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ARCHITECT
Curriculum Vitae
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Academic projects Architecture & Design Building
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Residential Landscape Project
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“Cuartel” Mixed Housing Development
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Collab oration Urb-i Collaboration
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Bicivilizate Michoacán A.C.
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Organizations Jane’s Walk Morelia
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Morelia Se Mueve
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CO N T E N T
NADIA B. FIGUEROA GONZALEZ
ARCHITECT
PERSONAL PROFILE AND GOALS
July 7th, 1993 + 52 1 443 229 9679
Architect.
nadia.figueroa93@gmail.com
I am characterized by being an efficient and creative person, with the ability to analyze problems and create solutions, besides having the ease of speaking fluently the english and portuguese languages. I have experience with multicultural work in different environmental and construction projects, as well as volunteering in urban interventions and social activism. Usually I am a taught person and I am interested in focusing my knowledge towards critical situations in the architectural area and in city improvement.
www.linkedin.com/in/nadiafigueroa @nadiafigo @nadiafigo
My objective is to create a positive environment in both, professional and personal areas, solving important issues to the population.
EXPERIENCE 2017
Nova Spania Institute Morelia, Mexico. February and March 2017. Technical drawing substitute teacher, 2nd year of highschool.
Urb-i Collaboration Virtual collaboration, January 2017, Brazil and Mexico.
BICIVILIZATE, MICHOACAN A.C. Morelia, Mexico. January 2017 to the present. Project designer. Safe intersection design, tactical urbanism interventions.
2016
"Moreliando" Festival
EDUCATION BACHELOR OF ARTS OF ARCHITECTURE 2011-2016 ITESM Campus Morelia, Mexico.
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE January - June 2014 Positivo University, Curitiba, Brazil.
SKILLS Project planning Logic reasoning
Morelia, July - December 2016. Project assistant. Architectural drawing, renders, urban investigation.
Jane's Walk City Organizer Local tours community organization. May 2016, Morelia, Mexico.
Morelia's Mobility Civic Observatory Counselor from July 2016 to the present, Morelia, Mexico.
Morelia Se Mueve (Local citizen organization) Communication and organization. Member from July 2016, Morelia, Mexico.
2015
BUDIC - BURÓ DE DISEÑO INTEGRAL CIUDADANO Mexico City, August - December 2015. Project Assistant Architectural drawing, constructive details.
International Volunteer Program Environmental care activities. July 2015, Oudemolen, Netherlands.
International Volunteer Program Architectural restoration activities. June 2015, Montauban, France.
SPANISH (mother tongue)
ENGLISH Artistic drawing Technical drawing
HIGH SCHOOL
TOEFL IBT 81
PORTUGUESE DEPLE B1
2008-2011 La Salle University, Morelia, Mexico.
FRENCH
Organization and urban intervention. November 2016, Morelia, Mexico.
PLATAFORMA MLM ARQUITECTURA
LANGUAGES
2 years of study
EXTRACURRICULAR CoRe Urban Forum CDMX 2016 December 2016, Mexico City.
"Mapa digital de México" INEGI workshop August 2016, Plataforma MLM Arquitectura, Morelia, Mexico.
CENEVAL Test Satisfactory score. May 2016, ITESM Morelia, Mexico.
"Public space + community" JAPI workshop April 2016, ITESM Campus Morelia, Mexico.
SOFTWARE Microsoft Office AutoCAD SketchUp + Vray
C U R R I C U L U M V I TA
N A D I A B. F I G U E ROA G O N Z A L E Z
Lumion
Mayor's Challenge Forum IMPLAN April 2016, IMPLAN Morelia and IJUM, Mexico.
Sketch workshop by Miguel Montor February 2016, ITESM Campus Morelia, Mexico.
1st Alternative urbanism meeting November 2015, CCE, Mexico City.
Morelia Design Festival
Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator
December 2014, ITESM Campus Morelia, Mexico.
"Space" Congress
Mapa Digital de México
March 2013, Arquine, Mexico City.
