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HOUSE OF MIRRORS - Thesis project

SYMBIOTIC CITY - Group urban design project

CO-HARTLEY JAM YARD - Housing project

GENOA COMM’UNITY’ - Group urban design project

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Additional

DESIGN

Work samples

ARCHITECTS

Work samples

BOX ON WHEELS - Group live project 24H COMPETITIONS - Additional experiences EASA - Additional experiences EASA LA PENTA - Additional experiences DOCEXDOCE - Additional experiences SCULPTURES -

experiences MS

PLC

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HOUSE OF MIRRORS - Thesis project 2018 - Gdansk, Poland

In today’s generation, our civilisation is working towards innovative environmental strategies; nevertheless, something is missing for human evolution to hit its potential. Perhaps we are focused in our physical surroundings, blinded to our ethical progressions towards cultural issues. The impact of economy, technology and politics are playing with our psychological ambiguity which this project aims to reflect.

Come all to the House of Mirrors, souls and the soulless, all are welcome in these reflective cell prisms. You may find affinity throughout the journey or you may want to reflect on the surrounding behaviours. Let the building guide you through the 21st century distractions all the way to its aspirations, be tempted and experience the maze of illusionary frames. Reality or fantasy this building gives a glimpse of the innermost existential desires of our century.

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The constant importance of challenging the rhythm of the time with dynamic projects is a most in the architectural world.

With this in mind, I took a different approach by looking at theoretical projects and how could these influence the design process. Even though these bold and abstract ideas appear to stay mainly on paper, I believe they are a great source of inspiration to strengthen the concept of a project.

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PLUG IN CITY Archigram L’ARCHITECTURE MOBILE Yona Friedman NEW BABYLON Constant Nieuwenhuys

These conceptual models describe my first thoughts thinking of the building as a main circulation space. Where the individual can meander through different volumes and spaces as if the building itself became a new public realm.

An ‘anti-building’ which priorities its journey through a diagonal passage way. Some of these in between ‘voids’ could be permanent and some others temporary, giving the public the chance to adapt the space to the society’s desire in that specific period of time.

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Steven Holl

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‘Architecture can be inspired by everything. We do not have the answers but perhaps we can ask the question’

REALITY ASPIRATIONS

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EXISTING BUILDING -WCs

FLOOR

FLOOR THIRD FLOOR ROOF GARDEN FORTH FLOOR NONRELIGIOUS CHAPELS STOCK EXCHANGE CASINO LOCAL - FRANCHISE BUSINESSES ORIGINAL EXISTING BUILDING FOOTPRINT COUNCIL CHAMBER SPEECH BALCONIES BOOKING ROOMS

BASEMENT GROUND

FIRST

SECOND

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[10] GF - Extrovert circulation 1F - Stock exchange/casino area 2F - Speech balcony 3F - Booking room suspended pod 4F - Roof garden

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Given the deprived surrounding and the extravagance of its interior, the façade integrates and camouflages the building with its urban context.

The elevation carefully elaborates a set of patterned bricks which slowly degrade the closer it gets to the ground floor. By analysing the proportions of the existing building, the form of the windows were identified and replicated into the new façade, showing a stamp of the past in the new.

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ROOF DAYLIGHT

Given the closed off facade, the only day light will be obtained through the roof waffle structure. This is distributed through the periphery as well as alternated skylights.

MICROCLIMATIC ROOF

Both extensive and intensive vegetation will encourage biodiversity and promote the natural habitat of the local climate.

DOME ORIENTATION

This specific position will give morning light to the entrance of the roof garden a symbolic atmosphere.

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING

Intentional contrast between artificial and natural light, both of these follow the pattern of the waffle roof.

PLANT ROOM

The existing basement will serve as the building’s maintenance area. A gap to the side of the facade will be added to distribute biomass palettes.

STACK VENTILATION

Heat recovery systems integrated in seating roof areas near the three towers will avoid the unpleasant aesthetics.

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Central columns supporting main dome

Macalloy

- Precast 500x500mm concrete columns

- Post tensional concrete slabs of 500mm depth.

- In-situ spiral introvert staircases/ramps suspended by floor slabs in between.

- In-situ spiral extrovert main staircase/ ramp suspended by concrete both square and circular columns rearranged in an irregular grid.

- In-situ waffle concrete roof slab.

- Plywood & OSB booking rooms built on concrete slabs suspended by macalloy structural systems from the roof.

steel bars suspending concrete slab pods

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‘Symbiotic City’ is a new approach for Dolne Miasto, located in the south-eastern part of Gdansk. to create a network of interconnected, mutually beneficial communities to assist one another in a sustainable expansion. Inspired by walkable cities, each district has its daily activity surrounding the historic core, and each contains a unique monthly activity to bridge the gap between further settlements and the city centre.

