Architecture Portfolio 2022 - Claudia Melchor

Claudia Melchor del Rio

2011 - 2022

Claudia Melchor del Rio

M.A. TUM Architecture 06.07.1992, S/C de Tenerife, Spain +41 767203214

Socinstrasse 54 | 4051 | Basel | Switzerland hello@claudiamelchor.com cargocollective.com/claudiamelchor

CV

Education

2020-2021 B.A. Art History and Social Sciences at the “Humboldt University Berlin” | Berlin | Germany 2015-2018 M.A. Architecture at the “Technical University Munich” | Munich | Germany

Master thesis “Architectural and cultural Uncertainty” at the Chair for “History of Architecture and Curatorial Practice” with Prof. Andres Lepik and at the chair for “Spatial art and Lighting Design” with Prof. Hannelore Deubzer.

Master Degree passed with high distinction.

2016 Exchange semester at the “École spèciale d’architecture” | Paris | France

2011-2015 B.A. Architecture at the “Technical University Munich | Munich | Germany

Bachelor thesis “Maxwerk” at the Chair for “Urban Architecture” with prof. Dietrich Fink.

Bachelor Degree passed with distinction.

2013-2014 Exchange year at the “Arkitektskolen Aarhus” | Aarhus | Denmark

1999-2011 Primary and Secondary School at the German School Tenerife | Abitur 2011 | Tenerife | Spain

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since 03.2022 Research Associate and Studio Assitant at the Chair for “Participation and Design” in the “Technical University Munich” with Prof. Francis Kéré | Munich | Germany

- Supervision of the project work of the Master students. Correction and preparation of exercises and seminars. Preparation of material for seminars, for the design studio and administrative activities. since 02.2019 | Basel | Switzerland- since 08.2020 Project Management of the design phase, building application and detail design of a

residential units. Management and coordination of communication between specialist planners, builders, manufacturers and the architecture team.

07-09.2018 Volunteer in the Design Build Project “Stamping Ground” | Karsi Kunda | The Gambia -

since 2018 Freelance Architect and Artistinstallations in collaboration with French artist Thomas Canto.

09.2017-03.2018 | Paris | Franceprivate uses in Taipei, Taiwan. - Cooperation in the production and design of client presentations, visualizations,

03-09.2017 Intern at the | Munich | Germany -

03.2015-08.2016 | Munich | Germany -

03-09.2013 “Corona y P. Amaral” | Tenerife | Spain -

2011-2017 Full DAAD scholarship during the entire studies, Programm: German schools abroad.

2013 Exhibition at Rambøll | Aarhus | Denmark

2016 3 Prize in the competition “Open Church” | Burghausen | Germany

07.2017 Exhibition “REInvent the Museum” at the Architecture Museum Augsburg | Germany

10.2017 Exhibition Master Thesis Annual Exhibition Technical University Munich | Germany

References

Andres Lepik - Director of the A.M Architecture Museum and Prof. At the Chair of “History of architecture and curatorial praxis - lepik@architekturmuseum.de - +49 89 289 22493

Joost Moolhuijzen - Partner Renzo Piano Building Workshop - jmoolhuijzen@rpbw.com - +33 144 61 49 00

Manuel Herz - Manuel Herz Architects - herz@manuelherz.com - +41 76 200 05 32

Francis Kéré - Francis Kéré Architecture - francis.kere@tum.de

Table of content

p.08-11 The Fog Harvesting Machine

Weather phenomena wandering Pavilion

p.12-15 Prora | The study of the enclosed vs. The open Transformation of a mega modular structure into an art institute p.16-21 Friedenskirche | Reinvented p.22-27 Dwelling in Hydro Patterns

p.28-31 Architectural and cultural Uncertainty

Theoretical Work focusing on the relationship between obsolete built substance and the loss of cultural

Internships and Work Experience

p.32-35 Internship at Renzo Piano Building Workshop p.36-39 Family Villa in Munich

p.40-43 Project in Ehrenfeld, Cologne Planing and coordination of a big scale Project in Ehrenfeld, Cologne Workshops

p.44-45 Design Build Studio | A School in The Gambia p.46 Artistic Collaboration p.47 ReInvent the Museum Exhibition

The Fog Harvesting Machine

5th semester | Group work

Done at the ‘Arkitektskolen Aarhus’ | Unit D - Izabela Wieczorek

research on a weather phenomenon

The inner membranes are placed in less light to come in and more or less condensation to form.

of lightweight structures took place. Combining two weather phenomena and a structure, we had to decide on a time scale and a placement for our Investigation to take place in. structure. The transportable Pavilion has an homogenous outer look but a vivid inner life. TOP: Frozen membrane

transform the membrane pavilion into a moisture catching machine was provided. Following this thinking path, the Pavilion was transformed and redesigned to collect fog, and be transformed into a landscape changing places in order to collect water from the condensation that occurs at night.

