Maria Fernanda Rosario - Portfolio 2023

Architecture and Design Portfolio

2023

Maria Fernanda Rosario

FURNITURE DESIGN

Class of 2023

EDUCATION

Masters in Furniture Design, Politecnico di Milano

2022

Class of

Higher Education Teaching Certificate, Harvard University Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning

Bachelor of Architecture, Pratt Institute

Private tutoring in painting and drawing with Ada Balcácer 2013

Pre-College in Painting and Drawing, Pratt Institute, New York, NY 2013

2012

Pre-College in Painting and Drawing, The School of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

EXPERIENCE

2023

As an architect with experience in both company ownership and project management, my focus lies in the construction and detailing of residential and commercial projects. Passionate about cultural roots and internationalization, I work closely with clients to bring their vision to life with a commitment to quality and creativity. In my previous role as a project manager, I oversaw the design of a luxury residential project from concept to completion, tailoring each home to meet the unique needs and preferences of the client.

2020 - present

Design Intern: Elena Salmistraro Design Studio

My responsibilities included translating design concepts into detailed technical drawings, contributing to the creative process, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. This hands-on experience honed my design skills and deepened my understanding of the product development lifecycle.

Freelance Estudio Maria Fernanda Rosario SRL

We are an architectural firm specializing in residential and commercial projects with a focus on construction and detailing. Our passion for cultural roots and the internationalization of Dominican Republic's art and architecture is reflected in every design we create. With a commitment to quality and creativity, we work closely with clients to bring their vision to life.

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Measured by years of experience

Rhino 3D

Grasshopper

Adobe Creative Suite

Model Making

CNC

3D Printing

Hand Drafting and Illustration

Painting and Drawing

LANGUAGES

Spanish: Native English: Native Italian: Conversational

2020

Project Manager: Ideare Group Pantaleon Salcedo y Asoc.

2018

Work Study Center for Experimental Structures at Pratt Institute

Worked on assembling the ongoing alucobond structure designed by Dr. Haresh Lalvani

2017 2018

Teachers Assistant: Representation I and II, Pratt Institute

Assisted in helping students understand the representational possibilities that are enabled by architectural drawings, but to also highlight drawing’s ability to aid in the understanding and simplification of complex form and idea.

EXHIBITIONS

2017

Solo exhibition “Naturaleza Desvestida” at Casa de Teatro, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

2015

Participation in group exhibition “Encuentro”

2012

Participation in group exhibition “INITIUM”

CONTACT

mariafernanda@estudiomrosario.com

Milan, Italy

Santiago, Dominican Republic

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BENJAMINA CHAIR

Concept Designed for Magis

Academic Project Developed for Specialized Master in Furniture Design at Poli.Design

2023 - Project developed in the course of 2 weeks

Worked on 3D Modeling, technical drawings, and graphic visualizations

Collaboration: Jasper Alvez Blanca Casanova

New Product Development

Prof. Paolo Bartoli

Prof. John Bennett

CONCEPT: SPLIT WOOD

BENJAMINA CHAIR

Benjamina is a chair with an organic expression that combines structural strength with its delicate curves. It explores the concept of split wood giving a feeling of modernity combined with craftsmanship

The initial concept for the Benjamina Chair came from prototyping with steamed wood in the workshop and discovering the geometry of split wood. Using a profile of a half circle, in solid ash wood, we create the illusion of full circle splitting in half through the curvature of the structure.

The Benjamina Chair is designed for interior use, specifically for dining. Its dimensions allow the chair to have armrest but also fit under the table, making it versatile for other areas of the home.

The chair is made of beech wood, steam bent to create the structure. The seat is made of Pet Felt a recycled material made of discarded fabrics, aligning with Magis’ sustainability mission.

Beech Wood Pet Felt

OLIVIA CHAIR

Concept Designed for Magis

Academic Project Developed for Specialized Master in Furniture Design at Poli.Design

2023 - Project developed in the course of 2 weeks

Worked on 3D Modeling, technical drawings, and graphic visualizations

Collaboration: Jasper Alvez

Blanca Casanova

New Product Development

Prof. Marco Citton

Prof. John Bennett

SAME STRUCTURE, DIFFERENT USES

Polypropylene

Olivia is the design continuation of the Benjamina Chair. In this project we explored the idea of creating a structure that can fit different seats for different environments and uses

Keeping in mind the sustainable characteristics that are core to Magis’ values.

