MARTA AHICART BELTRÁN BELTRÁN Architecture Portfolio
ABOUT ME My name is Marta Ahicart Beltrán (Palma de Mallorca, 1992) and I’m an Architecture Studies graduate from Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; university where I also got a Master in Architecture. During the 2016-2017 academic year I was an exchange student in Sweden, where I took some courses of the Architecture and Planning Beyond Sustainability master programs in Chalmers Tekniska Högskola. I’ve always admired nordic architecture, characterized by it’s integration with nature, use of the light and use of local materials as principle of sustainability. Thoughout the years that I studied architecture I found out that I have special interest in reburbishment and housing related architecture.
CONTACT ADDRESS Palma de Mallorca Islas Baleares, Spain E-MAIL martaahicart@hotmail.com PHONE 0034 662554053
EDUCATION
Feb. 2018 - Jan. 2019
Aug. 2016 - Jun. 2017
Feb. 2011 - Jan. 2018 Sep. 2010 - Dec. 2011
UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA, Spain Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès Master in Architecture CHALMERS TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLA, Sweden Chalmers School of Architecture Master in Architecture, Erasmus exchange program UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA, Spain Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès Bachelor in Architecture Studies Introduction to architecture course
AWARDS 2017
CHALMERS TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLA, Sweden Chalmers School of Architecture Design and construction of ‘The jigsaw chair’ Innovation award 2017, Competitionline http://www.competitionline.com/en/ posts/134159 Article ‘Lasst Häuser wachsen’ Competitionline magazine
ADDITIONAL WORK 2010
48H OPEN HOUSE BARCELONA, Spain Volunteer
PERSONAL SKILLS Languages
Spanish Catalan English
Mother tongue Native Fluent
Computer skills
Autocad 2D Microstation 2D, 3D Rhinoceros Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator Adobe Muse WinEva Grasshopper Microsoft Office
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LA ESCOCESA: ACTIVANDO EL BARRIO Spring 2016, academic project
THE JIGSAW CHAIR Autumn 2016, academic project Innovation Award 2017
RINGÖN: A CULTURAL VILLAGE Spring 2017, academic project
PARQUE SANT OLEGUER 2018-2019, academic project Master in Architecture final project
LA ESCOCESA: ACTIVANDO EL BARRIO
ACADEMIC PROJECT: Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès, UPC, Barcelona DEPARTAMENT: Projects, structures and technology YEAR: Spring 2016 LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain TEAMWORK: Ana Vidal de Montoliu
The site of the project is the meeting point of two clearly defined axes: Bolivia Street and Pere IV Street. Bolivia Street is defined as a cultural axis due to the gathering of universities and museums in the area, while Pere IV Street is an industrial area where the abandoned plots are common. Pere IV Street is one of the last surviving streets after the imposition of the Pla CerdĂ , keeping its initial arrangement After the site analysis, we decide that it is necessary to restore the neighbourhood character and the small scale of the site. Due to this necessity we take the NEIGHBOURHOOD concept as the project strategy. The strategic location of the site, as the meeting point of two important axes, makes possible to promote the recovery of the comunity feeling. To restore the neighbourhood personality it is necessary to REACTIVATE the activities of the site.
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES 1 Restore the Klein Square . 2 Create passageways respecting the old manufacturing complex La Escocesa. 3 Succession of related squares in the axes of the project area, creating a new central square.
CONNECTION BETWEEN SPACES AND ACTIVATINGS Activatings are necessary to bring to life and give use to the new plazas that link the new passageways. 1 Co-working area: refurbishment of the old building. 2 Residential plaza, more private. Playground area as activating element. 3 Market: public space as an activating element, bringing to life the new central square (4).
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GROUND FLOOR The access to the building is through the courtyard, giving this place a casual meeting character promoting the inhabitants relationships.
Access diagram
Ground floor plan
TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN The building is defined from rigid and static cores that will be the most private areas. These cores are placed surrounding a courtyard. As we move away from these cores, privacy becomes blurred and we arrive to a more dynamic and less defined spaces. The access to the apartments are located in a exterior deck defining the building perimeter. Is in this deck where the common areas are placed, easing the neighbourhood activities and its inhabitants relationships.
