social and cultural history, landscape preservation and greater urban spatial quality.

INTERVENTIONS WATER ADVANCE TO IT’S ORIGINAL COASTLINE

industrial use

VLT EXTENSION TO THE NEW AREAS OF EXPANSION

aquarium

GAM samba city

SÃO CRISTÓVÃO bus station

ST CRISTO

PROV

PINTO HILL

train station

100m

250m

500m

1km

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CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HILLS: - RECONNECT THE GREEN AREAS - WALKABLE GREEN ROOFTOPS CONNECTING SAÚDE HILL TO THE PROVIDÊNCIA HILL - ADDING A NEW LINE OF CABLE CAR BETWEEN PROVIDÊNCIA AND PINTO HILL

museum of tomorrow

olympic blvd

SAÚDE

MBOA valongo pier

mauá square

SAÚDE HILL

VIDÊNCIA HILL vlt

DOWTOWN metro station

The plan reorientation starts by expanding the special area of interest to some neighborhood areas that can be linked to the port zone with their uses, like Dowtown and São Cristóvão, so that we can redistribute the high density allocated to the port zone with the new urban parameters. The next step would be changing the land use and urban parameters of the site according to the street hierarchy . It’s agreeable that makes more sense to densify along the streets that has more flows than usual, as well as give it a commercial use for them. For the residential use it should be close to the pre-existing constructions and the residential hills with lower density.

At the same time, leisure use was maintained as planned, and mixed use was added to medium density in between leisure/commercial and residential use.

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MASS PLAN 100m

250m

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50m

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OCCUPATION STARTERGIES:

PRESERVED/BUILT CONSTRUCTIONS

TRADITIONAL OCCUPATION Sacadura Cabral St. (border with the residential hill) DIALOGUE WITH THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE PORTUGUESE TOWNHOUSES AND WITH THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE HILL’S CONSTRUCTIONS

PRESERVED/BUILT CONSTRUCTIONS

PERIPHERAL OCCUPATION PRIORITIZING THE PERMEABILITY OF THE BLOCKS WITH A DISTANCE OF 8 TO 10M BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS; CORNER FILLING AND VERTICALIZATION ACCORDING TO THE ROAD HIERARCHY

PRESERVED/BUILT CONSTRUCTIONS

REFERENTIAL OCCUPATION Olympic Boulevard A FORM ADAPTED FOR BETTER REFERENCE TO THE OLD WAREHOUSES OF THE REGION: CONTINUITY OF THE BUILT MASS, ADDED TO HIGHTS CONSISTENT WITH THE USE OF THE ROAD

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WATER ADVANCE TO THE ORIGINAL COASTLINE: The proposal is for this to happen in two places: Samba city and Valongo Pier (where the slaves used to disembark in the city). This strategy would not only improve the arid climate of the region, but also bring back the memory of the original coastline before the landfill in 1903.

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WALKABLE GREEN ROOFTOPS A sustainable way to connect Saúde Hil would create a green boulevard on top o landscape back to the local residents (on owners that would have their terrace tur

ll with the Providência Hill, as it of the houses giving the view and the ne “cepac” would be given to the house rned into the public pedestrian street).

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the proposed Guanabara bay’s view of the Port with the urban parameters changed

NEW CABLE CAR LINE The first favela of Rio de Janeiro, Providência, is home for a lot of local people who works with informal jobs in downtown or in the Olympic Blvd. With the activation of the old cable car line plus a new one connected to Pinto Hill, connections and economy of these communities could be significantly changed.

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MASTERPLAN 100m

250m

500m

1km

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BAGHERE WOMEN’S HOUSE Baghere Village Senegal, Africa

Kaira Looro | Architecture for Peace: International Competition 2021 with: Julia Issler

Africa

Senegal

Kolda

Gender inequality underpins many problems which disproportionately affect women.The Women’s House harmoniously integrates itself in the Baghere community and seeks through social and spatial experiences, to encourage gender equality and to reverse this current scenario.

