PORTFOLIO
Tomás Quaglia Martínez Bachelor of Architecture - National University of Córdoba, Argentina
Selected Works 2016 - 2019 Architecture - Urban Design - Landscape Architecture
Tomás Quaglia Martínez
Nationality: Argentina Mobile phone: +54 9 351 6847328 Email address: tomasquaglia@gmail.com
Education
Honors and Awards
Research Experience
National University of Cordoba - School of Architecture, Urbanism and Design. Bachelor of Architecture. 6-years Professional Degree Program with Thesis. GPA: 9.08 / 10.00 - Summa Cum Laude.
03.2012 - 12.2017
Fulbright Scholarship associated with the Ministry of Education of Argentina to pursue a Master’s Degree in the United States, 2020-2021.
06.2019
Honorable Mention, Degree Final Project Competition: Rethinking Architecture.
03.2019
University Award for achieving the highest GPA at the School of Architecture, Urbanism and Design out of 544 graduates during 2017.
11.2018
Honorable Mention, Tamayouz Excellence Award: International Graduation Projects.
10.2018
1st Prize, International Design Competition: Brazilian Pavilion at the EXPO Dubai 2020.
09.2018
1st Prize, National Design Competition: Sustainable Housing Prototype.
08.2018
2nd Prize, National Design Competition: Masterplan - Urban Railway Lands in Córdoba.
07.2018
1st Prize, National Design Competition: Creative Warehouse in Mendoza.
03.2018
7th Prize, International Design Competition: Educational, and Sport Facility in Zurich.
05.2017
Summer Course Scholarship, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
10.2011
National University of Córdoba School of Architecture, Urbanism and Design. Research Team Member
07.2018 - present
Current project: “Metropolis and peri-urban territories. Theories, plans and projects in the northern suburbs of the city of Córdoba”. Responsibilities: Study and discussion of disperse urban settlements. Analysis of macroeconomics and production systems with an impact on its social and spatial organization. Production of maps. Director: Professor Fernando Díaz Terreno.
University of Buenos Aires School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism. Participant of “S.O.S. Cities” Studio
04.2016
Location: Chiloe Island, Chile. This course engages the design of Latin American cities in need. Responsibilities: Stakeholder engagement and analysis. Development of an urban proposal. Production of maps, renderings and diagrams. Director: Professor Marcelo Vila.
Teaching Experience
National University of Córdoba School of Architecture, Urbanism and Design. Teaching Assistant Course: Urbanism II - Director: Professor Fernando Díaz Terreno - Fall and spring semesters 2017-2019. Course: Architecture V - Director: Professor Cristian Nanzer - Fall and spring semesters 2019.
03.2017 - present
Professional Experience
Licensed Architect College of Architects of Cordoba.
07.2018 - present
Participation in national and international design competitions, obtaining prizes and honorable mentions. Design and development of residential and commercial projects.
Atelman, Fourcade, Tapia Architecture Office (AFT) Cordoba-Buenos Aires, Argentina Junior Architect
07.2018 - present
Preparing and presenting design proposals for commercial and residential projects. Producing detailed drawings. Attended regular meetings with clients, contractors and other specialists. Design of an urban project for over 10k inhabitants. Working around constraining factors such as town planning legislation, environmental impact and project budget. Taking part of a design competition team for a service hub and headquarters for YPF oil company in Buenos Aires. Preparing and designing competition sheets, detailed drawings and diagrams.
Berzero - Jaros Architecture Office Cordoba, Argentina Junior Architect
01.2018 - 04.2018
Collaborated in residential projects. Produced plans and 3D models. Prepared presentation for clients. Compiled projects for architect’s portfolio, presented at the Venice Biennale of Architecture. Participated in national design competition for a civic center and urban plan in Cipolletti. Involved in the design and development of the proposal. Produced competition sheets and diagrams.
Adolfo Mondejar Architecture Office Cordoba, Argentina Junior Architect
02.2017 - 11.2017
Prepared and presented a design proposal for a major public institution in the city of Cordoba. Produced highly-detailed drawings. Attended regular meetings with clients and other specialists. Developed and compiled project specifications. Took part of a international design competition team for an education and sport facility in Zurich, Switzerland, obtaining a prize. Actively involved in discussions for the design of the proposal. Prepared and designed competition sheets, detailed drawings, diagrams and renderings.