Diagram of spaces: from private to public
Typical floor plan
Housing use arrangement diagram
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HOUSING CONNECTION SYSTEM Each apartment is developed from minimum units. These minimum units are defined by containers used as structure and enclose the permanent furniture (kitchen and bathroom). The minimum units form the rigid cores and more private spaces and extend to the more dynamic and public areas in the building.
Minimal housing units diagrams
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM The building is supported by “container-columns” formed by four UPN-100 columns filled with concrete. The concrete filling protects the steel columns from the fire which allows the structure to remain seen without any covering. In the ground plan the four columns forming the “container-columns” are grouped creating one pillar, getting a more open plan.
Schematic section of the structure
Typical floor plan
Roof constructive detail
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THE JIGSAW CHAIR
AWARD: Innovation Award 2017, Competitionline ACADEMIC PROJECT: Chalmers Tekniska Hรถgskola, Sweden DEPARTAMENT: Material and detail, Department of architecture YEAR: Autumn 2016 LOCATION: Gothenburg, Sweden TEAMWORK: Ya-Pei Lin, Marc Serra Ureta, Lucia Weidinger PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION TEAMWORK: Martin Jaermann, Ya-Pei Lin, Marc Serra Ureta, Lia Tsatsoulis, Lucia Weidinger PROTOTYPE PICTURES: Marc Serra Ureta
This project is addressing the need, in a future, of sustainable compact housing with integrated storage. The central notion underpinning the design of “The jigsaw chair� is one of multifunctionality. The piece has been designed as not only a storage unit, the user can also use it as a chair. To materialize the design, we chose to use sheets made of recycled PETG plastic and the vegetative part of a fungus, mycelium. The plastic sheets are formed using a robotic arm and a technique called SPIF (Single Point Incremental Sheet Forming). A toolpath has been created to produce the degree of bending to generate the overall form of the storage pieces, while also incorporating the joints in a manner that camouflages them as a part of the overall pattern. The mycelium is used to create private storage areas and, at the same time, is used to form the chair pillows adding an extra level of comfort to the chair.
YEAR 2050: HYPOTHETICAL FUTURE
SHARE EVERYTHING In the future we will share everything we need and we will store most of our belongings in our phones.
DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERES We want to create different atmospheres and qualities in order to have public and private areas in the room.
ACCESS TO ROBOTIC ROOMS In the future we will all have access to robotic rooms where we will be able to create our own furniture.
DESIGN PROPERTIES MYCELIUM PILLOWS Use of plastic, shaped by the spiffing method, as a mold to let the mycelium grow along the surface in order to create a soft piece used as a pillow.
DESIGN PROPERTIES STORAGE UNITS Storage part made of plastic pieces molded using the spiffing method that will be used as the mycelium containers as well as storage units. There will be three different types of storage units: friction fit (figure 1), inclination fit (figure 2) and cavities (figure 3).
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USE OF SPIFFING IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
1. HYPOTHETICAL FUTURE: empty spaces are available and the user decides which type of furniture will meet their needs. 2. SHAPE: the shape is created according to the use and needs. 3. REMESH: the pieces that will form the furniture are created. The surface of the different pieces is divided depending on the size and the shape of the final polygon. 4. FLOW ALONG THE SURFACE: flow the group of pieces along the overall shape surface. 5. CATALOGUE: a catalogue of pieces is created, extracted from the overall piece of furniture.
MANUFACTURING THE PIECES The robot will follow three different toolpaths for the manufacturing of each piece. First of all the outline, secondly the joint cavities and lastly the storage cavities.
Assembly part 1
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ASSEMBLY The chair is formed by two parts, each of them assembled separately. First of all the plastic pieces, previously shaped and cut using the robot, will be assembled using the joint cavities. These cavities will be hidden by its geometry. Following the plastic pieces assembly, the mycelium will be put in place. In the first part the mycelium pieces had been formed using molds, while in the second part the plastic pieces forming the chair are the mycelium molds. Finally both parts will be assembled creating the chair.
