Fernando Torres Architecture Works
I am a Mexican architect from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, graduated with honors in a Master of Science in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. During my bachelor studies I participated in an exchange program with the École Nationale d’Architecture et Paysage de Bordeaux, France. I have worked in architecture studios in France, Italy and Mexico. My professional experiences were mainly focused on housing projects of different scales. During the realization of these projects I acquired knowledge of different architecture software: Autocad for 2d drafting, SketchUp for 3d modeling, V-ray for rendering and the Adobe Suite for post production. I also have a good knowledge of BIM software such as Archicad and Revit, as well as QGIS for Geographical Information System applications. I consider myself as a passionate, dedicated and precise person. I firmly believe that architecture should have an impact on society and that it must respond to its specific historical, economical and political context.
Personal Information
Fernando Torres Pérez fernando.torres@mail.polimi.it (+39) 324 993 3545 Via Gaetano Donizetti 4, 00041, Albano Laziale (RM) Italy Born in Mexico City, Mexico
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Professional Experience
Architetto Collaboratore - STUDIO ARCHITETTURA RAZZAUTI Grottaferrata, Italy, 12/2021 - Actual Analysis and realization of Energy Performance Certificates (A.P.E.) for several residential projects. Proposal for energetic performance improvements through the use of external coating, glassing elements, more efficient heating systems and renewable energies. On-site architectural surveys and graphic representation of the projects. info@studiogabrielerazzauti.it Architetto Collaboratore- STUDIO ARCHITETTO PIER GIORGIO ARMANI Piacenza, Italy, 03/2021 - 10/2021 Restoration of five historical buildings in the Italian province of Piacenza. Realization of the site’s actual situation and degradation surveys. Drafting of the necessary drawings to be sent to the local authorities for their rehabilitation. General Director: Pier Giorgio Armani pga@armaniarchitettura.it Junior Architect - TALLER CAPITAL Mexico City, Mexico, 11/2018 - 05/2019 Research and analysis of geotechnical and sociopolitical information through Geographic Information System software for a landscape infrastructure and public space project for the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). Further realization of 3d models and graphic images for the proposal. General Directors: Jose Pablo Ambrosi, Loreta Castro Reguera www.tallercapital.mx / info@tallercapital.mx Architecture Internship - DELLEKAMP ARQUITECTOS Mexico City, Mexico, 09/2017 - 05/2018 Involvement in several housing projects of different scales trough model-making and digital representation. Design and construction of post-earthquake housing in a rural area. General Directors: Jachen Schleich, Francisco E. Franco www.dellekamparq.com / js@dellekamparq.com
Architecture Internship - ATELIER PROVISOIRE ARCHITECTES Bordeaux, France, 08/2015 - 06/2016 Model-making and digital representation of different scale and usage projects. General Directors: A. Rodrigues Lefort, L. Vilette, H. Soubiran, R. Santamaria, V. Paredes,T. Espert www.atelierprovisoire.com / atelierprovisoire@free.fr
Education
Skills
Languages
2019 - 2022 2020 2016 - 2017 2016 2014 - 2016 2013 - 2014 2011 - 2018 2007 - 2011
Master of Science in Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy (Final Score 110L) Founded Architecture, Architecture in Context Workshop between Polimi & ETSAM-UPM, Madrid Academic year in the Taller Hídrico Urbano class of the faculty of architecture, UNAM, Mexico XXIII Seminario Internazionale di Progettazione Monte Carasso, Ticino, Switzerland Academic exchange in the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture et Paysage de Bordeaux, France Academic year in the T.E.C.A. experimental class of the faculty of architecture, UNAM, Mexico Architecture degree in the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México High school degree at Lycée Franco Mexicain
3D Rendering software: Artlantis, Lumion, V-Ray Geographic Information Sytem: QGis, ESRI ArcGis, Building Information Modeling: Archicad, Revit CAD &3D design software: Autocad, Sketchup, Solid Works, Vector Works Energy Modeling: ACCA Termus, Open Studio Hand crafting & modeling Adobe suite: Illustrator, In Design, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro Architecture photography Microsoft Office
Spanish: English: French: Italian:
Native Language C1 Fluent spoken & written C1 Fluent spoken & written C1 Fluent spoken & written
Francesco Zuccarelli - Landscape with a Fountain, Figures and Animals (1788)
