T.ARIAS-SOLOMON Revit Portfolio 2022

REVIT BUILD

PLAZA DWELLING IN ALGIERS TAMIA ARIAS-SOLOMON

TAMIA ARIAS-SOLOMON

I graduated from Portland State University in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture. I began my master’s degree at Hochschule Luzern in Switzerland in 2021. Following my year abroad, I decided to return home to the United States to continue my degree at University of Oregon.

I have worked on a variety of projects, my most recent including Dwelling in Algiers and an Italian Gasometer Renovation in Genoa. However, the projects I am most proud of include collaborating with Habitat for Humanity to design affordable housing communities in Silverton, Oregon, and re-purposing retired light-rail trains to create a Pop-up business community.

In my future career, I hope to work in the Public Interest Design sector within communities that are important to me. That would be primarily the west coast of the United States. My father’s side of my family is from Otavalo, Ecuador so I hope to work there as well, rebuilding and preserving traditional structures. Ideally, I would be able to work on preserving the cultural knowledge behind the indigenous building techniques present within historic structures.

There are many communities in developing countries that could greatly benefit from assistance. In my opinion, it is essential to choose a community that you have a connection to, and one that you intend to build and grow with for as

long as possible. Not only should you remain dedicated to one place, but also to the people of the place. It is important within sustainable design practices to implement methods that reflect the culture of a place that can also be replicated by the people of the community. It is my dearest wish to be a apart of rebuilding my father’s community, and by extension my community.

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE Renovated Gasometer Interior Genova, Italy

EXPERIENTIAL IMAGE Towers of Monument Hanford, Washington, USA

TOPOSURFACE

STEEP SLOPE SURROUNDING SMALL INTERVENTION

This topography has an approximate of 16 ft rise at every major topographical line. This site is along a valley in Algiers, Algeria. The climate is quite arid so there is no danger presented for mudslides making this site a prime location for housing.

Plan view of the building and its surrounding topography.

MASSING STUDY

SOUTHERN ORIENTED COURTYARD

The massing of this building was meant to be a series of setbacks that allow light to enter these spaces during the winter but will also block out sun during the summer. The courtyard is meant to open up the space for the different residents to use as well as providing an occupied terrace space.

MASSING STACKS

Images depicting how the different plate levels stack together to form courtyards.

FLOOR PLANS

GROUND LEVEL, LEVEL 1, LEVEL 2

The first floor is sunken into the surrounding context. The following floors are raised above and offer views into the valley.

FLOOR PLANS

First floor with surrounding site context.

SECTIONS

CROSS SECTIONS

These sections are cut through the diagonal line of the overall square in order to show the dimensionality of the spaces inside.

CROSS SECTION

Cross section of the building through the angled vertices.

ELEVATIONS

OBSERVED OPEN SPACES

The spaces are designed with a clear hierarchy of space that can be seen in the elevations. The central spaces where the majority of use should be are seen in the south elevation.

SOUTH ELEVATION More open space

ELEVATIONS

North, East, West

WALLS

TYPES AND WITHIN THE BUILDING

There are two main types of wall, the first is a thermal massing wall with an initial structural wall, air gap, insulation and then another layer of stone. The second wall is an interior wall, and it is more of a partition than a part of structure.

WALL TYPES Two wall types

STAIRS

WITHIN THE BUILDING

These are the stairs within the building. The stairs up to the first floor have handrails on one side. The other side is to prevent from falling. There are also several stairs inside.

PERSPECTIVE VIEWS

INTERIOR SPACES

These are two interior/semi-interior views that show a simplified version of the spaces. The first image is in the potential living room looking out into the courtyard. The second image is from the second level balcony looking down into the courtyard.

ENSCAPE

EXPERIENTIAL IMAGES

Utilizing enscape, I captured these two views of the space. Ideally these courtyards would have trees in them and be utilized throughout the year. I placed benches in order to try and contribute to the feel of the space.

DESIGN OPTION

RECTANGULAR VERSUS ROUNDED

The design option that I provided was to round the walls for the courtyard space. It has the potential to capture the wind in a better fashion and could create a more inviting environment. The left is the rectangular version and the right is the rounded courtyard.

DESIGN OPTIONS Two wall types