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Gender inequality underpins many problems which disproportionately affect women.The Women’s House harmoniously itself in WOMEN’Sintegrate HOUSE the Baghere community and seeks SOFTWARESsocial USED ON THIS PROJECT: through and spatial experiences, Revit | Lumion | Photoshop | Illustrator to encourage gender equality and to

reverse this current scenario. We believe that in order to develop a project for a women’s house, it is essential to deal with different privacy gradients and promote a flexible architecture, in which the user defines the space based on women’s demand.

We believe that in order to develop a project for a 0 5 10 20m T H E S I T E house, it is essential to deal with different privacy women’s gradients and promote a flexible architecture, in which the user defines the space based on women’s demand.

CO N C E P T GRID 2,5M X 2,5M

Grid 2,5m x 2,5m

Tree lines

Access

THE SITE

5m

10m

20m

Aiming to integrate the project with the local context and to value the pre-existing green areas, we identified through a triangulation system based on the Delaunay mathematical principle, the trees found in its surroundings.

We then selected the two lines that cross the mass of the project, which are key to develop the roof ’s volumetry, to determine the three access to the interior of the building and to collect rainwater. By developing the construction’s design based on the existing vegetation, the project values Activity the local context and encourages new sustainable practices.

Area The construction rises from the ground. The project “shell”, a 30cm wall composed of laterite earth, clearly separates the external from the internal Patio environment. This element behaves as an ideological protection to the users of the house since not everybody would adventure to enter a place that looks so intimate. This strategy acts as a filter and Meeting helps to naturally Room promote a safe space inside the project.

Administration into excitement However, this feeling of mystery is reversed WC space when entering the women’s house’s internal space.

NORTH F Atrium

Flexible Space

A

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NORTH A

TREE LINES

ACCESS

ATRIUM

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Soon it is possible to notice the existence of 3 different main spaces: an atrium with natural light and free access to all, a room that is semi-open to this social gathering space and other private rooms.

A covered path provides a protected passage between the spaces even when it is raining, a comfortable circulation especially for the people who work there.

FLOOR PLAN

SECTION A

1,25

2,5

5m

1,25

2,5

5m

The program proposes spaces for women to carry out various activities related to culture, sustainable economics, ecology and health. It is through social interaction and freedom that this architecture is built. Openings in the walls and the gap between them and the ceiling allow natural ventilation with an air-cooling system. The ceiling provides shade and protects from the low sun rays in the east and the west façade.

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Another way we found to integrate the project into its context was through the development of a modular architecture. The 2.5m by 2.5m modular grid simplifies the construction process and involves the local community with it in a simpler way. This grid not only orients the structure axes, but also responds to the programs intended to meet the needs of the women.

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MATERIALS:

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1. hempcrete foundation 2. rammed earth 3. wooden floor decking 4. wooden pannels 5. rosewood beams and columns 6. rosewood rafters 7. rosewood ceiling joists 8. wooden roof decking 9. metal sheet roof

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WATER SYSTEM

SOLAR PATH

The project has a multiplicity of possibilities in its configuration due to the mobility of the internal panels, either by sliding or pivoting them. This also guarantees the space’s flexibility of different gradients of visual permeability.

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SÃO JANUÁRIO STADIUM RENOVATION São Cristóvão Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Sensus: Consultoria e Projetos with: Sete Mais Arquitetura and Novo Complexo São Januário

Brazil

RJ

Rio de Janeiro

THE NEW SÃO JANUÁRIO SOFTWARES USED ON THIS PROJECT: AutoCad 2D | Sketch Up | Revit | Photoshop

Considering the history of the “Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama”, in which the São Januário stadium was only built in the mission of raising funds by the union of the supporting partners in 1927, what guides the project to revitalize and expand the stadium is the valorisation of this Vascaine reunion.

With that being said, the project starts from the maintenance of landmarks of historical importance for the club’s memory, such as the Chapel, the social sector and the preserved façade.

The main demand is focused on the need to increase the equipment’s capacity to receive large events such as a Continental Final Cup. The stadium currently holds 21,880 fans. The expansion proposal seeks to almost double that number, reaching a final capacity of 43,000 people.

CURRENT SITUATION:

We propose a spatial reorganization to turn the “ring”-shaped stadium into a rectangle, incorporating two towers in both vertex of the main façade, where it is possible to condense other programmatic demands and host even more fans.