City Planning Institute (IPLAM) Cordoba, Argentina Internship
03.2016 - 07.2016
Developed a project for the main urban nature reserve in Córdoba. Gathered and analyzed economic and environmental studies. Conducted field investigations to analyze factors affecting land use. Joined meetings with public officials regarding development plans and land use. Researched about urban reserves projects. Established main strategies and critical sectors. Produced plans and renderings.
Publications
Skills
International Biennale of Architecture of Argentina (BIA-AR), Distinguished Project (Suquia, Urban River Restoration), BIA-AR Book 2018, Bisman Ediciones.
11.2018
International Biennale of Architecture of Argentina (BIA-AR), Selected Project (Creative Warehouse), BIA-AR Book, Bisman Ediciones.
11.2018
Article “From a abandoned Shed to a Ideas Lab”, Clarin Newspaper.
08.2018
Article “Urban Regeneration and Transformation of a River”, Clarin Newspaper.
08.2018
Languages: Spanish: Native, English: Proficient (TOEFL 109), German: Advanced (C1 Deutsches Sprachdiplom). Software: Autodesk Revit - Autocad - 3ds Max, Sketch Up, Adobe Photoshop - InDesign Illustrator, Lumion, Vray, Microsoft Office
The majority of the world’s population lives in cities. A decade ago, the urban global population exceeded 50 percent, and is currently in continuous expansion. It is therefore necessary to formulate answers to this rapid growth. This portfolio exhibits my recent work in architecture and urban design, both academic and professional. Ranging from a large, territorial scale to a small, unit scale, these projects address the issues of borders within cities, urban regeneration and resilience, focusing on the potential of neglected and undervalued elements of the city. The thesis project “Connecting Borders” develops strategies to integrate a forgotten and polluted river that became a border within the city, while “Rururban Network” focus on borders between the city and rural spaces. Both “Open City” and “Creative Warehouse” try to achieve urban regeneration by recovering abandoned railway infrastructures. “Permeable housing” bets on collective housing and mixed uses for a sustainable urbanism and “House for the Compact City” also promotes living in the city with a housing prototype adaptable to multiple urban locations.
CONTENTS
urban design
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Connecting Borders
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Urban River Restoration towards an Integrated City 02
Open City
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Masterplan for Northern Railway Lands 03
Rururban Network
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East Periphery Study Case 04
Permeable Housing
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Cipolleti Civic Center Masterplan
architecture
05
Creative Warehouse
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Recovery of a Railway Infrastructure 06
House for the Compact City
40
Sustainable Housing Prototype 07
Scenic Mist
Brazilian Pavilion EXPO 2020
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01
Connecting Borders
Urban River Restoration towards an Integrated City year
2017
type
Undergraduate Work: Thesis Project
site team tutors description
Suquía River, Córdoba, Argentina In collaboration with Emilia Darricades - Ana Isaía Agustín Berzero - Adolfo Mondéjar For many years, rivers were a source of transportation and power that definded the foundation of cities. But, as cities became industrialized, urban rivers suffered important alterations in their biophysical structure, which became more evident in industrial and post-industrial periods. In many cases, they turned into polluted banks, they were deflected, covered, buried underground and forgotten. Urban rivers are essential for the foundation of cities and have several characteristics that make them one of the most important means of change and transformation. River recovery projects proved to be a fundamental tool for a complete urban renovation, while stimulating functional and integrated community spaces. Urban rivers should be restored considering their natural condition and memory with a water sensitive approach. This way, cities can recover urban green spaces, reduce the risk of flooding and increase biodiversity. In Córdoba, Suquía River has a great potential; it crosses the city from West to East having a direct impact on a large part of the urban population (58% live less than one mile away from the water course). Under this position, we proceeded to identify the needs and characteristics of the different areas located on both sides of the river in order to define the possible activities and infrastructures of each sector. The Suquía River is a border in the heart of the city: it works as a fundamental piece of a puzzle. Our goal is to regenerate that missing piece towards an integrated city of Córdoba.
awards
Distinguished Project, International Biennale of Architecture of Argentina, 2018. Honorable Mention, Degree Final Project Competition: Rethinking Architecture. Honorable Mention, Tamayouz Excellence Award: International Graduation Projects.