In Landscape with a Fountain, Figures and Animals, Francesco Zuccarelli drew a daily scene from the 18th century. In it we can see some farmers that are carrying water from a fountain, being an image of the public space and infrastructure of this historical time. At the background of the picture we can see a city, which we can relate to the urban and social context of this precise moment of history. This portfolio contains 6 academic, professional and extracurricular projects, whose main theme is the way architecture relates to its immediate and territorial context. Their materiality, shape and relationship with their surroundings have been crucial for their developing. At the same time some of the projects exposed act as infrastructures. Their roles can be related to social, urban or environmental aspects, nevertheless there has been the same attention to their materiality and construction details.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Plaza de la Alhóndiga
Casa-atelier Dobrzanski
The new BRT line in Piacenza
Academic project - Final year of studies project
Academic project
Academic project
Post-earthquake housing
Deportivo Ciénega Canal Nacional
Historical buildings renovation
Professional project
Professional project
Professional project
Plaza de la Alhóndiga - Mexico City, Mexico Academic project - Faculty of Architecture UNAM. Final degree seminar T.H.U. Prof: Loreta Castro Reguera, Yvonne Labiaga & Elena Tudela Collaboration with Andrea Ramos
Mexico City is located in an area where there were 5, now dried, lakes. A great number of channels crossed the historical center of the city, which served as commerce and transportation routes as well as a drainage network. Due to this situation the city floods every year, partly for the intensity of the precipitations which reach 120 mm of rain and besides for the oblivion of the hydrological conditions of the soil. “La Plaza de la Alhóndiga” is no stranger to this situation for being part of the historical center of the city and for the present capacity of the drainage network. The proposal consists in a rainwater harvesting system located on the rooftops and patios of the buildings around the area, allowing them to have water supply throughout the year. The creation of a green area provides an additional lung to the place due to its lack of green space. Three drainage basins connected to the drainage network retain the water in case of rain, which can be evacuated only when the drainage is at a minimal level of saturation. Contribution to the project: Research stage, historical and site analysis, architecture design, water systems research, 3d modeling and visualization. January 2017 - April 2019 Tutors: Loreta Castro Reguera Mancera - lcr@tallercapital.mx Yvonne Labiaga Peschard - yvonnelabiaga@yahoo.com Elena Tudela Rivadeneyra -unam.etr@gmail.com 0
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Project’s relationship with the sewer system
Rainwater harvesting system
Water channel detail
Plants irrigation channel detail
Rainwater evacuation system
Casa-atelier Dobrzanski - Gentilino, Switzerland (Tita Carloni, 1966) Academic project - Politecnico di Milano. Prof: Andrea Camarata
During the BIM Applications course led by prof. Andrea Camarata we were asked to develop an existing project by the swiss architect Tita Carloni, for which we were given several reference documents, such as original footprints and sections, and a series of photographies of the building. The main challenge of the course exam was to draft in the most precise way the source documents with the objective of using Graphisoft Archicad as the BIM tool for the reproduction of the project, while generating all the necessary drawings to understand how the building is composed. For fulfilling this mission a research for complementary information such as building materials, the precise location, and complementary images was needed. After finding all the necessary information, tracing the source documents and developping Mr. Carloni’s building in Graphisoft Archicad I was able to produce faithfull reproductions of the source footprints and sections in PDF and DWG formats, 3d visualizations in the same angles as the original pictures taken by ...., isometric drawings and perspective sections to represent in an alrernative way the project, as well as a BIMx model for a virtual reality walthrough. Contribution to the project: Research, original drawings drafting, BIM modelling, 2d representation, 3d rendering and visualizations, A1 boards design and composition. September - January 2021
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First Floor
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Source photography
External perspective
Internal perspective
