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WHAT IS THE CITY BUT THE PEOPLE? WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, CORIOLANUS I ACT 3, SCENE 1
Virna Elizabeth Castillo Reyes e. vcastilloreyes@gmail.com c. 829 - 340 - 2993 4
CO NT E NT S
ACADEM I C WOR K Urban Interfaces
2017
Urban Centralities
2015
Ecological Park
2014
ACADEM I C R ES EARCH Vernacular Habitats
2015
PROF ES S I ON AL WOR K Reclaiming Public Space
2018
Democracy at work
2017
Pedernales Reimagined
2016 5
URBAN INTERFACES INTERFACES BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TERRITORIES : SPACES THAT TRANSFORM URBAN LIFE . ACADEMIC WORK LOCATION
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ARCH THESIS PROJECT
SANTO DOMINGO , D . R .
2016-2017 CHAIRS
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MICHELLE VALDEZ
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ORISELL MEDINA
The main question was: How does the spatial configuration of the interfaces between the public and the private impacts the quality of urban life? The hypothesis was that a thoughtful configuration of these spaces in urban contexts promotes social and economic development, increases public security, and enhances quality of life. After thorough investigations, the project chosen to demonstrate these ideas, was an Urban Redevelopment Plan for an underperforming, formerly industrial, and seafront located neighborhood in Santo Domingo, the biggest city in Dominican Republic. The goal was to revitalize this area through the generation of a compact, mixed-use, and people-oriented urban area that could serve as a reference for future developments.
after the investigations, the next step was to select a location based on 3 fundamental criteria in order to accomplish the best possible outcome. when the location was succesfully selected, it was time to develop the site analysis, which was made at a metropolitan, urban and local scale.
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METROPOLITAN SCALE
LOCATION
LOCAL SCALE
Barrio en proceso de expansión
Circunscripción 1
-
5
--
Circunscripción 2
Barrio en proceso de expansión
Corredores metropolitanos
+
5
JERARQUÍA DE CONCENTRACIÓN COMERCIOS
Menor densidad poblacional
Cerros de Arroyo Hondo 6.46 Hab/Ha 85.54
LEYENDA
LEYENDA
LEYENDA
Arroyo Manzano 9.46 Hab/Ha --
1
4
Centro de los Héroes
2 3
Uso predominante: Comercial
Cerros de Arroyo Hondo
4
Arroyo Manzano
5
La Isabela
6
Tropical
Sur
Parque Mirador Sur
Central
Tropical
Los Ríos
Mar Caribe
27 de febrero
4
Norte
Terrenos Metaldom
3
3 N/A 60.32
-CIRCUNSCRIPCIÓN 2
15.97
291.49
CIRCUNSCRIPCIÓN 3 N/A
214.72
76.32
128.67 87.91 73.20
La Isabela 5.83 Hab/Ha
80.4
Barrio en proceso de expansión
N/A
361.5
55.11
2
2
80.75
72.80
102.98 74.5
STREET NETWORK
93.33
88.87
44.72
49.17
CIRCUNSCRIPCIÓN 1
104.1
120.44 72.17 70.05
44.72
98.02
180.8
131.2 135.15
74.45
1
93.05
55.14
80.46
180.8
93.06
79.7
Centro de los Héroes 1.62 Hab/Ha Uso predominante: Institucional
Tropical 28.93 Hab/Ha Uso predominante: Industrial
245.87 122.43
1
93.05 157.5
6
6
28.20 3.08
77.73 21.22 ha
1.85
111.16 0
1
2
5 km
0
1
2
5 km
0
1
2
5 km
3.38
POPULATION DENSITY
COMMERCE CONCENTRATION
ACCESIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY URBAN FABRIC
URBAN SCALE
P.B
S.D NORTE GUERRA
LAND USE
L.A S.D O
D.N
S.D ESTE B.C
0
4
8
16 km
SELECTION CRITERIA The 3 criteria that needed to be met in order to select a site for the project were: low population density, low commerce and mixed use concentration, and good connectivity with the rest of the city. All this so the neighboorhood selected could be activated and revitalized through the proposal and the conversations with the community.