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Proposed: Typical
Proposed: Storm
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CONCEPT Borders are spaces for interaction CĂłrdoba is fragmented into multiple pieces that are not closely connected. It is very common to observe, especially in Latin American cities, the presence of borders that divide them. These limits may appear due to infrastructures, large transport routes, urban barriers or topographical characteristics. Usually, in urban design the focus is the center of cities, neglecting the borders. These are seen as limits between communities, social classes, functions and activities, and they are not considered as spaces that contribute to the city. Borders, in nature, are areas of an habitat where organisms become more interactive, due to the encounter of different species or physical conditions. The border contains more energy than the inside. This idea is similar to the behaviour of a cell, where its membrane acts as a border. It allows exchange and external influence while conserving the content. That means it allows the flow of different elements but selectively, incorporating what it needs. Taking advantage of this in the design of cities is crucial for creating spaces for interaction that encourage the integration of the urban population.
Cell and Membrane: Interaction
Bird eye view of the SuquĂa River 8
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CONTEXT Suquía River and the Metropolitan Area of Córdoba The Suquía River, including its tributaries and canals, played a important role in the development of Córdoba. The river is a fundamental natural component in the conformation of the urban territory. Throughout history, the water course incorporated different kinds of infrastructures to get adapted to the economic needs of the city by adding a series of dams and canals. In the last decades, urban and industrial growth pushed the river to become an urban border, dividing the city and producing tragedies in its extension. Nowadays, beyond the situation of deterioration and low environmental quality, the river appears as an opportunity for the development of a ecological axis in a metropolitan scale, due to the vast connection with the urban fabric. The Suquía River evidences the need to establish a multidisciplinary management that promotes the linkage of the territory with the city, enhancing the mountain landscape in the northwest sector, and the plain landscape in the east area.
Suquía River Basin
CITY ANALYSIS
Urban Mobility
Floods and Risks
Green Spaces and Voids
STRATEGY 1 suquía river /
Supports Sustainable Mobility Suquía River crosses the city from West to East, through the highest urban growth areas. That represents a great opportunity for the development of a sustainable mobility axis articulated with the existing transport systems.
Parking Sustainable Moiblity System
Cars Light Train Suquía River
Light Train Cars Parking
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Existing
Proposed
1.2
1.3
1.4
Sustainable mobility system along the River
Integration with urban transportation systems
Reduction of private car Traffic
Bridges and waterreaching pathways
Replacing the existing two-lane street with a more efficient system that includes a light train, bike lane and larger pedestrian ways.
Creation of multiple stations to connect the River with existing and future urban transportation systems.
Construction of parking buildings to reduce traffic and encourage the use of public transportation. Reducing the speed for a pedestrian-friendly public space.
Adding new bridges for pedestrian use, bikes and cars. Incorporation a continuous pathway along the river.
SuquĂa River
Sustainable Moiblity System
1.1
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STRATEGY 2 suquía river /
Promotes Urban Development The recovery and renovation of the Suquía River means that proprieties values in surrounding areas will rise. It also generates interest in private investors to develop projects around the river, and causes a renewal of the nearby urban fabric, often degraded.
PHASE 1 - 2.8 miles
Renovation Density Infrastuctures Institutions Suquía River Institutions Infrastuctures Densifty Renovation
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PHASE 2 - 38 miles
PHASE 3 - 3.6 miles
PHA
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
Density and reinvestment
Urban fabric renovation & Recycle of infrastructures
Public space and institutions
Policy tools and socialsensitive planning
Defining areas for new urban developments. Encouraging living in the city rather than in the suburbs. Re-investment of capital gains.
Upgrade and renewal of degraded areas. Construction of mixeduse buildings and social housing.
Development of a continuous public space, reincorporating abandoned buildings and infrastructures as public institutions.
Stakeholder management to ensure social approval. Definition of phases and priority projects.
ASE 4 - 2.4 miles
PHASE 5 - 2.3 miles
PHASE 6 - 2.3 miles
PHASE 7 - 2.2 miles
SuquĂa River
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STRATEGY 3 suquía river /
Integrates Urban Ecosystems Green areas of Córdoba are usually disconnected, and not linked to the network of public spaces, making them inaccessible to citizens. Suquía River is an axis with the potential to integrate all these spaces and reduce pollution, create environmental awareness, preserve native species and generate different cultural, learning and observation scenarios.
