Alonso Washington Alonso Washington
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Alonso Washington García
Architect 13|august|1999 awashington@alumniunaves +34610866581
Architect, recognized for being responsible and dedicated, committed to my education and the development of innovative projects; constantly seeking challenges that drive my growth both professionallyandpersonally.
education
Master's Degree in Architectural Theory and Design | University of Navarra, Pamplona,Spain 2024-2025
Bachelor's in Architecture | Tecnológico deMonterrey(2019-2023)
University Exchange | University of Castilla la Mancha, Toledo, Spain (20222023)
experience skills
Jr Architect Otxotorena Arquitectos (Pamplona,Spain)
Development of execution projects for various residential buildings and healthcare and assisted-living architecture (surface and dimensioned plans, partition and enclosure details, enclosure and partition plans, floor and ceiling plans, surface schedules, structural adjustments, floor plan modifications, elevations and sections, façade report plans to be respected,etc)
Jr Architect Taller GOMA (Querétaro, México)
upport in the design and development of architectural projects, preparation of drawings and models, conducting research for material selection, and collaboration in the preparation of presentations and technical documentation Additionally, I participated in coordination with suppliers and contractors, as well as in the supervision ofprojectexecutionon-site.
SpatialCreativity
Collaboration
Problem-SolvingSkills
Adaptability
Communication languages
Spanishnative
English(CAECambridge)
French(CertificateB1)
softwares
Illustrator
Photoshop InDesign
Archicad
Autocad
Twinmotion
PaqueteOffice
Qgis
Sketchup
Lumion
projects
Entreartesanos
SantaRosaXajay,Querétaro Craftsmarket
Caminante
Alghero,Italia
FloatingSchool
Nuestrocobijo
SantiagodeQuerétaro,Qro ShelterforCollective“Juntas”
TransparencyinterventionMuseodeSantaCruz
Toledo,España
SpatialIntervention
SolarHome
Guanajuato,Gto
SingleFamilyHome
LaMazorcaArtisansVilla
SanIldefonsoTultepec,Qro TouristRestStop
Cu4troHabitat
SantiagodeQuerétaro,Qro Collectivehousing
ViewpointoverArtxanda
Bilbao,Spain
Café/Observatory
Cityonthewater
SantiagodeQuerétaro Communityfacility
RefugeofFreedom
Lisbon,Portugal
Ecumenicalspace
BetweenRockandWater
Zamora,Spain
Habitablebridge
I have a solid experience in research, conceptualization, architectural design, editorial design, and urban space development My approach addresses the discipline from a systemic, cross-cutting, and multidisciplinary perspective, always seeking the harmonious integration of conceptsandforms.
I am characterized by being a professional in constant pursuit of learning and new challenges. My curiosity, analytical observation, and passion for exploring different ways of inhabiting, living, and being are fundamental elements that guidemyarchitecturalpractice.
This portfolio is a testament to my journey as an architect and a reflection of my passion for creating spaces that are not only functional and aesthetic but also tell stories and make an impact. I invite you to explore my portfolio and discover the variouslayersofmycreativeapproach.
“Entre artesanos” Crafts Market
Location: Santa Rosa Xajay, San Juan delRío,Qro
Typology:Touristcenter
Class:"Entrepreneurship in the Field of Architecture"
Teachers: Daniela Cruz Naranjo, Viviana Barquero PhD, Anaisabel Olvera MVB, María Guadalupe
Ledezma, Dra. Jocelyn Reyes, Dra. EstefaníadelaLuz,TobíasAguilar
Softwares: Autocad Illustrator Photoshop InDesign
Sketchup Rhino Grasshopper Lumion
"Entre Artesanos" proposes a crafts market in Santa Rosa Xajay; a strategic and mixed-use project that drives the consolidation of tourist and recreational activities, as well as the local economy, supply, and artisanal andculturalproduction.
Fractal Sustainability Strategies: MasterPlantoBuilding
Throughout the architectural project, bioclimatic design strategies were integrated, primarily based on passive design principles, aiming to optimize the energy consumption of the constructed spaces, ensure thermal and lighting comfort for users, and achieve optimal resource management. This involved a rigorous selection of materials and appropriate watermanagement.
Thanks to these implemented strategies, the project qualifies for EDGEcertification.
Anintegralaspectoftheprojectisreflectedinthelandscapenotonlyduetoitsextentbutalsothroughits ecosystemicandsocialbenefits TheprojecthasbeendevelopedbasedonthefulfillmentofSustainable DevelopmentGoals(ODS),implementingsustainabilitystrategiesonfractalscales fromthemasterplandownto eachbuildingandgarden
Despitethetotalprojectcost,itrepresentsalong-terminvestmentbothfinanciallyandinthesocialcapitalof Querétaro.
