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I am originally from San Juan, where I performed my undergraduate studies in Environmental Design at the University of Puerto Rico. I was awarded a Graduate College Fellowship to perform a Master of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where I discovered my curios-ity for the transformation of the built environment, my passion for research-based design and desire to explore the tangencies between architecture and art. This led me to further my academic studies at the Rhode Island School of Design where I was awarded the Presidents Scholar Award to perform a specialized degree in adaptive reuse (MA in Interior Architecture). It is with a strong knowledge in sustainability, sensitivity for the memory of buildings, interior interventions and installations, that I now pursue my professional career with a richer interdisciplinary awareness.
2012 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Master of Arts in Interior Architecture.
Danish Institute of Study Abroad. Summer Study Abroad Program, Copenhagen.
2011 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Master of Architecture.
Technische Universitat Munchen, (TUM). Summer Study Abroad Program, Munich.
2009 University of Puerto Rico (UPR). Bachelor in Environmental Design.
Stanford University. Project Based Learning Program. Joint academic studio, California.
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fan-light-wall. Prototyping the domestic environmentdrawing. Perception and emotion
on light and lightness. Articulation and Tectonicswoven seating. From immaterial to material
reuse. interior.
architecture. urban.
art. fabrication.
strobe motion. Isla Grande Airport Terminalon typology. Four Square House Design
arquitecturas de agua. Urban Growth Porposal for the Cadiz Salinas land and water. New Ferry Terminal for Ho Chi Mihn Cityterrain detox. Redevelopment of the San Juan City Landfill
adaptive reuse in the midwest. The Round Barns of UIUCpumpehuset student hostel. Revitalizing an abandoned water pump facility
the jane pickens theater. Weaving the layers of history
fan-light-wall. Prototyping the domestic environmentdrawing. Perception and emotion
on light and lightness. Articulation and Tectonicswoven seating. From immaterial to material
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8echo the terminal as if the green plat-forms irradiate from the building. In-creasing height in some areas, this artificial landscape can hide parts of the program such as service, storage and loading dock. The structure is made of reinforced concrete and in-tends to avoid the use of columns, making each frame a giant beam in itself.
year: 2006location: San Juan, PR
size: 21,000 sq.ft.duration: 2 months
The proposal for the Isla Grande Air-port Terminal is based on the study of motion. The building tries to capture the progressive elevation of a plane and a mans journey from the entrance to the take off, just as a photographic frame would do it. To achieve this ef-fect, the shell of the building was de-signed as a series of concrete pieces allusive to the movement captured in stroboscopic photography. Artists like Muybridge and Marey were inspira-tion for the conceptual development.
The current terminal, dedicated to business and private filghts, is locat-ed in the historical site of San Juan, capital of P.R. Visually connected to the sea and other new architec-tural interventions, the approximately 20,000 sq.ft. proposed terminal, tries to become a formal icon and attraction to travelers. The program includes commercial establishments, restaurants and exterior plazas. The adjacent landscape was designed to
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Isla Grande Airport Terminal, Puerto Rico
strobe motion
B.eD. Undergraduate Studio UPR
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Muybridges The Horse in Motion, 1878
Time could truly be made to stand still. Texture
sudden violent movement. -Marey can be retained despite
San Juan, Puerto Rico
longitudinal section
concept development: study of motion
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The Four Square House design exer-cise proposes the integration of He-jduks 9 square grid problem into a hypothetical garden city block of 36mx36m. This proposal considers the grid as a flexible tissue, a mem-brane, capable of being manipu-lated. This interpretation allows for a study of conditions of densifica-tion and permeability that, diagram-matically, establish parameters for spatial structure, form and proximity.
