VALENTINA MANCERA SELECTED WORKS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Dissolve
Integrated Studio
Spring
2020
4 - 9
Limber Timber
Housing - Mass Timber
Spring
2021
10 - 15
Solar Canopy
Research Studio
Fall
2020
16 - 21
The Module
NOMA Competition
Summer 2019
22 - 23
Tetradic Theater
Urban Design Studio
Fall
2019
24 - 29
Open + Ascend
Housing Studio
Spring
2019
30 - 37
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DISSOLVE PROSPECT NOLA FRENCH QUARTER OFFICE - New Orleans, LA - Office - Third Year / Spring 2020
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The project pays respect to the tradition of total street frontage in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This massive frontage starts to disappear as one travels towards the center of the building where there is a large courtyard. The process of walking from the street to the main courtyard entails a sense of voids increasing in size via smaller courtyards within the building.
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toulouse st.
A succession of small courtyards on the ground floor builds up until the final destination of the main courtyard. The building unfolds into two buildings once one reaches the courtyard. The main programs are broken down into two buildings with the smaller building, fronting Chartres street, used for all of the Prospect office program.
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voids
ground floor
voids
Voids by Floor
accessible outdoor space
third floor
second floor
accessible outdoor space voids
accessible outdoor space voids
voids
fourth floor
voids accessible outdoor space
second floor
fourth floor
voids
accessible outdoor space
voids
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accessible outdoor space
voids
second floor
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Accessible Outdoor Space
accessible outdoor space
voids
third floor
accessible outdoor space
fourth floor
accessible outdoor space voids
accessible outdoor space voids
accessible outdoor space
fourth floor
accessible outdoor space
voids
accessible outdoor space
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The project pays respect to the tradition of total street frontage in the French Quarter of New Orleans. This massive frontage starts to disappear as one travels towards the center of the building where there is a large courtyard. The process of walking from the street to the main courtyard entails a sense of voids increasing in size via smaller courtyards within the building. As a further articulation of the dissolve, the facade implements balconies attached to glazing. As one ascends each floor, the ratio of opaque to glazing increases. vmancera@tulane.edu
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LIMBER TIMBER MASS TIMBER HOUSING - New Orleans, LA - Mixed - Use Affordable Housing - Fourth Year / Spring 2021 - Group Project
Limber Timber is a mass timber and affordable housing project located at University Square with a floor to area ratio of 2.2. The theme of flexibility over time is central to the project because mass timber structures require longevity in order to successfully sequester carbon. For this reason, Limber Timber includes three module types of kitchens, bathrooms, and closets. The modules are able to be moved in and out of the units in order for the building to adapt to non-residential programs in the future. 10
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Arrival Cuts + Circulation
Sun Exposure
added balcony
Balco 24'-0"
20'-0"
12'-0"
MASS TIMBER STRUCTURE 40'-0"
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SKIN & FINISH BALCONIES & CIRCULATION
8'-0"
PROGRAM
3'-0"
MODULES
Shearing Layers of Change 12
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12'
24'
Courtyards
3'-0"
8'-0"
Communal Spaces subtracted balcony
20'-0"
40'-0"
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Additive Balcony Units
12'-0" 24'-0"
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Subtractive Balcony Units 13
The massing is broken down into two perimeter blocks at the scale of the contextual city with a gradual incline of building height towards the Mississippi river. A sun path analysis determined that housing units with additive balconies would be placed in the northeastern facades while those with subtractive balconies are placed in the south western facades. Exterior single loaded corridors connect to vertical cores and experiential staircases on every floor. 14
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Duplex Unit
Unit -1550 sq. ft sq. ft -1550 sq.-960 ftStandard -960 sq. ft-480 sq. ft -1550 sq. ft -960 sq. ft -480 sq. ft -3 bed / 2 bath -3 bed / 2-2bath bed / 1 bath -2 bed / 1 bath -1 bed / 1 bath -3 bed / 2 bath -2 bed / 1 bath -1 bed / 1 bath
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Studiosq. Unitft -480 -1 bed / 1 bath
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SOLAR CANOPY THE FUTURE OF URBAN PORTS - New Orleans, LA - Public forum - Fourth Year / Fall 2020
Located in New Orleans, adjacent to the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, Solar Canopy is the arrangement of a triangular hybridized structure that focuses on improving energy, water collection, and social equity systems within the public realm. Along with the structure, a central consideration is the reclaiming of energy production, distribution and consumption within the public sector. Individuals are able to produce their own energy and either use the energy or sell it back to the grid. 16
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Streetscape
Pools
Art Education Center
The hybridized solar canopy structure can be thought of as an inverted umbrella, in that it produces energy via solar panels, collects water, and houses essential programs. Programs dispersed throughout the project include skate parks, battery storage and distribution centers, an amphitheater, public restrooms, and market stalls. The market stalls can be used to sell goods or to hold workshops via grassroots organizing in the existing community. vmancera@tulane.edu
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primary water flow secondary water flow slope peak drainage water collection
Water Collection + Flood Mitigation
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The structures collect water and drain into pools. The proposed 20’ slope allows the pools to drain into lower microtopographies and into the canal. This eliminates the need for using water pumps, which reduces energy consumption. The area near the canal is focused on biodiversity with the integration of ecotones. Pedestrian paths weave through pools, vegetation, and upward shifts in elevation to create a public space engaged with nature.
