Undergraduate Portfolio 2015 | Fabiola Ar. Ramirez

This portfolio contains the design work of

FABIOLA ARROYO RAMÍREZ

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Applicant UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO | ARCHITECTURE UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2015 SELECTED WORKS 2011-2014

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| SELECTED WORKS 2011 - 2014

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Lopez-Guerra Residence

Fall-Winter 2014

Waterfront | Arecibo, PR.

Spring-Summer 2014

Single Family House| Quebradillas, PR.

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Partition: Miramar Housing Spring-Summer 2014 Mixed Use | San Juan, PR

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Luminic Object

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The Banyan Route

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Fuentes del Valle: H.S.

Fall-Winter 2011

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Paseo de las Damas

Alvar Aalto Inspired Lamp Analysis

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Spring-Summer 2013

Veterinary Clinic| Hato Rey, PR.

Botanical Laboratory Fall-Winter 2012

Research Center| Río Piedras, PR

Fall-Winter 2012

Sculptural Staircase| Río Piedras, PR

Spring-Summer 2011

Single Family House| San Juan, PR.

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VHT: Hato Rey

PASEO DE LAS DAMAS Waterfront proposal in the Victor Rojas Plaza

18°28'21.55"N 66°42'42.10"W

The proposal for the new Paseo de las Damas at the end of the Gonzalo Marín st., strived to retain the original look of the old plaza of Victor Rojas which had a connection through a wide staircase that ended in the riverbank. Today, many fisherman enjoy the small space left of the shore after the town inserted vehicle roads.

By extending again the staircase into the water and making new pedestrian walkways in the waterfront and open public spaces, it integrates better with the existent plaza and makes for a great ending park for a more walkable city.

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PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | FALL-WINTER 2014 LOCATION GONZALO MARÍN ST. | ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO INSTRUCTOR[S] EMILIO MARTÍNEZ CIMADEVILLA | MAGDALENA CAMPOS URRUTIA DESIGN F. ARROYO MEDIA AUTOCAD | HAND DRAWING | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR

Traffic redirection Riverbank

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Ocean front

Area of intervention Fishing area Connection between plazas

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Victor Rojas Plaza

Boardwalk Fishing Deck

Riverbank Staircase

A Floor fountain of the plaza Proposal FABIOLA ARROYO RAMÍREZ

The Gonzalo Marín Street is turned into a pedestrian street only that directly connects the towns plaza with the victor rojas plaza in the Paseo de las Damas waterfront.

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PARTITION: MIRAMAR HOUSING Multifamily Housing in San Juan

PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | SPRING-SUMMER 2014 LOCATION CALLE MONSERRATE | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO INSTRUCTOR[S] MIGUEL DEL RÍO | MIGUEL CALZADA DESIGN TEAM F. ARROYO, G. RODRIGUEZ MEDIA SKETCHUP | VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTOCAD

18°27'11.9"N 66°04'40.7"W

This housing complex is located in the neighborhood of

entertainment and interaction between the apartments and the

Miramar in San Juan; a dense area of buildings with little to no

street level commercial establishments during the day and a

public spaces like parks or plazas for its many apartment

private area for the residents at night. In addition, the facade

owning residents. The Partition building develops around the

also fosters interaction between people; a systems of open

idea of creating a social environment of interaction for its

and closed balconies with operable windows give movement

residents by dividing the building into two separate complexes

to the facade and create connection between neighbors.

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division of volume into two separate buildings

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adjust the height of buildings to context.

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rooftop terrace. first floor commerce. interior patio entrance

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residence tower setbacks & balconies

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lower apartment setbacks & balconies

Condado Lagoon

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that create an interior garden that serves as an open space for

Cosmopolitan apartment complex

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residence towers apartment complexes

Site currently empty parking lot Caldera Café coffee shop Don Juan restaurant

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SOUTHERN FACADE. DIVISION OF THE BUILDING CREATES AN INTERIOR PATIO & COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS ON THE 1ST FLOOR

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Parapet in concrete with gravel layer of protection

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Double roller curtain fabric

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Projecting frosted and transparent glass window & white aluminum frame

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Glass sliding doors system

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Galvanized metal railings

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Balcony drip sill

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Gypsum board ceiling suspended on metal hooks

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1'x1' Ceramic tile

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Recessed LED lighting system