These explorations respond to social interaction dynamics, such as levels of sociability and activity, and inform the levels of exposure of each house and the desirable visual relationships with-in the block. Using models or stereo-types for different life stages, new pro-grammatic integrations to each house are established: office, study or com-merce. The garden city is reinterpreted through the use of green roofs in dif-ferent levels, creating a topographic illusion and a connection with nature.
year: 2008location: n/a
size: 13,200 sq.ft.duration: 2 months
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Four Square House Design
on typology
Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition
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roof level 286
second level 200
ground level 00
rst level 100
roof level 286
second level 200
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pattern overlap
concept site model section A
site constraints
Subtle mechanisms in the relationshipsare observed and must be addressed withtypological explanations- Rafael Moneo
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artificial landscape
single resident/handicappedelderly couple/ commercial spacestudio/single familylarge family/small family+officepermanent commercial spacepublic space
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The design proposes a solution of permeable urban growth on the marsh to encourage the interconnec-tions between it and the people of San Fernando. The marshes would be preserved and reactivated, not for production, but as an urban park and recreation area for people. Just as production was generated with the existing media, the city would grow into the marshes. A new layer is added to an already fascinating ecosystem, not imposing but follow-ing the rules of what is underlying.
Arquitecturas de Agua introduces us to an experimental field where water appears in different ways as-sociated with the vital construction of architecture and the medium that provides the formal conditions to de-fine it. The site chosen for the proj-ect is the Bay of Cadiz in southern Spain. An area that changes its ap-pearance fluctuating with the tides of the Atlantic Ocean and home to water, salt and two towns, San Fer-nando and Chiclana de la Frontera.
This project works specifically in the urban border of San Fernando and its relationship with the marshes. The current urban boundary is a ring road still unfinished, with the presence of new buildings of medium height, some fishermens cottages and empty and abandoned defensive batter-ies, tailings and tidal mills. This ring road clearly delimits the town of San Fernando with the marsh, two op-posing views with few relationships.
year: 2010location: Cadiz, Spainsize: 1,550,000 sq.m.
duration: 3 months
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Urban growth proposal for San Fernando, Cadiz
arquitecturas de agua
Study Abroad at TUM, Munich
How can two elementsin contiguity communicateby the exchange of properties?
San Fernando, Cadiz, Spain
Salt production in San Fernando: historic depiction
active saltworkssalt marshesaquicultural instalations
Active and non-active saltworks in the Cadiz Bay
Cadiz maritime limit
Proposed border disolution between San Fernando City and the salt marsh ecosystem
San Fernando salt marshsalt marsh
Existing city section: A city that ignores the ecosystem that surrounds it
housingmixed-useschools/elderly homesgovernment/institutionalreligiousunder constructioncommercialpublic
existing ring road
existing uses
salt marsh
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recreation
flora sightseeingfauna sightseeing
limonium medicago marinaromuleacarpobroto
caledris alpinatringa ochropusegretta garzetta
agriturismmud bathscycling
Active and non-active saltworks in the Cadiz Bay
Existing city section: A city that ignores the ecosystem that surrounds it
water watermud flooding zonespathways muderoded terrain shaded areasflood zones vegetation type 1vegetation vegetation type 2saltwork houses vegetation type 3san fernando city
san fernando citysaltwork houses
existing salt marsh condition transformed condition
Existing view of ring road dividing the built and the natural landscape
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domestic embarcation route
urban development areashorseback riding
new market
new pathwaysnew vehicular roads
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open amphitheater
aqua sports area
new layers of urban park
existing salt evaporation pond
transportation and empty channels
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urban development
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within the landscape they are part of.
The structural concept is based on lightness, detracting attention from the structure to make the experience with the water the focus of travel. An interplay between mass and water and variation in the degrees of proximity and types of senso-rial experiences intends to gener-ate a more intimate relationship be-tween the passenger and the site.
The design of a Ferry terminal for Ho Chi Mihn City (Saigon City) in Viet-nam was preceded by an analysis and urban reconfiguration of the wa-terfront. The organization of the water-front was planned with the intention of allowing pedestrian access and revi-talizing nodes within the urban fabric. The border had a central role in the development of the concept for the terminal. The ferry terminal was de-termined to be located in what origi-nally was an island, an abandoned shipyard in the upper part of the wa-terfront area. This area is adjacent to the greenest area of the city: the zoo.
