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architecture portfolio 2012
CV - RESUME EDUCATION Date
RAY COELLO Date and Place of Birth: 16/08/1985
Institution Degree
Thesis
Nationality: Venezuelan
Tutor
Turin, Italy - 10125
Date Institution
Degree
coello.ray@gmail.com racc16@gmail.com +39 327 6539005 +58 212 7537972
Workshop
Politecnico di Torino - I Faculty of Architecture
Date Institution Degree
Buildsmart 2011 Workshop ( buildsmart2011 . wordpress . com )
- Turin, Italy - ( www . polito . it )
Master of Science in Architecture (Construction specialization] Achieved under a Double Degree Agreement between Politecnico di Torino and Universidad Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
Adress: Via Valperga Caluso 6
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS
September 2009 - December 2011
Caracas, Venezuela
Arch. Cesare Griffa (Politecnico di Torino) / Arch. Lonn Combs (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Competition
ISMOF Ideas Competition ( www . internationalcontesta . com ) Arch. Nebreska Sierra , Arch. Romer Valera Participant Proposal
(final grade:110 e lode / 110, with Internet Publication)
Prof. Arch. Matteo Robiglio
Competition
No Rules, Great Spot Ideas Competition
March 2005 - July 2012 Universidad Central de Venezuela - Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism - Caracas, Venezuela - ( www . fau . ucv . ve ) Degree in Architecture ( degree grant ceremony scheduled for July 13, 2012, all studies have been completed in both Venezuela and Italy under the Double Degree Agreement between Politecnico di Torino and Universidad Central de Venezuela )
Competition
Competition
Trimo Urban Crash 2010 Competition
Info
Competition
( not finished )
AXIS XIII - Faculty of Architecture Awards to the Excellence in Architectural Design
: Honorable Mention - Best Project of the 7th Semester Design Unit Exhibition
From April 2012
CIVICO 1 3 ARCHITETTI
( www.civico13.it)
Building Possible Cities
PERSONAL SKILLS February 2012 - April 2012
Native Language
Spanish
Description
Other Language
English
Date
Level Experience
Info
Info
BAZARQ STUDIO
(www.bazarq.com)
- Turin, Italy
May 2011
STUDIO MG2 (www.studiomg2.it)
(www . europan-europe . com)
Buildsmart 2011 Workshop ( buildsmart2011 . wordpress . com ), Participation in a one month long workshop, which required advanced english knowledge to communicate with Italian and American students in the making of projects and daily presentations.
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(In collaboration with: Arch. Stefano Sbarbati, Arch. Giulia Pasculi, Arch. Ana faria, Arch. Romer Valera)
Info
July 2009 - August 2009
RAC INGENIERIA INTEGRAL
English language private lessons
- Caracas, Venezuela
Description Date Info
Other Language Level Experience
January 2009 - April 2009
VODO ARQUITECTOS
( www. vodoarquitectos . com )
Info
Italian High An experience of almost three years studying and living in the city of Turin, Italy, taking courses in Architecture with Italian as official language, and working with several professional architecture studios in the making of several projects and competitions wich needed a fluent communication in Italian language on a daily basis.
- Caracas, Venezuela
Description Date
High Participation in various projects and competitions with english as official language, acting as both project team leader and collaborator.
- Turin, Italy
Description
Date
(www . fau .ucv.ve/axis/bases.php?e=13
(www . elisasilva . com/02-eng-31.html )
- Turin, Italy
Description Date
( www . trimo-urbancrash . com )
Proposal selected for the 2nd stage ( www . trimo-urbancrash . com/index.php?id=59&lang=en&a=single&project=RYCLL&start=0 )
- Caracas, Venezuela - ( www . usb . ve )
Degree in Computer Engineering
( www . arquitectum . com )
Arch. Nebreska Sierra, Arch. Karla Palacios, Arch. Romer Valera Participant Proposal
September 2002 - December 2004 Universidad Simon Bolivar
Bohemian Hostel Barcelona 2011 Ideas Competition
WORK EXPERIENCE Date
( www . norulesgreatspot . com )
Arch. Nebreska Sierra Participant Proposal
Certified Italian Language courses taken at the School of Modern Languages at Universidad Central de Venezuela (Basic I, Basic II and Conversation I levels)
March 2006 - July 2008
RAC INGENIERIA INTEGRAL
- Caracas, Venezuela
Software Skills
Description
Date Info
December 2004 - February 2006
PENTA INGENIERIA INTEGRAL
- Caracas, Venezuela
Description
( For detailed information please refer to Curriculum Vitae )
WORKING WITH THE
URBAN
(re)LOADING
LOOKING FOR A
LESS EGO,
SLUMS
SYMBOL
MORE ECO
STITCHING THE
BORDERS
PLAYING WITH
DEATH
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p. 10
p. 14
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p. 16
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p. 20
INDEX
WORKING WITH THE
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Final Thesis for Degree in Architecture ( final grade: 110 e lode / 110 ) Caracas - Venezuela - December 2011 Tutor: Prof. Arch. Matteo Robiglio
SLUMS
In collaboration with: Romer Valera, Maria Alejandra Suarez
UPGRADE OF AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
20% of the city of Caracas is occupied by informal settlements, commonly named barrios.
