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MARIA CUESTA PRIMO

Architect Urban planner

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MARIA C U E S TA P R I M O ARCHITECT & URBAN PLANNER I am a Master Science in Architecture interested in expanding my professional experience. My philosophy entails design as an interdisciplinary, collective effort to respond to contemporary needs and future issues. My international experience gave me the opportunity to work with people from a very wide variety of backgrounds which has opened my mind to different poblem solving approaches. I would define myself as idealistic, sometimes stubborn, always creative and full of ideas, passionate about design, hardworking, perfectionist and willing to go above and beyond to find solutions to human needs through architecture and urbanism.

education

work experience profile mcuestaprimo@gmail.com +34 609 57 38 68 https://es.linkedin.com/in/maría-cuesta-primo/en

Spanish driving licence Inmediate availability Availability to travel

LOOK DESIGN ARCHITECT - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / MAR - SEP 2016

University of Valladolid, Spain / 2007-2015

FARO Scholarship for Internship Abroad - Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Spain. Graphic documentation for architectural, interior design and rehabilitation projects (singlefamily house, row houses, condominiums & hotels projects). Project management: meetings with clients and suppliers, site visit and supervision of projects under construction. Furniture design.

Master in Architecture (M.Arch)

University Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile / JUL 2014 - JAN 2015 Master in Architecture (M.Arch) - EXCHANGE PROGRAM FORMULA Santander International Mobility Grants - Banco Santander

TECHO. Chile | A roof for my country - Santiago de Chile / NOV - DEC 2014 NGO. Development of emergency housing and social housing in vulnerable sectors of society. Working together with affected camps, involving individuals in the process for better integration.

Széchenyi István University, Györ, Hungary / SEP 2012 - JUL 2013 Master in Architecture (M.Arch) - ERASMUS EXCHANGE PROGRAM

BEALS + LYON ARCHITECTS - Santiago de Chile / AUG - OCT 2014

Professional competences course (40 h.) Personal development; Creative

Internship. Public library, single-family house and office interior design. 3D modelling & mockups.

thinking and problem solving; Clients and their needs; Adaptation to change; Leadership; Teamwork; Negotiation and influence; Networking; Time management. University of Valladolid / 2016

KENSINGTON PLACE RESTAURANT - London, U.K. / JUL - SEP 2013 Receptionist and waitress.

languages

Autodesk REVIT Course (90 h.) University of Valladolid / 2015 AIESEC - Valladolid, Spain / JAN - SEP 2015

SPANISH Native

ENGLISH C1

GERMAN A1

International Cooperation for Development: Global Development &

Volunteer work. In charge of Communication and Marketing Area, and collaboration in the department of social exchanges and professional internships.

Citizenship (75 h.) University of Vallladolid /2015

MENTOR PROGRAMME - International Relations Dept., University of Valladolid

Architectural Branding: InDesign (30 h.) University of Valladolid / 2015

Responsible for the integration of six exchange students in Valladolid. / SEP 2013 - FEB 2014

Digital Fabrication: Rhino + Grasshopper. University Finis Terrae / 2014 Association “Felicidad Sin Fronteras” - Errachidia, Morocco / JUL - AUG 2012 Volunteer programme. Artistic activities for children aged 6 to 12. Restoration of local schools.

German, A1 level (80 h.) University of Valladolid / 2013-2014 Rescue and First Aid Course (40 h.) Spanish Red Cross / 2011

professional skills

Architecture and cinema: Scenography / 2011

AutoCAD

SketchUp

REVIT

Microsoft Office

Photoshop

Project Management

Illustrator

Team Building

Graphic Design with PHOTOSHOP (30 h.) University of Valladolid / 2009

InDesign

Creativity + Initiative

Forum of contemporary Spanish architecture / 2009

3D Studio Max (30 h.) University of Valladolid / 2010 Fragments of memory: Rehabilitation and Restoration / 2010

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SELECTED WORKS SEMINCI HEADQUARTERS, CULTURAL CENTER FOR DIFFUSION OF FILM CULTURE Final Project Valladolid, Spain CLOUD 99 RETREAT Studio LDA, Look Design Architect Cherating, Malaysia OFFICE HANGING BOOKSHELF Studio LDA, Look Design Architect Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, CO-WORKING SPACE FOR INNOVATION Collaboration in Ruben Herce’s final project Valladolid, España PHI FLOWER PAVILION Digital manufacturing technologies Course. Finis Terrae University Santiago de Chile, Chile MARIN II AREA, URBAN DEVELOPMENT Urban planning and new areas development Salamanca, Spain FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIOS Academic project Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain NORTH WALL, URBAN ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT National competition Segovia, Spain CHIL GREEN LINE Academic project Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain PHOTOGRAPHY

