Architectural Portfolio

VERÓNICA EMILIA TAPIA ABRIL

P O R T F O L I O 2014-2020 veta16@gmail.com

VERÓNICA EMILIA TAPIA ABRIL architect E D U C AT I ON MASTER DEGREE ARCHITECT DEGREE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

CONTACTS

KU Leuven 2018-2020 University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay 2008-2015 Wayzata High School, Plymouth, Minnesota 2007-2008 Unidad Educativa Salesiana María Auxiliadora, Cuenca, Azuay 2000-2007

E X P E RI E NCE architect INTECO Lda. / Cuenca / April 2016-July 2018

Phone: (+32) 484 08 6476 Mail: veta16@gmail.com Address: Noordstraat 27 Ghent, 9000 Date of Birth: 24 august 1989 Nationality: Ecuadorian

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Rehabilitation of Cuenca’s airport, “Mariscal La Mar”.

Drafting rehabilitation project for the Technological American College institute.

Participation: drafting and budgets for the “Evaluation studies, technical feasibility and definitive design of water supply systems for the communities of Jabaspamba El Tejar, Rumipamba, Zhizho, Guaguazhumi and Zhagal y Luz y Guía.

Municipal procedures for minor projects, building permits and other regulations.

architect University of Cuenca-DIUC / Cuenca / February-March 2016 Project “Criteria for Assessment of Building Sustainability in Emerging Countries: the Case of Ecuador” •

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Development of the online surveys on Bioclimatic Strategies Communication and dissemination of project results in a seminar workshop on Sustainable Architecture in the Case Ecuador Collaboration in draft of article “Evaluation of Thermal Luminic Behavior in Vernacular Adobe Homes in the South of Ecuador” Developing checklists for evaluating sustainability parameters in Ecuador

contractor for gathering project information University of Cuenca-DIUC / Cuenca / October-December 2015 Project “Criteria for Assessment of Building Sustainability in Emerging Countries: the Case of Ecuador” • Determination of five routes and tracks in the study area • Data recollection of houses in the five routes • Documentation of records and study variables

research assistant University of Cuenca-DIUC / Cuenca / September-February 2015 Project “Architecture and Construction in Ecuador in services of the Sustainable Construction”

LANGUAGES

English C1 French C1 Dutch A1 Spanish mother tongue

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Gather information of studies related to the main goals of the project Graphics for the ECOINVOLUCRATE online course and article

research assistant University of Cuenca-DIUC / Cuenca / March-September 2015 Project “Criteria for Assessment of Building Sustainability in Emerging Countries: the Case of Ecuador” • • •

Gather field data information of ancestral houses in 4 regions Test validity of census colection methods in dwellings in the south of Ecuador Review of documents about passive strategies used in the coast of Ecuador

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HOBBIES & INTERESTS

SKILLS AND SOFTWARE 3D and 2D Modeling

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Energy Analysis

Interest in landscape and

Experience in the use of BIM (revit) for personal and work projects since 2012.

Volunteer for Blue Circle Voices at the International Diabetes Association to raise awareness.

Interest in arts, music and classic ballet education.

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Autodesk Revit Autodesk AutoCAD Sketchup

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Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign

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ArcGIS QGIS

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Autodesk Ecotech DesignBuilder Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Course Program (BPAC)

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InterPro 2010 Project

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Microsoft Office

PUBLICATIONS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS “Methodology for the Analysis and Implementation of Natural Light Control Systems in on Office Building”

2011 Third place, “Mi Barrio el corazón de Cuenca” (My neighborhood, Cuenca’s Heart). A competition for parks furniture design, General Tire program of corporated social responsibility.

Tapia Abril, V. & Rosas, M. (2016). Metodología para el Análisis e Implementación de Sistemas de Control De Luz Natural en un Edificio de Oficinas. In Habitat sustentable Experiencias Lationoamericanas Arquisur. Concepción: Universidad del Bío-Bío.

