ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO | RIBA Part 1 ARIADNA MEJIAS ALVAREZ
SELECTED WORK | 2017 - 2020
A R I A D N A M E J I A S A LVA R E Z + 4 4 74 1 1 5 5 2 0 2 2 carolinamejiasa@me.com Reading, United Kingdom
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ABOUT ME
EDUCATION
Architecture part 1 graduate with a passion for visualisation and graphic communication. I intend to apply my keen design skills towards architectural renders, interior design and residential and mixed use buildings. I aspire to work within international teams to learn from wider experiences and backgrounds. This stems from a hunger to travel, experience new cultures, and thrive in a multicultural environment.
University of Portsmouth U. K
BA (Hons) Architecture First class Honours 4.25 GPA
Henley College U. K
A-levels : ABB Spanish, Maths, Graphic design
Chiltern E d g e U. K
GCSE examinations 11 subjects 100% A* - B.
ARCHITECTURAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Bjarke Ingels Group Apr-current 2021
Un i v e r s i t y College London Jan-Apr 2020
Mentoring Scheme. D e c - Fe b 2 0 1 9 -2 0 2 0
Ke e n l t d Architects July 2017
Engineering Company July 2016
Jul-Sep 2020
Triarchy Feb- Jun 2020
2015-2017
English
Native Fluent
Spanish
Native Fluent
German
Basic
Worked and mentored by Architect John Prewer, inventor of ‘Aeroponics’, to produce 3 rendered images to be used at UCL conference, lecture and to be published by the press.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Learned alongside RIBA registered senior architect, followed live projects from planning to site visits and overviewed planning processes. Worked on Residential client-based projects to produce 3D models and plans using Auto cad and Archi cad. Assisted Civil & Architecture departments in an oil and gas company and Learned about Process, Electrical and mechanical engineering principles.
Coordinated a Social media account for a charity bike ride, raising over £25,000. @ Phitforpurpose
Directed a University start-up company, building an online presence through Social media management, blogging and web design. @ t r i a r c h y _ u o p https://triarchy.wixsite.com/triarchy
OTHER WORK Berlin museum Competition July 2019
Selected for student and graduate design competition.
M&CO Jul - Sept 2019
Sales Assistant at female clothing store.
GO Beanies Jul - Aug 2016 / 2017
Camp manager. First aid supervisor.
UOP Dance Nov - Dec 2018
Dance assistant coach for 6 week training.
2009-2015
L ANGUAGES
Design assistant Intern at BIG in Barcelona. Worked on several competitions and interior design projects creating visualisations, 3D and 2D CAD models diagrams, plans, FF&E files and physical models.
MEDIA EXPERIENCE Phit for Purpose
2017-2020
InDesign
Lightroom
Photoshop
Illustrator
Sketchup
Rhino
3Ds Max
Auto CAD
Revit
IES VE
Grasshopper Acrobat
Microsoft Office suite Procreate - Wacom designs
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Piano Ballet Acting Verse & Pros Tap Dance
Trinity College London: Grade 6/8 Royal Academy of dance: Grade 7/8 London Academy: Grade 7/8 London Academy: Grade 7/8 Imperial Society : Grade 5/8
HOBBIES Music
Drawing
Yoga
REFERENCES
Video Making
Guido Robazza guido.robazza@port.ac.uk Tarek Teba tarek.teba@port.ac.uk
Swimming
Learning Languages
CONTENTS | RIBA Part 1
REGENERATING PECKHAM TRAIN LINE
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THE DENCITY PECKHAM.1 | 5.-6.
UCL -TECHNOLOGIES OF HOPE
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ARCH MEDIUM COMPETITION | 8.
HAYLING ISLAND | 9.
OLD PORTSMOUTH | 10.
DISSERTATION, SKETCHES, MODELS, PHOTOGRAPHY
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REGENERATING THE TRAIN LINE | PECKHAM .2 The Peckham train line sits above viaduct arches that are currently unused and blocked off from the public. My mission was to create a simple design that connected a residential block with the train station and to make use of the viaduct arches. My target audience was commuters in Peckham as Londoners commute for an average of 74 minutes every day.
NORTH ELEVATION This is the North elevation that shows the relationship between the existing site and the new residential area. It also shows the relationship between the trains and the building and the uses of the viaduct arches.
The other goal was to create more vertical connections through Peckham as currently Rye lane is overly dense due to it being the only pedestrian and vehicle crossing through Peckham. 1. 0
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The Viaduct arches will be filled with local shops to encourage flourishing business’s as well as giving them a proper location as Peckham is known for shops inside shops.
Infront of the station there is currently an arcade. This blocks the beauty of the listed station as well as the practicality. My idea is to open a plaza Infront of the station encouraging activity.
Behind the stations is momentarily unused and blocked from the public, this design opens that area up creating a busy market hub for shoppers to rest and for activity to sprout.
ISONOMETRIC DRAWING
The image above and to the left describe the market shops and the market square busy with people and activity, allowing the centre of Peckham to ease from its density as people will be directed here. Some open arches will allow more crossings through the verticality of Peckham and encouraging more people to the market area reviving a dead area of the city.
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REGENERATING THE TRAIN LINE | PECKHAM .2 The relationship between the public and the residents are shown by these diagrams, the main goal was to create an opening to the public as well as simplify the connection to the station.
GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL 1. Circulation block 2. External public seating area 3.3 bedroom family dwelling 4. 2 bedroom small family dwelling 5. Communal area 6. 1 bedroom studio 7. Semi-private front garden 8. Public footpath 8.
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The plan is a simple combination of two communal rooms, two vertical services and a mixt of different sized dwellings.
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The site plan shows the association between the residential building and the train as well as the new market below. 3.
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1-bedroom dwellings, suitable for a 1 person or maximum 2 person household. This is a close up of the plan where you can see the arrangement of the larger dwellings as well as the vertical service block. Below is the organisation of the smaller dwellings close up.
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2-bedroom dwellings, suitable for 2 people or maximum a 3 person household.
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This Project uses a mixture of Rhino, Grasshoper, Auto Cad, Sketchup, Photoshop, N Illustrator, InDesign. To view the full project please scan the QR code, or go to : issuu.com/ariadnamejias/docs/peckham_20part_202 2
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3-bedroom dwellings, suitable for 3 people or maximum a 5 person household.
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THE DENCITY | PECKHAM .1
Urban planning in Peckham to visualise the future is important, above I created Web plans to research the empty spaces in Peckham, in comparison to the dense areas.
What would Peckham look like in 50 years? What would the growth on the population look like? How would this have an effect on the city? How can we as designers plan for the increase in density. This project deals with the density problems of the future and how we can create homes and spaces now to prepare.
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Will a vertical city be the answer, one that grows, and roots form the existing city? The concept grew from the idea of a skeleton of a city growing around different focal points throughout the city. Giving the new population the choice of expansion. The forms grew from a natural design That resembles clusters of Grid Deformation derived from the city.
THE DENCITY | PECKHAM .1
The visuals show the skeletal figure and growing homes weaving through the city. This illustrates the exciting evolution of the new future in Peckham and what density can look like if well planned for and with room for advancing.
The above drawings show the constant growth of the vertical city idea, and how not only it can grow in different sectors of the city but also within itself. The site plan shows the focal points and the plan and elevation diagrams show the growing breathing design that gives life to the future.
This Project uses a mixture of Rhino, 3Ds MAX, Auto Cad, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. To view the full project please scan the QR code, or go to : issuu.com/ariadnamejias/docs/peckham_20part_201
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UCL TECHNOLOGIES OF HOPE | SELECTED WORK
Worked and mentored by Architect John Prewer, inventor of ‘Aeroponics’, to produce 3 rendered images to be used at UCL conference, lecture and to be published by the press. The task included modelling the desired design as well as rendering the image with a realistic feel to convince the audience of the possibilities expressed in the image.
The idea behind the image was that life on earth will be uninhabitable so these arc-like homes would be needed for life to co-exist with the scarred planet. The idea also uses aeroponics as a way of maintaining food production on the arcs. In order to arrive on the decks of the arc, orbs would be built as a form of transportation to and from the ground, that’s what is articulated orbiting the arc.
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BERLIN ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM | ARCH MEDIUM COMPETITION Selected by Tutors to participate in an architectural competition with arch medium. The brief was to create an architectural student museum in Berlin. Our concept was the idea that this building would not only be a museum and library for students but it would also be a sustainable green design that inspired students and visitors decisions in their daily life.
We took inspiration for aeroponics system and the Brasilia Building that produces fruit and vegetables on its interior walls. We decided to adapt this and share the production on exterior or walls for visitors to grab and for it to be transparent to the public.
We designed a big entrance to split the student area with the public and embedded green aeroponic tubing to different elements of the central atrium.
In the student section we added lots of inbuilt seating to the walls as well as greenery to enfuse the learning processes.
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HAYLING ISLAND | SECOND YEAR WORK. Water sports and community hub located in Hayling island, Hampshire. The coastal location of the site and nautical heritage of the area inspires the building form. The target audience is local citizens to inspire and encourage more water sport in the area.
The concept explores the idea of the rib structure of a ship’s hull and plays with the impression of two twisting form that portray movement. The two sides of the building separate public and private areas of the sports centre as well as symbolising two ships passing by.
The sketches above symbolise the atmosphere inside the cafeterias and the sites from the different locations inside the building.
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OLD PORTSMOUTH |SECOND YEAR WORK. B A
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South Elevation
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The pushing back of the water’s edge accomplished by one of the forms deals with the physical erosion. The second building is lifted to create a sheltered urban space in which people can come together. A
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North Elevation
Night school and gallery located on the site of a fish market in Portsmouth’s old town. The coastal nature of the site prompted the idea of erosion both in physical terms as well as that of society and the divide within the area. It is this divide that the building aims to dissolve by incorporating a gallery and night school in which there is a union of people in common space. C D
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The two forms symbolise the coming together of the people and extend over the waters end as a gesture towards the fight against coastal erosion that threatens the area. C
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SKETCHES, MODELS & PHOTOGRAPHY |
To Read my Thesis/ Diseertation on the urban planning of Medellin, please scan the Qr code provided or go to: https://issuu.com/ariadnamejias/docs/up861236__u21330__dissertation
To View more sketches please scan the Qr code provided or go to: https://issuu.com/ariadnamejias
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