“SEMINCI” HEADQUARTERS, CULTURAL CENTER FOR DIFFUSION OF FILM CULTURE VALLADOLID, SPAIN

FINAL PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID

SEMINCI, acronym for “Valladolid International Film Festival” is one of the most prestigious film festivals in Spain. Its increasing popularity in the last years and the lack of a headquarter, makes us consider the need for a center for the diffusion of film culture in the city. The project starts from the idea of rehabilitating an old industrial building from the mid-twentieth century in Valladolid, within the current tendency of recovering abandoned spaces of the city. The main principle is reconverting the space without losing its original essence, so it is proposed to create an interior envelope, an intervention within the walls that will allows to preserve the exterior view of the original brick wall. Its interior holds a series of wooden Spanish trusses supported by cast iron pillars which are preserved in the “red carpet” interior street connecting the two squares in the plot. Inside the building we distinguish 3 worlds, each of them representing a cinema icon: the red carpet, the “boite a miracles” where everything is possible and the screen. Each part holds a function in the building, the red carpet for common and distribution areas, representative spaces that can be used as an exposition room; black box for technical areas where the light needs to be controlled and the library and offices located in the urban screen tower with the premise of seeing and being seen.

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THE RED CARPET As one of the greatest festivals in the international scene, it is proposed to create a red carpet for the Seminci. For that reason the street that is buried to cross the building is covered with a red microcement. The original wood trusses are preserved throughout the route, so the reference to the original building is never lost and the creation of alternating skylights between the trusses solves the lighting problem and respect the initial modulation.

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”THE BOÍTE A MIRACLES” The “box of miracles” of Le Corbusier poses a space where everything is possible. The essence of cinema as a changing atmosphere is materialized in the project as experimental black boxes that can acquire different configurations: like the projection room or the recording studio. In order to enrich the spaces and their multifunctionality, a series of visual connections are established, thus a box seat appears from the cafeteria to the cinema or a big window from the restaurant to the recording studio.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black boxâ&#x20AC;? or multipurpose experimental room. Through the technology of retractable stands, movable seats systems and mobile acoustic panels of the ceiling. 1.- Cinema room with optimum acoustic conditions. 2.- Hall of concerts, lectures presentations ... 3.- Exhibition hall, diaphanous space that can contain all kinds of activities

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THE URBAN SCREEN The intentionality of transmitting messages through the facades is a constant in the history of architecture. The light box containing the library and office uses, rises above the low-rise architecture of the pre-existing building to provide those spaces with natural light and views towards the Esgueva river walk. It becomes a landmark building, and the facade is used to place an urban screen with the condition of transparency for the natural iluminition of the offices. That is why a system of transparent multimedia facade is incorporated to the whole. The faรงade integrates not only the building itself but the urban context. A screen as a focus of attraction for the diffusion of the cinematographic culture in Valladolid.

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CLOUD 99 RETREAT CHERATING, MALAYSIA

STUDIO LDA, LOOK DESIGN ARCHITECT KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

“An abstraction of a fairy tail through the reinterpretation of clouds” The project aims to be a sanctuary, appart from the hustle and bustle of the nearby tourist city. To keep it guarded, secure and serene, we propose the incorporation of a green wall surrounding the plot.. The access point, in the side that connects with the road, includes a reception, tourism agency, parking lot and restaurant, which can operate independently of the rest of the complex.

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connecting with the beach we find an infinity-pool (requested by the client) which serves as a barrier to control the access from the beach. 31 One-storey units + 34 Two-storey units = 99 DOUBLE ROOMS

Cloud 99 retreat aims to blur the edge between sea and sky; we propose to cover the units with different sizes of white canvas tents and the creation of a shallow pond as a cloud mirror.

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, CO-WORKING SPACE FOR INNOVATION VALLADOLID, SPAIN

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COLLABORATION in RUBEN HERCEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FINAL PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID

The economic crisis and the development of the production model have converted many industrial areas of our cities in degrades spaces. This project means to be an entrepreneurial stimulus for the Argales Industrial Estate without losing the industrial essence of the place. The project aims to create a flexible architecture, capable of adapting and transforming itself to be able to respond to the changing needs of this type of spaces. The project has three main parts: _Factory shed. Part of the pre-existing structure is rehabilitated to accommodate the leisure areas (restaurant, gym and nursery). The translucent volume added to the factory shed contains a multi-functional area. _Tower. A landmark for the area where the media library, coworking spaces and administration are placed. _Parking. Modular car park system formed by containers with a mechanical system of storage and capacity for 6 vehicles. The number of containers is adapted according to the demand.

