PAULINA PELAEZ S E L E C T E D W O R K University Of Virginia M.Arch ‘24 | 2024 02 06 11 Carlos Almaran Chicano Art Center; Los Angeles, CA. Besós Corridor Extension; Barcelona, Spain. Social Infrastructure; Housing. New York City, NY. TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 02 03
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CORRIDOR EXTENSION
CHIMNEYS Barcelona,
BESÓS
THREE
Spain | 2023
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Professor: Manuel Bailo | Group: Kirmina Sadek
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SCHOOL PROJECT 01 BESOS CORRIDOR EXTENSION
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Design Process Exploration Master Plan Site - Mass strategy Site analisys and oportunities areas recognition Landscape design - River central park - First intentions Housing design - “Pockets” - First intentions The river as a barrier PROBLEM FACT OPORTUNITY
NEXT STEPS The river as the ecological system The river as a connector The river as the project concept and activator
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PAULINA PELAEZ SCHOOL PROJECT Master Plan
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HOUSING
SEAFRONT
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LANDSCAPE
BIODIVERSITY LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING CORRIDOR TO THE SITE
This project aims to address urban conditions around the Three Chimneys by creating moments of extension and connection along the edges of the site.
Situated next to the Besos River, which is recognized as a barrier that interrupts the connection between Badalona and Barcelona, the abandoned site raises questions about what is natural and artificial, emphasizing the river as a natural monument and seeking to bring it inside. Therefore, the ecological component is crucial. In understanding Barcelona’s green system, the project attempts to extend the existing Besos corridor, aiming to preserve biodiversity and create a new ecosystem through a low-maintenance park for local inhabitants.
Consequently, the project features four key extensions:
1. The Dam-Bridge allows the river to extend and reach the site, connecting both sides of the river while also accommodating community programs.; 2. Housing densification frames create new residences on both sides of the train line, enhancing connections to the neighborhood.; 3. The relocation of the tram station to the end of the site facilitates a more permeable ground connection between sides.; 4. The seafront extension elongates the site, extending the urban axis and creating decks in that direction.
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SCHOOL PROJECT
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PAULINA PELAEZ SCHOOL PROJECT CHICANO ART CENTER CULTURE AND HERITAGE Los Angeles, CA | 2023 02 02 CHICANO ART CENTER Professor: Ed Ford
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Main Public Ramp-Park 1 2 3 The park as a welcoming urban gesture 1. Podium/Plataform 2. Three Studios Existing Alley Front Yard condition of the neighborhood 3. Park Firts Athmosphere and Materiality Intentions Roof - Light Wall CIRCULATION First Intentions - Design Process PROGRAM Private Public Semi-Private Services MASS STRATEGY URBAN RESPONSES
Ceramics Studio
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SCHOOL PROJECT 02 CHICANO ART CENTER
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Longitudinal Section
Transversal Section
EXPLOITED AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF A CORNER
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1. Brick 19cmx7cm 2. Metalic anchorage 3. Temperated laminated glass 4. steel beam 5. Gutter 6. Waterproofing layer 7. Steel structure 1. Glued Laminated Timber 2. Insulation 3. Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) 4. Gutter 5. Waterproofing layer 6. Teak wood panels 1. Glued Laminated Timber 2. Metalic anchorage 3. Concrete slab 4. Screw 1. 2. 3. 4. DETAIL D | ROOF END - GUTTER | CERAMICS STUDIO DETAIL C | ROOF END - GUTTER | MURAL STUDIO 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2. 4. 5. 6. 02 CHICANO ART CENTER
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SCHOOL PROJECT 02 CHICANO ART CENTER Cultural Events Plaza
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11 M. PAULINA PELAEZ SCHOOL PROJECT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING HYBRIDS New York City | 2022 03 03 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Professor: Ila Berman
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SCHOOL PROJECT 03 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Design
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Process Exploration
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
The site is located in Brooklyn, New York City. Specifically, at 425 Delancey St. It is in a very relevant and busy intersection where two main urban perpendicular axes of the city meet. The Williamsburg bridge and the highway, instead of acting as connectors act as “barriers” when the scale is shifted down. This condition set such a challenging urban condition that caused the isolation of the site from the rest of the neighborhood
SITE PLAN
URBAN STRATEGIES
Continuation of the park condition: “courtyards of the city”
Connection to the riverfront park via a pedestrian bridge Generation of the “corner plaza” pre-existent condition
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SCHOOL PROJECT Fine Arts Program Sports Complex Public Galery Bridge Future Waterfront Park L1 L2 L6 PUBLIC FLOOR PUBLIC SPACE HOUSING HOUSING L8 EXISTING NIGHTEENGALE SCHOOL 03 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
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Main entrance from school
Public Space
The project seeks CONNECTION as the main goal. To connect the waterfront park to the neighborhood, and the neighborhood within itself.
The studio aims to work with a Hybrid Housing model that integrates housing with collective and public programs to rethink the relationship between private and public spaces and that enables this mixed-use architecture to simultaneously support the city and operate as an urban catalyst and activator.
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Housing agrgation
L1 A B C L2
A B C Unit Typologies 2 Bd 3 Bd Studio
HOUSING
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MARIA PAULINA PELAEZ
University Of Virginia M.Arch ‘24 | 2024
