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IKER OLIVERA ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

IKER OLIVERA

“WHEN IN DOUBT, BELIEVE; WHEN YOU BELIEVE, DOUBT”

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Augusto Monterroso

+34 660 62 44 92

ikeroliveragomez@gmail.com

COMPETITIONS HAIDEN

UKHU

CONTENTS

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PROFESSIONAL CAPSASAL

ARIMÓN

GIRONA 26

BUILDING COMPLEX

ACADEMIC AYABARRENA

COMPETITIONS

HAIDEN ‘VERA CRUZ DA FIGUEIRA’ FORTRESS OCTOBER 2020

PUBLISHED ON AFASIAARCHZINE.COM

Contemplation, transparency, retreat and shelter. This project flowed from the idea of intermixing these four concepts and creating a simple building that allows the visitor to live a complete experience.

Around it we find the main space in which the elements are made of only two materials: metal and wood. The metal supports and provides durability while the wood cradles and provides comfort.

The first encounter is through a spacious entrance walkway. It is a connector space of transition from the natural landscape to the built-up area that invites you to enter to experience new sensations and to be able to observe the greatness of the place from superior heights. This grand avenue supported by columns leads to a large terrace area recalling the terraces (gi-gun-nas) of the Sumerian temples. This walkway leads to the site through a staircase flanked by a metal structure as a divider between constructed and nature.

In the upper slab a series of longitudinal wood beam pieces have been placed, which copies the same vertical language as in the panels and railings, as well as providing transparency to the whole set. The pavement through its design generates individual and collective spaces and evokes with its dimensions the tatamis of Japanese temples.

The main space is a 15 x 15 hypostyle enclosure with HEB columns painted with shades and nuances drawn directly from the area. From the platform you can see the remnants of a bygone era and how nature gradually takes hold of them. The temple is not only surrounded by these remnants but it also merges with them as if its growing from the history of the site. At the center of the enclosure sits the fountain, which generates a constant sound of running water that, mixed with the sound of the sea, invites us to (dis)connect.

AUTHORS: IKER OLIVERA, CAROLINA SOLDANI

Around the main space there are a series of sliding wooden panels that allow to discreetly isolate the interior area but at the same time allow the passage of light from the outside generating a unique and inspiring effect of light and shadow or, on the contrary, when opening the four sides we get a contiguous open space. Inspired by the Katsura Rikyu temple, in which the no barrier bamboo platform was used to recite poetry and to observe the moon, which was considered a symbol of rebirth. Our temple recreates this by extending the inner space creating a floating platform that allows the interior of the temple to merge with the surroundings, becoming a microcosm of nature.

UKHU UYUNI JULY 2020

PUBLIC COMPETITION

AUTHORS: IKER OLIVERA, CAROLINA SOLDANI

As if it were a geographical anomaly, UKHU stands between three significant natural enclaves: Isla Pia Pia, Isla Incahuasi and Isla del pescado. Yet, amongst these three Islands, UKHU seems to have always existed. UKHU is an island of contrasts. It’s the ideal place to experience different sensations simultaneously: from its spacious deck, allowing visitors a place to behold the incredible landscape, to its mysterious underground passages, offering the possibility to penetrate deep

beneath its surface. Crossing the different and numerous paths, welcomes experiences with opposite sensations and emotions: LIGHT-DARK/ BRIGHTNESS-SHADOW/ SKY-EARTH. At its heart, the mid-point where the different paths intercept, features an impressively spacious and peaceful opening, that allows temporary respite for visitors, before returning to the immense and dazzling stimulus of the senses once more.

PROFESSIONAL

CAPSASAL OLATZ DE ITUARTE

REFURBISHMENT

The Capsasal Project consisted of the refurbishment and complete restoration of an apartment in Begur, Costa Brava, located a few meters from the sea. My work started with taking measurements and drafting the plans on site, to later start working on the schematic design and finally design-development phase. After a number of meetings with the client, to discuss all the aspects of the project, from distribution

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to electronic devices, and from furniture to lighting and finishes, I contracted all of the relevant suppliers. Once the final design was approved, I focused on generating the 3D visualisation of the different spaces, to present to the client the final prototype. I generated the 3D images with a range of specifications regarding fabrics, artworks, colours, finishes, lighting and so on, in order to make the visualisation as realist as possible.