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A THE HOUSE CAPTURES THE VIEWS BY MIRRORING THE HORIZON

LÓPEZ-GUERRA RESIDENCE

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Family Vacation Home

PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | SPRING-SUMMER 2014 LOCATION TERRANOVA CLL PANORÁMICA | QUEBRADILLAS, PUERTO RICO INSTRUCTOR[S] MIGUEL DEL RÍO | MIGUEL CALZADA DESIGN F. ARROYO MEDIA RHINO | VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTOCAD

18°29'14.0"N 66°55'31.4"W

The Lopez-Guerra residence is a family vacation home of a

practice skateboarding, a workshop/storage space in the

young couple with two children with love for the beach and

house dedicated to working with their sports equipment,

extreme sports. The project strived to please the family’s

capability to see the water from every point of the house, etc.),

desire to make a small house the family and their guests

the design sought to take advantage of the panoramic view

together in an ample space that blurred the lines between

and the northeasterly breeze. The concept focused on creat-

outdoor activities and the indoors. Located atop a lot that

ing a space connected by a water element: an Infinity pool.

ends in a 40 foot (12m) tall sea cliff that predominantly looks

This item aids by cooling the rooms in addition to providing a

East, along with certain specific requirements from the clients

tropical environment of relaxation. The rectangular volumetry

as to what they wanted to see in the design (ie. a small area to

reflects the horizon and allows every room to enjoy the view.

A bar shapes the program in order for each room to take advantage of the view

An infinity pool shapes the eastern facade of the house

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Southern patios and an ample living room connect the house with the exterior ATLANTIC OCEAN

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Operable doors shade the eastern facade and open the rooms for natural ventilation

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THE OPERABLE DOORS MAKE A CONNECTION BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AND PROVIDES NATURAL VENTILATION

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GABION 3' X 2'-6" BASKET STONE FILL SIZE RANGES FROM 4" IN DIA. MIN. - 10" DIA. MAX.

3" DIAMETER STEEL COLUMN

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POLYESTER FLEECE DRAINAGE EMBANKMENT

Roofing underlay, Waterproofing, insulation and vapor control layers Metal Rafters

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MOISTURE BARRIER COMPACTED GRAVEL

DRAINAGE PIPE

Corrugated Galvalume roofing sheets 5.58’(ft.) length, with 6.55”(in.) gutter

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Wood plank decking exposed as ceiling Medium slope wooden roof structure | Wooden 1-3/4” frame windows Reinforced concrete roof slabs 1/4” per ft. slope for drainage

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2’x3’ Gabion wall enclosed patios & wooden pergolas

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1-3/4” wooden frame sliding doors | 2’ wooden louvers

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Terrace | Concrete vanishing edge pool | concrete planter

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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

ROOFING MEMBRANE SEALANT 2'-6"

SHEET METAL PARAPET CAP SLOPED TO DRAIN ROOF SIDE ROUGH PLASTER CONCRETE WALL

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3" DIAMETER STEEL COLUMN 1-3/4" X 7/8" WOOD FRAME AWNING WINDOWS MESH REINFORCING SPACERS 1000 GAUGE MEMBRANE CONCRETE SUB-SLAB

WOOD SLIDING DOOR FLUSH MOUNTED FLOOR SILL 1" x 2" HARDWOOD FLOORING

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3/8" SCREED AND WATERPROOFING POLISHED CONCRETE SURFACE

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POLYESTER FLEECE DRAINAGE EMBANKMENT DRAINAGE PIPE

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LUMINIC OBJECT Alvar Aalto Inspired Analysis

PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | FALL-WINTER 2011 INSTRUCTOR[S] EMILIO MARTÍNEZ CIMADEVILLA DESIGN F. ARROYO MEDIA AUTOCAD | HAND DRAWING

This project explored an object or artifact with real materials where the attributes and qualities of the materials are explored: features such as opacity, transparency or translucency are investigated, plus textures, stiffness and flexibility. The light object dialogues with the Aalto Vase of the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), in the shape and flexibility of wood. The lamp has an acrilic frame that supports an outer

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the piece, utilizing one of the architect's favorite materials: layer of thin veneer tiger wood; it has two pieces similar in form to that of the Aalto Vase that fit and hang from one another.

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LAMP SECTION

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A MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CLINIC ON THE FIRST FLOOR.

