Portfolio APM 2002-2017 by Alexandre Pires Marques

SELECTED WORKS

A PIRES MARQUES

2002

1A Nelson Parade , Bristol - UK

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CONTENTS

Burnet Square , Cincinnati - U.S.A

Into the Wall , Cincinnati - U.S.A

Brussels Canal - BE

Jangmadang,Generation of change - NK

The Laurels, London - UK

Osprey Quay, Portland - UK

Pipersway , Swindon - UK

Willowstone Garden, Lodge Cabin -UK

Brixham Criket Ground - UK

South Devon College , Torquay -UK

Appledore -UK

South Birmingham College - UK

Former RNSD -Topsham, Exeter -UK

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Liberty Street, Cincinnati - U.S.A

2017

1A Nelson Parade , Bristol - UK MWD ARCHITECTS 2002 The project is locate in the Bristol Conservation Area, focusing in both old and modern, which reflect the development of the local area. The proposed shop front itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a variety of architecture that contributes to local character.

-Mixed use Centre -Retail and commercial -Spill out space -Public square -Bus stop 2005 RPS GROUP

Former RNSD -Topsham, Exeter -UK 05

South Birmingham College - UK

Appledore -UK RPS

RPS 2005 A modern new service industry and learning development to supplement South Birmingham Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educational facilities in the suburbs of South Birmingham.Located on a split-level brownfield site, the facility provides a two floors facade to the front containing hair salons, restaurants and amenities opening out onto a public square and a three storey educational establishment to the rear. This combination of uses will effectively create diversity and serve to aid community integration.

2006

The picturesque quayside village of Appledore in North Devon nestles on the west bank of the tidal River Torridge at its confluence with the River Taw, only 4km from Bideford Bay just to the north west. The village with its beautiful network of narrow streets lined with independent shops, old inns, charming cottages and guest houses is a popular holiday base and day trip. Its fishing heritage stretches back to the 14th century, and during the Elizabethan era Appledore along with Bideford were major sites for the import of tobacco and the popular haunts of smugglers. Tarka Trail walking and cycling route is only around 2 miles from the village.

Client: Barteak Developments Ltd. Project Value: ÂŁ6 million

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RPS 2005 A major re-development of a central and significant brownfield site in close proximity to Torquay. The scheme comprises 258 residential properties, 61 sheltered housing flats and office development. This high-density residential scheme has a broad mixture of house and apartment types, promoting diversity and community integration. As well as the private housing and sheltered accommodation there will be affordable housing based on a mixture of rented and shared ownership. The scheme is designed on the basis of 1 car per property. The re-generation of this site will create jobs and benefit the local economy. It will link the neighboring communities hitherto split by the college campus. The scheme includes provision of 3 public open spaces providing a diverse and rich street environment. Client: Barratt Homes Project Value: ÂŁ10+ million COMPLETION â&#x20AC;&#x201C; JULY2009

South Devon College , Torquay -UK 09

Brixham Criket Ground - UK

RPS GROUP 2010 The objective of the proposed development was to create a distinctive and sustainable development from an urban design approach that responds to and complements the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s setting and characteristics. The masterplan proposals for the field show a new cricket ground with a playing area occupying some 75% of the site. A vehicle and pedestrian access point will be created on the site of no 63 North Boundary Road with an appropriate junction design, set back lockable gates and shielding walls to the existing domestic properties on each side. The access road will be taken North wards to the North West corner of the site with parking located on both sides set away from the existing houses. The clubhouse will be a single level with low roof profile building set down into the existing topography located in the North West corner of the field so as to minimize its impact on the existing housing to North Boundary Road and on any distant views. The pavilion building will be shielded to the West and North with new tree planting as part of an overall structural landscaping scheme.

Willowstone Garden, Lodge Cabin -UK RPS 2009 Proposal of Logde cabins - Units

Osprey Quay, Portland - UK RPS 2010 Weymouth & Portland (population 63,700) is situated at the mid-point of the Dorset stretch of the World Heritage Site, and hosted the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The economy of the area suffered badly following the Defence Cuts of the 1990s, and the Local Economic Assessment highlights the poor performance of Weymouth in terms of competitiveness, business start-ups, economic activity rates, earnings, and representation of knowledge intensive businesses, warranting special attention for the area.

Pipersway , Swindon - UK

RPS 2010 This 23 Hectare (56 acre) site located on Pipers Way, south of Swindon Town Centre is the former Burmah Castrol UK HQ. Our clients, a commercial property investment company, the site comprised a layout typical of a 1970s office campus within an extensive landscaped setting, with established residential development adjoining the eastern boundary.

