RENAN SANTOS
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BIO After graduating as an architect and urban planner at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, I decided to follow my passion for design and moved to California to start my Master in Interior Architecture. By adding an architect’s point of view to interiors, I intend to use my skills not only to complement the work of designers, but also improve people’s lives by making built environments more equitable, meeting society’s current needs and demands.
MASTER’S THESIS PROJECT: MUSEUM OF RACIAL INEQUALITY SANTA MONICA, CA
CONTACT E-mail Phone Address
archbyrenan@gmail.com (213) 214 9096 732 S Spring St, apt 807 Los Angeles, CA USA 90014
LANGUAGE Portuguese English Spanish
Native Fluent Intermediate
ALMA MATER 2017
Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
2021
Master in Interior Architecture UCLA Ext. & Cal Poly Pomona
OPGRAVEN STRATEGIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
SKILLS DRAFTING Hand Drawing | AutoCAD | Revit GRAPHIC EDITING Photoshop | Illustrator | Lightroom | LayOut VIDEO EDITING Premiere Pro | Final Cut Pro
AWARDS & HONORS PUBLICATION 2015 Metropolitan Rio: an educational experience Ch.“Arcos”, Advisor: Guilherme Lassance Rio Books. ISBN 978-85-9497-012-1 SPEAKER 2015 “Architectural Graphics for Interior Design” Speaker at FAU/UFRJ SELECTED WORK 2012 Conception of Architectural Form II Exhibition at FAU/UFRJ 2014
Interior Design I Exhibition at FAU/UFRJ
2014
Urban Project I Exhibition at FAU/UFRJ
2015
Interior Detailing Exhibition at FAU/UFRJ
CAPSULA COWORKING SPACE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, CA
ARCOS - CITY WITHIN THE BUILDING DOWNTOWN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
3D & RENDERING 3DS Max | SketchUp | VRay | Podium | Kerkythea FABRICATION 3D Printing | Laser Cutting | CNC | Physical Models
DIGITAL FABRICATION FOR STREET VENDORS DOWNTOWN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
OFFICE MS Word | Excel | PowerPoint OS Mac | Windows
REFUGE - CONCEPT HOUSE RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
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MUSEUM
AS A RESTORATIVE INSTITUTION:
SLAVERY 1619 - 1865
USING STORYTELLING TO ILLUSTRATE AND CONFRONT RACIAL INEQUALITY IN THE US MASTER’S PROJECT INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE STUDIO | INA 6940-P01 LOCATION: SANTA MONICA, CA
FOR DECADES A PORTION OF THE LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WAS ALLOWED TO LIVE IN A SMALL AREA KNOWN AS “BELMAR”, WALKING DISTANCE OF THE WELL-KNOWN INKWELL BEACH, A SECTION OF THE SANTA MONICA OCEANFRONT WHERE BLACK BEACHGOERS WERE WELCOMED. BELMAR WAS A SMALL, TIGHT-KNIT COLLECTION OF SHOTGUN-STYLE HOUSES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE ALL RESIDENTS WERE LIKE FAMILY. AS PART OF THE POST-WAR, THE POPULATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXPLODED AND CONSTRUCTION BOOMED. BELMAR WAS ACQUIRED BY THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA FOR AN EXPANSION OF ITS CIVIC CENTER. ALL REMNANTS AND TRACES OF BELMAR, ALONG WITH ITS HISTORY WERE DEMOLISHED TO PRIMARILY MAKE WAY FOR THE PROPOSED SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, WHICH QUICKLY BECAME A LANDMARK AND AN IMPORTANT VENUE. THE LONG-TIME BLACK RESIDENTS WERE FORCED TO RELOCATE TO LESS-DESIRABLE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. LIVES WERE OVERTURNED, A COMMUNITY DISMANTLED, A HISTORY ERASED AND BELMAR WAS COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES CONVERTING THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM INTO A MUSEUM OF RACIAL INEQUALITY AND SPATIAL JUSTICE. THIS WOULD BE NOT ONLY AN ACT OF HONORING THE HISTORY OF BELMAR AND OF THOSE WHO WERE NEVER REPRESENTED, BUT ALSO TO INCREASE NATIONAL AWARENESS OF HOW DAMAGING CENTURIES OF ETHNIC HATRED AND SYSTEMIC RACISM ARE TO THE UNITED STATES AS A NATION AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.
