Javier Leal
portfolio / 2009 - 2013
ARCHITECTURE
ECONOMI
How can distinctive projects pulse regional economies by u local resources and infusing for knowledge? San Cristobal Casa PRZ Bogota
SOCIAL
How can empowering people create a more inclusive society with real opportunities for development? Mas Libertad Menos Barreras 1 Habitat 5 El Ranchito 7
CULTURAL
How can urban projects reactivate a city by creating a more vibrant community and educating its citizens? Centro Arca 9 Bicentenario 13 Tokyo Fashion Museum 15
ICAL
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SOCIAL
somewhere in monterrey, mex
MAS LIBERTAD MENOS BARRERAS Type Nonprofit Organization. Location Monterrey, Mexico. Year 2013 Role Co-founder and Project Director www.maslibertad.org Mรกs Libertad Menos Barreras is born when Barco Estudio proposes a new project to assist children with cerebral palsy from Nuevo Amanecer Institute. The purpose of the project is to make their homes handicap accessible. After seeing the critical state of some of the places where these children lived, Barco Estudio decided to launch an organization to help these children and their families transform their homes and their quality of life.
I wish I could get a job...
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xico...
hello! I´m mariana. welcome to my house!
mariana is 8 years old. she has cerebral palsy and needs help to move around.
let’s empower these families trough design!
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...but I need to take care of mariana all day long.
monterrey tec students get involved in the process.
e can’t be nd to this reality...
Más Libertad M E N O S
RAMP AND BEDROOM construction with the community.
What would you like in your BEDroom?
thank you for giving me opportunities for development!
B A R R E R A S
change lives by helping us design and rebuild more HANDICAP ACCESIBLE homes!!!
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WHAT IS THE SITUATION THESE FAMILIES ARE FACING?
DISABILITY
EXCLUSION
POVERTY
NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
HOW CAN WE REVERSE THIS SITUATION?
BARCO ESTUDIO
COMM UNITY
NGOs ACCESIBILITY FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
QUALITY OF LIFE equity independence liberty dignity development empowerment
SOCIAL AWARENESS participation citizenship responsibility inclusion innovation rights MLMB 2
QUALITY OF LIFE equity independence liberty dignity development empowerment
ACCESIBILITY = OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Each individual project is addressed in three stages: •
Ramp with 10% slope and 1.20 meters in width. Sidewalk reparation and adaptation. Ramp connecting house and street.
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STREET - HOUSE ACCESIBILITY
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INTERIOR ADJUSTMENTS
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Ground floor reorganization. Bedroom with full bathroom. Space for kitchen, dining table, and living room.
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INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT
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Efficient living applications. Plans for future accommodations.
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Mariana now has a full bedroom in the ground floor where she will be completely independent, allowing her mother to work from home.
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SOCIAL AWARENESS participation citizenship responsibility rights inclusion innovation
EDUCATION = SOWING SEEDS IN SOCIETY
IMPULSO URBANO Impulso Urbano is a lab within Tec de Monterrey’s School of Architecture that fosters the notion of learning through action. It experiments with local resources to improve the housing and community environments of vulnerable groups within Monterrey. During the 2013 Fall semester Impulso Urbano worked collaboratively with Mas Libertad Menos Barreras to explore and design alternatives for 3 families in need. Students from the School of Architecture were challenged to develop affordable products and/or construction systems that could be replicated and built by low-income families.
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HABITAT
Type Housing Location Monterrey, Mexico. Year 2011 Status Studio N.7 - Design Development Design Team H. Farrera and J. Leal. Role Conceptualization, Design Development, 3D modeling and rendering.
A model to reactivate downtown Monterrey through high density mixed use buildings. Monterrey´s complexity demands new housing alternatives to be economically accessible, minimize car use and commuting time, reduce energy consumption, and generate interaction between different economic strata. Considering such needs, a new housing model is presented.
1 PUBLIC 2 RETAIL 3 HOUSING 1
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SANTA LUCIA MONTERREY 4 M HAB.
Every unit provides space for expansion. A - 45/60M2
B - 60/90M2
C - 60/90M2
D - 100/160M2
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HABITAT’S ECOSYSTEM Rainwater Harvest - Urban Farming - Cooperative Harvesting - Farmer’s Market
With integrated public spaces, the building aims to provide dynamism to the city and to become a model for future development.
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EL RANCHITO
Type Community Project Location Monterrey, Mexico. Year 2010 Status Built Design Team 24 Monterrey Tec and Melbourne University students Role Agora designer, Steelwork
El Ranchito is a divided community of garbage pickers in Monterrey where half its inhabitant´s properties are not regulated; this has created conflict between the regulated and the unregulated sectors.
