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CAROLINA KÜHNER
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0 1 | EDU C ATIO N AL Schematic Design for an school located in an university campus - Caruaru | Brazil
0 2 | P U B L I C SPACE Schematic Design for a parking lot located in Rochester, NY | US
0 3 | H I S TO R IC AL ADDITIO N Schematic Design for an addition to a Landmark Bank - Rochester, NY | US
0 4 | A DA PT I VE R E U SE Schematic Design for the adaptive reuse of an existing and historical office building Rochester, NY | US
0 5 | U R BA N IN TE RV E N TIO N Urban intervention in a commercial neighborhood in Recife - Afogados | Brazil
0 6 | M I X ED USE Schematic Design forn an mixed use building Rochester, NY | US
CO L É G I O D E A PLI C AÇ ÃO 0 1 | E D UC ATI ON A L
The project consist of the development of a “Practice School”, inserted in the Agreste’s Academic Campus, of the Federal University of Pernambuco (university camous). The “practice School” is a differentiated school, working as a training field for degrees in education and a laboratory of educational research. The school was designed to work as an elementary, middle and high school, with the student entering the 1st year of elementary school and ending in the 3rd year of high school. The guiding principle the project was to accommodate a school into a university campus, with spaces created to allow integration, exchange of experiences and growth of expectations within an environment of knowledge. The result is a comprehensive and functional structure, opening the school to the environment where it is inserted. By walking through the school, the student can experience the dynamic and integrated spaces.
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This project was individual work, and presented as a pre-requisite in achieving a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism. Software used: Autocad, Photoshop, SketchUp.
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0 2 | PU B LI C S PACE The project goal was to redevelop an existing parking lot and its vertical access to an underground parking. The site is located in the city center of Rochester, and its surroundig context s being redeveloped to embrace adapt existing buildings into mixed used buildings. The big idea behind the design was to transform the place in not “jost another parking lot”. The design intent is to transform the parking lot into a landmark for the city, creating a place that can establish a strong sense of identity to the users, and serve as a point of reference.
The vertical access to the underground parking, called “the hut” is an existing acces to be remodeled to serve multiple funcions: serve as an access to the underground, integrate a public space into the parking lot, and address quick service like a post office and/or a small magazine stand. A large canopy connecting all pieaces existing in this parking lot, inspired by the geometry created by folding a paper. This design was a group project, involving other two students, Lis Cavalcante and Cibele Eller. It was developed as part of a Studio class at RIT. Software used: Autocad, Photoshop and Revit.
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0 3 | HI S TORI C A L A D DI T I O N
The vision for the project was to create a dynamic mixed-use complex which is a fitting addition to the landmark bank, wile also creating a pattern of development appropriate to the site and which demonstrates a strategy which may be extrapolated to restore the surrounding opportunity sites to function as a dynamic and satisfying center city community The large existing in the bank af a Rochester’s Landmark Bank will be substitute with a number of work/live units, an RIT Entrepreneurial Partner commercial space and location for RIT Downtown Student Commons. The concept of the proposed design was to encourage development, increasing the density of the space, wile also recreating public spaces within the large site area for improving the pedestrien experience This project was individual, and developed during a Studio class at RIT. Software used: Photoshop and Revit.
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TH E HI VE VI LL AGE 0 4 | A DA P TI VE RE US E
The purpose of this project is to revitalize the area of St. Paul Street previously known as the “St. Paul Quarter� to become The Hive Village. The design intent was to re-purpose three of the buildings providing one fire area and interconnectivity for a mixed-use occupancy. The three buildings needed to be designed for affordable housing, retail, restaurant and assembly occupancies. The adaptive reuse is emerging in this area of the center city in Rochester. Many inniciatives have been trying to repopulate a cetner that used to be focused on corporate buildings. The concept proposed in the project is of provide spaces and activities that serve the neighrborhood, and provide opportunities for people to meet and interact with each other. In conformity with the neighborhood character, the unifying theam is art, whitch in its various forms brings diversity and a vibrant atmosphere. This design was a group project, involving other two students, Lis Cavalcante and Cibele Eller. It was developed as part of a Studio class at RIT. Software used: Photoshop, Revit, InDesign
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0 5 | URBA N I N TE RVEN T I O N
This project evolved around redeveloping and improvind the urbanity of one of the main districts of Recife, Brazil. The study involves one neighborhood, called Afogados, characterizes as a place where life is in constant motion. Its connection with main hotspots in the city imulsionated its development around local commerce. In support of this essence, the project proposes a rehabilitation of paths, commerce and services for the existing population, and the creation of a new residencial area, directly interfering with the axis of orientation of the construction of the daily life of the neighborhood. To facilitate the flow of people, a “ring” road separating the core area’s (Largo da Paz) great stream of cars was created, allowing only the passage of vehicles of public transportation and local residents. New roads were also proposed, with pedestrians as primary users. The urban intervention involved three major areas: residential, educational and commercial. At the core, a intermodal station is also providing public transportation for the neighborhood. This design was an individual project. It was developed as part of a Studio class at UFPE - BR. Software used: Photoshop, Autocad and Sketchup.
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Located in the heart of the suburban town of Brighton, Twelve Corners is a vibrant area filled with activities including retail, restaurants, offices, schools, and nearby residentialneighborhoods. The main goal of this project is to redevelop the shopping plaza at 1900 Monroe Avenue that will lead to a renewed “sense of place� for the Brighton community and Twelve Corners. The of this project was to prioritize pedestrian over personal vehicules, wile redeveloping a site and impulsionating the development in the surroundings. Several goals and visions were aimed with this design: pedestrian oriented development, promote human interaction, minimize imoact on the environment, allow for flexibility and respond to the community. This design is an individual project stil in process of development. It is a part of a Studio class at RIT. Software used: Photoshop, Revit, InDesign and Illustrator.
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CAROLINA KÜHNER CÂMARA DOS SANTOS Email | carolinakuhner@gmail.com Linkedin | https://br.linkedin.com/in/carolinakuhner Portfolio | issuu.com/carolinakuhner 2016