VACANT LOTS
TROPICAL
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METALDOM
CORREDORES METROPOLITANOS
INSTITUCIONES EDUCATIVAS CERCANAS PARADAS DE TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO INTERURBANO
AUTOPISTA
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DE MAYO ESTACIONES DE METRO
PLAN CIRCUITO BICI STO . DGO LINEAS DE METRO EXISTENTES LINEA DE METRO PROYECTADA ZONAS VERDES , CULTURALES Y DEPORTIVAS
OMSA CORREDOR INDEPENDENCIA CENTROS URBANOS CONSOLIDADOS
CENTRO DE LOS HÉROES
NEW DEVELOPMENT
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DESIGN PROCESS >
after the site analysis, conclusions and recommendations were drawn. based on this information and conversations with the community, the design process was defined. everything had to respond to three strategic guidelines which would then define the essence and stages of the proposal.
STRATEGIC GUIDELINES
FIRST PHASE
NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
DESIGN COMPONENTS
STREET NETWORK DESIGN
INTEGRATE WITH THE CONTEXT
A. EXISTING URBAN FABRIC
B. PROJECTION OF EXISTING STREETS
STREETSCAPE DESIGN
S U S TA I N A B L E DEVELOPMENT SUBPHASES
1C
1C 1A 1D
INDUSTRIAL IDENTITY PRESERVATION
1D 1B 1B 1B 10
CARIBBEAN SEA
C. STRENGHTEN NORTH SOUTH CONECTION
D. CONTEXT - ADAPTED STREET NETWORK
the next step was to define urban regulations and guidelines in order to generate an urban environment in which the block, the street, and the building work in sinergy. this process was structured around three major groups: road categorization, land use, and density.
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ROAD CATEGORIZATION TYPE A AV
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MULTIWAY BOULEVARD
TYPE B
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MAIN STREET
TYPE C
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PROMENADE
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DENSITY COMMERCIAL
INSTITUTIONAL
MIXED - USE
CURRENT DENSITY 28.93 persons per hectare EXPECTED DENSITY 100 U
100 persons per hectare Required: 1,730 dwelling units
100 U 80 U
1,730 UH x 3.65 persons per dwelling = 6,314 persons
100 U 200 U
RECREATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL
HOTEL USE
HIGH DENSITY BENEFITS
200 U 200 U
200 U 200 U
EFFICIENT USE OF LAND
PROMOTES SOCIAL EQUITY
100 U 250 U
LESS EXPENSES IN SERVICES
EFFICIENT MOBILITY
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the plan’s primary objective is to generate a compact, mixed-use, and context-adapted urban environment that revitalizes the neighboorhood through quality urban spaces and serves as an example for further urban interventions in Santo Domingo.
U R BAN DEVE LO P M E N T P L A N > MASTER PLAN 1
URBAN INTERFACES
commercial development 2 waterfront revitalization 3 urban park 4 semi pedestrian street
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parking
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3 D
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B - B’
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CARIBBEAN SEA
A
MIRADOR SUR PARK
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CERVECERÍA NACIONAL DOMINICANA
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CIUDAD GANADERA
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KARTING TRACK JULIÁN BARCELÓ
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UNIVERSIDAD DEL CARIBE 50 0
200 100
400 m 300
C - C’
DESIGN PRINCIPLES RECICLAJE NAVE INDUSTRIAL
CONTEXT ADAPTED URBAN FABRIC
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MIXED USE CENTRAL AXIS
CATALYST PROJECTS
PRESERVATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL IDENTITY
REVITALIZATION OF THE WATERFRONT
QUALITY URBAN INTERFACES
MULTIFUNCTIONAL AND ACCESIBLE STREETS
the goal is to pay special attention to the spatial configuration of those small urban spaces at eye level that conect public and private spaces, because it deeply defines the quality and quantity of social interactions, the full exercise of individual freedom, and the urban experience as a whole. RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
FLEXIBLE PARKING
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URBAN SPACES
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U R B A N PA R K >
is characterized by its industrial past and spatially defined by the Caribbean Sea, main traffic arteries, and new residential and commercial development. it’s conceived as a catalyst capable of preserving the neighboorhood’s industrial identity while revitalizing the waterfront by redirecting flows towards the sea.
