Selected Works: Sofia Diaz

SOFIA DIAZ GOMEZ SELECTED WORKS

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT 2024

I am Sofia Diaz. An innovative and resourceful final year architecture student, with excellent design and analytical skills. Due to my varied background, I possess the ability to work in an international, multidisciplinary team. Skilled in researching, developing, and communicating architectural projects assertively, from their initial stages to their technical completion. Thus, I am incredibly passionate about architecture and sustainability in the face of climate change.

RHINOCEROS

GRASSHOPPER

AUTOCAD

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

D5 RENDER

ENSCAPE 3D

REVIT

MODEL MAKING

3D PRINTING

HAND DRAWING

MICROSOFT SUITE

DIGITAL PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

ENGLISH (NATIVE), SPANISH (NATIVE), FRENCH (INTERMEDIATE)

EDUCATION

ARCHITECTURE EXCHANGE STUDENT MASTERS 1

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 2023

BACHELOR IN ARCHITECTURE, MINOR IN BUSINESS

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA 2019-2024

ROMAN ARCHITECTURAL SKETCHBOOK

ROME, ITALY 2019

EXPERIENCE

RESEARCHER,

DR. INGRID GUERRERO AND PROFESSOR MAARTEN GOOSSENS, CURRENT

1ST PLACE, ‘WORK’ CATEGORY, POLYCHROMATIC POLYMER , 2023

MODEL MAKER JOSEF HOFFMANN EXHIBITION, JAN-JUL 2023

CURATOR DR. ADRIÁN PRIETO & PROFESOR DAVID ERKAN

ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT, , 2022-2024

TEACHER ASSISTANT, TO UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, AUG-DEC 2021

CENTRO MÉDICI: IN BETWEEN

INTEGRATING PROJECT | 2022

PROFESOR JAIME GÓMEZ

PATHS OF TEMPORALITY

UN-P ROBOT_LAB | 2022

PROFESORS DR. DANIELA ATENCIO & DR. CLAUDIO ROSSI

URBAN LAB 75

UNC ARTICULATION OF PARTS | 2021

PROFESOR STEFANO ANZELLINI

POLYCHROMATIC POLYMER

EMERGENT MATERIALS | 2022

PROFESORS MATEO CELY & JUANA LEAL

CENTRO MÉDICI: IN BETWEEN

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

MODEL MAKING

RIO NEGRO, BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA

RHINOCEROS AUTOCAD

Air as an element of construction and composition. The Médici Center uses the principle of stacking to generate diverse spatial qualities, relationships with views and connectivity between the neighborhood and the avenue. The building revitalizes and highlights the Río Negro River through an artificial topography, home to the fine arts center, which not only emulates, but creates a continuity with the landscape by directing flow and the natural envionment into the building.

PATHS OF TEMPORALITY

WITH VALENTINA TRUJILLO AND SOFIA PRADO

OLD CITY, CARTAGENA DE INDIAS, COLOMBIA

RHINOCEROS

GRASSHOPPER

ROBOTSTUDIO

ENSCAPE 3D

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

DIGITAL FABRICATION

3D PRINTING

PHOTOGRAPHY NIKON D7500 Ver. 1.10

An exploration of the coexistence and clashes between different temporal layers in the Ancient wall of Cartagena, specifically the clock tower. The clock tower is the main entrance to the Old City, making it a landmark of great importance within the Wall of Cartagena and an urban cluster object of the history of the city. The tower is composed of numerous elements, of which their origins can be traced back to different historical periods. Each element a reflection of a moment in time showcasing this space’s unique character. It is unified by additional elements that permeate the entire artifact, such as the permanent presence of water and the ruinous finish it creates, or the voids within the wall that offer transitional spaces between temporal layers.

A natural barrier dedicated to the conservation and recreation of the original coral reef in the port of Cartagena, which engages the community and protects the city from future floods due to climate change. Designed by iterations of ABB robotic paths and Grasshopper codes, this center represents the clash of the vertical and horizontal passage of time observed through the layers of materiality, uses and objects added by human intervention to the iconic Wall of Cartagena.

URBAN LAB 75

WITH MARIANA BECERRA SANTA MARÍA DEL LAGO, BOGOTÁ D.C., COLOMBIA

RHINOCEROS AUTOCAD

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

PROGRAM USES

CIRCULATION

STRUCTURE

A proyect of mixed uses, created to serve as a natural connection between the wetland and protected park Santa María del Lago and the neighborhood. It houses college student cohousing, specially from the Universidad Uniminuto which is located close by. It also houses conventional housing, a lab of native species investigation and commercial spaces.

The formal operation of the proyect is based on a grid of axis separated every 9 meters vertically and 6 meters horizontally. The division of this grid in spaces of 3 x 3 and 1.5 x 1.5 will define the interior spaces and circulations.

An initial 9 x 12 m module is created.

POLYCHROMATIC POLYMER

WITH CATALINA SALAZAR, LAURA GARCÍA AND ALEJANDRO CAMACHO UTOPIA

THE INDEX PROJECT: LATIN AMERICAN CHALLENGE

RHINOCEROS

GRASSHOPPER

ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE

DIGITAL FABRICATION: CNC AND LASER CUT

BIOPOLYMER CREATION

MODEL MAKING

CHROMATIC MAP

An alternative to typical construction materials, a material whose decomposition can result in a process that helps to improve the natural environment, instead of harming it.

A visit to the old El Tunjuelo Mine, in the city of Bogotá, Colombia, now a waste construction and rubble recycling plant, made us reflect on our responsibility as architects to reduce the carbon footprint in our sector.

Through exploration with opacity, texture and color, the project looks to the implementation of bioplastics in architecture to generate different habitability conditions. Experimentation and study of lighting and chromatic qualities was made to develop an easily adaptable piece according to the use that is given to the space. The pieces are 20cmx20cm, and used 3 types of pigmentation, yellow, brown and purple wine. The biopolymer was manufactured by a pouring and drying method. The bioplastic was poured into molds, each with a specific pattern that experiments with a property of light. Produced through Grasshopper programming, 3D modeling in Rhino, and CNC cutting and assembling.