Portfolio 2024

Portfolio.

Maria Lima

Architecture & Interior Design

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THE DIPLOMAT

10

DONKOTO EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - USA

16

JWM GRANDE LAKES ORLANDO, FLORIDA - USA

22

APARTMENT VILA VERDE, BRAGA - PORTUGAL

24

GREEN RETREAT FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - USA

28

THE ARTISTORY

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LEISURE HARBOR LOANO, SAVONA - ITALY

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - USA

VAUJOURS, PARIS - FRANCE

2.60 2.78

ABOUT ME I am Maria, I am passionate about art. It can be easily a channel to express ourselves, and how it affects our day-to-day lives. I enjoy creating, walks in nature, traveling, and a good book in my free time.

My creative passions go from crocheting small stuffed animals to drawing with different kinds of mediums or even developing films for analog photography.

I have already lived in cities such as Istambul, London, and Los Angeles. I have always found that the ability to understand other cultures is essential for my development as an artist and professional.

As a professional, I always like to be adventurous to learn and develop new skills, from participating in architectural competitions to work as interior designer.

THE DIPLOMAT HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - USA

This project intended to modernize the space, from the staff area to the guestrooms. I worked on the “pre-phase”, on the Staff Cafeteria and Phase 1 on the Lobby and VIP Pool.

Our approach was to transform the Lobby into a big tropical forest, starting that concept right at the beginning with the port cochere.

In the lobby, we wanted to play with the mood of the place, so we deepened the sensation of comfort and richness as we got further into the space, on the way to the bar, by playing with fabrics, and volumes. The colors got darker and the textures softer.

The Diplomat has two pools at different levels and the upper level (same level as the lobby) had the new purpose of a VIP pool with an evening luxurious bar area.

This project is starting the procurement process.

Done in: Indidesign with Beatrice Girelli Project year: 2023 to 2024 Software: Autocad & Sketchup

PROJECT VISION | THE TROPICAL GREENHOUSE TEXTILES: COLOR | TEXTURE

I NSPI RED BY TH E PR IN CI PL E S OF T ROPICAL M ODE RNISM , T HE D E S I G N M E R G E S M O D E R N I ST S E N S I T IVI TY A N D T R O PI CA L VE R N ACU L A R , REPRE S EN TED BY TH E LU SH VEGE TAT ION T HAT T RANSFORM S T H E G L A S S - H O U S E L I K E S PAC E I N TO A R I C H LY L AYE R E D CO N S E R VATO RY.

VIP POOL REDESIGN & FF&E

NEW POOL BAR

TOWEL KIOSK BAR ACCESS

NEW BAR LEDGE

LOBBY NEW FF&E

NEW ELEVATOR ACCESS BESPOKE SCULPTURE

PORTE COCHERE REDESIGN

STRATEGY OVERALL PLAN

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE | ARRIVAL EXPERIENCE PORTE COCHERE ENHANCEMENT

NEW BUILT-IN PLANTERS AND OVERSIZED PLANTS

NEW PLANTS

NEW BASALT PAVERS AND HANDRAILS

OVERHEAD WOOD ELEMENTS TO ENHANCE SENSE OF ARRIVAL

LIME STONE STUCCO WITH LARGER AGGREGATES HORIZONTALLY SCORED/COMBED

NEW SIGNAGE

ELECTROSTATIC PAINT AND SLATTED PANELS

NEW BUILT-IN PLANTERS CLAD IN TEXTURAL BASALT

FF&E CONCEPT | THE TROPICAL GREENHOUSE FF&E DRAWINGS 6"

BANQUETTE WITH SCREEN

SCREEN IS FULL HEIGHT AND FULLY EXPRESSED BUT OPEN ONLY ABOVE THE SEAT SOLID WOOD PANELS SCREEN ENDS 2" R3

WATERFALL EDGES RECESSED BASE HIDDEN LINE R 10

SECOND CURVED EDGE HIDDEN LINE

76"

85"

"

R1 3"

2"

6"

5"

25"

123"

3"

161"

SCREEN CONCEPT IMAGE

A PLAN SOLID WOOD CAP

24"

SEE THROUGH WOOD SCREEN TO MATCH LB-118

29" R1

STONE TOP

6"

28"

6"

36"

19"