Thus, there is an approximation of the public to the field, as the bleachers start to follow its shape, increasing the intensity of the interaction between the fans and the players.

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10m

50m

100m

ELEVATED SQUARE

NORTH SECTOR

NORTH TOWER

EAST SECTOR

SOCIAL SECTOR

SOUTH SECTOR

THE CHAPEL

SOUTH TOWER

RECREATIONAL SOCIAL CLUB

WATER SPORTS

SPORTS TOWER

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NORTH TOWER

SECTOR

HISTORICA

AMMOUNT

CAPACITY

VIP CABINS Social 49 1.155 East 70 1.622 119 2 777 VIP SEATS Social 276 East 5.012 5.288 OFFICIAL GALLERY Social 2 61 122 REGULAR SEATS Social 3.194 3.194 STANDING CROWD North 15.552 South 15.552 31.044 43.000

VENTILATED FAÇADE

ELEVATED SQUARE

PARKING

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AL FAÇADE

SOUTH TOWER

Modernization and comfort are the main premises that guided the proposal.

The social sector is revitalized based on the principle of valuing the sight of the field and the insertion of VIP cabins at the higher level, so that their sale generates revenue for the construction.

The towers house existing programs that were rearranged for a better

functionality, like the Presidency room, Corporate room for Sponsors and Idols, Trophy Hall and the Memorial Center.

In addition, we also propose other programs that can generate revenue for the club, such as: Convention Centers for big events, Vasco’s official store, restaurant, museum, VIP cabins and exclusive parking.

ROOF COVERED WITH SOLAR PANNELS

SOCCER FIELD

PARKING

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EAST FAÇADE / ENTRANCE Credits: InCubo Arquitetura e Comunicação

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The slab covering the parking area becomes a generous esplanade, an elevated square that concentrates visitors on match days. Not only this outdoor space, but the whole new São Januário seeks to integrate the family, offering recreational programs for members, open to the public, such as: a sports tower, which includes gyms and courts, as well as a water sports sector and leisure club.

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The new stadium proposes not only to rescue the memory of Vasco’s spirit of union, through the collective feasibility of the project, but also inserts itself in the neighborhood as a generous coexistence and resignification equipment, able to host events compatible with the level of the club.

Credits: InCubo Arquitetura e Comunicação

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BARRA LUXURY LIFESTYLE HOTEL Barra da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Arquitetos do Rio: Consultoria e Projetos with: Rockwell Group NYC

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Rio de Janeiro

LSH HOTEL SOFTWARES USED ON THIS PROJECT: AutoCad 2D | Sketch Up | Photoshop

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MAIN FAÇADE Credits: Rockwell Group NYC

With the Olympic Games approaching on 2016, Rio de Janeiro real estate market was growing significantly, specially hospitality and tourism. Barra Luxury Lifestyle Hotel is definitely one of the most sophisticated ventures that was built at the time.

Designed by Rockwell Group NYC, the hotel brings contemporary clean architecture to Barra’s Beach. Arquitetos do Rio were responsible for the project’s “tropicalization”, in addition to executive drawings, management and the project’s compatibility.

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Credits: Rockwell Group NYC

LUXURY KING ROOM

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SAQUAREMA BEACH FRONT Vila’s Beach Saquarema, RJ

Sensus: Consultoria e Projetos

Brazil

RJ

Saquarema

SAQUAREMA’S BEACH FRONT SOFTWARES USED ON THIS PROJECT: AutoCad 2D | Revit | Photoshop | Illustrator

Known for designing the beach front of Rio de Janeiro, Sérgio Dias, owner of “Sensus Constultoria e Projetos”, is the one to go to when making projects like this come to life. The mayor of Saquarema didn’t hesitate to call us to rethink the city’s coastline.

The idea was to make something simple, with small kiosks of bars and restaurants, with a design that paid homage to the many surfers in the region.

Also, it’s always important to include enough space to bike lanes and treat the area as a linear park with activities that encourages the economic and touristic life of the beach.

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Credits: Sensus Projetos e Consultoria LTDA

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