Final assembly of the chair
Built prototype for the Material and Detail studio exhibition, Chalmers School of Architecture Picture: Marc Serra Ureta
Built prototype for the Material and Detail studio exhibition, Chalmers School of Architecture Picture: Marc Serra Ureta
RINGร N: A CULTURAL VILLAGE
ACADEMIC PROJECT: Chalmers Tekniska Hรถgskola, Sweden DEPARTAMENT: Architectural Heritage and Urban Transformation, Department of architecture YEAR: Spring 2017 LOCATION: Gothenburg, Sweden TEAMWORK: Ariane Mischler, Lisa Heller, Praveena Ashok
The project is located in Ringรถn, a post-industrial area on the north shore of the Gรถta river, in Gothenburg. This area is mostly related to the industrial area. It is also considered as an important historical location because in the past it was the most important harbour in Sweden. Its proximity to the city center adds a great value to the area. The strategy of this project is to preserve the historical interesting spots and enhance them, giving these places a new use. Another strategies are to enhance the present attractors of the site like the waterfront and to activate the area introducing new activities. In the urban scale it is proposed to use the old railtracks as a green corridor and to enhance one of the highlights of the site, the waterfront. In the building scale it is proposed to enhance the industrial heritage of the site by using the old warehouses to introduce new activities such as a co-working space, a food market, a flea market and a maritime museum.
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The project is divided in three phases carried out in different periods of time and each phase consists in a series of several interventions with the aim of preserve and enhance the industrial heritage of the place and, at the same time introduce new activities to activate Ringรถn. The first phase interventions are composed of a new ferry stop that connects Ringรถn and the city centre, a new waterfront promenade along the Gรถta river and a new food market located in an existing warehouse that is not being used nowadays.
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Site plan
FOOD MARKET The new food market will be placed in an old warehouse located close to the Gรณta river waterfront, endangered by rising water levels. Due to this flooding risk all the interventions in this area will be adapt to a possible rise of the water level. The interior area of the warehouse will be used as an open and flexible space, where the only fixed elements will be the toilet and the kitchen facilities while the dining areas and the food production areas will be placed in moving elements due to adapt to weather conditions. During summer, the greenhouse modules and some of the dining modules might be moved to the exterior through the existing railtracks in the warehouse; while during winter all the modules will stay inside the building. The greenhouse modules will be placed in a higher level than the ground level in order to prevent damages caused by a possible rise of the water level.
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GREENHOUSE MODULE Hydroponics are installed inside the greenhouse modules and only the farmers have access to these units.
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Small dining area module
Large dining area module
DINING, CAFÉ AND WORKSHOP MODULES
Café/drinks module
Food production workshop module
PARQUE SANT OLEGUER
ACADEMIC PROJECT: Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès, UPC, Barcelona DEPARTAMENT: Master in Architecture final project YEAR: 2018-2019 LOCATION: Sabadell, Spain TEAMWORK: Estrella Hernández
The project is located in Nostra Llar neighbourhood, in the South East of Sabadell. Within Sabadell we find three large groups of green areas and equipments, positioning Nostra Llar neighbourhood inside one of them: the river space of the Ripoll river. Nowadays the neighbourhood is disconnected from the equipments located nearby and from the river space. The aim of the project is to enhance the park that is placed in the centre of the neighbourhood by working in the perimeter of the park and improving connection between the park and the adjacent housing. Retaining mudwalls will be the main element of the project, creating terraces and viewpoints along the perimeter of the park and introducing new activities connecting the outline with the center of this green area.
Green areas Vegetable gardens Sports equipment Educational equipment Social-cultural equipment Sanitary equipment Market
NOSTRA LLAR, SABADELL Nostra Llar, in Sabadell, is a single family home neighbourhood built in the 1950’s for the Artextil factory employees.
PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL PROBLEM 1: DISCONNECTION Disconnection between Nostra Llar neighbourhood, the equipments and the Ripoll river.