MASTER PLAN
DESIGN PRINCIPLES C O N F I G U R AT I O N
center
edges
enclosure
FUNCTION
activities
flows
LANDSCAPE
parking
+13.86 m
+11.95 m
vegetation
furniture
FLEXIBILITY OF USE POSSIBILITY A GASTRONOMIC FESTIVALS
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POSSIBILITY B CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
POSSIBILITY C MUSIC FESTIVALS
POSSIBILITY D SPORTS EVENTS
topography
URBAN CENTRALITIES NEW URBAN CENTER FOR VIEJO ARROYO HONDO AS CATALYST FOR SOCIO - SPATIAL DYNAMICS . ACADEMIC WORK LOCATION
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DESIGN STUDIO PROJECT
SANTO DOMINGO , D . R .
2015 PROFESSOR
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MARCOS BARINAS
Arroyo Hondo is a neighborhood located in the center of Distrito Nacional, the most important city in the Dominican Republic. The goal was to analyze its current situation in terms of environmental strenghts and weaknesses, economic development, and social interaction in order to generate an integrated urban proposal that could turn this area into a more lively, people-oriented, and environmentally sustainable community. The proposal focused on three major areas of improvement: reclaim and protect illegally occupied parks and rivers, revitalize currently dispersed areas generating urban centralities through commerce and public space, and finally, reconect the neighborhood through a new local transportation proposal.
this neighborhood is peculiar in that is geographically centric but it doesn’t serve the city as a center. it has one of the highest percentages of green areas but they’re all private. and it has three of the most important big stores but the commercial concentration is low. so the first step was the site analysis. LOCATION
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SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS PAG. 58
Secretaría de Estado de Econom
OFICINA NACIONAL
018 VIEJO ARROYO HONDO 1.- Información general 2006
2.- Información de usos preferentes por edificación
SUPERFICIE (Km²)
BARRIO
2.80
SUB-BARRIOS VIEJO ARROYO HONDO SAN RAFAEL PUERTO RICO EL PINO EL CERRO
2.61 0.04 0.02 0.07 0.06 TRAMA URBANA
BLI
CA DO
2.40 0.40 ACCESIBILIDAD
M
LONGITUD VIAL (Km) CANTIDAD DE TRAMOS VIALES
IN ICANA
RE
MANZANA VIALIDAD
PÚ
DEPARTAMENTO D
47 551
TIPO DE EDIFICACIÓN TOTAL VIVIENDA INDEPENDIENTE EDIFICIO DE APARTAMENTOS (HASTA 5 NIVELES) VIVIENDA CON COMERCIO COMERCIO OTROS EDIFICIO DE APARTAMENTOS CON COMERCIO TALLER CENTRO EDUCATIVO INSTITUCIÓN RELIGIOSA CENTRO DE SALUD PLAZA COMERCIAL CLUB INSTITUCIÓN FINANCIERA INDUSTRIA VIVIENDA CON ACTIVIDAD NO DEFINIDA OFICINA ONG CENTRO DEPORTIVO INSTITUCIÓN PÚBLICA ASOCIACIÓN Y SINDICATO CENTRO DE COMUNICACIÓN COMERCIO CON ACTIVIDAD NO DEFINIDA FÁBRICA PARTIDO POLÍTICO
j ar dín bo tánic o
CANTIDAD DE ESTRUCTURA
MANZANAS EDIFICACIONES (casas, edificios, plazas, etc.) UNIDADES (departamentos, locales, etc.)
