PORTFOLIO MARIA AVILÉS GUEVARA
2012-2018
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CÓRDOBA188 GP26 SOUTH CONNECTION KOBENHAVN MAGNET THE FABRIC
01 CÓRDOBA 188
Córdoba #188, Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico.
Collaboration working at 3ARCH and FRB
Conceptual Design, drawing of architectural and construction plans, weekly site supervision. AutoCad, Photoshop, Illustrator.
https://www.archdaily.mx/mx/893773/cordoba-188-frb-arquitectura?ad_source=search&ad_ medium=search_result_all Like many other cities, Mexico City is struggling to contain sprawl as fewer vacant lots remain downtown and populations continue to move to urban areas. However, there has been an increase in projects that replace homes with historic value with high-density, mixed-use buildings. This strategy is a common practice in neighborhoods such as “La Roma” and “La Condesa” after years of deterioration of the villas in the area. Cordoba 188 proposes the coexistence between the past and the present. The IMBA (Mexican Institute of Fine Arts by acronym in Spanish) protected the facade and the main hall of the house. Therefore, the new main volumetric is located at the rear of the property.
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Ground Floor
Upper Floors
The area to be preserved represents about 18% of the 555 m2 of the property. Due to the poor condition of the house, it was necessary to carry out a structural project for this area to obtain a flexible interior space for a variety of uses.
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Volumetry
New Dwellings 61% Courtyard 21% Original House 18%
Wood facade to join the original and the new volumes
Structure provides privacy
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Facade Section
However, the new structure intends to change the original state of the house as little as possible, while the finishing imitates the appearance of the originals. The poured concrete walls of the new building not only play an aesthetic role, but are also part of the structure. The rest of the materials are more brutalist, such as wood and stones from the surroundings of Mexico City. To maintain its original profile, the new building remains invisible from the street view and is divided into six floors with 12 apartments.
Wide balconies Concrete and wood left exposed
Inner courtyard
The centerpiece of the project is the central courtyard, which remained in the same location as the original. The courtyard articulates the existing building with the new one through the wooden lattice. This element creates a smooth transition while providing privacy for the retail and apartments.
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View of the new volume
View from the courtyard
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02 GP26
Guillermo Prieto #26, San Rafael.Mexico City, Mexico
Collaboration working at C2D 2018
Architectural Project and Executive Plans. Revit, AutoCad, Illustrator, Photoshop.
https://www.c2d.mx/loftsprieto In Mexico City, as in other cities, there is an increasing demand for affordable housing for small families and young professionals. However, this growing segment of the population is no longer looking for traditional housing types. GP26 intends to address the lack of diversity in terms of housing typologies by providing a central, flexible open space. Based on the loft typology of the 70s and 80s, the project allows for up to ten lofts. By exploiting the steel structure to maximize the length between columns, the apartment distributes utility areas such as bathrooms and kitchens in a common vertical core. Therefore, it is possible to adapt an entire floor into one or two apartments, depending on housing needs.
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Typology 1: 2 departments per level
Typology 2: 1 department per level
Typology 3: rooftop with 2 duplex departments
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Isometric Section
Up to 10 departments are possible
Steel structure
Flexible distribution with a service core
The facade of the project has a balcony on each front to increase the interior space through sliding crystal windows. However, the balcony structure also provides privacy to the apartments following the materiality of the steel structure. These materials contrast with the wooden basement of the project, which houses the entrance, parking and storage.
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Facade View
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03 SOUTH CONNECTION
Viertel A.M.S.A. Mexico City, Mexico
Collaboration with Juan Huicochea and Andrés Yerbes, 2014 9th Semester
Site analysis, urban proposal, graphic design of master plan and layout, development of architectural plans, isometric views and financial plan. Autocad, Photosop, InDesign, Illustrator, SketchUp, Excel.
The intervention zone is located in the southern part of Mexico City, a suburban area since the 1970s. Today, it is part of the metropolitan region and faces poor quality of public spaces, several physical boundaries (infrastructure and closed communities), limited access to mass public transportation and job opportunities, and car dependency. In addition, the area has some educational institutions that introduce a fluctuating population during school hours. Consequently, the project must address the needs of both the community and this fluctuating population. The project proposal consists of a series of urban interventions and the introduction of architectural projects for the gradual rehabilitation of the area. Initially, the project timeline aims to transform, on a small scale, some urban corridors that connect current public spaces or areas of interest, including parking, pedestrian, and bicycle infrastructure. By stimulating new mobility flows, public-private partnerships could develop the initial land use changes to attract further development to the area. In this way, the project is economically and socially self-sustaining.
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Project Timeline
Subsequently, the design integrates urban interventions on a larger scale. The most important is the rehabilitation of the regulating barge and the riverbank to reduce the impact of flooding on the area by facilitating the absorption of water into the subsoil. In addition to physical transformation, these corridors can satisfy the public’s need for public spaces that shopping centers have inadequately replaced.Â
Masterplan
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Harte Daten Phase 01: Student center Phase 02: Research center + co-corking
P01 P02
100%
Land’s Surface: 8,925 M2 Superficial Construction: 20,667 m2
29% Dwelling 21% Amenities
46%
Open Area: 4,136 M2 Underground Construction: 8,925 m2
22% Co-Working 21% Commerce
54%
7% Culture
Building’s Surface: 4,789 m2 Total Construction: 41,334 m2
One of the planned architectural projects consists of two construction phases that correlate with the general timeline, while the program is based on the previous analysis of the context of the area. The first phase is the construction of a sports and cultural center for the surrounding universities and the community itself, to improve the interaction between the fluctuating and permanent population, as well as a student dormitory. The second phase is the construction of a “co-working space” to provide a workplace for graduate students from local universities and to encourage the creation of new SMEs. Finally, the entire open space of the site will be designed as a public space, taking into account the current pedestrian flows and connections.
