RO SANCHEZ SEIJAS
Architecture + Design + Photography
RO SANCHEZ SEIJAS
Architecture + Design + Photography
Undergraduate
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Design Competitions
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Built
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Personal Work
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Graphic Visualization
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Community Plaza Cave de Ma Terre Winery Thesis - Dance Studio Ballou Senior High School Design Competition Overby Sheppard Middle School Duke Ellington School of the Arts Eastern High School Modernization Communication Media Arts - School Pride Takoma Education Campus Reconstruction Photography Photoshop Ilustrations Free hand sketch + Watercolor AutoCad - AutoCad + Photoshop Sketchup Sketchup + Artlantis
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UNDERGRADUATE Academic
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This project was developed in a landscape class of my third
year of Architecture school, in the University of Mendoza. The idea is to incorporate green areas into the empty spaces of the city. The main structure of the city of Mendoza is centered around plazas which get their water supply from small canals that run alongside of the roads, so the idea is to mimic the “green space” rhythm. The site has a boomerang shape and is located next to a charter school and a community center, it has been vacant for over ten years. Ma^ Ûklm iZkm pZl mh ]^o^ehi^] ma^ l\ahhe ieZsZ% Zg] Z_m^k mabl pZl Ûgbla^] mh \hgmbgn^ pbma ma^ \hffngbmr ieZsZ design.
COMMUNITY PLAZA Mendoza, Argentina
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Site Plan
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Section
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Section
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school in the University of Mendoza, Argentina. The project consisted in designed a “Boutique Winery” in the rural area of the city of Mendoza. The program required an area for production, wine cellar, iZ\dZ`bg`(lmhkZ`^% h_Û\^l Zg] Z pbg^ mZlmbg` k^\^imbhg area.
CAVE DE MA TERRE WINERY Mendoza, Argentina
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Ta^ ÛgZe laZi^ pZl ]^Ûg^] [r ma^ ikh`kZf% pab\a
k^jnbk^] Z ik^\bl^ e^g`ma Zg] a^b`am% Z_m^k ]^Ûgbg` this parameters two rectangular volumes were created, one of them needed double height in order to incorporate the wine production wing. After many sun studies the volumes were located with a north-south orientation, leaving the transparent areas in the shelter of the sun. A wood blind was designed to protect the facade and the tank area from the damage sun can cause to the wine process.
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Concept
First Floor
Second Floor
Section 13
Section
Section
Facade
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This is my Thesis Project, which was done while I was
studying at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center [WAAC] as a exchange student from The University of Mendoza. It was developed at the “Dance with Reality� studio, the project consisted in creating a Dance Facility in the neighborhood of Clarendon, located in Arlington, Virginia.
THESIS - DANCE STUDIO Arlington, Virginia
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Clarendon
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Concept
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Through dance we can express emotions, and
through architecture we can design those spaces in base of the emotions of the occupants. This Dance Facility was designed to pursuit a freedom of expression. A dancing couple was the inspiration of the design, where conceptually the male body is the strong structure that holds the female body which is the building. The interiors were created in base of the connections made by two people dancing together, providing Ăœ^qb[e^l liZ\^l% Zg] e^mmbg` ]Zg\^kl fh]b_r ma^f bg base of their emotions.
Idea
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Section
First Floor
Second Floor Section
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Section
Third Floor 25 [North Elevation above - South Elevation below]
DESIGN COMPETITIONS Professional
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Ballou Senior High School is a public school located in the
Washington DC area, part of the District of Columbia public schools, founded in the early 1960.
The school is known for having one the best marching bands
and choirs in the District of Columbia. Ballou Senior High school offers in addition to their high school program the STAY program, which offers traditional Zg] Z\\^e^kZm^] ]biehfZ ikh`kZfl% ma^bk fhmmh bl bm l g^o^k too late to earn your high school diploma�. This program also offers vocational programs such as automotive technology, cosmetology, barbering and culinary arts.