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The detailed analysis of the social, economic, spatial and urban dynamics othe settlement of Santa Cruz del Este and Las Minas de Baruta makes us
a model for urban development with many shortcomings and understand this neighborhoods as
problems of overwhelming evidence, but with a extraordinary success in
progressive appropriation of the territory, efficient use of space, self construction, strengthening the social fabric of its
terms of
inhabitants and in some cases, land management, even if for long these settlements were completely out of the administration and urban management by the Venezuelan state. Our proposal does not seek merely to
intervene space, but into urban dynamics inherent to the site and modify them where neces-
sary to improve the quality of life of the residents while integrating spatial, social and economically these informal sectors to the formal sectors of the city (as a primary instrument we use a urban lift system, following the example of the city of Medellin, Rio de Janeiro, and other parts of Caracas), through
specific operations to regenarate and reinforce the urban structure as a
mean to intervene in the main social problems of the site.
The next step or the proposal was to develop an specific site of the urban proposal, we choose to intervene in a central site of the Minas de Baruta settlement to create a new mixed use complex that could uprgade the public services that exist currently on the site. Following the needs of the community regarding the lack of public space and the importance of the actual activities of
the site, the proposal seeks to dialogue, not to impose, as a way to strengthen at te same time the social fabric and the urban structure as a mean to improve the quality of life of the people.
1 INTEGRAZIONE ALLA CITTà mobilità alternativa
2 ATTIVITà PRODUTTIVE orti urbani
3 ACCESSIBILITà ascensori urbani
4 STRUTTURA URBANA riqualificazione delle scale
5 MITIGAZIONE DEI RISCHI terrazzamenti produttivi
6 APPROFITTAMENTO DELLE RISORSE strategia per i rifiuti
7 CRESCITA CONTROLLATA strategia per i confini
8 APPROFITTAMENTO DEGLI SPAZI rete integrale di spazi pubblici
9 CRESCITA PROGRESSIVA
controllo della crescita delle abitazioni
1_ MUNICIPAL SCHOOL
2_ STREET NODE
public space
IN POOR STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS DOESN'T MEET THE SPATIAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY
3_ POLICE STATION APPRECIATED BY THE PEOPLE
5_ STREETS OCCUPIED BY THE PEOPLE, GIVEN THE LACK OF PUBLIC SPACES IN THE SORROUNDINGS
SITE ANALISYS
4_ SPORTS FIELD APPRECIATED BY THE COMMUNITY
CONCEPT
PUBLIC SPACE PUBLIC TRANSPORT STOP
PROGAMMATIC PROPOSAL FORMAL PROPOSAL
POLICE STATION
URBAN LIFT
SCHOOL
COMMERCE / COMMUNITY CENTER
PHYSICAL MODEL PROPOSED FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION
STREET LEVEL PLAN
SECTION A - A '
SECTION C - C '
SECTION B - B '
CONCEPTUAL VIEWS
02 URBAN
(re)LOADING
URBAN INTERVENTION IN PRAรงA DE LISBOA No Rules, Great Spot Ideas Competition ( www . norulesgreatspot . com ) Porto - Portugal - May 2011 In collaboration with: Arch. Nebreska Sierra
For the empty and forgotten site of Plaรงa de Lisboa we want to encourage the concept of "Citizen Activism" in relation to freedom of information and opinion that exists within the use of
Internet.
We propose to integrate the people of
HOT AIR BALLOON (emitter element)
participative design process that will involve all social Porto in a
ambits of Plaรงa de Lisboa, a temporary interactive installation that will bring together the ideas, experiences and points of view within itself, and finally the formulation of a definitive proposal for the site. This proposal has to be
defined, discussed and approved by the people, and serve as constructive and public critic for the current urban dynamics
TOTEMS (emitter and receiver element)
This Temporary Intervention will be divided in three fisical elements.
PROPOSED FUNCTIONAL CYCLE
1_ An Interactive Surface, a RECEIVING ELEMENT (equipped with sensors, real time cameras, and LED lighting) that goes beyond the perimeter of the square and occupies the immediate areas, becoming an articulating element of all the situations that occur in areas near the square. 2_ Totems, an EMITTER/RECEIVER ELEMENT, with a touch interface with internet access to give and receive information and with real time uploading capabilities.