The proposed ferry terminal for Ho Chi Mihn City originates from the idea of exploring a new and contigu-ous relationship between surface and water. For this reason, the terminal is not conceived as an enclosed ob-ject or a visual icon, but more as a series of pieces that subtly rise from the water and are almost concealed
year: 2010location: Cadiz, Spain
size: 25,000 sq.m.duration: 4 months
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New Ferry Terminal for Ho chi Mihn City
land and water
M.Arch. Graduate Studio UIUC
Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam
precipitation:torrential rains caused by monsoon
maximum temperatures: can reach 95 F
average temperature: 80-85F
relative humidity: very humid cilmate
Rain is taken as a starting point for thedevelopment of a new and contiguous relationship
between land, water and man.
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density transition node connection new urban configuration
former shipyard : selected as ideal location for transporta-tion hub
residential/commercial area: reconfigured to artculate node within fabric (medium density)
historic/ cultural quarter: structures are preserverd and new ones limited to a 25 m cap
commercial/economic hub: highrise bldgs.
city zoo: largest green area in the city adjacent to new development
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1. plaza (pedestrian access)2. parking
3. lobby and access to subway station below
3. bus drop-off4. concourse (open)
5. restaurant6. water-taxi terminal (cafe,
services, waiting area)7. security offices
8. arrivals(gift shops)
9. ferry terminal (loading dock, shops, services, waiting
area)10. access to boats
11. ticketing12. cafe
13. navigation center14.ferry terminal restaurant
15. cyber-cafe
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Traslucid shafts collect rainwater and act as a visual and au-ditive ammenity. Flowing rainwater is released to a pond and later to the river. Still water, streaming water and falling water
are used to evoque unique phenomenological experiences.
second level floor plan
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typical detail
projecting roof appears light with a slanted profile
and minimizes sun exposure
corrosion resistant steel tube section columns are
in charge of structural support
partially operabe curtain wall
allows warm air exhaust
load uniformly spread on piled raft foundation
hidden shafts and hvac systems
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cation technology for waste disposal. The plant would potentially start op-eration with the economical support of pharmaceutical companies, which need to process toxic waste and could benefit from this new technology. This plant would not only support the ef-fort to improve the islands waste and energy crisis, but it will dispose of the waste that will be recovered from the opening of the SJ. landfill. The plant will be designed to process 4,000 tons per day of MSW and it is esti-mated that it could produce 160MW of energy a day. Additionally, the fa-cility would incluide an engineered wetland to process the leach-ate from the landfill. It is expect-ed that after an approximatelyTwenty year process, the site could becompletely clean and the void could become and extended natu-ral wetland and public amenity.
Puerto Ricos dependence on foreign oil has become the greatest obstacle to the Islands economic develop-ment and ability to compete globally. Additionally, the Governor of Puer-to Rico declared a state of emergency in relation to the waste disposal crisis in the island. Currently, the island is dependent of 22 landfills but it is expected that in 2030 only 8 landfills will be taking care of the islands solid waste. The Authority of Solid Waste indicated that PR needs to augment the recycling of solid waste from 13% to 35% to be able to handle the volume that the island is producing and avoid millionaire fines.
Officially closed in December of 2000 after nearly 50 years of op-eration, the San Juan city landfill is one of the more scenic pieces of real estate in the metropolitan area. Considering the waste crisis in the island and taking an oppor-tunity to receive funding from the
tunity to receive funding from the recently implemented American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the proposal for re-developing this property takes the solid waste crisis as the starting point for a new and re-newable industry. An urban void in a centralized location has the potential to become a knot that reconfigures the encounter of a collage of spontaneous-ly and unplanned set of urban fabrics.
The reutilization of the San Juan land-fill for the generation of renewable energy becomes a starting point to not only turn waste-space into a production-space, but an opportu-nity to reconfigure an unplanned, spontaneously generated and dis-connected urban fabric using a centralized location to attract atten-tion to the islands energetic crisis.
An Eco-Industrial Park would include a renewable energy and material re-covery plant that uses plasma gasifi-
year: 2011location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
size: 30,000,000 sq.ft.duration: 4 months
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Redevelopment of the San Juan City Landfill
terrain detox
Investigation project , M.Arch. UIUC.
