VERONICA VELASQUEZ contents BODY SPACE SITE DEVICE MOVEMENT ARCHITECTURE urban conditions
“I remember the sound of the gravel under my feet, the soft gleam of the waxed oak staircase, I can hear the heavy front door closing behind me as I walk along the dark corridor and enter the kitchen, the only really brightly lit room in the house.”
Peter Zumthor
contents BODY SPACE
Figure drawing 2008 . Fred Gutzeit Figure Studies
Studio 1 2008 . Johanna Dickson Threshold
SITE
Studio 2 2009 . Antonio Di Oronzo Weather Station
Studio 1 2008 . Johanna Dickson Path
DEVICE
Studio 3 2009 . Antonio Furgiuele Extension for the senses Studio 5 2010 . Vanessa Keith Exploration of duality
MOVEMENT ARCHITECTURE urban conditions
Studio 3 2009 . Antonio Furgiuele Community Garden
Studio 5 2010 . Vanessa Keith Dual House
Studio 6 2011 . Alberto Foyo Gowanus Canal Art Incubator
Studio 7 2011 . Timothy Collins Culinary Arts School Studio 9-10 2012-2013 . Lance Brown Casa de la Memoria de Moravia
body figure studies 2008
engages with space
space threshold 2008
define space with planes
SITE path 2008
EXPLORE SITE THROUGH ARCHITECTURE
site weather station 2009
explore a place through lanscape
device wearable device 2010
transfering perception of touch
architecture Community Garden 2010
a vertical garden for a dense urban environment
movement diagram duality 2011
choreography of two creates space
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architecture double house 2011
VOID AS A RESULT OF JUXTAPOSITION OF SPACES
architecture & URBAN CONDITIONS THE EXPRESSIVE DWELLING
INTERVENTION ON THE CULVER VIADUCT
Art Incubator 2011
VOLUME 6 REMEDIATION
Susy Munguia . Luisa Vargas . Veronica Velasquez
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SOLAR CANOPY
PLAN AT 10’ ABOVE GROUND
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VOLUME 1 FARMERS MARKET & ORGANIC COOKING HUB
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VOLUME 5 PERFORMANCE
VOLUME 2 CHILD CARE / GERIATRIC CENTER
WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM
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PLANTING SYSTEM
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VOLUME 4 COMMUNITY CENTER
VOLUME 3 DIAGNOSTIC CENTER
60 Feet PLAN AT 25’ ABOVE GROUND
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PLAN AT 10’ ABOVE GROUND
32 Feet 20 Feet
PLAN AT 25’ ABOVE GROUND
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VIADUCT INFRASTRUCTURE
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PLAN AT 25’ ABOVE GROUND
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION PLAN AT 25’ ABOVE GROUND
PLAN AT 35’ ABOVE GROUND
CROSS SECTION LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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SHORT SECTION
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CUBES ACT AS WHITE CANVAS FOR IDEAS. MODULAR GROWTH UNDER THE VIADUCT
architecture culinary school 2012
connect food community education
CASA DE LA MEMORIA de MORAVIA
architecture & URBAN CONDITIONS thesis project casa de la memoria 2012-2013
displacement of people in urban settlements and the preservation of their memories 1984
DAYS BEFORE THE CLOSING OF THE GARBAGE DUMP. THE ONLY UNOCCUPIED AREA OF
SCALE ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A MAYOR PUBLIC PROJECT. IT'S ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO THE CITY AND TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE AREA. IT'S HEIGHT AND LENGTH CAN OPPOSE TO THE URBAN FABRIC ADJACENT TO IT'S BACK IF THEIR CONNECTIONS ARE NOT TREATED PROPERLY.
NEIGHBOIRHOOD FROM THE REST OF THE CITY. THIS RECYCLING ZONE CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE NEW PROGRAM OF THE URBAN PARK
RELATIONSHIP TO HILL, HOUSES AND STREET HAS TO BE NEGOTIATED.
THE RIVER DIVIDES THE RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONES. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER IS USED MAINLY FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIES. IN THIS CASE THE SEPARATION IS POSITIVE. THE RIVER CAN BECOME AEN ELEMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, TO BE LATER CONNECTED TO THE REST OF THE “BEAUTIFUL RIVER” INICIATIVE. THE RIVER BECOMES ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL GIVEN ITS IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF OCCUPATION.
