Portfolio 2023 by Andrea Mata Celis

PORTFOLIO

ANDREA MATA

SELECTED WORKS

2019 - 2022

As a future architect, I am curious about the world and the new technologies and innovations that the industry creates. Each of my projects is driven by passion, creativity, and deep analysis. Enthusiastic and hardworking about every opportunity that presents itself, I am always eager to further my learning and develop my skillset working on impactful and meaningful projects.

EDUCATION

Toronto Metropolitan University

Bachelor of Architectural Science | Toronto, Canada | 2021 - Present

Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

Bachelor of Architecture | Lima, Peru | 2017 - 2020 [transferred]

WORK EXPERIENCE

+1 (647) 551- 6757

andrea.mata@torontomu.ca

Toronto, ON.

Research Technician | Toronto Metropolitan University | Toronto, Canada | Jan. 2023 - Present

Part-time contract with Associate Professor Jenn McArthur working on industry projects

• Created a BIM layout of a residential project to utilize it as part of a digital twin base project configured using Unreal Engine 5

• Modelled Toronto Metropolitan University’s complex residence context buildings to create a virtual reality environment for the digital twin base project

BIM Support | Toronto Metropolitan University | Toronto, Canada | Oct. 2022 - Dec. 2022

Part-time contract with Associate Professor Jenn McArthur working on industry projects

• Modelled mechanical equipment in Revit and updated relevant data based on as-Built drawings, to incorporate into the digital twin base project

• Utilized a Revit model in Unreal Engine 5 to model a virtual reality environment of the architecture project

Design Assistant | Vizualiza Studio | Lima, Peru | Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2021

Studio specialized in architectural visualization

• Modelled 3D architecture projects for architecture firms and real state companies

• Collaborated with consultant architects and clients to prepare technical plans for residential buildings and academic facilities located in extreme climates in Peru

Interior Design Assistant | Artistica Estudio | Lima, Peru | Feb. 2021 - Jul. 2021

Interior design and art studio

• Designed a variety of furniture styles, and created construction plans that were then built

• Organized design presentations for clients, and collaborated with interior designers and clients in meetings to evaluate clients requirements

CERTIFICATE & WORKSHOPS

Stable Diffusion in Rhino Workshop

Work-flows for integrated use-cases of Stable-Diffusion Models with Rhino/Grasshopper.

RE:LAX Workshop on Cultural and Critical Histories

Architectural Association Visiting London School in Downtown Los Angeles2022 (in-person)

Generative Architecture Workshop

Generative design using Unity software.

Media, Methods, Agents Workshop

Architectural Association Visiting London School in Zurich 2020 (online)

SOFTWARE

Rendering Enscape

V-ray

Twinmotion |

EXTRACURRICULAR

Simulation Green Building Studio

Unity Grasshoper |

Unreal Engine

3D Modelling Revit

Rhino

Allan Garden’s Exhibition | Toronto, Canada | Jun. 2021 - Sept. 2021

Pavilion design exhibition project by the City of Toronto

• Modelled multiple iterations of the 3D design using Rhino and Enscape

Sketchup |

AutoCAD

Graphic Skills Model making

MS Office |

Adobe Suite

• Tested different materials, including MDF, Tricoya, plywood, and acrylic panels, with construction techniques using CNC, sandblasting, driver drill, laser cutting, and etching machines to determine best combination for the design

• Supervised the design and construction process in various capacities, and collaborated on design meetings

Dilat.Arq | Lima, Peru | Feb. 2021 – July 2021

Virtual platform that promotes architectural projects and ideas of architecture students in Peru

• Designed and managed social media posts and contacted recognized architecture professionals for virtual conferences, which were streamed to audiences

KNOW – Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality | Lima, Peru | Dec. 2020 – Feb. 2021

“Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality” research program founded at University College London.

• Developed 3D and physical models, while collaborating on presentations with the community, for research-action projects that generated transformative interventions and promoted innovation in public policy and urban equality for vulnerable communities in Lima

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Toronto Metropolitan University Dean’s List

Academic Year 2021-2022

Allan Garden’s Design Competition | Toronto | 2022

A.G Pavilion design competition for the City of Toronto. Winning Group Design Proposal.

Publication | [CON]texto Magazine | First Edition | 2020

Co-founded [CON]texto Magazine (First Edition), the first architecture publication by students from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, that showcases the brilliant and innovative ideas of PUCP students from all levels

Publication | Asia Sur | March Edition | 2021E

Dilat. Arq: The new technology of architecture. Article praising the innovation behind the idea of Dilat Arq.

Exhibition of select Final Design Projects | PUCP (2018,2019,2020) | TMU (2021)

Studio II - Studio V, History of Urbanism at in-person PUCP Final projects parade

Italian Basic level | LANGUAGE

English Advanced level |

Spanish Native language |

French Basic level |

01 THE NEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

90 CROATIA ST, TORONTO, ON

REVIT BIM, GRASSHOPPER , ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, ENSCAPE 2022 | STUDIO III

This project aims to break away from traditional 20th century institution designs. It categorizes the program requirements into academic disciplines each associated with a building strategically placed around the campus, to emulate the characteristics of the city. This results with independent, separated modules with uneven heights that come together on the inside. Each separation will frame specific visuals of the surrounding from which occupants can observe from the inside, giving the idea that the school mimics the city. Material continuity from the exterior of the facade to the interior of each building will enhance the perception of buildings as independent.

Initial form of site

Program allocation of the given form.

Openings: framing significant views

Height variation: green roof top

Fragmentation of the form: Campus arrangement.

