Professional Portfolio by Rodrigo Arias

RODRIGO ARIAS PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

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BCBG Max Azria Apartment 92-10 House Zaragoza 09 Home Burgers House Alhash House 53 La Roche Jeanneret Union Pool

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02 Apartment 92-10

Apartment 92/10 Location // BogotĂĄ, Colombia. Area // 180 m2 // 1,937 sf Job // Lead Architect & Construction Manager Program // Renovation Brief // I was asked to renovate an apartment in a building constructed in the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s by a famous Colombian architect, Alvaro Jimenez. A young professional, the owner was looking for an apartment that could accommodate a family in the near future. Proposal // Its interiors were dark, cold, and compartmentalized. This, along with a ceiling height of merely 2.2m, created a cramped space. The layout was divided in half. On one side, the private quarters: two bedrooms with a bathroom. On the other side, the social spaces: kitchen, living room, dining room, and TV room. The ceiling was demolished, exposing the structure. This exposure created the opportunity to flood the apartment with natural light from above, as well as to raise the ceiling height to create an open and airy feel.

Original area construida:184.93

Escala 1:50

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New Layout PUBLISHED IN AXXIS MAGAZINE ED.

Building

Concept sketch

Living Room

Sections 9

Living Room

Book shelves and wine cellar

Corridor to bedrooms

Living Room

TV Room

SIFON

GRIFERIA

ESPEJO

MONOCONTROL

5MM FLOTADO

DILATACION MURO/TECHO

2 CM

DILATACION ENCHAPE/MURO 2CM AL HAZ CON EL VIDRIO

ESPEJO 5MM

PORCELANATO 60X60 VER MUESTRA

DILATACION MURO/TECHO

2 CM

ESPEJO 5MM FLOTADO

GRIFERIA MONOCONTROL

DILATACION ENCHAPE/MURO

DILATACION ENCHAPE/MURO 2CM AL HAZ CON EL VIDRIO

2CM AL HAZ CON EL VIDRIO

LAVAMANOS EMPOTRADO

MESON EN PIEDRA

QUARZTONE BLANCO DE COLCERÁMICAS

CHAFLAN 45°

ESPEJO 5MM FLOTADO

PUERTAS DE MADERA

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

DECK SINTETICO VER MUESTRA

MUEBLE DE MADERA

ESPEJO 5MM FLOTADO

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

MUEBLE DE MADERA

GRIFERIA PARED

GRIFERIA MONOCONTROL

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

H= 2M

LAVAMANOS EMPOTRADO

PORCELANATO

MESON EN PIEDRA

60X60 VER MUESTRA

MESON EN PIEDRA

QUARZTONE BLANCO DE COLCERÁMICAS

CHAFLAN 45°

PUERTAS DE MADERA

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

MUEBLE DE MADERA

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

VACIO PARA DOBLAR TOALLAS

CORTE

GRIFERIA MONOCONTROL H= 90CM

PLANTA

PORCELANATO

60X60 VER MUESTRA

Section CORTE

CORTE

DILATACION MURO/TECHO 2 CM

DILATACION ENCHAPE/MURO 2CM AL HAZ CON EL VIDRIO

ESPEJO 5MM FLOTADO

MUEBLE DE MADERA

DILATACION MURO/TECHO

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

MESON EN PIEDRA

2 CM

QUARZTONE BLANCO DE COLCERÁMICAS

MESON EN PIEDRA

QUARZTONE BLANCO DE COLCERÁMICAS

DILATACION ENCHAPE/MURO

UNA SUPERIOR PARA ABRIR

2CM AL HAZ CON EL VIDRIO

PUERTAS DE MADERA

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

UNA INFERIOR PARA ABRIR

ESPEJO 5MM FLOTADO

PUERTAS DE MADERA

CAJONES DE MADERA

VACIO PARA DOBLAR TOALLAS

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

PORCELANATO

Elevation

Master Bathroom

60X60 VER MUESTRA

MUEBLE DE MADERA

CHAPILLA TEJA DORADA O BAMBOO OSCURO

MESON EN PIEDRA

ALZADO FRONTAL

QUARZTONE BLANCO DE COLCERÁMICAS UNA SUPERIOR PARA ABRIR

PUERTAS DE MADERA

CORTE

03 Zaragoza 09 House

House Zaragoza 09 Location // Sopo, Colombia // A residential neighborhood surrounded by the Andes Mountains, on the Valley of Guasca. Area // 282 m2 // 3,035 sf Job // Lead Architect Program // Renovation + New // Guest House + 2 Rooms + Service Area Brief // A local artist wanted to transform his studio into a house to accommodate his growing family. It was very important to him that the house read as one cohesive unit, rather than as an addition.

First Floor

Proposal // The original studio consisted of two cubes: one with the art studio and office, and the other with his apartment. To complement this language, I added two additional cubes; one would be located nearest the road and would hold the guest house and the service area, while the other, a duplex, would hold the rooms. The original apartment was expanded and transformed into a social area with a kitchen, a living room, and a dining room. Surrounded by floor to ceiling bookshelves, a large window seat was created, opening up the space and allowing occupants to face the outdoors, revealing the garden and oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proximity to nature.