CASUAL SETTING CHAIR

Recycled polypropylene, which is obtained from the waste generated by Magis’ own furniture production.

SEMI- FORMAL SETTING CHAIR

Sunbrella: Sustainable fabric made from waste

FORMAL SETTING CHAIR

Plywood: Seat in FSC certified plywood, are completely natural.

Beech Wood

Plywood

Upholstered Polypropylene

1 The stucture is composed of two parts. One being the front legs connected to the back rest, and the second the back legs which are attached through the armrest.

2 The wooden frame has a metal structure which holds the different seat variations offered by the Olivia Chair

3 Besides the structure that holds the seat, the wooden frame becomes flat at the backrest so the dowels can be attached to the seat.

The Olivia Chair is a versatile chair that can be used in different settings. from the home, offices to public spaces, the client can choose the different seats to accomodate its specific needs

GENERAL DIMENSIONS

NASCONDINO

Concept Designed for Bottega Ghianda

Academic Project Developed for Specialized Master in Furniture Design at Poli. Design

2023 - Project developed in the course of 1 week

Worked on 3D modeling and rendering

Collaboration:

Manali Patel

Marie Decuypere

Ideation and Concept Design

Prof. Ron Gilad

Prof. John Bennett

CONCEPT: HIDE AND SEEK

The design includes a desk with concealed compartments and mechanisms of movement such as sliding, pivoting, and folding The desk features a concealed compartment on the right-hand side with electrical outlets and cable access, and a hiding volume on the left-hand side with a slide door for non-electronic items. The central storage unit has three compartments, including two small slide compartments for pens and a middle section that opens with two sliding doors to reveal a storage room.

Compartments hidden by pivoting top

Connection of legs to top, following the curvilinear geometry

Compartments serve the purpose of hiding everyday objects

Different wood finishes give importance to the intricate asembly Open desk for when

Curved knotch to attach drawers to desk area

Connection of legs to top

Connection from desk to lateral compartments

Hidden compartment for pencils

Sliding and pivoting mechanism to hide utensils

COMPARTMENTS THROUGH ASSEMBLY

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Professional work developed from 2019 to 2023

CANOPY LIVING

Professional Work at Ideare Group

Las Carmelitas, Santiago, Dominican Republic

2020 - Under Construction

21500 m2

Project Manager, coordination and direction of architectural design, including masterplan, social hubs and various personalized homes

In collaboration with Arq. Marivi Bonilla, Arq. Nilsa Amelia Suarez, Arq. Mayte Franco and Ing. Pantaleon Salcedo

Renders by A3 Estudio

Architectural Visualizations by Arq. Maria Fernanda Rosario

BRIEF

Residential project located in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Home to 24 completely personalized homes that all share two common spaces, one being Casa Canopy and Canopy Fitness.

Canopy Living seeks to offer its inhabitants an environment that transports them back to nature and its protection.

Canopy Living aims to create a natural and forest-like environment. By creating an urban layout that creates a passage to a natural environment creating privacy between the inhabitants with green areas between houses. The street has two types of textures making the experience dynamic and mysterious

Master Plan

Casa Canopy

HOME TYPOLOGIES

Casa Colibri

Construction - 620 m2 Lot

3 Bedrooms / 3.5 Bathrooms / 2 Kitchens

A home that connects to nature in every area. A hidden front entrance creating mystery in the facades by then discovering large and integrated spaces that connect to nature

Casa Canario

Construction - 630 m2 Lot

4 Bedrooms / 4.5 Bathrooms / 2 Kitchens

A home that values social areas more than anything. This home is for a family of musicians who love to party, we created integrated social spaces that connect to the vast outdoor area.

HOME TYPOLOGIES

CASA MAR Y VIENTO

Professional work

Vacation Home in Cabrera, Dominican Republic

2021 - Under Construction

Conceptualization and architectural design in collaboration with Arq. Nilsa

Amelia Suarez

Renders by Arq. Ariel Baez

Relationship with Nature

Villa in the mountains overlooking the Atlantic. A design is proposed that revolves around nature and matches the views and heights for the enjoyment of the landscape.

Views

Creating a transition between residential and social area maintaining the concept of always having a view of the sea. We connect with nature from the entrance, with an interior patio and a view of the sea.

