Ă ngel Pontes Architecture & Design Portfolio
Resume
Ángel Pontes info@angelpontes.eu (ES) +34 665 44 17 81 angelpontes.eu
19/06/1989. Córdoba, Spain BIM Architect with 2+ years of international experience, both in project design and competition proposals as well as execution planning. Interested in design, innovation, new technologies and sustainability. Professional, committed and very organized. High ability to work, learn and adapt. Respectful and sociable team player. Imaginative problem solver and high quality work executer.
WORK EXPERIENCE 01/2017 – 04/2018
Junior BIM Architect
06 - 10/2016
Architectural Assistant 08/2014 – 08/2015
Intern student Design department
Spacial Solutions | Munich, Germany Design and execution planning of building projects for private clients. Development of urban planning studies for local communities. Tasks: conceptual design and ideas presentations, 2D drafting, 3D modelling, rendering, construction documentation, details, BIM modelling and interdisciplinary project coordination with Archicad and Solibri.
LAP Arquitectos | Córdoba, Spain Elaboration of projects for private clients and competition proposals for public institutions. Tasks: project design, 2D drafting, 3D modelling and architectural visualization with Autocad, Revit, Rhino and V-Ray.
atelier ww Architekten | Zurich, Switzerland Participation in wide variety of projects for international competitions, feasibility studies and private commissions. Tasks: site analysis, conceptual sketching, scale models, architectural diagrams, layouts, 2D drafting, 3D modelling, rendering and BIM implementation using Allplan, Rhino and Vectorworks.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND 09/2017 – 09/2018
Master BIM Management 09/2007 – 06/2016
Architect MSc. Arch. 08/2011 – 08/2012
Erasmus Scholarship
EADIC + Rey Juan Carlos University | Online Distance learning degree about BIM management: architectural, structural and MEP modelling; teamwork, coordination and review; construction phasing; measurements and costs; sustainability and energy analysis; facility management.
Higher Technical School of Architecture | University of Seville, Spain Development of architectural projects in all stages, from initial idea to execution. Design, sketching, models, 2D drafting, 3D modelling and visualization. Materials, construction, structures and building engineering. Urbanism. History. Rehabilitation.
Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning | University of Stuttgart, Germany Valuable experience both academically and personally. I approached a different way to develop projects, learned about parametric design and digital fabrication, worked in international teams and improved my language and cultural skills.
COMPETENCES AND OTHER INFO Languages
Software skills 1 = basic use, 2 = intermediate use, 3 = advanced use
English German Spanish
C1+ B2
CAD/BIM design BIM coordination Energy analysis Structural design Programming Rendering Graphics & layout Office IT Web design
12/2013 - Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) 06/2014 - Goethe-Zertifikat B1 Mother tongue Archicad, Allplan, Autocad, Rhino (3) Revit, SketchUp, VectorWorks (2) 3ds Max, Cinema 4D (1) Solibri Model Checker, Navisworks, BIMcollab Zoom (2) Tekla BIM Sight (1) Ecotect, Vasari (3) Green Building Studio, Insight 360 (2) Energy Plus (1) Cype 3D, Cypecad (3) SAP2000 (2) Tricalc (1) Grasshopper, Dynamo (2) Phyton (1) V-Ray (3) Keyshot, Lumion (2) Adobe CC: Illustrator, InDesign (3) Photoshop (2) Acrobat Pro, MS Office, Openoffice, Google Suite, Win OS, Mac OS (3) MS Project (1) WordPress CMS (3) HTML/CSS, Google Tools (2) SEM/SEO (1)
Additional training
02/2016, Renders’ Factory 20h course: render post-production | 01/2015, Think Parametric 20h course: architectural diagrams and visualization | 01/2014, DE3 Diseño 25h course: BIM Modelling with Revit | 01/2014, Autodesk Academy 30h course: building performance and energy analysis | 06/2013, UNIA 45h course: FabLab and 3D printing
Publications, exhibitions and awards
06/2015, 1st prize in LAK Pflegeheim Mauren (Liechtenstein) competition with atelier ww Architekten | 06/2014, winner of design contest for FUDEN foundation awards | 05/2014, published project in Cátedra Blanca #6, international project workshop ‘Cruz y Ortiz’ | 11/2013, published project in STAR #14, ‘Transformables 2013’ congress competition
Selected projects
Portfolio content Academic projects Competitions
p. 7
'La Florida Cohousing'
p. 13
'Inefable'
p. 17
'Miraflores Coworking'
p. 21
'Active Bending Pavilion'
p. 25
'EnD Award'
p. 27
'One Tree Table'
p. 29
'Cรกtedra Blanca'
p. 35
'Spatial Intensifiers'
‘La Florida’ cohousing Renovation of an old block. Housing cooperative with commercial and productive spaces in the city center
