DESIGN PORTFOLIO STEPHAN RE SE YGLESIAS
POSSIBLY MY GREATEST VIRTUE IS MY CURIOSITY, SINCE I WAS A CHILD I HAD A NEED TO UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE. SO I FOUND DESIGN, WHICH RATHER THAN EXPLAIN WHAT IT DOES IS TO QUESTION THE EXISTING SOLUTIONS IN SEARCH OF A BETTER ONE. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT DESIGN, BEYOND ARCHITECTURE, HAS THE CAPACITY TO IMPROVE THE PLANET IN WHICH WE LIVE, BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE A DESIGNER WITH BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS THAT OBLIGE YOU TO LOOK FOR IT.
TEAM PROJECT
URBAN ACUPUNCTURE
THIS PROJECT REFLECTS MY APPROACH TO LARGE SCALE DESIGN, IN WITCH THE FOCUS WAS NOT TO SEE THE PROJECT AS A CITY PLAN DESIGN BUT AS A CLUSTER OF SMALL POINTS OF IMPACT, GENERATING BETTER DESIGN WITH A BETTER IMPACT ON THE CITY. URBAN ACUPUNCTURE STARTS BY DEFINING THE POINT ON WITCH THE CITY NEEDS MORE IMPACT AND THEN STUDYING THE DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES WITHIN THOSE POINTS, MAKING INFORMED DECISIONS WITH THE FEEDBACK OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN. WHEN ENTERING A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS WE CAN FEEL THE VESTIGES OF THE HISTORY OF ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS MORE RELEVANT PARIMONIAL OF COSTA RICA, WALKING THROUGH ITS STREETS YOU CAN READ THIS ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY SO IMPORTANT IN OUR HISTORY, BUT, EVEN WITH ALL THIS POTENTIAL , NEIGHBORHOOD ARANJUÉZ IS SHORT IN LIFE, IS A NEIGHBORHOOD WHOSE PULSE IS DECLINING, IF NOT FOR EXTERNAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS THE HOSPITAL. THIS ELEMENT IS A NECESSARY EVIL BECAUSE IT IS LINKED TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT GRADUALLY TAKES THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS ITS OWN. THE PROJECTS SEEK TO RECONNECT THE USER WITH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OF YESTERYEAR, GENERATING KNOWN SPACES TO MODERNIZE BUT MAINTAINING IDENTITY, A CLEAR TRANSFERENCE BETWEEN CULTURE AND PROGRESS
ANALYZING THE PROBLEMS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE CAN CONCLUDE THAT THIS PROJECT MUST BE TAKEN WITH A CONFRONTATIONAL CHARACTER WITH THE HOSPITAL, WE MUST CREATE A SPACE FOR HOUSING AND COMMERCE THAT GIVES A SPACE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT THIS SPACE OF UNION IS THE ONE THAT CONFRONTS. IN THIS WAY, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO STOP THAT ROLE THAT THE HOSPITAL IS HAVING AND CREATE, THEN, A MEETING SPACE WITH THE SAME OR HIGHER HIERARCHY THAT REMINDS VISITORS THAT IT IS A NEIGHBORHOOD FIRST, THEN THERE IS THE HOSPITAL AND IN THE SAME WAY IT GIVES A ROOT TO THE USERS NEW ONES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO ARE YOUNG ADULTS AND STUDENT
THE PROJECT PROPOSES THE USE OF THE ANTEPARQUE AS A FRACTAL ELEMENT OF THE ANTEJARDIN OF THE HOUSE, ELEVATING IT IN SCALE BUT MAINTAINING THE SAME PRINCIPLE OF BREATHING AND VESTIBULATION SO THAT BOTH THE USERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE EXTERNAL USER FEEL INVITED.