The New BRT line in Piacenza - Piacenza, Italy Academic project - Politecnico di Milano. Master Thesis Project. Prof: Paola Pucci Collaboration with Amirhossein Roustaei
Public Space Strategy Corridors to be transformed Nodes to be transformed Potential areas to be transformed Attractors / generators
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In 2020 a project for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line in the city of Piacenza, connecting the local train station with the New Hospital, was proposed by the local administration in order to get the national funds for new rapid transit lines. The master’s degree thesis seeks to realize a critical analysis of the study, with the aim of optimizing the integration of the BRT line into the urban fabric it crosses, proposing integrated interventions of public spaces and abandoned and underused areas along the route. The project involves an analysis of the technical requirements relating to the BRT system derived from international guidelines in order to insert the new line in the Piacenza Road network, and then proceeds to an in-depth analysis of the territory involved in the new route. The analysis concerned both land uses and densities of functions along the route, and the distribution of current and planned traffic generators or attractors to understand if the BRT stops were useful in responding to the demand for public transportation.
Land Uses
Population Density
Existing public Transportation
Definition of the infrastructure thickness
This critical framework and set of opportunities allowed us to propose an urban integration strategy for the BRT line which considers the functional and morphological characteristics of the line and the urban context and the changes in the city mobility system. Finally, the thesis explores two architectural projects that offer useful and testable solutions in other areas along the new BRT line in the project. Contribution to the project: Research stage, site analysis, architecture design, physical document edition, 3d modeling and graphic representation,. August October 2021 - April 2022 Tutor: Paola Pucci
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Pedestrian System Pedestrian areas Shared area (Car, Bicycle, pedestrian)
BRT System Dedicated bicycle lane Shared level
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Mixed mobility roads
Post-earthquake housing - Ecatzingo, Mexico Professional Project Group work: Dellekamp Arquitectos Team: Francisco Franco, Santiago Sitten, Samuele Xompero
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In September 2017 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico, leaving thousands of people homeless, not only in the country’s capital but also in some of its poorest regions. This is the case of Salvador Moreno, a 70 year old visual impaired man who lives in Ecatzingo, a village situated in the skirts of the Popocatepetl volcano and with a population of 9000. The only thing that remained of his single-room house was its blue door, something that he keeps in his memory from the days when he was able to see. This housing project consists of a single room space with a mezzanine, a concrete and brick frame, straw-bale walls, which is a cheap and easy to find material in the region, as well as a wooden floor and roof. There is a second unit with a dry toilet, due to the lack of sewage system in the zone, as well as a rainwater tank to prevents the lack of the precious liquid during the year.
Personal contribution to the project: Research stage, site analysis, architectural design, construction materials definition, construction documents drafting, model making and construction and architecture photography Phase: From the first approach to the community to the construction of the structural frame Participation time: September 2017 - May 2018 Direct supervisors: Francisco Franco Ramírez - ff@dellekamparq.com Jachen Schleich: js@dellekamparq.com
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Deportivo Ciénega Canal Nacional - Mexico City, Mexico Professional Project Group Work: Taller Capital Team: Loreta Castro Reguera, Gustavo Rojas, Arturo Frías, Elysabeth López
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Swimming pool: The Olympic swimming pool is located at the southern part of the sports complex. It is filled entirely with rainwater, which is filtered by a series of wetlands that run along the project.
Multi-purpose courts: Three public multi-purpose courts are located in the sports complex, which are all public.
Skate-park: The sport complex has a skate-park, located in the northern part of the project. Due to its size it can host different activities, depending of the time of the year and the hour of the day.
