SILVIA RUEDA CUELLAR P O R T A F O L I O
A R Q U I T E C T U R A 2 0 1 6
A R C H I T E C T U R E T A B L E
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P O R T F O L I O C O N T E N T S
PROJECT S BY LOCAT ION DEGREE PROJECT INT ERNS HIP PROJECT S PHOT OGRA PHY
Ref lection (39)
Re Reflfleectcti ioonn
Ep h e me ra l Arch i te ct ur e (3) Ephemer Ephemeralal AArrchitectur chitecturee L i v a bl e Sta ir s (25)
Livable Livable SStair tairss
Sp a ci a l Lab (33)
SSpacial pacial Lab Lab
B og otá B oots (41)
Bogotá Bogotá Boots Boots
PPI Wa t e r ’ s Wa y ( 2 1 )
S ight exten s i o n ( 2 9 )
P R O J E C T S PP RR O O JJ EE CC TT SS B Y
L O C A BT B YI Y O LN L OO CC AA TT II OO NN
W W
SSi ight ght eext xteenn
ay ay
Guggenhe i m Mu s e u m ( 1 3 )
BCN f r om Top to BottomBCN BCN f frrom om To Topp ttoo Bo Bott toom m (43) Hand Made U r banism
Hand Hand Made Made Ur Urba banni issm m (17)
Ojalรก Bar
Ojalรก Ojalรก Bar Bar (9 )
D E G R E E
P R O J E C T
Ephemeral Architecture for re characterizing the temporal dynamic in the historical, Usaquen 2 0 1 5
I f l i fe i n a ci ty i s v ol a tile, dynamic and changing in r esponse to a neo n o m a d i c p op u l a ti on , w h y does ar chitectur e itself, the scene f or these cha n ge s , re ma i n s s ta ti c a n d ri g i d? To r espond to this situation in the histor ical ci t y o f Us a q u e n , a n e p h e me ral solution to addr ess dynamics that occur o n l y i n a ce rta i n ti me a n d on a cer tain day of the week is pr oposed.
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T h e r e a re 69 p rop e rti e s of cultur al inter est in Usaquen’ s histor ical center, m a n y of w h i ch a re n ot re cog nized as such by visitor s and inhabitants of th e s e c to r. Si n ce w e l i v e i n a g l obal society wher e vir tual activities and exchange s c on trol th e s oci a l , e con omic and cultur al r elations in people of all ages a n d s o ci oe con omi c g rou p s , people have not only put aside the physical ele m e n ts of th e s e ctor, bu t th e ver y same histor ical dynamics that occur r ed in th e p a s t, s u ch a s th e ma rk e t in the centr al squar e, wher e the villager s per f o r m e d th e e x ch a n g e of p roducts, whether f ood or handicr af ts, to gener at e n e w s oci a l a n d cu l tu ra l d y n a mics.
To a d d re s s th e a bov e pr oblem, the histor ical center of UsaquĂŠn, n e e ds t o be re ch a ra cte ri z e d
as to cr eate
an ur ban networ k that f ocuses o n t he
te mp ora ry d y n a mi cs of the sector, such as those gener ated by a r t i s a n s , s tory te l l e rs , mu s i ci a ns, ar tists, tour ists,
and athletes, among ot he r s , s o
th a t th i s p l a ce ca n s how all its r ich her itage f or all citizens to inter a ct w i t h . Th i s u rb a n n e twork, Red U saquÊn, meets f our char acter istics: dy n a m i c s tru ctu re s (i n i ti a l l y the pr oposed ephemer al ar chitectur e seeks to a da pt t o th e d y n a mi cs of a fa s t, f lexible and changing sector ; an open living s y s t e m , a n u rba n , org a n i c l i v i ng tissue, is gener ated), par ticipation of all act o r s ( po l i ti ci a n s , ci ti z e n s a n d cr af tsmen), public space’ s r ole
(the intent i o n i s t o
a ch i e v e a v i v i d , i n ter active and stimulating envir onment, which a da pt s e a s i l y to n e w s oci a l dynamics and the changing needs over time, cr e a t i n g a p l a ce of tra n s a cti on , not only commer cial but also social and cu l t u r a l ) , i n corp ora ti on of n e w f or ms of social, cultur al and economic inter act i o n .
Prop os a l for th e cre a ti on of a vir tual platf or m that adapts to the dy n a m i cs of th e p l a ce i s ma d e . I ts main objective would be to constr uct new r el a t i o n s a s to e s ta b l i s h more diver se, extensive and f ulf illing communication s a n d s oci a l a n d cu l tu ra l i n te r change.