ANTEPARQUE
PUB-BAR
APARTMENTS
OFFICE
MARKET
THE PROJECT IS BASED ON THE SEARCH FOR A SPACE FOR CULTURAL MOVEMENTS, AS WE ANALYZE THESE WE SEE THAT PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT CULTURAL MOVEMENT TODAY IS SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY, BUT THIS MORE THAN APPROACHING US AWAY FROM THOSE WITH WHOM WE DO NOT SHARE INTERESTS AND THIS "ICULTURIZES" US, BY NOT SUGGESTING PEOPLE OR PAGES WITH INTERESTS DIFFERENT FROM MINE INCREASES THE IGNORANCE OF THE POPULATION. THIS IS WHY THE PROJECT SEEKS TO FIND PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT INTERESTS, IF THE USERS OF THE MEDIA LIBRARY PASS THROUGH GALLERIES AND CAFÉS WE GENERATE A CULTURAL ENCOUNTER. SO THIS FORCES US TO SEGMENT THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. CLIMATICALLY THE PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE CENTENNIAL CONCEPT OF THE CENTRAL PATIO, WITH ITS DUE CONCEPTUALIZATION, BUT KEEPING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES, THE PROJECT PROTECTS NICELY FOR ITS GEOMETRY THE SMALL NICHES OR TERRACES, AVOIDING A DIRECT SOLAR INCIDENCE, AS WELL AS IN THE CENTRAL SPACE. NATURAL LIGHTING IS HANDLED VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE WITH THE WORKS OF ART INSIDE THE BUILDING YOU CAN NOT HAVE AN EXCESS OF LIGHTING, SO THE SKIN ONLY ALLOWS THE ENTRY OF LIGHT BY REBOUND AND DOES NOT ALLOW A DIRECT SOLAR IMPACT .
THE FORM RESPONDS TO THE NEED OF THE PROJECT TO CONNECT WITH THE PARK TO THE EAST, AND TO IMPOSE ITSELF ON THE URBAN CONTEXT TO THE WEST, THIS GENERATES THAT THE PROJECT REDUCES ITS SCALE TO THE MINIMUM TOWARDS THE PARK, GENERATING AN OPEN-AIR AMPHITHEATER SPACE, AND A FACADE INCLINED TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK IN THE WEST, WHICH GIVES IT A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROJECTION AND GRANDEUR. THE PROJECT THEN LETS THE PARK IN, GENERATING A COZY SPACE IN THE CENTRAL PATIO THAT CONTINUES THE SENSATION OF THE PARK, ALSO GENERATES A SKIN TOWARDS THE CENTER THAT WITH ITS ANGLE IS ABLE TO CAPTURE VERY WELL THE EASTERLY WINDS. SO THE PROJECT IS STRIPPED WHILE THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSES IT FROM THE PARK, THIS TO GIVE MORE IMPORTANCE TO THE INTERIOR THAN THE URBAN CONTEXT, BUT WHEN WALKING TO THE PARK THE PROJECT IS COMPLETELY CLOSED, THUS PREVENTING STEAL THE ROLE OF THE PARK AND THE PUBLIC AMPHITHEATER. THE SKIN ALSO GENERATES THAT USERS ARE ABLE TO BE PART OF THE PROJECT, TO SEE THE EXHIBITIONS AND THE ROUTES FROM THE CENTRAL SPACE WITHOUT HAVING TO ENTER THE PROJECT, THIS MAKES EVEN THOSE "STRANGERS" WHO ARE NOT LOOKING FOR MORE THAN THE ROUTE COME BACK PART OF THE ENCOUNTER BETWEEN STRANGERS.
TEATRE DON BOSCO
PARK
CITY
PARK
CITY
THE PROJECT ARISES FROM A SERIES OF INTENTIONS, PRODUCT OF AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE SITE, SEEKING TO POTENTIATE THE BUILDING BEFORE THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND SPECIFICALLY AS A CORE POINT WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN JOSÉ. AMONG THESE INTENTIONS IS THE NEED FOR THE BUILDING TO PRIORITIZE THE PEDESTRIAN AND GENERATE SAFETY WAS PARAMOUNT. THIS WAS ADDRESSED BY MEANS OF A DESIGN OF THE PUBLIC SPACE THAT SERVES AS A POINT OF PAUSE TO THE HIGH TRAFFIC FLOW THAT CIRCULATES ALONG THE SECOND AVENUE AND ALLOWS