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Distribution Dwelling 64 Units • Students typology 137 m2 19 Cores =190 Lodgings =190 people • Family typology 60-65 m2 38 Lodgings = 150 people • Typology for people with disabilities 25-30 m2 7 lodgings = 150 people
Amenities • Common areas • Terraces Co-Working • Students’ area • Freelancers’ area
Commerce • 24 Small retail Culture • 11 Workshops • Display area
Parking • 355 parking lots required by Mexico’s City Government
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04 KOBENHAVN MAGNET
Alter Hafen von Collaboration with Ignacio Reyes and Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Guillermo Acosta. Denmark. 2014, International Architecture Ideas Competition.
Site analysis, volumetrics research, graphic design, 3D model, post-production. Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup
Over the years, the need for transcendence has changed the way we communicate our ideas. Today, the digital revolution is beginning to replace the use of books. So we need to ask ourselves why people should still go to libraries, despite the benefits of new technology. One reason is that libraries are the way to humanize ourselves. This library proposal focuses on expanding the use of libraries into collection points. From theoretical knowledge to practice, a new model can serve as play, recreation, and study spaces to promote dynamic social interaction among its users. Similar to magnets, it should attract people and knowledge. For example, the program includes a market, music workshops, an auditorium, a multimedia exhibition, and lounges for children. The “København Magnet” is thus a meeting place that enables the exchange of knowledge from books and people.
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Street View
The building begins with the most recognizable form: the Danish building silhouette. Its emptiness invites users and at the same time refers to the basic protective instinct. The void created for the library turns out to be a landmark, surrounded by several interconnected platforms that contain the necessary space for multiple new uses.
Aereal View
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Program Entrance Hall
Music
info lockers security bikes
workshops stage shop
Bookshop lecture areas museum shop
Performance auditorium workshops
Kids multimedia storytelling recreation room
Market
Media
food coffee drinks
art exhibition conventions film shop
Concept Central Library
Kids Bookshop Shop
Sea
Music Market
Performance Coffee
Food Drinks
Books
Shop Media Technology
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05 THE FABRIC
Sabino #310 Atlampa, Mexico City, Mexico
Individual work 2012, 6th semester
Site analysis, urban design proposal, graphic design, architectural plans. Autocad, Photoshop, Illustrator, model.
Under the government of Porfirio Díaz, high income industry and housing were developed in the neighborhoods of “Atlampa” and “Santa Maria la Rivera”. However, after the social and economic changes in the country after the Revolution, the inhabitants left these areas full of architectural splendor. The fabric called “Las Maravillas” is a building located in this area. This project aims to trigger change in the area by reducing the social stigma of the neighborhood without promoting the effects of gentrification. For example, the program focuses on workshops that provide specialized training to improve the cultural and social characteristics of the population. In this way, it benefits the local community that prefers manual trades or young people looking for new interests. Therefore, the program includes workshops for art, crafts, painting, music and dance, a library, a playroom for children, galleries for local artists and spaces for visiting professors that can be used by people in a state of vulnerability.
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B
Ground Floor
SKATE PARK
N.P.T= +0.17m
N.P.T= +0.17 m
N.P.T= -1.00m N.P.T= -1.00m
OUTDOOR GALLERY
N.P.T= -2.00m N.P.T= -1.00m
N.P.T= -1.00m
N.P.T= -1.02m
OUTDOOR PROJECTION AREA
PARKING
CIRCUS WORKSHOP
N.P.T= -1.00m
N.P.T= -1.00m
N.P.T= -0.51m
CHILDREN PLAYGROUND
PLAYGROUND N.P.T= -1.00m
LIBRARY AUDITORIUM THEATRE WORKSHOP
GALLERY
SUBSTATION CAFETERIA S
N.P.T= -0.50m
STORAGE
KITCHEN
DIGITAL GALLERY
TEXTILE WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP
ROOMS
COMMON AREA VITRALS WORKSHOP
DANCE WORKSHOP
ALEBRIJES WORKSHOP BATHROOM
WC
PAINTING WORKSHOP A
RADIO STATION
PIÑATAS WORKSHOP
LOCKERS
GRAPHIC ARTS WORKSHOP
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
LOBBY
N.P.T= -0.50m
A
CLASSROOM
STUDY AREA
WOOD WORKSHOP
N.P.T= +0.15m N.P.T= +0.20m
Section B-B
Section A-A
B
N.P.T= +0.20m
Artists’ rooms
Workshops
Workshops
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Cafeteria
B
Upper Floor
N.P.T= -1.00m
N.P.T= -1.00m
N.P.T= -1.00m
TERRACE
CAFETERIA S
N.P.T= -0.50m
ARTIST'S ROOMS
INDOOR COMMON AREA
A
OUTDOOR COMMON SPACE
N.P.T= -0.50m
INFORMATION
S
B
S
Main Nave
Library
Workshops
Outdoor Common Area
Outdoor Gallery
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Workshops
Skate-Park
A
Main Common Area’s View: typology for main nave
Study Area’s view: typology for side naves
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