Agreed Statements of the Workshop-Seminar: “Sustainable Architecture” A Bioclimatic Strategies Approach: the Ecuadorian Case Alvear Calle, I., Sánchez, A., Tapia Abril, A., & Ordoñez Alvarado, G. (2016). Agreed Statements of the Workshop-Seminar: “Sustainable Architecture” A Bioclimatic Strategies Approach: The Ecuadorian Case. ESTOA, 9, 149-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.18537/est. v005.n009.14

“Energetic Architectural Rehabilitation (Natural Lighting) Of Miduvi Building At Office Hours” Tapia Abril, V. & Rosas, M. (2015). Energetic architectural rehabilitation (Natural Lighting) of MIDUVI building at office hours (Bachelor Degree). Universidad de Cuenca.

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SOCIAL www.linkedin.com/in/v-emiliatapia-abril-855317198

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Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate BPAC V 3.0-February 2017. December 12 2017.

“Arquitectura Latinoamericana en internet” Certificate of GO GALERIA DE OFICIOS 1111-2017 Participation“Taller Regional de Mejoramiento Integral de Barrios” in Cuenca from the 21 to the 22 of octubre 2016.

XX Congress Arquisur: HABITAT SUSTAINABLE AMERICAN EXPERIENCES realized at the University of Bío-Bío on 28, 29 and 30 September 2016.

Data Management and Visualization (online) 28/10/2015 Regression Modeling in Practice(online) 01/06/2016 Data Analysis Tools(online)30/11/2015 Encounter of innovation and research on architecture and city Llacta CAMP2.0, The city as a process (16 hours) 12/02/2015-14/02/2015 Seminar “CONSTRUCTION IS ALSO SUSTAINABLE” in the framework of the International Congress Educatio for sustainable archtecutre (20 academic hours) 02/02 / 2015-06 / 02/2015

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MA AS STER D DII S S E R RTAT TAT I O N 01. Urban voids to intertwine Greenwich to the Hudson River Park

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AR C HI T E C T UR AL P R O JE C T S 02. Future rural schools for Morocco “La Réserve” 03. Re-Brick Hoogpoort Sustainable City

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UR B AN P R O JE C T S 04. Community Garden in Dendermonde 05. Genk Steimer Valley minimal intervention

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AR C HI T E C T T HE S I S 0 6. Energetic Architectural Rehabilitation (Natural Lighting) of MIDUVI Building at Office Hours

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Urban voids to intertwine Greenwich to the Hudson River Park

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Veronica Emilia Tapia Abril

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Arch.Hannes Van Damme

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June 2020

How can an architectural intervention create continuity between the Hudson River Park and Greenwich Village? This connection should have a positive effect and allow the community to express the traits that identified it as a diverse and action driven community. West Avenue functions as a barrier to protect the neighborhood from natural disasters and the traffic of the highway. This condition should be preserved.

The proposal is to create pedestrian continuity and give the community spaces to claim. Connection is developed with voids. Defined on a small scale as empty plots between two territories, these spaces are used to create pocket parks for short interactions daily activities. On a big scale these void areas are difficult to redevelop and hold social and architectural value for the neighbors. The housing development design acts as a void because it regulates the rent so that the area can stay affordable for the oldest residents.

The added value of the proposal is to invest in collective spaces rather than public ones.This empowers the community, consequently inviting the locals to directly profit from it.

Apply flooding strategies to protect neighborhood PRIVATE

Use Existing structures to create the commercial Store front

COLLECTIVE-CONTROLED OPEN -COLLECTIVE PUBLIC COLLECTIVE CONTROL-COLLECTIVE PRIVATE

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COLLECTIVE SPACES IN WEEKAWKEN STREET AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

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Future rural schools for Morocco “La Réserve”

Proyect Team: Verónica Emilia Tapia Abril María Fernanda Gonzales Duque Tutors: Catherine Mengé Laurens Bekemans Year: June 2019

Sidi Bous’hab Community School takes into consideration the school’s future goals and its potentials. We used a formal and technical analysis of the existing resources to enhance its potential and allow the school to become a community school.

The proposal follows three main concepts: landscape, bioclimatic strategies and architectural program, which together generates a coherent and well adapted project.

The landscape design strategy focuses on converting the concrete islands into bioclimatic zones to reduce temperature variations, ensuring the students’ well being. These areas help divide the school into an “oasis”.