LEGAL SEGREGATION & JIM CROW LAWS 1865 - 1964
WHITE SUPREMACY 1865 - PRESENT
DE FACTO SEGREGATION, POLICE BRUTALITY & MASS INCARCERATION 1970s - PRESENT
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A PATH TO
EQUITY
ADJACENCIES
SANTA MONICA FREEWAY
UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE Creates a compression feeling on the visitor, an analogy to the submission and oppression of African Americans throughout history
CITY HALL CIVIC CENTER
COURTHOUSE AUDITORIUM / MUSEUM BELMAR APARTMENTS METRO STATION
BLACK EMPOWERMENT After crossing the mourning promenade of the Memorial, the visitors enter the African American exhibitions, characterized by an open void with triple height ceiling, symbolizing the grandiosity and richness of Black culture
INKWELL BEACH SANTA MONICA PIER
EDUCATE THE POPULATION ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
HONOR THE MEMORY OF BELMAR AND OTHER VICTIMS OF ETHNIC HATRED
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BLACK COMMUNITY IN BELMAR <1950
PSYCHOLOGICAL SEGREGATION Structural racism is represented by placing a slave pen-like structure throughout the space, creating a psychological barrier and constant feeling of segregation in the main room
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DESTRUCTION OF BELMAR 1950s
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PRESERVE THE MODERN LANDMARK + MANEUVER CITY’S FINANCIAL DEBT
LAND BACK TO BLACK COMMUNITY 2020
CIVIC AUDITORIUM 1958
GIVE THE SITE BACK TO THE BLACK PEOPLE AND MAKE IT PART OF SANTA MONICA’S CULTURAL DISTRICT
ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE The Equity Tower is a space dedicated to the speculation of a future in which segregation is not an issue anymore. An open void that gets natural light from the top guides visitors back to the underground level: the gallery turns into an exercise of humility, reverence and acknowledgment of the building’s architectural and philosophical experience
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PROGRAM & PATH
THE EXPERIENCE STEP-BY-STEP
UNDERGROUND EXIT
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UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE
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EQUITY TOWER
COMMUNAL ASSEMBLY
MEMORIAL OF HUMAN MATTER TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
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UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
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ACCESS TO EQUITY TOWER
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PARAMETRIC WOOD CEILING CONNECTING BLACK & WHITE TO THE EQUITY TOWER
SLAVE HOUSE, ALABAMA
STRATEGIC LIGHTING FOR GUIDANCE (PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT)
SHOTGUN STYLED HOUSE, SANTA MONICA
WOOD / BLACK (INTERVENTION TO HONOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE) MATERIAL INTERSECTION (EQUITY TOWER)
THE COLORS OF DISCRIMINATION: MATERIALITY, MEANING & NARRATIVE
CONCRETE BRIDGE (STRUCTURAL RACISM)
CONCRETE / WHITE (MODERN, STATUS QUO)
MODERN ARCHITECTURE OF THE SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM
WOOD CAGED STRUCTURE (AFRICAN AMERICAN PERMANENT COLLECTION)
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION
NW ELEVATION 0 5’
15’
30’
0 5’
60’
0 5’
SE ELEVATION
CROSS SECTION 0 5’ 15’
30’
0 5’
60’
15’
30’
SW ELEVATION
60’
15’
30’
60’
NE ELEVATION 15’
30’
60’
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ADM
OPEN TO BELOW
EQUITY TOWER
OPEN TO BELOW KITCHEN RESTAURANT
STORAGE
ADM
CONCOURSE PLAN 0 5’ 15’
30’
60’
OPEN TO BELOW
EQUITY TOWER
INTERIOR WALKWAY
ORIGINAL STAGE
OPEN TO BELOW
STORAGE
GIFT SHOP
GROUND FLOOR PLAN 0 5’ 15’
30’
60’ WC
STAFF ROOMS
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS EQUITY TOWER
