portfolio Beatriz Fonseca
Curriculum Vitae
Education UniBH, 2019 - 2021 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil Specialization Exponential Design Illinois Institute of Technology, 2014-2015 Chicago, IL - EUA Scholarship in the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program Architecture UFMG, 2012-2017 Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil Graduation Architecture and Urban Planning
Beatriz Flores Fonseca I’m graduated in architecture and I’m a design lover. I love creative processes and all challenges in the creative field.
Contact Brazilian
Professional Experience C. Morais Arquitetura, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil Junior Architect February - August 2019
+55 (31) 99993-5735
• work at different phases of the projects; • get in contact with different professionals; • manage the intern team; • draw the construction drawings; • draw the detailing drawings; • get in contact with clients.
Play Arquitetura, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil Junior Architect January - December 2018
bfloresfonseca@gmail.com @beatrizfloresarq
Skills Softwares Autodesk Autocad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign
• work at different phases of the projects; • get in contact with different professionals; • manage the intern team; • revise the drawings; • draw the construction drawings; • draw the detailing drawings; • 3D modelling and images.
Play Arquitetura, Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil Intern October 2015 - December 2017
Adobe Illustrator Sketchup Vray
Microsoft Office Autodesk Revit
• draw the construction drawings; • draw the detailing drawings; • 3D modelling and images.
Studio LC Architects, Chicago, IL - USA Intern May - July 2015
Autodesk 3ds Max Languages English
Interests POSITIVE IMPACT
TRENDS
PEOPLE BEHAVIOUR
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
• draw the detailing drawings; • construction of a basswood model for an Architecture without Borders Project.
Honors/Awards Dean’s List Certificate Fall 2014 Illinois Institute of Technology
Contents
Illinois Institue of Technology
Diagoon House Analysis 2014
Millennium Park 6
Illustration 2014
Millennium Park 8
Realistic 2015
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Federal University of Minas Gerais
Urban Intervention 2016
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Small building 2017
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Mixed Income Housing 2017
Professional Experience
Hargeisia Hospital
Studio LC Architects 2014 28
Competitions
Community School 2018
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Design Specialization
Innovation Project 2019
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Language of the Territory 2019
Caox 2020 38
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Diagoon House House Analysis
Illinois Institute of Technology | 2014 This studio project consisted of the analysis of a dwelling designed by a distinguished architect. The Diagoon House was designed by Herman Hertzberger between 1967 and 1970 in Delft, Netherlands. The word that best summarizes this project is “carcass” because the houses themselves are like the body of a dead animal, meaning that they wouldn’t have life until there was someone living there. The whole idea behind Hertzberger’s project was to create a shell that would allow as many possibilities of interpretation of the space as possible. Because of that, Herman Hertzberger based his project in the idea of incomplete plans, meaning that the occupants would be free to decide the functions of each room.
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This diagram shows not only how people connect with each other inside the house, but also how they build their own routine and the amount of time they spend together and separately. The openness created by the half levels allows them to interact with each other even if they are spending time alone in their own tasks or private spaces. What contributes the most to the interactions that happen inside the houses are the different levels that were created to allow people to see and know what is happening in the others rooms. The levels are connected by the stairs and each two levels complete each other, creating a sense of hierarchy that goes from the lowest to the highest level.
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Millennium Park Illustration
Illinois Institute of Technology | 2014 This project consisted in telling a narrative about a place in Chicago through an illustration drawing. Millennium Park is a landmark in the city and, because of that, it receives many visitors: citizens or tourists. The purpose of this narrative was to express how Millennium Park is a place truly for the people and, as a result, the illustrations manifest interactions with the space that are beyond the expected in a place such as a public park. 8
COME TO MILLENNIUM PARK
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Millennium Park Realistic
Illinois Institute of Technology | 2015 Based on the Millennium Park illustrations created previously, this project introduces another approach of the same place using a different type of representation. The image created aimed to be realistic and, at the same time, tried to arouse feelings related to the experience of being in the park. 10
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Urban Intervention UFMG | 2017 This urban and architecture project is consisted of several urban interventions based on the analysis of an area in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in order to design a metro station and improve the mobility of the region. The defined area of this project is characterized by the presence of important avenues that behave as barrier between two residential neighborhoods: Padre Eustaquio, at north (an area of sloping topography), and Calafate in the south (a traditional residential region, with no tendency to expand). The area is composed by influential elements, such as a university and others educational centers, large avenues with metropolitan importance, the sloping topography and a riverside. The main bus lines of the area reach only the extremes of each neighborhood (north and south), without no direct connection between them. Furthermore, a residual area around the main avenues also behaves as a barrier between the neighborhoods, including the presence of some irregular houses. The challenges of this project was to analyze the area in different scales, local and municipal and propose interventions taking into consideration the possible consequences in the urban fabric.