The Laurels, London - UK APM LTD 2012 Private home , Listed Building , Grade II Refurbishment.

Jangmadang,Generation of change - NK

KU LEUVEN 2015 The reality of NK is fundamentally marked by the difference in every single aspect if compared with SK and their developed neighbors. It is a crucial fact that the current political situation in NK brought damages to the country that will take decades to be rectified. Because of the great difference between the North and South peninsula, it will be difficult to come to a balanced agreement if both countries are not willing to compromising in their demands. The project focus on the development of North Korea in first place, in order to promote a more mature and caution decision further down the line, where as the Country will want the unification or not, hopefully that decision should take place when the citizens of DPRK will be aware completely of the outside world. In order to spread this concept, information will be the base of this project. But, which information? How? When? Where?â&#x20AC;¨Was than, that our team founded out the importance of the Black Market for this so secluded society. The economy of the country its based nowadays on 80% purely generated by the trades in the Black Market. This movement its not only important for the survival of this nation, but more than that, its the start of a new generation that through outside sources is trigging the de- sire and the necessity for changes.

The intention was to try to understand and establish a way to create a network of information and ideas that eventually will lead the population of Kaesong and the rest of the North Korea to re-think their role as individuals in the society and how they can influence the collapse of the current regime. The main characteristic of our projects is that we are maximizing the local resources enabling any citizen to take part of this action without major initial changes. Also this is a hidden agenda approach, it can be done in the background scene, and the last, this is base on participatory design, collaboration and sharing experiences from all sides of the equation. That is the basic for a successful network. 34

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Use of the Black Market as font of new goods and ideas provided by external channels.

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Spreading the news Creating a chat topic, sahring ideas 6 Degree theroy applied

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- Students fetching water on the yalu river - Pipe water supply with electricity pump but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s abandoned - Polluted water from somewhere

Quickly create a temporary space usable for different puporses. Such as gathering, cooking together, building more permanent spaces, working on waterdistribution ideas, etc.

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- A water supply infrastructure - Adding to the structure a Sanitation system in between the Hanoks

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OPTIMIZATION Comunity center

CLUB DESIGN Collaborative Education network by using a club for spreading the movies, lectures, music through common learning channels. Gradually developing the spaces.

SPACES -PROVISIONAL -NOT WELL DEFINED ELEMENTS -COMPLETELY INFORMAL

Using the current collection of spaces in a plattenbaum: Staircase, redesign of a layout of level 1.

-DESIGNED -BETTERDEFINED ELEMENTS -BETWEEN INFORMALITY AND FORMALITY

Developing the spaces for the group meetings: Layout extension (level 2), Underground Storage floor.

3 Continuesly developing the project in Plattenabum - until in liberation the crystalized ideas inspires a media center in a Pattenbaum. No 01 02

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Title Tambour Corridor Toilet

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- Families can make there own choices - Open floorplan with DIY handbook - Family focus

Brussels Canal - BE KU LEUVEN 2015

Make visible the invisible. The impact of the new bridge along the canal and their relation with the edgelands. Proposal of tactical urbanism and productive spaces by design. This project it’s the attempt to minimize the urban and social impact along the canal area in Brussels and the surrounding with the construction of a new bridge in the following years. This zone has a high unemployment among young, but also is facing transformation of industrial area into a post-industrial city. The preparation on site of the former Post Office for the new tram bridge that will connect North Station with Heysel Stadium raised doubts in how effective the current projects around the canal will be beneficial for the less privilege population that is settle on West part of the region. The area that is marked by ‘edgelands’ (Marion Shoard, 2006) and paused spaces it’s a great opportunity for private developments with big eyes for residential schemes that will attract the high-end market. With the current economic clime around the globe, my research will be focus in how design can be use as a tool and instrument for alternative models for the urban development along the city, one that does not capitalize on the exploitation of land and natural resources but on the productive capacity of the people , the ‘energetic society’ (Hajer, Smart about cities, 2011) and space. How can we transform paused places in productive areas? The high indices of unemployment and the staggering number of youngers without any prospect were something that hit me the most. The lack of motivation and the disconnection with the surrounding areas was another characteristic that I identified during my visit to the site and conversations with the locals. I spend several weeks on site speaking with the locals and trying to understand the dynamic of the Ribaucourtsraat. Trying to understand the differences from both sides of the Canal Zone, this project will establish the link for the inhabitants and their needs for a more integrate society in a participatory approach.

