Sebastian´s Portfolio

sebaspradoa@gmail.com Architecture student of La Salle University Selected works 2019 / 2022 +34 645 540 647

Sebastian Prado is a Venezuelan architect currently doing a master´s degree at ETSAB (Escuela técnica superior de Arquitectura en Barcelona). Sebastian is passionate about several kinds of artistic movements including painting, drawing and music.

Having lived in different countries such as Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago has influenced him in different ways, allowing him to develop his social and collaborate skills in culturally diverse environments.

Some of the main components that inspire his architectural style are simple, consice and spirited. Starting from a basic idea that eventually evolves into something unique and tailored specifically for each user. His style is strongly shaped by the neccesity of a sustainable, functional and comfortable design. He aspires to create unconvential compositions that transmit varying emotions to the public.

Sebastian Prado es un arquitecto Venezolano que actualmente está cursando un máster en la ETSAB (Escuela técnica superior de Arquitectura en Barcelona). A Sebastian le apasiona distintos tipos de artes incluyendo la pintura, el dibujo y la música. El haber vivido en distintos países como Venezuela y Trinidad y Tobago lo ha influenciado de distintas maneras, permitiéndole desarrollar sus habilidades sociales y colaborativas en ambientes con diversidad cultural.

Ciertos componentes que inspiran su estilo arquitectónico son simples, concisos y joviales. Empezando con una idea básica que luego evoluciona y se convierte en algo único y adaptado para el usuario. Su estilo esta moldeado por la necesidad de crear un diseño sostenible, funcional y cómodo. Tiene como objetivo crear diseños poco convencionales que puedan transmitir distintas emociones al público.

TECHNICAL SKILLS / HABILIDADES TÉCNICAS

collage painting (acrylics, oil) pintura (acrílicos, óleos) drawing (ink, graphite, colored pencils) dibujo (tinta, grafito, lápices de colores) music (guitar, bass) música (guitarra, bajo) SOFT SKILLS / HABILIDADES PERSONALES creative, easily adaptable, social creativo, adaptable, social self-disciplined, patient, motivated disciplinado, paciente, motivado active listener, responsible oyente activo, responsable LANGUAGES / IDIOMAS spanish (native) español (nativo) english (fluent) inglés (avanzado) catalan (comprehendible) catalán (comprensible)

RESIDENTIAL / RESIDENCIA 01 fun box 02 SANDEMAN´s CO-living/working/garden 03 21 dwellings 22 COMPETITIONS / COMPETENCIAS 04 santiago’s chapel 05 the garden’s hat EXPERIMENTAL 06 a pavilion made out of furniture IMAGES TGM town hall prerov

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FUN BOX BCN @ NauBostik 2021

The FUN BOX is a temporary residential project for artists.

It is located at La Nau Bostik, a cultural centre with industrial heritage. The project works as a multi-functional box providing different spaces adapted to the artist´s needs. The purpose of the design is to have a minimal spatial impact to enhance the essence of the industrial nave following the concept of the box inside a box.

Furthermore it is designed through sustainable approaches and with materials that have low energetic cost. The fun box plays with different colors and shapes achieving domesticity within an industrial environment.

The FUN BOX es un proyecto temporal residencial para artistas. Esta ubicado en La Nau Bostik, un centro cultural con un pasado industrial definido. El proyecto funciona como una caja multifuncional que incluye differentes espacios adaptados a las necesidades del artista. El diseño se basa en el concepto de la caja adentro de una caja, teniendo un mínimo impacto espacial para mantener la esencia de la nave industrial. El proyecto está diseñado con materiales de bajo impacto energético y con estrategias pasivas. The fun box juega con diferentes colores y formas alcanzando la domesticidad adentro de la dureza del espacio.

