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pamela diaz de leon
2010 Seven notes 2011
Texture of light
2011
“Hernández” House
2011
45 Square Meters
2012 Edison Polygon 2012 ARENA Autism School 2013 Rethink Carmagnola
PAMELA DIAZ DE LEON LOPEZ
Birth Date: 20/06/1990 Birth Place: Mexican Current City: 8115169713 E-mail: pamela_5037@hotmail.com
0 EDUCATION
COLLEGE Architecture - “Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey” ITESM August 2009- Present - “Politecnico di Torino” February- July 2013 OTHER COURSES Business Ethics - VALIA, August- December 2011 Profesional Skills - ITESM, August- December 2011 Social Skills - ITESM, January- May 2012 Growth support skills - ITESM, August- December 2012|
ACTIVITIES COLLEGE Collaborator in “Contest” comittee - Architectural Congress 1:100, February 2014 Semifinalist with the project “SASS Adhesives” - FRISA Entrepeneurship Award, August December 2012 COMMUNITY WORK Social Service “Unidos” Summer 2008 “Misioneros de Jesús” Holy week 2010
ABILITIES LANGUAGES - English (TOEFL 613) - French (Intermediate) - Italian (Intermediate) German (Intermediate)
SOFTWARE - Autocad (Advanced) - Revit (Advanced) - Photoshop (Medium) - Illustrator (Basic)
SEVEN NOTES 2010 DESIGN FUNDAMENTS Studio
The purpose of this project was to create a space that can express an “interior design” even though it’s not completely decorated and furnished. ¿Why seven notes? Music is based on seven musical notes, on the same way, architecture can be designed by using 7 interesting elements. These elements interact with each other to create a visually appealing space.
Lattice
1 Ceiling
Wall Beam
Stairs
Floor
Column
TEXTURE OF LIGHT 2011 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS I Chapel The intervention of a new building in an existing complex needs to be designed carefully. The project needs to be able to understand the surrounding environment and users.
Surrounding Context
Intervention Area
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The existing architectural context of the intervention area has some particular elements such as: columns, flat roofs and geometrical forms. The interaction between the interior and the exterior is fundamental because of the high flow of students walking by this area. The project site is surrounded by corridors. The west corridor has a continuous range of people passing through and the east corridor faces a quiet corridor full of trees.
Lateral Facade
Roof plan Front Facade
ADAPTING TO THE CONTEXT Because of the term “Adaptation to the context� this projects seeks to blend its facade by imitating the geometric forms and right angles of the site. On the inside the space is contained by curves made of translucent materials. The students can perceive two different atmospheres according to the place where they are standing. The simple facade allows the students to pass fluently around the chapel. In the interior the atmosphere transforms into a space with indirect light, soft forms and tranquility, fulfilling the needs of a space for reflexing.
Section
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Ground floor
"HERNANDEZ" HOUSE 2011 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS II Residence The Hernรกndez house, is located on the slope of a hill, the client wanted a house isolated from the outside but inside she wanted to feel a fluid and open space.
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First Floor
W
E
Ground Floor
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Ground Floor
All interior spaces have a direct access to the exterior without being overexposed, This was accomplished by placing courtyards and terraces for every specific room.
Visual finishing facing the exterior First Floor
Open spaces and terraces Rooms
"HERNANDEZ" HOUSE The house maintains its privacy by the closed walls that make up the exterior facade. One main characteristic of the “Hernandez house” is the balance and connection between open and closed spaces. The main spaces such as living room, kitchen, dinner and bedroom have direct contact with the exterior even though they’re not located on the ground floor. South Facade
Section WE
3 Two specific rooms where added to the project The social area included a living room. The client wanted this space to convey the Mexican styles. Like traditional vivid colors, materials and vegetation.
The spa needed light colors and materials like wood, onyx and stucco to transmit an atmosphere of peace.
45 SQUARE METERS 2011 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS II Social Housing Contest
The challenge of the contest was to design a decent and well-designed house in a space of no more than 45 m2, in one day. According to the size of the family and to its possibilities of growth, the house needed to have the capacity to expand.
