portfolio JAVIER VELO
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Contact Curriculum Vitae Portfolio Apartment in Sanxexno Apartment in Lugo Iroko Nightstand Design Hub Madrid
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Curriculum Vitae Objective Architect (MArch) seeking to develop and boost carreer in interior and furniture design.
Education 2002 - 2012
Master of Architecture (MArch) Universidad PolitĂŠcnica de Madrid, ETSAM
2008 - 2009
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Visiting Student Illinois Institute of Technology de Chicago, College of Architecture
Experience 2010 - 2013
Interior Designer Apartment renovation in Lugo, Spain Apartment renovation in Sanxenxo, Spain
2008
Collaborator in aA Arquitecturas Tamula lakeside master plan in Estonia, International Contest
Reconognitions 2009
Dean’s List Illinois Institute of Technology
2008
Bancaja Scholarship for International Study in the USA Bancaja
2008
International Student Tuition Scholarship Illinois Institute of Technology
Skills English, Spanish, Portuguese (basic), French (basic) AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Google SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, CE3 & CE3X
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Portfolio
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Apartment in Sanxenxo Summer apartment renovation. This summer apartment remodelling project consists of tearing down unnecessary partition walls in order to create an open concept space. A big sliding door is designed to extend the living room space when the occupancy is low.
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Fig 01: Before and Fig 02: The design
after the renovation. gets rid of unnecessary partition walls and creates an open concept space for the living room and kitchen.
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Fig 03:
A big sliding door is designed to extend the living room space when the occupancy is low.
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View of the living room area. Furniture: Plate coffee tables produced by Vitra, designed by Jasper Morrison, Alfa sofa produced by Zanotta, Helsinki TV stand produced by Desalto and Gilda lamp produced by Pallucco. Fig 04:
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View of the living room and kitchen island. Furniture: Occasional side table and Aluminium easy chairs, both produced by Vitra and designed by the Eames, Tolomeo lamp produced by Artemide. Kitchen from Doimo Cucine and Gutman air extractor. Fig 05:
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Fig 06: View
of the living room / additional bedroom. Custom made oak closet. A continuous feeling surface is created using wood stripes 1cm deep. Furniture: sofa bed produced by Softline, danish vintage side table and AJ lamp produced by Louis Poulsen and designed by Arne Jacobsen.
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Fig 07: Detailed
plan of the living room area, kitchen and dining room. A big sliding door connects the extra living room area with the open concetp space. A better conection with the balcony is achieved.
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Fig 08: View
of the working area in the extra living room space. Furniture: Scrittarello desk produced by De Padova and designed by Achille Castiglioni, Plastic chair produced by Vitra and Luxy lamp from Rotaliana.
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Fig 09: View
of the bedroom. Furniture: Haller cabinet produced by USM and Plywood LCM Calf’s Skin easy chair from Vitra, designed by Charles Eames.
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View of the master bedroom. Furniture: Tolomeo lamp produced by Artemide and Nesting tables produced by Vitra and designed by Josef Albers. Fig 10:
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Apartment in Lugo Renovation and redecor of an apartment in Lugo. The goal is to make it more functional. A new layout is designed to make a bigger living room area. The traditional look of the apartment is mainteined and also part of the original furniture. Work in progress. New pictures in www.javiervelo.com soon.
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Fig 11: Before and after the renovation. Fig 12: Phase 1 of the design. The brighter
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parts haven’t been renewed yet.
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A more functional layout is designed, creating a bigger living room space with an annex dinig room.
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View of the dining room. The traditional look of the apartment is maintained. Furniture: Maija lamp produced by Santa&Cole and designed by Ilmari Tapiovara, Cesca chair produced by Knoll and 25 dining table produced by Desalto. Items are selected in order to match the owner’s rug. Fig 14:
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Fig 15: By using low pieces of furniture next to the windows, like Le Corbusier’s LC3 lounge chair, the views
to the balcony and the surroundings are enhanced.
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Iroko Nightstand Custom designed iroko wood nigthstand. The goal of the design is to create a feeling of lightness using hardwood. This nightstand is part of the apartment in Lugo renovation project.
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Fig 16: View
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of the nightstand in the master bedroom of the apartment.
Fig 17: This
piece was designed taking into account the traditional enviroment of the room.
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Design Hub Madrid. Master’s project. This building is located between two main public spaces in Madrid’s historic center. The purpose of the design is to link both Santa Bárbara square and the new Barceló Market area, creating a continuous urban space. Not in a direct way but creating a feeling of continuity through transparency and reflection.
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Fig 18: View of the building from Mejia Lequerica Street. Fig 19: Cross view from the inside. Buildings, terraces and
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courtyards.
Fig 20: The
Design Hub splits into five different glass buildings with curved contours, adapting itself to the surroundings, embracing the nearby buildings and opening itself to the squares.
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All buildigs have gaps on the ground floor, allowing people to cross them and gain acces to the buildings, the book shop, the store, the restaurant (in the image), and the public underground space Fig 21:
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Fig 22: D
building cross section. Bookshop on the ground floor and library on top. Mechanical and electrical underground gallery.
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The upper levels are the areas for Fashion, Object and Space design studios, library and offices. There is a narrow separation between the faรงades here, light being filtered by the high tech glass materials. Fig 23:
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Detailed plan. Toilets, supply room and mechanical and electrical distributors. Meeting room, workshop area and connection with the nearby building. Fig 24:
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Fig 25:
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Construction detail.
Longitudilal section. Solar control curtain wall faรงade. Store on the ground floor. Terrace - canteen on the first. Fig 26:
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Cross section. Buildings A, B and C. The underground space is open and suitable for exhibitions and conferences. It can be easily divided using moving walls. Under every building there is a mechanical and electrical gallery. Fig 27:
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Fig 28: Cross view from the inside. Buildings, terraces and courtyards. Fig 29: View of the building from Mejia Lequerica Street. Cross view from
the inside.
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Fig 30:
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Cross section. Terrace - canteen and workshops in the upper levels.
First floor plan. Terrace - canteen and comunication workshops. Cortyard with trees between buldings B and C. Fig 31:
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Fig 32:
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Floor construction detail.
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Plan. Design workshops, meeting area, toilets, supply room, and printing facilities.
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Fig 34:
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Longitudinal section. Upper level workshops. Solar control curtain wall faรงade.
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Construction detail.
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Fig 36:
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Buildings D and E floor plan. Conection between the library and the offices.
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Courtyard between buildings B and C. Restaurant and cafe patio.
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Fig 38:
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Underground exhibition space. Moving walls storage room.
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Construction detail.
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