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With these premises in mind, the project is developed as follows: The centrality is created by the metro station that connects the north neighborhood (1) to the south neighborhood (2) with an elevated street. This elevated street connects the Metro Station to a hybrid block, where commercial buildings consolidate the metropolitan aspect of the area. The influence of this centrality radiates around the region (3). The central park (4) has a metropolitan aspect. The irregular houses that were removed to the construction of the retention basin will be relocated in an area specific for social housing (5). The Teresa Cristina Avenue kept its metropolitan condition (A). To secure the local situation of the small houses, the JK Avenue was narrowed (B). Two new returns were proposed (C).
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1. Local Park Local leisure area created specially for Calafate and Padre Eustaquio neighborhoods, as well as for the community of the irregular houses.
2. Elevated Street
Element that makes the exclusive pedestrians’ connection between Calafate and Padre Euståquio. It also connects two public spaces on opposite sides.
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Metropolitan leisure area
4. Bridge over the Arrudas River The pedestrian bridge over the Arrudas river connects the bus stations located on Teresa Cristina and JK Ave.
5. Hibrid block and bus stations
Block that connects the elevated street with Jose do Patrocinio Street, with commercial and service equipments and a bus station on the lower level.
6. New urban lottings
The new lot divisions were thought as a consequence of the densification generated by the creation of the new centrality.
7. Area intended for resettlement of social interest The land will remain public and will demand 40% of permeable area.
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Small Building UFMG | 2017
This project consisted in designing a small residential building having all constructions phases in mind. The challenge of this project was to design a building that was not limited to the existing typologies of the market. The chosen terrain is located in a residential area in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and it differentiates from the typical terrains because of its L shape. Furthermore, it was a sloping terrain, making the project more challenging. The designed building has a commercial ground floor in order to contribute to the neighborhood dynamics. The main aspect of the building was the fact that it was designed to offer different types of apartments in order to address different needs. The apartments are from 48 to 145 square meters, single or duplex units. The final result of the course was an exhibition with the basswood section model, the plans and a flip book with different perspectives of the building. 16
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Mixed-income housing UFMG | 2017 This final project was developed on the theme: Mixed income housing in a central area of an urban city. After a six-month research about social housing and its main aspects in Brazil, the proposition of a mixed income housing in a central area comes as a possible solution to social housing in an urban area with consolidated infrastructure. The whole project is based on a master plan created by the government of the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in which entrepreneurs are encouraged to build social housing in some areas of the city, receiving as a motivation the terrain for the construction. Furthermore, the idea of residential buildings in the central area of the city also addresses issues such as the rehabilitation of the urban centers. 23
The map besides shows the intersection between the central area of Belo Horizonte (green line), and the central area where the master plan operates (pink line). The idea behind this project is to develop a building typology that can be adapted in most of the urban lots in the area of intersection. This project solution increases the possibility of occupation in the empty areas, resulting in a better use of the space. Consequently, the central area is rehabilitated because of the residential use, and low-income families have the opportunity to live in a central area, having direct access to infrastructure. Taking into consideration different studies about mixed income housing, the income range of the dwellers was defined aiming to preserve the possibility of interaction between them.
Grid 120x120cm
The building was designed from a residential module, consisted by a hydraulic system and an external horizontal circulation.
External horizontal circulation
Hydraulic system
Lighting and ventilation
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The constructive system is based on an industrial system, light and easy to execute, therefore the building has a metallic structure.
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The residential module allows different occupations of the space and can be associated to create larger units. The ground floor of the building has a commercial use to stimulate new dynamics in the surroundings, creating public spaces that are more active. The terrace was proposed for collective use.
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Hargeisa Hospital Studio LC Architects | 2015 The Architecture Without Borders organization received a request for a project of a neuropsychiatry hospital in Somaliland, a region in Somalia, Africa. The students of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago developed the project during the first semester of 2015. After the development of the project, there was a need for the construction of its model, in order to illustrate the project to the possible donors. The basswood model was constructed by Studio LC Architects and its volunteers.
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Taking advantage of the accentuated topography, the school was designed in different levels in order to better organize the space and its function. The ground floor is located at the level +3.00 meters, the intermediary level at +5.00 meters, the second floor at +8.20 meters and the roof at +11.50 meters. The classrooms are located at the ground floor and at the second floor. The intermediary level is consisted of the sports facilities and the dining hall. These decisions were made taking into consideration the accessibility of the school, and all levels can be accessed by either stairs or ramps.
