PORTFOLIO selected works by claudia melchor del Rio
Portfolio selected works by claudia melchor del rio
Curriculum Vitae Personal Infromation 06.07.1992 , S/c Tenerife, Spain Spanish
Helene-Mayer Ring 7B App.1172, 80809 Munich, Bayern, Germany claudia.melchor@tum.de +49 176 31080533 claudia-melchordelrio.tumblr.com
Education 1999 2002 primary School, German School Tenerife | Spain
2003 2011 2011 2013 2014
Highschool, German School Tenerife | German High school Diploma, Abitur 2011 B.A. Architecture at the “Technical University Munich” | Germany Exchange Year at the “Arkitektskolen Aarhus” | Denmark
Work Experience July 2010 Internship at the “Commerzbank” Frankfurt | Germany
Mar. 2013
Internship at the architektur office “Corona y p. Amaral” | Tenerife | Spain
Languages Spanish
English German French Danish
Digital skills Photoshop
Autocad Indesign Rhinocerus Word Power point Cinema 4d Illustrator excel archicad
first page: Frozen textile prestressed membrane hardened in epoxy glue
Table of contents Academic
p.1-2
Architecture design basics
p.3-4
Experimental spaces
p.5-6
the Orangery
p.7-8
The goldsmith’s house
p.9-12
The com.house | town house
p.13-14 Case study p.15-18 The fog haversting machine p.19-20 mapping berlin | prora p.21-26 prora | the study of the enclosed vs. the open p.27-30 FREELAND
| ‘the generation city’
Workshops
p.31-32 the inflatable city aarhus
Miscellaneous
p.33
freehand drawings
p.34
photography
p.1 architecture design basics
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN BASICS _ 1-2 semester | solo work | Chair G.d.g Prof. Mark Mueckenheim
We experimented with the basic methods of design in order to create aesthetically interesting entities that were not only appalling to the eye but also served our learning process. We experimented with lines and abstract, repetitive forms and patterns. Using mainly the programme AutoCad to serve this purpose, and editing the images with Photoshop and Illustrator. We created printable wallpapers and wire structures. Using the method of subtraction and addition we started to build our own spaces as it can be observed in the Styrofoam model. TOP:
multiplied wallpapers
right:
collection of working models, Styrofoam, wire and digital work
p.3 Experimental Spaces
Experimental spaces _ 2 semester | Group Work, model built in teams of 2 | Chair G.d.g Prof. Mark Mueckenheim
For this project we , in a team of two, interpreted an architectural theory and transformed it into a new space-typology. We decided to take Andrea Palladio’s space rules and create this very precise floating boxes, in different formats, each follow Andrea Palladio’s rules, 3:1. By elevating the boxes my teammate and I were able to produce negative and positive spaces and a new connection between the outside and the inside space. The boxes were planned using AutoCad, built in Rhino and afterwards rendered using cinema 4d and edited with Photoshop.The model was built using wires and cardboard boxes. By creating this new spatial approach we learned to adapt historical architectural theories into modern spatial relations. TOP:
model top view
right:
model elevation
p.5 The Orangery
The Orangery _ 1 semester | solo work | Chair Prof. Florian Nagler
We had to plan a project to be built in a wonderful green area. This winter garden had to host tall plants and small plants. My design tried to minimize the impact of the new building and tried to keep an relaxed and organized atmosphere. In winter the two garden houses would be two separeted entities, in summer the huge doors could be opened so that the two bodies become one.
TOP:
model top view
bottom: conceptual sketch
right:
model elevation
p.7 The Goldsmith’s House
The Goldsmith’s house _ 2 semester | solo work | Chair Prof. Hermann Kaufmann
A house for a Goldsmith and his wife had to be planed, it would be built in a very pictorial area of the city Munich. My floor plans represent the course of the day for the family. Through the use of split levels the house is divided in dynamic units. We find pure spaces, like the “sleeping-cell” on the roof, only meant for sleeping. Other spaces are multifunctional, great for the reunion and transit. The drawings were done per hand in 1:25 scale; the model was built out of cardboard
TOP:
model in perspective
bottom: conceptual sketch
right:
model elevation
p.9 The Com.House
| Town House
The Com.House | Town House _ 3 semester | Group work of 4, All graphics presented made by me | Chair Prof. Florian Musso
This town house is meant to host a family of 5. It’s multifunctional as the spaces can be reinterpreted to host any other type of family unit. The use of split levels marks the important “open-spaces” such as the kitchen and study-living room. All other private rooms height is lower. In this project we went into full detail, we drew every complicated detail of the building and made final plans. It was a very pleasant experience for me and my 3 teams mates. The interiors of the building had to be designed as well. We made CAD- plans and many renderings. This two renderings show the working-living room and a children’s room. A model in 1:100 and 1:50 was also built, showing the concept and the details. TOP:
sketch model picture
right:
east elevation
p.11 The Com.House
| Town House
TOP:
1:10 basement detail
right TOP:
working room visualizatio
right Bottom:
child room rendering
p.13 CASE STUDY
Case StudY _ 5 semester | Group work of 4, the model Made in the group Done at the ‘Arkitektskolen Aarhus’ | Unit d
The Spanish Pavilion by ‘Corrales y Molezún’ We analyzed the Spanish Pavilion’s structure and function. The analysis was done not only by creating diagrammatic explanations but also building working models that showcased the most important aspects of the light structure. Our focus laid on the understanding of the structure and how the forces work. Other aspects such as the relation to the surroundings and the human body were also kept in mind and analyzed.