Design Workshop 2012 y 2013
OTHER INTERESTS
CARTO
December 2012 y 2013, ITESM Morelia, Mexico. Painting Farming
Writing
Community work
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SITE DESCRIPTION AND CONCEPTUAL PROJECT The ground is located in the city of Morelia, inside the ITESM Morelia Campus (Institute of Technology and Higher Education of Monterrey, Morelia Campus) just in front of the existing building.
This project was a proposal for our educational institution “Monterrey Institute of Technology, Morelia Campus” which is a 15 years old campus and it just has one building. Because of the increasing demand and good reputation of the Architecture and Design School of the campus, we saw a necessity of new specialized spaces, hearing and living the student life and converting them into a building.
Morelia City
Site
Existant building
Site ITESM
Design process
Project information: Project title: Architecture & Design Building Project site: Morelia, México. Date: November 2014 7th semester Type of work: Team with Sandra Figueroa and Clarissa Moreno My contribution was the making of the plans, section and model.
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common yard exhibition area
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Ground floor plan
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3. Shared work space 4. Leisure area 5. Smoking area
The building concept was the School as a pleasurable place, aiming to achieve all the desires the students use to tell while occupying the existing building.
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GRÁFICA SOLAR
ARC H I T E C T U R E & D E S I G N B U I L D I N G PROYECCIÓN ESTEREOGRÁFICA LATITUD 19°
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One of the site important characteristics is the existing of strong wind in some periods of the year, most of it in autumn.
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The predominant current wind comes from the south-west. We took care of this phenomenon in our design to help our building stop those strong wind currents and, otherwise, to take advantage of it by ventilating the place.
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To achieve a comfortable educational environment, it is Nsite climate behavior so the fundamental to analyze the180 building design will run based on them. We choose to use two technics to control the sunlight and temperature of the place: the design of louvers and skylights.
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There were also designed some skylight on the workshops, which are faced to the north so no direct light will enter but instead of it a generous amount of natural light.
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ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN BUILDING RENDERS AND MODEL West facade
Model photos
East facade
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SITE DESCRIPTION AND CONCEPT The ground site is located in the city of Curitiba, on the top of a hill facing to the BarigĂźi Park, a very important natural public zone in the city.
Site
BarigĂźi Park
Curitiba, Brazil
Design process
I had to always think about taking advantage of the great view this place has, using the remarkable ramp the site has.
Project information: Project title: Residential Landscape Project site: Curitiba. Brazil. Date: May 2014. 6th semester Type of work: Individual
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This project was made while my international exchange in Curitiba, Brazil. My professors gave me an already made house project so I had to develop the landscape project. The users were a young couple formed by a swimmer man and an artist woman who likes to cultivate her own vegetables.
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The principal spaces needed by the users were a swimming canal, a home orchard, a private space for reading and outdoor painting and finally spaces for social events. I also decided to add some elements to the house facades to bring shadow and comfort to the interface between the house and the exterior spaces.
1. Access 2. Bathroom 3. Bedroom 4. Kitchen 5. Dining room 6. Living room
Vegetation suitable for the space Home orchard
Lobby Private Social
Pinheiro
Araucaria heterophylla
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Cajueiro
Anacardium occidentale
Lirio persa
Iris japonica
A C A D E M I C P R OJ E C
R E S I D E NTI A L L A N DS C A P E P R OJ E C T
Swimming canal
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1. Lobby 2. Home orchard 3. Private leisure space 4. Outdoor kitchen 5. Outdoor dining set 6. Outdoor living set 7. Swimming canal
Private leisure space
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The design concept of the exterior place was the harmonious sequence of materials and a simple use of them. The different spaces were place according to their use and the level of privacy required, using the level changes of the site for achieving the atmosphere each space needs.