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Ground Floor Plan. 1/100

Ground Floor Plan. 1/100

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the skin

Green roof (pv panels + skylights)

Trusses with EFTE covering + practicable windows

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green roof Residential floor (living units + bathroom + facade)

Double way laminated timber slab

Timber staircase

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trusses

Atelier floor (timber structure + facade)

Exterior facade

Transversal Section. 1/100

Longitudinal Section. 1/100

Green roof as thermal insulator

Photovoiltaic pannels Natural northern light for exhibition space

South facing skylight for heat gain

ETFE practicable openings

Solar radiation gain during winter Practicable windows for crossed ventilation

25°/17° Crossed ventilation in exhibition space

25°/15°

25°/13°

Crossed ventilation in dwellings

Crossed ventilation in studios

Hemp curtains as partitions Recycled polycarbonate practicable doors

25°/15° 27°/12°

Transversal sustainability diagram

South facing skylight for natural light

South facing skylight for heat gain

Solar radiation gain during winter Green roof as thermal insulator

Natural cooling/heating Natural light

Rockwool insulation 8.5cm

25°/17°

25°/17°

25°/15°

Crossed ventilation in dwellings

ETFE practicable openings for extra insulation

Evapotranspiration of potted plants in summer

Wood structure

25°/15°

Views towards La Sagrera Park

25°/13°

Hemp curtains as partitions

Recycled polycarbonate practicable doors

Longitudinal sustainability diagram

27°/12°

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the box

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CO-living/working/garden @SANDEMAN wine cellar compound, Porto.

2022

The project takes place in the city of Vila Nova de Gaia, a municipality in Porto. The purpose of the project is to punctually affect a chosen plot to re-generate it, and propose new urban uses that could affect the city in a broader scale.

As the majority of Porto, the northern side of Vila Nova de Gaia, has a very dense fabric mainly composed by abandoned wine cellars. Sites that represent opportunities and that are part of the true identity of Oporto. Therefore, they cannot be simply replaced but regenerated and used as a valid starting point for new uses. Currently, there is an unbalanced relation between density of inhabitants (people that live in the area) and building density.

The goal is to equilibrate these two factors by rehabilitating and proposing a program that will activate SANDEMAN´s abandoned wine cellar compound.

The program is placed in two warehouses that share an empty space in between. Instead of densifying the two abandoned warehouses and also the empty space, the program is moved upwards and downwards freeing the space on the ground level.

This idea is manifested through a high tower with sculptural elements inspired by Porto´s architecture, that frames the different views of the city and invites people from all over to discover what the project is about.

El proyecto está situado en Vila Nova de Gaia, una ciudad del distrito de Oporto. El propósito del trabajo es incidir de forma puntual en un lugar para volver a generar usos urbanos que afecten una escala mas ámplia.

El norte de Vila Nova de Gaia, como la mayoría de Oporto, tiene un tejido urbano muy denso compuesto mayormente por bodegas de vino abandonadas. Sitios que representan oportunidades y que forman parte de la verdadera identidad de Oporto. Por lo tanto no pueden ser simplemente sustituidos sino regenerados y utilizados como punto de partida válido para nuevos usos. Actualmente hay un desequilibrio entre la densidad de residentes en la zona y la densidad edificatoria existente. La idea es equilibrar estos dos factores rehabilitando y proponiendo un programa que active el conjunto abandonado de bodegas de vino de la compañia SANDEMAN. El programa se sitúa en dos bodegas y un epacio vacío en medio de las dos. En vez de densificar las dos bodegas abandonadas junto con el espacio vacío, el programa se levanta o se baja para liberar el espacio en planta baja. Esa idea es manifestada por una torre alta con elementos esculturales que enmarcan las diferentes vistas de la ciudad e invita a usuarios a descubrir de que se trata el proyecto.

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21 dwellings

Social Housing 22@ 2022

This residential building is part of the development of a master plan project that takes place at the 22@ innovative district. The idea of the project was to analyze a residential block and propose a new organization following the new urban tissue rules and taking in consideration the future green axes. The block chosen is interesting because it is divided by a pedestrian passage and both sides are very different in terms of density and building typology. It is also important to highlight that it is located at one of the limit blocks of a superblock, therefore at a future intersection between two green axes.

The project´s goal is to connect interrupted circulations between the two parts the block and to decongest the most dense part to ensure cross ventilation and proper natural light for all the buildings. This is achieved by keeping the limits of the block (preserving the Eixample plan) but ensuring permebeality and providing a big park. The plot is chosen strategically at the entrance of the main park.

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Estructura metálica

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EMC

23.36m2

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9.87m2

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3.8m2

Muros estructurales de madera contralaminada CLT

Base de hormigón

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THE GARDEN´S HAT 2021 2nd place

The Garden´s Hat is a competition project that takes place in a rehabilitation centre called el CAS de Sarria. The client asked for a bamboo canopy placed at the garden where the users could do their daily garden activities.