FOYER
MEMORIAL
EXIT
PERMANENT COLLECTION
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
WC STORAGE
MEMORIAL VIEW
BASEMENT PLAN 0 5’ 15’
30’
60’
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O P G R AV E N AMSTERDAM STRATEGIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING MASTER’S STUDIO B | INA 5210 LOCATION: AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS FOR THIS PROJECT, THE CHALLENGE WAS TO USE A 17TH CENTURY DUTCH RENAISSANCE PAINTING AS A STARTING POINT AND FROM THE CANVAS DEVELOP A VISUAL/FORMAL/MATERIAL CONCEPT. FROM “STILL LIFE WITH HERRING AND OYSTERS” BY FLORIS VAN DYCK, MATERIAL QUALITIES, FINISHES AND FORMS WERE EXPLORED TO PROPOSE A STRATEGIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A PRESERVED 17TH CENTURY HOUSE LOCATED IN THE CANAL DISTRICT OF AMSTERDAM, ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE AREAS OF THE CITY, THAT FACES AN INCREASING GENTRIFICATION. ZOOMING IN THE HERRINGS’ FISH SCALE, ITS BIOLOGICAL FEATURES REVEAL A PATTERN THAT IS IDENTIFIED, RESHAPED AND REUSED AS AN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT. THE ARRAY IS MEANT TO ACOMODATE THE STUDIOS, JUXTAPOSED IN DYNAMIC RHYTHM YET FOLLOWING THE MATERIAL PALETTE ACHIEVED FROM THE ARTWORK.
OUR LORD IN THE ATTIC 38 OUDEZIJDS VOORBURGWAL
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EXISTING BEAMS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCEPT + STRUCTURE
HOUSING UNITS ARRAY & MATERIALITY WOOD GLASS
ROOF INTERVENTION METALLIC TRUSS
COMMUNAL RECEPTION
SKYLIGHT LIGHT + GUIDANCE EXISTING BEAMS
CLUSTER 2
SKYLIGHT
STRATEGIC EXVACATION PRESERVATION OF ALTAR
ALLEY + PIAZZA
STRATEGIC PROTECTION
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PROPOSED ROOF
CROSS SECTION
CLUSTER 1
CANAL + PIAZZA
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C1
C2 L
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C1
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0
C2
5TH FLOOR PLAN 30’
C1
ROOF VIEW
C2 L
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C1
5’
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C2
4TH FLOOR PLAN 30’
C1
C2 L
L
CROSS SECTIONS 0
5’
15’
30’
15’
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C2
3RD FLOOR PLAN
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C2 PROJ. WALKWAY
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C1
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C2
2ND FLOOR PLAN 30’
C1
C2 L
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ATRIUM / PIAZZA’S VIEW
15’
LONG SECTION
C1
0
C2
1ST FLOOR PLAN 30’
0
DUPLEX STUDIO
5’
15’
ENTRANCE & RECEPTION
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CAPSULA
COWORKING SPACE MASTER’S STUDIO A | INA 5110 LOCATION: DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES HOW CAN ONE DESIGN AN INTERIOR SPACE THAT MEETS A COMPLEX PROGRAM, THE CURRENT SOCIAL DEMAND OF DTLA WHILE ENCLOSED IN AN EXISTING, RIGID BUILDING? TAKING THE IDEA OF ENCAPSULATION TO THE ABANDONED BEAUX-ARTS BUILDING, THE INTERVENTION IS ENVELOPED BY THE HISTORICAL FAÇADE – THAT IS NOW REACTIVATED BY A SERIES OF STRATEGIC EXTRUSIONS THROUGHOUT THE GROUND FLOOR – CONNECTING THE PROGRAM WITH THE SIDEWALK AND INVITING THOSE WHO WALK BY TO TAKE A GLIMPSE AND CHECK THE SPACE OUT. TO BREAK THE AUSTERITY OF TRADITIONAL WORKSPACES, COLOR AND TRANSPARENCY ARE USED THOROUGHLY TO OFFER A MORE WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE AND COMPLEMENT THE PLAYFUL, TETRIS-SHAPED ARCHITECTURE. THERE ARE NO WALLS OR CIRCULATION RESTRICTIONS, AS EACH SPACE WAS MEANT TO BE OCCUPIED BY EVERYONE. RED IS USED NOT ONLY AS A COLOR, BUT AS A STATEMENT: THE PATH OF CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS BRANCHES ANALOGOUSLY LIKE A TREE, CONNECTING ALL THE ELEMENTS.
