Architecture Portfolio - Valentina Castillo's Selected work

Des i g ning equali t y

PORTFOLIO

Valentina Castillo Herrán

VALE N TINA CASTILLO HERRAN

30/10/2001

La.valeriana20@gmail.com

currently living in Madrid, Spain

+34 6 10403298

Languages

Spanish -Native language English - C2

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Passionate about housing and interior design

HOLA,

I am Vale, an architecture student. I was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Ever since I was young I have always loved being creative. Growing up in a big city, I was always surrounded by architecture. This made me curious, and I decided to study architecture and learn how these buildings are designed.

During my studies I have become especially interested in:

Housing; I believe growing up in a country with many inequalities has taught me that everyone deserves suitable housing. Interior design; Because of the endless creative ways to organize a space my interest has grown towards interior design over the course of my studies.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

Universidad de Los Andes

Bachelor of architecture

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

P O R T F O L I O CV 2024

Exchange minor

Creativity c r eatingequality

Work Experience

Microhome competition, Buildner

Honourable mention

Small living huge impact, 2023

Design development for modular and self-sufficient structures within a 25 m2 limit, addressing the crisis of accessible and sustainable housing

Achievements

Collaborative teamwork and experience in micro housing , focusing on its correlation with human dimensions.

Investigation project

Invisible accessibility

The inaccessibility and vulnerability of visually impaired individuals in public transportation in Bogotá, Colombia.

Achievements

Raising awareness about the right to the city and the injustices experienced.

Investigation project

Transforming social housing

Discovering a new paradigm in the way social housing is designed in Colombia

Technical Skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

In Design

SketchUp

Rhino

AutoCad

Twinmotion

D5 Render

THIS IS MY WORK

0.1 Arts Complex

Transforming social housing

0.2 Home of hope

Buildners Competition

0.3 Community

Research and housing center

Towards a social perspective

ARTS Complex

Transforming social housing

The project emerged from the concept of transforming social housing in colombia. With this in mind, we designed a new model that involved separating different domestic spaces to create communal areas. This approach was designed to decrease housing expenses, allowing for more individuals to have dignified housing units with essential services.

perceiving architecture as a rubik's cube

Based on the extraction and addition of pieces.

1 2 3

Parking area

Project location

Future constructions

Cultural district

School

Croops area

Urban plan Soacha- Colombia

Site I

Connection

The objective was to connect the street to the block's interior through a side opening, leading to social interaction.

Central Courtyards

The goal was to establish a central courtyard as the focal point of the project.

Flexible urban design

Adaptable urban design was implemented to accommodate a variety of activities.

Urban connections 1 2 3 -

URBAN

TACTILE

ARTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n a B C D E F G H I J K L M N PUBLIC SPACE CONNECTION

First floor I towards a city connection

INDICATORS

CENTER

ENTRANCE

COGNITIVE THERAPY

CONTROLLED

CONNECTION WITH THE STREET

AND CRAFTS CENTER

COMMUNUNITY

SHARED SPACES FOR

POMPEIAN STREET REDUCTION

FIRST FLOOR ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH THE SCHOOL

Variety of activities

Arts

Picnic Parks Markets

Meditation

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Flexible courtyard

CYCLE ROAD PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION

Sports

Single mothers 01 Reduced movility 02 Migrants 03 Housing units I creating community 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 a b c d e f g h i j K L 3 5 2 6 7 FRONT GARDENS NATURAL VENTILATION DUPLEX ADPTABILITY SHORT STAY RENTAL TYPOLOGICAL VARIATION SEMI-PUBLIC COUNTRYARD

Migrants 03 Extended Families 04 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 1COMMUNAL KITCHENS/ LAUNDRY WASHING COOKING EATING Designing communal spaces FURNITURE as a dividing space

Single

m2 Housing units I Floor plan

mothers 01 Area: 44

Reduced movility 02

Area: 35m2

03

Migrants

Area: 26m2

Housing units I Floor plan

Extended Families 04 Area: 68 m2

HOME OF HOPE

BUILDNER COMPETITION

“Home of Hope” proposes the design of a house and dispensary for a volunteering couple, a doctor and a botanist. Through their profession, they strive to offer basic medical services to the migrants in transit to Panama who cross through the Darien jungle. The house is designed to be energy efficient and is built with guadua. This is a kind of bamboo that is abundant in the area which makes construction more profitable and environmentally responsible.

Design process

Substracting elements

1 2 3

Costa Rica

Paciﬁc

ocean

Death mountain

Puerto Limon

Panamericanhighway

Darien national park

Pito

Project location Armila

Caribbean sea

Acandí Trigana

Marriaga

Panama

Project location

Walking Boat Ride

Bus I Truck

Death mountain

Clan del Golfo

Drug tra c

Darien's context

151.582 people crossing the border.

Necoclí

Turia river

Cacaricas

Bijao

Turbo

Colombia

Guerrillas, human rights violations, and assault.

High temperature and humidity.

High death risk.

Darien border

Location I

Medical plants

Wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium L.)

Nightshade ( Solanum nigrum L.)

Goatweed ( Ageratum Conyzoides L.)

Acetaminophen ( Plectranthus ornatus)

Soothes stomach ache

Disinfects Wounds

Reduces fever and diarrhea

Relieves pain and fever

N/ ± 2.60 A' 1.80 1.40 0.40 2.30 0.40 0.40 0.80 1.60 2.00 0.60 0.40 0.70 2.90 0.60 0.90 2.00 1.30 0.90 0.60 1.80 N/±0.00 N/±0.90 D D' E 2 2 A A' 1 1 C C' 3 3 4 4 E' B B' A D 3 C 3 E E' 4 C' 4 D'

Main house 19 SQM

1. 2. 3. 4.

Facing the challenges

1. Skylight with metalic anchorage and mosquito net

2. Waterprofed guadua beams 12 cm

3. Metal gutter for rainwater collection

4. wooden folding blind

5. Angeo for mosquitoes

6. Wall in water proged guadua 10 cm

7. Latticework in pigmented wood

8. Wood storage with a rail system

9. Ventilation grill systems

10. Floating floor plate with guadua 20 cm

11. Raised foundation with nartural stone cubes

Insect repellent plants Cold air intake Hot air exit for stack effect

Net to offer barrier againt masquitos

+6.60 m +3.10 m +0.9 m +0.0 m

Rain water harvesting

Main house I Interior

Air Flow

Stack effect guarantees natural ventination.

Windows

The flexible windows allow for ventilation and shadows.

Off the grid

Rainwater harvesting for services and solar panels for

01

02 03

COMMUNITY

More than a research and housing building.

The School of Artistic Development is located on the southeast edge of Río Negro neighborhood in Bogotá . The proposal aims to integrate and revitalize the school area through a central opening that connects the neighborhood to the city and provides views towards the river. It involves a comprehensive program including various spaces for learning and, multifamily residences. These are designed to relocate existing families and other young populations, leading to more social interaction.