Collaborator: C. Rodriguez
maritime
pedestrian/park
vehicular
landfill
golf course
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toxic emmisions by waste disposal medium
waste generation per capita
Puerto Rico
USA
Germany
5.6 lb/person/day
4.6 lb/person/day
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site: San Juan City landfill data: unemployment rate in PR vs USA
persons per km2
proposed site connectivity
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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HUMACAO
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ISABELA
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population density
available landfills 2010available landfills in 2030
allergan
abbott
johnson and johnson
pzer merck
bristol-myers
bristol-myers
bristol-myers abbottabbott
amgen
astrazeneca
aventis
baxter
becton dickinson
becton dickinson
biovailcardinal health
ceph intl
glaxoivax
mova
mutchler
mylan
novartisp&g
Schering-Plough
wyeth
wyeth
watsonicn
monsanto
faulding pharmacia
Schering-Plough
american home products
searle
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18% of the pharmaceutical products in the US are manufactured in PR
$27,43 billions$61,90 billions$30,76 billions
$50,01 billions
$18,81 billions
15% of the jobs in the island $12.29/hr
$16.42/hr
pharmaceutical companies
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g r a v e l o r s a n d l a y e r
l e a c h a t e c o l l e c t i o n p i p e
c l a y l i n e r
c o m p a c t e d s o i l
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696,433
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FAJARDO
SALINA
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YAUCO
JUNCOS
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132,619
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VIEQUES
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177,835
HUMACAO
18,417
56,919
298,401
82,169
97,528
14,820
12,501
1,094,912
AGUADILLA
ISABELLA
MOCA
ARECIBOVEGA BAJA CAROLINA
FAJARDO
GUAYAMA
SALINA
JUANA DIAZ
PONCE
PENUELA
JAYUYA
YAUCO
LAJAS
HORMIGUEROS
MAYAGUEZ
CABO ROJO
JUNCOS
255,990
10,597
13,040 44,707
159,580
45,228
22,768
99,763 338,036
124,187
143,436
AASCO
33,737
NEW PENUELA
population density
available landfills 2010available landfills in 2030
available landfills in 2010
toxic waste generation: data of pharmaceutical companies in the island
available ladfills in 2030
population density
San Juan (capital)
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The process of opening up thelandfill and converting the waste into
energy would be part of transformation of the site into a public use.
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BRISE SOLEIL functions as a odor control device for landfill opening period
20412015Use of methane from landfill as energy source for the construction of a plasma arc waste to energy plant
Waste excavation and construction of a material recovery center
Landfill site completely clean and MRC used to receive outside waste from adjacent municipalities
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STAGE 1: BUILDING COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
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TREATED WATER
OXYGEN TRANSFER TO ROOT LEACHATE
FLOATING AND EMERGENT PLANTS
SUBMERGED GROWTH PLANTS
PLASTIC MEMBRANE
TREATED WATER
OXYGEN TRANSFER TO ROOT
BRISE SOLEIL functions as a water mist sprayer and helps cool down the building with the help of natural ventilation
STAGE 2: BUILDING IS OPEN
LANDFILL
LANDFILL VOID=NEW WETLAND
TRADE WINDS E-NE
BRISE SOLEIL functions as a odor control device for landfill opening period
20412015Use of methane from landfill as energy source for the construction of a plasma arc waste to energy plant
Waste excavation and construction of a material recovery center
Landfill site completely clean and MRC used to receive outside waste from adjacent municipalities
2020
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STAGE 1: BUILDING COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
LEACHATE
FLOATING AND EMERGENT PLANTS
SUBMERGED GROWTH PLANTS
PLASTIC MEMBRANE
TREATED WATER
OXYGEN TRANSFER TO ROOT LEACHATE
FLOATING AND EMERGENT PLANTS
SUBMERGED GROWTH PLANTS
PLASTIC MEMBRANE
TREATED WATER
OXYGEN TRANSFER TO ROOT
BRISE SOLEIL functions as a water mist sprayer and helps cool down the building with the help of natural ventilation
STAGE 2: BUILDING IS OPEN
LANDFILL
LANDFILL VOID=NEW WETLAND
TRADE WINDS E-NE
BRISE SOLEIL functions as a odor control device for landfill opening period
20412015Use of methane from landfill as energy source for the construction of a plasma arc waste to energy plant
Waste excavation and construction of a material recovery center
Landfill site completely clean and MRC used to receive outside waste from adjacent municipalities
2020
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STAGE 1: BUILDING COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
LEACHATE
FLOATING AND EMERGENT PLANTS
SUBMERGED GROWTH PLANTS
PLASTIC MEMBRANE
TREATED WATER
OXYGEN TRANSFER TO ROOT LEACHATE
FLOATING AND EMERGENT PLANTS
SUBMERGED GROWTH PLANTS
PLASTIC MEMBRANE
TREATED WATER
OXYGEN TRANSFER TO ROOT
BRISE SOLEIL functions as a water mist sprayer and helps cool down the building with the help of natural ventilation
STAGE 2: BUILDING IS OPEN
LANDFILL
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tipping floor
material recovery center
recovered material storages
visitors center
plasma arc facility
distilled water storage
syngas storage
interior view of water storage
floor plan and north-west elevation
Transformation of the enclosure
Site section in 2020 (A): Opening the landfill
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waste to energy process
building circulation analysis
waste
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160 MW energy/day
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visitors
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material recovery center
material storages
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vantage of the sloped site to accom-modate the new building, allowing for an innovative and radical new design without destroying the special character of the Round Barns site.