112 2696 5280
aprox 2 mi llone s d e m2
CANTIDAD DE UNIDADES POR TIPO DE USO DE SUELO VIVIENDAS 4522 COMERCIOS Y SERVICIOS 574 INDUSTRIAS Y TALLERES 57 SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS 35
PORCENTAJE DE VIVIENDA POR TIPO DE USO DE SUELO INDUSTRIAS Y TALLERES 1%
COMERCIOS Y SERVICIOS 11%
SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS 1%
VIVIENDAS 87%
4.- Información de usos preferentes por unidad edificad
CANTIDAD 2696 2215 131 116 103 24 20 16 14 12 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
3.- Concentración de uso de suelo por manzana 2006 Comercios y servicios
Viviendas
SEGMENTACIÓN 2002 POLÍGONO
GUERRA
S.D O
D.N
S.D ESTE
13
51
2
11
41
3 4
3 4
11 22
A
0 36
L.A
ÁREAS SEGMENTOS
1
IKE
S.D NORTE
B.C
0
4
8
25,000
16 km
A
HABITANTES
20,000
ARROYO HONDO
15,000 10,000
13,195
5,000
21,372
17,559
LEYENDA 0
COMMERCIAL AREAS
1981
1993
MPORTAN DE I CI ES
P.B
OS COMERCI NT AL PU
MOND M DIA
CANTIDAD
L AL
Nº
TIPO DE UNIDAD TOTAL APARTAMENTO VIVIENDA INDEPENDIENTE EN UNA MISMA EDIFICACIÓN VIVIENDA DE DOS O MÁS NIVELES DE UNA MISMA FAMILIA VIVIENDA DE DOS O MÁS NIVELES DE FAMILIAS DIFERENTES VIVIENDA EN CONSTRUCCIÓN LOCAL COMERCIAL DESOCUPADO CUARTERÍA COLMADO OFICINA NO DEFINIDA SALÓN DE BELLEZA FANTASÍA, BOUTIQUE Y NOVEDADES TALLER NO DEFINIDO BANCA DE JUEGOS DE AZAR TIENDA NO DEFINIDA CAFETERÍA REPUESTO NO DEFINIDO ÁREA VERDE Y DE ESPARCIMIENTO PARQUEO BANCO NO DEFINIDO JOYERÍA Y RELOJERÍA TIENDA DE ROPAS BIENES RAÍCES E INMOBILIARIA COLEGIO PRIVADO IGLESIA NO DEFINIDA SALA DE CINE CLUB COMEDOR PELUQUERÍA Y BARBERÍA TIENDA DE CALZADOS DISTRIBUIDORA NO DEFINIDA OTROS FARMACIA FERRETERÍA FUNDACIÓN Y ONG TIENDA DE VENTA Y ACCESORIOS DE CELULARES CENTRO FOTOGRÁFICO SASTRERÍA Y MODISTA TALLER DE MECÁNICA EN GENERAL COMPAÑÍA NO DEFINIDA AGENCIA DE AUTOS (DEALER) AUTO ADORNOS IMPRENTA Y EDITORA LABORATORIO CLÍNICO ÓPTICA GALERIA Y TAPICERÍA TALLER DE EBANISTERÍA BOMBA DE GASOLINA CENTRO DE UÑAS Y TATUAJES CONSULTORIO MÉDICO DEPÓSITO O ALMACÉN DISTRIBUIDORA DE GOMAS COMIDA RÁPIDA GIMNASIO LAVANDERÍA LIBRERÍA Y PAPELERÍA PANADERÍA, REPOSTERÍA, PICADERAS Y OTROS GALERÍA DE ARTE AGENCIA DE SEGURO BANCA DE JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS DULCERÍA ESCUELA PÚBLICA HELADERÍA 0 125 250 INDUSTRIA NO DEFINIDA INDUSTRIA DE REFRESCOS Y JUGOS ODONTÓLOGO Y CLÍNICA DENTAL REPUESTO DE VEHÍCULOS RESTAURANTE
HIGH DENSITY ZONES
MEDIUM-LOW DENSITY ZONAS DE ALTA DENSIDAD
AREAS COMERCIALES
2002
CENSO TREE COVERAGE
COMMERCIAL USE Industrias y talleres
COBERTURA ARBÓREA
LOCATION Viejo Arroyo Hondo, Distrito Nacional
MEDIA-BAJA DENSIDAD Servicios públicos
WATER BODIES
situacion mediombiental
ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENT del sector en relacion
no. de hogares pobres por barrio, DN
J. BOTANICO
CAÑADAS
USO COMERCIAL
CONCENTRACION EN EL D.N
COMMERCE
al DN
CANTIDAD 5280 1475 1075 960 959 67 58 51 48 47 35 27 26 25 18 15 14 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 500 m3 3 3 3 3 3
TIP TIE CE AG CA CA CE CO EM ES HO IG OF PIC PIZ RE TA TIE CE AG AG AN AR AS BIL CE CE CO CO CO CO EN EN FÁ FÁ FU GR IG IG IN IN ME PA PA PA PA RE SE SU TA TA TA TA TE TIE TIE TIE TIE TIE TIE TIE UN VE PU CA IM SIN ES
DIVISION SOCIOECONOMICA
LAND USE
Rio Isa
be
la
Rio Isabela Rio Arroyo Hondo
INGRESOS: ALTO MEDIO Rio Ozama
MEDIO BAJO BAJO 0-84 85-278 279-748 749-1666 1669-4005 4006-6487 areas verdes
MAR CARIBE
0
1
2
5 KM
Fuente: ONE, 2005 0
0.5
1
2km
Fuente: Atlas de la Pobreza, 2005 0
0.5
1
2km
COMERCIAL AREAS VERDES 0
Fuente (hidrografia): CONAU, 2006 0
0.5
1
2km
-
0.5
1
Fuente: ONE, 2005
2km
+
250
750 m
JERARQUIA DE CONCENTRACION
DISTRIBUCION USO DE SUELO
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD >
the second step was to develop a conceptual proposal that could foster urban improvement. it focused on the three pillars of sustainability.