Native Forest Grass / Pasture Parks Sensorial Urban farming Wetlands Resilence / Floods Suquía River Resilence / Floods Wetlands Urban farming Sensorial Parks Grass / Pasture Native Forest
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Integration of urban green spaces
Recovery of vegetation and biodiversity
River re-naturalization
Urban resilence to floods
Connecting the ecological network of green spaces throughout the city. This area represent more than 9m2 for every citizen, as suggested by the WHO.
Definition of multiple land uses and vegetation for a diverse ecological system.
Recovery the river to its natural condition, removing concrete canals, which extend for 3 miles.
Development of multiple tools to control floods and other risks. Devices to Resist, Delay, Store, Discharge.
re-naturalization
SuquĂa River
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MASTERPLAN
P4 Downtown
Large, Medium, Small The plan is developed through three different scales. [Large]: Territorial study of the entire river across 18 miles. [Medium]: “Priority Projects”, areas where solutions are needed more urgently, with the potential of being major projects of the system. [Small]: “Tool Box”, which contains a series of devices that solve particular issues and that respond to actions such as use, connect, reach, store, clean and resist.
8.8 miles
14k new pop.
36 ha
P1 San Martín Natural Reserve
P2 Infiernillo Canal
2.4 miles
5k new pop.
63 ha
3.2 miles 16
7k new pop.
41 ha
6.2 miles
P5
P8
Civic Center
Civic Center
13k new pop.
10 ha
6.3 miles
2k new pop.
86 ha
P6 San Vicente
P2 Alberdi
4.5 miles
5.8 miles
9k new pop.
3k new pop.
18 ha
65 ha 17
TOOLBOX 01
Connect
Pedestrian bridge
Bicycle bridge
Renovated bridge
Platform bridge
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03
Reach
Clean
Ramp
Tower
Filter pond
Urban stairs
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Cleaning drain
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Live
Move
Dock
Balcony dock
Covered dock
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Info
Rental
WC
Train stop
Storage
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Resist
Store
Wall flood barrier
Building flood barrier
Natural flood barrier
Flood court
Flood square
Reservoir tank
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Use
Flexible roof 18
Hybrid-use building
Market
Connecting Borders With the intention of reincorporating borders, we designed public space with pedestrianization and a mixture of complex activities. The smart city of the future aims to gain flexibility and innovation, prefers living borders to dead ones and it gets stimulated from the others and their differences.
Upper way: New sustainable mobility system
Lower path: Reaching the water and public space 19
02
Open City
Masterplan for Northern Railway Lands year
2016
type
National Design Competition - SECOND PRIZE
site team role description
Cรณrdoba, Argentina Estudio Estrategias - Agencia Espacial General Design, Technical Drawing, 3D Modeling, Presentation The Masterplan for Northern Railway Lands extends for 8 miles and includes abandoned buildings, vast inaccessible areas and emergency housing settlements. Trains have not used this lines for decades. This reality configures this railway lands as a major border, that causes the fragmentation of the urban fabric. To reverse this situation, we proposed strategies to recover this space, based on the recognition of three layers: Mobility, Environment and Urban Fabric. Urban Mobility: Promotion of multi-modality, incorporating public transport systems and non-motorized mobility. Railways appear as an opportunity for the addition of a light train system for the connection between the city center and the metropolitan area. A continuous space is proposed for non-motorized mobility, enabling the use of the bicycle and pedestrian walkways. Environmental and Heritage Park: The wide gap available becomes a large public space, with the memory of the railway and promotes the recovery of the railway buildings, while introducing concepts of sustainability and environmental regeneration. New Urban Fabric: Urbanization and development of Integrated Management Areas (IMA), promoting medium and high density with quality public space. These areas encourage building homogeneity and project heterogeneity, with new mixed use systems of housing, office, commerce and services.
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MASTERPLAN
Northern Urban Park (NUP) The plan to recover the railway lands is named “Northern Urban Park” in reference to the first national railway created in the 19th century, the Northern Line. This project aims at creating a new centrality in the north of Córdoba and proposes a new urban structure that allows growth and renovation. The main objective is to integrate the railway lands into the urban system.
