Fabiana Barra Toranzo Portfolio 2025 by Fabiana Barra Toranzo

PORTFOLIO

2020-2025

Fabiana Lucia Barra Toranzo

SKILLS

FABIANA BARRA TORANZO

Passionate and resolute architecture undergrad that seeks for ways of improving the community she is part of through active engagement and sustainable approaches. A team player with strong values and ethics, consistently challenging herself to help others achieve their highest potential.

EXPERIENCE

MSA ARCHITECTURAL INTERN

2023 I SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER

Contributed to historic restoration projects, participated in site visits, prepared award illustrations, utilized resin printing for model fabrication, and enhanced my proficiency in Revit through collaborative teamwork.

ERGO ARCHITECTURE INTERN

2024 I JANUARY - MAY

Engaged in fast-paced, small-scale residential projects, collaborating on façade redesigns with the City of San Diego, designing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), managing basic accounting tasks, and assisting in construction phases, including insulation, flooring, and painting.

STANTEC ARCHITECTURAL INTERN

2024 I JUNE - AUGUST

Collaborated with design leaders on a proposal for an oncology facility, contributing to initial brainstorming, visual illustrations, and model creation. Additionally, I participated in a multidisciplinary team for the redesign of an autism school, working alongside engineers and designers across the U.S.

SELECTED PROJECTS

2022-2023.

Assisted in organizing STEM-focused events for high school students, fostering interest in engineering with the SHPE organization.

2020.

Joined the opinion group “Juntos”, running up for the position of the student council at the Catholic University of Saint Mary´s.

2015.

Co-led the social project “Voices for the unheard”. Raised awareness of the importance of serving disabled people in our

LANGUAGES

English - Certified by TOEFL examination total score of 113/120

Spanish - Mother tongue

French - Certified by A2 DELF examination total score of 92/100

Italian - A2 level

PROGRAMS

Autocad

Sketchup

Enscape

Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator

TECHNICAL SKILLS

EDUCATION + ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Accademia Italiana (Fall I 2024)

Participated on a cultural exchange to Florence- Italy, on a outreach scholarship.

University of Cincinnati (2022 I 2025)

Started as an architecture major at the University of Cincinnati, being awarded a merit-based scholarship. Was part of the deans list on the 2022-2023 term.

Universidad Catolica de Santa María (2019 I 2022)

Ranked sixth place out of over 200 students, Awarded as top-ranked student among 253 students for two academic semesters.

International Baccaulerate Diploma (2017)

Scored 29. Belonged to the very first IB class and graduated from the Anglo-American Prescott School.

Anglo American Prescott School (2004 I 2017)

Graduated in the upper third.

British English Olympics (2015 I 2016)

Co-led the Team representing the Anglo-American Prescott School at the British English Olympics, in London, England, obtaining the 2nd position from over 180 teams worldwide. Resin printing Laser cutting

WEBSITE

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PORTFOLIO

https://issuu.com/barratfa/docs/portfolio_pdf

fabiana.barrat@gmail.com

barratfa@mail.uc.edu

Vray

Rhinoceros Grasshopper Revit

3D Printing

CNC Milling

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

PROFESSIONAL WORK

INTERIOR DESIGN

TEMPORARY REFUGE

April- May 2020

Academic project

Drawing made with rhinoceros, illustrator and photoshop.

With the collaboration of:

Fernanda Moreno Diez Canseco

Coralie Derouet Cano

Valeria Milagros Medina Carpio

Silvana Eduarda Talavera Ampuero

Under the tutoring of: Architect Daniel Herrera Bustinza

PSYCHOSOMATIC CHART

29% of the conditioning efforts should be centered in shading, 34% in dehumidification and 54.6% in cooling.

SUN AND WIND CHART

The sun hits the surface almost directly. The windows for lighting should be located to the west and east facades as well as located in the south-east and north-east for good ventilation.

The building’s location is in the middle of an urban area in the peruvian rainforest, it doesn’t follow the urban grid due to the open space proposed and to benefit from the climatic conditions.

Interaction of the building with the rain

Cantilevered roof that blocks rain.

Opening that redirects pluvial water into interior canal

Interaction between the insects and fungus and openings

Banana peel roofing treated with anti-funji chemicals, a traditional material

Mesh that protects openings from insects and animals

Interaction between the Building, the sun and heat

Double ceiling with radiant barrier with foil and isolation

Platform that isolates the construction from humidity and wild life, a water canal and openings

CASAS MIRADOR

October- December 2021

Academic project

With the collaboration of: Fernanda Moreno Diez Canseco

Under the tutoring of: Luis Enrique Calatayud Rosado

Arequipa´s countryside’s soul is captured on the beauty of nature and the Inca Natural terraces (andenes). This project reuses this idea, allowing the stacked edification to blend with this preserved area.