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Passage from Interior Garden to Social Spaces

This change of levels allows the resident to view the ocean and create a sense of peace and excitement to keep discovering the home.

Double height entrance precedes by water to create sensation of ocean and nature.

Entering the house you can experience the appreciation to nature in the semi-exterior space, which creates a barrier between the social spaces and the dormitories.

The different volumes can be appreciated, dividing social areas in the lower level and dormitories one upper leve.

Entrance

Rear Facade

Interior Garden

Terrace

Large social space connected to the pool with ocean view, integrating the beach lifestyle to the built environment.

JARDINES DE LA PRADERA

Professional work

Entrance Design for Luxury Residential Project in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic

2023 - Under Construction

24500 m2

Conceptualization and architectural design in collaboration with Arq. Lisbell Alvarez

Status: Under Construction

Renders by A3 Estudio

Architectural Visualizations by Arq. Maria Fernanda Rosario

Being the entrance of a very important project for it, it is proposed to add height to the entire perimeter, using combinations of materials to give color and movement creating openness and humanism in the project.

MAIN ENTRANCE

The grand entrance uses materials of earth tones to assimilate the name of the project, which means Gardens in the Valley. We aimed to create a nature-like experience with the thin roof that creates a canopy with trees going through it.

Jardines de la Pradera, being a large residential project, also has 8,000 square meters of recreational space. This area having sports courts, terraces, BBQ and picnic areas, etc. Our intention was to create the feeling of public space catered to our residents’ needs.

RESIDENCIA DIAZ THEN

Professional work

Residential Project in Santiago, Dominican Republic

2022 - Under Construction

294 m2 Construction

270 m2 Lot

3 Bedrooms / 3.5 Bathrooms

Conceptualization and architectural design in collaboration with Arq. Nilsa

Amelia Suarez

Renders by Arq. Jose Mendoza

CONCEPT and CHALLENGES

Family Home

The challenge for this home was taking an already built house, in a very small plot and creating an oasis for the family of 5, with spaces that feel grand and meet every need of a young family.

Living Area

Formal living area located at the entrance, made to create a barrier to dining and outdoor spaces.

Terrace

The outdoor terrace becomes a continuation of the interior living spaces.

Dining Area

Directly connected to the terrace and garden, the dining experience makes the small home feel grand.

Master Bedroom

Having a direct view of the garden, creating a secluded but open space for the couple.

Connection from kitchen to dining area The continuation of these spaces allows the family to cook and eat together.

Kitchen The kitchen becomes a social space by being open to the other areas of the home.

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Residential Beach Home

Casa de Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic | 2020

1100 m2 Construction - 3200 m2 Lot

5 Bedrooms / 6 Bathrooms

Casa Palma Sol

Residential Beach Home

Cabrera, La Romana, Dominican Republic | 2021

660 m2 Construction - 1470 m2 Lot

6 Bedrooms / 7 Bathrooms

GALLERY

Professional work developed 2020 - 2023

Casa 21

Interior Design for Living Area in a home located in Cabrera, Santiago, Dominican Republic | 2021 550 m2 Construction - 750 m2 Lot

4 Bedrooms / 4.5 Bathrooms

Hotel Neue Boutique Hotel located Cabrera, Santiago, Dominican Republic | 2021 1600 m2 Construction - 650 m2 Lot

12 Suites

ACADEMIC

Bachelors in Architecture

Pratt Institute

2015 - 2020

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BOATHOUSE

Design 302

Academic Project Developed for Bachelor’s of Architecture at Pratt Institute, Spring 2018

Critic Michael Chen

Inwood, Manhattan, New York

In collaboration with Nicole Marte

CONCEPT: SOCIAL FRICTION

We started exploring the existing relationships of the institution and the public, discovering that there is an extreme ambiguity of the public’s role on the site, being that the institution is preventing the public to occupy the water’s edge. in this diagram we expressed our interest on designing a boathouse as an expansion of public space of city, park and waterfront, creating a generous attitude towards the community, but still preserving the existing social friction

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Social Friction Collage: Focused on Spectatorship Tecniques used: Rhino 3D, Photoshop, Illustrator

Tecniques used: Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator

Concept Diagram exploring visual relationships between staff, rower and public

Studying closely the existing relationships on the site, we used vision and circulation as generative tools in these collages we wanted to capture the heightened emotional sense in the competitive environment. Interested in the retaining some discomfort between the institution and the public, causing the rowers to be exposed and the public to have a large footprint with the result of preserving friction between the two users.