Galpones Station L1
FCB
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40
50
60
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PUS
L2
Belgrano Station A
L1 L2
FCB
30 32
600
41
TA
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San Martin Station
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PUS
Lavalleja
R1
P
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PUS
Program
Infrastructure - Mobility
IMA Integrated Managment Areas
1
PCN Central Boulevard PCN Urban fabric consolidation Civic Center
A
Metro Line A
L
Light Train
R
River Light Train Belgrano Railway Line
FCB
Commercial Center
Avenues
Cultural and Sport Facility Convention Center Events Center
CORREDORES OMNIBUS Y TROLEBUS
Mobility Hub
NUP Parks system
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 500 600 TA TB
Line 1 Orange Line 2 Blue Line 3 Red Line 4 Yellow Line 5 Yellow Line 6 Orange Line 7 Blue Line 8 Red Line 500 Inner Ring Line 600 Outer Ring Electric Bus A Electric Bus B
P
Parking Buildings
T
Taxis Bike Parking and Rental
PUS
Public Urban Services Drinking Water Energy Public Restrooms Lockers Wifi
Jua nB
Estaciรณn Forja
to
Jus
L1
FCB
600
L2
60
TB
P
T
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PUS
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Jose Baigorri
at .P Av ria
Jeronimo Cortez
Jeronimo Luis de Cabrera
General Paz Station Alta Cรณrdoba Station A
44 FCB
R1
30
50 500 TA
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53
P
T
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PUS
63
TB
P
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PUS
52 55
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SECTOR 1 New dense city blocks are located in the northern part of the sector. A linear park next helps to mitigate the impact of heavy trains. New bridges are added over the railways ensuring continuity of the urban fabric. The old “Alta Córdoba” Train Station is recovered to operate with a mix of uses.
Program
Phases 3 2
5
6
4
Phase 1
1
4
Housing Office
Cultural Railways
Sports
Phase 2
Domain
Private
Heritage Private
Plan
Linear Park, parallel to Railways 24
New City Blocks, Medium - High Density
Public
SECTOR 2 Multiple abandoned buildings railways warehouses - are recovered for mixed-use development. New city blocks are concentrated in the north-western sector, to ensure a continuous public space in the sector. A central boulevard articulates the diverse program and creates a connection with the main urban system.
Program
Phases Phase 1 Phase 2
Domain Housing Office
Sport Cultural
Civic Center Railways
Mobility Hub
Private Heritage Private Public
Plan
New City Blocks and Recovered Railway Warehouses 25
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Rururban Network East Periphery Study Case year
2016
type
Undergraduate work & Research - Urbanism II Final Project
site team tutors description
East Periphery, Córdoba, Argentina In collaboration with Ana Isaia - Emilia Darricades Fernando Diaz Terreno - Marita Pulido The consolidation of the rural-urban binary system in the periphery is essential for the control of the accelerated urban growth. This region, previously called the “Green Belt”, used to produce most fruits and vegetables consumed in the metropolitan area. But with urban expansion, rural settlements began to be replaced with low density neighborhoods and contaminating industries. To regulate the rapid and disperse urban growth, it is necessary to develop a rururban network of urban settlements, farming, commerce and natural reserves with clear rules and regulations. These multiple “urban islands” physically disconnected from each other, ensure the continuity of the green spaces, whether productive or recreational. This way, the whole region become a territory of nature and a much needed green space for the vast urban area, the largest in Latin America. A detailed study of the multiple stakeholders in every sector was necessary to determine the need of infrastructures, facilities, services and housing blocks. Each “Urban Island” is consolidated maintaining its identity and a differentiated role in the productive and territorial network.
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Urban islands
Eco - Market
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SITE ANALYSIS The East Periphery is limited by the city of Córdoba and the floodplain of the Suquía River. The northern sector, previously full of farms and productive territory, is in a accelerated process of urbanization. In the southern sector, the territory close to the river remains inaccessible to the urban population, and faces risks of contamination from solid waste treatment plants and mineral extraction.
CONCEPT Consolidate the rururban territory to limit urban extension. Urban Non-urban
The metropolitan area of the City of Córdoba is the largest in Latin America, and faces an rapid urban growth of low density neighborhoods. This inefficient model emphasizes the scarcity of urban resources and infrastructures. To stop the city extension, the rururban “ring” must consolidate its non-urban uses and recover an optimal natural condition. This is accomplished with a network of “urban islands”, farms, facilities and heterogeneous productive territories combined with strict rules and regulations.