SustainableDevelopmentGoals
The "Entre Artesanos" project aligns with the Sustainable Development Goals (ODS) throughout its various life stages, from planning, design, and construction to operation. The integration of ODS into the project is evident in the selection of materials and the implementation of numerous sustainability strategies, primarily focused on the efficient consumption of energy, water, and resources, as wellaswastemanagement.
It's crucial to note that these strategies are present on different scales, ranging from the master plan and landscape design to each building withintheproject.
“Caminante” Floating School
Location:Alghero,Italia
Typology:Educationalclassrooms
Class: "Architecture of Medium Complexity"
Teachers: Graziano Brau Pani, Ignacio
Díaz Suárez, Igor Iván Ojeda y Alvaro Beruben
Softwares: Autocad
Illustator Photoshop InDesign
Sketchup Lumion
This school is a modular, selfsufficient pavilion-raft on the water equipped with water purification technologies to promote environmental education in front of Alguero Bay. The prototype aims to meet the need for multi-use spaces in terms of sustainable management while simultaneously raising awarenessthrougharchitecture.
The logic of this proposal is ba the idea that the hexagon geometric shape that, with a s perimeter, can accommodate a area.
The furniture design is closely to the hexagonal shape o classroom, allowing for multiple learning relationships within the interior.
Designedunderthepremiseoftheradicalandutopiancritiquesystem,basedoncriticalandradicaltheories.The projectaimstobringpeopletogetheraroundthenotionofrespectingwater,sharinginmovement,anddynamic balance
The soul of this school lies in its modular expansion, ranging from individual modules to an infinite conglomerate that has the ability to relate to each other, creating an entire floatingandexpandablesystem.
These floating modules are grouped into seven hexagons to create a constructive unit, and these constructive units are coupled with otherstoallowforexpansion
Proposal for a caféobservatory at the Bilbao viewpointfromArtxanda
Location:Bilbao,Spain
Type:Viewpoint,café
Subject: Design workshop (MtDA), UNAV
Teachers: Javier Cenicacelaya, Lander Uncilla
Softwareused: Autocad Illustrator Photoshop
Sketchup InDesign
The project is designed to blend in with the natural landscape, using raw concrete that integrates visually and structurally with the terrain Access to the viewpoint is via a staircase t guides visitors down a descend path, where the concrete w gradually open up to reveal panoram views of Bilbao. Upon reaching main platform, an opening in the fl allows visitors to observe the heigh the cliff beneath their feet, creatin sensory experience of floating abo the void The project is designed create constant interaction betwe the architectural space and the natu environment, using reinforc concrete as the construction syste which guarantees the stability a safetyofthecantilevers.
City on the water; to adapt to a c floodscenario.
Location:Querétaro,Mexi
Type: Community facilitie housing
Subject: Integrated workshopI(MtDA),UNAV
Teachers: Barbara Hoidn Zegers
Softwareused: InDesign Autocad Illustrator Photoshop InDesign
Ske Twi
Understanding the city as and highlighting the prob relationship between society, the project in floodabledistrictthatseek with increasing floods, becoming more freque climate change and the p urbanization Instead o natural cycles, the desig water as a dynamic eleme challenge into an opp regenerationandresilienc
asaresourceandathreat.
Socially attractive landscape: a landscape that not only manages water but also attracts and encourages collective behavior through carefully designed public spaces. These spaces invite interaction, recreation, and awareness of water as a vital part of the city's ecosystem.
1.Themore,thebetter Itismoreefficienttodesignsmall interventionstocontainacomplex situation,suchaswater,thantotryto solveeverythingatonce.
2.Thecityasasponge Absorbwaterthroughuse,thereby reducingitsquantityandpreventing flooding.
3.Tothebottom
Understandthetopographyandusegravityasatool topropelwateracrosstheterritory. Liquidisaflexibleelementthatadaptstotheshape ofanycontainerandisdifficulttocontrol.
4.HereIam,andthisishowitworks Maketheinfrastructureandhowitworksvisibleso thatresidentsunderstanditsprocessesandit becomesanicheforeducationaboutwaterandits cycles.
5.Decisions
Designfloodsbasedoncalculationsofwater consumptionandusewithinthem. Floodsshouldbeconsideredpartofthewater managementsystemandnotaconsequenceof poorplanning.