Into the Wall , Cincinnati - U.S.A

DAAP 2015 This is an independent tour that I decided to create in order to appreciate, in my view, one of the greatest Assets and Landmark in Cincinnati. The tour took place in the early fall of 2015. With more the 20 friends, the 4 hours walk was a joy! As like any other city, Cincinnati faces everyday problems in trying to provide a better living and a fair society. The 65th-largest city in US and the third-largest city in Ohio have been improving over the past decade. Over the city, the murals for me it’s “a cry for the city”, a claim of the locals in the “right to the city”. Despite different opinions, the Murals, in my view, are the break of this crazy world that we are living now; the murals bring union , compassion, understanding, but more important, create a sense of belong, give reinsurance on the local identity and culture.

Burnet Square is the complete redevelopment of a blighted fiveacre site into a highly catalytic mixed-use project. The primary objective of this project is to create a highly impactful development that will catalyze future growth and accelerate the urban renaissance of Burnet Avenue and Uptown area. Currently, the site is largely vacant despite its ideal location within the Greater Cincinnati region and proximity to a number of high performing research institutions. The redevelopment of the site will create 121 market rate apartment units, 15,000 square-feet of ground floor retail space, 70,000 square-feet of medical office space and a 530-car structured parking facility. Additionally, Burnet Square will create a signature public space that will be an asset for both residents and employees of near- by businesses. The development will act as a visual gateway into the medical district, which is the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second highest concentration of jobs in the region. The Burnet Square project will further the progress of the Uptown area and ensure development momentum continues in the Avondale neighborhood. DAAP 2015 Winner ULI - Cincinnati Competition

Burnet Square , Cincinnati - U.S.A

Liberty Street, Cincinnati - U.S.A DAAP - KU LEUVEN 2016 Cincinnati is a city that developed in the 19th century, and that saw further growth followed by disinvestment in the 20th century. In the 21st century, Cincinnati seeks to re-establish itself as a model of a thriving urban city. The city saw its fastest growth during the Industrial Revolution, when business and manufacturing increased in size and in scale, taking advantage of come with size. At the same me, the USA nation began to expand. Over the past century, urbanization have catapult, translating that concept to everything, including en re communities – roads, schools, buildings, and houses. OTR’s population tends to be poorer and younger than the rest of the city. In 1990 and 2000, OTR’s population under the age of 18 was 35% and 29% respectfully, compared to the city’s 29% and 24%. By 2000, OTR’s under-18 population had dropped to 29%, which is higher than the citywide total of 24%. At the same me, there are fewer senior citizens in OTR than citywide. (Russel,UC-2010) The last decade witnessed critical development south of Liberty Street.

Liberty Street. Revitalization translates into the numerous buildings renovated and booming economic activity. There is growing pressure to seize the opportunity to revitalize the northern half of OTR including ongoing improvements such as Findlay Market, Moerlein Brewery, Rookwood Pottery, etc. Presently the width of Liberty Street is seen as a barrier to connecting the north and south halves of Over_The_ Rhyne. The problematic of Liberty Street as a 7 lanes connector cutting the O.T.R was the start point of the urban strategy and the Architectural intervention. In 2015, Cincinnati Local Authority launches a planning application to review the necessity of a 7-lane road with the new Interchange Highway on the North of Cincinnati to be completed in 2016. For that reason the existing and the proposal infrastructure of Liberty street could contribute for a design that could add quality and increase the level of collectivity and productivity in the area. The lack of livability across the street and the neglect of the owners and local residents to the area was an important characteristic for this design approach. For the Urban Strategy, Liberty Street will become a 4 lanes vehicular way with the addition of cycle lane that will be linked with the existing North and South cycle way path designated route. A buffer area in between cyclists and vehicles will be also added to the proposal scheme for safety reasons.

How can an Urban Strategy and an Architectural Intervention add and restructure collective spaces at Liberty Street, providing social cohesion, human interact on and creating an inclusionary environment that will unite the two Over-The-Rhine areas? 58

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The problematic of Liberty Street as a 7 lanes connector cutting the O.T.R was the start point of the urban strategy and the Architectural intervention. In 2015, Cincinnati Local Authority launches a planning application to review the necessity of a 7-lane road with the new Interchange Highway on the North of Cincinnati to be completed in 2016. For that reason the existing and the proposal infrastructure of Liberty street could contribute for a design that could add quality and increase the level of collectivity and productivity in the area. The lack of livability across the street and the neglect of the owners and local residents to the area was an important characteristic for this design approach. For the Urban Strategy, Liberty Street will become a 4 lanes vehicular way with the addition of cycle lane that will be linked with the existing North and South cycle way path designated route. A buffer area in between cyclists and vehicles will be also added to the proposal scheme for safety reasons.

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