Portfolio adriana lacruz 2014

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ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN

“ARCHITECTURE is the learned game,

correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.”

Le Corbusier

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ADRIANA

LACRUZ CARACAS - VENEZUELA +58.424.137.50.70 +58.212.283.63.95 arq.adrianalacruz@gmail.com

In my opinion, Interior Architecture combines the functional factors of architecture with artistic elements. Rhythm, order, proportion, concept and structure are some of the elements that generate an architectural response. But, if we mix them with other resources such as lighting, furnishings, textures, colors and materials which can be, depending on the implementation, the determinants to transform an empty space into something habitable.

As an architect, I’m concern to design up to the smallest details, playing with elements and concepts that leads to the Metamorphosis of conceived spaces; and most importantly, considering the individuals that will be living in them.

I want to make a difference in people’s experiences and lives. My goal is to create welcoming and lasting spaces that at the same time provoke a reaction, involving imagination and senses; making people feeling related to the space being entered.

ABOUT ME

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ROMAGNA MIA

RESIDENTIAL

A&D PROJECT

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RESIDENTIAL

VANE’S APARTMENT12

RESIDENTIAL

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DIFFERENT PROJECTS:

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DENTAL OFFICE

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TERRACE CCS

FURNITURE DESIGN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TO GO RESTAURANT. January 2014 A trattoria is an Italian-style eating establishment, less formal than a restaurant, but more formal than a fast food local. Source Wikipedia 2014.

The design challenge was to create a place that could function both as a trattoria and a pasta boutique, selling all type of pasta made in-house and related products. The owner created a mixed concept, even though those business have very different types of costumers involved.

The reality was that in a 35 square meters local the two activities were impossible to accomplish, therefor, the trattoria style was implemented, but the main restaurant function was released to the outside, where tables were placed, giving enough space inside for itinerant customers.

ROMAGNA, which is the name of the local, was the inspiration for the project; it is a little Italian village that still has the classic European architecture on its rustics and old facades.

ROMAGNA MIA

Main Entrance

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5. Costumer Area

Polished Concrete Floor

Teak Wood Panels

Rustic Brick Walls

Structures: Aluminum

Countertop: White Silestone

Chalkboard Paint

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Service and Attention Area Kitchen and Preparation Main Entrance Second Entrance Costumer Area Coffee, and show case

Sofie Refer. Bulb pendant Lamp

UPPER LEVEL 7.

Cooking Lab: Pasta sauces Preparation 8. Workers Bathroom

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Main Level Metallic Stool

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3 & 4. Facades Upper Level

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2. Kitchen

Metallic Rack / exhibition

White Old Mirrors

5. Costumer Area

2. Kitchen

1. Attention Area.

Section A. Facing East

Section B. Facing West

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GIRLY APARTMENT. April 2012 This project was developed on the social area of a one room and bathroom apartment.

Objective consisted in integrating the kitchen with the living room, two different functions in a coherent and comfortable space. The table had the function to work as pivot and separation between the spaces; and at the same time provided support for both areas.

The client was a girl with affection for flowers. Given that the space is small, it was decided to use solid colors in the furniture: white, gray and black, so more colors can be used as decoration. A fuchsia flowers mural was added on the living room wall, and to unify the apartment floor a wooden vinyl was selected, which is ideal for wet areas like the kitchen.

VANE’S APARTMENT

Apartment View

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Interior 3D

Interior View

Interior View

Walls: Gray Paint

Wooden Furniture: Zebra Wood

White cabinets

Stainless Steel Details

Vinyl Flooring

TV Furniture

CounterTop: Black Granite

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VANE’S APARTMENT

Floor Plan

Elevation A. Facing North

Dinning Top / Kitchen Details Details

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Two places Black Leather Sofa

General View

Arc Lamp

Acrylic Stool

Kitchen View

Chandelier / Main Entrance Elevation B. Facing South

Kitchen 3D II

Kitchen View

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VANE’S APARTMENT

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THE CITY VIEW. August 2013 This beautiful view is from a penthouse's terrace in Caracas, Venezuela.

The design challenge involved a space of 40 square meters, where a barbecue and dining areas had to be resolved.

A black and white picture of "The Avila" (an imposing mountain that separates the city from the sea) was used as inspiration for this project. Grayscale was selected as the color palette, brown color was employed for the flooring material, to give warmth to the cold tones used in the rest of the proposal. Wooden deck panels especially made for outdoors were placed to cover the original floor. It was decided to paint white the brick wall, to work as a texturized skin that surrounds at least half of the terrace. Lights were positioned at the edge of the deck, to create a lighting path that reflects on the wall.

Stainless steel was selected for the cabinet’s doors, and also for all the elements that compose the barbecue's kitchen. The main character of the terrace is a collection of black furniture with well-defined design lines. The dining table and chairs were from the VERTEX collection from VONDON, and the center tables are KARTELL T-tables.