By using parasitic and symbiotic building forms, we are able to bring an extra urban layer and retain all the existing buildings and heritage, unifying the built forms into a coherent whole.

SYMBIOTIC CITY

‘Symbiotic City’ is a new approach for Gdansk to create a network of interconnected, mutually beneficial communities to assist in sustainable expansion. Unique districts of daily activity surround the historic core, and each contains a unique monthly activity to bridge the gap between further settlements and the city centre. By using parasitic and symbiotic forms for the proposed buildings, we are able to retain all the existing buildings and heritage, unifying the built forms into a coherent whole.

Historic expansion with proposed new setlement

interconnected, mutually beneficial communities the historic core, and each contains a unique monthly using parasitic and symbiotic forms heritage, unifying the built forms GDANSK

SYMBIOTIC CITY - Group urban design project 2017 - Gdansk, Poland

VILLAGES 0 5km 1km APSAZ WATE HISTORY 5km INDUSTRY WATER THE SEA NDUSTRY ALLOTMENTS ALLOTMENTS FOREST ALLOTMENTS ALLOTMENTS SPORTS FACILITIES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES TRAIN G-D-A-N-S-K S-Y-M-B-I-O-T-I-CC-I-T-Y GDANSK GDANSK GDANSK 1687

LORENA MORALES-MARTIN ELEANA ORR

1739 1784 1929 2017

WATER CHELM UJESCISKO MARKET M U SI CONTAINERS LITIES SUMMERHOUSES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES ARTS WATER WATER MARKET INDUSTRY HISTORY HISTORY M U SIC GDANSK WATER INDUSTRY SUMMERHOUSES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES ARTS WATER WATER MARKET INDUSTRY HISTORY M U SIC GDANSK WATER INDUSTRY SUMMERHOUSES VILLAGES VILLAGES VILLAGES ARTS MARKET M U CIS INDUSTRY WATER THE CHARACTER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT UTILISE EXISTING LAND FOR ALLOTMENTS, SURPLUS GOES INTO MARKETS FOR COMMUNITY WATER

[19] Renovation GUNs FACTORY Hospital 30 - 40% TRAINLINEUSEDFORTRANSPORTINGCOAL TOSHIPYARD CLASH DIFFICULT TO RENOVATE IN THE AREA DUE TO EXISTING BUILDINGS FROM 1860s, WITH HERITAGE. COUNCIL HAVE STRONG CONSERVATION ETHIC. BUILDNGS DESTROYED IN THE BOMBINGS OF WWII BETWEEN OLD AND NEW GENERATIONS Elegant ART GALLERY Sculpture Old fort Freemasons Neighbourhood NEIGHBOURHOOD BEFORE THE WAR. STREETS CHANGED NAME AFTER THE WAR, FROM POLISH TO GERMAN PREVIOUSlY A PUBLIC BATHs NOW A MODERN PREVIOUSLY A FOR CHOLERA PATIENTs / SAILORs PREVIOUSLY A RE-USED AS - BOTANICAL SALES - WEDDINGS - BRAZILIAN EMBASSY SCHOOL LINKED TO THE EXISTING ARTS SCHOOL IN THE OLD TOWN USED FOR ART CLASSES IN ADJACENT BUILDING IN A RUNDOWN ALLEY FRESCOEs LEFT FROM SURVIVED THROUGH THE WAR 2 SHIPS WITH 5,000 PEOPLE ON EACH WERE DESTROYED BY SOVIET SUBMARINES DANZIGER’S MUSIC SCHOOL CANADIAN WOMAN’S GRANDFATHER WAS BORN IN DANZIG AND ORPHANED AT THE AGE OF 5. HE MOVED TO GERMANY AND THEN CANADA, AND NOT RETURNED SINCE. HIS GRANDAUGHTER VISITED THE STREET WHICH HE WAS BORN ON. FUTURE BOULEVARD TO THE OLD NOW A FASHION ‘LAB’ COMMUNITY BUILDING FOR DISABLED KIDS AND ADULTS TO CREATE MUSIC AND ART PREVIOUS SITE NOW ALLOTMENTS AND HOUSING. Tobacco Factory CREATIVE COMMUNITY‘GREENSTREET’ PLANTING STREETFORMUSIC GIGS&MARKETs RABBITs

[20] BUILDINGS TO BUILDINGS

[21] SPACES TO SPACES

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Co-Hartley jam yard proposes a new co-living principle into an old work-living neighbourhood. Hartley Village having an extended history with their distinguished jam factory, their current infrastructure has blend into warehouses misusing the potential of the site. Taking into consideration the old courtyard provided to the workers of the factory, this project brings a new courtyard with cultivate-your-own fragments

Co-Hartley combines industrial buildings and traditional 19 C. housing, with a diverse set of terrace and semi-detached units.