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1. Kitchen/ Living 2. Bathroom 3. Romm A 4. Room B 5. Closet/Storage
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Crossed ventilation to reduce the money spent in services, like air conditioning. Warm air
Cool air
Section A- AA
4 This house can be reproduced all along the site. The house could be twisted or rotated in order to have its own personality. The houses will be visually different, do to its arrangement, each house have the ability to growth in a different direction. Diagrams 1st Level 2nd Level
Elevation
Circulation of people Direction of possible growth
Plan
EDISONS POLYGON 2012 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS IV Urban Intervention In the city center of Monterrey there is an existnig problematic zone due to the heavy traffic crossing along the area. The avenue and the low quality exterior spaces have turn the zone into an insecure and unpleasant place.
The goal of this intervention is to improve the quality of exterior spaces for people living in the area. The avenue is an opportunity due to its communication to main roads and important places.
Parcs and Green spaces Roundabouts Avenue
5 The marked areas of the Polygon will be reforested with trees and bushes from the region.
TREES FOR SIDEWALKS Types
Water
Foliage
Root
Growth
Width
Height
Alamo de Río
12M
25M
Encino Roble
9M
14M
Encino Siempreverde
12M
10M
Encino Blanco
8M
8M
Encino Bravo
8M
12M
Olmo
7M
8M
Flora/Fauna
TREES FOR ROUNDABOUT Types
Water
Foliage
Root
Growth
Anacua
Width
Height
6M
6M
Ebano
6M
7M
Anacahuita
4M
4.5M
Chaparro Prieto
3M
4M
Chapote Amarillo
4M
5.5M
3M
4M
5M
5M
Hierba del Potro
4M
5.5M
Mimbre
5M
6M
4M
4.5M
4M
5.5M
4M
5.5M
Colorín Huizache
Monilla Palo Verde Retama
Flora/Fauna
BUSHES Types
Water
Foliage
Root
Growth
Width
Height
Cenizo
15M
1.5M
Lantana
8M
1M
Lupino
0.3M
0.4M
Dodónea
2.5M
2.5M
1.6M
1.5M
Gobernadora
Flora/ Fauna
EDISON POLYGON The drainage of the Edison street will run through the center of it, so the people don’t get wet in case there are some water accumulations. The reforestation will need a special installation process so the trees grow the faster and the better without braking the sidewalks due to their heavy roots. Pipe Detail
Pipe Detail on Sidewalk Sidewalk Section Tree Instalation Detail
Section of Main Avenue Storm Drainage
5 The polYgon area has few green areas for coexistence and leisure. One of the few existing areas will be intervened with the same type of plants that are in the site.
Urban Furniture
ARENA AUTISM SCHOOL 2012 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS III School The project’s design takes into account the three ways in which people arrive to te school: Wide sidewalks for the people that arrives walking, a designated bus stop for the people using public transport and ten parking spaces including on for handicapped people.
The site has on kids to the scho
This tree also s courtyard.
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AA
Ground Floor
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Section A-AA
nly one existing tree. This tree plays an important role in the entrance of the school because it welcomes the families and ool, it acts as a stunning focal point.
show the upcoming central courtyard surrounded by the classrooms area. The administrative area counts with its own central
ARENA AUTISM SCHOOL
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The classrooms face the north and south to receive the more amount of natural light.
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The classrooms and offices are ventilated by the flow of predominant winds through the courtyards. The orientation and ventilation of the school seek to reduce the expenses of the maintenance of the building. The clasroom area use a translucent material that allows to have a better natural illumination. This material is called polycarbonate, it is resistant against UV rays and also it functions as an insulating material.
Section B- BB
ARENA AUTISM SCHOOL
Kids with autism have a very accentuated ability of recognition . With the purpose of motivating them, the classrooms have different type of colors of polycarbonate in the entrance of the classrooms. It is a guide for the kids to know the function of them and where to go according to their age.
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RETHINK CARMAGNOLA 2013 ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS V Urban Intervention Carmagnola is a small town located near a big city in Italy, called Torino. Carmagnola contained once upon a time, the Fiat Factory, but now it is a town in search for better public spaces.
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Site and Roof Plan
Building Heighs
Land use
Population density
Imperfect planning area
RETHINK CARMAGNOLA The master plan propose a re-use of a big plot as a new communication area between the north side of Carmagnola and the south center part of Carmagnola
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RETHINK CARMAGNOLA
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The land use of this area will be designated for residence use and the ground floor for commercial activities. This way there will be a more fluent environment in which a whole different kind of activities for the neighbors can take place.
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