FORMER SILVERWOOD’S BUILDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
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CAPSULA
DN
DTLA
UP
0" 5'-
STAFF & WC
READING
5'0"
STUDY CAPSULES AND SHARED WORKSTATIONS OFFER DIFFERENT DEGREES OF PRIVACY AND SOCIAL DISTANCING
RELIEF / GATHERING SPACES ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT
COWORKING AREA
MAKER AREA
RECEPTION
EXTRUSIONS ON THE FAÇADE CONNECT THE PROGRAM WITH DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
0’
5’
15’
0
5’
15’
CROSS SECTION
DN
UP
STUDY/WORK CAPSULES
LIBRARY
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
0’
5’
15’
WORKING CAPSULES VIEW
DN
UP
ADMINISTRATION
LOCATED AT THE HEART OF BROADWAY
“MIXED-USE IN A BOX”
PROGRAM | SUMMARY STUDY CAPSULES 960 SF
ADM 1,265 SF
LIBRARY 1,490 SF
COWORKING 2,910 SF
LOBBY+ SUPPORT 1,265 SF
MAKER AREA 1,115 SF
LIBRARY
STUDY/WORK CAPSULES
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
0’
5’
15’
MAX DENSITY
ALTERNATED DENSITY LIBRARY VIEW
CIRCULATION BRANCHES
MAKER AREA + LIBRARY LOBBY + ADM + SUPPORT COWORKING + STUDY
PROGRAM SUMMARY PROGRAM SUMMARY PROGRAM SUMMARY
RECEPTION VIEW
COWORKING AREA
LONG SECTION
0
5’
15’
2015
PROJECT
CHOSEN + PUBLISHED
ARCOS
OPEN-USE AND HYBRID TYPOLOGIES AS A MODEL OF CHANGE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT FOR THE CONTEMPORARY CITY | FAP634 LOCATION: DOWNTOWN RIO DE JANEIRO LOCATED BETWEEN THE CORPORATE DOWNTOWN AND LAPA, RIOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEART OF BOHEMIA, ARCOS IS A PROPOSAL OF AN UNUSUAL MIXTURE OF PROGRAMS TO UNITE AREAS THAT WERE BEFORE SEPARATED, PHYSICALLY AND SOCIALLY. HABITATION, RETAIL, OFFICES, LEISURE SPACES AND A TRAM STATION, ALL INSERTED IN THE SAME BUILDING: THE VERTICAL VOLUME INTERCONNECTS THE PROGRAM WHILE THE HORIZONTAL ONE CONSOLIDATES THE PROJECT AS AN UNIFYING ELEMENT IN THE DENSE AND HISTORICAL URBAN CONTEXT. THE FORMULA WAS OBTAINED BY PROVIDING AN ARCHITECTURAL DEVICE THAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL PART OF THE CITY, OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, AN ICONIC BUILDING AND A COMMUNITY.
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PROMENADE IN PHYSICAL MODEL AERIAL VIEW - PHYSICAL MODEL
CARIOCA AQUEDUCT (LAPA ARCHES) - DETAIL
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DIGITAL FABRICATION FOR STREET VENDORS IN RIO DE JANEIRO BARCH THESIS PROJECT | FAW590 | FAWX01 LOCATION: DOWNTOWN RIO DE JANEIRO
EPHEMERAL OR PERMANENT, THERE IS ONE MUTUAL THING BETWEEN URBAN INTERVENTIONS: THEY LEAVE UNDENIABLE MARKS ON EVERYONE WHO INTERACTS WITH THEM. FOLLOWING THIS IDEA, IT IS OBSERVED THAT ONE GROUP THAT IS VERY FAMILIAR TO THE CARIOCA CITIZEN - THE CAMELÃ&#x201D;S - CAN BE ALSO CONSIDERED AN INTERVENTION, AS THEY ACT AS ENABLERS OF THE PUBLIC SPACE, TURNING THE INFORMAL RETAIL INTO A SOCIAL PHENOMENON. USING DIGITAL FABRICATION AND MASS CUSTOMIZATION, THE STREET RETAIL IS RETHOUGHT: THE NEW MODULE, ADAPTABLE AND FOLDABLE, BREAKS THE PARADIGM THAT THE ACTIVITY IS RELATED TO DISORDER, AS SOON AS IT IS ACNOWLEDGED THAT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION DO NOT DEGENERATE, BUT ENRICH THE CITY.
