PORTFOLIO FERNANDO QUEZADA THOUGHTS ON THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
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about me Mexico City - 30/08/2000
E-mail:
fernandoquezada.arq@gmail.com
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Fernando Quezada
Origin:
Recently graduated architect seeking to acquire professional experience in the field of architecture, construction and adaptive reuse. Firm believer on iteration as a way to achieve a compelling architectural design with the use of local materials and sustainable principles. Strong teamwork, communication and attention to detail skills with a proactive attitude towards new projects.
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Curriculum Vitae
education Mexico City 2019 - 2023 Tecnológico de Monterrey Bachelor’s in Architecture
Paris 2022 - 2023 École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-la-Villette
International experience
Monterrey 2022 Tecnológico de Monterrey Minor degree in Regenerative Design
experience
skills
Pocket Home - UNI
Sketching
Modular housing in New York 5th place people’s choice vote
Model making
single family homes. Design, contact with
Autocad
Advanced
contractors, construction drawings and
Rural Housing - Terraviva
Rhinoceros
Intermediate
Reuse of an italian Cascina Featured project
Grashopper
Beginner
Vray
Intermediate
Sketchup
Advanced
Revit
Intermediate
Photoshop
Advanced
Illustrator
Intermediate
Indesign
Intermediate
3DS Max
Beginner
Bilingual
Corona
Beginner
Advanced
MS Office
Advanced
2020 - 2021
Mexico City
DUHO Design Work in interior renovation projects for
furniture design.
2022 - 2023
Paris
Paris’ Mayorality Consulting for the redesign of a basic education school in the outskirts of Paris. Design, constructive solution and schematic
Young Visionary - Standout Archi
Educational architecture Finalist
drawings.
2022 - 2023 Chicago 2020 University or Illinois Chicago YArch course
competitions
Monterrey
Escobedo’s Urban Development Consulting for a regenerative solution for Pesquería River in Nuevo León. Research, masterplanning, schematic design and
languages Spanish English French
Native
specific proposals presented to the government.
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SELECTED WORK Varied among different scales and uses, here are some insights
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on how I believe our built environment could look like.
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VETA
Interior transformation
Food as a bonding mechanism
2020 - 2021 built
2023 existential
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ÉCOLE PASTEUR
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Ancient novelty
Urban commu
2023 academic - competition
2021 academic
SCALA ROMA
unities
Selected Work
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MUB
Narrow mobility
Built sustainable context
2023 thesis project
2022 minor degree
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RIVER_BLOCKS
Regeneration strategies 2022 minor degree
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VETA Renovation
Mexico City, Mexico
17m2
Veta is concieved as a response to the pandemic’s condition of working remotely and spending more time within our home environments. How could an existing bedroom be renovated with attentive care to its environmental footprint while keeping it true to the mexican identity? The renovation of my personal bedroom was something that had been on the plans for some time, and these circumstances created the perfect opportunity to kick it off. The project works with a variety of textures, praising their materiality and natural patina. Also, the reuse of most of the existing furniture was crucial to accomodate design objectives and budget restrictions.
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VETA
Object curation
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Furniture design
VETA
Creating a cozy sleeping setting
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Native plants and local design
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ÉCOLE PASTEUR Educational / Reuse
Paris, France
7.020 m2
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École Pasteur, my first rehabilitation project came as a challenge during an exchange semester in Paris, where the extension and reconditioning of the school’s facilities were the main focus.
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Built in the 1930s, the school had a considerable value in terms of heritage, it was crucial to try to keep as much as possible, this is why I seeked to create a strong space that would link the existing and the new seamlessly via 3 double-heighted atria. During the studio, partial demolitions were alowed, though it was in my biggest interest to try restrict them to a minimum while still covering all the points and necessities of the prorgram extension.
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Minimal demolition
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Adding a second level
Continuity of the form
Outdoor space
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The three clasroom wings on the building allow for a continuous form, mirroring the layout of the main facade pavilion.