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Veterinary Clinic

PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | SPRING-SUMMER 2013 LOCATION HATO REY | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO INSTRUCTOR[S] ADRIANA BULTRÓN | MARCO TREVISANI DESIGN TEAM F. ARROYO, M. MORETTA MEDIA SKETCHUP | VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTOCAD

18°25'22.66"N 66° 3'26.64"W

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The Hato Rey Veterinary Clinic is located in the heart of the business sector of San Juan on a very centric and vegetated lot in the city. The concept for the clinic arises from the anatomy and movement of the snake wich reflect on the building’s shapes, paths and connections. The form also ROOSEVELT TRAIN STATION

reduces the impact of the building in the terrain taking advantage of the rest of the lot to be turned into a park for the pets, owners and passerby.

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A THE CORTEN STEEL TEXTURE OF THE STRUCTURE BLENDS IN WITH THE NATURE AND THE SIMILAR STEEL SCULPTURES OF THE UPPER GARDEN

BANYAN ROUTE Sculptural Staircase

PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | FALL-WINTER 2012 LOCATION UPRRP BOTANICAL GARDEN | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO INSTRUCTOR[S] EUGENIO RAMÍREZ | ROBIN PLANAS DESIGN F. ARROYO MEDIA SKETCHUP | RHINO | VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTOCAD

18°23'10.78"N 66° 3'16.72"W

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The Banyan sculptural staircase is located between the garden’s largest pond of the Rio Piedras Botanical Garden, The Fountain of the Three Basins and the Sculpture Garden that sits atop a 7 meter (24 feet) high slope. To connect both areas surges a sculptural staircase; its form inspired by the entwining of the Banyan tree roots that forgather around the

BANYAN TREE TRUNK ROOT HIERARCHY ANALYSIS

vicinity. The resulting project is transformed into a structure who’s organic morphology reaches out into the landscape creating different sets of views along its path. Just like the Banyan trees, its path entwines with its surrounding and 13

verbalizes the relationship between constructed and nature through its geometry and textures.

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FOUNTAIN OF THE THREE BASINS POND SCULTPURE GARDEN

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A THE LABORATORY REPLACES THE EXISTING STREET AND CREATES A PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION ACROSS THE PALMETUM.

BOTLAB UPR Botanical Laboratory & Museum

PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | FALL-WINTER 2012 LOCATION UPRRP BOTANICAL GARDEN | SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO INSTRUCTOR[S] EUGENIO RAMÍREZ | ROBIN PLANAS DESIGN TEAM F. ARROYO, G. RODRÍGUEZ MEDIA RHINO | VRAY | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTOCAD | SKETCHUP

18°23'27.44"N 66°3'12.21"W

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The BOTLAB UPR is conceived as an educational center for scientific research and sociocultural activities. The garden and the building are a living laboratory for the study of tropical plants and many species of birds that inhabit the park. It is also an area of recreation and entertainment for its visitors. The building defines a new pedestrian circulation and creates a direct relationship between public and private spaces; it begins and ends in public places of interest, as are the museum and the library. In addition, it shows the binding of spaces by varying levels and transparency. The building

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replaces an existing paved street that runs through the palmetum located between two main pedestrian streets. Its 15

character establishes a dialogue between nature and man-made artifacts.

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The organic dialogue perceived is

created by the connection between the program of the building

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FUENTES DEL VALLE: HANGING SHELVES Residence in Old San Juan

PROJECT TYPE & YEAR ACADEMIC | SPRING-SUMMER 2014 18°27'59.24"N LOCATION CALLE LUNA | OLD SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 66° 6'53.64"W INSTRUCTOR[S] NATANIEL FÚSTER DESIGN F. ARROYO MEDIA RHINO | VRAY | SKETCHUP | PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | AUTOCAD

Leonardo Fuentes del Valle is a writer and an avid reader and booklover. His book collection consists of more than five thousand books, most of them special and invaluable editions.

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environment that invites reading. Hence, the idea to create large, continuous spaces, full of subtle variations in natural light and good ventilation. The main space that stores the book collection is characterized by a floor to ceiling bookshelf that up and down with a pulley mechanism to make them accesible.

Site Location

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Much like the concept of the house the facade can be percieved as an open book that changes throught the day.

The operable mechanism of the louvers open and closes according to the position of the sun and serves for shading and privacy.

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A Living Room

The shelves hang from a steel grid on the ceiling and operate on a pulley system with handwheels that move them along the X and Y axes in order to make them accesible on both floors.

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