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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

JULIA ISABELLA SUÁREZ MOLINA

JULIA SUÁREZ

Location: Bogotá, Colombia

Email: juliasuarezmo@gmail.com

Behance: https://behance.net/juliasuarez6

Phone: +57 3022624619

Date of Birth: March 7, 2001

About me

I am a 22-year-old, eighth-semester architecture student with experience in architectural proposals and surveys. I purport to engage in various areas of architecture that will help me to expatiate my knowledge and strive for self development. Born and raised in Cali, Colombia, and currently pursuing my undergraduate degree at Pontificia Javeriana University in Bogotá.

I am keen on design, construction, and graphic representation; passionate about socially-oriented architecture, always remaining a stalwart supporter of, and prioritizing people and the environment alike. I regard myself as a disciplined and responsible person who is always willing to imbibe in new things and to provide those around me with the very best of my being.

Academic Background

2005 - 2019 Colegio Bilingüe Diana Oese, Cali

2020 - Present Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá

Languages

Español - Native Ingles - B2 (Toelf)

Experience

602 Studio

Support and execution of surveys, floor plans, 3D models, renders, and on-site assistance in budgeting and construction.

Asdelogy Construction Company

On-site support and supervision for single-family housing projects

Skills

El Samán Sports Center

Water Pavilion

Multifunctional building

Housing for a farmer

WATER PAVILION

USE: Water Pavilion

LOCATION: Tierra Bomba, Bolívar, Colombia

AREA: 160 m2

COMMISSION: To partake in a competition held between Universidad Javeriana Colombia and Politecnico Di Milano, and vie for the creation of an urban pavilion that would serve the function of tackling some of the social issues impacting Tierra Bomba.

Tierra Bomba is an island belonging to the rural area of Cartagena, a territory tarnished by poverty, lack of utilities such as clean drinking water and electricity, in conjunction with a series of concerns including education gaps, soil erosion, and the accumulation of waste on the island.

On this wise, the pavilion is located at the back of the school and ministers to the purpose of collecting water through an assortment of artisanal methods. It shifts into a water laboratory, a place where people, especially children, are taught alternatives that they can replicate across the island to address their basic needs.

The water thus collected is then channeled to the school so that the children can see their needs met and have more peaceful and ameliorated upbringing and development conditions. The pavilion is constructed with recycled wood, a bountiful material on the island, serving as a means to give it a second life, hence reducing its brunt on the territory.

ACADEMIC PROJECT, SEVENTH SEMESTER

FIRST HALF OF 2023

NAME OF THE PROJECT: INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

PROJECT DIRECTOR: NATHALIE RODRÍGUEZ

EL SAMÁN SPORT CENTER

USE: Sports Center

LOCATION: Yumbo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

TREATMENT: Renovation

AREA: 18,536 m2

COMMISSION: To develop an architectural project in the erstwhile Goodyear factory in Yumbo, which has been settled in the area for over seventy years and is deemed a historical memory of the municipality. For this project, both the industrial heritage streaks and the context of the locale were taken into account.

Housing more than two hundred factories and an ever-growing population that flocks here in search of job opportunities, Yumbo, the industrial capital of Colombia, is a a place that fails to deliver optimal living conditions due to the lack of public space in addition to dense pollution in the area.

Since Goodyear is relocating, the proposal aims to erect a sports center for the region, preserving the essence and memory of what once was a tire factory, transforming it into a space for recreation and well-being of the local residents.

The decision was arrived at with the intent to salvage the main building by creating a memorial center at the entrance, from which spaces for pools and street sports excogitate.

CIRCULATIONS

VEGETATION

WINDS AND SUNLIGHT

ACADEMIC PROJECT, SIXTH SEMESTER PROJECT NAME: HABITAT OF THE 21ST CENTURY

SECOND HALF 2022

MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING

USE: Multi-family housing

LOCATION: Bogotá, Colombia

AREA: 9.105 m2

PROJECT DIRECTOR: GONZALO CORREA

COMMISSION: To develop an architectural project in the Chapinero locality in Bogotá city, where, based on the 190 act, the design of a multi-family housing unit that aligns with the characteristics of the area and its commixture with the green corridor is to be intervened.

It’s a housing project that seeks new ways of living in the 21st century. The mixture of uses allows for multiple types of users who interact at various times of the day, creating a public space designed to become a means of socialization for the citizens.

Within its city block, a metro station is projected, which will attract large flows of people received by the project on its first level through commerce, restaurants, and public furniture. Its circular building houses co-working offices that offer the possibility of constantly receiving a population that keeps the building vibrant, as well as proposing a restaurant on its top floor, providing panoramic views of the capital city

CROSS SECTION

PROJECT NAME: RURAL HOUSING FIRST HALF OF 2022

PROJECT DIRECTOR: IVAN QUIÑONES

HOUSING FOR A FARMER

USE: Rural housing for a farmer

LOCATION: Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia

AREA: 175 m2

COMMISSION: To design a housing solution based on the needs and lifestyle of a farmer from the rural area of Mompox, Bolivar. The project is set to utilize local materials and employ fitting construction techniques, while remaining cost-effective and providing adequate space and working conditions as per their economic activities.

The design concept draws inspiration from a typical regional technique called “filigree,” in which threads of gold or silver are interwoven to create natural shapes. In this case, the house would weave the common areas with the private spaces together, intertwining them with the surrounding nature and vegetation.

The proposal appoints the usage of “tapia pisada,” a traditional local technique where the earth is compacted with a formwork to create rammed-earth walls. This technique helps to reduce the in-house temperature, a crucial feat in the region where daily temperatures can rise above 36º C.