Energy Productio
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There are 600 solar panels on each structure. 25,000 panels total is enough to power 1,065 homes. Cores of the structures connect to battery storage units. Power is redirected to the existing grid.
transmission lines above ground power lines below ground power lines cores battery storage + distribution center
Three primary buildings are connected to the structure. A health clinic, art education center, and a child care facility all have small lobbies at ground floor and they use the stem of the structures as vertical cores.
public infrastructure art education center health clinic child care facility market/workshop stalls
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Civic + Essential Program
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Using the proposed 20’ gradual shift in elevation, the pools slope downwards towards the lower microtopographies, allowing public space to flood seasonally. Pools that are on the canal side of the slope drain through various ponds and eventually into the canal. The slope eliminates the need for using water pumps, effectively reducing energy consumption. The umbrellas are an active feature of this process as they collect water and connect like nodes into the various pools.
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THE MODULE A MODEL FOR CULTURAL CONNECTION - Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY - Housing - NOMA Competition / Summer 2019 - Group Project
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The project embeds itself into the existing enclave of West Indian immigrants and strengthens it by bringing 80 units and small leasable retail spaces to Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush Brooklyn. The units range in size and are intended to be affordable due to modular construction. Small leasable spaces on the ground floor can be used as grocery markets and restaurants that are seen in the existing fabric. The north east corner of the building along Nostrand occupies community resource offices where residents and locals can find work, educational opportunities, and mental health services. vmancera@tulane.edu
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TETRADIC THEATER EXPLORING SCALES OF PUBLIC SPACE - Toronto, CA - Theater and Plaza - Third Year / Fall 2019
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Quaternary: Benches, Planters, Sculptures, Lamp posts
Tertiary: Pavilion
Secondary: Water Feature + Skating Rink
The plaza is designed according to the proposed street design in the masterplan. The trapezoid facade is translated in plan at the plaza which includes a water feature, used as a skating rink during winter, and an informal performance stage. The building itself extends into the plaza through the pavilion. Two other small pavilions are featured and The plaza is landscaped with grass and trees in a checkered pattern. 26
Primary: Plaza Trapezoid
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The Tetriadic Theater is adjacent to a proposed transit hub in the Riverside neighborhood of Toronto. The context around the project was designed as an urban planning exercise. The area next to the transit hub was chosen as the site for the theater. The plan is trapezoidal which informs the facade of the building. vmancera@tulane.edu
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Theater + Plaza View 28
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OPEN + ASCEND HOUSING BLOCK - New Orleans, LA - Collective Housing - Second Year / Spring 2019
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37' 1"
26' 1"
15' 1"
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The project is located in New Orleans and it consists of the stacking and rotating of house types where outdoor voids increase in size at every level. The enlargement of voids allows for a higher infiltration of light at all levels; essentially a higher exposure. In a morphological sense, the homes are aggregated to form various square clusters that accommodate communication cores and outdoor passerelles.
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1 Unit to 9-Block Sequence
The ground floor ceiling has apertures for both infiltration of light and water. The rainwater that permeates collects into the various rain gardens, bioswales, and pools at this level. Collective amenities for residents and public-commercial programs at this level are intentionally separated to provide safety for residents. The outdoor passerelles combined with an occupant’s unit, facilitates exposure for every user to all desirable directions: the inner courtyard, street, and main access points. Passerelles, combined with circulation cores, accommodate collective spaces for all residents in the cluster. These collective spaces can range in uses from hanging gardens to celebrations. 34
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rain gardens + bioswales
rain rain gardens gardens + bioswales + bioswales
Rain Gardens + Bioswales
lobbies lobbies + access + access points points
recreational programs
recreational programs lobbies +recreational access programs points
trees
Recreational Programs
Vegetation
rain gardens + bioswales
lobbies + access points
Lobbies + Access Points
treestrees
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Second Floor
S SARATOGA ST.
CADIZ ST.
VALENCE ST.
VALENCE ST.
Ground Floor
DANNEEL ST.
The ground floor is designed with a residual sentiment in that it incorporates the square within square geometries from upper levels. Square geometries consist of changes in topography while enclosed spaces accommodate public and residential amenities. The outdoor passerelles combined with an occupant’s unit, facilitates exposure for every user to all desirable directions: the center, the street, and the main access points. Passerelles, combined with circulation cores, accommodate collective spaces for all residents in the cluster. These collective spaces can range in uses from hanging gardens to parties. 36
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DANNEEL ST.
S SARATOGA S
CADIZ ST.
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