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS
LAND USE ANALYSIS
AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT
VIVIENDA AISLADA APARTAMENTO HILERA CLUSTER
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PRIVADO
ALTO IMPACTO
CENTRO COMERCIAL PEQUEÑO
BAJO IMPACTO
FRANQUICIA
TALLER MECÁNICO
BALDÍO
INFORMAL
ALMACÉN
ESTACIONAMIENTO
INSTITUCIONAL
CAÑADAS
ESPACIO PUBLICO
CIVICO
ARBOLES
MIXTO
SUPERFICIE VERDE PRIVADA
MANZANA ANZANA M SUPERFICIE SUPERFICIE POBLACION POBLACION DENSIDAD DENSIDAD REVITALIZATION THROUGH THE
TOPOGRAFÍA
GENERATION OF URBAN CENTRALITIES
E-1 E-1 1.62 ha ha 1.62 124 hab hab 124 76.54 hab/ha hab/ha 76.54 Residencial-94 % THROUGH A LOCAL RECONECTION Residencial-94 % DISTRIBUCION USO USO DE DE SUELO SUELO DISTRIBUCION TRANSPORTATION PROPOSAL DEEDIFICACIONES EDIFICACIONES 18 ##DE 18
the last step was to draft some examples of possible new urban spaces through which the neighborhood could start to change positively.
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URBAN SPACES ESTACION DE AUTOBUS
TEXTURA ANTIDESLIZANTE (VER DETALLE)
INTERSECCION ELEVADA [TO REINFORCE SLOW SPEEDS]
BOLLARDS
ESTACION DE AUTOBUS
LUMINARIAS ESCOFET SERIE MOTA
BANCOS EXTERIORES ZAFACONES
BANCOS EXTERIORES IS BIC DE O UE PARKLET RQ PA
O UE RQ PA
BIC DE
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BIC DE
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DIAMETRO: 4.10 mZAFACONES ESTACION DE AUTOBUS
ESTACION DE AUTOBUS PARKLET ESTACION DE AUTOBUS
ACCESO PEATONAL PROYECTO MIXTO RESIDENCIAL-COMERCIAL ESPACIO PUBLICO
DIAMETRO: 4.10 m
RAMPAS PENDIENTE: 5%
Calle Wilfredo Garcia Reyes Encarnacion
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ECOLOGICAL PARK REDESIGN OF AN ECOLOGICAL PARK FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SAN CRISTÓBAL ’ S CULTURE AND HISTORY . ACADEMIC WORK LOCATION
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URBAN DESIGN STUDIO
SAN CRISTÓBAL , D . R .