Date: year 2015-16 Type: master thesis project Location: old block ‘la Florida’, Seville (Spain) Program, area: housing, productive areas and public space, 12000 m2 Institution: ETSA University of Seville Tutor: Marta Pelegrín Grade: outstanding (9/10) Software: Allplan, Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Cypecad, Cypecad MEP
Situation plan. Location of the project in bordering urban fabric outside the old town walls
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/la-florida-cohousing
Axo. General view of the building
Housing in the XXI century In Seville, in the old block known as ‘la Florida’ it is proposed the re-habilitation of this urban enclave through a sustainable cooperative housing project. The most singular characteristics of the lot are its triangular perimeter and the island situation with respect to the urban context. Due to this, the project solution seeks to optimize the volume of the building to accommodate the housing and productive program areas, using as project strategy a central space of collective character around which the multiple activities of its inhabitants will be carried out throughout the day. In this way, the building preserves the preexisting facade and grows inside. The north and west volumes adopt the maximum height allowed and include the collective and private housing program, while the southeast volume has a lower height and receives part of the program of productive spaces, which is also distributed around the rest of the ground floor. This form is broken in the east vertex, giving its interior to the city. Thus, the block typology with galleries for the two residential modules gets better orientation, while the coworking space gains independence and the different gradients of collective space allow the flexibility of use. The versatility of the program supports the sustainability of the proposal, generates alternatives to the obsolete real estate market and helps to create city and regenerate the socio-economic activity.
Model. Settling of the project in the pre-existences
Rendering. View of main access to the inner public square
Floor plan Âą0,00. GF: access, public space and productive space
Diagram. Productive space: workshops, shops, restaurant and coworking
Diagram. Access and intermediate space of communications
Diagram. Collective living space
Diagram. Private living space: housing typologies
North elevation. Pre-existing facade
Floor plan +4,55. FL1: productive areas, collective and private living space
Floor plan +8,05. FL2: collective and private living space
Floor plan +11,55. FL3: collective and private living space
Detail section. Project materialization: reinforced concrete structure and finishings with prefab components and drywall construction systems
Floor plan -3,32. BL-1: parking and storage areas
Section NW-SE. Cross section: access from Luis Montoto street and interior facade of the north residential module
Visualization. View of the inner public square from first floor
Visualization. View from the north corner access
‘Inefable’ Arquia XVII contest: a place of silence in the overwhelming city Regarding the new proposal for the urban context of Plaça Glòries in Barcelona, it is proposed to design a space of meditation and calm, isolated from the speed and bustle of the big city, in order to place the visitor in a sensitive spiritual situation and favor a physical experience of sensory transformation.
Date: 04/16 Type: student contest Location: Plaça Glòries, Barcelona (Spain) Program: a secular chapel Organizer: Arquia Foundation (XVII Contest) Software: Autocad, Rhino, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Situation plan. Location of the project in ‘Plaça Glòries’
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/arquia-xvii
Visualization. Interior view of the dome
A secular chapel The project proposes not to interrupt the concept of urban canopy continuity that is going to be developed in the area. For this purpose the project buried itself, looking for the primitive man’s hut: the cave. As the hermits of the antiquity did, the ground is carved looking inside the earth for a place to reach the heaven. It is a stereotomic architecture, which seeks contact with the elemental. This anti-speed capsule is hidden under the hostility of the city and isolated from all those agents of distraction that prevent us from connecting with ourselves in our days. Looking for recognizable proportions, the diameters of the ring hallway and the apse of Sta Maria del Mar church are adopted and transposed to the place, forming a buried spherical dome where is acceded descending. By two helical ramps, the spirit is gradually prepared to get in touch with himself, arriving to a place of reflection which is mysteriously perceived from the outside. This architectural ritual immerses the individual in a perceptual mood: in the fragility of the darkness broken by the light ray, the crypt hide what we are looking for: only space, silence, light, and ourselves. As in the Anselm Kiefer canvas ‘Die berühmten Orden der Nacht’, a place that contains the entire universe.
