Portfolio carolina benech 2016. Architect

FEATURED PROJECTS 2010- 2016

CAROLINA BENECH RODRÍGUEZ A r c h i t e c t PORTFOLIO

PROJECTS = A Design and Planning ProjectsCULTURAL AND ART EXHIBITIONS BUILDING “JOSÉ ENRIQUE RODÓ” = A-1WIND ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION “JUAN PABLO TERRA” = A-2HALL EVENTS - REMODELING OF A WIND MILL = A-3CALI SHOPPING MALL= A-4HOUSING COMPLEXES “ALTOS DE ORIBE” = A-5HOUSING COMPLEXES “ALTOS DE SAN MARTÍN” = A-6GANDIA BEACH HOTEL = A-7

PROJECTS = B Project budgets, Negotiation and Work progress follow-up

ALFA BUILDING

GAMMA BUILDING

ALTA CORTE BUILDING

QUADRA CONSTITUYENTE BUILDING

GARBI BUILDING

COPOL BUILDING

NOSTRUM PLAZA BUILDING

QUADRA TACUAREMBÓ BUILDING

CAROLINA BENECH RODRÍGUEZ A r c h i t e c t

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COLOMBIA, ESPAÑA, URUGUAY 2010-2016

A = PROJECTS D e s i g n y P l a n n i n g

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UNIVERSIDAD ORT URUGUAY / Montevideo, URUGUAY Undergraduate Final Work - 2009

A-1 = “JOSÉ ENRIQUE RODÓ”CULTURAL AND ART EXHIBITIONS BUILDING Design, planning and project documents

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Program: Cultural and Art Exhibitions Building.

Address: Avda. Julio Herrera y Reissig -Parque Rodó, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Floor Area: 37.674 sqft.

Description: This building was designed considering the best sunlight orientation located inside the

Parque Rodó, one of the most important city green lungs of Montevideo. It has a great quality sunlight

and diverse vegetation. Due to the dimensions of the site, the proposal for this project was a lengthwise

building.

Subject: Architectural design. First drawing sketches, design, planning, and project documents of all the

technical and structural aspects: definition of materials to be used, structure calculation, electricity and

ilumination facilites design, sanitation and water facilites design, thermal conditioning. The student

must hand over a folder with all the planimetry of the aboved mentioned designs.

Status: Never built: undergraduate final work. Mark: 96%

P l o t P l a n

C r o s s S e c t i o n

F r o n t E l e v a t i o n

D e s c r i p t i o n

L o n g i t u d i n a l S e c t i o n

A c c e s s F r o n t

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gift shop

clothing area

information

bookshop

kitchen

coffee terrace

videointernet

magazines

music

books

d i a g r a m z o n i n ga c t i v i t i e s

second f loor

Coffee Shop

Event Hall

Event Hall

Media Library

f i rs t f loor

Event Hall

Children’s Room

Art Exhibition’s Hall

Offices

Services

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information

restrooms

clothing area

phone

box

audioguides

coffee shop

bookstore

gift shop

medicine box

disable

baby changer

elevators

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serv ices

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Artigas, URUGUAY 2013-2014

A-2 = WIND ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION “JUAN PABLO TERRA”Design, planning and construction phases

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P l o t P l a n

F i r s t F l o o r

Program: Control Building for an Electric Wind Farm Substation.

Address: Juan Pablo Terra Village, Javier de Viana Municipality, Artigas, Uruguay.


Description: The objetive of this autonomous building is to control the electricity from the wind farm. It

has only one floor with two prisms with a north-south orientation. One of this prism has the technical

rooms and the other one has the services rooms. Both prisms are united and communicated through a

distribution hall where they get joined.

Subject: Architectural design. First drawing sketches, design, planning, and construction phases of all

the technical and structural aspects: definition of materials to be used, structure calculation, electricity

and ilumination facilites design, sanitation and water facilites design, fire facilities design, thermal

conditioning, telecommunications design, security design, etc. Also, the budgeting and cost

comparative studies, work progress follow-up, negotiation and election of the subcontracting company.

Status: Finished.


V i e w f r o m R o o f T o p

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N o r t h F r o n t

E a s t F r o n t

S e c t i o n A A

S e c t i o n B B

East Front

North Front

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Valencia, ESPAÑA 2014

A-3 = HALL EVENTS - REMODELING OF A WIND MILL Remodeling and landscape design

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G r o u n d F l o o r

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Program: Hall events design.

Address: Partida de Dalt, Ronda Oeste, Valencia, España.


