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WOMEN´S HOUSE

Baghere Village - Senegal 2021

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THE ROOT - LA PALESTINA

Planas - Colombia

M.arch Thesis 2021

03 EIX 91-15

Bogota - Colombia Under construction

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EIX 102-19

Bogotá- Colombia Under construction

Cartagena

Bogotá

CBD BEIJING

NUS-Tsinghua Sharing Cities Joints

Design Studio Beijing - China 2020

- Sculpture

WOMEN´S HOUSE

Baghere Village - Senegal 2021

3. From individual to dialog

4. Embracing the unity 5.Permeable spaces

1.Welcoming courtyard 2.Information area 3.Management admin 4.Meeting room 5.Multi purpose room 6.Dialog pocket PROGRAM

Entry for the Kaira Loro competition for the Women’s House. For the proposal, based on the traditional hut disposition, a simple curve contains the circles (figure 2) in which each element is linked, yet preserves its architectural distinctiveness. All of the areas connect through a continuous wall that “hugs” (figure 4) the entire structure as it rolls through, extends, and encloses the different spaces. Distancing itself from the idea of the wall as a barrier, the curves generated by this wall invite people in. The flexible doors ensure its permeability

while at the same time protecting its users. The building is designed to provide extreme flexibility. The central courtyard acts as a hinge with the adjacent areas: it is open but protected, it is closed but transparent. The choice of reinterpreting a local architectural typology is instrumental in introducing people in a context familiar to them, where they feel at home, but where thanks to the nature of our intervention, they are provided with something new and unexpected, so that architecture is primarily a manifesto for social change.

1.Traditional Hut (houses) 2. Sum of voices

1.Platform 2.Gravel 3.Earth bags 4.Chicken wire 5.Laterite mud 6.Laterite brick 7.Rosewood beam 8.Local bamboo mat 9.Metal sheet

1.Platform 2.Gravel 3.Earth bags 4.Chicken wire 5.Laterite mud 6.Laterite brick 7.Rosewood beam 8.Local bamboo mat 9.Metal sheet

Colective activities

Independent activities

Flexible spaces

Wood column with concrete base

Truss supported by wood beam

Truss supported by earth bag wall

Wall made of bricks and earth bags

Flexible windows

Corrugated metal sheet

Local bambo fence

Rosewood beam

Rosewood column

Laterire earth

Soil

Cement

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THE ROOT - LA PALESTINA

Planas - Colombia 2021

PROGRAM

1.Services parking

2.Guest parking

3.Main entrance

4.Reception

5.Livingroom

6.Game room

7.Work room

8.Conference room

9.Gallery

10.Restaurant

11.Bar

12.Kitchen

13.Lockers

14.Laundry

15.Workshop

16.Courtyard

17.Rooms

18.Technical room

Topography-Lowest curve 164m highest point 183m

Soil to be extracted

The project focuses on acupuncture as an architectural approach for site development. An Agro-tourism proposal at the farmland La Palestina, located in Planas, Colombia, 400 km from the capital, Bogotá. The farmland has an extension of 3,500 hectares, 60 workers, and has six sustainable rural activities.

The owners had in mind an artificial lake, in an area where the possibilities for flooding are high, since it is next to a river. Based on this premise, the project is developed close to the lake and is buried in the ground.

Proposal that blends in with the landscape

The building consists of two volumes at different levels, which are staggered until they blend into the lake. Likewise, the green roof is habitable and invites to contemplate the landscape. The experience also consists of uncovering the building. To reinforce it, we work with soil and wood from the site, transmitting an atmosphere anchored to the place and at the same time contemporary.

The aim is to bring about social changes through tourism, an activity that has proven to improve rural areas.

SECTIONS

Landfill of extracted soils

Gravel blackfill

Waterproofing membrane

Porus block

Geo-textil Collector

Concrete bed

Concrete bed

Steel beam HPE20cm

Soil mixture

Perfored pipe

Stabilization mat

Filler fabric

Drainage layer

Reinforce concrete Concrete beam

Rammed earth wall

Rammed earth column

IPE profile 20cm

Concrete base

Self leveling mortar 4cm

Concrete slab 60cm

Transverse reinforcement bars Sand blinding

Compact base Detail/01

Reinforcement bars Mud finish

Reinforced concrete wall

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91-15

Bogota - Colombia

Under construction

The multipurpose building, called 91-15, is a project located in one of the busiest areas of the city and is part of the land use plan. This proposal is part of the regeneration and activation of the area, where the high flow of people allows the project with different programs such as retail, offices, and housing to be successful.