The project´s goal is to create a space where the user can feel at peace away from problems. The design reflects the jolliness and naiveness of a birdhouse combined with the domesticity and aesthetics of a japanese tea-house. The proposal adapts well to its surroundings enhacing the presence of an existing Cherry Tree.

El Sombrero del Jardín es un proyecto para una competencia en el centro de rehabilitación el CAS de Sarria. El cliente demandaba una pérgola de bambú en el jardín en donde los usuarios pudieran hacer sus respectivas actividades diarias de jardinería.

La visión del proyecto es crear un espacio en donde el usuario se pueda sentir en paz y olvidarse de sus problemas. El diseño refleja la esencia juguetona e ingenua de una casa para pájaros combinada con la domesticidad y estética de una casa de Té japonesa. La propuesta se adapta bien en el lugar y le da importancia a un arbol de Cerezos existente.

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SANTIAGO´S CHAPEL 2019 Honorable Mention

The project Santiago´s Chapel is a competition located at the Camino de Santiago for the foro cerámico de Hyspalit. It includes a program for meditation and relaxation for the users.

The chapel is based on three main concepts such as the journey through different spaces, the curve as a guide and unifiying element and lastly the contact with nature.

The idea of the project is to include spaces with different light and size conditions so that the user selects the space that inspires him the most to meditate. The curved walls also represent the connection with nature since they work like arms that frame different meditation spaces within the trees. Water, light and brick walls are the key elements of the project.

El proyecto Capilla de Santiago es una competencia para el foro cerámico de Hyspalit en el camino de Santiago que debe contener un programa de descanso y de meditación para los peregrinos. La capilla se fundamenta en tres conceptos clave básicos como son el recorrido a través de una serie de espacios, la curva como elemento unificador y guía durante el recorrido y por último, el abrazo a la naturaleza.

La idea del proyecto es contener espacios con diferentes condiciones de luz y tamaño para que el visitante encuentre y haga suyo el espacio en el que se sienta más cómodo y lo invite mas a la reflexión. Los muros curveados también representan el contacto con la naturaleza al funcionar como brazos que enmarcan diferentes espacios de contemplación en la naturaleza. El agua, la luz y los muros de ladrillo son los elementos principales del proyecto.

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A PAVILION MADE OUT OF FURNITURE @ 3 chimeneas 2021

¨A pavilion made out of furniture¨ was the development of one part of a team project that took place at the three chimneys of Badalona. The group project consists on the rehabilitation of the chimneys to become a place for festivals and events for the city.

The idea is to emphasize the emptiness and monumentality of the landmark by working with ¨the void¨ and the existing structure of the chimneys and the turbine hall.

The pavilion takes place above inside a massive longitudinal structure that connects the three chimneys. The idea was to design furniture pieces and acommodate them in order to create tensioned spaces wih the limit of the structure and also an internal path inside the pavilion where art exhibitions, concerts and reunions could take place. ¨A pavilion made out of furniture¨ fue el desarrollo de uno de los aspectos de un proyecto grupal en las tres chimeneas de badalona. El proyecto consiste en la rehabilitación de las chimeneas para ser un lugar donde se realizan festivales y distintos eventos para la ciudad. La idea es hacer destacar el vacío y la monumentalidad del lugar usando el espacio hueco y la estructura existente de las chimeneas y la sala de turbinas.

El pabellón esta situado en la parte superior adentro de una estructura longitudinal que conecta a las tres chimeneas. La idea era diseñar una serie de muebles que se pudieran acomodar para generar espacios de tensión con el límite de la estructura y a la vez un recorrido interno en donde habrían espacios de exhibición, conciertos y encuentros.

EN LIVEN ING THE VOID ¿ WHERE ?

Thermal power station also known as ¨Les Tres Xemeneies¨ located in Badalona next to the Besós River and in front of the sea.

¿ WHY ?

To eliminate the industrial barrier created in a darkened past and to eliminate the resentment of the people towards the thermal power station.

¿ WHAT ?

BEFORE

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AFTER

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BY XIMENA ANDRADE

ANDREW LEWIS SEBASTIAN PRADO

a pavilion made out of furniture. terrace

books

music art

sebastian prado.