60"

"

8"

R8

INSET SOLID WOOD PANELS AT WOOD SCREEN BEHIND THE BACK

WOOD BASE

5"

3"H METAL BASE 4" 5"

21"

155" 60"

123"

50" 159"

B SECTION

R1

3"

49"

1 A PLAN - EXAMPLE PLUG-IN POWER HUB WOOD BASE WITH

PER ID SPECIFICATIONS

R6"

29" 8" R1

"

R8

28"

STONE TOP WOOD BASE

33"

SET OF COCKTAIL TABLES

3"1"

METAL PLATE 12" DIA

R6"

R1

R2

3"

28"

POST/LEG CONCEPT IMAGE

R8"

A PLAN - EXAMPLE 1

4"

"

B PLAN - EXAMPLE 2

DONKOTO

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - USA

Don Koto is a new sushi restaurant to be built in an empty area of a shopping mall. Our client was a Japanese chef who wanted to have a night vibe Japanese experience, portraying his vision of authenticity in everything, from the entrance, down to the style of cutlery.

Our approach was to bring Japanese elements such as using a Japanese maple tree and sand gardens to balance the night energy with the calm and order associated with Japanese culture.

The culture is present on the floor tiles, the textiles, and the wood used on the screen and ceiling coves, these last ones were created on purpose to diffuse even more light for a calm and at the same time sophisticated environment.

Even with the little details, we invoke the detailed craftsmanship of Japanese culture through woodwork on the screens on the walls to the carved wood at the banquettes that serpentine at the center of the restaurant area. The kitchen, tableware, and cutlery are all open to the guests to maintain the sense of organization and the clean customs so present in their culture.

This project is in the last stages of its development.

Done in: Indidesign with Beatrice Girelli Project year: 2023 to 2024 Software: Autocad, Sketchup and Rhino

レイヤ PROJECT APPROACH

REIYĀ | THE CONCEPT OF LAYERS

方法

対比

深さ

品質

強さ

Hōhō Calm

Haihi Contrast

Fuka-sa Depth

Hinshitsu Quality

Tsuyo-sa Strength

財団

ZAIDAN | FOUNDATION - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE FLOOR PLAN OPEN TO PLENUM

SEATING LEGEND INDOOR: 134-146 PATIO: 70

TOTAL: 204-216

SLATTED SCREEN ABOVE FIXED SEATING

POCKET DOORS TO CONNECT THE TWO SPACES

RETRACTABLE ENCLOSURE BEHIND MILLWORK PANEL BUSSING CARTS AND DIRTY PLATES STAGING

LOUNGE SEATING AROUND FEAUTURED MAPLE TREE

JAPANESE DRY GARDEN ALONG THE GLAZING

PLAN ADA SEATINGS

PICK-UP AREA

CLEAN FLATWARE

STATIONARY SCREENS

HOST STAND

CEILING COVE WITH LINEAR LIGHTING

財団 INTERIOR ELEVATIONS | COLOR, MATERIALS & TEXTURE

ZAIDAN | FOUNDATION - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

“kintsugi” tiles on floor

black wood planks at wall

INTERIOR WALL BETWEEN PATION AND RESTAURANT/BAR AREA

textiles at banquettes

BANQUETTE WITH SLATTED SCREEN AT RESTAURANT/BAR AREA

plaster at restroom walls

glass tile at restroom walls

OPEN KITCHEN AT RESTAURANT/BAR AREA

私人

SHIJIN | PRIVATE FF&E | PRIVATE DINING AND DECOR

LIGHTING CONCEPT

ARTWORK CONCEPT

CASEGOODS CONCEPT

ACCESSOIRES CONCEPT

SEATING CONCEPT

JWM GRANDE LAKES ORLANDO, FLORIDA - USA After the guestrooms, lobby, and pool area, this phase of the project intended to work on the Meeting Spaces and Pre-function area trying to use the same color pallet but with a slightly different change in the language and concept as used in the previous phases.

The Pre-function area was where the FF&E focus was, and due to its extension and the connection to meeting rooms, boardrooms, and ballrooms, instead of changing the furniture design, we marked/ differentiated each zone by applying different textiles to the same item.

The custom carpet design and wall paint delicate colors were chosen to emphasize the FF&E and show the contrast between the seating and case goods with the light fixtures.