INTERACTIVE SURFACE (receiving element)
3_A Hot Air Balloon, an EMITTER ELEMENT anchored to the square by steel cables. The balloon will be covered in its south area by photovoltaic film cells, which will convert the sun light in electrical energy, which will serve to feed all the facilities of the square. Projectors will be installed in each of the anchoring bases, projecting in real time in the balloon surface all the data collected from the surface, the totems, the blogs, and the social networks created for the square. This creates a condition that encour-
citizen participation and debate (virtual and real) within the physical space of the
ages
square, the articulation of exchange
awareness of the people through digital tools would
and meeting events, and the
activate and create a critical intervention and, therefore, a paradigm within the dynamics of public participation in decision-making within the city.
competition site
AXONOMETRIC EXPLODED VIEW
CONCEPTUAL VIEW
03 LOOKING FOR A
SYMBOL
MIXED USE BUILDING (residence + entertainment) Politecnico di Torino - MSc in Architecture (Construction) Heyri - South Korea - 2011 3rd Project Unit - In Collaboration with: Maria A. Suarez Professors: Prof. Arch. Daniele Baiotto, Prof. Arch. Cristiano Picco Grade: 30 Lode / 30
거주 도서관 화재?
(Residence + Fire = Library ?) On the first phase of the project, we were asked to individuate a theme for a Masterplan Proposal for four plots on the town of Heyri. We choose to use the symbols of the korean national flag (I Ching element pictograms: Water, Earth, Air and Fire). Being
a
mixed
BASIC PROGRAMM
use
(entertainment + residence) project we choose to mix the
FRAGMENTATION / RE-ORGANIZATION
residence an a library functions on the same building, and we choose to use the fire element as our main theme Our starting point will be the
of the site
shape
our choice will be to leave as much space for public use as possible. We locate our building to the south and east boundaries, leaving the central space open to the other sites, and leave the residence on the ground
SPACE OPTIMIZATION
library spaces underground. floor and bring most of the
The most representative element of the building will be 'the cantilevered volume of the conference rooms. With this we want to represent the meanings of the
VERTICAL CONNECTIONS
fire element
CONCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION SCHEME
according to the I Ching (wisdom, spirit illumination), by creating an enlightened element that serves as an icon for the complex. We choose to close the volumen with a perforated corten steel skin with a burning pattern, this material allows us to create a the totally enclosed volume during daytime and a transparent, light giving element that ressembles a
torch over the library.
lit
On the underground levels we locate the main shelve space, reading rooms (around 3 small courts that serve to give natural light to the rooms) and a small publishing house, there is also 'the main access to the library, which serves as a stair and as informal resting spaces . The main idea behind the project will be to make the users perceive and understand the I Ching meaning of the fire element, the acquisition of
wisdom and enlightenment through knowledge.
GENERAL PLAN
CONCEPTUAL VIEW
B
SECTION A-A'
A
C'
C
B'
A'
SECTION B-B'
PLANS
FACADE
CONCEPTUAL VIEWS
STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURE
SECTION C-C'
04 LESS EGO,
MORE ECO
12 LOW - EMISSION SOCIAL HOUSING APARTMENTS ON TOP OF AN EXISTING BUILDING Politecnico di Torino - MSc in Architecture (Construction) Bolzano - Italy - 2010 2nd Project Unit Professors: Prof. Arch. Matteo Robiglio, Prof. Eng.. Stefano Corgnati Grade 28/30
Following the strategy outlined by the city of Bolzano, the proposal involved
Apartments
roof of an existing social housing building for future expansion and adaptation to the current energy normathe
tive (Klima House Energy certification).
Common Corridor
The quantity of 12 apartments is added to the existing building, all of them under the type certification
A
Klima House SECTION A - A'
The analysis of the site focuses on the study of sun exposure and the subsequent building of the apartments,
minimize heat loss in winter and maximize natural ventilation in summer.
Existing Building
adapting them to
CONCEPT
Instead of a monolithic volume, the strategy adopted seeks to group the apartments in couples in a North - South orientation, and alternates them in both vertical and horizontal axis to produce a series of fractures on the volume that give the possibility to create small
SECTION B - B'
gardens and outdoor spaces for each apartment while
allowing solar protection and natural ventilation. The North side accommodations were designed with thick walls and few windows to conserve heat. The South side accommodation instead are designed with large glassed surfaces with mobile sunscreens in front of them
to guarantee 'thermal insulation in winter and permeability during summer. The rainwater harvesting becomes an important strategy given the amount of green areas added to the roof of the building. The rainwater is collected in a reservoir (located on the ground floor) to irrigate all the green surfaces. Another strategy used for
solar thersystems that allow the
saving energy are
mal
FACADES
production of domestic hot water, and
photovoltaic
panels to produce electricity used in the lighting of the accommodations, and pumps for the irrigation.