The entry for this competition was done with Fanning & Howey and Bryant Mitchell.
BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Washington, DC
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The new Ballou Senior high school was designed as a result h_ nlbg` Zee h_ ma^ ^qblmbg` lbm^ iZkZf^m^kl% maZm Ühpl Zg] encompass the site. The design provides an outdoor-indoor relationship, using Zl fZbg \hgg^\mhkl mabl Ûo^ ngbjn^ Zk^Zl Zl iZkm h_ ma^ program: Research and reference center, wellness center, service center, meeting house and academic life. The entire l\ahhe ]^i^g]l hg mabl Ûo^ Zk^Zl'
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Research Center Wellness Center Services Center/Admin Meeting House Academic Net Zero
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Fifth Floor
Section Site Plan
Section
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Overby-Sheppard elementary school was constructed in
1976, is a fully accredited Richmond public elementary school, grades K-5 Located in the Northside neighborhood of highland park, currently enrolled 400 students. Schools theme “going from good to great: an ongoing standard”.
The entry for this competition was done with Fanning & Howey.
OVERBY-SHEPPARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Richmond, Virginia
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The new Overby-Sheppard elementary school will have a
layout that improves learning, with better lighting, acoustics, indoor and outdoor learning areas, and high performance technology.
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First Floor
Academic Suite
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Site Plan
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Duke Ellington school of the arts was founded in 1974,
located in the previous Western high school building in the heart of Georgetown community. Listed on the National register of Historic places because the ]blmbg\mbo^ \aZkZ\m^k h_ Lghpf^g :la_hk] l \eZllb\Ze k^oboZe architecture.
The entry for this competition was done with Fanning & Howey and Pei Cobb Freed.
DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Washington, DC
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The new design of Duke Ellington school of the Arts was
l^iZkZm^] bgmh mph [nbe]bg`l% ^qiZg]bg` >eebg`mhg l l\ahhe but modernizing and revitalizing the historic school. The existing building was improved and renovated keeping his historic shell, but adding two new theaters sunken in the front lawn, which have access from the street and from inside the school. The west wing of the building has a metal and glass addition maZm pkZil Zkhng] ma^ ^qblmbg` [nbe]bg` \k^Zmbg` Z g^p Ühhk where all the dance studios will be located. The new building will be constructed where the existing Û^e] bl eh\Zm^]' Pab\a pbee bg\en]^ Z Ûmg^ll \^gm^k Zg] Z community pool.
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Third Floor
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South Section
East Section
North Section
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BUILT
Professional
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Built in 1923, one of the oldest operating high schools in the District of Columbia, known as the “Pride of Capitol Hill�.
The four-story high school accommodated 1300 students whithin the section of the city; with an 800- seat theater, a print shop, an automobile shop and more than a 100 classrooms and laboratories in the 300.000 square feet building.
The building, over the years, went through a series of
renovations that over time took the historic charm away from it.
In 2008, the District of Columbia Public Schools determined that renovations to Eastern High School were necessary. The building was restored to its original Gothic style, and modernized to support 21st Century education.
EASTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Washington, DC
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All interiors spaces were modernized and renovated , but the building still holds its historical charm. Classrooms were renovated to become a 21st century learning spaces.
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past through a modern appearance. Preservation efforts were made through the entire building, efforts that also included restoration of woodwork in the entire building, marble in the main stairway, interior brick walls, interior plaster detailing, original seating and balconies from the Auditorium.
Two enclosed atriums were designed in the unusuable light wells. The skylights diffuses and softens daylight inside the atriums, with some trees to provide a healthy and natural atmosphere.