All case goods, seating, light fixtures and artwork used in this project were custom-made.

Done in: Indidesign with Beatrice Girelli Project year: 2023 Software: Autocad, and Sketchup

FF&E PRE-FUNCTION AESTHETICS MOOD THEME

1 ARS 588 10.20%

2 ARS 549 7.63%

3 ARS 550 1.80%

4 L300/31B 13.36%

5 L301/32B 1.61%

6 GR32 Leo 4.32%

8 GR40 Palmer 10.29%

9 10 11 K302/3I M301/1H GR33 PRE-FUNCTION AESTHETIC 1.06% 8.15% Norman 11 | JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes by Indidesign 13.77%

12 GR41 Shelly 14.25%

13 GR27 Salinger 9.72%

7 M302/2H 3.85%

FF&E PRE-FUNCTION AESTHETICS PLANNING & VOLUME

Planter

L1 PRE-FUNCTION FF SELECTION | ZONE 2 11 | JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes by Indidesign

FF&E CONCEPT & TEXTURES AND MATERIALS FF&E DRAWINGS - CASEGOODS FLEXIBLE MOBILE RECEPTION

FLEXIBLE RECEPTION DESK & BACK CONSOLE DESK & BACK CONSOLE A

B

RECEPTION AREA IN FRONT OF MEDITERRANEAN RECEPTION AREA IN FRONT OF MEDITERRANEAN BALLROOM

1’- 8”

2’- 4”

ENLARGED PLA N AT AREA A | TYPE A ENLANGED AREA PLAN

FRONT DESK_FRONT ELEVATION FRONT DESK | FRONT ELEVATION

RECEPTION DESKDESK PROPOSED TYPE A MOBILE RECEPTION PROPOSED| FOR LOCATION A&B ABOVE RENDERING SHOWN THE EFFECT APPLIED ON AREA A ABOVE RENDERING SHOWS ORENTATION TEXTURE

FRONT DESK_BACK ELEVATION FRONT DESK | BACK ELEVATION

RECEPTION DESK | OPTION 1 12 | JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes by Indidesign

BACK CONSOLE_ELEVATION CONSOLE | ELEVATION

FF&E CONCEPT & SPECIFICATIONS FF&E DRAWINGS - RESTROOMS

RELOCATE EXISTING J-BOX FOR NEW WALL SCONCE

W

ARD

Vanity Counterop

NEW VANITY AND PLUMBING FIXTURES AT EXISTING LOCATION

Metal details

Wallcovering

Wood apron

HIGH PRESSURE LAMINATE WITH DARK WOOD GRAIN

EXISTING FLOOR AND BASE TILE TO REMAIN

APARTMENT VILA VERDE, BRAGA - PORTUGAL

METAL PLAIT DRYWALL CEILING WITH THERMAL INSULATION

ETICS SYSTEM WITH 30MM XPS FOAM EXISTING BEAM THERMALLY INSULATED BLIND ETICS SYSTEM WITH 50MM XPS FOAM SMOOTH PAINT FINISH TO MATCH EXISTING FACADE CERAMIC TILES

This project was the transformation of a restaurant on level 1 of an apartment complex into a twobedroom apartment.

The challenge here was to adapt to a space that didn’t have the acoustic and thermal needs for an apartment, in a building that was more than 20 years old with poor construction. To overcome that problem we needed to build a double wall with thermal concrete blocks to provide the comfort needed in an apartment.

As the apartment was located at the level of the street, privacy was also extremely important.

Without the usage of glazed glass, we played with the angles of the walls to create some reflex game and for more privacy, for when people are walking past the perimeter The apartment is ADA-compliant.

