architecture portfolio Laura Gรณmez Escudero laura.gomez.escudero@gmail.com (+34) 636349759
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us Winston Churchill
cv about
Name: Laura Gómez Escudero Birth: 17/01/1990 Nationality: Spanish
Contact: laura.gómez.escudero@gmail.com laura.gomez.escudero (+34) 636349759
I was born in Gijón, a medium-sized town in the north of Spain. I love reading, good films and photography, which I enjoy particularly.
education 2008-2015 Master Degree in Architecture Faculty of Architecture of the University of La Coruña, Spain
I’m also a passionate traveller, and I have visited as many locations as I have been able to, believing that visiting other places is a part of the architectural experience.
2014 Joint Graduate Design programme with the HIT Harbin University in China 2012-2013 Master Degree in Architecture as an exchange student Faculty of Architecture of the University of Ferrara, Italy
I’m really looking forward to learning new things, prove myself and demonstrate my work.
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complementary education
achievements
2006-2007 Student exchange with a Norwegian girl through international EF programme. Living together for a year practicing English and Norwegian
2016 Final thesis published in the renowned architecture blog HIC* Arquitectura http://hicarquitectura.com/2016/04/laura-gomezescudero-club-de-remo-como-conexion-entre-tierray-mar/
Summer 2005 and 2006 Intensive English courses with native family living in Ireland.
2014 La Artistica, published project in newspapers La Nueva EspaĂąa and El Faro de Vigo
1997-2001 Elementary grade of the Conservatory of Music in Gijon. Special field: Cello
other skills informatic skills
Communication, resolution and leadership capacity Fluency in public speaking and express concepts and ideas clearly.
AutoCAD SketchUp Kerkythea Artlantis
languages
Photoshop InDesign Illustrator
Spanish English Italian Speak Read Write Mother tongue B2 Trinity B1 UNIFE
Word Power Point
College
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house restoration freelance project In the heart of the Road to Santiago de Compostela, and a few kilometres away from León, we find this little village , Hospital de Órbigo. With it’s regal Roman bridge, the town itself has been involved in history over its long history. The house to restore is located in the centre of the village, and it’s a very good example of the typical Castillian house. It’s façade is a cultural heritage of the area, and going inside we find a large courtyard, sheltered by thick adobe walls, and a nice corridor . The challenge was big, for we wanted to preserve the typology but also adding some elements to reinforce and update the house to the new comfort standards.
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road to Santiago de Compostela
The road to Santiago de Compostela goes across Hospital de Órbigo, so the village is very lively whenever the pilgrims arrive here.
street elevation
The façade of the building, built in the early 1900’s, is protected by the town planning, as it represents the architecture of the time.
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In the ground floor there were outdoor stairs, which will be now closed to connect the two levels. A garden will be placed where the haystack was, reflecting it’s old tracing.
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In the upper floor all partitions were removed to create an open concept space, highlighting the wooden trusses
The haystack and upper floor of the adobe house had to be demolished for their harsh conditions, gaining a much more generous courtyard and garden
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1.entrance 2. kitchen 3. dining room 4. toilet 5. utility room 6. bedroom 7. bathroom 8. terrace 9. courtyard 10. garden 11. summer kitchen
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1. living room 2. storage 3. toilet 4. bedroom 5. bathroom 6. corridor 7. bedroom 8. bathroom
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street elevation
inner elevation
transverse section
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street elevation longitudinal section courtyard section
The first inhabitants of the house lived in the adobe house, placed in the rear. Built in adobe walls and wooden floor and roof. Some years after, the family built the haystack and the corridor. Finally in 1921, the main house was built, attached to the corridor and haystack and facing the street, thus closing the whole complex. The last member of the family lived here until the early 2000’s. architecture portfolio
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axonometric views In the old house there was a big oven, which has left it’s black imprint in the adobe wall. The area will be used as a summer kitchen, maintaining the traditional use.
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The original wood is preserved whenever it’s possible.
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The walls of the courtyard are all covered by this traditional plaster, made of clay and straw, and coloured in earth tones.
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With the restoration of this house we materialize an intervention that enhances the values of traditional construction, respecting the great surrounding adobe walls, as well as original colours and traditional wooden structure.
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rowing club final thesis This project consists of a building that will house the rowing club of the Sport Society of “As Xubias”, as well as facilities for the town nautical schools and a lifeguard stand for the nearby Oza’s beach. Due to the strong unevenness of the ground the plot detaches itself from the upper urban fabric, becoming more connected to the coastline, linked to the beach, the estuary and the rocks.
rocks
Reflection is focused in the cliff geometries, so the building belongs to the plot’s
identity by improving it and articulating the water border with the building itself.