Drawing made with sketchup, vray, procreate and photoshop.

with sketchup

Section one: First and second level flats.

Section one is composed by first and second level flats, located on the proximity to the “calle mirador”

Section two : First level flats and duplex.

Section two consists of first level flats and duplex located on the second and third level.

SHEET N° 16

CASAS MIRADOR | FABIANA LUCIA BARRA TORANZO

Cultivated vegetation

Soil substrate

Intermediate layer

Anti-root layer

Intermediate layer

Soil substrate Intermediate layer Anti-root layer

Isolating layer Base

Isolating layer

Anti-root layer

Isolating layer

layer

layer Base

Green roofs

Natural terraces

Green roofs. Natural terraces

Green roofs

Natural terraces

Green roofs

Natural terraces

Green roofs Natural terraces

The different typologies offer different experiences of living, with different climatic conditions and views simulating the way andenes work in nature.

Typology A

Typology B

Typology C

MUSEO CHILI

April- May 2022

Academic project

Drawing made with sketchup, vray, procreate and photoshop.

With the collaboration of: Fernanda Moreno Diez Canseco Vivian Carrasco Rojas

Under the tutoring of: Edward Chuquimia Payalich

Lev. 2

Greenhouse / Library / Amphitheatre

Tower

Offices / Reunion halls / Cafeteria / Rooftop

Lev. 1

Hall and reception / Horizontal circulation / Library /Cafetería / Interactive exposition

Hall and reception / Horizontal circulation / Li-

Lev. -1

Hall and vestibule / Permanent exposition / Temporary exposition / Educative Area / Proyection halls / SUM /Conference halls

Lev. -2

Parking / Service area

Hall and vestibule / Permanent exposition / Temporary exposition / Educative Area / Proyection

Made with sketchup, vray, photoshop, procreate and lightroom

Chili River

Genius Locci and teriality of the presence, and

General axis: generated tensions given church.

Made with sketchup, archicad,

Configuration and physical tension Configuration and physical tension

and volumetric exploration: The maarea is characterized by the vegetative the preexistent historical monuments

generated by La recoleta street and by the Grau bridge and La recoleta

Transformation: The integration of 3 volumes layered on top containing activities.

Horizontal predomination: Interrupted by the presence of lavered horizontal volumes.

Verticality: The side building delimits the edification and guides the users trough the street, merging twith the Ejercito Avenue.

In the middle of a forgotten area, the burnet woods pavillion seeks to reactivate recreational activities allowing interaction in this multipurpose space.

SECTION SITE PLAN AXONOMETRY FORMAL ITERATION I FORMAL ITERATION II

Through a series of studies the pavillion and its site plan was made based on the flow of users and the preexistant vegetation.

March- April 2023 Academic project

With the collaboration of:

Under the tutoring of:

THE REACH

Olivia Bates

Joss Kiely

Identifying the directionality, the points of interest and accessibility.

THE CINCY TIMEKEEPER

March- April 2023

Academic project

Cincinnati’s past whispers through time. The museum unveils the city’s history, not in words, but through emblematic artifacts and the silent language of architecture.

From weathered boats that once cut through the river’s currents to ancient fossils bearing secrets of a forgotten world, each object holds a fragment of the city’s soul— waiting to be discovered.

Let the past reveal itself to you. Come and experience Cincinnati.

By tracing the site’s inherent tensions, the design begins to unveil a story of discovery—one that echoes the museum’s very essence.

The landscape and architecture intertwine, guiding visitors through a journey where space itself reveals the unseen layers of Cincinnati’s past.

SITE PLAN

The color shift highlights the entrance, guiding visitors and enhancing spatial clarity.

Auditorium: The shift in color reflects the purpose of the space, making its function visible

The space tells the story of cincinnati, through different zones and historic objects, it takes the user hand by hand through a guided tmeless experience that graphics what Cincinnati really is.

The objects displayed on the first floor where:

1. Spiral stair from old main

2. Canal Boat

Second Floor

Featuring the temporal exhibition

Third and Fourth Floor

Each room of the permanent exhibition follows a theme, in order to make the transition of the narrative, seamless and coherent:

The design unfolds across four distinct realms—a museum that preserves history, an educational space that sparks curiosity, an auditorium that gives voice to stories, and a café where moments of reflection take shape.

The exhibition starts featuring the smaller objects, those that feature political and national objects.

The exhibition proceeds to expose fossils and prehistoric elements, going back in time.

The industrial elements are the next on the narrative.

The next rom showcases the bigger objects, boats, cars, engines.

Finally for the second floor many objects related to the culinary history of Cincinnati can be appreciated.