Outdoor living set
Outdoor dining set
Outdoor kitchen
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R E S I D E NTI A L L A N DS C A P E P R OJ E C T
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Leisure private space
Bedroom
Home orchard
Outdoor dining set
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Home orchard
Living room
Swimming canal
Outdoor living set
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R E S I D E NTI A L L A N DS C A P E P R OJ E C T RENDERS Swimming canal view
Outdoor kitchen and dining set
City view
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SITE DESCRIPTION AND PROJECTION OF NEW STREETS The ground is located in the city of Guadalupe, in an old military zone that got surrounded by the growing city. For the security of the population, it is recommended to move it away from the housing area and the city.
This project aims to provide Project information: a good quality of life to the people who will live in it Project title: and also to the neighboring “Cuartel” Mixed Housing population.
Location
Project site: Guadalupe, Mexico.
Guadalupe City
It is based on New Urbanism and DOTS principles for Date: achieving its objectives. June 2016.
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10th semester Type of work: Individual.
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Local street section
37 acres
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Projection of streets
Secondary street section
The secondary streets where placed according to the Zacatecas Equipment Guidelines and an existing secondary streets analysis.
Principal avenues Secondary streets
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Local streets
The local streets projection was designed with the user’s future experience as an axis, attempting to create spaces with visual ending points and interesting paths.
A C A D E M I C P R OJ E C
“ C U A R T E L” M I X E D H O U S I N G D E V E L O P M E N T
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“ C U A R T E L” M I X E D H O U S I N G D E V E L O P M E N T DEVELOPMENT OPERATION The areas distribution and La distribución del espacio en the mobility of the mixed cuanto a housing development were designed based on some New Urbanism principles like: -Walkability -Connectivity -Mixed-Use and diversity -Mixed Housing -Traditional neighborhood structure -Increased density -Quality of life.
Areas
Mobility
In the other hand, there are the “DOTS” principles (Development Oriented to Sustainable Transportation) which consider to transform the “3D Model city” (Distant, dispersed and disconnected) and make it accessible, connected and compact.
Building area: 60% (22acres) Green areas: 4 acres
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Mixed uses building with apartments and active ground floor, from 4 to 5 levels and with a direct access to the green area situated in the block heart.
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Residential building, with apartments, from 3 to 4 levels and with a direct access to the green area situated in the block heart.
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Vehicles space Shared Space (10 km/hr for vehicles)
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“Union Block”
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Single-family house, from 2 to 3 levels and with direct access to the green area situated in the heart block.
Urban equipment building, from 3 to 4 levels for cultural, educational and recreational uses, with a public green area situated in the heart block.
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Adjacent to the neighboring colonies, this block has a cultural community center and a park inside. It aims to integrate the existing neighborhood with the new development.
Block in charge of supplying with local food the new development and also adjacent neighborhoods.
“Block of knowledge” Block conformed by a library, a mediatheque and interior pedestrian public space.
“Cuartel Block” Center block which contains the entire development identity. It shelters militia exhibitions and the history that once happened in that place.
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“ C U A R T E L� M I X E D H O U S I N G D E V E L O P M E N T URBAN CHARACTERISTICS Intersection of secondary street and local street Compact building Wide sidewalks Bike lane
Block heart entrance intersection Shared street Universal design Safe intersections
Safe intersections Vegetation Urban furniture Lighting
Block heart square
Pedestrian street Corner playground Parking lots Shared street Safe intersections Park Jogging circuit
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“ C U A R T E L” M I X E D H O U S I N G D E V E L O P M E N T HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INTERFACE DESIGN
Existing intersection
Location
Existing site used by the Military Zone
Existant intersection transformation Development’s Cultural comunity center
Considering the importance of this intersection because of its connection with the existing neighborhoods, the existence of public transport routes and the presence of a primary avenue, it is fundamental to think about a future adaption with the design of a friendly transition between the existing neighborhoods and the new development. Following the New Urbanism principles, the results in the development interface will be of integration and inclusion, improving the quality of life of the people that surround the mixed housing development.
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I’m an external collaborator of Urb-i, helping virtually from Mexico. Urb-i is an urban transformation startup working towards the democratization of urbanism. For more information visit: www.urb-i.com
SHARED STREET DESIGN Existing street.