3 PROJECTS: During the summer of 2010, students from Monterrey Tec and Melbourne University worked on several projects to tie the broken bonds together. We crowd-sourced ideas to drive the community’s powerful resources and innovation into tangible, inclusive projects that brought back a healthier and more prosperous lifestyle.
EL RANCHITO 400 HAB.
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unsafe area soccer field
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division point agora
landfill playground
3 RANCHITO 7
PLAYGROUND
SOCCER FIELD
AGORA
“Now, my kids spend all day playing soccer with the neighbors instead of wandering around with the bad guys next block.” - Monica
EYES ON THE STREET HEALTHY LEISURE TIME COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
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CULTURAL ARCA Type Flood Response Machine Location Tenosique, Mexico. Year 2010 The constant overflows of the Usumacinta River galvanize architects and planners to create solutions to flooding in Tenosique. Understanding that resiliency is the ultimate solution to address these problems across the globe, we proposed an integral system to prevent flooding and at the same time promote education. Our proposal is a bridge that serves a bigger purpose than just connecting both sides of the river, it generates a public space for Tenosique.
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TENOSIQUE 60,000 HAB.
Usumacinta River and the city of Tenosique.
CONCEPT
The bridge is composed of three complementary functions that generate intertwined programs based on the relationships between each of the functions: Recreation, Lodging, and Knowledge.
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RECREATION
LODG
A SHELTER MILES AWAY FROM THE CITY?
WHY NOT A SYSTEM IN THE CITY, FOR THE CITY?
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GING
KNOWLEDGE ARCA 10
DESIGN PROCESS To materialize our idea, we explored variations of analogue iterations of interweaving before finalizing the digital script and model.
RECREATION x LODGING x KNOWLEDGE
PARK
PARK
LAB HOSTEL
SHELTER
TRAINING
TRAINING
MUSEUM
HOSTEL
MUSEUM
SHELTER
TRAINING MUSEUM SHELTER
LAB
HOSTEL PARK
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The result is a unique building that becomes an integral machine that provides shelter, generates knowledge for future generations, and can be enjoyed by the people of Tenosique throughout the year.
Status Arquine Competition Design Team A. Madero, A. Gonzalez, H. Farrera, J. Leal, R. Palau Role Conceptualization, Analogue Design, Scripting and 3D modeling.
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BICENTENARIO
Type Public Park Location Monterrey, Mexico. Year 2010 Status Competition 1st Place. Juror A. Campo Baeza Design Team A. Madero, A. Gonzalez, R.Lopez, G. Garza, A. Guillen and J. Leal Role Conceptualization and physical modeling.
A plaza to commemorate the bicentenary of Mexican Independence. Considering that “La Macroplaza� is the largest plaza in Latin America, an extension to it would be inconsequential. This is why we proposed a digital and physical interactive plaza that narrates its history and generates an attractive place to reactivate downtown Monterrey.
LA MACROPLAZA MONTERREY 4 M HAB.
FLEXIBILITY
200 columns = 200 years
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concert
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farmers market
These solutions need to be addressed in cities like Monterrey, where violence has forced citizens to retreat in their homes. Our project will inspirit people to gather, recover public spaces, and share common experiences.
commemoratory display
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TOKYO FASHION MUSEUM Type Museum Location Tokyo, Japan Year 2010 Status Studio N.6 - Individual Competition
Because of sound and images, movies are an ideal way to tell a story. With this in mind, for the fashion museum´s museography, the filmstrip is conceptualized by alternating specific fashion pieces with relevant historic events.
1. FILM STRIP
AFTERIMAGE = BACKGROUND
2. MUSEOGRAPHY
30’s
40’s
50’s
TOKYO 35.5 M HAB.
4. TOKYO FASHION MUSEUM 00 50’s 90 80 70 40’s 60 50 30’s 40 30 Ten decades of fashion. 20 Ten decades of history. 10
3. TOWER
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Due to a Grasshopper definition, the museum has the capability to reconfigure parametrically. The height relationship between each floor slab is critical to maintain a continuous flow along the museum.
100 m.
CHANEL Black Dress 1942
World War II 1939 - 1945
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ECONOMICAL SAN CRISTOBAL Type_ Boutique Hotel Location_ San Cristobal, Mexico. Year_2012 Chiapas, the Mexican state that hosts more than 500 different magical indigenous communities, offers very unique tourism adventures. Chiapas is also home to the weakest state economy in Mexico: more than one million people live in extreme poverty. To reactivate the economy and improve local living conditions, the hotel aims to integrate local labor and resources with the expanding and highly productive tourism industry.