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I N T E R N S H I P
BAR OJALA 2 0 1 4
O j a l ĂĄ i s th e a rch i te ctu ra l r esponse to the social diver sity of MalasaĂą a ; a di v e r s i t y th at ma n i fe s ts i ts e l f i n e ver yday lif e as an accumulation of dif f er ent w a y s t o t a l k , m e e t, e a t a n d d ri n k . T he p roj e ct p rov i d e s a n answer to this diver sity thr ough a design str a t e gy : a s s e m b l i ng a s e ri e s of s p a ce s i n which ar chitectur e pr omotes dif f er ent r elat i o n s hi ps w i t h th e w e a th e r, th e fu rn i tu re, the position with r espect to other s and the a ppe a r a n ce a n d a cce s s to food a n d dr ink. A n open str eet gr eenhouse. A lar ge tab l e s ha r e d by c l i e n ts a n d wa i te rs . Some steps that encour age inf or mal conver sation w i t h s t r a n ge r s , a n d a n a rti fi ci a l b e ach f or the staging of a hedonistic day to day.
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E ve ry th i n g h a s be e n bu i l t with supplier s f r om the same neighbor hood, in a pr o ce s s o f e x p e ri me n ta ti on , wh i ch has allowed us to develop a contempor ar y ve r s i o n o f a 1 5 mm th i ck te rra z z o i n s i tu, a gr eenhouse str uctur e f r om 1 mm thick me t a l pl a t e s , a n d wood e n cros s e s i n th e space, ar ticulated with 3 mm r ods.
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Museum Guggenheim Helsinki / Finland 2 0 1 4
Th e p rop os e d G u g g enheim Helsinki will be an innovative, multidis ci pl i n a r y mu s e u m of a rt a n d design. It should be of the highest ar chitectur a l qu a l i t y, g e n e ra ti n g a me a n i n gf ul pr esence in Helsinki and of f er ing civic spa ce w he r e both re s i d e n ts a n d visitor s can gather. A pr ominent site has been r e s e r v e d for th e bu i l d i n g a t the symbolic gateway to the city f r om the sea a n d cl o s e to th e h i s tori c ce n ter. T he wider Etel채satama ar ea f or ms a signif ic a n t r e ge n e ra ti on z on e .
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T h e G u g g e n h e i m H e l s i n k i D e s ign Competition was or ganized in two stages. S t a ge O n e w a s a n op e n ca l l for p a rt icipation by qualif ied ar chitects—either indivi du a l s o r te a m s —from a n y w h e re i n the wor ld. Competitor s wer e asked to pr epa r e a d e s i gn s ubmi s s i on , w h i ch wa s evaluated on f ive key cr iter ia: cityscape, ar chi t e ct u r e , u s a b i l i ty, s u s ta i n a bi l i ty, a n d f easibility.
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Hand made
Urbanism 2 0 1 3
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T h e w ork s h op n a me d H a n d Made U r banism in the Campo de Cebada in M a d r i d, Sp a i n p u l l s tog e th e r the PEI f r om the Pontif icia U niver sidad Javer ian a o f B og otรก w i th th e mos t inter ested neighbour s of La Latina. T he abilit y o f i n te ra cti on , i n te rv e n ti on and pr oduction coming f r om the pr of essional , th e c i ti z e n a n d th e fore i g n e r becomes the concept behind the dialogue pr od u c e d b y th e ta l e n t of th e b ar e hands. T he idea is to gener ate a f usion of k n o w l ed g e a n d e mp i ri c a cts that come f r om the dir ect hand- made constr u c ti on e x p e ri e n ce from th e member s of Zuloar k, the r esidential appr ecia ti o n of th e i n h a b i ta n t of th e neighbor and the exter nal and enthusiastic a p p r o ach of th e fore i g n s tu d ent. T he wor kshop consists on T HE REHA B O F P U BL IC SPAC E , a s n a me d by the member s of Zuloar k. S ome of the ele m e n ts th a t be l on g to El C a mpo de Cebada ar e r ecover ed and r estor ed in o r d e r for th e m to a cq u i re n ew str uctur e and f unctions.
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E n v i r on me n ta l p a th th a t s e e ks to integr ate the sur r ounding municipalities o f G u a tav i ta , C ol ombi a , th rou gh docks, f acilities, and gr een ar eas connecte d b y e c ol og i ca l tra i l s . Th i s trail connects the edge of the Tomine r eser voi r a n d i n te g ra te s i t w i th th e e conomy, cultur e and envir onment, in ter ms of p u b l i c s p a ce , of Gu a ta v i ta . This envir onmental path implements new tech n o l o gie s , wa te r h a rv e s ti n g roof s in the new constr uctions, wind ener gy an d h a r ve s ti n g of a q u a ti c p l a n ts (Buchon) f or power gener ation and powe r b i k e s , a n i n te g ra te d u rb a n tr anspor t system, which tr ansf or ms e n e r gy i n to e l e ctri ca l e n e rg y to power the envir onmental paths.