Through the series of these calibrations, we wanted to understand the role of the public in the athletic facility by revealing complex dynamics that resulted in the concept of spectatorship. we broke down spectatorship in three conditions, being episodic and continuous vision, social friction, experiential architecture.

Public and Rower Relationship

Tecniques used: Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator

VISUAL RELATIONSHIPS

By exploring the social friction and visual relationships we started to ask questions of how architecture responds to these manipulations. We developed a charged landscape of visual relationships by preserving ambiguous ground on the site to maximize continuous vision, circulation and footprint, this landscape is occupied by a series of bands that we programmatically assigned to a user.

Tecniques used: Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator

WATERFRONT RESILIENCE

Design 401

Academic Project Developed for Bachelor’s of Architecture at Pratt Institute, Fall 2018

Critic Dragana Zoric

Hunt’s Point, Bronx, New York

UNDERDEVELOPED NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOOD

The project is located in Hunt’s Point, a poor neighborhood in the Bronx with a lot of industrial spaces and very limited waterfront access. Considering the demographics and environmental issues of the site, the focus shifted towards the potential impact of a reimagined waterfront in terms of community development, access to public open space and the river, and resilience against natural disasters. The project aimed to create a vibrant waterfront that would serve as a community hub, equipped with recreational facilities while also addressing the needs of the community in terms of resilience and sustainability

Irrigation Studies

Collage Diagrams

Master Plan of Waterfront Extensions

New York City Flood Map

RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY INSTIGATOR

The idea of continuity from the collage diagrams was the main factor in creating the formal typologies in the project, trying to define what continuity is and how an entire neighborhood can begin to interconnect and disperse in different ways, yet remain as a whole. The conditions created are meant to interpret the collage and highlight the nodes in it.

The development of this waterfront, will become an instigator, creating corridors that go into the city and masterplan spark development of the entire area.

Physical Models: Landscape Studies

Tecniques used: Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator

Tecniques used: Rhino 3D and Laser Cutting

Sectional Experience

The way I interpreted these diagrams was by using the grid network as a series of contours, where spaces would rise and drop creating sectional experiences. The changes in elevation makes the user circulate between exterior ramps and interior pockets that both blend with each other. The idea is that the Different areas of the landscape are able to accommodate the existing and future programs necessary to the waterfront for the community. This instigating a process of development which will start to transform the community as a whole.

Section

Underwater View

Center for Climactic Anomalies

Environmental Educational Center

Proposed to educate future generations of environmental impact

Chinatown, New York | 2017

I’m Not Crazy, My Reality is Just Different Than Yours Degree Project

Project explores the dystopian future of the climate crisis, creating a satire of what our world will look like in relationship to the built environment.

In Collaboration with Juan Gomez | 2019-2020

GALLERY

University work developed 2015 - 2020

Vortex

Museum and tourist center creating a perspective precession to the Basilica di San Pietro Rome, Italy | 2019

CORE STACKS

Dorm Design for Brooklyn University

Waterfront dormitory that explores the concept of minimal living pods. Brooklyn, New York | 2017

St. Francis Dormitory

Tourist Vortex

OTHER DISCIPLINES

Painting, Drawing and Printmaking

amor.amor.amor.

Retrato 48

Pencil on paper 9x12’’

Pencil on paper 9x12’’

Regresame al Caribe 2016

Acrylic, collage and pastel on MDF 10x12”

Rostros Romanos 2019

Pencil, pastel and marker on paper 16x18”

grandiosas acciones que pequeños regaclemencia, compasión, amor, bondad e ternura.

María F. Rosario se estrena en RD

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Press Publications for Naturaleza Desvestida

Naturaleza Desvestida

Solo Show at Casa de Teatro

Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

gresada de academias norteamericanas, del Instituto de Arte de Chicago y del Pratt Institute, de Nueva York, la santiaguera, María Fernanda Rosario, viene al país a presentar en el histórico escenario de Casa de Teatro su primera entrega en los espacios expositivos.

Trae una propuesta contemporánea y ecológica, bajo el título: ‘Naturaleza Desvestida’, la cual presentará en la Sala Paúl Giudicelli, de la institución cultural, de la Ciudad Colonial.