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AXONOMETRY
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STUDY CAPSULES 960 SQ FT
ADM STUDY CAPSULES 1,263.45 960SQSQFTFT
LIBRARY STUDYADM CAPSULES 1,487.85 SQFT FT 960 SQ 1,263.45 SQ FT
ADM LIBRARY 1,263.45 SQSQ FTFT 1,487.85
COWORKING 2,910.77 SQ FT
LOBBY COWORKING + SUPPORT 1,263.45 SQ FT SQ FT 2,910.77
MAKER AREA COWORKING LOBBY + SUPPORT 1,114.48 SQ FTSQ FT SQ FT 2,910.77 1,263.45
LOBBY + SUPPORT MAKER AREA 1,263.45 SQSQ FTFT 1,114.48
ORIGAMI FORM CONCEPTION
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HA LIBRARY 1,487.85 SQ FT ST. MAKER AREA 1,114.48 SQ FT
MINISTRO EDUARDO ESPÍNOLA SQUARE AREA OF STUDY (ERASMO BRAGA AVE)
MENEZES CÔRTES PARKING GARAGE
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JOSÉ
SECTORIZATION AND SITUATION SCHEMES
ST.
VARIOUS POSSIBILITIES OF THE MODULE, THAT IS FOLDABLE AND PORTABLE
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PROPOSED MODEL
ACTUAL SITUATION
LOCAL PRODUCTION LOW TRANSPORTATION COST
ACTIVE CONSUMERS
EASY ADOPTION WORLWIDE
WASTE REDUCTION
MASS CUSTOMIZATION
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2012
CFAII EXPO
SELECTED 2012 PROJECT CFA|| EXPO
SELECTED PROJECT
R E F U G E REFUGE REFUGE HABITATION DESIGNED HABITATION FROM A DESIGNED KEYWORD: HABITATION DESIGNED FROM A KEYWORD:
FROM A KEYWORD: ISOLATION ISOLATION ISOLATION CONCEPTION OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM 2 LOCATION: FUNDÃO ISLAND, RIO DE JANEIRO
CONCEPTION OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM 2 | FAR122 LOCATION: ISLAND, JANEIROA ALL I HADFUNDÃO IN HAND WASRIOADEWORD, YEAR:SITE 2012AND | AREA: 78 SQ M DOWNHILL THE CHALLENGE. AUTHOR: RENAN SANTOS
THE ORGANIC FORM AND STRONG LINES CAME UP FROM SKETCHES, WHICH ALSO ALL I HAD THE IN HAND WAS A WORD, A DOWNHILL GUIDED PLACEMENT OF THE HOUSE ON THE THE IDEA WAS MAKE THE SITE AND SITE. THE CHALLENGE. THE TO ORGANIC FORM AREA’S TOPOGRAPHY SIMULATE A LIVING AND STRONG LINES CAME UP FROM SKETCHES, CREATURE, DELINEATING THE HOUSE WHICH ALSO GUIDED THE OBJECT PLACEMENT FORM AND EMBRACING IT. ON THE SITE. THE IDEA WAS TO MAKE THE TWO MAIN “ARMS” CROSS EACH OTHER, AREA’S TOPOGRAPHY SIMULATE LIVING GENERATING A CENTRAL CAVITY,AWHERE THE ACCESS IS LOCATED. THE RESULT IS CREATURE, DELINEATING THE HOUSE FORM AND A BURIED HOUSE, WITHIIT.ITS LIGHTING EMBRACING CAPTURED BY STRATEGIC OPENINGS ON TWO MAIN “ARMS” CROSSING EACH OTHER THE CEILING AND WALLS, REINFORCING WERE PROPOSED, GENERATING A CENTRAL THE IDEA OF ISOLATION IN THE HOME. CAVITY, WHERE THE ACCESS IS LOCATED. THE
RESULT IS A BURIED HOUSE, WITH ITS LIGHTING DONE BY STRATEGIC OPENINGS ON THE CEILING
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PERSPECTIVE + PHYSICAL MODEL
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