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RIO MAR HOUSE

RIO GRANDE - PUERTO RICO INTERMEDIATE DESIGN STUDIO SEMESTER: SPRING 2015 PROFESSORS: MIGUEL CALZADA | MIGUEL DEL RIO INDIVIDUAL WORK

LIVE-WORK CONDADO SAN JUAN - PUERTO RICO

INTERMEDIATE DESIGN STUDIO SEMESTER: SPRING 2015 PROFESSORS: MIGUEL CALZADA | MIGUEL DEL RIO COOPERATIVE WORK

MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SAN JUAN - PUERTO RICO INTERMEDIATE DESIGN STUDIO SEMESTER: SPRING 2014 PROFESSOR: NATANIEL FUSTER INDIVIDUAL WORK

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Rio Mar Residences objective was to accomplish a high-end house taking in consideration the existing site properties and advantages.

The design proposal is a volumetric expression which incorporates the landscape, vistas and the tropical environment as a fundamental design element.

This residence opens to the exterior, taking into consideration the present climate and prevailing winds. The openings allow a crossed ventilation system. Natural light comes from the fenestrations at the daily coldest hours and provides shadows at the warmest hours.

Two overlapping volumes provide a programmatic distribution. The lower level host the rooms and service areas.

The second floor's volume host a secondary living room and a guest room.

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SERVED SPACES

CIRCULATION

SERVANT SPACES

ROOMS

RIO MAR HOUSE RIO GRANDE - PUERTO RICO

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS D

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GARAGE KITCHEN SERVICE ROOM ENTRANCE SWIMMING POOL

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ROOMS BAR LIVING ROOM GUEST ROOM

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SECTION D-D

The objective of this project was to make use of an abandoned site in a very active urban area by exploring its maximum potential based on city codes and site necessities.

This design makes use of both vistas, a view to the Atlantic Ocean to the north, and San Juan urban landscape to the south, contrary to the typology in the area, which ignores the urban landscape and focuses only in the beach.

CITY - BEACH CONNECTION EXISTING APPROACH

PROPOSED APPROACH

As shown in the following diagrams, our design intends to work as a door to the ocean, which invites pedestrians to make use of the proposed plaza as a transition between the urban environment and the beach.

As the building gets higher it setback its northern side, allowing hotel entertainment areas, such as restaurants, swimming pools, and open bars.

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LIVE-WORK CONDADO SAN JUAN - PUERTO RICO

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PROJECT REFERENCES

AQUA TOWER JEANNE GANG

MOUNTAIN DWELLINGS BJARKE INGELS GROUP

SITE AND CONTEXT Live-Work Condado is located in a very active neighborhood in San Juan.

Ashford Avenue works as an axis of pedestrian and vehicular circulation. It runs parallel to Condado Beach, yet, a series of hotels and apartments buildings set a distinction between urban environment and beach.

82 RESIDENCES 61 RESTAURANTS 14 HOTELS 1 SITE

The nearest park, located about 350 meters from the site, provides this connection, it is called "Ventana al Mar" which translates "the window to the ocean." For our design proposal, we proposed a "Door to the ocean." A plaza on the first floor that connects Ashford Avenue with Condado Beach.

PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION DIAGRAM

APARTMENTS

HOTEL

PLAZA BEACH

PARKING COMMERCIAL AND LOBBY

HOUSING IN PARIS HAMONIC+MASSON

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HOTEL LOBBY BAR RESTAURANT STORAGE ADMIN. OFFICES COMMERCIAL SPACE

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APARTMENTS LOBBY BEACH CONNECTION PARKING ACCESS HOTEL ROOM HOTEL SERVICE AREA APARTMENTS

NORTH ELEVATION

The project objective was to design a NEIGHBORHOOD museum and library building in an CONNECTION abandoned site in Old San Juan.

Taking into consideration the particularities of the site, this proposal provides a connecting environment between two contrasting neighborhoods.

NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMMATIC ANALYSIS

The proposed design intends to work as a meeting area between those two communities. Not just by offering a library and museum, but a community center which uses art, education, and literature as a tool for interaction.

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PATIOS IDENTIFICATION DIAGRAM

GALLERY LIBRARY PUBLIC SPACE

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MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SAN JUAN - PUERTO RICO

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GIFT SHOP OPEN BAR / LOUNGE LIBRARY AREA CONFERENCE ROOM RESTROOMS OFFICE

BUILDING SECTION

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7. GROUPS STUDY AREA 8. INDIVIDUAL STUDY AREA 9. PRINTING AND UTILITY ROOM 10. GALLERY 11. STORAGE

NORTH ELEVATION