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CO-HARTLEY JAM YARD - Housing project 2017 - Liverpool, UK

Main opening looking into the courtyard

Dark facades looking outwards blending with red brick context

Mix of ground floor and loft living rooms

Two main houses relating to the existing Hartley Village

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25 new dwellings integrating with the 49 existing units

New cafeteria and local shops parallel to the main road

Refurbish existing warehouse with car parks + businesses + storage + workshops

Redirect traffic with a soft change in floor materiality

Reinforce the old gateway circulation

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Semi-terrace single access

Loft living

1F 1F

Type E - 1 unit

Garden living

GF joint 1F joint

Type D - 1 unit

GF 1F 1F option

Type C - 4 units

GF 1F 1F option

Type B - 7 units

Suspended loft studio GF 1F

Type A - 5 units

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URBAN STRATEGY

[31] GREEN SPACE WATER PARKING STRATEGY NEW ROAD CIRCULATION FOR CARS AND SHOPS SUB-TERRANEAN TUNNEL PROPOSED PEDESTRIANISED FLOOR PLATE EXISTING HIGHWAY

Green space Water feature Parking strategy New road circulation Existing highway Proposed pedestrian floor plate Sub-terrain tunnel

BOX ON WHEELS - Group live project 2017 - Liverpool, UK

Community involvement in urban regeneration has proven to play an important part in local public affairs. Granby4Streets Community Land Trust is a non-profit community-based organisation run by volunteers. Faced with the decline and dereliction of the Granby area, Granby4Streets Community Land Trust, aimed originally to stop the demolition of the remaining Victorian houses in the Granby Triangle. Today the CLT, as a locally driven, controlled and democratically accountable structure, intends to create a vibrant mixed community, building on the existing creativity, energy and commitment, where people from all walks of life can live, work and play.

After several meetings with the community committee, we proposed a small-scale architecture that could adapt to their different needs.

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[33] 24H COMPETITIONS - Additional experiences 31st Jan. 2015 27th Feb. 2016 4th Jun. 2016

EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly)

EASA is a space for the exchange of ideas and knowledge with European architecture students. Where students can discuss their ideas, share their experiences related to architecture, education and life in general. EASA bases its activity on meetings that are held throughout the year in different parts of Europe. Its purpose is to offer an alternative training through workshops, travelling exhibitions, conferences, publications and an efficient communication at international level.

Given my excitement to be involved in such a network, I became the National Contact for EASA Spain. My role was to be the representative of the country in international meetings as well as promote and recruite participants in a national scale. In addition, as EASA was established in 1981, there is a group of individuals including myself who manage the Archive of past events.

Further information about EASA

- Additional experiences

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@easaarchive @easaspain

The project of La Penta was not contained to the two weeks of the official workshop days. Before this, we spent two weekends at the site to explore, theorize and concretize further details about the construction design. We also spent time at the site and had the opportunity to work in the Domaine des Gorges to help our hosts in their activities. By doing that, we got a better grasp of the site and the concept of permaculture.

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Longueur totale env. 606 Entraxes porteurs 121.7 cm Distance entre bacs à fleurs 366.8 25 174.3 poutre longue bord 193.4 poutre longue milieu 230 10 15.8 raccord espace entre poutres 6.7 Boulon M6 Vis 30mm Vis 45mm

EASA LA PENTA - Additional experiences - August 2021 - Boudry, Switzerland

DOCEXDOCE began in 2017 as a unique competition for architecture students and young professionals. Using exciting and experimental formats, DOCEXDOCE encourages participants to propose solutions for a given contemporary problem.

Since early 2020, I became a main organisers for the first edition of DOCEXDOCE India. Given the fact that is a competition free of charge, one of my main roles was to search for sponsors and partners who would wish to collaborate with the Indian edition. This experience gave me the opportunity to multi-task by managing sponsors, jurors, ambassadors and general public. It was a great challenge as it tested my leading skills as well as the importance of constant communication with everyone involved.

[36] DOCEXDOCE - Additional experiences M UM B A I CHEN N GOA U R A T K OZH KO ED A P U R O D A B E N G A L U R U N E W DE LH A HMEDA DAB H A K BE LG A U DY RABAD LUCK WON B HO PA L KOTTA MAY G W A LI O R O W RAH HAND HRAG IJAYAW ADA S H I M L A KOLH RUPA A R A M P U N E @docexdoceindia @docexdoceeurope @docexdocelatinoamerica

Further information about DOCEXDOCE