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2014 PROFESSOR PARTNER
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JORGE VENTURA
VERÓNICA TAVÁREZ
San Cristóbal has a trifold importance. The first colonial sugar mills in America were located here, the first Dominican Constitution was drafted and signed here, and the dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina was also born in San Cristóbal. The fundamental goal was to redesign an existing ecological park in the center of the city, in order to strenghthen its impact to the city as a whole and to the community. The conceptual basis of the proposal is the fusion of four major aspects we found were relevant; history, culture, society, and environment. The plan was to reconect the park with the existing urban fabric through the design of four overlapping circuits in the park: ecological circuit, recreational circuit, and cultural-historical heritage circuit.
site analysis in this project was specially important. San Cristรณbal has a huge importance not only for the province, but for the whole country. in this project history, culture, and community interconect to conform a public space that represents the identity and strenght of the context. LOCATION
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SITE ANALYSIS
SANCHEZ
AUT.
MARIA
TRINIDAD
0
BLI
200
0
200
0
200
CA DO M
IN ICANA
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D
Pร
SNM +95 M SNM +100 M
MARIA
SNM +76 M
SNM +65 M
SANCHEZ
AUT.
SNM +80 M
TRINIDAD
D
0
200
0
200
0
200
SECTION EXPLORATIONS
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DESIGN PROCESS >
the design process involved a study of the history and cultural aspects of San Cristรณbal along with site analysis and photographic explorations.
INITIAL APPROACH
PERMEABILITY
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TRIDIMENSIONAL EXPLORATIONS
CONECTION
TOPOGRAPHY
SUN AND WIND
PATHS AND LANDMARKS
CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL - HISTORICAL TRAIL
ECOLOGICAL TRAIL
RECREATIONAL TRAIL
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VERNACULAR HABITATS SABANA BUEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; S VERNACULAR HABITAT CONFIGURATION: PECULIARITIES, TRANSFIGURATION PATTERNS, AND EXTENTS. ACADEMIC RESEARCH LOCATION
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RESEARCH PAPER
PERAVIA , D . R .
2015 PROFESSOR
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VIRGINIA FLORES
In the past years, the Latin American and Caribbean vernacular habitats have been transforming at an unprecedented speed. These changes, are visible not only at an architectural scale, but also, at the urban and territorial dimensions of rural areas. This research aims to figure out how is the physical configuration of vernacular habitats in the Dominican Republic changing and to what extent is affecting the social, economic, and environmental spheres of rural settlements. To do this, the district of Sabana Buey in Peravia is selected as a case study subject. Elements like divisions and barriers, home configuration, internal organization of space, and the way people appropriate and uses urban space are observed, in order to unveil a major transformation in Dominican way of living.
currently, Sabana Buey counts with 494 dwellings. through a site analysis, it could be noted that 110 from those 494 dwellings are vernacular, constituting 22% of the total. from these 110 dwellings, there are only 9 left that have thatched roofing. LOCATION
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CONTEXT
PALMAR DE OCOA
OCOA RIVER
SABANA BUEY
VILLA FUNDACIÓN
LOS CORBANITOS
MATANZAS
CARIBBEAN SEA BAHÍA DE LAS CALDERAS LAS CALDERAS
CONFIGURATION
SABANA BUEY
STREET NETWORK
STREET NETWORK
BUILDINGS
VERNACULAR DWELLINGS LEFT
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two fundamental changes are observed in the vernacular habitat in Sabana Buey. first, the shift from natural to industrialized construction materials; second, additions being attached to the original constructions in the form of new bedrooms and bathrooms.
V E R N A C U L A R H A B I TAT > USUAL CONFIGURATION
1 HOUSE
CONFIGURATIONS IN SABANA BUEY
2 KITCHEN
3 BATHROOM
3 2
1
LEGEND WOOD AND PALM FRONDS CONSTRUCTION CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION EXTERIOR BARRIERS VEGETATION
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DIVISIONS
RECLAIMING PUBLIC SPACE URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MEJORAMIENTO SOCIAL : TOWARDS A HEALTHY AND HUMANE ENVIRONMENT . PROFESSIONAL WORK LOCATION
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PUBLIC SPACE
SANTO DOMINGO , D . R .