TO INTEGRATE THE EXISTING PEDESTRIAN STRUCTURES IN THE CITY. FOR THIS, IT IS PROPOSED TO CONVERT THE 5TH STREET INTO A MIXED USE SURFACE, THUS ACHIEVING A HIGH QUALITY SPACE WITHIN THE CITY BY INTEGRATING WITH THE COVERED PLAZA THAT THIS PROPOSAL PROVIDES. IN ADDITION TO INTEGRATING THE PROJECT WITH THE NATIONAL THEATER ALLOWING THE FLOW BETWEEN BOTH BUILDINGS IN A CONTINUOUS MANNER AND WITHOUT THE OBSTACLE REPRESENTED BY THE VEHICLES. A KEY AXIS IN THE DESIGN WAS TO CREATE AN ICONIC BUILDING BUT RESPECTFUL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL MILESTONES THAT FRAME IT. THE INTENTION WAS TO ALLOW THE FORMAL ELEMENTS OF THE NATIONAL THEATER TO BE COUPLED, IN TERMS OF THEIR PROPORTION IN RELATION TO THE HORIZONTAL BODY WITH THE DOME AS THE TOP AND OF THE CCSS, IN TERMS OF ITS FORMAL PURITY AND USE OF THE ANOMALY AS AN ELEMENT OF FRAMING THE VISUAL PRODUCED ON THE SECOND AVENUE. ANOTHER IMPORTANT FORMAL ASPECT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE VOLUMETRY OF THE WEST AND EAST FAÇADES; THE FIRST SEEKS TO WITHDRAW AT THE SECOND LEVEL TO SOFTEN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL THEATER AND CREATE A MORE PLEASANT EDGE, ON THE CONTRARY ON THE SOUTH FACADE HIGHLIGHTS THE HORIZONTAL VOLUME TO STAND OUT AND IMPOSE ON THE AXIS OF AV2 DA
TEAM PROJECT
TEATRE VARGAS-CALVO
1. ÁREA SERVICIOS
2. ÁREA DE CONSERVACIÓN, TALLERES Y MANTENIMIENTO
3. ÁREAS PÚBLICAS
*CIRCULACIÓN
THE URBAN LANDSCAPE OF SAN JOSÉ IS THAT OF A CLOSED CITY, IMPRISONED IN ITSELF, THAT DOES NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN THEIR OWN CITY, THIS DANGER THAT PROJECTS AND THEREFORE GENERATES, IS THE SIMPLE REFLECTION OF THE DISTRUST THAT WE SEE IN THE URBAN PROFILE. CLOSE PEDESTRIAN LEVEL GENERATES INSECURITY BECAUSE IT CREATES BLIND STREETS, IN WHICH NOBODY SEES WHAT NOBODY IS SEEN. THE CAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS CITY IS, IN ESSENCE, THE IMPRISONMENT TO WHICH WE HAVE WILLINGLY SUBMITTED WITH THE ERRONEOUS IDEA THAT ENCLOSING GENERATES SECURITY. PROPOSING A PROJECT IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY REQUIRES NOT ONLY TO UNDERSTAND AND ADAPT TO THE CONTEXT BUT ALSO TO CHANGE WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED, AND THIS IS WHY THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE ANNEX BUILDING OF THE NATIONAL THEATER GIVES TWO DIFFERENT PUBLIC SPACES AT PEDESTRIAN LEVEL AND AERIAL VIEW] WHICH ALLOW A HIGH PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC DURING HIGH AUJO HOURS AND A PERMANENCE AND ENJOYMENT. REGARDING MATERIALITY, USES ARE MADE OF LOCAL ELEMENTS, SEEKING TO HIGHLIGHT NATIONAL IDENTITY. IT IS PROPOSED A BRICK ENCLOSURE IN THE FACADES, A MATERIAL THAT IS LARGELY THE STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL THEATER, BUT BECAUSE OF THE STYLISTIC TENDENCIES OF THE TIME IT WAS DECIDED TO COVER AND GIVE IT A COATING THAT WAS MORE IN KEEPING WITH THE EUROPEAN STYLE UNDER WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO BE HONEST IN ITS MATERIALITY AND SHOW IDENTITY THROUGH THE VALUE THAT EXISTS IN THE SIMPLE, THE STONY, THE NATURAL, THE TROPICAL AND AWAY FROM THOSE TRENDS THAT STILL SEEK TO IMPOSE AN ALIEN AND IMPORTED AESTHETIC. THE INTENTION THAT CONTRIBUTED MORE CHARACTER TO THE PROJECT WAS TO HIGHLIGHT THE CULTURAL PROGRAM THAT OWNS THE BUILDING.