Con ese bagaje de estudios artísticos se expresa en medios mixtos sobre madera y tela, y dimensiones de diversos formatos, el calentamiento global, y las migraciones componen una de las temáticas más explosivas en el mundo actual, que tanta preocupación deja a las sociedades humanas del presente siglo. Con esa fuente, e enspirada también en el desnudo femenino, que es el ‘leit motiv’ de su propuesta visual, apuesta a una estética modernista.

Es la representación idealista de la naturaleza, un símil o una alegoría sentida y convincente de cómo la tala de los arboles, ejecutadas por mercaderes que inician la depredación en las áreas boscosas del planeta. La desnudez de las tierras pródigas sepultadas por rascacielos y urbanizaciones que poco a poco

sepultan bajo el suelo, terrenos útiles para la siembra y la minería, socaban el hábitat, dejando el territorio estéril, con una voracidad por lo pecuniario. Y también las tormentas que dejan despojadas los árboles de sus troncos y ramas, en su paso de desolación y olvido. La naturaleza de las migraciones es para Rosario un reto: entre factura y collage.

En su obra ‘Entre el Mar Caribe y Nueva York, ciu-

dad emblemática para la diáspora dominicana’, pone de manifiesto la reminiscencia y nostalgia. Mar, cielo y tierra son elementos añorados por una mujer que deja atrás sus raíces primigenias para desafiar lo innato, lo desconocido. Con su cabello flotando al viento, con brazos desafiantes en busca de su destino, de guerrera intrépida que deja atrás su pasado para forjar con su osadía, su destino.

María Fernanda Rosario nace en Santiago, República Dominicana. Desde muy pequeña mostró gran interés por el arte. En 2010 comenzó sus clases de pintura con el pintor Juan Gutiérrez, quien fue su maestro por tres años. Casa de Teatro inauguró su primera exposición individual, con el título “Naturaleza desvestida”, en la cual se integran pinturas en medios mixtos sobre madera y tela de diversos formatos, tituladas: “Secuencia Fernando Jr.”,

VISUALES

Esculturas DE ARENA

¿CUÁNTAS VECES HEMOS JUGADO A HACER CASTILLOS Y FIGURAS EN LA ARENA DE LA PLAYA? TOSHIHIKO ES UN ARTISTA QUE VA MÁS ALLÁ DE SIMPLES FIGURITAS, ÉL ES TODO UN MAGNATE DE ESTA VARIANTE DE ARTE. PARTICIPÓ EN EL FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE DE ESCULTURA DE ARENA DE FULONG JUNTO CON OTROS 22 ESCULTORES PROFESIONALES DE ARENA.

Toshihiko Hosaka es un escultor japonés nacido en la ciudad de Akita; es todo un maestro de este arte, efímero, pero bello al mismo tiempo. Toshihiko no suele emplear molde alguno durante el desarrollo de su trabajo, el único material que necesita para desarrollar sus figuras, es la propia arena. Y el secreto para mantenerlas en una sola pieza, es una especie de aerosol que endurece la materia prima, el mismo que aplica a las esculturas una vez que las termina.

LA EXPOSICIÓN CUENTA CON EL ESTÍMULO DEL MINISTERIO DE MEDIOAMBIENTE, Y LA PRESENTACIÓN ESTARÁ A CARGO DE FREDDY GINEBRA, DIRECTOR DE CASA DE TEATRO.

“Mézclate conmigo”, “Entre mar Caribe y Nueva York”, “Rostro de luz”, “Entrelazados”, entre otras. ‘‘Naturaleza desvestida” es una racionalista exposición individual, integrada por 22 obras de pequeño formato, en la que la artista ha creado una colección de obras, fuertemente motivada por el grave problema del calentamiento global, y otros temas tan importantes como las migraciones y estados existenciales que afectan a la sociedad de nuestro tiempo.

Opening Night

From left to right

Francisco Dominguez Brito (Attorney General of Dominican Republic), Pedro Verges (Minister of Culture), Maria Fernanda Rosario, Fernando Rosario, Nancy Flete de Rosario, Abil Peralta (Head Curator of Museum of Modern Art Santo Domingo

Hacer que una foto en Instagram logre paralizar miradas, es cuestión de seguir trucos.

‘‘Naturaleza DESVESTIDA’’ VISUALES

La exposición está en la sala Paul Giudicelli, ubicado en la Arzobispo Meriño 110, en la Ciudad Colonial.