MARIO ULLOA PORTFOLIO
CONTENTS: PROFESSIONAL WORK HOUSE CF ........................................................................ 05 CELEC HEADQUARTERS ................................................. 13 TACTICAL URMANISM CREATIVE ROOTS - ECUADOR ....................................... 19 UNDER-GRADUATE PROJECTS URBAN CATALYST ............................................................ 23 UDA CAMPUS ................................................................. 33 SPORT & CULTURAL CENTER .......................................... 39 MINIMUN SPACES ........................................................... 45 LIGHT BOX ....................................................................... 51 GRADUATE PROJECTS HUMAN NATURE .............................................................. 53 JACKSON HEIGHTS ......................................................... 57
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PROFESSIONAL WORK
HOUSE CF CF house arises from a commission in which the traditional features of a country house in Ecuador were requested: porch, grill, low permeable bedrooms and an attic, additionally it was required not to use wood in the structure. The project budget was very limited for the size of the house, which required the use of standard, economic construction materials. As a strategy to organize the program, we grouped the house into three sections: the first is for the home owners, a second block for visitors and finally a storage block with grill. The space between these blocks defines the social areas which can be organized through giant sliding doors into different ways according to the needs and activities in the house. A large roof is the element that ties the whole program, generating the attic like a large double height void. It is designed as an open space that continues with the idea of a free program. The constructive approach was to deal with the question: How expressive inexpensive materials like painted plaster, asphalt roof coating, scrap wood construction can be? The result was an economic building in its construction, extremely flexible with the ability to adapt to many activities and organizations, with much permeability to the environment and an economy of resources resulting in a construction cost per square meter of $275.
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HOUSE CF
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
- Three blocks grouped by a large roof. Five sliding doors create different configurations. 6
General view Diagrams
- Sliding doors generate cross air circulation. The skylights allow the evacuation of hot air, generating a chimney effect.
- Organization and orientation of the building focus the views to the valley avoiding views to greenhouses.
HOUSE CF
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
Ground flor plan
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HOUSE CF
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
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North - South Facade East - West Facade
HOUSE CF
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
External views Internal views
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HOUSE CF
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
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External views Internal views
HOUSE CF
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
Section Exploded view
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1. Attic: programmatic emptiness where anything can happen. 2. Homeowners block: leisure activities. 3. Programmed wall device: kitchen and entertainment center 4. Visits block: leisure activities. 5. Giant sliding door device x5: generating different spatial combinations and programs 6. Collective social space: integrator, variety of spatial combinations and programs 7. Storage and bbq: utilitarian and social activity program 11
CELEC HEADQUARTERS The aim of the project was to create a landmark building with a collective working space. Different building typologies where used to achieve that condition: patio, tower and continuous block.
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CELEC HEADQUARTERS
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
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External view
CELEC HEADQUARTERS
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
Ground flor plan
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CELEC HEADQUARTERS
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
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Front - Rear facade Longitudinal section
CELEC HEADQUARTERS
Collaboration with Surreal Architectura Studio
Acces view Interior view
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TACTICAL URBANISM
CREATIVE ROOTS - ECUADOR Raices Creativas | Creative Roots - Ecuador is a non-profit organization of young professionals and students of architecture of Cuenca, Ecuador. Its aim is to transform the urban environment by involving the community in tactical urbanism projects.
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CREATIVE ROOTS - ECUADOR
Raices Creativas Cuenca - Ecuador
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Various Projects
CREATIVE ROOTS - ECUADOR
Raices Creativas Cuenca - Ecuador
Various Projects
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UNDER-GRADUATE PROJECTS
URBAN CATALYST The main objective of this project is to improve the quality of life at a specific point in a city. In order to achieve this goal, the proposal takes into consideration two concepts: Salvador Rueda’s Ecological Urbanism, and Josep Maria Montanee ideas of the “Inhabiting the present” exhibition. By means of these two guidelines, the project answers not only to the needs of a neighborhood, but to an important part of the city. This is done by facilities complemented by housing solutions tailored to the needs and current lifestyles. The relationship between housing and public space is explored in this work in various scales, obtaining different perceptions and spatial tensions, which are reflected in the diversity of uses. In this program, the situations generated end up working as an urban catalyst or a valid regeneration model, implemented in the historic center of Cuenca in the south of Ecuador.