The bioclimatic design strategy takes into consideration the aspects of climate. Due to the region’s arid climate, we aim to increase air circulation and reduce active heating without reducing the amount of sunlight.

The architectural strategies acknowledge the importance of local tradition by embracing the vernacular architecture of the village, we propose a building that is suitable and compatible with the area.

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DESIGN STRATEGY DESIGN PROCESS

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- New walls are poured over the existing rammed earth walls - New rammed earth walls are constructed facing inner patio

- South rammed earth wall is cut down by 2.5m - Separation of controlled play ground and outdoors natural play ground

- A pergola is located on the south of the building to provide a cover open playground - It controls the children’s activities - Minimization of dust blowing in inside the patio - Acts as canopy to redirect the wind

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OUTDOORS COVERED PLAYGROUND - Transition area from controlled playground to natural playground - Provides shade against sunlight from south -Allows wind to easily access the inner patio

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- Central location. Easy access - Existing water points - Separated from learning and playground area - Septic tank location away from circulation areas

- Provides shading for classrooms - Creates a controlled open playground - Brings all the volumes together in a common space

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RE-BRICK HOOGPOORT SUSTAINABLE CITY

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Proyect Team: Verónica Emilia Tapia Abril María Fernanda González Duque, Ranjana Shah, Ying Zhao, Kitti Gazdag, Year: June 2019

The project is a climate focused design in the context of a sustainable city for Hoogpoort 37 buildings. The building design focuses on materials properties towards a passive sustainable project.

Furthermore it aims to economize on transportation, implement passive strategies, profit and respect the site context.

The design uses existing brick constructions as the main material source and challenges its capacities to be reused, recycled and reclaimed. Furthermore, 80% of reclaimed brick can be reused and it can be recycled as aggregates for other materials such as Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB).

The project includes 20 housing units, with shared areas in addition to commercial areas to promote materials reuse. It is developed in phases and the building is made up of adaptable units. The project proposes assisted living as a strategy to diversify the demography of the area and encourage a permanent population.

Furthermore the project desires to explore the material qualities of brick and raw earth, to provide residents with living areas that will ensure the wellbeing of the inhabitants and answer to passive heating and cooling strategies, using the material potentialities.

Volume of buildings to demolish: Onderstraat

Volume of brick buildings: 1361 m2

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The focus of this work is Dendermonde’s Dammen neighborhood.

This area has presented various housing developments since 1950. Dendermonde is a town that due to its strategic location in the Flanders triangle, has shown a growth in migrant population that chosses it for housing. Nevertheless, the structure of the neighborhood is kept which means that spaces such as small pathways, streets and courtyards are left out as spaces that show a lack of characteristics, use and appropriation. The courtyard areas on the Dammen neighborhood have similar characteristics to the traditional beguinage.

This design is centered in a courtyard typology, where there is a communal or public area surrounded by houss that are accessed by the back garden. xterior Reclaimed bridge Air wap Thermal insulation, flax Waterproof membrane BTC load-bearing wall Plaster Interior

Community gardens improve the feeling of community, develop a sense of security, ownership, foster the development of a community identity and spirit, bringing people from different backgrounds together.

In the project the levels of privacy are created with the use of the existing garage structures as spaces that offer two levels of interaction. The ground floor is open for the garden user’s needs and a second level is where the home owners can see and be part of it without a direct interaction in the garden.

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Moreover, the spaces in the garden offer also a level of privacy through vegetation barriers. There are three types of barriers: one made with fruit trees that are meant to become a screen for the home owners, a second that works as a protection wall for specific activities and a third one of lower bushes and flowers that screen public areas and also works as a green wall to encourage ecologic food production.

Exterior Wooden floor reclaimed 2 cm Wooden joist 5x5 cm every 40 cm Wooden beam 15x10 cm every 90cm Wood furring Plasterboard ceiling Interior

Metal ties Vapor barrier Reclaimed brick 210x100x50

Exterior Metal water barrier Exterior mullion Glass of 18mm Interior wooden mullion Interior

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The spaces generated in the yard offer spaces for diversity of greenery, shading and sitting areas inside and in the edges of the garden, two large areas for crop plantations and areas for children playing. In the periphery the uses vary form storage areas, community cooking areas, dining areas and educational areas.