I have had the opportunity to know and work on this project for two years, during which I have participated in its development, from the elaboration of details in the basements to the elaboration of details in the luxury apartments.

I participated in technical committees for coordination and decision-making. Additionally, I was responsible for assembling information for the board of directors and preparing technical data sheets for construction.

Communication and teamwork for a building of such dimensions require constant discussions, which allowed me to develop my decision-making skills and provided ample opportunities for retaining and managing information.

GROUND LEVEL

LIVING APARTMENTS LOBBIE

At this project, I was able to participate in the majority of the zones, where I worked on a large number of technical plans. This page intends to showcase some technical specifications for the Lobby of the Living Apartments. For this space, I developed the lighting and electrical plans, and led the rendering composition. Below, sections and axonometrics with corresponding tags are shown, which are referenced in the table.

The distribution of this type of apartments is clearly divided into two environments. The social area includes the kitchen and the living room, while the second area is the private one, comprising the bedroom, which allows for an expansion of space through the sliding door

This type of apartment is devided into three spaces; two bedrooms and a social area, in where the flexibility of the space allows the owner to expand the social area or make ir more private.

SKY APARTMENTS

These types of apartments are located on the upper floors of the project, ranging from the 18th to the 24th floor. The area and organization of the space are more family-oriented. Over my two years of involvement in the project, I supervised the architecture, reorganized the spaces according to the client’s needs, and ensured proper circulation by verifying measurements. Additionally, I was tasked with modeling and proposing the detailing of the ceiling, flooring, and furniture such as the kitchen, closet, and bathrooms, in accordance with the technical conclusions drawn up with the committee. In this sheet, I display some of the apartments and the arrangement of the space.

Type: Q5

Sky apartments 18th - 24th Type: Q6 Type: Q6_P21

Type:Q7

Q6_P21

APPROACH TO FURNITURE STANDARIZATION

I participated in the furniture standardization for Hitos Urbanos projects. The aim of this initiative is to create clear guidelines for every type of apartment. Each module has variations but comes from the same “family”; for example, the kitchen starts from the minimum measurements but varies. So, according to the area and type, a specific module will be placed. In EIX 91-15, EIX 192-19, and EIX 76-23, I supervised each module and also, through Revit, counted the total amount, type, and specifications. Below are some examples

MATERIALITY AND DETAILS

Sky apt Q6_P21 e.g: kitchen

Living apt 20m2: unit basic assembly

Living apt 30m2: unit basic assembly

Bogota - Colombia

Under construction

This project of 23 floors located at the north of the city is part of the EIX-type buildings. Unlike other projects, this one has a deal of five floors with the Marriott hotel and their proposal of Bonvoy apartments. On the east side, there are the Living apartments, and at the top, the Sky apartments that we have shown before. Therefore, it is a multipurpose building that is expected to attract a variety of people, such as travelers, international workers, single individuals, and families. This building will reinforce the zone in terms of amenities and high-end stores.

As part of a two-year process, I have been involved in the architecture supervision of the three categories of apartment types and amenities through Revit BIM. These tasks included my participation in the technical committees, leading the final renderings, and being responsible for gathering information for the company’s main board

BONVOY MARRIOT ROOMS

This kind of apartments managed by Marriot, are units that allows the costumer to have an independance and give them a feeling of a home. For such purpose, Hitos Urbanos types of apartments match the vision of Marriot. For the five floors that the hotel chain has agreed, there is a combitation of units with different areas, this with the aim for host single people, couples or families.

PARK VIEW APARTMENTS

These type of units are family oriented ones, as shown in other apartments arrangements, it tends to have the same language, in where each space es clear in terms of social and private areas and the manage of light allows each one to have a good ilumination and view, that in this case is to an urban scale park. The access to this housing units is straight from the elevator, which makes the emergency circulation the core in where the units are developed.

