architecture portfolio 2020

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architecture portfolio

david villegas

Mexico 29th april 1994

david.villegasrdz@gmail.com +31 612814617

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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education

Sep 2018 - Jun 2020 TU/e Eindhoven, The Netherlands MSc in Architecture, Building and Planning Cum Laude Aug 2012 - Apr 2018

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City BSc in Architecture Cum Laude

Aug 2015- Dec 2015

Universidad de los Andes, Bogotรก, Colombia Study abroad semester

work experience

Milan Oct 2020 - Present AMDL Circle,

Architectural designer

-Desinging a temporal market in a new development area in .the outskirts of Milan, Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

Feb 2017 - May 2017

The TU/e Eindhoven,

Netherlands -Assiting first year bachelor students through the design process of their projects.

Isla Urbana, Mexico City

-Instaling rain water harvesting systems.

-Design of a technical manual for the users.

Feb 2016 - Oct 2016

Teaching assistant

Intern

LIGA space for arquitecture, Mexico City

Editor

-Organizing and designing exhibitons.

-Model making -Designing promotion material such as flyers and posters software

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesing, Premiere Pro

2D modeling

AutoCAD

3D modeling

Rhino, Sketch UP

Rendering V- Ray BIM

Revit

languages

awards

Spanish

Native

English

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German A2 Italian A2

ARCHIPRIX - Best graduation thesis, Nominee 2020 YAC - Ghost town refuge, Finalist mention 2020 Fundaciรณn Juligon - Paradero, First prize 2015 3

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Where I come from emergency classroom Malinalco, Mexico profesional - Sep 2017 The afternoon of September 19th, 2017, an earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred with an epicenter just 120 km south of Mexico City. It will take approximately 1 billion dollars to rebuild the collapsed schools.

7.2 eartquake epicenter

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226,000 children were left taking classes in the streets.

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We designed an emergency classroom for children affected by the earthquake in the Malinalco area with the highest efficiency of materials and ease of construction while at the same time respecting the context.

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clay tiles

corrugated steel

bamboo structure

adobe walls

stucco interior wall

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bus stop Bogotรก, Colombia academic - Aug 2015

1st prize Paradero Los libertadores

Located in Cd. Bolivar, one of the poorest neighborhoods of Bogotรก, the task was simple, designing a bus top that gives shelter from the elements to the people waiting. The goal of the project was to achieve a strong architectonical language through the addition of simple elements.

Los libertadores

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innovation Eindhoven, The Netherlands academic - Sep 2018 Flexibility, Openness, Interaction and Creativity were the main characteristics that the new space should have. To achieve this, two common floors where designed. The first and the fifth floor are meant to be the places of interaction where students from the different tracks can talk and exchange their ideas.

TU/e campus

New building

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Existing building

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heritage Craco, Italy competition - January 2020

Finalist GHOST TOWN REFUGE

In collaboration with Luca Fiammetta

Craco is seeing as an open museum, with just few concerns for the history and lost heritage of the place. Our proposal is meant to bring back the historcial Piazza Garibaldi and Via M. Pagano in order to give the opportunity for the locals and explorers to meet and share their passion for Craco.

Craco

Ghost towns in Italy

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Today.

Design proposal.

Craco is seen as an open museum with just few concerns of the history and the lost heritage of the place.

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to start the rebirth of Craco

Future scenario.

Seeing Craco re - inhabited and restoring the essence that it once had.

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restoring the flow Nominee

Dordrecht, The Netherlands academic - June 2020

Best graduation project

Dordrecht is a city founded on the water, in the beginning, the connection with the water was direct, water was seen as an economic asset. This brought both wealth and a constant struggle; citizens were aware of the benefits and burdens of coexisting with water. Today, however, the loss of connection with the water creates a sense of blind trust, most of the citizens are not aware of the flood risk situation that Dordrecht faces.

Ijssel Peek discharge 2015 340 m3/s

North Sea Sea level rise + 0.35m - + 0.85m Dordrecht

Rhine Peek discharge 2100 22,000 m3/s Peek discharge 2050 19,000 m3/s Peek discharge 2015 14,000 m3/s

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Growing with the struggle

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Avoiding the struggle

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Passivity

How to take advantage from the residual space created by the dikescape in Dordrecht?

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experience the tide There is only one beacon of community in this area. The old ferry house functions as a restaurant, during the weeks at lunchtime, the place is full of workers from the area. During the weekends, however, it stays almost empty. the start(or the end) of the path is located beneath the old ferry house.

The Zeedijk intervenes, a new connection with the water is created, thus allowing people to interact with the tide dynamics.

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a pause in the rain

Rammed earth, concrete, and steel are the main elements used for the project.

Earth will be slowly eroded by the water flows changing the spaces according to the seasons, tides, and rain. Concrete and steel will be the permanent elements in the design, showing the aging of the project through time.

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embracing the river

The intervention creates a gap in the dike. At the end of the path, a small pier reaches towards the river creating a direct connection between land and water. The river flow is then used to create a distinctive atmosphere next to the highway. Normally the buffer area between the road and the houses is empty do to the noise and pollution. The project solves this problem using the tides to enhance the sound of water dripping from the wall instead of car engines.

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volumetric study model cement plaster clay

flood situation study model wood salt

full module elevation

future expansion

Repetition and expansion will enable the creation of a new land for the people of Kiribati, a place in which technology and tradition meet in order to thrive.

david villegas david.villegasrdz@gmail.com