Frontón: Four Fronton courts are located in the sports complex, which are opened to the rest of the project to create a more secure sensation, as well as more visibility.
American Football: The American Football field has been relocated to the central part of the complex. This space also contains two Football Soccer 7´s fields, which are used by Cherokees A.C.
Baseball: A baseball field with a profesional baseball diamond is located at the central part of the sports complex. It also has a rainwarter harvesting stand with views towards the Ciénega Chica.
Jogging: A jogging path runs trough the complex and joins it with the Ciénega Chica. The jogging path is isolated from the pedestrian walk, creating different paths of variable distances.
“Pilares” Building: The building hosts different kind of cultural activities and workshops, as well as the sports complex administrative office. The building´s roof joins the Ciénega Chica with the sports complex trough a bridge.
Borders and barriers: The sports complex barriers have been designed to be traversable. They have been placed only in the zones where they are necessary, creating a breadth sensation all over the complex.
Football Soccer: Three professional Football Soccer fields are located in the sports complex, which can host official matches.
Field Hockey: The Hockey Field has been relocated to the southern part of the complex, maintaining its existent relation with the rest of the project and its surroundings.
Wetlands: A system of wetlands is located at the eastern part of the sports complex, which filter black water from the sewage system and reintegrate it to the Canal Nacional river.
The project was produced for the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF). It is a public space project which not only has a improves the quality of life of the inhabitants, but also mitigates climate change. It is located in the southern part of Mexico City, in the border between a highly populated area and a natural reserve, the Ciénega Chica de Xochimilco. The project was developed with the Social Research Institute (Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, dealign topics such as governance, resilience, architecture and infrastructure. It was developped in two stages, the first one being a site analysis in a regional, local an dimmediate scale. The second stage was the project’s main strategies, as well as the architectural design. The project has 15 hectares of sports activities, a wetlands system, a rain-water treatment plant, it reorganizes the immediate streets and creates a new plaza. The projects three strategies are:
Personal contribution to the project: I was involved in the research stage, site analysis at the regional, local and immediate scale, architectural design of the project, graphic documents drafting, 3d model making, on-site visits and final document production. Phase: From the first approach to the project to the production and edition of the final document Participation time: November 2018 - April 2019 Direct supervisors: Loreta Castro Reguera - lcr@tallercapital.mx Gustavo Rojas - grp@tallercapital.mx
Join the city’s natural and urban context. Make a connection between the infrastructure strip with the city’s system of mobility. Strengthen the city’s social cohesion trough sport.
Join the city and natural protected areas.
Connect the different infrastructure systems.
Strengthen social cohesion.
Historical buildings restoration - Piacenza, Italy Professional Project Group Work: Studio Architetto Pier Giorgio Armani Team: Pier Giorgio Armani, Wissam Eid, Racha El Amine
Previous situation
Restoration interventions
In 2020 the Italian government launched a call to restore the facades of historical buildings, boosting the economy of the construction industry and giving back a former greatness to many of their cities. The Studio Architetto Pier Giorgio Armani had the request to restore several historical palaces, which are located in the province of Piacenza. All of them are cataloged as historical heritage, which led to the necessity of a great level of attention during the architectural surveys, the identification of the damages and the proposals for the restoration. The studio had to identify the composition of each single element, such as the external coating, window frames, sills, and all of the stone and metallic components. Another challenge was to detect and highlight the different interventions through time by removing the external coating. A combination of different architectural styles across several centuries was present in several buildings, rising the question of what should or shouldn’t be visible once the restoration projects are completed. Personal contribution to the project: Site survey, 2d drafting, materials identification, architecture photography, Autocad CTB & layer settings. Phase: From the survey of the facades of the buildings to the definition of necessary interventions, unitary prices calculation and expected results drawings. Participation time: March - October 2021
Final situation
Direct supervisor: Pier Giorgio Armani pga@armaniarchitettura.it
fernando.torres@mail.polimi.it +39 324 993 3545