languages
time zones
latitudes
but design is the same
design it’s a tool to solve problems
otherwise is just a pretty picture
SITRANDE Vacational complex Location: Ytu, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 58.680 SF Authors: Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni Date: 1998 Published on Casabella magazine, Italy ARQ magazine, Chile; 041 magazine Argentina; Mies Van der Rohe Foundation Catalogue, Spain Finalist of Mies Van der Rohe 2000 Award, Barcelone, Spain
problem Low budget Large site Distance from the city Disruption of environment
SITRANDE Vacational complex Location: Ytu, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 58.680 SF Authors: Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni Date: 1998 Published on Casabella magazine, Italy ARQ magazine, Chile; 041 magazine Argentina; Mies Van der Rohe Foundation Catalogue, Spain Finalist of Mies Van der Rohe 2000 Award, Barcelone, Spain
DEMELENNE HOUSE Single family house Location: Aregua, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 3.450 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Date: 1999
problem Low budget Distance from the city Renovation of deteriorated structure
DEMELENNE HOUSE Single family house Location: Aregua, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 3.450 SF Authors:
Date: 1999
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
YACHT HOUSES Multi Family Houses Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Project Area: 30.000 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Date: 1999
problem Angry wife Attract investors
UNILEVER Headquarters offices Location: Villa Elisa, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 43.140 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Date: 2001 Published on “ARQ” magazine Chile
problem Bad orientation Build more area with less Innovative image for employes
UNILEVER Headquarters offices Location: Villa Elisa, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 43.140 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Date: 2001 Published on “ARQ” magazine Chile
LUNA & ALON HOUSE Single Family House Location: Lambare, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 1.150 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala
Date: 2001 Published on “Casas Latinoamericanas Contemporaneas” Book, Trama Editorial, Ecuador
problem Low budget Short time Sustainability Most difficult client
EMERGENCIAS MEDICAS Public Hospital, Emergencies Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 135.500 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni Arch. Sergio Fanego
Date: 1999
problem Very Short time Build a 200 beds hospital in 2 months Deal with the government Paranormal activity
EMERGENCIAS MEDICAS Public Hospital, Emergencies Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 135.500 SF Authors:
Date: 1999
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni Arch. Sergio Fanego
MOTOR MAS Automotive Mechanic Shop Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 7.500 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Date: 1999
problem Acoustics Sustainability Build more with less Building must express feelings
MOTOR MAS Automotive Mechanic Shop Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 7.500 SF Authors:
Date: 1999
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Longitudinal Section
Floorplan
Transversal Section
CENTRO ELECTRICO Commercial retail store Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 1.400 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Date: 1999
problem Define a brand image Catch attention Prototype “ability� Deal with transvestites
CENTRO ELECTRICO Commercial retail store Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 1.400 SF Authors:
Date: 1999
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
CENTRO ELECTRICO 2 Commercial retail store Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 2.340 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Date: 1999
problem Define a brand image Catch attention Prototype “ability”
CENTRO ELECTRICO 2 Commercial retail store Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 2.340 SF Authors:
Date: 1999
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Previous conditions
CENTRO ELECTRICO 2 Commercial retail store Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 2.340 SF Authors:
Date: 1999
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. Solano Benitez Arch. Alberto Marinoni
Previous conditions
CHOPPERIA SHOPPING SOL Draft bear bar Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 500 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala
Date: 2004
problem Sell more beer! Define a brand image Catch attention
CHOPPERIA SHOPPING SOL Draft bear bar Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 500 SF Authors: Date: 2004
Arch. Luis Ayala
ARIES HOUSE Single Family House Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 10.500 SF Authors:
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. H. Dienstmaier Arch. Liliana Hadad
Date: 2003
problem Existing structure 10.000 SF, 13 cars, 1 user Meet very stringent costs
ARIES HOUSE Single Family House Location: Asuncion, Paraguay Contract: Design Build Area: 10.500 SF Authors:
Date: 2003
Arch. Luis Ayala Arch. H. Dienstmaier Arch. Liliana Hadad
GLORIA MARSHAL ELEMENTARY Location: Spring, TX Contract: Design, Documentation, CA Authors:
SHW Group Tracy Eich, designer Luis Ayala, designer
Area: 106.000 SqFt Date: 2008-2010
problem Daylight every classroom Prototype building Sustainability Build more with less Building as a teaching tool
GLORIA MARSHAL ELEMENTARY Location: Spring, TX Contract: Design, Documentation, CA Authors:
SHW Group Tracy Eich, designer Luis Ayala, designer
Area: 106.000 SqFt Date: 2008-2010
gloria marshall elementary grandpoint elementary
100% Day lighting provided to all classrooms Light shelves help increase the amount of natural daylight brought into the classroom. Shading devices help block harsh Eastern and Western sun.
•economical •less brick / stone •more metal panels •400 ft long
First floor
Second floor
What initially began as a “repeat” school design resulted in one of the greenest elementary schools in the state of Texas without adding any costs to the district’s capital budget. When SHW Group and Spring ISD first began exploring the goals for the new school, conversations quickly turned to daylighting, energy efficiency and water conservation. This led to an original sustainable, high-performance school designed as a teaching tool that will educate generations of students about resource conservation. Pacesetting sustainability The school was designed to achieve LEED Gold certification and has already been accepted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to receive an ENERGY STAR rating due to its energy-efficient building design. In addition, SHW Group designed the school to meet criteria for Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS), the nation’s first green building rating program especially designed for K-12 schools. The building will also be the first school in Houston to use geothermal heating and cooling, which is expected to save at least 25 percent in energy consumption over the current code. Once complete, the school will be a two-story rectangular building oriented with long sides facing north and south. Each classroom will have natural light and the south-facing classrooms will take advantage of daylight harvesting. In addition, the building was designed to have lights off in the classrooms 75 percent of the time, so each room will have sensors that turns the lights on and off based on levels of natural light. Teaching tool Before the school opens, Spring will work with Cambridge Strategic Services to design an environment-focused, project-based curriculum. This will ensure that the entire school and its sustainable elements are teaching tools. For example, the entry to the building will be alongside a science garden and eco-pond that includes an above-ground cistern and a water trough. These can be used to teach children integrated concepts about math and science that allow for real-world experiences. Under the parking lot and playgrounds is a geothermal well field that will house a system of tubes and valves that take hot and cold water in and out of the building. Through the use of a web-based learning tool, students will be able to interact with the building systems and know the temperature of the water as it leaves the building and when it returns from deep in the earth. Additional green features include: A highly reflective white-colored roof An on-site wind turbine, 10,000-kilowatts of roof-mounted photovoltaic cells which will convert sunlight directly into electricity A butterfly garden along a walking trail An underground cistern that will collect rainwater from the roof and be used to flush toilets and urinals Trees from the existing site will be reused in the building as desks, benches and conference room tables Many of the materials used for its construction will be made with recycled content or made of rapidly renewable resources The school will also use less water by having no irrigation
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MIDDLE SCHOOL #17 Location: Cypress Fairbanks, TX Contract: Design, Documentation, CA Authors:
SHW Group Tracy Eich, designer Luis Ayala, designer
Area: 245.000 SqFt Date: 2007-2010 Courtyard aerial view
Site Plan
First Floor
Second Floor
CONTROL TOWER HOUSE Single Family House
Location: Luque, Paraguay Contract: Construction Administration Area: 2.220 SF Authors: Arch. Javier Corvalan (design) Arch. Luis Ayala (CA) Date: 2001