Site plan. Settlement of the proposal in relation to the new project of public space
“And there is the other; what we’ll never know
Section AA'. Access points from the ramps
skies of the termites universes of the judge in the ocean abyss what dies when touching the language, the unspeakable” Miguel de Unamuno
Section BB'. Ring walkway around the crypt
Section CC'. Skylights in the circulation ring
Diagram. Access paths
Floor plan -10,00. Level of the underground dome
Floor plan ±0,00. Access level from the garden square
Visualization. Section CC' of the crypt under the public square
Miraflores coworking Collaborative workspaces for the creative industries
Date: year 2013-14 Type: bachelor thesis project Location: Miraflores, Cรณrdoba (Spain) Program, area: productive spaces for collaborative work and entrepreneurial assistance, 7000 m2 Institution: ETSA University of Seville Tutor: Juan G. Mariscal Mark: notable (8/10) Software: Autocad, 3ds Max, Revit, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, V-Ray
Situation plan. Location of the project close to Guadalquivir river, in the city of Cรณrdoba
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/miraflores-coworking
Diagram. Access and walkways through the building
Model. Sculpture of the volume
Diagram. Process project
Model. Prototyping of construction system using 3D printing
Entrepreneurship in the city In the city of Cordoba, in a privileged but not yet consolidated urban area, it is proposed a plan to develop a creative cultural hub that could take advantage of the existing cultural infrastructures and public space, in order to complement them with residential and productive facilities. With this goal, the project consider to promote the development of new companies based on creative and digital industries, which could help to regenerate the socio-economic system and also support the artists in the C3A Contemporary Art Centre. The shape of the site determines the typology of the building: an inner patio is broken by the geometry of spaces in order to distribute the functional program and provide the users with an open-air shaded place. The outgoing modules contain the flexible working environments and other services required for a business incubator.
Model. Settling of the project in the surrounding urban context
Floor plan Âą0,00. GF: access, patio, auditorium, canteen, kindergarten, administration and exhibition areas
Axo. Construction system for the shaded facade
Floor plan +4,50. FL1: coworking workspaces, meeting rooms, classrooms, library and related services
Axo. Construction system for the sloped roof areas
Visualization. Creative-cultural hub in Miraflores
Axo. Construction system for the flat roof areas
Visualization. View of the interior public space
Visualization. View of open plan office on upper floor
‘Active bending pavilion’ ‘Transformables 2013’ contest: modular and lightweight construction system for temporary pavilions Proposal of material system, a project without definite place. A light construction, sustainable, recyclable, easily expandable and detachable. An industrialized system that allows adaptation to the required needs for multiple configurations of different program and scale.
Date: 05/13 Type: student contest Program: design of a modular and lightweight construction system for temporary activities Organizer: ‘Transformables 2013’ Congress Publication: ‘STAR: Structural Architecture’ #14 Concurso de estudiantes para una arquitectura transformable. Seville: Starbooks, 2013 Exhibition: ‘Transformables 2013’ Congress Software: Autocad, Rhino + Membrane Plugin, Formfinder, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Axo. Modular, lightweight and transformable construction system
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/arquia-xiv
Rendering. View of the assembled hexagonal pavilion
Diagram. Components of the construction system
Modular, lightweight, transformable The active bending principle takes advantage of the properties of elastic materials to generate curved geometries from straight elements. Its application permit the approach to new structural typologies, innovates in the use of materials and allows the section reduction of the resistant components. Thus, a flexible and efficient building system is designed for an architecture proposal in which form, structure and space are the same thing. The place is built through the combination of this modular system, through an organic methodology that shapes, in a responsive way to the physical environment, specific solutions, adaptable to the idiosyncrasy of any site. The transfer of materials from other industries, prefabrication and innovation in the processes allow a system of itinerant character with preestablished life cycle.