The study of the Enclosed vs. the Open

6th semester | Group work

Done at the ‘Arkitektskolen Aarhus’ | Unit D - Izabela Wieczorek

Prora is an old Nazi vacation resort got used to the strict vacation routine. The Prora complex is a long structure placed along the coast, dividing the shaped in a comb like structure, with service wings and the rooms placed along a corridor. The complex was training base. Our work focuses on the the complex.

The spaces inside the building were created through contrast. We and closed- private uses. We focused on the logical placement of the enclosed spaces, categorising them

deciding factors were of paramount importance: The distance between them, the view connection and the horizontal part of the building. The in the In-between space, through

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BOTTOM: Elevation East RIGHT:

Friedenskirche | Reinvented

9th semester | Group work Chair for Spatial Arts and Lighting Design | Prof. Deubzer

Our goal for this project was to keep the existing building as it is but to imurban environment and the interior , without disrupting the existing structure. We found great potential in the space. However the whole complex

a centre point to the whole complex, which would be the baptismal font in the interior of the church.

This centre point can be noticed on ensemble around the church is posi-

appears to be important and present and creates it own address next to the

Dwelling in Hydro Patterns

10th semester | Group work Done at the “École Spèciale d’Architecture” | Prof. D’Arienzo

One of the most important aspects when dealing with the site was to keep the industrial character while putting the neighbourhood. We found the In three phases we proposed to regenerate the neighbourhood. Phase use of pavement patterns, to create a

In Phase 2 : we connect the nodes, using the patterns, which follow the regenerated and focused on the nodes. Surrounding the site we found green natural space and turn it into a form of public urban forest.

TOP: Elevation

MIDDLE: Section BOTTOM: Section

Architectural and cultural Uncertainty

12th semester | Master Thesis | Solo work Chair for Spatial Arts and lighting design | Prof. Deubzer Chair for arch. History and curatorial studies | Prof. Lepik and urban regeneration. The goal in creating this project was to contribute to a more democratic, fair, open and shifting cultural processes and that avoids obsolete urban structures. Uncertain architecture is connected to the cultural loss that can be found in

With more and more museums, libraries and cultural institutions closing as well as more and more buildings being abandoned The project aims to the inhabitants to decide inside their role of the architect is restrained to the locator of the action points as well enables the inhabitants to build their future.

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MIDDLE + BOTTOM: Elevation and Section RIGHT:

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

6 month internship Fubon Tower Taipei |

Joost Moolhuijzen

behind the Fubon Tower, the Fubon permits. In these six months I was able to help the team with detail drawings of canopies as well as mechanical sliding door details, the interior furnishing of the tower and museum lobbies and bathrooms, section drawings, graphics as model making.

I was in charge of preparing client presentations of the design tasks I was involved in, which involved preparing material test, rendering, models, and visuals.

decisions, express them and be an active part oft he team.

For me the most valuable experience was getting to know the talented

Villa Familie Rittweger

automatic outside sun shading. We worked on client presentations, renderings, models, plans and design clients and the lead architect.

LEFT: Material Concept

RIGHT: Material Concept renderings for the

Ehrenfeld, Cologne

On-going Project Manuel Herz Architekten

housing and commercial use block in Ehrenfeld, south of the centre of

we have calculated and rearranged uses and areas according to a strict

We came up with the concept of block building, which is meant to mimic the surrounding urban structure and from outside acoustic inconveniences.

over ground areas but also the parking spaces, sub-dived in two units. While working on the Underground level

actions had to be taken into account. I also worked on creating functional all parts of the project as well as visualisations and models.

charge of communicating with the client as well as the technical planners and I have created client meeting presentations as well as organised the internal structure of the project.

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LEFT BOTTOM: Ground Floor Plan RIGHT TOP:

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Stamping Ground

A school in Karsi Kunda | Group work Organised by the NKA Foundation | The Gambia Stamping Ground was an earth architecture workshop taking place in the Karsi Kunda village in eastern to learn about the practicalities of rammed earth, adobe brick, thatch construction, and climate appropriate development in The Gambia.

Through the workshop we immersed explored local cultures, issues, technologies and potentials. Together and developed the design utilising our new combined knowledge, and constructed a climate appropriate, vocational school.

ReInvent the Museum

10th semester | Group work Chair for arch. History and curatorial studies | Prof. Lepik

museum” where we had to think about how the museum of the future would look like, we where asked to curate an exhibition showcasing the end results of

posters and models, as well as did research on the The Poster trees were fabricated out of steel and other exhibitions.

Artistic Collaboration

Freelance Work collaboration with the french Artist Thomas Canto

of sculptures made out of steel and claded with high shine polished steel, matte steel and black painted wood. The Structure had to me measured and planed out, renderings had to me made in order to

structure and cladding, as well as the visual aspects

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