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PHI FLOWER PAVILION SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE

DIGITAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES COURSE FINIS TERRAE UNIVERSITY The concepts of light, fluidity and cohesion are present on the design of this pavilion that aims to create a unique meeting point. The project is about the transition from an outdoor public area to an inner space of reflection, which is achieved by spiral routes instead of direct entrances. In the central point, a space bathed by a zenithal light where the placement of a sculpture is foreseen. The components which form the pavilion, create a set of lights and shadows projected on the floor, evoking in the viewer a series of sensations during the tour.

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MARIN II AREA, URBAN DEVELOPMENT

URBAN PLANNING AND NEW AREAS DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID

SALAMANCA, SPAIN The project consists in a masterplan for the development of an area in the periphery of the City of Salamanca. We take into account the topography in the area with an important unevenness and the connection with the rest of the city through free spaces and the circulation road that surrounds it. KEY GOALS: Integration with the pre-existing urban plan; creation of a free spaces system that works as a barrier to the road; parks and squares squeme that promote social interaction; pedestrian and cyclist priority; social mixing and introduction of ecological guidelines.

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FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIOS

ACADEMIC PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID

LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN The project takes into account the analysis of the territory, the hidden structure and tensions of the existing topography, that will be present in the conservation-manipulation of the landscape. It creates a closed interior space, isolated, taking advantage of the orography. An opaque band is created to delimit the “inside” and “outside” and at the same time it serves as a communication node for the different pieces that cross it perpendicularly. For the lighting of buried areas, light boxes are used which in turn create a compositional game between the different pieces. The communications are arranged in two main cores that will be connected through a “bridge”. The perpendicular boxes that make up the different television recording studios have different heights, to accomodate different functions, and the largest perpendicular box is a communication block, café, restaurand and viewpoint.

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NORTH WALL, URBAN ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT SEGOVIA, SPAIN

NATIONAL COMPETITION With MARTA GUTIERREZ AND JONATHAN AGUILAR

Accessibility project located in the historical centre of Segovia. The aim of the project is the communication of two of the main tourist attractions in the city: the Royal Alcazar and Casa de la Moneda (Spain’s mint). The current road is an old shortcut located in a steep and abrupt terrain, what makes it inaccessible for a large number of visitors, forcing to an alternative route of 2500 metres. Due to the considerable flow of tourists that this city receives, this is a totally viable project that responds to a demand and will boost tourism, the main activity in the city. The project proposes the incorporation of mechanical ramps through a system that integrates them perfectly in the landscape, reducing the environmental impact in the old city centre. This solution is applicable to other historical centers, promoting the idea of barriers elimination and the creation of an accessible cities network. There is a need to incorporate an elevator to bridge the unevenness, and we have chosen the area in which the wall has disappeared to give it a reinterpreted tower appearance, as well as endowing it with panoramic viewpoint qualities.

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CHIL GREEN LINE

ACADEMIC PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID

LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, SPAIN

The project is a reconversion of Chil Road in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria into a greenline element that structures the city. Due to its location, this route has a landscape component especially highlighting its quality of panoramic viewpoint on the coast and beaches of the island. We start analyzing the different sections of the 3,5 km. road and discover the distinct characteristics of each area. Therefore, we propose the creation of “The walk of the 4 elements”, water, earth, air and fire (representing the diversity of landscapes in the island: ocean, desertic dunes in the south, sea of clouds in the summits and volcanic origin). Each of the 4 elements in the walk is endowed with a different type of autochthonous vegetation, an own range of colors, a specific type of furniture and a use according to the needs in that area. We develop the fire section.

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PHOTOGRAPHY SAND Errachidia, Morocco NOSTALGIA Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain SERENITY Langkawi Island, Malaysia TWINS Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia TIMELESS Prague, Czech Republic SERENDIPITY Ephesus, Turkey NATURE Sapa, Vietnam JOY Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia TRADITION Japanese Bridge, Hoi An, Vietnam FISHERMEN An Bang, Hoi An, Vietnam NIGHTLIFE Porto, Portugal PATRIOTISM Geneve, Switzerland MARIA CUESTA PRIMO

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MARIA CUESTA PRIMO mcuestaprimo@gmail.com