PORTFOLIO - VITORIA COELHO 2024 by Vitoria Coelho

VITORIA COELHO

VITORIA COELHO ARCHITECTURE

VITORIA COELHO portfolio

vitoria coelho

AWARD WINNER 2024

ALW IAN SOMMERFELDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Architects Lewis + Whitlock |FAMU SAET 2024

Recognized for academic excellence and contributions to architectural project design

B.S.ARCH ARCHITECTURE

FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY

B.ARCH ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM

FEDERAL UNIVERSIY OF RIO DE JANEIRO

EMAIL vitoria1.coelho@famu.edu

CONTACT

+1 (352) 449-0236

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

“I believe that architecture has the power to surprise, unite and inspire, while also intermediating important aspects such as community, ecology and economy.”

- FRANCIS KERÉ

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO - UFRJ ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM FACULTY - FAU

UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO – UFRJ FACULDADE DE ARQUITETURA E URBANISMO – FAU

Recommendation Letter

Rio de Janeiro, 28 February 2023,

To whom it may concern,

This letter is to support Vitoria Coelho’s application to study in your institution . I base this recommendation on my experience as her professor and supervisor in different occasions , in which she presented excellent academic, professional and personal qualities.

I am Cauê Costa Capillé, Professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (FAU UFRJ) and at the Graduate Programme in Urbanism (PROURB FAU UFRJ). Architect (FAU UFRJ, 2011); PhD in Architecture (the Bartlett UCL, 2016); FAPERJ PostDoctoral Researcher at PROURB FAU UFRJ (2017 -18); Urban Studies Foundation Fellow at ENSA Paris Malaquais (2021-22); Visiting Researcher at Royal College of Art (2021 -22). My works have been awarded and exhibited on different occasions, including the Ibero -American Biennial, the São Paulo International Architecture Biennial; the European Cultural Centre in Venice (parallel to the Architecture Bienale); and the RIBA President’s Awards for Research.

I know Vitoria since 2020, when she participated in a 3rd year architectural design studio which I coordinated about the project for the metropolitan periphery of Rio. The studio is one of the most intense of the architecture course of FAU UFRJ, requesting from students a strong capacity of synthesis between complex urban challenges, political theories and architectural design. Vitoria was excellent in dealing with all these components, mastering both the analytical reading of the city, the theoretical discussion and the critical architectural proposition.

After this experience, I invited her to work as Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in the design studio that I coordinate. Vitoria was then awarded with a Scholarship for this position. She was extremely professional in her participation, having contributed to many aspects of the studio, from preparing teaching data , tutoring students, participating in theoretical discussions, etc.. She is intelligent, efficient, organised and very trustworthy.

Thus, based on Vitoria’s qualities both academic and personal, I strongly recommend her application to your institution.

Cordially,

Cauê Costa Capillé

Professor Architectural Design (FAU/UFRJ)

Professor at Graduate Programme in Urbanism (PROURB, FAU/UFRJ)

PhD in Architecture (The Bartlett/UCL, Londres)

YARNING BUILDING

AWARD ALW SOMMERFEDT 2024

SPECTRUM HOUSING - TIA CIATA

cultural + co-working

OTHER WORKS

renderings, illustrations, design, advertising campaigns, physical models

yarning building

architectural studio 8|art institute orientation: Perez Santiago spring 2024

This project is inspired by the concept of the yarning circle, a traditional practice of the indigenous people of Perth, Australia. The yarning circle embodies the idea of storytelling as a means of transmitting cultural knowledge, providing a safe space where everyone can speak without judgment.

The Indigenous Artistic Institute of Perth reflects the principles of the yarning circle in both its design and programmatic organization. The goal is to honor and share the essence of local indigenous culture through this approach, ensuring its stories and traditions are preserved and valued.

hacking concept

tropical greenhouse

architectural sudio 4 |interior project orientation: Diego Portas + Jorge Fleury + Ana Slade + Juliana Sicuro + Luciana Andrade 2021

The tropical greenhouse proposal aims to enhance the spatial relationship between areas that serves both public and private needs in a residence located in the neighborhood of Campo Grande in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

During the design process, the intervention site had ongoing work in the private area of the residence, while the public area, designated for events, was already completed. The improvised division between the public and private spaces resulted in a residual space.

In this context, the project seeks to activate this intermediate space, promoting a more dynamic integration between the event space and the other private areas of the residence.

To achieve this, the Tropical Greenhouse employs various tectonic devices to create more versatile environments that accommodate the professional and personal needs of the residents.

space diagram + isometric proposal

winter garden view

space between - first floor

cross section graphic scale

tropical balcony view space between - second floor

ground floor plan graphic scale

longitudinal section graphic scale

second floor plan graphic scale

earth-sky section

transversal section graphic scale

fitting steel deck structure + suspended hammock no scale

common slanb in dutra

co-autoship Gláucia Cunha + Roger Costa

The intervention area is situated between the banks of the Jardim Meriti and Vila Rosali neighborhoods, with the Presidente Dutra highway acting as a divider.

Given this context, we observe a disruption in the urban grid caused by the intrusion of a commercial road sector. This intrusion directly affects the dynamics of coexistence, travel, and the perception of people within this space.

From the urban contextual survey, it is understood that this area has the potential to attract various forms of development. This includes new businesses, recreational spaces, and residential projects, which could enhance the overall quality of life for the residents.

Furthermore, strategic interventions could mitigate the negative impacts of the highway, fostering a more integrated and cohesive urban environment.

The hybrid conditioning of the metropolis, situated between the highway and the neighborhoods, presents an opportunity to create a device capable of influencing both local and global dynamics. This takes into account the significant daily mass commuting on this road.

In this context, it becomes evident that the use of infrastructure is an urban opportunity to develop an apparatus for everyday political practice.

Studio III orientation: Cauê Capillé

+ Vitoria Coelho 2021

structural hacking process

limit infrastructure; Presidente Dutra highway as an intruder, limiting access and relations between neighborhoods

protagonism of neighborhoods; prioritization of the interrupted grid when creating a passage under the dutra

common slab - plan scale graphic

common slab - longitudinal section scale graphic

parasitic infrastructure; structural dynamics for highway airspace use

consolidation of the common slab in São João de Meriti based on the arrangement between meshes

SENADOR NEREU RAMOS STREET

spectro house - tia ciata

orientation: Aline Cruz + Flávia

Understanding that the street is a place of meetings and appropriation by people, It was recognize that samba (brazilian musical rhythm) is also a result of these processes and continues to be a symbol of resistance to the city’s urbanization methods.

In his book “The Enchanted Body of the Streets” (2019), writer Antônio Simas describes the child’s gaze as a residue that both veils and reveals the village, its streets, and its people. He emphasizes paying attention to everyday activities as a way of listening to and understanding other voices.

Building on these analyses, the project aims to understand and give voice to Aunt Ciata’s house, recognizing its historical and cultural significance.

Her house was known for hosting parties and meetings of different characters that gave rise to the rhythm.

The articulation between free spaces and Collective coexistence was a great hallmark of the house, which opened to receive the city’s many things.

In view of this, the tia ciata spectrum house qualifies to regatta as souvenirs, traces and memories of the samba matriarch’s house through the development of a public house that allows meetings, entertainment and collective coexistence of people from free spaces.

Architectural Studio II

Oliveira + Danielle Costa + Thiago Leitão 2020