Diagram. Basic modules and combinatorial possibilities
Floor plan types. Configuration of pavilions with different uses
Site plan. Example of installation of pavilions in a public space
Rendering. Temporary installation of three hexagonal modules for cultural exhibition in a public space in the city of Cรณrdoba, Spain
Section AA’. Description of the main components of the construction system
EnD Award ‘Enfermería en Desarrollo’ magazine award design contest
Date: 05/14 Assignment: 1st prize, manufactured Type: student contest Product: trophy for awards ceremony Client: FUDEN Foundation Publication: ‘Enfermería en Desarrollo’ Magazine #4. Madrid: Syndicate of Nursing, 2014 Software: Rhino, Keyshot, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Video: youtu.be/igj7cw9GqgI
Axo. Design concept
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/end-award
Prototype. View of the design made in brushed aluminum
Formal simplicity The foundation ‘Desarrollo de la EnfermerĂa’ called a competition for the design of the prize to be delivered in future editions of the awards of its magazine. They were looking for an object of minimalist appearance with visual impact. In this sculptural proposal, the composition of the volume simply symbolizes the initials of the institution, synthesizing the characters E and D in a simplified but recognizable geometry, without impairing its easy apprehension at first sight. The design also allows a clear representation in flat logo format.
Axo. Dimensions of the design
Photo. Awards ceremony in 2014
Logo. Identity for publications and posters
Rendering. Award with wood appearance
The award forms a solid piece of dynamic character, in which the circular arrangement and the slight rotation of the pieces, represent the concept of continuous development, positively transmitting the meaning of the prizes and the spreading purpose of the magazine, as well as the dual essence of professional practice and research in the field of nursing. The straightforward design has guaranteed its correct and affordable fabrication and allows its manufacture in different materials, fully satisfying the requirements of the customer.
‘One tree table’ RIVA1920 contest: design of a table made of ecological wood It is proposed the design of a table as a central piece of furniture, with portentous proportions and aesthetics.
Date: 02/14 Type: student contest Producto: design of an ecological furniture piece Organizer: RIVA1920 (1st Design Award) Exhibition: Salone del Mobile Milano 2014 Software: Rhino, Keyshot, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Axo. View of the assembled table
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/one-tree-table
Rendering. View of the finished product
Back to the roots The idea is simple: not to conceive a series of original products, but unique objects. Make each piece different, just as each tree differs from the next.
Diagram. Fabrication process
The proposal suggests a return to the origins, the traditional crafts, learn from the old masters but innovating in the manufacturing processes. Through simple operations, the tree trunk is cut into tables that become the tabletop, while the knot branches or the stem of the roots are transformed into the supporting foot. All parts are joined together by pressure joints made with wedge-shaped pieces of the same material, without adding other secondary materials or adhesives. That way it is a solid wood table that, conceptually, only consists of one single piece. The object is manufactured taking into account aesthetically important factors, such as the direction of the grain of the chosen oak wood.
Model. Basic concept
Plans. Approximate dimensions of the piece
‘Cátedra Blanca’ International project workshop Cátedra Blanca ‘Cruz y Ortiz’
Date: WS 2012-13 Type: academic workshop project Location: Kansas City 58, Seville (Spain) Program: professional university school, 40000 m2 Institution: ETSA University of Seville Professors: Antonio Ortiz, Antonio Cruz Assisting tutors: Marta Pelegrín, José Ortiz Guest lecturers: Fabrizio Barozzi, F. Aires Mateus Project team: O. Muñoz, Á. Pontes Grade: notable (8/10) Publication: ‘Cátedra Blanca’ Talleres de Proyectos ETSA Sevilla 12-14. Seville: Vibok Works, 2014 Software: Autocad, 3ds Max, V-Ray, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Situation plan. Location of the project into an urban boundary lot
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/catedra-blanca
Rendering. General view of the building
Diagram. Project process
Aerial view. Situation of the building on the plot
University and city In the city of Seville, on a huge lot with an urban border situation, located between the railway line and Kansas City avenue, this large scale intervention provides an unitary response to the proposed university program. The project suggests an opportunity to gift the surrounding urban environment with a qualified public space, with intention to bring humanity and place to stay, trying to confine itself from the impact of the adjacent transport routes.
Axo. Urban scale of the project in relation to the built environment
That way, the proposal tries to turn its back on the railways while opening to the front neighborhood, accommodating in its interior a large scale atrium which invites to enter from the public main square access. The functional program of the building is solved by conventional typology of classroom span, establishing the composition on a structural modulation that could allow flexibility of use in the future. The module is applied on facades too. It has a strong formal character but is also responsive to the environment, protecting the interior space from direct radiation by vertical slats with considerable dimensions.