6.ItfeelslikeIbelonghere
Integratetheinfrastructureintothelandscape, withoutcompetingwithitornegativelyimpactingit. Bekindtothefloraandfaunaofthesitesoasnotto disruptanynaturalcycles.
Aquiferrechargezoneduringtherainyseason
Urbangardensintherainyseason
Amphitheaterduringtherainyseason
Sportsfieldrainyseason
“Refuge of Freedom”
Proposal for an ecumenical space in the Liberdade neighborhood
Location:Lisbon,Portugal
Type:Ecumenicalspace
Subject: Integrated Architectural ProjectsWorkshopII(MtDA),UNAV
Teachers: José Adrião Arquitectos, EfrénMunarriz
Softwareused: Autocad
Revit
Lumion
Illustrator
Photoshop Lightroom
The project proposes an ecumenical space in the Liberdade neighborhood (Lisbon), integrating the historical memory of the place evoked by the demolished houses and the Águas Livres Aqueduct through a design that combines spiritual transcendence and social coexistence Organized into two blocks connected by ramps and stepped platforms, the building reinterprets the existing urban morphology, with an upper viewpoint that frames the landscape of the Alcântara Valley and lower levels dedicated to reflection (oratory, chapels) and community activities (workshops,multipurposerooms)
The project employs auste and contextual material highlighting the use of gabio walls which evoke th historical presence of th aqueduct and resolv unevenness along wi exposed concrete f structures and ramp creating a contrast betwee the earthy and the minera Green roofs and loc limestone paving integra the building into th topography, while woode lattices filter light into space of contemplation, such as th chapel
Thermal Bridge between RockandWater
Location:Zamora,Spain
Type:Hotelandthermalbaths
Subject: Integrated Architectural ProjectsWorkshopII(MtDA),UNAV
Teachers: Luis Martínez Santa-María, EfrénMunarriz
Softwareused: Autocad Illustrator Photoshop
Sketchup InDesign
The project arises from the union between the geological and the human, imagining a monolithic concrete thermal bridge that emerges as a natural extension of the mountain Inspired by springs where water flows from rocky fractures the architecture is conceived as a “living quarry”: an excavation that leaves behind fragmented blocks and spaces carved into the terrain, as if the buildinghadalwaysexisted.
The volume sinks into the slope, flush with the river, to preserve the views of the original bridge and interact with the water The aim is to blend in with the rocky profile, creating a silhouette thatconfusesthebuiltwiththenatural.
“Nuestro
cobijo” Tubular Shelter
Location:SantiagodeQuerétaro,Qro
Typology: Shelter for Women in ViolentSituations
Class: Design and Construction of a TemporaryHabitat
Teachers: Sandra Hernández, Ana IsabelOliverioyAnaClaudiaLemus
Softwares: Autocad Illustrator Photoshop
The project focuses on building modular shelters for women who have experienced violence The adopted methodology involves the use of concrete tubes to achieve an efficient and cost-effective construction The main objective is to provide the possibility of erecting these shelters quickly and at an affordable cost, offering a safe environment and suitable structures to support women invulnerablesituations.
I led the structural criteria and the representation of plans, sections, and elevations Utilizing Autocad, Illustrator, and Photoshop, the focus was on designing cost-effective modular shelters for women who have experiencedviolence.
Habitability.
On a plot of land located on the outskirts of Querétaro, in an exceptional wooded setting, the “Nuestro Cobijo” project seeks to take advantage of a unique natural environment for its purpose. With a planned 20 rooms, the construction of the first modules focuses on creating a shelter that is not only functional but also blends harmoniously with the beauty of the surrounding environment. This approach seeks to provide abused women with a safe space, supported by the serenity of thenaturesurroundingtheshelter
Construction.
Seekingtomediatespacesatdifferent scales, the proposal brings a series of brick walls configure the entrance, creating a path that, accompanied by existing lime trees, allows for a gradual entry by acting as transition elements. From the interior, baseboards, walls, and sequences of vaults compose and shape the spaces, providing different degrees of use and privacy The shelter unfolds between horizontal mediations and the two formal systems, closing towards one side and opening towards the north, generating containment and an interiorlandscapeofitsown.
“Renacimientolumínico”
Intervention with transparencies in the MuseumofSantaCruz
Location:Toledo,Spain
Typology: Contemporary intervention with an emphasis on transparencies and luminous elements, aimed at revitalizingtheMuseumofSantaCruz.