The street is located in “Paraiso” neighborhood, behind a hospital that ignores the existance of the street. It is currently used as parking lot and it has narrow sidewalks, however it has commerce that attracts a notable amount of people every day.
COLLABORATIVE DESIGN CHALLENGE Temporal intervention.
Consisting of low-cost changes like painting on the floor, flower pots and vegetation, tables and chairs, it may start considering the constant transition of pedestrians through the street and decreasing the speed of the vehicles, in addition to create a more pleasant space.
Project information:
Existant street
Project site: São Paulo, Brazil Date: February 2017 Type of work: Individual.
Temporal intervention
CO L L A B O R AT I O
URB-I URBAN IDEAS
Permanent intervention.
Good quality pavement, new public lighting and permanent urban furniture. This characteristics will take advantage of the street potential, generating an enjoyable place to walk and to stay.
Project information: Project site: São Paulo, Brazil Date: March, 2017 Type of work: Collaboration with Yuval Fogelson of Urb-i
In this design challenge I take as reference the lack of cultural spaces in the zone, therefore I propose a new use to that space, currently used as a parking lot, replacing it with a cultural outdoor workshop. It was from the new space that I designed the adjacent public space, becoming an attractive and safe shared street.
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I’m an external collaborator of Bicivilízate Michoacán A.C., assisting in the graphic representation and in the design processes. Bicivilízate Michoacán A.C. is a citizen movement that generates, promotes and develops safe conditions in the public space to create a coexistence and mobility culture through the use of the bicycle. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/ bicivilizate.mich.mx
SAFE INTERSECTION CAMPAIGN Existing street
Existing street
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Bicivilizate has also been an active group of people, encouraging citizens to participate in their neighborhood improvement. I’ve had the opportunity to participate in the public space and for the society, from tactical urbanism interventions to academic talks in schools. Temporal intervention
Temporal intervention
First tactical urbanism intervention
© Nadia Figueroa
Permanent intervention
Permanent intervention
© Nadia Figueroa
Citizen bike lane painting
CO L L A B O R AT I O
B I C I V I L I Z AT E M I C H O A C Á N A . C .
© Sandra Figueroa
URBAN SPACE MAPPING AND INTERSECTION DESIGN
The safe intersection design was based on the recognition of urban obstacles and dangerous crossings, using a technological tool as “Mapillary” and also hard data registered by COEPRA (Accident prevention State Council) about occurred accidents with different kind of injuries and its location on a map, giving as a result those dangerous intersections that have to be redesigned as soon as possible.
High school talk about the importance of sustainable mobility
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Description
© Mauricio Urquiza
Morelia Se Mueve Festival
Morelia Se Mueve is a recently emerged organization composed by citizens concerned about the decisions made by the government in the mobility and public space subject. We have worked specially to stop the implementation of highways, offering different better alternatives to the population.
At the end of 2016 we celebrated the organization achievements at a citizen festival where we developed different informative areas related to mobility, from the illustration of different infrastructure design alternatives, to health issues.
© Nadia Figueroa
© Nadia Figueroa
I participated particularly at the “recreation zone” where we organized an urban intervention linked to a safe crosswalk that used to be on that exact same place before some road replacements. We aimed to involve children on the design creation of the crosswalk.
Project designed by IMPLAN Morelia Digital representation by Nadia Figueroa
For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/MoreliaSeMueve/
J A N E ’ S WA L K M O R E L I A Description
Jane’s Walk is a worldwide annual event consisting of neighborhood walking tours. Named after urban activist Jane Jacobs, they’re held by volunteers interested in invite people to know better their living places.
O R G A N I Z AT I O N
MORELIA SE MUEVE
The city of Morelia haven’t had a Jane’s Walk before, so me and my colleague Andres decided to organize the first one. To start we organized it at downtown, but after the event some participants were interested in arranging their own in their neighborhoods.
© Sandra Figueroa
© Nadia Figueroa
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