TOP:
model top view
right:
model elevation
p.15 The Fog Harvesting Machine
The fog Harvesting Machine _ 5 semester | Group work of 2, all graphics made by me models built and tested in the group Done at the ‘arkitektskolen Aarhus’ | Unit d
The initial phase introducing the main project was built upon the knowledge gained in the two first phases. Phase 1 being the research on a weather phenomenon, fog in my case, and phase two the study of light structures. 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. The first end product was the result of all the previous investigations. It ended in a more arch-like structure that was supposed to be placed in a foggy place catching and magnifying the effects that fog and frost have on the structure. The transportable Pavilion has an homogenous outer look but a vivid inner life, the inner membranes are placed in different positions to allow more or less light to come in and more or less condensation to form. TOP:
frozen membrane
right:
visualization
p.17 The Fog Harvesting Machine
THE OASIS _ The project continued with further testing. After the first testing’s, the idea to transform the membrane arch 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 structure that could be placed in dry places in order to collect water from the condensation that occurs at night. TOP:
diagrams
BOTTOM:
test models
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THE OASIS _ After testing how water would collect under the structure and what kind of membrane positioning allows for more water to drip, we virtually redesigned the structure in order to create different watering levels inside it, the north facing side would be covered in water while the south facing side would allow people to enter as the water level would be lower. The water recollecting cycle would continue on for years until eventually vegetation would grow and the human induced Oasis would form. TOP: diagrams
bottom: model
p.19 mapping berlin | prora
Mapping Berlin | Prora _ 5 semester | SOLO WORK Done at the ‘arkitektskolen Aarhus’ | Unit d
The first week of the new semester our studio did an excursion to Berlin and to Prora (in Rügen). We had to map the situations that surrounded us, and to do so we had to take fields notes and sketch in our sketch books. In Berlin we visited many interesting architectural happenings, the ‘Boros Collection’, the ‘Jewish Museum’, Die ‘Nationalgalerie... In Prora we had to analyse the ruins, and the existing structures as preparation for our semester project where we would have to transform the building in an art academy for the Udk Berlin.
p.21 PRORA | the study of the enclosed vs. the open
The study of the enclosed vs. the open _ 6 semester | Group work of two, all graphics made by me and my partner Models and research made in the group Done at the ‘arkitektskolen Aarhus’ | Unit d
Prora is an old Nazi vacation resort located in the island of RĂźgen, in Germany. The vacation complex Prora, was conceived as a holiday machine to prepare the young soldiers for war, as they got used to the strict vacational routine. The Prora complex is a long structure placed along the coast, dividing the ocean from the landside. The Building is shaped in a comb like structure, with service wings and the rooms placed all homogeneously facing the sea-side along a corridor. The complex was never finished due to the start of the War, and was later on used as a military training base. Nowadays some of the built parts of the complex are being renovated others remain in ruins. Our work is focusing on the seriality of the complex. Developing a system that can be implemented in the whole mega structure. For our working process it is important to create a design strategy that can be applied throughout the complex, no matter the state of the building. Top:
room connections
Right:
visualization
p.23 PRORA | the study of the enclosed vs. the open
_ The Spaces inside the building were created through contrast. The room-program was decided upon through categorization of room types. We differentiated between open- public and closed- private uses. The building was parted in different zones to create a logical distribution of spaces. The Enclosed spaces, the open (In-between), the regulated (service wings) and the housing units being a connection point. We focused on the logical placement of the enclosed spaces, categorizing them and analyzing their relations between each other, creating a hierarchy. Three deciding factors were of paramount importance: The distance between them, the view connection and the materiality. The In-between space contains a circulation system that allows you to stay inside the main horizontal part of the building throughout the day. The In-between space is meant to be the main working area and communication space. The Faรงade showcases the uses found in the In-between space, through different cladding types, that also guide your way through the interior. TOP:
room connections diagram
right:
working model 1:500
p.25 PRORA | the study of the enclosed vs. the open
TOP:
model elevation 1:20
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model section 1:20
p.27 FREELAND | the GENERATION CITY
FREEland THE GENERATION CITY _ 7 semester | Group work of two, all graphics made by me Models and research made in the group (of up to 6 for the urban scale) Chair for Emerging technologies Prof. Jakob van Rijs
Freeland is an urban project about creating a free region in Almere (The Netherlands), guided by the projects of MVRDV we, in a group of 60 students, created a city from scratch. Our projects were first subdivided in regions, our group came up with the idea of a sports track binding the small neighbourhoods together and creating unity throughout the plot, we were called `The sports team. Our own neighbourhood is called ‘The generation city’, it combines a gradient of density, and dissolved urban structures (from the courtyard structure , through the l-structure to the dissolved single house unit) with a mix of generations in a single building. By mixing family and building typologies a great community was created. The facade showed the interior, letting the family type living behind it shine through. Top:
situation plan
Right:
visualization collage
p.29 FREELAND | the GENERATION CITY
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Top:
sports loop diagram
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density gradient diagram + family types
p.31 The inflatable city Aarhus
Instant City Aarhus _ 5 semester | group work of 6, everything done in the group
The main task in this workshop was to create an inflatable city out of plastic. The cooperation with the neighbours was of vital importance as we had already acknowledged in the previous experiment, where a scale model of the instant city in Ibiza was built. My teams structure could be added to any other and cooperate with it in forming a new building piece. The snail form allowed changes in the space sensation and dynamic, concluding in a more open space. In the end the whole mega structure with all the small components joint together was blown up to create the instant city Aarhus.
TOP:
construction diagram
right:
process pictures
p.33 Freehand Drawing
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Freehand sketches made in Venice 2012
p.34 Photography
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Canon AE-1, 30mm Fujifilm 200 ISO
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