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EXISTING PLAYGROUND

PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY

Currently has two pedestrian accesses and one mixt pedestrian and car access. Circulation in the park is done only around playground area.

Pedestrian pathways towards social housing developments and directed towards the areas in the communal areas of the community garden.

SHARED STORAGE AREAS

COMMUNITY GARDEN DIVERSE PROGRAM

Pedestrian pathways towards social housing developments and directed towards the areas in the communal areas of the community garden.

Areas inside the community garden are programmed to create a protective barrier for the houses with access from the courtyard. There designated spaces for all ages such as playgrounds, learning and resting activities.

HOUSING OF SOCIAL INTEREST FOR HIGH MOUNTAIN CLIMATE

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Proyect Team: VerĂłnica Emilia Tapia Abril Tutor: Bart Van Gassen Year:

Jan 2020

The studio focus is on proposals to reconstruct the Stiemer Valley and link it socially, culturally and ecologically. The goal is to improve the blue green system of Genk to prepare it for climate change challenges. The proposal is framed along the natural area close to the sport park, as an addition to the Master Plan of the Stiemer Valley.

Today the Stiemer is an abandoned field in between major avenues and in the back of residential areas. The creek was canalized and its richness reduced to a sewage collector. The canalized creek collects rainwater and seepage water. This sewage overflows and contaminates the clean water meanders every rainy season.

My proposal aims to create awareness towards in the ecosystem of the meanders.

I believe that it’s important to consider the proximity to public spaces and residential developments as an opportunity to design a transition to the natural reserve forest area.

The intervention developed paths, as a way of discovering a landscape that has been overlooked and neglected (The Swiss Way, by George Decombes). The goal is to valorize what is already there, the old meander; amplify its potential as a natural ecosystem, water retention system and natural viewpoints. This is done with a basic structure that like, the meander, is a remains of the previous interaction of the inhabitants with the water.

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EXISTING TREES The existing flora of the area is adequate for the landscape, it helps stabilize the creek area.

It slows erosion and preserves biodiversity.

DIG OUT To increase water retention in the area and provide controlled flooding. This will give a diverse recreational program and refuge for endemic species .

FILL IN To balance the earth works, we proposed dry areas. To protect existing flora and shape the interactive landscape with paths.

TERRACE Terraces are created in the area to let the water in, and make the system more visible. It allows water to shape the landscape.

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The path crosses the water reservoir area in a straight walk that allows users to cross the old meander.

This path is a 1.20m walk that is accessible for all users. it offers some alternative narrower paths, for the most adventurous.

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Energetic Architectural Rehabilitation (Natural Lighting) of MIDUVI Building at Office Hours”

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Arq. Oswaldo Barrera Arq. Patricio Hidalgo

Project Team:

Verónica Emilia Tapia Abril María Paz Rosas

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The thesis aims to improve working spaces in office buildings.

The study case of the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MIDUVI) building, located in the historic center of Cuenca, Ecuador. It is a building constructed in the 70’s, that has undergone multiple adaptations to fulfill the requirements of an institutional building; its actual energy program requirements are from 08h00 to 17h00.

The challenge was to work in a historical context, with a public budget, therefore the architectural elements used have to offer maximum benefits with minimal inversion, furthermore the surroundings must not be affected by the intervention.

The thesis developed a methodology to study the current condition with modular simulations, and verification of insitum data.

The building faces north-west, its surrounding volumes mainly affects the ground floor illumination, while the upper floors receive illumination throughout the year in all its facades due to the average two story levels of the constructions

centrall block vertical circulation 3 levels terrace cafeteria BUILDING CONFIGURATION

4 levels no access to the rooftop

The different combinations of the devices simulated in the module respond to the comfort parameters and result in proposals that seek to generate a working space adapted to the needs of the user and reduce the requirements of artificial lighting during the work day. In the East, the devices have the purpose of bringing light to the bottom of the room and reduce the brightness in front of the window, and in the North it is to reduce the brightness in the corner areas.

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