STRATEGY 1: CONTINUITY OF THE EQUIPMENT AXIS Inside the nighbourhood there is a clearly defined axis that crosses longitudinally the central part of the area and it’s composed of several equipments and green spaces. Due to both the park and the old sports equipment are located in this axis, we propose to create a single area with new activities.
PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL PROBLEM 2: SPORTS EQUIPMENT ISOLATION The sports equipment is located in the centre of Nostra Llar and it’s enclosed in itself, isolated from the neighbourhood. As a result of this isolation, all the paths leading to the park must go around the equipment.
STRATEGY 2: INTENSITY OF ACTIVITIES Two new accesses will be open as a start of two focal points of activity that will traverse the sports equipment and the park while the intensity of activity starts to become blurred as we cross the park, integrating activities with nature.
PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL PROBLEM 3: HOUSING - PARK DISSOCIATION Dissociation between the houses and the green areas due to road traffic and impermeable paving.
STRATEGY 3: TRANSITION FROM PRIVATE TO PUBLIC Work on the perimeter to change the actual dissociation between the private and public areas and integrating them with the natural essence of the park area.
PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL PROBLEM 4: POTENTIAL VIEWPOINT LOST Due to its location in a higher level than the river area, the neighbourhood (especially the park) has viewpoint potential that is lost because of the existence of wild bushes in the area.
STRATEGY 4: PROJECT AREA ZONING Following the existing axis of equipments within the neighbourhood the zoning goes from a more urban space, the sports equipment in the centre, to a more natural space, the park.
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PERIMETER ZONING
Appropriation zone: more private area where the inhabitants can expand their gardens using public space.
Pedestrian and low-traffic area: only the inhabitants of the houses located in the perimeter of the park can access this area by car.
Terrace zone: appropriation areas for both the neighbourhood and Sabadell inhabitants.
Sports and activities zone equipped with urban furniture.
Terrace ground plan
TERRACE RETAINING WALLS MATERIALIZATION DETERMINANTS
1. USE OF KM 0 MATERIALS Use of local or reused materials as much as possible for the retaining walls construction.
2. CAMOUFLAGE WITH THE AREA The final appearance of the retaining walls will be similar to the soil that forms the park ground.
3. DETERIORATION CONTROL Use of materials that allow a controlled deterioration of the retaining walls, integrating them with the natural landscape.
TERRACE RETAINING WALLS WATERPROOFING STRATEGIES
1. VEGETATION Use of vegetation in the upper part of the retaining walls in order to control soil erosion and, at the same time, absorb water excess.
2. UNDERGROUND PROTECTION Protection of the buried part of the retaining mudwall using waterproofing sheets.
3. SEEN PART PROTECTION Use of additives such as lime in order to impermeabilize the seen part of the retaining mudwall. The lime will create a crust that behaves as a waterproof barrier.
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4. DRAINAGE SYSTEM Drainage system placed in the back part of the retaining mudwall in order to drain fast any excess of water.
5. BASE PROTECTION
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Use of concrete mixed with soil from the park’s ground in the base of the retaining mudwall in order to protect the lowest part of the wall.
TERRACE RETAINING WALLS
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Solid polished wooden strip for exterior use with rounded edge. 200x20x7cm. 2. Stainless steel anchoring platen. 3. Stainless steel anchoring bolt. 4. Retaining mudwall with lime crust, using soil from the ground’s park. 5. Waterproofing sheet. 6. Geotextile sheet. 7. Reinforced concrete base using the park’s soil mixed with white cement in order not to modify the soil’s color. Bush-hammered finish. 8. Gravel. 9. Drainage tube. 10. Binding concrete.
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Italian ryegrass in order to control soil erosion and to absorb water excess. 2. Soil. 3. Retaining mudwall with lime crust, using soil from the ground’s park. 4. Waterproofing sheet. 5. Geotextile sheet. 6. Reinforced concrete base using the park’s soil mixed with white cement in order not to modify the soil’s color. Bush-hammered finish. 7. Gravel. 8. Drainage tube. 9. Binding concrete.
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MARTA AHICART BELTRÁN martaahicart@hotmail.com