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ARIMÓN OLATZ DE ITUARTE

REFURBISHMENT

For the Arimon project, I worked on the complete renovation of the apartment. First, the existing apartment was demolished to distinguish the structural elements and to analyse how to best to design the distribution, according to the customer’s requirements. In addition, it is worth highlighting, that a pillar located in the centre of the living room was substituted for a steel beam. The existing stairs were made with concrete and were originally designed for a person

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with reduce mobility and that was replaced with a spiral staircase made with sheet steel. I took all the measurements and the drafted the inital plans. Subsequently, I worked on the distribution plans, where I made the stairs design according to the regulations (Documento Básico SUA) and the space it required. I also took care of the design development, construction drawings of the different environments and construction documents to show the client the final design of the project.

GIRONA 26 CsCb

REFURBISHMENT

This intervention was made in an existing terraced property, consisting of a change of use from industrial to residential. The building plot has a rectangular shape, with a total surface area of 550sqm. Tectonically, the building consists of a solid brick load-bearing wall and reinforced concrete floor slabs. The Project is a change of use from an industrial building to multi-family building with four apartments (two per floor). In the project, we retained the horizontal floor slabs, and the principal façade, whereas the rear facade and ancillary structures were demolished. At the beginning, we considered the entire lot’s surface in both floors, but taking in account that there were some wall openings in the adjacent building, we

BARCELONA

needed to add a terrace and adapt the second floor to the new design. My main goal, among other things, was to rearrange the new spaces according to the requirement. The main issue was to redesign the staircase. In the first design, we considered two stair flights, but to take advantage of the space and the light we balanced apartments square meterage, changing the staircase into three stair flights and avoiding excessive and dark corridors. Besides participating in the interior plan layout phase, I dealt with graphic designing plans relating to the project development, measurements and making different interior and external views.

BUILDING COMPLEX SERAPIONI PROGETTI

The project follows a simple shape. In which the main axis corresponds to the hall, and the minor axis to the staircase and lifts. The building has eight floors, with a shopping area on the ground floor and offices on the upper floors. There is also an underground floor used as a car park with a capacity for 21 vehicles. I was personally responsible for the 2D and 3D design

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of the building, carrying out regular inspections and meetings with the different professionals for the placement of the technical facilities located on the underground floor. Along with the distribution of the indoor areas, I was also responsible for designing the ventilated façade as well as for finding different companies dedicated to finishing materials to better adapt to the cost and to the global design of the building.

ACADEMIC

AYABARRENA ARCHITECTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RECLASSIFICATION DEC 2014

MASTER’S THESIS

TUTORS: MARIO GROSSO, ENRICO MONCALVO

PUBLISHED IN IAM (ISTITUTO DI ARCHITETTURA MONTANA)

The fundamental reason behind the deterioration of traditional architecture is the migration that occurs in rural areas. Activities such as agriculture and livestock breeding become impossible due to the changes experienced by such activities in recent years, meaning that they are no longer profitable in many cases. The thesis was carried out in La Rioja (Spain), in one of many villages located to the north of the peninsula, which have suffered continuous deterioration since the mid-twentieth Century, mainly due to insufficient support from competent authorities, mostly as a result of the low number of inhabitants. The main objective was to adapt to the changing times, seeking a reference model based on the design of several different spaces to promote cooperation. This involved

creating a self-sufficient “tourist resort” where, along with houses, there are also cultural buildings to inform visitors about the surrounding areas, involving them to a certain extent in the maintenance of these unprotected areas. With regards to energy, an old mill has been restored (through which the river runs), converting it into a small hydroelectric power plant to supply electricity to the whole resort. While stone and wood are the characteristic materials in these predominantly agricultural and livestock breeding areas, weathering steel has been introduced which, besides its high energy efficiency value, is reminiscent of a mining and industrial past that has been forgotten but that is so necessary to understand the passage of time in certain areas on the peninsula.

Formerly, the attic did not have windows as grain was stored there. In the project the ceilings have been raised and large openings have been created for use. The whole living area was located on the main floor, and rooms and services have been placed here. Kitchens, dining rooms and communal living areas have been designed on the ground floor, which was formerly used as stables.

01. New House (Type A) 02. New House (Type B) 03. Public Services I 04. Existing House I 05. New House (Type C) 06. Existing House II 07. New House (Type D) 08. New House (Type E) 09. Hydroelectric Power Plant 10. Technological Centre 11. Exhibition Hall 12. Warehouse 13. Information Centre 14. Public Services II

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