Micro Portfolio - Carola Martins Designs

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Defragmenting La Farge by taking the interior components, like windows and murals designed by the stained glass creator, to generate conceptual shapes for the pattern of the inflatable, bringing them closer to the spectators eye.

art installation

This exhibition was part of an Adaptive Reuse studio at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a full scale ‘soft intervention’ created for the final semester of a Master of Arts (MA) in Interior Architecture, with a special focus on adaptive reuse.

Textile and inflatables

Creating a pure white cloud that floats gently in the central navy of Newport Congregational Church.

Bridal shop

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adaptive reuse

All the little lights shinning in the dark, showing us the way, tracing a path to take...

A bright light comes to one spot, highlighting dresses that start to show, floating in the air like there’s nobody else. . .

inspired by the 50’s boutique concept and its transformation from little hidden treasures to unique and spectacular places filled with architectural moments. A ‘soft intervention’ that brings new life to the space by introducing different layers of lighting (floor, nave, balcony) to highlight the pieces on display (acrylic boxes, floating dresses, hanging fabrics), bringing the attention back to LaFarge which is the ultimate goal of this project : creating multiple experiences through the play of light and color.

Keeping existing spatial relations and creating new paths: from the green entrance to a festival of lights, patterns and reflections, enhancing displays and framing the art.

The Palads in Copenhagen,

Denmark, is an adaptive reuse project that was part of an Interior Architecture summer program at the Danish Institute of study abroad (DIS).

Inspired in Danish culture, architecture and climate, the purpose was to bring more light in, to generate connections interior-exterior and bring local materials like wood, resulting in a playful setting of spaces full of light, textures and patterns.

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model making

Creating new spaces, and repurposing the old, giving new life and new sensations

Metropolis Hybrids, is an

adaptive reuse of a County Jail into an Art+Tech core for Cambridge, Boston, created as a response to the community and the environment. From museum spaces moving up through ramps and stairs, from inside-out and outside-in, creating a sequence of spaces with stops or breaks to enjoy new perspectives. The ramp system in the middle space will take visitors and artists to the Green Roof or “Sculpture garden” partially roofed by a glazed structure that will also allow for better air circulation.

interior architecture

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sustainable environments

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A summer house located in Madeira, Portugal, with full ocean view and partial mountain view in which the client wanted to take advantage of, being able to connect with the variety of landscapes that the place gives us but still having privacy. The main concept for this house is to bring the outside in through big floor-to-ceiling windows and also incorporate an indoor double-high garden that relates 1st floor and 2nd floor bringing the nature inside an having the feel that you’re outside.

Wood structure taken from site and some other materials recycled from the existing structures. Recycling water system, recollected from roof and storage in reflected pool that also brings fresh air into the cabin.

The intervention in a National Park proposes to create new links and interactions mannature, in order to restore the cultural memory of the place.

The project intention is to clean the area and reforest the mangroves affected. Create Ecological Lodges, docks for access, recreational house focused on providing all the necessary instruments for various activities service area (for locals and visitors). The proposal is Eco-friendly, with a low impact structure, mitigating solar heat loads, 100% natural ventilation and natural lighting.

Mainly focus on residential projects, from Portugal to Venezuela and back to Portugal again. Exploring with Interior design, photography and landscape as part of Architecture design, breaking the boundaries between exterior and interior.

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architecture

I’m a very passionate artist, architect and designer with a special interest in adaptive reuse, interior design and sustainable environments.

Always taking care of the little details that makes a place special and how with even the smallest intervention we can create great experiences filled with new sensations.

Carolina Martins