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École Pasteur
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CAMPFIRE Pavilion
55 m2
Whenever a human being is involved in cooking, it carries within the history and tradition of its culture and upbringing. It has long been symbol of identity and community for civilization. In our contemporary and multicultural world, there is an opportunity for us earthlings to share with others our cooking, food and background, with the strongest interest in creating cultural syncretisms with others. Campfire comes as an ephemeral pavilion thought to be placed in public space, where communities are invited to engage and share their food heritage, in the hopes of enhancing a social bond in the neighborhood.
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WHAT DOES FOOD MEAN FOR A HUMAN LIFE? From conception up until elderly, food has always been a means of identity, where people share, either with other people or with themselves, the joy of what is at reach for nourishing. Campfire comes to challenge the paradigm of a private cooking space; if it is the most lively part
Campfire
of our homes, why can’t it be the same for public spaces and community?
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Concept model
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A warped canopy resembling the irregularity of a flame.
Campfire
North elevation
Floor plan
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Further thoughts on structure and daily impact.
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Campfire
A bright meeting point for nourishing body and soul, as it has historically been for centuries.
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SCALA ROMA
Fernando Quezada
Mixed-use
Mexico City, Mexico
5.500 m2
SCALA is a mixed use project that is born from the opportunity to develop a site in the heart of Colonia Roma, in Mexico City. A question was asked on how to promote public space for social interaction. The concept is born from the integration of the street park (or camellón) facing the avenue, creating a line that would link the public space and make it vertebral to the project’s identity. The proposal integrates comercial space on the ground floor, one office level with amenities and a coworking space, while the rest of the levels host the building’s residences
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SCALA Roma Street elevation - North
Colonia Roma is a vibrant quarter filled with bustling nightlife and historic colonial houses, where a dialogue between uses and building typologies can be seen. 0_25
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Informed approach to form
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Merging of 2 sites with different building codes.
West orientation on the main facade.
Integrating the linear park to the project.
Stepping of the levels for enhancing views.
Freeing up the ground floor as public space.
Protective facade for solar exposure.
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Francisco Javier Gran
Armando Hernández Luis Fernando Gonzá
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Ground floor plan
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1. Bike parking
6. Lobby
2. Commercial space
7. Fountain
3. Outdoor gallery
8. Amphitheater
4. Art studio
9. Restaurant
5. Courtyard
10. Vertical core
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Section C-C’
The new public stripe at the core of the building includes activities such as an auditorium, outdoor eating tables, a restaurant and a public fountain for contemplation as the centerpiece of the intervention.
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SCALA Roma
Public stripe axonometric diagram. Common spaces in a soft city setting.
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MUB Mobility / Commercial
Ecatepec, Mexico
3.900 m2
This project parted from the following idea: How could a city’s mobility be improved when there is virtually no public investment for infrastructure? MUB (Urban Quarter Mobility by its spanish initials) comes as an intervention on Ecatepec, a borough on the outskirts of Mexico City with a massively degraded urban fabric. After research and visits to the site, it was defined that MUB would create a local network of bike-taxis, able to increase people transit across Ecatepec’s narrow streets, adapting some of the most important community spots as transport hubs: Local food markets.
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MUB
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Network Local market influence Sites of interest Developed project
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Further development
The proposal included a local network, where bike taxis could move around easily, being able to transport people and goods around the area for a boost in the local economy.
Reutilization of existing markets, adjusting free area to regulation.
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Integration of the new local mobility route for bike-taxis.
New upper level, densifying use and enhancing its program.
Design principles for market interventions.
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DETALLE CONSTRUCTIVO
1:75 The strategy consisted in placing a light building above the LOCALES COMERCIALES Y PASO CENTRAL renewed market’s structure, allowing for flexibility of use and a modular approach to new uses.
DETALLE CONSTRUCTIVO
1:75 Constructive detail and facade
FACHADA Y NIVEL DE BANQUETA
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The new upper levels will promote social regeneration through recreative and restoration activities.
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Recreative program and pedestrian access
MUB
Model: Spaghetti, concrete and cardboard
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RIVER_BLOCKS Urban Planning
Escobedo, Mexico
≈ 1.230 ha
Minor degree in Regenerative Design
On the north of Mexico lies the Pesquería River, a natural axis passing through the state of Nuevo León. Though extremely important for its natural ecosystem, it happens to be on a degraded state due to social marginalization and urban detachment.
