HELENA FUERTES May, 19th, 1992 Madrid, Spain +34 636 38 71 95 frts.helena@gmail.com issuu.com/helena-fuertes
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EDUCATION Masters in Architecture Universidad de Alcalá de Henares sept. 2017 - ongoing Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares sept. 2011 - sept. 2017 Exchange programme Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa sept. 2015 - jun. 2016
EXPERIENCE+HONORS
Internship at Junya Ishigami + Associates sep. - nov. 2018 Tokyo Internship at Atelier Tekuto jun. - aug. 2018 Tokyo Internship at Coelacanth and Associates may. - jun. 2018 Tokyo Best Scored project jun. 2017, Studio Project ETSA UAH Exhibition of selected model jan. 2016, UT Lisboa Honorable mention, Barcelona Temporary Pavilion oct. 2015, AWR Competitions Internship at the Spanish National Library feb. - may. 2015 Exhibited work, La Dissolution de L’Architecture / Yona Friedman apr. 2014, COAM, ETSAM and ETSA UAH SKILLS Adobe Photoshop inDesign Illustrator Lightroom AutoCAD Rhinoceros SketchUp V-Ray Kerkythea Model making
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CONTENTS 01. DIGITAL NOMAD CAMPING PAGE 4 02. BARCELONA TEMPORARY PAVILION PAGE 14 03. NEW ICONS PRODUCTION COMPLEX PAGE 20 04. PLATONIC PAGE 28 05. ATMOSPHERE MUSEUM PAGE 34 06. NEO RETIREMENT NET PAGE 40
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DIGITAL NOMAD CAMPING
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The digital nomad, a direct product of the Information Age, is a professional who uses new technologies not only as tools for working but as products themselves, embracing a nomad way of life. Usually, digital nomads work remotely (from home, a cafĂŠ or a public library) instead of doing it in a stable workplace. [Bloggers, youtubers, instagrammers, software developers, web designers, community managers, photographers, influencers, programmers]
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a) Real Aero Club b) Aircraft maintenance [ATS Aviation] c) Unused d) Pilot schools e) F. I. O., main building f) Machinery and equipment [Aerotaller] g) F. I. O., maintenance
h) Storage and distribution [CLH Aviation] i) AENA j) Aircraft parts [Madrid Air Salvage] k) Restaurant l) Control tower m) Helicopters [CoyotAir] n) Pilot school [European Flyers]
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TUBULAR SKYLIGHTS
HANGAR
AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLATION
WIRING CAPSULES
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INSIDE
Intimacy and the minimum space are linked to the hyperconnectivity of the Internet, that is, a big physical space is no longer needed: communication at great scale can be held through the infinite space of the world wide web.
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F LO O R P LAN 10
1. This system allows for the transformation of two of the walls, opaque if closed, without ocupying usable space in the room. 2. The structure is formed by a lightweight tubular system, usually used in scaffolding, which allows a quick assembly for in-situ installation. The enclosure is made up of polycarbonate sheets, which allows the light to get in while mantaining a high level of intimiacy. 3. These curtains add extra intimacy to the room. 4. These wheels allow the capsule to be moved around and combine with others creating new spaces and agrupations.
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CAPSULE
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ACTIVITIES
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This hyperconnected intimacy through the net allows us to place the room anywhere in the world, including those places that are not physical. The room can interact with its surroundings and allow a straight forward communication between the user and others since it’s the virtual hyperconnection which truly conforms, in a not visible way, this space. In fact, this circumstance gives the user the capacity of being in several places at the same time, of mantaining conversations in different languages with a large amount of people and even moving at the speed of light.
P LAN P O S S I B I LI T I E S
The rooms and their flexibility allow the creation of living spaces in between, which leads to the activation of a comunity, depending on the necessities of those ocupying the place. Now, only through the placement of the rooms and their enclosures we have plazas, streets and courtyards, everyting ready to be changed any moment.
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Honorable Mention
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BARCELONA TEMPORARY PAVILION
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Human beings, forced to stay with our feet on the ground, have always wanted to touch the sky, resulting on the creation of majestic structures that can lift us hundreds of meters above the ground, buildings that are lost in the clouds. However, not many have tried to bring the sky onto the ground. The concept is based on the possibility of grabbing and incorporating the sky into the city, capturing air and building a cloud with it so the atmosphere, distant and intangible, is at our fingertips, while remains as a temporary pavilion, just like a cloud is not expected to stay at the same place.
V I E W F R O M U N D E R N EATH
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BALCONY
CLOUD
SPIRAL STAIRCASE RESTROOM CAFÉ
STORAGE INFORMATION POINT
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AXONOMETRY
EXHIBITION AREA
STRUCTURE
VIEW FROM THE BALCONY Made with non-breathable canvas balloons filled with helium, the real anchorage of this roof is the open sky, which pulls it up. These balloons, are tied together and to the pillars by steel cables, almost invisible, creating the illusion of a flying cloud among the regular buildings. A dreamy spiral staircase brings you to its surface 15 meters high, having the chance to walk, sit, and contemplate both the city and the sea with the viewpoint of a bird.