Type
Nature Reserve Clean Industries Rural
Consolidation of the Rururban Network
“Urban Archipielago”
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Main Production
Productive Network
MASTERPLAN With a detailed study of urban stakeholders of each urban settlement, it is possible to determine the physical operations needed to complete the production network system. Each of this “urban islands” have different roles in the rururban productive network and have an influence in the adjacent rural territory. In the southern sector, a productive natural reserve of metropolitan scale is determined next to the river.
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02 04
03
STAKEHOLDERS 01
02
Farmers wo rk
Sports Clubs
urban rural
urban rural
buil d
e us
build
Industries
Farming
Housing Blocks
use
live
Urban pop.
Sports
use
Greenhouse
wo rk
e us
Facilities
Housing Blocks liv e
Farming use
Neighbors
Neighbors
Commerce
Neighbors
Urban Pop.
Farmers
e liv
liv e
live
Córdoba
Bolivian Community
use
Ind. Workers
urban rural
Agro-urban Park
live
Rural + Sports Parks
work
Territory adjacent to the city, multiple sport facilities bring urban population
Need of housing blocks for local and new farmers
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Urban Border
ren t
use
use
use
Commerce
urban
Farming
late
Ind. Workers
Farming
Greenhouse
build
regu
Lake
work
Waste Treatment Plant work
City Office
Neighbors e liv
Housing Blocks
New pop. rk wo
Park
urban rural
Farmers
Urban pop. live
e us
04
Metropolitan
Farmers
Integration of urban settlements, rural production and insfrastructures
Housing Blocks
rural
Facilities
e us
City Office
Metropolitan cities in need for housing blocks as urban population migrates to the periphery 29
PLAN Two sectors were selected to verify the main strategies. In the Sector 1, proximity to the city cause a great need for housing, including affordable social housing blocks. Former Factories are recovered and transformed into an Eco-market and an Office District. In sector 2, existing urban settlements are consolidated with the addition of housing blocks for farmers and service areas. Farming areas are protected to limit urban extension, ensuring a continuous natural environment.
S1
SECTOR 1
01
Existing Development
Eco - Market
Housing Blocks
Eco - Market
01 Direct agricultural products trade
02
02
Office District
Natural Reserve 30
Office District
Social Housing
Agriculture technologie
Program Housing Blocks
Extensive Farming
Affordable Social Housing
Intensive Farming Natural Reserve
Agriculture Market Office District Ecological Market Agriculture Education Center
S2
SECTOR 2
Existing Development
Social Housing
Research Farming
Agriculture Education Center
03
03 Agriculture Education Center
Service Point
Agriculture Market
Intensive Farming
Farmers training and research 31
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Permeable Housing
Cipolleti Civic Center Masterplan year
2018
type
National Design Competition
site team role description
Cipolleti Argentina In collaboration with AgustĂn Berzero - Valeria JarĂłs Urban Masterplan Development, 3D Modeling, Presentation The Masterplan for the Civic Center of Cipolletti is a complex mixed used project, with the simultaneous presence of a municipal central building, housing blocks, shops and various open spaces, both public and private. All of this urban elements conform a spatial and functional system where there is no a hierarchy. It rather works as a unique integrated organism, permeable and continuous. The projects goes beyond the typical civic and administrative programs, adding multiple situations of meeting and exchange creating a direct connection with the urban population. Flexible spaces are design to be prepared to future needs, incorporating multiple voids such as courtyards, terraces, and squares. The original macro-block is divided into 9 easier to manage blocks with the goal of including as many investors as possible. One of this blocks is used for the main building , with a large public square occupying a second block. The remaining 7 blocks include mixed used such as housing blocks, shops, and offices. All 9 plots function as a macroblock only accessible for pedestrians and cyclists, with vehicular streets and parking entrances on the perimeter. This condition creates a continuous open space for recreation and public life.