Materiality: envelope concept idea.

An urban analysis of the sound around the site where sound recordings of the main streets surrounding the project show the interactions between sound and noise. Four main sources of sound were identified and categorized into different colours. Each type of dot on the map represents the intensity and type of sound heard, ranging from low to high intensity, and from abrupt to prolonged sound.

NORTH ELEVATION

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

WEST ELEVATION

VIEW

OCCUPANT ANALYSIS

02 HOUSING COOPERATIVE

116 HASTING ST N, BANCROFT, ON

REVIT, AUTOCAD, RHINO , ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP 2021 | DESIGN STUDIO III

The housing complex aims to create a project that balances the relationship between private and public, on a site located in a commercial zone. This project comprises of four 3-to-4-bedroom units, designed in a townhouse typology located on the west side of the site, five single units of 1 to 2 bedrooms located on the south side, and one accessible unit of 2 bedrooms for special needs habitants. These were designed as apartment-style units. The dwellings surround a semi-private central courtyard that connects to the adjacent park and enhances social interactions between the neighbors and the community. Additionally, a community library and book shop located at North-East proposed to engage the community to the housing complex.

4-bedroom units, designed in a hometown typology and located on the west side of the single units of 1 to 2 bedrooms located on the south side, and one accessible unit of 2 special needs habitant. These were designed as apartment-style units. Additionally, nine on the south side of the site are given to the dwellers, and a bicycle parking area is found entrance close to Hasting St. N.

The dwellings surround a central courtyard that connects the adjacent park to the housing and enhances social interactions between the neighbors and the community. The semi-private courtyard is accessible to all the complex members and the community. It was designed circulation would encourage people to walk through it to get to their nal destination social life of the complex. Each dwelling has a direct view from its balconies and windows, makes the space guarded at all times of the day.

Moreover, after an exhaustive research on-site analysis in Bancroft based on the topic youth, the results showed that many leisure spaces are shared rather than separate in croft, indicating a need for youth spaces providing privacy and spatial autonomy.

Therefore, the community buildings aim to connect with di erent community demographics mainly focus on young demographics, so they can have a space meant for them.

HOUSING

WEST ELEVATION

TRANSVERSAL SECTION

COMMUNITY BUILDING

PHOTO CREDIT: DEAN

03 PEOPLE, POWER, & THE PARK EXHBITION

160 GERRARD ST E, TORONTO, ON

RHINO , ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, ENSCAPE

2022 | PROTEST IN THE PARK DESIGN COMPETITION

WINNER PROPOSAL - members: Jessica Amyot, Jake Kroft Team leads: Stefan Giro, Cesar Rodriguez Perfetti, Dean Roumanis

Over the past 125 years, Allan Gardens has played many roles, from a village common, a city park, to a community gathering space. The exhibition People, Power, and the Park provides a glimpse into the history of Allan Garden as a gathering place for activists and community. The initial winning proposal elaborates on the form that connects the main circulation paths in the semi rotonda of the park as a poetic way to interpret the interconnection of all common passengers that inhabit and have historically shared the park.

NORTH VIEW

WEST VIEW

FLOOR PLAN

EXHIBITION MODULES

Material: CNC plywood

AXONOMETRIC DRAWING OF ONE WALL

SEATING MODULES

CONNECTING MODULES

FABRICATION DIAGRAM

DESIGN ITERATION 1

DESIGN ITERATION 2

FABRICATION DIAGRAM

DESIGN ITERATION 3

BENCH DIAGRAM ITERATION 3 DIAGRAM SHELVES DIAGRAM

04 LUMINARIUM

LIMA, PERU

RHINO, V - RAY , ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, ENSCAPE, UNITY

2020 | CONSTRUCTION I

The project’s design is determined by a base hexagon module, with sub-modules that will configure the composition of the architectural space. By exploring the material and modulation assembly, the functionality was determined based on form and scale. The proposed module and sub-modules were to be made of interdependent materials that would work together for the desired performance. Photochromic and phosphorescent additives would add light and color to the construction through natural sunlight and self-radiate the installation at night.

The unitary module stems from the desire to create an element that can form an organic and dynamic architectural space. For this, a unitary module is created that has characteristics of rigidity in the central part and a range of elasticity in the lateral arms, to give a certain curvature to the shape.

PATTERN FUNCTION

COLOUR & MATERIALITY

METHOD OF FABRICATION

Photochromic for coloured pieces activated by UV light in sunlight and daylight.

The phosphorescent chemical component in white pieces allows the piece to absorb solar energy and radiate it in the dark.

(1) Component 1: Polycarbonate polymer.

(2) Nucleator

(3) Heat exchanger

(4) Hydraulic conductor: pumping conductor that circulates the components with greater intensity.

(5) Recirculatory and component mixer.

(6) Upper mold

(7) Lower mold

(8) Component 2: modifier of optical properties

(*) In order to add structural stability, a third component will be added to the large-scale modules: Fiberglass.

1) 3 base molds are prepared for the injection molding process

(2) Unpolymerized matter

(3) Non-polymerized cast polymer

(4) Injected polymer begins to polymerize

3D PRINTING PROTOTYPE

TRANSVERSAL SECTION

FLOOR PLAN

GENERATIVE DESIGN - MODULARITY USING THE SOFTWARE UNITY

05 WU HOUSE

LIMA, PERU

ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, SKETCHUP, AUTOCAD 2021 | ARTISTICA STUDIO

Interior design project proposal for an apartment located in Lima, Peru for a family of three. It included a complete interior design and decor renovation, in which furniture designs were incorporated for the living room and terrace.