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CHIAPAS 3.5 M HAB.
Tuxtla Gutierrez City
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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT Considering the array of options the site could hold, a meticulous market research determined that a boutique four star hotel was the best option. HOTEL INDUSTRY IN SAN CRISTOBAL
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1 CANON DEL SUMIDERO
2 SAN JUAN CHAMULA
3 ZINACANTAN
4 PALENQUE
5 SAN CRISTOBAL
6 AGUA AZUL
NUMBER OF TOURISTS
TRAVEL MOTIF ECOTOURISM FAMILY VISIT BUSINESS RELIGIOUS EVENT, SHOW OR CERTIFICATE RETREAT
HOTEL CATEGORY
AVERAGE 4 STARS 3 STARS 2 STARS 1 STAR
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MASTERPLAN The masterplan revolves around three main principles: environmental conservation (especially all trees), capacity for room augmentation, and a subtle merge between private and public areas.
private CABINS
SPA public CHAPEL
LOBBY
CABINS
ORCHID HOUSE
TREE WALK
ACCESS
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IDENTITY - mayan voult
ADALBERTO RIOS SZALAY
KEY ELEMENTS
SMILJAN RADIC
MAIN HOUSE / LOBBY
BEAUTY - tree homage
DIANA BARSHAW
MARIO SCHJETNAN CLIMATE CONTROL- patio
FLEXIBILITY- event adaptability
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MAIN HOUSE / LOBBY
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Main House Plan
lobby
patio
water storage
restaurant
Comparable to Mayan ruins, the building appears to blend into nature when approached from the outside. Meanwhile, the interior resembles the feeling of a traditional “hispanic hacienda� with a central patio and the incorporation of local materials.
lobby + patio + restaurant =
library wc store water storage kitchen
main hall lobby restaurant
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CABIN TYPES HF
1. local cabin type
2. program division
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shift for terrace
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adaptation to site
Each cabin opens up to a terrace and a tree. The exterior material treatment is intended to be subtle, with local, natural materials that will eventually merge with the forest. On the contrary, the interior exhibits Chiapas’ colorful vibe employing regional textiles and modern furniture.
3 CABIN TYPES:
CABIN A 40M2
CABIN B 63 M2
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CABIN C 88 M2
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MAIN HOUSE ENTRANCE
INTERSTITIAL SPACE
Within the hotel, interstitial spaces coexist such as a spa center, a chapel, and an orchid greenhouse (recovering an existing building).
RESTAURANT POND
LOBBY GROUND PATIO
SPA
Status Arquitectural Design Design Team Barco Estudio Role Conceptualization, Arquitectural Design, 3D modeling, and Rendering.
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CASA PRZ
Type Unifamiliar House Location Santiago, Mexico. Year 2010 Status Design Development Design Team H. Farrera, J. Leal. Role Project Manager, Conceptual Design, 3D Modeling and Rendering.
LOCAL RESOURCES -labor -materials
NATURE REVERENCE -tree preservation -passive ventilation
FOREIGN KNOWLEDGE -construction systems -innovative design
SANTIAGO 40,000 M HAB.
The design approach was fundamentally attached to the client’s needs, desires, and lifestyle. This is the reason why the kitchen functions as the nucleus, or axis, and the remaining complementary program revolves around this nucleus.
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BOGOTA
Type Convention Center. Location Bogota, Colombia. Year 2011 Status Competition runner up. Design Team Snohetta Inc. N.Y.C. J. Shea, L. Celma, M. Mehta, K. Molter, J.Leal, G. Valle. Consultants Arup Acoustics, Transolar, Knippers Helbig. Role Concept and Design Development.
BOGOTA 10.7 M HAB.
Taking advantage of Bogota’s unique climate, passive measures are used in all major program areas, minimizing the needs for technical equipment and its associated maintenance and energy consumption. The result is gramatic energy savings while avoiding investment in advanced mechanical systems.
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The roof integrates an exhaust air solar collector, preheating exhaust air to enhan haust louvers at the roof high point. The equatorial location results in near const making the roof well suited as a solar collector. *all images are courtesy of Snohetta.
roof cladding
folded concrete structure
solid construction
upper level parking
building pit and lower parking
nce the chimney effect as the air rises to extant solar radiation on the roof year-round,
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Javier Leal javier@barcoestudio.com
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All images produced by me unless stated. Image Credits: Cover - Photo: Javier Leal, Installation: Carlito Carvalhosa. MOMA 2011. HF - HĂŠctor Farrera AG - Abelardo GonzĂĄlez AM - Alejandro Madero RP - Roberto Palau AA - Alejandro Arcos SNOHETTA INC.