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Pedestrian and Cyclists Access
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MASTERPLAN Housing blocks, shops and office buildings are located in a set of longitudinal volumes, all of them provided in a north-south direction for an optimal use of orientations and cross ventilation in every unit. The volumes are placed in every block generating three large courtyards for common use. The buildings located next to the main streets and avenues contain shops on the ground floor and office spaces in the remaining floors, taking advantage of the direct contact with the city. A verification of the possible housing units to be developed is performed, ensuring optimal functional and structural dimensions without residual spaces. Units of one, two and three bedrooms are included taking into account a wide range of users. A parking spot is assigned to every unit, to avoid using space in the ground floor.
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03 02
Program Commercial - Offices Administrative
Blocks Domain Vehicles Pedestrian
Bird Eye View of the Masterplan 34
Public Building Public Square
Private
Open space 01 Public Walkway 03 Private Courtyards
02 Public Square
CITY BLOCK Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Units T1
1 Bedroom Unit
T2
2 Bedrooms Unit
T3
3 Bedrooms Unit
Exterior Facade
Interior Facade
Cross Ventilation - Daylight
Access Corridor - Services
Units T1 Small [One-bedroom]
T2 Medium [Two-bedrooms]
T3 Large [Three-bedroom]
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Creative Warehouse
Recovery of a Railway Infrastructure year
2018
type
National Design Competition - FIRST PRIZE
site team role description
Mendoza, Argentina Emilia Darricades - Ana Isaía - Seizen Uehara - Francisco Astrain - Santiago Páez General Design, Technical Drawing, Presentation As railway systems declined in Argentina, many venues and building were abandoned in key locations within cities. In Mendoza, a large railway land close to the city center was recovered for public use. Four different warehouses, used to repair trains are now part of a cultural venue of Mendoza’s University. One of this buildings is being transformed into a “Creative Warehouse”, a center for research, art and innovation. The proposal looks for a balance between heritage importance and identity of the old building and the incorporation of a new element in the interior, which is necessary to enable a new program ,encouraging innovation and collaborative work. The interior is divided in two long spaces, according to the original layout for train refurbishment. A compact block, both introspective and permeable, is located in one of this spaces, containing all the activities that require a greater level of control and acoustic, climatic, security and privacy protection. The second space becomes a free ground floor plan, a large multipurpose space to integrate a wide range of activities and presentations. Its flexibility makes possible a meeting and exchange environment, both creative and social to democratize the access to digital manufacturing and new technologies. Most of the interior space remains empty, a void that enhances an existing tree in the center of the proposal, where the main access is located. In this void, a “technical cloud” suspends from a continuous rail with lighting and sound systems, curtains, platforms and elevators to support the multiple layouts of the ground floor.
awards
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Distinguished Project, International Biennale of Architecture of Argentina, 2018
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CONTEXT The “Creative Warehouse� is a part of a large set of cultural and administrative buildings and public space in a central location in the City of Mendoza. The west facade connects the building with a large public space. To emphasize the integration with the city, a full connection with the Central Boulevard through a large access and the possibility of completely opening the souther facade for a continuous expansion. The east facade is adjacent to the parking area and functions as a service access.
PLAN Sections
Ground Floor Plan
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Masterplan
LAYERS
East
West
South
Access and Open Space
Circulation
Technical Cloud
Program
Continuous expansion in the west and south facades, service access in the east
Service corridors in the east facade and central elevator
Suspended infrastructure to support multiple layouts
Compact block with private activities and services for the continuous flexible space
Ground floor flexible program
Souther facade, open for continuous expansion 39
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House for the compact City
Sustainable Housing Prototype year
2018
type
National Design Competition - FIRST PRIZE
site team role description
CĂłrdoba Argentina In collaboration with AgustĂn Berzero - Valeria JarĂłs - Emilia Darricades General Design, Diagrams, Presentation To achieve a sustainable urban development it is necessary to promote a dense and compact urban fabric. The main problem for the development of single-family homes is the scarcity and high cost of land. Therefore, it is essential to reduce land use through compact constructions. The proposal is committed to the consolidation and regeneration of the existing urban fabric, achieving more appropriate urban density. This way, it takes advantage of the proximity to urban centers with its opportunities, achieving a better quality of life. A housing prototype must be based on achieving a more sustainable urban development, since every architectural proposal designs the city. The contemporary inhabitant is essentially urban; it is not a typical user or family, it rather requires an flexible and changing habitat that adapts to different needs over time. The housing prototype must adapt to multiple users and requirements, support different locations and must be able to grow and change. Our proposal is a prototype systematized in modules, with the possibility of internal growth. This means, it understands the need for growth by providing the structural module to contain it. The layout allows a high degree of adaptability and occupies a small area, enabling both its capacity to adapt to different lots and its wide range of possible units. A housing proposal is presented, but it is actually a reflection about a modular system that allows the development of economic housing with spatial and material quality, contributing to sustainable urban development.