Marriot Bonvoy -3th 7th floor

Led the rendering for Rooms and social area of Bonvoy apartments

SKY APARTMENTS

Similar to the EIX 91-15, these apartments are on the upper part. Starting from the 15th to 22th floor. To display the distribution of some apartments, there is shown five units in differents parts of the general footprin, the units hace a comfortable area for family orineted clients. In this project, my task was to suppervice the architecture, discuss it with the main board and coordinate with the technical committee

Sky apartments 15th - 22th

General floor plan

AGUA DE LEON

Cartagena - Colombia 2022 - Completed

Streer View Entrance

Agua de Leon is a high-end store located in the historical center of Cartagena, Colombia. This brand focus in fashion, has various stores in the denominated “wall city”. The vision of the clients, was to create a welcoming space, that look fresh and simple, but at the same time sophisticated. This whole atmosphere should start from the street, in this case the store has a coffe bar that faces to the street through a window. This strategy allows the pedestrians to sit in the side walk and create a not common landscape in he city.

The adaptation of this store was around 4 months, in where I coordinated the team and delivered to the client till the end of the process.

I organized budget, materials and workers. I was on site, checkig each day the progress and also had the task to report to the owner , presenting him the solutions, developmets and in some moments the drawbacks, but that I was able to manage.

Nowdays, the store is a higly visited place in the city.

Soil to be extracted

Changing room

View from hall to counter

From counter view to entrence

Shop hall

CLUB

EL NOGAL

Planas - Colombia

Private contest 2022

Furniture Typologys

Aministrative center

7th level

Chef and team office

El Club El Nogal is a traditional club located in Bogotá. It hosts some of the most important national and international personalities, as well as high-profile meetings in the country. Situated in the heart of the city, El Club El Nogal is a building equipped with all the amenities that its members need.

Regarding the club’s offices, the area required intervention and improvement for their employees. Therefore, the main board decided to hold a private contest where furniture firms and architectural studios could collaborate. In this case, we formed a partnership.

Option 1

Level 1 - engineering areas

Option 2

8th level

Service customer

9th level Cost team

with AVS and their offer for office furniture. The contest specified seven spaces with different but precise guidelines according to the number of people, meeting offices, and providing workers with a friendly workplace.

Our proposal aimed to develop an environmental identity that could be timeless, welcoming, and elegant. To shape the space, we were very meticulous with the measurements provided by our furniture partner.

SAW MILL - LA PALESTINA

Planas - Colombia 2021

PROGRAM

1.Truck park

2.Unload

3.Cut process

4.Pre-dry area

5.Workshop

6.Office

7.Kitchen

8.House keeper

9. Energry

10.Load

The proposal is part of the same farm in section 02, with the land primarily focused on the production of acacia magnum lumber and cattle raising. The cutting site is situated in the western part of the land, where the infrastructure is currently very weak and simple due to its intuitive construction. As a result, the company requested a proposal to house the corresponding cutting sites and drying area. The project has a limited budget and is proposed in different phases. The main requirement was to make it twice as large, simple, and safe for visitors.

Since the air comes from the south, it is efficient for the drying area to be positioned to receive the airflow. By proposing this as the first volume and barrier against the wind, it helps to create a comfortable environment for the operators during cutting. Between these two volumes lies a courtyard that serves as the circulation area for tourists. The materiality of the proposal is in terra firma, and due to the large amount of wood waste, this can be repurposed as facade elements. Similarly, the roof design is inspired by the extensive planting of acacia.

Courtyard

Reinforce concrete slab

Facade elements and pre-dry area with final wood cut

Roof structure wood

Proposal

Concrete columns

Rammed earth columns Top concrete structure

SOCIAL HOUSING

Hof Van Holland - Nijmegen 2020

PROGRAM

Type A:48sqm

Type B:54sqm

Type C:80sqm duplex

The Volksbelang Foundation issued a call for entries from around the world to find a design that could meet today’s demands, such as sustainability, ease of construction, use of environmentally friendly materials, and affordability. The request called for housing for three types of users: singles, single parents, and the elderly with regular visitors.

To provide optimal conditions for each user group, we proposed locating the entire building on one side of the lot overlooking the Waal river. The building measures 50 meters long and 24 meters wide,park-

thereby freeing up a large area for the parking lot, which is intended to serve as a green space reminiscent of a park.

The apartments are based on modularity, utilizing pieces of cross-laminated timber (CLT) that are easy to transport and assemble. The corridors and common areas are designed to foster strong social dynamics in order to create a cohesive community.

CIRCULARITY

White concrete panels cladding

CTL load insulating panels

Wood fiber insulating pannels

Wood fiber pannels

Wood pavement

Wood fiber insulating pannels

Leveling and CTL floor

CTL

Double gypsum floor

Concrete facade slenderwall

CBD BEIJING

NUS-Tsinghua Sharing Cities Joints Design Studio Beijing - China

ACTUAL DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION

The CBD has witnessed numerous changes, resulting in a distinctive skyline. However, these new dynamics have led to a specific profile of people occupying the land, making it accessible for only a few.