Description: The objetive was to develop a hall events design building and the reconstruction and

remodeling of a wind mill with two new adjacent buildings: to create flexible volumes, and have the

possibility to join or divide them. Also, the landscaping design was very significant in this program (as

shown in the ground floor) to produce a variety of scenes for weddings, banquets, exhibitions, social

acts, etc.

Subject: Innovative design ideas to enrich new project developmentArchitectural design. : first drawing

sketches, design, drafts and landscape design. Presentation to investors with the team work.

Status: Waiting for construction.


C u r r e n t V i e w s

P l o t P l a n

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F i r s t F l o o r S e c o n d F l o o r

C u r r e n t d r a w i n g s f o u n d o n t h e w a l l i n s i d e t h e w i n d m i l l

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Cali, COLOMBIA 2014

A-4 = CALI SHOPPING MALL Interior and Landscape Design

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F i r s t F l o o r

S e c o n d F l o o r

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Program: Shopping Mall.

Address: Candelaria city , 15 km from Cali, Colombia.

Floor Area: 231.424 sqft

Description: The big challenge of this project was to create a building that dynamically connect with the

geographical surroundings and provide an attractive experience for customers.

The main design concept is to integrate nature into the building, through a central half-open space that

allows to join together the different volumes that take part of this project.

Besides, we made use of the warm climate, allowing no limits between the inside and the outside of the

mall.

This building has only two different floors. Both have a variety of stores: supermarket, entertainment,

night club, a covered courtyard, service areas and parking lot.


sketches, design, drafts and landscape design. Presentation to investors with the team work.

Status: Standby.


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Rocha, URUGUAY 2014-2016

A-5 = HOUSING COMPLEXES “ALTOS DE ORIBE” Interior and landscape design, planning and construction phases

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L a t e r a l F r o n t

F i r s t F l o o r

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Program: Housing Complexes.

Address: Dr. Manuel Oribe Street, Rocha, Rocha, Uruguay.


Description: This housing complexes were created with the State Social Program, to give more access

and help people with limited resources to pay their own house (law Nº18.795 and law Nº16.760).

The apartment building has 3 floors (first floor, second floor and third floor): six apartment for each story.

Each one has 624 sqft including common areas, with two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, living and dining

room.

Subject: Architectural design, landscape design, planning, coordinating project and building

construction phases of all the technical and structural aspects: definition of materials to be used,

structure calculation, electricity and ilumination facilites design, sanitation and water facilites design,

thermal conditioning, etc. Also, the budgeting and cost comparative studies, work progress follow-up,

negotiation and election of the subcontracting company.

Status: Under construction.


C u r r e n t V i e w s

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T y p i c a l F l o o r P l a n C r o s s S e c t i o n s

B a c k F r o n t

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Rivera, URUGUAY 2015-2016

A-6 = HOUSING COMPLEXES “ALTOS DE SAN MARTÍN” Design, planning and construction phases

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P l o t P l a n

E l í a s R e g u l e s F r o n t

Z o r r i l l a d e S a n M a r t í n F r o n t

E l í a s R e g u l e s / E d u a r d o A c e v e d o F r o n t

S e c t i o n B B

B B

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Program: Housing Complexes.

Address: Juan Zorrilla de San Martín Street, Rivera, Rivera, Uruguay.


Description: This housing complexes were created with the State Social Program, to give more access

and help people with limited resources pay their own house (law Nº18.795 and law Nº16.760).

The apartment building has three blocks, each block with three floors (first floor, second floor and third

floor): six apartment per level. Each one has 656 sqft including common areas, with two bedrooms,

bathroom, kitchen, living and dining room. Besides, the complex contains one substation and one

multiuse room for owner’s community.

Subject: Architectural design, planning, coordinating project and building construction phases of all the

technical and structural aspects: definition of materials to be used, structure calculation, electricity and

ilumination facilites design, sanitation and water facilites design, thermal conditioning, etc. Also, the

budgeting and cost comparative studies, work progress follow-up, negotiation and election of the

subcontracting company

Status: Waiting for construction.


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Valencia, ESPAÑA 2015

A-7 = GANDIA BEACH HOTEL Interior and Landscape Design

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A c c e s s F r o n t ( S e c o n d F r o n t )

F i r s t F l o o r

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Program: Hotel.

Address: Passeig Marítim Neptú, Valencia, España.


For the realization of this project, we started from the premise of the existing Ducal apartment

complexes of Gandia Beach concept.

It involves a hotel building with an “U” form. It has the first and second floor, located in front of the

beach, crossing the street. Due to the spectacular place where it is located, most of the rooms are facing

the beach.