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kineti c
Livable Stairs 2 0 1 3
Th i s p roj e ct a i ms a t building social inter est housing that attempt s t o i n t e g ra te a g rou p of p e ople with new communal spaces and optimize t he e xi s ti n g on e s th rou g h p r oductive mechanisms and housing r egener at i o n , t hu s cre a ti n g s p a ti a l i ty wor thy to be lived in. T his pr oject is tar geted t o s i n gl e moth e rs a n d y ou n g people that have been displaced f r om thei r r e gi o n s be ca u s e of s oci a l p r oblems. T he major dif f iculties encounter ed w e r e i n a p p rop ri a te l i v i n g conditions and lack of suf f icient space f or neigh bo r ho o d i n te ra cti on , th e re for e the pr oject pr oposes pr oductive homes con s i s t i n g o f u rba n g a rd e n s , w a ter har vesting and spaces which enable local e co n o m i c i n come s u ch a s commer ce sites in f ir st f loor s. Livability of citize n s i s a l s o i mp rov e d , th u s i n creasing comf or t in buildings. T he use of r ecycl e d m a t e ri a l s for th e con s tru ction of housing diminishes the costs by using s pe ci fi c g ra n u l e s , b u i l d i n g retaining walls f r om plastic bottles, etc. Finally, t he u s e of col or i n i mp ov e ri shed neighbor hoods is an impor tant f eatur e be ca u s e i t i s th e ma n i fe s ta ti on of the distr ict’ s pr ocess of appr opr iation by c o m m u n i ti e s ; th e re fore th e color palette is dr awn f r om this pr ocess to bl e n d i n s u btl y.
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C RO SS - SE C TI O N A-A ´
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Sight extension
IMOA 2 0 1 4
A s th e d e s e rt i s a p l a ce of extr eme weather conditions, the pr oject f ocu s e s o n cr e a ti n g a th e rma l comfort thr ough the landscape and thus making the a s t r o n o m i ca l e x pe ri e n ce s ome th i n g much mor e enjoyable f or visitor s. T he appr oach t o t he pr o j e ct be g i n s w i th a p a th th at descends to a squar e located 3 meter s belo w z e r o l e v e l . T h i s d e cl i n e s h e l te rs th e visitor s f r om the str ong winds that blow f r om e a s t t o w e s t i n t h e d e s e rt a n d from e xtr eme temper atur e changes dur ing the day and n i ght . T he s q ua re i s l oca te d i n on e of these micr o climates, sur r ounded by ar tifi ci a l ga r de n s w h i ch moi s te n th e a tmos pher e making it mor e habitable. T her e is a l a r ge e l e m e n t o n th e s q u a re th a t p oi n ts at the sky in or der to extend the view to the s t a r s .
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T h e p r o j e ct h a rmon i ou s l y a ccompanies the ascend of the mentioned element tha n k s to i ts w i n d s p i ra l form wi th a s tructur e that wor ks so that the spaces ar e supp o r t e d b y c a n ti l e v e r te n s i on e rs th a t e xer t a tr action f or ce and r oute their loads t o t he gr o u n d th r ou g h p e ri me te r col u m ns that bif ur cate to r each the f loor allowin g t he s q u a r e to h a v e a fre e s p a ce a n d lots of light day and night. T his f eatur e can be s e e n f r o m a l l p a rts of th e p roj e ct. I t can be seen especially f r om the camping ar e a a n d o b s e r v a to r i e s l oca te d h a l f a k i l ometer f r om the museum. It aims at pr oviding a s a fe p l a c e i n th e d e s e rt for a s tron omical tour ists who want to engage in the space a n d, c o n s e q u e n tl y, tru l y e n j oy wh a t the A tacama Deser t has to of f er.
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Spacial Lab 2 0 1 0
A s p a ce l a bora tory descr ibes the f ir st appr oach to a moder ate po r t i o n o f a te rri tory to ca rry ou t an ephemer al element in a scale of 1:1. It is a cco m pl i s h e d i n a n a re a of the univer sity. A f ter empir ically exper iencing t he pl a ce a n d u n d e rs ta n d i n g i t s dynamics, it can be concluded that it is chara ct e r i z e d by i ts p rop e rti e s for abode. Despite being a pr e- designed s pa ce fo r h i g h -d e n s i ty fl ow s p ace, what is obser ved is a calm place of little u s e , w i t h a v e ry h i g h p ote n ti a l f or becoming a nice place gather ing ar ea.
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For th i s re a s on a n e phemer al module with some attr active visual pa t t e r n i s p rop os e d . A l ot of mater ials ar e used such as white f abr ics, wood a n d m e t a l p rofi l e s th a t cre a te a space with a basic modular geometr y wher e, fr o m a n y p rofi l e , a mos a i c of white squar es suspended in the air is display e d. T he mod u l e , a p a rt from being visually str iking, cr eates new pathways i n s pa ce , op e n i n g d i ffe re n t p l aces of gather ing and thr ee options f or dif f er en t r o u t e s . Fi n a l l y, i t h a s s ma l l chair s made with the same mater ials; hence thi s m o du l e be come s a n i n ti ma te and quiet place in the immense and populous J a v e r i a n a Un i v e rs i ty.
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PHOTOGRAPHY 2 0 1 2
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2 0 1 4
R E F L E XI O N N E W YO RK C I TY - 2012
BO G OT Á BOO T S - 2014
B C N F R OM T OP TO B O TTO M - 2013