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Sofía Nuño Castro

Architecture student

C o n t e n t s

AURA

Design of a sensory room

Inspired by the light reflective properties and shape of the Angel Aura Quartz stone, a small room rounding up about 4 square meters was designed. This sensory experience seeks to produce feelings of peace, happiness, and tranquility. Its shape and dichroic glass structure emulates the reflection of the aforementioned stone, allowing a connection between the user and its exterior surroundings, given its transparent nature.

The initial rough sketches from which inspiration was drawn slowly morphed and guided us to our final volume, going from this

C i r c u l a r E c o n o m y C e n t e r

The purpose was to create a building that could meet the operational standards for an initiative called Biciclando, a project that seeks to promote reuse and recycle culture in the city, by adapting a sort of "at your door" collection of recyclable materials by women of the neighborhood who need an extra source of income. This project consisted on remodelling what used to formerly work as a day- care. With said adaptation, the building was meant to have every facility needed by the women who work there to make their shifts go accordingly with their day to day routines.

Among the spaces provided in this building are:

Another goal set for the building was to enforce the sense of community in the neighborhood, which is why its central zone was made into an urban garden for people to interact with each other.

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Collective Housing

Arid Complex arises from the relationship that exists between this project´s most distinctive aspects: geographical location (Hermosillo, the desert city) and purpose: to turn an otherwise old and forgotten place of the city into an inhabitable and welcoming place. In terms of volumes and flow of the building, the goal was to create a level play by means of texture and unevenness, aiming towards a connection between all modules and allowing interaction between all its neighbors. All the surrounding aisles connect the three buildings through the terraces, making everything a single piece inspite of their independence from each other.

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Example of general functioning of the building: first level floor plan

Apartments and business connected through aisles that surround the entire building, making a direct connection between the three volumes that make it up. Said connection is achieved through the roof tops corresponding each module.

Single Family Home

Commonly known as the mexican petunia, Ruellia Simplex is the scientific name given to a flower that is constantly present in the natural landscapes of its neighborhood, Las Riberas. This was the source of inspiration taken when naming this house, looking to create a sort of special connection between the house and its environment, which was strongly noticed during the site visit done before the design process began..

The two- story home was designed for a single woman in her mid forties and with no children. Prioritizing the social life of the user, the 492 square meter home is equipped with a spacious garden, living rooms, two master bedrooms, and one guest room. One master bedroom being on the first floor considering the possibility of her parents moving in with her if needed in the future.

Private space

Semi- public space

Public space

Functionality/ service area

First level floor plan

Second level floor plan

Circulation and access

Dual height