TWO LARGE TRANSPORTATION HUBS BRING PEOPLE FROM THE NEAR TOWNS AND WITHIN THE CITY. IT'S PROXIMITY IS AN ADVANTAGE THAT COULD SUPPORT THE IDEA OF THE SITE BECOMING AN URBAN PARK.
SYNTHESIS. ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
PARQUE URBANO DE MORAVIA
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Centro de Reciclaje & Casa de la Memoria
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FIGUREGROUND GROUNDANALYSIS ANALYSIS. REVERSED FIGURE PUBLIC TRANS. STOPS RIVER/CREEK December 2006 April 2007 August 2007 RIVER/CREEK PRIVATE BUILDING PUBLIC SPACE WITH RESTRICTIONS PUBLIC BUILDING PRIVATE SPACE OPEN TO PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
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Today 2009 PARQUE URBANO PARQUE URBANODE DEMORAVIA MORAVIA Centro de Reciclaje & Casa de la Memoria Centro de Reciclaje & Casa de la Memoria
ALAMOS II Comuna: Aranjuez Number of Apartment: 76 0.28 miles away from El Morro
ALAMOS I Comuna: Aranjuez Number of Apartment: 192 0.32 miles away from El Morro
LA HERRADURA Comuna: Aranjuez Number of Apartments: 926 0.60 miles away from El Morro
LA HUERTA Comuna: Robledo Number of Apartments: 926 1.86 miles away from El Morro
PAJARITO Comuna: Robledo Number of Apartments: 1015 3.03 miles away from El Morro
CUIDAD NUEVO OCCIDENTE
Comuna: Laureles Number of Apartments: 2509 4.5 miles away from El Morro
RELOCATION ANALYSIS MEASURE 1/2 A MILE
Centro de Reciclaje & Casa de la Memoria
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FIGURE GROUND GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGSANALYSIS. REVERSED FIGURE GROUND ANALYSIS
CULTURAL BUILDINGS METRO RIVER/CREEK RIVER/CREEK PRIVATE BUILDING PUBLIC SPACE WITH RESTRICTIONS PUBLIC SPACE WITH RESTRICTIONS PUBLIC BUILDING PRIVATE SPACE OPEN TO PUBLIC SCALE 1/200”= 1’-0” OPEN SPACE PRIVATE SPACE OPEN TO PUBLIC
PARQUE URBANO DE MORAVIA Centro de Reciclaje & Casa de la Memoria
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PARQUE URBANO PARQUE URBANODE DEMORAVIA MORAVIA Centro de Reciclaje & Casa de la Memoria Centro de Reciclaje & Casa de la Memoria
This illegal settlement was born in the neighborhood of Moravia, Medellin in the 50’s. People migrated from rural towns escaping from poverty and violence. They built their homes around and on top of an active city dump. 50 years later the city displaces 90% of the inhabitants of the hill in order to begin the renovation into an urban park. Thousands of families are forced to leave their homes and are moved to distant neighborhoods leaving a ruptured neighborhood.
Casa de la Memoria is a place to safeguard the collective memory of the displaced , as well as of those that remain.
MORAVIA NEIGHBORHOOD
This building will claim a physical and emotional territory that belongs to OUTDOOR GATHERING the whole community of Moravia. It will inform new generations about the rich history of this settlement and it will showcase the diverse cultural heritage of the inhabitants of this neighborhood. TAKES ADVANTAGE OF HEAVY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND MICRO ECONOMY TO ACTIVATE ALLEYWAY FAST CONNECTORS BETWEEN INFORMAL AND FORMAL AREAS OPEN TO PUBLIC NEGOTIATES SLOPE SMALL SCALE APT FOR CHILDREN TO APPROPRIATE SPACE
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THE MUSEUM IS A PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE MEMORY OF THE PLACE WITHIN THE CHANGING CONDITIONS OF THE HILL. MAKES REFERENCE TO THE PAST, THE SETTLEMENT THAT COVERED THE HILL AND THE FAMILIES THAT BUILT THEIR HOMES AND LIVES HERE. IT LOOKS TO THE SELF ORGANIZING SYSTEM PREVIOUSLY IN PLACE AND AIMS TO CREATE SPACES AT THE LEVEL OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCALE. CREATES CORRIDORS OF ACTIVITY AND PLACES TO GATHER, WHERE THE MEMORY OF THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE CAN RESIDE.