ENERGY STRATEGY
PLANS
05 STITCHING THE
BORDERS
URBAN INTERVENTION BETWEEN "EL AVILA" NATIONAL PARK AND "COTA MIL" HIGHWAY Universidad Central de Venezuela - Degree in Architecture Caracas - Venezuela - 2009 8th Project Unit Professor: Prof. Arch. Ana Lasala Grade: 17 / 20
The site is located an a
highway
peripheral
constructed in the city of Caracas in the 60’s that practically
separated tissue of the
the
urban
city from is biggest natural park (El Avila mountain)
appropriation of the spaces of the Cota Mil Highway (which is closed to cars on
The
Sunday morning) and the diversity of recreational activities that take place within, suggests a proposal that could grant to the adjacent spaces of the highway the ability to be used to perform the same activities and even add new uses that could be done
during the week time. The site analysis presents three key activities during the Sunday morning due to the proximity of the site to the recreation area of the
Avila
URBAN PROPOSAL
National Park El
the recreational activity has a key role, but this can be divided into various types of users : skaters, joggers, hikers and people that goes there to enjoy the views of the city. Taking advantage of the hilly terrain with
concave spaces towards the mountains and convex spaces towards the city, we proposed to occupy two spaces for place for placing recreational areas for skaters and a third space, where the access to mountain is to created a center with concentrated functions consisting in rest areas, sports areas, a home of the mountaing guards, a children's play area, a cafeteria, exercise machines and viewpoints to the city. The proposal intends to
AVAILABLE VIEWS TO THE CITY
reprogram the space of one
of the entries to El Avila National Park, reconnecting it to the tissue of the city and generating a high concentrationof recreational spaces within it, giving the
possibility that on Sundays, the highway becomes a physical extension for these activities to take place.
A sloping green platform is created which in addition to give physical protection the complex, becomes an informal viewing platform from where can be seen beautiful views of the city and the events and activities that occur on the highway on Sunday.
SECTION
CONCEPT
PLANS
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
SECTION A - A'
SECTION C - C'
CONCEPTUAL VIEWS
SECTION B - B'
06 PLAYING WITH
DEATH
UPGRADE OF THE SOUTHERN GENERAL GRAVEYARD AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CREMATORIUM BUILDING Universidad Central de Venezuela - Degree in Architecture Caracas - Venezuela - 2009 7th Project Unit Professor: Prof. Arch. Guadalupe Tamayo Grade: 18 / 20
The
proposed
exercise
was
to
General Southern Graveyard generate a proposal to turn the
into a park that could continue to provide cemetery services. The design criteria are based on the definition of the perimeter of the cemetery through a pathway that separates it from its surrounding informal neighborhoods.
The Urban Proposal seeks to preserve the area as heritage site on the two main axes
extending from the main entrance, and some representative tombs. Niches strips are located in the foothills, creating terraces with panoramic views of the park. On the perimeter formed by the internal roads of the cemetery, the interior will become park area and the outside area will not be intervened, leaving a natural background, as main element of the park. Certain buildings are proposed to provide services: funeral homes, crematories, administrative areas and training schools for workers. At the edge that faces the city's urban tissue, there is now a number of street vendors that provide services to users in the cemetery, we aim to create a building that maintains the urban front to the city where these workers could be located. We also create a square that opens into the park and fades through a floor pattern.
MODEL VIEW
The crematorium is located at the end of the second most important axis of
a flame fades, inspiring respect, monumentality and making it a recognizable object in the landscape. The building creates the cemetery, topped with
that
never
URBAN PROPOSAL WITH CREMATORIUM LOCATION
an stairway that finishes in a courtyard that serves as an extension of the street and the mainbuilding access. In the lower level its located an atrium, rooms for the final viewing, preparation and service areas and a number of little chapels. The upper level acts as a square, in which are inserted skylights for the rooms. Attached to this, there are two volumes. The volume located towards the front stands as a monu-
mental chapel,
The small volume in the rear is intended fotr the administrative offices. Adyacent to the building is a smal grid of of columbaria
forming a serie of milestones. In the remaining volume is located a little cafe with terraces overlooking the park. On site casted concrete is used throughout the building, reinforcing the atmosphere of sobriety and respect that is wanted to when sayng
well to a loved one.
fare-
CONCEPTUAL VIEWS
PLANS
SECTION A - A'
SECTION B - B'
SECTION C - C'
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