Second Floor

Original

Bare concrete wall

Preliminary sketches 17

Dining room window seat

Window Section

Details

Section

White metallic staircase with pine wood steps

Staircase Details 21

Concrete and brick fireplace

Access Hall

Connecting Circulations

Water patio

Frameless windows

Front Facade

Longitudinal Section 23

Dining Window Chair and Exterior Patio

Car Park 25

08 House Alhash

House ALHASH Job // Architect Location // In the mountains of Villeta, Colombia.

I divided the house into two parts: social and private. These two volumes face the imposing view and the afternoon sun.

The social area is refreshed by wind that cools as it passes through the pool and the meditation deck. The rooms are Program // 6 ROOMS + STUDIO + LIVING ROOM + DINING rotated five degrees with respect to the social areas; this allows for the development of privacy within these spaces. ROOM + KITCHEN + POOL. With the help of local carpenters, I designed a bamboo Brief // A couple with three young daughters wanted a vaulted ceiling for the social area. The symmetry between vacation home on the outskirts of Bogota. The kitchen the two spaces creates cross-shaped circulation, through would play a central role, as the family cooks together and which the wind cools as it passes from the springs through often. Also, the house would act as a social hub for their the house, distributing fresh, cold air along the way. extended family, and thus required large, spacious rooms and a guest room. Area // 1,700M m2 // 18,298 sf

STORAGE

Proposal // Up in the mountains, the lot overlooks a valley below and an imposing mountain range beyond.

PARKING MEDITATION GUEST ROOM

TV ROOM

SERVICES KITCHEN LIVING ROOM

ROOMS BBQ

POOL

Layout

Location

Sketch

First Floor

Second Floor 31

Section through bedrooms

Site physical model 33

Elevations

Site physical models 35

Private Area

05 House La Roche-Jeanneret

House La Roche Le Corbusier Location // Paris, France Academia// Parsons: New School Brief // I had to choose a very personal way of representing an iconic house that I was assigned to analyze. I was awarded House La Roche Jeanneret by Le Corbusier, located in France. I found this prompt the perfect opportunity to pursue a personal interest within my 3D artist career: the seasons. Proposal // I decided to highlight the passage of time, from day to night, from spring to winter.

Summer 10:00 AM

Fall 4:00 PM

Winter 6:00 PM

Spring 6:00 AM

06 UNION POOL

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UNION Pool Location // New York, USA. Academia // Parsons: New School Brief // For Studio 2 course we where asked to work with the homeless. After many interviews, visits to homeless centers, and volunteering at community kitchens we where asked to propose a project that would help end the homeless situation in New York. Proposal // In the Middle Ages, an epoch generally dismissed as dark and dirty, men and women bathed together and took their time in the process, defining bathing as an activity of leisure.

People pay to use the pool. The funds collected are then used to provide other services for free. Water pods contain a shower, locker, sink, and toilet. Every pod represents 3,850 homeless people (a total population of 69,300). As the homeless population decreases, pods are accordingly eliminated, gradually revealing more of the public pool. When the entirety of the homeless population is relieved, the entire pool also becomes available.

The Reformation and the rise of Puritanism diminished the importance of cleanliness, and after the 16th century, bathing fell into disuse. Nakedness, a natural state once sought after and admired, became synonymous with sin. The homeless population is often looked down upon as being dirty and unsanitary, creating a divide between the homeless population and those more fortunate to have homes. Allowing the homeless population an opportunity to clean themselves is the fastest way of reintegrating them into the broader population. It is the most effective way to break the divide between “them” and “us”. Site: City Hall PUBLISHED IN INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE ED. JUNE 2015. PAGES 128-130

Concept Sketch 49

Section: Motte and pool.

Section: Phase 1

PUBLISHED IN INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE ED. JUNE 2015. PAGES 128-130

Water Pods: Bathroom, Shower, Locker

Water Pods: Laundry

Longitudinal Section

In the initial phase: Individual water pods, which include sink, bathroom shower, and a locker, occupy the pool area. Phase 1

As time goes by, homeless people are removed from the streets, as well as pods revealing the publc pool. Phase 4 PUBLISHED IN INTERIOR DESIGN MAGAZINE ED. JUNE 2015. PAGES 128-130

07 the NOOK

the NOOK Location // New York, USA. Academia // Parsons: New School Brief & Proposal // The challenge of this assignment was to identify a unique necessity of a future group of people that will inhabit New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first micro apartment project at Carmel Place (My Micro NY) from nARCHITECTS. These apartments efficiently house the basic needs of their users. The concept was to create a space where users could escape from the city and grab a drink or quick bite. The idea was to recreate that feeling you get when you walk into a library from the busy city. An immediate sense of calm and privacy. After looking into many spaces that could provide this sense of tranquility, I was inspired by old wine cellars characterized by high vaulted ceilings, and quiet, dim lit spaces. I discovered an ample set of materials that are used in the wine making process and then are quickly discarded. Wine bottles, corks, barrels, and crates with metal reinforcements. This is how I decided to create a wine bar made mostly out of free and recycled materials from the wine making process. Also, the use of recycled materials would play a critical role in the overall ambiance of the bar.

Recycled materials have a history behind them, the place where they came from, the processes they have been involved in, the different colors that had have a history behind them, the place where they came from, the proccesses they have been involved in, the different colors that had bled onto them, the smells they have acquired. They all come together to celebrate wine and age.

RODRIGO ARIAS ARCHITECT + INTERIOR DESIGNER + 3D ARTIST email: rarias@s-o-n-a.com web: www.sona3d.com instagram: @sona3d & @homeburgers_ tel: (646) 6305930