Valeria Lobo Architecture Portfolio: Selected Works 2021-2023

Rhino | V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

The predominant fixation of this project was morphing the structure as site. The site is a dialogue between earth and water, mediated through their offspringvegetation. This project had to be of the site, in the site, and about the site- all to enhance it. In a sinkhole, water serves as both the agent of chaos and of control, becoming the generation of the very environment it inhabits.

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The fractal intricacies created in the site could only be encapsulated through bleeding edge sophisticated surveying techniques- namely through a Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS), creating a point cloud consisting of millions of individual data points. From this, we created a CNC milled site model at 1/16”=1’ scale, emulating the site as faithfully as physically manageable. There were no suppositions with the layout of the site- absolute authenticity was maintained throughout.

Rhino | Wood | 3D printting

Water Circulation

AutoCAD | Photoshop

Photoshop

Micron

V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

Pens | Photoshop

T R N S I N T H U B V V

P r o f e s s o r s

C o l l a b o r a t o r

P r o g r a m

Michael Montoya

Sarah Gamble

Kaley Denaro Hotel

Rhino | V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

West Facing Sections

V-Ray for Rhino | Valeria Lobo | Kaley

V-Ray for Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop Valeria Lobo

In any megalopolis such as Milan, an efficient transportation network is an absolute necessity. While most systems are fixated merely upon quantity transported, this project approached this issue from a qualitative perspective. Breaking transience into three categoriesresidents, travelers, and visitors- we tailored the base of our tower to each of their needs, tying it together as a cohesive system. These three disparate groups coexist in every transportation system, thereby they all ought to be accommodated.

Micron Pens | Photoshop

Valeria Lobo I I Kaley Denaro

V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

Valeria Lobo

V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

Kaley Denaro | Valeria Lobo

Pen | Pencil Valeria Lobo

T E B U G H N A F I R E W E E D

P r o f e s s o r s-

C o l l a b o r a t o r s-

P r o g r a m-

Mark McGlothin

Bradley Walters

Studio-Wide Competition

Affordable Housing Prototype

Rhino | V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop Tyonek

We were approached by a Native Alaskan Tribe in Tyonek, Alaska, to design a prototype housing unit, focusing specifically upon its sustainability and its logistical feasibility. This is a remote community, accessible only by boat or plane, rendering shipping incredibly expensive. Locally sourced materials had to take a predominant position in our considerations. Coinciding with this primary program was the Solar Decathlon- an international design competition focusing specifically on solar panels and Zero Emissions construction.

Perhaps most drastically different from previous studio projects was that this was a studio-wide design project- rendering this a project with 18 primary designers. This emulated a work environment to a large degree, as communication became just as, if not more, important than the design itself. Included are only the deliverables in which I had a hand in.

Second Floor

Ground Floor

C. Organization of Program

Transitional Spaces (entry

Community I Family Spaces

Private Bedroom I Bathroom

A. Secondary Entrance

- Private I Resident Usage

- Artic Entry with Built-In Storage

B. Primary Entrance

- Public I Community Usage

- Straight Artic Entry for large items

Program

(entry I exit)

Spaces

Bathroom Spaces

Community I Institutional U se

A bandoned Houses, Zoned for Commercial Use

Co mmercial Use

Vaccant Residential Prop erty

Residential Property

Abandoned House Site

V U L C N V E S S E L V

Buildner Architecture Competitions

Joyce Ng

Niah Pierre

Kaley Denaro

Cafe | Museum | Observatory

Rhino | V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

Micron Pens | Photoshop

Valeria Lobo

V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

Kaley Denaro | Valeria Lobo

Endless Horizon

Underground strata layer

V-Ray for Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop Valeria Lobo | Kaley Denaro

Relationship to the Sky layer Relationship to the sky

Judy Shade Monk

Rhino | Basswood | Plaster

In this theoretical structure, three levels of observation coexist, all focusing upon different manifestations of light.

The highest level of the tower instead orients the visitor to the heavens, the focus shifted away from this earth and towards the infinite.

The middle level welcomes visitors to converse with the horizon, which begins to dissolve.

The base level observatory inverts the traditional associations with lights- usually in the sky. It blocks one’s view from the heavens, instead presenting only a body of water, mandating visitors to experience light at that level only through the reflections thereof.

L U N G O T E V E R E

P r o f e s s o r s-

C o l l a b o r a t o r s-

P r o g r a m-

Michael Montoya

Sarah Gamble

Kaley Denaro

Frank La Puma

Affordable Housing

Rhino | V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

Piazza Ruins park

Bath Museum

Library

Affordable Student Housing Market Value Housing

Cisterns River Walk

Kaley Denaro I Valeria Lobo

Ruins Park

Bath Museum

River Walk

Underground Parking Underground Cistern

Private Occupation

Semi-private Occupation Public Occupation

Existing Site Ruins Water Circulation/ Occupation

Tunnel Section

Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop

Frank La Puma | Valeria Lobo

Rhino | V-Ray for Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop

Valeria Lobo

Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop

Frank La Puma | Valeria Lobo

Charcoal

Valeria Lobo

The historical weight of Rome demands a reverent architectural response. Beneath our site laid ruins- quite typical for Rome. Atypical is the integration of these ancient structures into functional modern spaces. The typical response is the cover up the ruins, or to merely leave them exposed. We had the obligation to mediate between the ancient Roman and the present Roman, as well as the convergence the future Roman will one day have. Engaging the dilapidated Tiber was also of immense importance to us- to restore its former role as a cultural and commercial center of the city. The water and people in the site are relatively temporary occupants, yet the ruins are eternal.

Valeria V-Ray for Rhino | Photoshop

Charcoal Valeria Lobo

Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop Frank La Puma | Valeria Lobo

Valeria Lobo I Frank La Puma I Kaley Denaro

Long Section

Short Section

V-Ray for Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop Valeria Lobo

V-Ray for Rhino | AutoCAD | Photoshop Valeria Lobo