The form of the new addition was determined using radial guidelines that irradiate from each circular struc-ture in plan. As well, the structural concept for the new building was based on the existing barns con-struction method as balloon-frame structures. The use of exposed engi-neered wood beams would allow for large spans and a shape variation would allow for a dynamic journey.The exterior would expose a metal shingle roof allusive to the shingles of the barns, making the addition more compatible with the historic site.
The three Round Barns of the Univer-sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, built between 1907 and 1913, were used as a teaching tool dem-onstrating the efficiency of round structures in dairy production and food storage. Being part of an ag-ricultural station, the round barns influenced farming and promoted round barn design throughout the state of Illinois and the Midwest.
Today they are part of the Na-tional Register but are not in use.The main design intention consists on building a new agricultural museum that can return the barns to its pur-pose as a teaching tool and provide profit for UIUC. An addition would serve as a connector that would in-tegrate the whole complex. The strat-egy consists on enhancing the view of the round barns from the south side and preserving the historical iconic image of the north view of the site. The concept is based on taking ad-
year: 2009location: Champaign, Illinois
size: 20,000 sq.ft.duration: 4 months
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The Historic Round Barns of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Chapaign
preservation and adaptation
M.Arch. Graduate Studio UIUC
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Can we preservethe historic view and make a cutting-edgenew intervention?
site transformation
NS
concept sketches
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barn no.3: restaurant
barn no.2: auditorium barn no.1: illini welcome center
new addition: agricultural museum
the green wall
amphitheater
stables
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1.5 drywall
1.5 drywall
new stud wall with added insulation:6 of recycled denim, R=3.0 per inch
existing envelope with added insulation:6 of recycled denim, R=3.0 per inch
existing exterior clapboard
existing concrete slab
SeriousWindows(Dual Pane filled with Argon)commercial awningU= .22 R=4.8 VLT= .47 SHGC= .40
3.5 of waxed screed
radiant flooring
pvc membrane
4 Polyso-cianurateinsulation R=6.3
summer 74 spring 50
winter 26
conditioned spaceVAV box (variable air volume)AHU (air handing unit)ERV (energy recovery ventilator) fresh air supply supply return natural ventilation hot air (stack effect)
conditioned spacewellswater source heat pumpbackup boiler supply for radiant flooring
natural ventilation and cooling
barn no.3 energy retrofit
heating
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An abandoned water pump facil-ity located at the heart of the old city quarters in Copenhagen was adapted into a youth hostel for 100 people. The unique qualities of the building as found; a dark space com-plimented by strokes of light from a broken down ceiling; became the inspiration elements for the new de-sign. Natural light, being such an important element in Scandinavian design (because of the lack of it during most of the year), was to be provided in every room. Three main strategies were followed: stripping down the building to its main structur-al bones, opening light shafts in the ceiling and making sure the new ele-ments would be recognizable as vol-umes floating within the old structure.