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URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
Urban plan - Green axis General view
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1) Americas Park | Bolivarian Sports Complex 2) Federico Proaño School| Cuenca University 3) III Militar Area | Mother’s Park 4) El Rollo - Monroy Plaza | Pumapungo
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URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
Diagrams General flor plan
SUPERBLOCK One superblock is created by integrating the two adjacent blocks grounds of the military zone. This creates an adequate influence radio within the project.
GREEN ZONE The site of the third military zone its open to create a public park with features that meets the needs of both the surroundings and the city.
DENSITY The two blocks are analyzed to find suitable premises where a project of densification could be made. The center of the block and grounds with small construction or empty ones are used.
ROUTES AND WALKWAYS When creating the superblock it’s possible to eliminate driveways that are not necessary for the place and use this space instead for walkways.
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URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
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External view View from the park
URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
Diagrams Ground floor plan
Properties used 6 properties
Facades Unify the block
Connections on 4 sides of the block
Housing 56 departments: 112m2 - 93m2 - 70m2
Free Space 3290 m2
Courtyards 5 courtyards connected together
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URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
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North - South Facade East - West Facade
URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
Axonometric details Transverse section
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URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
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Axonometric details Longitudinal section
URBAN CATALYST (Final Project)
June 2015 Professor: Arq. Alejandro Vanegas
View from the patio View from the balcony
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UDA CAMPUS The main objective of this project is to unify the campus of the University of Azuay. The goal is to give it a better image by the use of certain materials and the creation of adequate meeting spaces for students. The proposal changes the place of Hernรกn Malo Street, making this space available to the use of students and putting it parallel to an existing ravine. All vegetation is kept and new green spaces are created and located in an accessible way for students. The status of all campus buildings was also analyzed; it was determined which buildings had to be restored, demolished and what new spaces were needed so that the campus would be more unifed.
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UDA CAMPUS
January 2014 Professor: Arq. Sergio Zalamea
General view Diagrams
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Faculty of Management Sciences. 1 Administrative Buildings. 2 Graduate Studies and Research Labs. 3 Faculty of Law. 4 Faculty of Philosophy. 5 Faculty of Design. 6 Library. 7 Parking. 8 Auditorium. 9 Faculty of Science and Technology. 10 Coliseum. 11 Student Housing. 12
UDA CAMPUS
January 2014 Professor: Arq. Sergio Zalamea
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Main corridor view Entrance view
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Green zone | present 57%
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Buildings | present 23%
Green zone | proposal
Parking | present 8%
Buildings | proposal
Parking | proposal
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UDA CAMPUS
January 2014 Professor: Arq. Sergio Zalamea
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Library entrance view Patio view
UDA CAMPUS
January 2014 Professor: Arq. Sergio Zalamea
General floor plan Sections
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SPORT & CULTURAL CENTER This project is located between Verdeloma Heroes Avenue and Rafael Maria Arizaga Street. It is a space that connects two of the three terraces of Cuenca, the historical center and the highest terrace. These two terraces are divided by Verdeloma Heroes Avenue. Due to this situation, the main objective is to create a connector between these two terraces, turning this place into a large green space for public meeting. The facilities located in this space satisfy the needs of the sector and its location helps create a connector axis through plazas, which also give access to the different buildings. The uses of the buildings include a cultural center, a sports center, an auditorium, and a library. All these facilities are placed so that they can take advantage of all the visuals; plazas are located in the southern region so that these spaces can also take advantage of the views.
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SPORT & CULTURAL CENTER
January 2013 Professor: Arq. Pedro Espinoza
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External view General view
SPORT & CULTURAL CENTER
January 2013 Professor: Arq. Pedro Espinoza
- The project serves as a connector between the two terraces of the city.
Diagrams General ground floor plan - Sections
- Each building has a plaza that complements its different funtionalities.
- Each plaza is connected by walkways that follow the main circulation.
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SPORT & CULTURAL CENTER
January 2013 Professor: Arq. Pedro Espinoza
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Mediateca - Auditorium floor plans Sports center floor plans
SPORT & CULTURAL CENTER
January 2013 Professor: Arq. Pedro Espinoza
Exterior view Interior view
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MINIMUM SPACES The aim of this small intervention is to create a model where it can be observed the different spaces that can be obtained by small housing interventions in heritage houses in the historic center of Cuenca. In an area of 29 m2 and height of 4.3 m minimum living spaces are distributed. On the ground floor a complete bathroom, living room and kitchen, sits besides several shelves that allow a large storage space inside the place. Upstairs a shared and open bedroom it is located, also a working space and a large closet.