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Enjoy the environment through a continuous promenade that relates the plot and the slope
shelter
In contrast to the open relation with the water, the project searches for protection, creating a courtyard.
sea
The building and the sea are in continuous symbiosis, by this way the project recovers the communication with the surrounding area
perception
Prismatic shapes deep-rooted in the boulders, bathed by the sea and colonized with sea moss.
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Three volumes come strongly from the ground in a subtle dialogue with the sea, and act as a boundary between the water and the land. Besides, they create an inhabited gap in between, separating the building from the embankment, and creating a walk-through space that will give meaning and continuity to the whole “As Xubias” promenade.
plot previous state main road AC-12
drive-on ramps
pedestrian access pedestrian promenade
bleachers
pedestrian access
Oza’s beach
Dock
boat ramps seafront promenade
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1. platform 2. courtyard 3. gymnasium 4. bleachers 5. lifeguard
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1. boathouse 2. workshop 3. pool training 4. locker rooms 5. offices 6. lobby 7. multipurpose 8. surfboard rental 9. restaurant 10. kitchen 11. cafeteria 12. reading room
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To face the design of the project structure, it was divided into two different systems. Part of the program is half-buried in the land, so many areas will be constructed with loadbearing walls with reinforced concrete on footings. As there are moderate spans, metal trusses will be used.
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The design decisions that have been taken, both formal and functional, will shape an integrated project, which will provide identity to the place, fully related to the sea and in constant symbiosis.
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This will make that users of the new rowing club, neighbours of As Xubias and occasional visitors can enjoy not only sports facilities, but a comprehensive urban intervention that will revitalize all maritime-urban context in which it is located.
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elderly home a coruĂąa We find ourselves facing an abandoned plot in La CoruĂąa coastline. Herein we will insert this home for the elderly, which aims to regenerate the plot while boosting the connexion with the environment and fulfilling the function of social centre, inviting everyone in the neighbourhood to walk in.
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Three main ideas are found in this project ; The search of the correct town planning through a proper integration of the project itself. Creating a cross-generational coexistence by means of mixing the functions in the plot. The arrangement of the plot through three open spaces, one of them private and related to the elderly centre, and the two others more related to the city. These interstices won’t be just static spaces; they will work as a walk path. The ground level is also released, opening the vision towards the sea. It creates an elevated platform devoted to neighbourhood communication. It will work as a gathering space where elderly people, their families and rehab patients will interact.
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Disconnected from the existing buildings, only keeping the perimeter warehouses as a link with the neighbourhood, through their powerful image and the historic wall that enhances through the location of the other buildings in the plot.
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sheltered apartments 400m²
administration 65m² activity reception 220m² 25m² auxiliary 157m²
psychosocial rehabilitation 400m²
residential 418m²
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physical rehabilitation 470m²
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reception administration sheltered apartments residential psycosocial rehabilitation activity physical rehabilitation
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la artistica vigo The plot of “La Artística” shows up as one of the many blocks along Vigo’s coastline, filled up with industrial buildings. These areas of the city are totally closed to the urban activity, and contain both architectural heritage and abandoned warehouses. The purpose of opening the plot outwards was to introduce a programme able to generate activity related to a diversity of sources, commerce, living and cultural programmes. This will generate an assembly of facilities capable of completely transform La Artística.
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la artĂstica This is the biggest building in the plot we are dealing with. For many years its four floors were filled with machines which manufactured products made out of tin.
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Two of the pre-existent buildings, the Mechanic atelier and the Nº3 building, are preserved as a remembrance both of the industrial past and present of the city and at the same time they are excellent spaces to develop sociocultural activities. These activities will attract a diverse audience such as artists, employees, citizens or visitors Everyone can find their place into the fabulous “La Artistica”.
The new architecture inserted in “La Artística” aspires to heal the architectonic wounds resulting from opening the block to the surrounding street areas. At the same time this new constructions modulates the scale of the public space under a formal language, related with the industrial area where the plot is located.
la artistica functions
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traditional products from Vigo’s industry
cultural equipment museum commercial area + housing atelier + housing
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Ultimately, this brand new venue attracts wide public, with multiple activities, both cultural and commercial, turning “La Artística” in a symbolic institution within Vigo’s city.
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photography travelling
Look there
Silent pray
Hanging colours
Beijing 2014
Vanishing point
Beijing 2014
Glass clouds
Beijing 2014
Beijing 2014
Beijing 2014
Letterbox
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One world trade center
Skyline
New York 2016
Sanaa’s Dior
Mailbox
Rounded tiles
New York 2016
Tokio 2015
Miyajima 2015
Hanging lanterns
Kyoto 2015
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Miyajima 2015
Guggenheim
New York 2016
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thank you Laura Gรณmez Escudero
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architecture portfolio Laura Gรณmez Escudero laura.gomez.escudero@gmail.com (+34) 636349759