year: 2011location: Copenhagen, Denmark-
size: 1,300 sq.m.duration: 3 weeks
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Revitalizing an abandoned water pump facility
pumpehuset student hostel
Study Abroad at DIS, Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
how can we bringlight into the building while makingan efficient use of the interior
space?
site plan current site conditions
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floor plan third levelfloor plan second level
floor plan ground level
Program (occupation 100 persons)
1. Toilets and showers2. Dinning hall3. Kitchen4. Lounge space5. Bar6. Pond (to observation deck)7. Outdoor terrace8. Readind Area9. Rooms
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Photographs of existing conditions:The quality and expression of light coming into the dark space was emulated in the architectural design
south elevation
section B
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elements mediate between the static and the moved, and are clearly distin-guishable. The theater is understood as a whole that can be subdivided, contracted or expanded for separate functions according to daytime and nighttime activities. The new and al-tered building should be understood in all of its layers, from the voids that evoke the destroyed classical por-tico to the existing structure and the new fabric, making evident the past, present and future of the building.
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Cen-ter is the center for film and cultural hap-penings in the Newport area. Built as the Zion Episcopal Church in 1834, the Pickens has operated as a theater since 1923 and is one of the oldest theater buildings in America. It was designed by Russel Warren, architect of the Arcade in Providence, RI, which is said to be the first mall of America.
The new adaptation design intends to recover the historic layers of the build-ing by conceptually and physically interweaving them. The idea of shift-ing is used as a strategy to allow for this interweaving to become a spatial phenomenon. Existing classical ele-ments, such as the windows and pilas-ters are cut and shifted. Voids are re-vealed as a window to the past, while exterior elements are not removed but become part of the interior interven-tion. The shifted elements are carefully placed to allow for entrances or to demarcate room divisions while new
year: 2012location: Newport, RI
size: 6,000 sq.ft.duration: 4 months
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Weaving the layers of history
jane pickens theater
Final degree project M.A. Interior Architecture RISD
_analysis of existing site uses [who are the potential users?]
janes pickens theatereducationalbars/nightlifecommercialculturalparks
potential nightime userspotential daytime/evening userspotential daytime users
_analysis of existing site uses [who are the potential users?]
janes pickens theatereducationalbars/nightlifecommercialculturalparks
potential nightime userspotential daytime/evening userspotential daytime users
jane pickens theatereducationalbars/nightlifecommercialculturalparks
potential daytime userspotential daytime/evening userspotential nighttime users
Newport, RI
1835 201219661926
Is it possible to, conceptually and physically,
interweave the historic layers of the building?
site and uses
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layer 1: church selective shifting of partsoverlapped layerslayer 2: theater
AMconfiguration 1: full theater/childrens classes/gallery
AM/PMconfiguration 2: separate theaters/gallery
PMconfiguration 3: all spaces are joined for a night lounge
full capacity cinema
available cinema screens
programmatic configurations
secondary small cinemaperformance theaterchildrens theater classroomnight loungegallery
9 12 15 18 21 24 27
9 12 15 18 21 24 27
cinema gallery
kids workshops
performance space
seating area
lounge
bar
prog
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mag
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use
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hours of day
hours of day
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program
structure=cinema
weaved surfaces=new program
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existing plan and section
preservation attitude
parti (plan and section)
existing portion of wall,cut and shifted into the interior
continuously hinged panel acoustic wall partition
motorized rolling screen
drop seal
concept sktech: bi-directional theater62
FT1 10
5 30
ground floor plan second floor plan
section A
view showing transition from theater to night loungeA
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FT1 10
5 30
fold-down chairs ontop of scissor lifts
allow for day/nightprogrammatictransformation
acoustic insulation barrier
acoustic hinged panel wall
seating detailsection B
acoustic hinged panel wall details
panel joint
track system
drop seal
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FT1 10
5 30
IN3 12
6
IN12
486
seating detail
view of night lounge
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The cube is an exploration of light, articulations and the proper-ties of materiality. It is composed of acrylic pieces that were cut in the band saw and drilled to allowbent metal rods to connect the pieces. No glue was used on the piece. It is a testimony on the qualities of light and a play of structural bal-ance and appearance of lightness.