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MINIMUN SPACES
January 2013 Professor: Arq. Pedro Espinoza
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General view First & Second floor plan
MINIMUN SPACES
January 2013 Professor: Arq. Pedro Espinoza
Internal views Longitudinal & Transversal section
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LIGHT BOX The project aim is to manipulate light through various movements of paper. Photography was chosen to represent this manipulatio; through the use of different types of lightening, the project was able to achieve the goal of controlling light.
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LIGTH BOX
May 2010 Professor: Arq. Juan Pablo Malo
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General view
LIGTH BOX
May 2010 Professor: Arq. Juan Pablo Malo
Internal view Top - Down view
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GRADUATE PROJECTS
HUMAN NATURE Our project seeks to break the social and spatial segregation that mentally ill and homeless people experience in the city of Poughkeepsie thanks to a new rehabilitation system physically built on the spaces of urban fragmentation (such as abandoned infrastructural corridors) and regionally connected with the spaces of Anthropocene manifestation in nature. The first phase of the project will address the lack of awareness among the society with a campaign of urban furniture provocatively designed to generate empathy towards homeless population. This campaign will be the stepping stone to the second phase which will focus on the reconciliation of the city with this specific part of the society, thanks to a new building typology that will provide housing, therapy and workshops. We have found interesting potentialities in abandoned commercial and industrial buildings in order to propose an architectural renovation based on a series of open and common spaces to bring the positive natural aspects of the rural environment into the urban environment via existing corridors. Urban ecology will be the strategy adopted in this corridor to sew the social and physical scars that are not only fragmenting the urban space, but also the biodiversity and the natural landscape of the entire Hudson River Valley.
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HUMAN NATURE
Columbia GSAPP | Fall 2016 with: Isabel Carrasco, Carmelo Ignaccolo, Shuman Wu
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Regional understanding
HUMAN NATURE
Columbia GSAPP | Fall 2016 with: Isabel Carrasco, Carmelo Ignaccolo, Shuman Wu
Design proposal
SOCIAL AND SPATIAL ISOLATION 3.2 miles 1hr 20 mins walking
Hillcrest
(transitional housing for mental health patients)
City of Poughkeepsie
rehabilitation centers
psychotherapist
down syndrome association
psychological assistance addictions centers
PSYCHIATRY
insanity
lunatism
sanatorium
alienation
madness
deviance
JAIL CELL AVERAGE 30 MONTHS
$5,000
NY Monthly Cost per inmate
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING 2 YEARS
NIGHT SHELTER 12 HOURS
$4,500
NY Monthly Cost per person
A-NORMALITY
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JACKSON HEIGHTS Jackson Heights is a very desirable place to live that is running out of space and has no land to grow. It welcomes people from all over the world and is the starting point of a new life for immigrants in NYC. We see the opportunity to propose a new way of living around the 7-metro line. By improving the transportation hub, and making it work as a public space with commercial and community spaces and by taking advantage of the intense activity in Roosevelt Av. We are rezoning mix-used buildings with more generous public spaces, new retail stores that supports the grow of small businesses, community spaces where different people from different backgrounds will be able to preserve their traditions and offices and housing that will be connected on a new layer by bridges over the 7-train. We see this model as a system that can be replicated along the 7-train line for it to adapt the community spaces for the needs of each place.
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JACKSON HEIGHTS
Columbia GSAPP | Summer 2016 with; Yiran Hu, Elif Unsal, Xianchen Zhang
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Jackson Heights overview Master Plan
JACKSON HEIGHTS
Columbia GSAPP | Summer 2016 with; Yiran Hu, Elif Unsal, Xianchen Zhang
Diversity Plaza Transportation Hub
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JACKSON HEIGHTS
Columbia GSAPP | Summer 2016 with; Yiran Hu, Elif Unsal, Xianchen Zhang
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Housing typologies Mix Used Buildings
JACKSON HEIGHTS
Columbia GSAPP | Summer 2016 with; Yiran Hu, Elif Unsal, Xianchen Zhang
Project perspective
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