The third floor starts by showing the costumes and historically important garments.

Finally, the exhibition features all the musical historic elements of Cincinnati.

“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” – Frank Gehry

STANTEC NAPERVILLAGE

OBJECTIVES:

- Create a safe, supportive, inclusive and functional environment.

-Design spaces for teaching daily life skills.

- Provide spaces for induvial to retreat when they feel overwhelmed.

- Create a comfortable atmosphere to reduce sensory overload.

- Provide safe outdoor spaces for recreation.

- Creating common spaces to encourage social interaction.

VERTICAL / HORIZONTAL YING YANG COHESION

MASSING INFORMED BY CONTEXT

TREE AS A LOGIC FORM AS A MANIFESTATION OF THE PROGRAM

THE EXPERIENCE

Kids with disabilities require a series of different sensorial stimuli,in three main aspects, social, experiential and personal. The building’s program complemented the necessities, and as a complementary addition, the architectural team proposed instaling a series of sensible outdoor installations, conformed by a playground, that would be accesible for both tiers and a sensory garden, that explored the necessities of young children with special necessities. By providing spaces of respite, combating overload, different textures, vegetation and all senses stimulli, as well as spaces for them to decompress and reflect in healthy isolation, in a routinary and systemical way, the outdoor reflected all the considerations taken in account for the whole project.

STANTEC NORTHWESTERN PROPOSAL

Summer-2024

Client: Northwestern University

LEVEL 5 CLINICAL CONNECTION TO FEINBERG ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

LEVEL 2: PUBLIC CONNECTION TO FEINBERG ON THE NORTH SIDE.

POTENTIAL CONNECTION TO RESEARCH

LEVEL 2 PUBLIC CONNECTION TO FEINBERG ON THE SOUTH SIDE

Under the direction of:

- Joseph Cligott - Rebel Roberts

In collaboration with:

- Min Ah Seo

- Daniel Massaro

- Peter Marks

- Tanuja Dhanasekaran

EXPERIENCE

For the proposal we focused on creating spaces for patient focused care. Stantec believes that built environment can affect a person’s feelings of empowerment, ability to self advocate and to participate in the care of their bodies.

Four phases of cancer care

Screening

Patient centered cancer journey

Mental health sense of security and emotional challenges

Respite spaces

Quantities of information for the patient and families to consider and process

Introspective spaces

Fast paced change in environments due to improvements of structures of care

Disconnection from a sense of normalcy and community

CLINICAL ALIGNMENT

EXPANSION

Clinic / Infusion

operational and patient experience

UNIVERSAL ROOMS/ GRIDS Infusion

accommodate a range of acuities and patient adapt over time as needs demographics single room type also allows greater use more efficient MEP system distribution.

Locate soft space (Admin, etc) strategically within building stack to allow clinical program expansion.

Clinic / Infusion

Align programming and planning with clinical, operational and patient experience goals.

Providing the ability to change, remove and add new technology over the life of a building in an elegant way is critical to longevity of the project.

TECHNOLOGY

Sizing patient rooms to accommodate a range of acuities and patient types allows the building to adapt over time as needs demographics and codes change. Having a single room type also allows greater use of prefab components, and more efficient MEP system distribution.

PRIVACY AND SAFETY

LOCATION

Patients

Location

LOCATION

Preserving privacy and dignity of the patients as they udergo treatment can be facilitated by creating dedicated entries and pathways for patients.

The location of treatment vaults within the project is a critical driver of patient experience, throughput, and collaboration. The short, repetitive nature of radiation treatment makes easy access a high priority. Ensuring the correct, number, type, and expansion strategy of radiation therapy is critical. Finally, the connection between the radiation treatment and other clinical and research areas must be considered.

The location of treatment vaults within experience, throughput, and collaboration. treatment makes easy access a high priority. expansion strategy of radiation therapy radiation treatment and other clinical

Vaulta

Clinic / Infusion

and patient experience

EXPANSION

CLINICAL ALIGNMENT

Locate soft space (Admin, etc) strategically within building stack to allow clinical program expansion.

accommodate a range of acuities and patient over time as needs demographics room type also allows greater use efficient MEP system distribution.

Location

LOCATION

Align programming and planning with clinical, operational and patient goals.

Providing the ability to change, remove and add new technology over the life of a building in an elegant way is critical to longevity of the project.

UNIVERSAL ROOMS/ GRIDS

TECHNOLOGY

Sizing patient rooms to accommodate a range types allows the building to adapt over time and codes change. Having a single room type of prefab components, and more efficient MEP

PRIVACY AND SAFETY

Preserving privacy and dignity of the patients as they udergo treatment can be facilitated by creating dedicated entries and pathways for patients. The experience, treatment expansion radiation