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CASA DE LA MEMORIA de MORAVIA a place of memory
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locker area
janitors closet
superintendent's office
loading area
pantry
staff restrooms
office storage
conference room
archives
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GIFT SHOP EXHIBITION CAFE office/open conf.
EXHIBITION COURTYARD ADMIN STAFF AREA cafĂŠ
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research center
informal gathering areas
outdoor exhibition library
small gallery auditorium
large gallery
restaurant/bar
gift shop
storage
restrooms
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Casa de la Memoria is a mediator between an increasingly public infrastructure and the residential fabric that lays below. Its placement is strategic, as it sits near the entrance to public transportation and it culminates at the neighborhood access to the hill.
The building fits within the boundaries of preexisting houses; both inhabited and in ruins, as a reminder of what was there and the process of relocation. This building aims to connect the community and the visitors. It works as a series of exhibition and gathering spaces that ascend and descend with the terrain, allowing connections between a larger public activity and small residential events at the community level.
Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programmatic requirements are divided between two main buildings. The Restaurant and Auditorium volume faces the public side of the hill, and it connects to the public transportation. The larger programmatic volume houses the exhibition spaces, meeting areas and library, and face the small scale of the neighborhood. These areas are meant to be mediators between the formal circulation of the visitors and the informal one of the inhabitants of Moravia. The terraces welcome the people to access the hill through the building and also become places of social interaction.
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MATERIALITY IN MORAVIA
The construction type is mainly poured in place concrete. Some areas of the building require a steel structure in order to minimize the presence of columns. Three bracing blocks are created to support the loads of the main exhibition areas. These blocks are composed of steel members that brace against lateral and seismic forces. They are furthered protected by their encasement in concrete walls which also become an architectural element of the building. The large size of the blocks is also advantageous since it also serves MATERIALITY IN as means ofMORAVIA carrying serMATERIALITY IN MORAVIA vices and provide storage as well.
ALUMINUM FLASHING
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CLAY TILE WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
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TILE CORRUGATED STEEL WATER CLAY PROOFING MEMBRANE
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FIBER CEMENT BOARD
COLD FORMED FRAMING 3/4" PLYWOOD SHEATHING WOOD BLOCKING
5/8 '' GYB. BOARD TO BE PAINTED BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL FACE PLATE
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NANAWALL FOLDABLE PARTITION WALL WITH BAMBOO INSERTS
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LINE OF WALL BEHIND STAINLESS STEEL DRAIN PAN 6'' REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB WITH POLISHED FINISH
LAMINATED CORNER FIBER CEMENT BOARD
3'' CORRUGATED STEEL DECKING
SLOPED SLAB TO DRAIN
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WIRE RAILING 5/8" FIBER CEMENT BOARD CAP/WIRE (SAME PRODUCT AS EXTERIOR CLADDING)
REPURPOSED PERFORATED METAL PANEL
STAINLESS STEEL 1 BOTTOM PLATE 2" PORCELAIN TILE SOURCE STONE TO BE FLUSHED WITH F.F. 1 2"
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6'' REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB WITH POLISHED FINISH
LAMINATED CORNER EL +62'-0" FIBER CEMENT BOARD
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SLOPED SLAB TO DRAIN
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The materiality of the building is inspired by the texture and patch work of the structures that previously exihisted in the hill. The typical materials used in construction in Medellin are concrete and brick, but for the shacks that were built in the hill the main materials were reclaimed wood, corrugated metal and plastic bags. The combination of steel and concrete structure allows for a varied spatial configurations. The integration of traditional elements like clay roof tiles with lightweight steel members allow the building to relate to its context while reducing its cost.
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The roofs are either landscaped or pitched in order to channel and store water. The arrangement of open vs solid walls allows for cross ventilation and passive cooling. Where needed air shafts have been designed in order to provide air circulation to specific interior spaces. Its facade protects the interiors from direct sun by a layering system of transparent glass, opaque glass panels and bamboo panels. All of these not only condition the interior environment but also relate to the users by allowing them to modify their configurations according to their needs.
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