The swimming pool (water mirror) creates a imaginative pathway right to the sea. Furthermore, every

visitor or guest of the hotel must cross this entrance bridge (the main pivot of the project).


sketches, design and drafts. Presentation to investors with the team work.

Status: Standby.


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B = PROJECTS

Montevideo, URUGUAY 2014-2016

P r o j e c t b u d g e t s , N e g o t i a t i o n a n d W o r k p r o g r e s s f o l l o w - u p

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ALFA BUILDING 2015-2016

T y p i c a l F l o o r P l a nF r o n t E l e v a t i o n

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Program: Residential Building.

Address: Rambla Armenia y Paiva, Montevideo, Uruguay.


Description: This high-quality building is located in front of the beach. It has a total of 21 apartments

distributed in 11 floors. The swimming pool is at the 12th floor, besides there is another one at the first

floor.

There are two underfloors with parking area, also the first floor contains another parking space with two

retail store. It also has other ammenities such as: relax room, bath and sauna, multiuse room, etc.

Subject: Budgets, review of project costs, work progress follow-up, negotiation and business, building

contracts writing and execution.

Status: Under Construction.


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Address: calle Paiva y Rambla Armenia, Montevideo, Uruguay.


Description: This high-quality building is located close to the beach. It has a total of 24 apartments

distributed in 9 floors.

There is one underfloor with parking area and also a parking space at the first floor. It has a multiuse

room, in the 10th floor.



Status: Under Construction.

GAMMA BUILDING 2015-2016


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T y p i c a l F l o o r P l a n


Address: Constituyente 1757/59, Montevideo, Uruguay.


Description: This apartment building was created with the State Social Program, to give more access

and help people with limited resources pay their own house (law Nº18.795 and law Nº16.760).

Is located at the south-centre of the city, with a total of 11 floors. Contains 64 apartments of 1, 2 and

3 bedrooms, ground floor with hall reception and two retail stores, two underground floors for

parking area and multiuse rooms at the 13th floor.



Status: Finishing.

ALTA CORTE BUILDING 2015-2016


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Address: Constituyente 1765, Montevideo, Uruguay.


Description: This apartment building was created with the State Social Program, to give more access and

help people with limited resources pay their own house (law Nº18.795 and law Nº16.760).

Is located at the south-centre of the city, next-door to Alta Corte Building. It contains a total of 11 floors.

Contains 50 apartments of 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms, first floor with hall reception and one retail store, two

underground floors for parking area and multiuse rooms at the 13th floor.



Status: Finishing.

QUADRA CONSTITUYENTE BUILDING 2015-2016


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Address: Magallanes 1222, Montevideo, Uruguay.




Is located at the south-centre of the city, close to Alta Corte Building and Quadra Constituyente Building.

It contains a total of 29 apartments: 9 units with 1 bedroom, and the other 20 units have two bedrooms

each one. It also has multiuse room and 15 places for parking.



Status: Finishing.

GARBI BUILDING 2015-2016


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COPOL BUILDING 2014-2017

F i r s t F l o o r

N u e v a Y o r k F r o n t

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S e c t i o n B B


Address: Avda. Libertador 1856/58 and Nueva York, Montevideo, Uruguay.




Is located at the north-centre of the city. Developed by 3 towers: 1 tower with 9 apartment floors, 2

towers with 11 apartment floors, retail store in first and second floor, retail store in the first floor, parking

areas in the first floor and the 3 underground floors.





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NOSTRUM PLAZA BUILDING 2014-2017

F i r s t F l o o r

D e f e n s a F r o n t

S k y T o w e r


Address: Dr. Salvador Ferrer Serra 2050 and Defensa, Montevideo, Uruguay.




Is located at the north-centre of the city: 142 apartments, 4 multiuse rooms, underground floors with

123 parking places, 5 retail stores, and landscape design. It has a total of 8 towers. We are actually

constructing fromo tower 1 to tower 4 with 99 house units. The second fase of building will be towers 5 to

8.




S e c t i o n A A

F r o n t E l e v a t i o n (F e r r e r S e r r a)

A

A


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QUADRA TACUAREMBÓ BUILDING 2016-2017

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Address: Tacuarembó 1430, and Avda. 18 de Julio, Montevideo, Uruguay.




Is located at the north-centre of the city. This building has a total of 26 apartments distributed over 13

apartment floors: 9 floors contains 2 units of 2 bedrooms each one, 3 floors contains 2 units of 1 bedroom

each one and the last floor has 1 studio flat. Also has an underground floor parking and first floor parking.




S e c t i o n A A

F r o n t E l e v a t i o n B o t t o m F r o n t

A

A


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