Model. Modulation of first order profiles on facades
Floor plan Âą0,00. GF: access, public space, hall, auditorium, workshops and gym
Floor plan +5,00. FL1: classrooms, meeting areas and library
Floor plan +9,00. FL2: classrooms, rest areas, library and gym
Floor plan +17,00. FL4: departmental offices and administration areas
SE-NW section. Cross section: transition from the railroad tracks to the public space of the avenue
SW-NE section. Longitudinal section: density of the facade according to the height of the floor for direct sunlight protection
Diagram. Longitudinal programmatic section
Visualization. View of the inner public atrium, elevated walkways and slats
Axo. Approach to the construction system
Visualization. View of the inner public atrium, elevated walkways and slats
Diagram. Formal and functional concept of the building
Visualization. View of the building from the northeastern corner
Visualization. View of south access
‘Spatial Intensifiers’ Deep surface membrane climatic fields and networks. La Tour de l’Architecte
Date: WS 11-12 Type: academic studio project Location: le Château, Monthoiron (France) Program: computational design and material research for lightweight intervention in antique tower Institution: University of Stuttgart (Germany) Client: Armbruster family, ‘La Tour-Forteresse’ Professors: A. Menges (ICD), J. Knippers (ITKE) Tutors: S. Ahlquist (ICD), J. Lienhard (ITKE) Grade: outstanding (A) Team: D. Cappo, A. Schönbrunner, Á. Pontes Publication: ‘Spatial Intensifiers’ The Development of Deep Surface Membrane Systems. Stuttgart: ICD/ITKE Universität Stuttgart, 2012 Software: Processing, Grasshopper, Vectorworks, Rhino, 3ds Max, V-Ray, Ecotect, Vasari, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Web: icd.uni-stuttgart.de/?p=7193
Situation plan. Location of ‘La Tour-Forteresse Oubliée’ in Monthoiron, department of Vienne
angelpontes.eu/portfolio/spatial-intensifiers
Mockup 1:1. Basic micro-cell unit: active bending principle (carbon fiber rod bent by tensioned textile)
Section AA'. Cross-section sketch: original state of the tower
Rendering. Current state: fissure, collapses and annexed bodies
Space and material In the scope of the research ‘deep surface morphologies’, carried out at the ICD and ITKE institutes at the University of Stuttgart, about innovative space systems based on the use of new materials and computational design, the design of an architectural device is proposed to be inserted in an old fortified tower which design is attributed to L. da Vinci. Thus, the project is based on a lightweight intervention that qualifies the interior space of the existing massive construction, establishing a nexus between both opposed material systems. The device results in a combination of systems of different scales based on the principle of active bending applied on elastic materials. So it adjusts to the interior geometry of the tower, only seeking the minimum points of support to implant a structure that endows the original construction with exhibition functions, also implementing material shortcomings in an economic and non-permanent way.
Drawings. Sketches of the original design attributed to L. da Vinci
Aerial view. Current state of the tower at Le Château, Monthoiron
Rendering. Integration of the new architectural device inside the tower
Mockup 1:1. Meso-grid: combination of micro-cells
Diagram. Micro-macro systems in relation to the architectural proposal
Model 1:30. Proposal for the acoustic absorption pavilion located in the dome of the low level: ‘active bending’ + ‘deep surfaces’
Analysis. Direct solar radiation
Floor plan +12,21. 3rd level: ring gallery and description of components of the interior device
Analysis. Acoustic study of the dome
Analysis. Direct shading in the site
Diagram. Project strategies and decision logic methodologies along the project process
Diagrams. Mass-space ratio and distinction of the three tower levels: dome, cylinder and upper ring
Analysis. Prevailing winds
Section AA‘. Interior architectural symbiotic device: material systems
Section BB‘. Interior architectural symbiotic device: user experience
Model 1:50. Symbiotic architectural device within the tower: acoustic pavilion, rising helicoid with projection surfaces and active cover
Mockup 1:1. Basic micro-cell: synthesis of the concept ‘deep surface morphologies’
angelpontes.eu Š à ngel Pontes 2018 Please do not distribute this content without informed consent of the author