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Academic Administration Building Support Circulation Food Service Music PE/Athletics Restrooms
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Second Floor
Client
DCPS
Facility Use
High School
Project Type
Renovation
Completion Date
August 2010
Design Capacity
1000 Students
Enrollment
500 Students
Gross Area
150,000 sq.ft
Total Project Cost
$67,000,000
Team
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Fanning & Howey Turner Construction
Communication media arts is a school located in Detroit that was selected to be renovated in the show “school pride”, that is an American reality TV show from NBC channel. The idea of the show is to follow during 7 days the renovation of a different public school around the nation every week. The show has a $2.000.000 budget for upgrades and repairs on every school.
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of July 2010. The school was in the Detroit closure list before [^\hfbg` Z ÛgZeblm _hk Z l\ahhe ikb]^ k^ghoZmbhg' The renovation last 7 days, cameras were following teachers, students and volunteers around the school while they were helping with the renovation.
COMMUNICATION MEDIA ARTS Detroit, Michigan
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Digital Media
Student Lounge
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Client
DPS
Facility Use
High School
Project Type
Renovation
Completion Date
July 2010
Design Capacity
600 Students
Enrollment
520 Students
Gross Area
20,000 sq.ft
Total Project Cost
$1,000,000
Team
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Fanning & Howey School Pride Show
In December
2010, The Takoma Education Campus, a PK-8 eh\Zm^] bg PZlabg`mhg =<% pZl knbg^] [r Z ]^oZlmZmbg` Ûk^' Almost everything was destroyed. Ma^ L\ahhe =blmkb\m aZ] mh Ûg] Z m^fihkZkr ahf^ _hk Takoma. They decided to transport the students across town to a recently closed school. After this situation all attention was shifted to rebuilding the school.
Takoma was built in the late 1960s, where many of
Educational Buildings followed the concept of an open plan l\ahhe' EZk`^ hi^g liZ\^l pbmahnm bgm^kbhk pZeel% [nm ma^ ÛgZe result was very dark, non-practical, loud spaces.
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Associates and Turner Construction were selected as the design-build team. The budget was set at almost $25 million, and for substantial completion the week after Thanksgiving, allowing the students and teachers to be back in the school in less than one year.
TAKOMA EDUCATIONAL CAMPUS Washington, DC
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The angle of the new interior design was inspired by
the lines of the bridge that joins the school with the Gym [nbe]bg`% fZdbg` bm Z fhk^ ngbÛ^] ]^lb`g'
The old Takoma was a dark brick box, with limited windows,
maZm l par GZmnkZe Eb`am pZl hg^ h_ ma^ D^r ^e^f^gml h_ ma^ project. Mh Z]]k^ll^] ma^ blln^ Z khp h_ ing\a&hnm pbg]hpl paZm l Z]]^] bg ^o^kr Ühhk% pab\a p^k^ ]^lb`g^] bg \hgcn\mbhg pbma the new curtain walls located were the old recessed windows wells were. The use of glass in the interior helps to spread the natural light and give transparency to the spaces.
The colors used in the interior are bold and stimulating.
The pattern was created following the 45 degree angle, merging color inside classrooms and into common spaces. <hehk^] pbg]hp cZfl k^Ü^\ml \hfie^f^gmZkr an^l bgmh ma^ classrooms.
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Second Floor
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Client
DCPS
Facility Use
K-12 Elementary
Project Type
Modernization
Completion Date
December 2011
Design Capacity
450 Students
Enrollment
322 Students
Gross Area
119,000 sq.ft
Total Project Cost
$24,080,000
Team
Fanning & Howey Turner Construction
PERSONAL WORK
Photography - Photoshop - Watercolor
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Through
Their Eyes
Natural
Life
Around
The City
Photoshop
Ilustrations
Hand Sketch
Watercolor
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GRAPHIC VISUALIZATION Tools & Skills
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AutoCad
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AutoCad + Photoshop
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Sketchup
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Sketchup + Artlantis
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2013
The designs shown in this book where produced while pursuing my Bachelor of Architecture at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseno, Universidad de Mendozaâ&#x20AC;? [Mendoza-Argentina], and at The Washington Alexandria Architecture Center [WAAC], and while working for Fanning & Howey.