TERRACE CCS

Terrace View I

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Lighting details in Corner Wall

Terrace View I (Night)

Furniture: Black Plastic

White Brick Wall

Glass Backsplash

Stainless Steel Details & Doors

Lighting details in Floor

Exterior Flooring TREX

CounterTop: Black Granite

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TERRACE CCS

Terrace View I 3D

Main Entrance View

Terrace View II

Terrace View I

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Furniture: KARTELL “T-TABLE”

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1 Kitchen Door Detail 2. Exterior Floring Details

Furniture: VONDOM VERTEX

Furniture (Day)

Furniture (Night) Furniture Perspective Plan

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THE CITY APARTMENT. January 2014 A 130 square meters apartment with a privilege view of Caracas was designed for a young couple. Contemporary design pieces were mixed, resulting in a modern and cozy space.

A beige marble floor was proposed to generate clarity and uniformity sensations. On the bedrooms a natural wooden floor was selected.

Slate stones were installed on some of the social area walls to bring character into the apartment. Embedded lights on the ceiling were designed to delimitate the living room and on the dining room two modern big lamps were used.

The kitchen integrates to the space thru the furniture that invades the dining room and the apartment access door and the kitchen furniture sides were coated with wood layers.

A frosted glass door was proposed to separate the bedrooms and the social areas.

To provide a visual stimulus to the dining room and to add a exhibition area, floating minimalist shelves attached to the columns were projected; these shelves keep the same lines as the panels on the access doors and the kitchen furniture.

A&D PROJECT

Apartment View

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Three places Brown Leather Sofa

Mies. Barcelona Chair

Jacobsen. Egg Chair

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Living Room

Wengue wooden Furniture

Slate Stone Gray Wall

Glass Furniture

Stainless Steel Details

Beige Marble Floor

Gray Central Rug

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A&D PROJECT

B A KARTELL. Green Acrylic Lamp

LC Glass – Stainless Steel Table

1. Living Room 2. Dining Room 3. House Office 4. Kitchen 5. Laundry Room 6. ½ Bathroom 7. Tv Room 8. Bathroom 2 9. Baby Bedroom 10. Dressing Room(Master Bedroom) 11. Master Bedroom 12. Master Bathroom

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Orange Kitchen Stool

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White Panton Chair Furniture Perspective Plan

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Entrance Detail. Panels Wood Door

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GREEN & HEALTHY. August 2013 The client wanted a dentistry attention office for a single doctor. There were three requirements to be accomplished: First, a storage area to organize the patient’s information; Second, an office for the dentist doctor; and Third, the patients attentions area with a storage cabinet, and enough room for all the dentistry equipment, the doctor and the assistant.

The space had a longitudinal area of 20 square meters. The decision was to organize the space from public to private. The project concept was wellness and health. The colors palette related are those that can be found in NATURE. • GREEN: is show in the glass divisions and also in the artificial grass placed on the wall of the waiting hall, which helps to create an outdoor environment. It was also selected because is a color that produces peace and calm.

• BROWN WOOD: Vinyl wooden flooring was selected. The office desk is the single element that sticks out, not only by its form, but also by the wood texture.

• GLASS: It can be related to water. This element was used to divide the spaces. The green vinyl was strategically placed in longitudinal fringes on the glass walls, to provide more privacy to other spaces.

• WHITE: is the lack of color. It helps to keep some elements in a secondary position, and also makes the place look bigger, this was the case of the furniture and cabinets.

DENTAL OFFICE

Dental Office. View

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Walnut. Wooden Desk

Gray Paint. Office wall

Office View

Green Vinyl in Glass Divisions

Stainless Steel Details

Vinyl Wood Floor

Artificial Grass

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DENTAL OFFICE: 1.

Reception Area / Waiting hall. PUBLIC

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Doctor’s Office. SEMI PRIVED

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Private Dental Consultant. PRIVED

Eames Office Chair

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White Panton Chair Section B-B

Section Perspective

Section C-C

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This is a compilation of three different projects, where customized furniture design was performed, and in the first two assignments they were manufactured. The work was done directly with carpenters and suppliers. A personal supervision was performed the whole installation.

FURNITURE DESING

TV FURNITURE. October - December 2012 In a house with "colonial" style (type of Venezuelan architecture of the 19th century), the furniture needed were the ones that combined the traditional style, with the advantages of modern accessories and technologies. This set the standard for design, defining the proposal as "Contemporary".

The color palette present in the house has been contemplated together with the customer requirements. The material selected was wooden panels, in two different colors and linings: Dark Oak and beige. The illumination behind the central panel that holds the TV, was considered to reinforce the image of a suspended furniture (it doesn’t reach the floor).

Furniture View

3D Perspective

Living Room View

Lighting Details

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MASTER BATHROOM. March - June 2012.

The Beige Marble Tile was taken as the color palette for this project. It was developed as a modern yet functional space for a young couple.