2018 PROPOSAL
Mejoramiento Social is a neighborhood located in the most overcrowded and overlooked district in Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo. Right now, in this location is being developed what will be the largest and most advanced Public Healthcare Facility in the Dominican Republic. As a response to the future flow of people, services, and activities resulting from this large-scale project, comes up an urgent need to revitalize and restructure the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current underperforming urban spaces. The proposal has three categories of intervention: land use regulation, street redesign, and accesibility/transport. Starting in the area where the Healthcare Facility is located, the main goal is to generate a healthy, humane, and accesible urban environment. 28
after a thorough site analysis, assesing the community’s needs, and evaluating the situation, three categories of intervention were established. the first one would be the street redesign, then the land use regulations, and ultimately, working on accesibility and transport. CATEGORIES OF INTERVENTION
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LOCATION
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STREET REDESIGN
LAND USE REGULATION
ACCESIBILITY AND TRANSPORT
MASTER PLAN SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS os
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D
P.B
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S.D NORTE GUERRA
D.N
NCS - LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
B
TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTION
C
NEW URBAN PARK
D
MIXED USE MEDICAL RESIDENCES
E
NEW RESIDENTIAL PROPOSALS
E
L.A S.D O
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S.D ESTE B.C
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16 km
LAND USE
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MIXED USE
C
DISTRICT
RESIDENTIAL USE
D B
INSTITUTIONAL USE
D
EDUCATIONAL USE .A Av
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GREEN AREAS
B
MAR CARIBE
0
1
2
50 5 KM
0
200 100
400 m 300
EXISTING ELEMENTS A
INSTITUTO TÉCNICO SALESIANO
B
E S C U E L A M A D R E M A Z Z A R E L LO
C
ESCUELA REPÚBLICA DE HONDURAS
D
CLOSEST METRO STATION LINE TWO
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STREET REDESIGN >
this would be a universally accesible one way two-lane street devoted to ambulance access, medical residences, mixed use, and public space.
PLAN VIEW
FEDERICO VELÁZQUEZ STREET
PARALLEL PARKING
NEW URBAN PARK
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
CURRENT SITUATION
PROPOSED ACCESS STREET
MEDICAL RESIDENCES
MEDICAL RESIDENCES AND MIXED USE
ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM
MEDICAL RESIDENCES STREET FEDERICO VELÁZQUEZ
NEW URBAN PARK
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
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this would be a universally accesible two way two-lane street devoted to ambulance access, new residential proposals, and institutional use.
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PLAN VIEW
OSVALDO BAZIL STREET
UNIVERSAL ACCESIBILITY
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
CURRENT SITUATION
NEW RESIDENTIAL PROPOSALS
PARALLEL PARKING
ADECUATE VEGETATION AND LIGHTING
ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
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NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
NEW RESIDENTIAL PROPOSALS
PARALLEL PARKING SLOWS DOWN VEHICLES PROTECT PEDESTRIANS ENSURES CARS ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE
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this would be a universally accesible two way four-lane artery devoted to public transportation, bikeway network, and urban conection.
PLAN VIEW
ALBERT THOMAS
UNIVERSAL ACCESIBILITY
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
CURRENT SITUATION
NEW BIKEWAY
RECLAIM SIDEWALKS
AVENUE
REDESIGN OF INTERSECTIONS CRITICAL TO ACCESS THE HOSPITAL
ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM NEW STREET
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
CONFIGURATION
ALBERT THOMAS AVENUE
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
NEW BIKEWAY
RECLAIM SIDEWALKS
ADECUATE VEGETATION
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this would be a universally accesible two way two-lane street devoted to pedestrian access, ambulance access, and educational use.
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PLAN VIEW
FEDERICO BERMÚDEZ STREET
UNIVERSAL ACCESIBILITY
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
CURRENT SITUATION
ENTRANCE PLAZA
TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
PARALLEL PARKING
ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
PARALLEL PARKING
FEDERICO BERMÚDEZ STREET
NCS-LEA HEALTHCARE FACILITY
RECLAIM SIDEWALKS
ADECUATE VEGETATION
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DEMOCRACY AT WORK SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY STUDIO FOR THE CITY OF SANTO DOMINGO . PROFESSIONAL WORK LOCATION
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URBAN MOBILITY
SANTO DOMINGO , D . R .