Class: "Architecture and Urbanism ProjectWorkshopIV"
Teachers: Carlos del Carmen Asencsio-Wandosell, María del carmen Mota Uganda y Ignacio González-VarasIbáñez
Softwares: Autocad Illustrator Photoshop InDesign
Sketchup Lumion
The "Luminous Renaissance" intervention in Toledo aims to transform Miguel de Cervantes Street and the area around the Museum of Santa Cruz into a more vibrant and appealing space. The balloons not only symbolize freedom and celebration but also act as unifying elements to share infrastructure, improve connectivity, and change the perception of the place from a military space to a celebration node in the urbanexperience
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Byusingbrochures,theaimistotransformMigueldeCervantesStreetandtheareaaroundtheMuseumofSanta Cruzintoamorevibrantandattractivespace Theballoonsnotonlysymbolizefreedomandcelebrationbutalsoact asunifyingelementstoshareinfrastructure,improveconnectivity,andchangetheperceptionoftheplaceintoan urbanexperience
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“Solare Home” Residence forMaríaandErnesto
Location:León,Gto
Typology:Singlefamilyhome
Class:Singlefamilyhome
Teachers: Frisly Colop, Yuriko Silva, FernandaPeñayGustavoMesta
Softwares: Autocad
Revit
Lumion
Illustrator
A residence intended for both vacations and the future retirement of the family. María and Ernesto, aged 44 and 49, along with their children Sofía and Mateo (8 and 11 years old) and their little dog Max, make up this home Designed to promote dynamism, reflection, and tranquility, the choice of materials was based on sustainability, tradition, aesthetics, and comfort. Photoshop Lightroom
“La Mazorca” Artisans
Villa
Location: San Ildefonso, Amealco de Bonfil,Qro
Typology:Touriststop
Class:CommunityFacilities
Teacher: Juan Pablo Rodríguez Méndez, Jessica Román, Rebeca Torres
Softwares: Autocad Illustrator Photoshop
Sketchup Archicad InDesign
In collaboration with MASS Design GroupandFundaciónRotamundos,the proposal involves creating a tourist village for the artisan group "La Mazorca," providing spaces for them to exhibit and sell products, thereby strengthening their entrepreneurship and local culture. The plan includes a collective organization with specific goals, funded by government resources and the group itself. It focuses on selling products such as traditional medicine, Lelé dolls, sillar and quarry stone, and artisanal tea, along with offering workshops and exhibitions The village comprises various spaces, and its design incorporates bioclimatic strategies for energy efficiency and temperature regulation. The goal is to create an environmentthatconveystranquility,a sense of belonging, knowledge, and interactiontovisitors.
Roof: Tile
RoofStructure: Wood
WallReinforcement: Concretebuttressesandtiebeams
To ensure the positive transformation of the community and ensure safety, we propose a gable roof that allows effective drainage during rain, avoiding stagnation that could affect the sillar. The masonry foundation with buttresses every three meters ensures a monolithic structure, completely connected to withstand external forces such as hail or earthquakes.
Walls: CinnamonSillar
“Cu4tro” Habitat
Location:SantiagodeQuerétaro,Qro
Typology: Residential complex, commercialplaza,andhotel
Class:CollectiveHousing
Teachers: Gabriel Pacheco M Arch, Viviana Barquero, PhD, Claudia Lemus M. Arch, Guadalupe Ledezma M. Arch yFernandaPeñaM.Arch
Softwares: Archicad Lumion Sketchup
Photoshop Lightroom Illustrator
Cu4tro is an innovative p Querétaro that integrates hotel, and commercial plaza, its design on the harm intersections. This development draws inspirat the convergence of lifestyles modern residences, high-qua facilities, and a vibrant co space. The intersection physical and cultural, are ref the seamless connectivity different areas of the project a dynamic and multif environment Cu4tro aims meeting point where the co lives, stays, and enjoys co experiences, all convergin architecturalandsocialbalanc
I experience a deep passion for the art of drawing, a practice that has redefined my perception of the world and has given me the ability to find beauty in every detail. For me, drawing is an exceptionally powerful tool, capable of capturing various perspectives of a single scene and exploring a wide range of creative possibilities. In this section, I have the pleasure of sharing some of my favoritecreationsfromrecentyears
GuiongraficoparaproyectoEntreArtesanos
Sketch
As a passionate public speaker, I had the honor of participating as a speaker in the first national community equipment seminar at Tec de Monterrey, sharing my student experiencesinthecommunityfield.
Additionally, I collaborated in the organizing team of the first Open House Festival in Mexico, an annual architecture and urbanism event that takes place across various locations opentothepublicduringaweekend.
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