The main view is the suspended sink cabinet, and an angled glass door with the city view. It was decided to place the shower and the WC behind frosted glass doors, to create privacy and to separate the areas from public to private. To cut with the marble texture, a brown mosaic was placed on the top of the sink cabinet and also on the shower floor, and for the cabinets a Light Oak wood panel was installed.

This project included: design, management and construction. It took 3 months to execute, including demolitions, materials selection and customized cabinets manufacture.

Bathroom 3D

Bathroom View (Shower)

Oak Light. Wooden Furniture

Brown Mosaic Floor / Walls

Bathroom Plant

Glass Divisions. Shower/WC

Stainless Steel Details

Bathroom View (sink)

Beige Marble. Floor/ Walls

Black Window Structure

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OH Marylin!!! HER & THEM. August 2013

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There were two needs to develop in a 25 square meters area: First, a storage and dressing space for my client's wife "HER", and Second, a bedroom area with a TV cabinet "THEM“.

An independent furniture central piece was conceived, to separate the bedroom area from the dressing room.

This room already has a dressing room, but was not big enough for both clients. Therefore, another dressing room needed to be created. A picture of Marilyn Monroe in black and white that belongs to the client, was used to design the dressing room sliding door, to indicate that it was a space just for "HER". It also helps to indicate that there are two different spaces by the furniture color. In "HER" space a Light Oak Wooden was proposed, plus white cabinets and dark paper for the interior walls. For "THEM", the furniture chosen was a dark wood (wengue), that matches with the original bed set, and also with the existent floor materials.

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Furniture Perspective Plan

Section A-A. Dressing room

Section B-B. Dressing room

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Dressing room entrance

TV Furniture

Room entrance View

TV Furniture Oak Light + White Dressing Room Furniture

Glass Door + Marilyn Vinyl Design

Stainless Steel Details

Dark parquet Flooring (Existent)

Wengue Wooden Tv Furniture

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“A WELL DESIGNED SPACE KEEPS ITS SENSE THROUGH TIME” Adriana Lacruz

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ADRIANA

LACRUZ CARACAS - VENEZUELA +58.424.137.50.70 +58.212.283.63.95 arq.adrianalacruz@gmail.com

EDUCATION IED – INSTITUTO EUROPEO DE DISEÑO (EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF DESIGN) MADRID - SPAIN. MASTER IN INTERIOR DESIGN. GRADUATION JULY 2010 300 h.

USB UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLIVAR (SIMON BOLIVAR UNIVERSITY).

CARACAS – VENEZUELA BACHELOR IN ARCHITECTURE. GRADUATION OCTOBER 2008

ECOLE D’INGENIEURS DE GENEVE (SCHOOL OF ENGINEERS) GENEVA – SWITZERLAND 1st YEAR OF ARCHITECTURE. PERIOD 2001-2002

SKILLS TECHNICALS AUTOCAD ADOBE PHOTOSHOP GOOGLE SKETCH UP MICROSOFT OFFICE

RELATED 3D MODELING HAND SKETCHING SPACE PLANNING CONCEPT / DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

EXPERIENCE AL+ ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN CARACAS – VENEZUELA HEAD DESIGNER AND OWNER MARCH 2012 – PRESENT.

http://arqadrianalacruz.wix.com/arquitecturainterior • • • • •

Architecture and interior design head designer for residential and commercial projects.

Execution and project administration leader.

Materials and furniture selection responsible.

Customized furniture design, development and manufacture leader.

Leader of a 10 people team: 1 designer assistant + 2 carpenters and 7 construction crew.

KIAS MUEBLES (KIAS FURNITURE)

CARACAS – VENEZUELA ARCHITECT CREATIVE SEPTEMBER 2010 - MARCH 2012 • Current products line design Improvement leader.

• New wooden furniture design and development lead designer for kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms, for house or office spaces.

• New showroom and office spaces lead designer, using the proposed furniture (250 m2)

BERLONI . ITALIAN KITCHEN & FURNITURE

CARACAS – VENEZUELA ARCHITECT CREATIVE - SELLER DECEMBER 2008 – MARCH 2010 • Selling responsible of Berloni's brand line products.

• Designer of different spaces with Berloni's furniture.

• Berloni´s brand furniture lead designer.

• Direct contact with clients.

• Responsible of placing furniture orders and installation supervision.

ALEJANDRO BARRIOS INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE OFFICE

CARACAS – VENEZUELA ARCHITECT INTERN DECEMBER 2008 – MARCH 2010 • Residential and commercial projects design assistant.

• Designer of an entertainment center for a shopping mall in Caracas. It included the development of two restaurants, a bowling alley, and a outdoor playground with administrative offices.

ABOUT ME

For more information consult: http://arqadrianalacruz.wix.com/arquitecturainterior arq.adrianalacruz@gmail.com

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