Community School Public competition | 2018
The initial concept created for the school was of a cyclical building. The main idea is the creation of a building that has continuity of circulation between its spaces, but also praises the specific characteristics of each space and the experiences they provide. This community school is located in a new area of the city of Brasilia, in Brazil. The concept behind the architectural design is based on the idea of a school that opens itself to the community, creating spaces to promote social interactions and encounters. The spaces were arranged in order to allow people in the neighborhood to use the library, computer rooms and auditoriums independently, not affecting the functioning of the school. The volumetric concept is based in the creation of two blocks separated by a central courtyard. The block located at east would concentrate the classrooms, while the block at west, with greater dynamism of form and function, would be located alongside the local avenue, providing better access to the community. In order to provide better thermal comfort for the rooms of the west facade, this block was dismembered in smaller blocks. These new smaller blocks were rotated with the purpose of getting better lighting. In addition, the volumetric of these blocks was designed in a way as to create opening spaces to the street and to the public square located on the opposite corner of the school. This design decision aims to create a school that establishes itself as part of the community, with inviting spaces and visual connections. Two slits were created in the east block for air circulation in its interior, which also allowed the creation of green areas.
Site plan
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LEGEND 1- Foyer 2- Restrooms 3- Storage room 4- Auditorium 5- Dressing room 6- Study room 7- Classroom 8- Drinking fountain 9- Library 10- Multimedia room 11- Computers room 12- Secretary 13- Main entrance 14- Auditorium and library entrance 15- Uncovered patio 16- Vegetable garden 17- Waiting room 18- Learning support room 19- Learning suppor office 20- Educational orientation office 21- Supervisor room 22- Pedagogical storage 23- Teachers room 24- Repography room 25- Meeting room 26- Coordinator room 27- Vice-director room 28- Director room 29- Archive room 30- Dining hall 31- Kitchen 32- Sports storage room 33- Locker room for employees 34- Student guild room 35- Covered patio 36- Locker room for students 37- Bleachers 38- Sports court 39- Parking lot 40- Trash room 41- Music room 42- Chemistry lab 43- Arts room 44- Physics lab 45- Biology lab 46- Multipurpose room
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The constructive system combines concrete structure, waffle slabs and walls made of concrete blocks, while the faรงade is designed in metallic structure. In order to promote protection against the solar rays, the faรงade also has horizontal metallic brises.
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Innovation Project Specialization | 2019
This project was developed in the Trends Studies discipline of the Design Specialization course. The idea of the project was to propose an innovation (service, product or business model) to a chosen brand. The chosen brand was Farm, a Brazilian clothing brand. They create clothes for women inspired by the Brazilian culture. In 2019, they opened their first store abroad, in New York. The idea behing their globalization is to show more about Brazilian culture to the world. In order to propose an innovation, two current trends were studied: Glocal and Local Love. The Glocal trend is an evolution of globalization, since it is against homogenization. It supports a costum experience in every location. The Local Love trend is about being a member of a local community and showing what makes it special to those who are part of it. With that in mind, the innovation proposed was an Open House event â€œĂ€ brasileiraâ€? - a four-day-event to introduce the Brazilian culture abroad. The brand would host an event with exhibitions, activities and immersive experiences in the Brazilian culture, to stablish Farm as a Brazilian brand and strengthen ties between the American costumers and Farm. Based on that, the visual identity of the project was created, alongside a press kit, designed to introduce the Brazilian culture and invite influencers for the event.
Press Kit
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Language of the Territory Specialization | 2019
As part of the “Design Image” discipline in the Specialization course, the idea in this project was to explore issues related to the territory. Based on the fact that people are always surrounded by design that, most of the time, goes unnoticed, this project aimed to bring up the patterns, lines, shapes and grids that can be seen in the floors of the city of Belo Horizonte. Knowing that “Language” is defined as: 1. Way of expressing yourself through symbols and artistic forms; 2. Symbol system that allows the representation of information; 3. Set of signs that allow creation and transmission of a message, only by those who know the code; and from experimentation and research of textures, the Language of the Territory was created, in which each letter of the alphabet is represented by a design that can be found in the floors of the city.
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Caox
Specialization | 2020 In order to get out of the digital and explore more manual options, the proposal of this discipline was to use only the copy machine and an alphabet matrix printed in 4 different fonts to create an exhibition in an art gallery. From that, and from a chaotic production without any script, the Caox exhibition was born.
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