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D E S I G N D ETAI LS
Non-breathable white canvas
Tethering to mantain stability
Clamping to the base of the pillar
Art must be placed in the yellow volumes so it’s protected from the sun
Permeable circulations through the exhibition
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VIEW FROM THE PIER
Art exhibitions are displayed underneath the balloons through a permeable path organizad with thin chain fences, and protected from the evening sun with cheap customized panels - e. g. foam board. Due to the nature of these fences, there are no stron, view-blocking heavy walls that oppress the exhibition area, but weightless, see-through membranes that allow light, air, and the visitor’s eye to move around. Art pieces, hanging from these wired walls, seem to be floating, contributing to the atmosphere of the pavilion where everything seems to belong to the sky.
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NEW ICONS PRODUCTION COMPLEX
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This military complex at the north-east of central Lisbon has a wide variety of architectural styles, starting with the remains of a 1706 convent whose church was demolished to accomodate a 80,000m2 industrial complex that produced food, uniforms and other goods for the portuguese army in the 60s. Since the end of colonial wars in 1974, active soldiers have been reduced to 20,000 and food is imported from other countries, leading the MM factories to become obsolete. New investments on this area must find solutions for the dialogue between the current industrial heritage, deeply connected with recent portuguese history, as well as the Tagus riverfront and the city.
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CURRENT PROGRAMME
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Detail: (1) Power plant (2) Convent residences/museum (3) Convent residences (4) Fire dept. (5) Bakery (6) Supermarket (7) Supermarket storage (8) Meat storage (9) Water/oil tank (10) Mechanical (11) Milking (12) Pastry factort (13) FLour silos and packaging (14) Bread factory (15) Bisuit factory and printing plant (16) Grain silos 22
Detail (yellow): (a) Concrete structural grid (b) Vertical milling machines (c) Protective fence (d) Trapezoidal pillars (e) Biggest open space
PROPOSAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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Detail: (1, 2) Exhibition hall (3) Administration (4) Retail/Restaurants (5) Event hall (6) Terrace bar and café (7) Offices (8) Library (9) Market (10) Art café showroom (11) Coworking (12) Self-museum (13) Concrete park Detail (yellow): (a) Public plaza (b) Enlarged avenue w/ fence
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INSIDE VIEW OF THE LIBRARY
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The restauration of the eastern building, not only dignifies the complex and its structures, but also connects its history with the present, implementing this new and colaborative use of ateliers and coworking offices.
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Main section of the complex. (1) Ateliers and coworking offices (2) Market
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120 HOURS competition
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PLATONIC
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Cities nowadays represent a major threat to undermine our individual ideas, where self-expression and freedom of thought aere lacking in favor of a massive control that will eventually lead humanitu to reach a total homogeneity in our ways of socialization, thoughts and even architecture, which is in favor od this dehumanization basing designs just on program stacking
A HOUSE WITHOUT FUNCTION
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W HAT E V E R HAPPE N E D TO AR C H ITE CTU RAL S PAC E ?
People who are against program stacking our minds are already trying to escape, joining an exodus for the liberation from the bindings of function. The architect remains as a visual thinker, able to arrange pure physical pieces, establishing only the essential for whatever function to come, that is structural guidelines, achieving something that has a meaning beyond function.
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ATMOSPHERE MUSEUM
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Through the geometrization of this cloud we get to an irregular system of perpendicular concrete sheets, creating two different views: a subtle and thin pattern of walls and slabs, and a fluffy irregular volume composed through die-cut walls, allowing visual communication, ventilation and optimal lighting.
LOOKING OVER THE EXHIBITION PROGRAM
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NORTHERN ENTRANCE
R E PR E S E NTATI V E S E CTI O N The floors of the structure propose an exhibition of the different layers of the atmosphere. Activities like star-gazing, installations like a meteorological center, an aviation museum, or even a testing area for jetpacks; every layer of the atmosphere is observed and experimented.
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NEO RETIREMENT NET
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When the adoration for everything with a vintage scent and the migrant youth come together, not only physical necessities are covered but also those which are linked to the new feelings of a certain lifestyle, in which intimacy and sharing are further and further away from the concepts brought by tradition.
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(1) Volume of the elements of the room (a) Sofa and table (b) Desk and chair (c) Kitchen (d) Bed (2) Arranged to occupy as little space as possible (3) Minimum surface needed to cover the room (4) The geometrization of the surface simplifies its construction and allows its adjustment to possible irregularities (5) Through an aperture of 30ยบ, the room is accesible from the outside, and therefore, inhabitable (6) The first layer of curtains protect the intimacy of the user, and the second one protects them from the weather
SECTIONS
Each unit can be closed even fully furnished, which allows it to be moved around, storaged, or just protect the belongings of the user, while avoiding blocking the view and creating a suffocating environment. It also can be closed while the user is sleeping, so they don’t feel umprotected.
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SCALE MODEL
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HELENA FUERTES ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2018