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The task at hand was to regenerate Pesquería River, while also creating a strategy that seeks to benefit local inhabitants of the area and set a foundation for future urban development and densification. Through the reinforcement of public space, natural systems, identity, social welfare, connectivity and local economy, we are able to provide the model for a growing city integrated to its natural and artificial systems.
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Site visit and strategy
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Population
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
Escobedo has a total of 481,213 inhabitants, from which 242,161 are male and 249,052 are female. Population is generally well distributed, with a variation of 7-8% among age groups.
47.5 minutes from home to work
General Escobedo
20.3 minutes from home to school
In trips ranging from 30-60 minutes: 2.72% bicycle
3.61% automobile 71.7% by foot
0.94% subway
5.56% bus
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no water access
0.11%
no electricity access
0.19%
No toilet access
0.27%
No sewage access
20.9% 37.5% Middle School
16.8% College
Moderate poverty
1.49%
Extreme poverty
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A degraded urban fabric, with no permanent crossings, divides the north and south part of the river. 38.1% Occupied women 19.7% High School
61.9% Occupied men
3.34k Motor disabilities
7.05k Physical disabilities
8.05k Visual impairement
Population affiliated to social security healthcare: 61.5%.
Population percieves judges as the most reliable, while policemen are the least trusted. Total complaints (2021):
670 SYMBOLOGY
108 Burglary
56 Injury
176 Domestic violence
Primary roads
Housing
Secondary roads
Housing and urban environment
Tertiary roads
Urban environment
Schools Safety Healthcare
A deep study of the Municipality led to conclusive insights on the primary needs of the population, where the River played a fundamental role in terms of social division and environmental care.
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Propuestas
Equipamiento y Vivienda Colectiva
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Espacio Público y Equipamiento Cultural
1 Public space and culture
2 Collective housing and services
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3 Downtown urbanism
RIVER INTERVENTION STRATEGY
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Pesquería River
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SYMBOLOGY
Masterplan
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Bio-swells
Walkways
Native vegetation
Linear park
Absorption zones
Biological corridor
Architectural interventions
Pesqueria River
Wetlands
Edible forest
Parque central
Huerto urbano
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4 Densifying the north sector
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5 Organic waste and education
6 Public space and recreation
RIVER_BLOCKS
Gradiente de uso mixto y costura
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Each of the 6 proposed sectors would feature an anchor project, each focused on the regenerative design principles set during the research & analysis phase.
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Block’s pavilion
Solar gain
Wetlands
Recreation
Water storage
Flood protection
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Community center
Natural barrier
Adressing the plan’s viability at all scales was fundamental for a cohesive strategy, from building block to urban and natural areas. The block’s model on the riverside was thought for it to be replicated horizontally along its contour.
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RIVER_BLOCKS
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MORPHING SYSTEMS Regeneration
Escobedo, Nuevo León
6.750 m2
Part of the River_Blocks strategy for regenerating Pesquería River, Morphing Systems is a proposal catering to the highlighted need for equipment and public space near in the downtown area. The proposal involves a variety of uses, from a daycare facility to coworking areas, a nursing area and public terraces for the community; all surrounded by the creation of a public park, where both adults and children can coexsit safely. The project integrates a holistic resource strategy, where water can be collected and filtered through wetlands and organic waste can be re-integrated to the earth via the on-site garden.
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Minor degree in Regenerative Design
Morphing Systems
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Base image generation
The use of AI through the design process was key for exploring how two volumetric languages could coexist in a peaceful manner, while modifying them to meet the program’s requirements.
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VACÍO
First floor plan
Fourth floor plan Terraces for community activities
Morphing Systems
Open plan office space
VACÍO
Section A-A’
The upper levels are thought for dynamic use throughout the day. In the morinng they serve as office space, while after 5pm they’re open for the community.
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Connectivity
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Public space
Identity
Environment
Social impact
Morphing Systems
The wooden structure and skin allow for the building to maintain low temperatures during summer, while its facade involves a playful approach to work and leisure.
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