WINDOW FRAME WITH THERMAL BREAK AND DOUBLE GLAZING, FINISHED COLOR TO MATCH EXISTING FACADE COLOR

METALLIC WINDOW SILL TO MATCH FACADE COLOR LIME MORTAR THERMAL MORTAR 200MM THERMO BLOCK EPS 60MM

WATER PROOFING MEMBRANE

ROUGH PLASTER STUCCO

Together with: André Malheiro from AM - ArqStudio Project year: 2022 Software: Revit

WOOD BASE FLOATING FLOOR CORK

2.78 2.78 2.78

2.60

2.60

2.78

2.60

SECTION B

2.60 2.60

2.78 2.78

2.60

SECTION A

2.60 2.60

2.60 2.60 2.60

B

WINDOW FRAME WITH THERMAL BREAK AND DOUBLE GLAZING, FINISHED COLOR TO MATCH EXISTING FACADE COLOR

A

PLAN

FACADE ELEVATION C

AT WINDOWS, CUSTOM MADE PLANTER CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN METALLIC SHEET AND THE WALLS

2.60

2.78

SECTION C

BALCONY PROTECTION WITH METAL PERFURATED SHEET TO MATCH THE TO MATCH EXISTING FACADE COLOR

GREEN RETREAT FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - USA This competition intended to show the inhabitants of Fairbanks that it was possible to live in Net-Zero houses without giving up on comfort. It was given a small portion of land near a forest, to build 20 houses and one communal complex, all with very limited construction areas.

Our concept for this project was to create a “forest of houses”, besides showing the possibility of comfort, and also to create a more private and natural place, by the usage of wood on the paths and the cabins, combined with glass that would reflect the forest that would be created on the negative space.

The large windows also helped bring the forest inside the cabin, as besides only focusing just on comfort we also wanted to increase mental and physical well-being by connecting with nature.

This project was car-free to encourage people to walk, so all houses were connected by a wooden path, that connected all houses and gave access to some of the negative spaces for community events.

Together with: André Malheiro from AM - ArqStudio Project year: 2021 Software: Revit, TwinMotion, Photoshop & Illustrator

1st Floor

2nd Floor

Cross Section

Longitudinal Section

ENERGY USAGE SCHEME Solar light and fireplace heat used to generate energy and warm water

THE ARTISTORY VAUJOURS, PARIS - FRANCE This competition intended to create a co-working space for artists to innovate how we create art nowadays. The objective was to propose a place that promotes creativity, human development, and wellbeing.

We intended to create a building without constraints, without imposing an ideal atmosphere, it was thought to be adaptable. By playing with the natural light, heights, interstices, and structural elements, resulted in a combination of non-alignment “boxes” that designed the building’s shape. This effect was part of the principle to define an unfinished appearance parallel with the art itself and the struggle of the artist to understand when their art is truly finished.

It is impossible to define how the building will be used and evolve. The idea was to promote it as an “in development” building to encourage the occupancy of spaces and structural elements in a way that cannot be predicted or constricted, letting the art flow.

Together with: André Malheiro from AM - ArqStudio Project year: 2021 Software: Revit, TwinMotion, Photoshop & Illustrator

Master Plan - Structure

STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT 2nd group of|components: 3rd group of components: 1st group of components: PROCESS beams direction X

columns

SAMPLE AREA - PERSPECTIVE

beams direction Y

Single model

Multiple iterations are run to create the model combination

LEISURE HARBOR LOANO, SAVONA - ITALY This competition* intended to revitalize the Marina di Loano, as during the years and the different interventions it had lost its identity and it was completely disconnected from the city of Loano.

Limited by the existing area without being able to decrease or increase by a small percentage, tthe buildings also could not be demolished, but the facade was able to be fully refurbished.

With this in mind, we decided to create an area of use and unite with Loano. The car parking was done all at a lower level which diminished the access gap between the city and the marina. By breaking the ground into platforms of different forms, sizes, heights, and shapes we create curiosity and visual interest for those who were arriving, inviting guests to explore materials, textures, colors, and objects.

When designing the new Harbor, themes such as environment and economy were crucial topics for various decisions during the design process. Buildings were absolved with a cocoon facade with elements that could easily be found during the demolition process and ocean cleanups like ropes, cables, and fishing nets. Wood from decommissioned boats and demolished facades were used to build the promenade of platforms. In addition, these materials had the intention to blend histories that were being re-written by giving them a second life. *This project was a submission for a competition by YAC (Young Architects Competitions).

It won a Finalist Award.

Together with: André Malheiro from AM - ArqStudio Project year: 2020 to 2021 Software: Revit, TwinMotion, Photoshop & Illustrator

BUILDING A - GUESTROOMS AREA PLANS Level 0

Level 1

Level 2

THANK YOU!

Maria Lima marialima.arch@gmail.com