THE CHALLENGE PRESENTED WAS HOW TO RECONCILE THE PUBLIC AND ARTISTIC PROGRAM WITH THE WORK AND PRIVATE, FOR THIS IT WAS DECIDED TO PLACE THE THEATER AT THE TOP OF THE PROJECT SO THAT THE ARTISTIC PROGRAM EMERGED WITHIN THE WORK AND USE THE DISTANCE PRODUCED BETWEEN THE STREET AND THE THEATER AS A ROUTE THAT SERVES AS AN ANTEROOM BY MEANS OF RAMPS IN A CENTRAL COURTYARD UNTIL ARRIVING AT THE NEW VARGAS CALVO THEATER. THUS, A BUILDING WITH GREAT SPATIAL QUALITY WAS ACHIEVED BOTH FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS, HAVING VENTILATED AND NATURALLY LIT OFFICES THROUGH THE INTERNAL COURTYARD AND A CHAMBER THEATER ISOLATED FROM THE NOISE OF AVENUE 2 AND INDEPENDENT OF THE REST OF THE BUILDING, THUS AVOIDING CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE SCHEDULES OF USE OF EACH OF THESE THE PROJECT CHANGES THE DYNAMICS OF THE CITY, IS SOUGHT WITH GIVING NEW SPACES TO THE CITY, FOR THIS WE MUST MODIFY WHAT WE NOW GIVE AS A FACT, AND IS THAT THE CITY CAN NOT DEPENDS ONLY ON THE LARGE OPEN SPACES TO GENERATE URBAN SPACES. WITH JUST RAISING THE BUILDING AND REALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ROOF, NEW ATMOSPHERES ARE GENERATED, SPACES THAT OFFER A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW OF WHAT THE CITY CAN BE, AND THIS PROPOSAL FOR BEING SO INNOVATIVE DOES NOT SEEK TO INTEGRATE INTO THE CONTEXT UNTIL IT DISAPPEARS. IT SEEKS TO BE THE FIRST OF MANY PROPOSALS THAT WILL REVITALIZE SAN JOSE AND TURN THE CITY INTO A SPACE OF ENJOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE AND NOT A PLACE OF NECESSITY.
The zone of the pacific south of the country has suffered for many years an abandonment by the state to diversify its opportunities of generation of wealth, they have been left with only 2 options; dedicate themselves to tourism, working mostly for big business, or cultivate one of the monocultures present in the area. The community of La Guaria in Piedras Blancas of Osa has been dedicated to palm monoculture, a process that for many years has kept the inhabitants relatively stable, however, in recent years there has been an abrupt decrease in the sale price. of palm oil, this is largely due to the negative perception that palm plantations have had on environmental impact. The inhabitants seek advice from public universities to help them propose another means of income, tourism. This is how the ASOTOURG (Association of La Guaria Community Rural Tourism) was born, a group of neighbors that decided to propose tourism project in the middle of their palm plantation, taking advantage of the Piedras Blancas National Park as a focal point of tourism in the area. The proposal presented here is developed in conjunction with ASOTOURG, using the most determinant factors of the site and legislation for a proposal that integrates both the intentions of the community and the needs of the area. Finally, an architectural area of 1733m2 is designed that includes everything a tourist could need in the area, seeking to take advantage of the category of “eco-albergue�, promoted by the municipality, to make an ecological proposal.
HOTEL LA GUARIA
The group rooms, looking to make the most of the investment, do not need universal accessibility, they can rise above the floor level more than other spaces and allow the use of space generated at ground level. They are considered as spaces of construction and simple function, with mobile walls of lightweight materials such as the mat to allow constant natural ventilation They have a main room, a secondary room and a sanitary service with a double wall to allow the possibility of installing a rainwater collection tank for the use of the sanitary service.
Stephan Rei se Architect
E D U C ATION. AUG2014
SKETCHING LAB MAY2017
URBAN DESIGN LAB 2018
LIC. ARQUITECTURA Y URBANISMO Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
E X P E R IE N C E . 2016
INTERNSHIP
CATHOUSE STUDIO
2017
INTERNSHIP STUDIO SAXE
2018
ASISTANT CONTRACTOR REMO T.I NEW YORK CITY
AWA R D S. 2012
FIRST PLACE Taller vertical FEB2014
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Laboratorio de arquitectura IV JUL2014
WINNER OF THE CONTEST Revista su casa, sketch de tu ciudad AUG2014
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE Composición Arquitectural III JAN2017
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Concurso de diseño, propuesta Teatro Vargas Calvo
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ID E A S AB O U T A R C H ITEC T U R E. I THINK THAT ARCHITECTURE EXISTS ONLY IF YOU CONSIDER THE CONTEXT AS AN INESCAPABLE PART OF IT, THEREFORE BUILDING ON A NATURAL CONTEXT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TASKS SINCE IT FORCES THE ARCHITECT TO MODIFY AN ENVIRONMENT IN PERFECT HARMONY ALSO, ARCHITECTS HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE FROM NEEDS, A TRIDIMENSIONAL SPACE THAT SOLVES MORE THAN WHAT THE CLIENT REQUESTED, INFLUENCING THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE WITHIN.
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