year: 2006location: n/asize: 1x1x1
duration: 2 weeks
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Articulation and tectonics
on light and lightness
B.eD. Undergraduate Studio UPR
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This selection of drawings inclu-ides abstraction and documenta-tion of space, nature and the hu-man body. They were performed in various settings in Puerto Rico, incluiding the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, and the Universidad del Turabo in Caguas.
year: 2006/2007location: Puerto Rico
size: 24x36duration: n/a
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Perception and emotion
drawing
Selection of hand-made drawings in charcoal and ink
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The design concept responded to the ideal of achieving a seating device that could be as lightweight as pos-sible while still being functional. The chair is made from 3/4 plywood that was cut in the table saw, lami-nated in three layers and joined by sections to create two frames. As part of the design concept, it was impor-tant that the frames would hold the weight of a person without having any vertical supports in the middle. The frames were drilled multiple times and joined by wood dowels. Finally, the wood was sanded and painted and the frames were wo-ven together with yarn. The weaving process took 9 hours and, although the string trajectories were designed, it became a very intuitive process.
year: 2011location: n/a
size: 510x33x22duration: 4 weeks
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From immaterial to material: design and fabrication
woven seating
M.A. Interior Architecture RISD
Is it possible to make a strutural loop without the need
projected inflection: weight applieddictated the need for triple lamination and joint reinforcement
of internal supports?
process
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process
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Fan-Light-Wall is a multi-functional and kinetic piece of furniture ex-hibited at the Salone Satellite in the 2012 Milan Furniture Fair.
The project takes a typical domestic object and abstracts it towards the development of a spatial element. The ceiling fan was chosen and ab-stracted through a process of formal transformations and converted into modules that when interconnected become a lamp and wall partition. Metal fins are moveable and offer the possibility to control privacy and dif-fuse or direct light. The wall is self sup-porting and can become as wide as how many modules are added and, because of structural reasons, as tall as six feet. The piece was fabricated in standard sheet metal and powder coated. The fabrication process in-cludes: laser cutting, sanding, bend-ing, assembling and wire connection.
year: 2012location: n/a
size: module (open) -11x2420duration: 4 weeks
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Prototyping the domestic environment
fan light wall
Salone Satellite 2012, Milan Furniture Fair
Collaborators: A. Verma, B.cardona
original element: ceiling fan
wall assembly
floor lamp assembly
final module
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floor lamp assembly
final module
How can a piece of furniture become aspatial element?
module views and wall assembly
Exhibition at Milan Furniture Fair 2012
Concept model
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laser cutting
installation of lighting
metal bending
packing and shipping
module assembly
module connection
3/8 diameter hollow steel threaded rod (two per module) and hard fiber washers)
14 gauge steel (2 per module)
22 gauge steel (20 per module)
steel binding posts(located at 3 points)
fabrication process
MILAN
Instructions for assembly FanLightWall
A- OutletB- Connection between rowsC- Module_Begginning of rowD- Module_Middle of rowE- Module_End of row
*NOTE: Each module is pre-assembled with socket, wires and nuts. Only connection between modules and rows is needed. PLEASE CHECK THOROUGHLY THAT HOT AND NEUTRAL CABLES ARE NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.
HOT CABLENEUTRAL CABLEWIRE NUTSHOLLOW THREADED RODSOCKET
Wiring diagram
Pieces
ROW 3
ROW 2
ROW 1
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WIREHOT
NEUTRAL
Diagram
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AC D DDDD
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C DDDDE
C D
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DDD E
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A C D E
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Instructions for assembly FanLightWall
A- OutletB- Connection between rowsC- Module_Begginning of rowD- Module_Middle of rowE- Module_End of row
*NOTE: Each module is pre-assembled with socket, wires and nuts. Only connection between modules and rows is needed. PLEASE CHECK THOROUGHLY THAT HOT AND NEUTRAL CABLES ARE NOT CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER.
HOT CABLENEUTRAL CABLEWIRE NUTSHOLLOW THREADED RODSOCKET
Wiring diagram
Pieces
ROW 3
ROW 2
ROW 1
WA
LL
WIREHOT
NEUTRAL
Diagram
B
AC D DDDD
E
C DDDDE
C D
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DDD E
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module assembly
module connection
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