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Interior open space expansion
Front Facade View, Urban Location
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Tanque de Agua capacidad 1200lts.
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PASO
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PROGRAM C0
C0
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Proy. Estructura
Estructura de madera
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PASO
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FUTURO CRECIMIENTO
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Estructura de madera
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Soporte de estructura vegetal Alambre tejido
Revestimiento exterior Tabla de madera virpitá 1" X 4"
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The proposal is conceived with a modular system that enables future transformation and expansion . The module of 3.90m has a perimeter of services, releasing a continuous space towards the interior. That way, the facade becomes “thick” and acts as a functional and climatic filter between interior space and the city. The different spaces do not have a strong spatial hierarchy, they become an open and flexible system that allows continuity and freedom of use. In this way the project understands the variable nature of the required program: families change, grow and add new members, and have new spatial needs. VACIO
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Tanque de Agua capacidad 1200lts.
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Revestimiento exterior Tabla de madera virpitá 1" X 4"
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Estructura de madera
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First Floor Plan - Phase 2
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panel solar
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1.Passive Systems: Generation of its own ecosystem. The house breathes, separates from the ground and the open spaces are arranged to allow cross ventilation. Also, it uses the vegetation both on landscaped roofs and on side and upper skins. 7.70
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2. Active systems: Rainwater and gray water collection and reuse systems, solar collectors for hot water are also incorporated. Y3
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To achieve a sustainable proposal different approaches are required:
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3. Materiality: It is developed mostly in wood, a renewable natural resource, highly recyclable and that can be extracted with simple and low-cost processes, with low energy demand in the production, transportation and assembly process.
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4. Urban Location: A housing prototype must contribute to a more sustainable urban development. Urban density reduces the need for the use of the private vehicle and bring people closer to the opportunities offered by urban centers. Y1
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01 Rainwater harvesting
04 Cross ventilation
07 Multiple layer walls
02 Green roof
05 Vertical garden
08 Reduced glass facades
03 Solar collector
06 Ground elevation
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05 CUBIERTA VERDE Green Roof
01 Aluminium window
CUBIERTA VERDE Green Roof
02 Vertical garden 03 Insulation
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04 Green roof 05 Water tank, 1200 lts
DORMITORIOS Bedroom
FUTURAExpansion AMPLIACIÓN Future
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06 Concrete foundation 07 1 x 4 wood wall 08 4 x 4 wood column 09 3 x 5 wood structure
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01 ESTARDiningCOMEDOR / Living
GALERÍA Patio
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Modular System Small catalog of wooden components with simple structural joints
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Scenic Mist
Brazilian Pavilion EXPO 2020 year
2018
type
International Design Competition - FIRST PRIZE [Under Construction]
site team role description
Dubai, UAE MMBB Arquitetos [Sao Paulo] - Ben Avid General Design, Technical Drawing, Rendering, Presentation The pavilion presents the Brazilian waters, rivers and mangroves. It choses water a central topic for discussion. Water means fertility of life and is the most important natural resource for sustainability worldwide. The whole lot is flooded with a slim layer of water in a continuous topography. With a steel tensile structure and light white fabric, it creates a screen able to receive projections, creating an immersive atmosphere of variable images, sounds, smells and temperature. It is a place for animations and interaction place with a distinct scenic character. At the same time, it is a visualization and experimentation scenario of nature and cultures, both in the past and in the future. The exposition and service program is contained in a steel block suspended over the water square. In the main exposition area, a long window gives the visitor a new perspective of the pavilion and the projections. Under this block, a restaurant and a shop take place in a pavement platform with 360 degree views to the pavilion. The focus is to preserve and promote nature and sustainability through technology.
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Tensile Structure
Suspended Block
Water Square
Ground Floor Plan
Amazonia
Mangroves
Rivers
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Tomás Quaglia Martínez Córdoba, Argentina Architect +54 9 351 6847328 tomasquaglia@gmail.com