Looking towards the near future, the project aims to blend lifestyles. The primary intervention will be on the south-east side, which currently lacks specific services and residences. Therefore, the main focus is to attract individuals with diverse lifestyles to enrich the area through vertical proposals.

The project addresses housing scarcity with three types of buildings ascending from south to north, accommodating various functions such as commerce, offices, leisure, and housing. Intertwined green spaces offer tranquil retreats amidst bustling areas, fostering contemplation.

This approach enables individuals from various economic backgrounds to contribute to one of the nation’s most vital districts, fostering inclusivity and diverse socioeconomic impacts.

Urban Design of Guomao Central Business District - CBD

As Beijing continues to evolve, so does its central business district (CBD). The rise in office spaces has paralleled an increase in

PROPOSAL - SMART CITY

A smart city integrates technology and data to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and quality of life for its residents. It leverages interconnected systems for transportation, energy, governance, and communication to optimize resource usage, improve infrastructure, and promote innovation, ultimately creating a more livable and resilient urban environment

PROPOSAL PRESENTED TO THE CITY SUPERVICED BY TSINGUA TUTORS

The area also caters to diverse user demographics. For traditional families, we provide spaces conducive to family bonding, reflecting China’s multigenerational culture. For young professionals, co-living options foster community and convenience. High-end residences attract investors seeking prime opportunities in the area.

View of Master plan

Visualization in architecture is one of the most important features at the moment of transmitting an atmosphere, intention or final result of a proposal. An example of this are the images shown previously. But not satisfied with it, it has been of interest to improve my skills for the realization of computer generated images. In this section I show my own explorations on light, interiors and exteriors, materials and colors in order to achieve a realistic result

My work as an artist has revolved around architecture, the city, and the relationships that occur within it. I explore connections that originate from the materiality of urban spaces, shaping and defining a sense of belonging to a particular place. I am particularly intrigued by the reading of the city based on the materials that compose it. These layers of information open up different paths for research and the creation of new spaces and objects. My research on boundaries begins with architecture, where I challenge the notions of edges, information, and the relationship between the public and the private spheres

I am captivated by the figure or character of wrought iron bars and their presence in collective memory. Consequently, I have been deconstructing their aesthetics and blurring their functionality in order to reinterpret and give them new significance

My attention is drawn to the figure or the character of the wrought iron bars and how they are presented in the collective memory. Therefore, I have been deconstructing their aesthetics and blurring their functionality in order to re-signify them. The intention of PASE! is to remember the popular borders and limits composed by the grids. These tend to be of minimal materiality and most of the time they go unnoticed, or their existence in the space we take for granted, and we forget their presence. The grilles are there to protect, beautify, and guarantee privacy. In this proposal, they are stripped of their functionality and are expanded to humanize them and give them the role of the passerby or those who are in the house or any interior space

Walker 1 42x42cm

Walker 2 42x42cm

Woman 40x25cm

Dancers 73x68cm

Route 76x90cm

Dinners 73x68cm

Two 112x85cm

Her - Diamond 126x78cm

Portrail of a family 99x69.5cm

11.1

NARRATIVES OF THE LIMIT

2021

As a continuation of the starting question posed by Natalia in her dialogue with the wrought iron from which her first sculptural phase results, that limit between the intimate and the public gradually opens up between the more contained and balanced forms of the 3 works entitled as “Narratives of the limit”, until it finds itself in a more random space in which the synthesis of the language of symmetry and the the language of symmetry and the recognizable forms of the grille, are blurred to give way to the freedom of the 3 counterproposals.

From that same margin, between inside and outside, as subtle as any line that traces a separation, arises the curiosity for the void, which the artist interpellates as the negative of the limit.

Astral map? quick peek through a microscope? entry into Packman’s parallel universe? The simple fact that the possibilities of interpretation are as varied as the psyche and the cornea of the one who interacts with these full moons, seems to us sufficient reason to remember that the work approaches us, interpellates us and converses with us.

Nicolas Silva Silva Director

El Muro Antiguo

Acrilic on canvas

Narratives of the limit 1 d:1m

Arrangement 1 d:1m

Narratives of the limit 3 d:1m

Arrangement 2 d:1m

Narratives of the limit 2 d:1m

Arrangement 4 d:1m

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