2017 PARTNER
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MARCOS BARINAS
Enrique Peñalosa already said it: ‘In terms of transport an advanced city is not one where even the poor use cars, it’s one where even the rich use public transport’. Mobility, more than a matter of money or technology is a matter of equality. This is what this project was about; working in the design and adaptation of a sustainable urban mobility proposal for the city of Santo Domingo. The plan consists in the implementation of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in the most important urban corridor of Santo Domingo. The goal is to improve efficiency and capacity of the bus-based public transport system of the city, by including lanes dedicated exclusively to buses and giving them priority over private cars. I was in charge of analyzing urban design aspects and the retrofitting of the stations.
the proposal consisted in 10 stations located in the whole extension of one of the most important corridors in the city. this is one of the possible configurations, in this case the stations are located in the middle of the street along with exclusive lanes for the buses.
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PLAN VIEW
POSITION
ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM ROAD STRUCTURED VEGETATION
WIDE SIDEWALKS THAT RESPOND TO PEDESTRIAN FLOWS
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EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY SEPARATED FROM TRAFFIC
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06 05 04
03 02
27 DE FEBRERO STATION
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STATION DESIGN THAT COMPLIES WITH ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESIBLE DESIGN
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R E N A C I M I E N T O S TAT I O N >
this configuration includes a pedestrian overcrossing, in order to increase security. its design would make it accesible to everyone.
PLAN VIEW
POSITION
ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM
WIDE CROSSWALKS
PEDESTRIAN OVERCROSSING
10 09 08
EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY SEPARATED FROM TRAFFIC
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06 05 04
RENACIMIENTO STATION
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STATION DESIGN THAT COMPLIES WITH ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESIBLE DESIGN
in this configuration, the stations are located at the sides of the street. this allowed for green areas and vegetation to be included.
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PLAN VIEW
POSITION
ISOMETRIC DIAGRAM GENERATION OF GREEN AREAS TO SUPPORT THE STATIONS PREPAYMENT SYSTEM AT STATIONS
10 08
SAN JUAN BOSCO STATION
09 EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WAY SEPARATED FROM TRAFFIC
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06 05 04
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STATION DESIGN THAT COMPLY WITH ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESIBLE DESIGN
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PEDERNALES REIMAGINED URBAN PLANNING AND WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL FOR PEDERNALES . PROFESSIONAL WORK LOCATION
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URBAN DESIGN
PEDERNALES , D . R .
2016 PARTNER
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Pedernales, is the second most important zone of the Caribbean in terms of Biodiversity and Eco-touristic potential. Nevertheless, in most areas of this municipality reigns poverty and informality. The fundamental goal of this project was to activate the area in terms of tourism, economy, and environmental conservation through a compact, mixed-use, and ecologically sensitive urban proposal. Seafront protection, quality public spaces, bikeways and bus lanes, mixed-use, and touristic development were among the interventions that conformed the proposal. This allowed me to participate in a large-scale design process and learn about landscape urbanism tactics for fragile ecosystems.
this proposal was part of a larger scale territorial planning framework. the fundamental goal was to develop an urban proposal to activate this area while carefully taking into account conservation issues for this fragile ecosystem. presented below is information about the context and the final master plan. MASTER PLAN
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HAITÍ REGIÓN ENRIQUILLO
PEDERNALES
PEDERNALES BEACH
LEGEND SURFACES
PEDERNALES
SURFACES
PRIVATE LOTS
DUNES
INSTITUTIONAL
PARKING LOTS
PUBLIC PLAZA
SPORTS USE
PUBLIC GREEN SPACES
BEACH
GREEN AREAS
TOPOGRAPHY
MOBILITY ROADWAY BIKEWAY
EXISTING VEGETATION EXISTING TREES EXISTING PALMS PROPOSED VEGETATION
SIDEWALKS AND ALLEYS COASTAL WAY
BUILDINGS
PROPOSED TREES PROPOSED PALMS
EXISTING BUILDINGS
PROPOSED BUILDINGS
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the design process involved three major parts; defining conservation areas, developing the lotification plan, and designing landscape elements.
LOTIFICATION PLAN
LANDSCAPE DESIGN ROAD INTERSECTION A
ROAD INTERSECTION
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ROAD INTERSECTION
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CONSERVATION PLAN
LEGEND DUNES PROTECTION WET SAND CLEANING AREA EXISTENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTED WATER BODY LIMIT
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PEDERNALES BEACH
the fundamental goal was to balance the need for economic development and the need for conservation and protection of the ecosystem.
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