ANA SOFIA ALMEIDA architecture and urban planning undergraduate student

DRAWINGS

Brasília is the federal capital of Brazil and was planned and developed by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer in 1956, in order to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central position. Brasília was chosen as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its modernist architecture.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Madrid, federal capital of Spain (the two photos above), and Cuenca, also in Spain (on the left).

PHOTOGRAPHY

The proposal was to design a social housing complex with 120 living units in a poor neighborhood of a medium side city. The main idea was to create different levels by taking advantage of the building site's slope, to reduce the vertical distance to be defeated by who enters the complex in the upper part of the site. To accomplish that, the buildings should be connected.In that point, I began to work with wood blocks and try to put them in different dispositions to get to the better placement, considering the solar interpretation, the walkways ow and the building site's particular aspects. The blocks were overlapped leaving some empty spaces to be common areas, stimulating social interactions.

Solar trajectory and shadow studies

Model experimentation

Orientors: Aline WerneckMarcela Santana

SOCIAL HOUSING

site plan

SOCIAL HOUSING

handicap accessible oor plan

typical oor plan

fixedcore

fixed core

fixed core

fixed core

The apartments consist in a fixed core for the social and service areas, kitchen, living room and bathroom, added with two bedrooms on each side. This the residences are exible and can be displaced in

four different ways.

SOCIAL HOUSING

long Section

conection between levels lateral facade

SOCIAL HOUSING

Orientors: Túlio Tibúrcio Roberto Goulart

In collaboration with: Ana Carolina Girundi Sarah Toledo

Vanessa Cipolletta

ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL

vehicles vehicles service entry

main building

pedestrian

auditoriummain building

parking lot

streetstreet

Designing an architecture school was both challenging and exciting. Being so attached to this theme made this design fascinating. We had to propose solutions for a big and complex program. First, we decided to create four buildings, being the main building the school itself, a relaxing area, a restaurant and an auditorium. Using the site's slope, we designed an underground parking lot.

ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL

main building first oor plan

main building second oor plan

ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL

restaurant oor plan

main building third oor plan

ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL

parkin lot oor plan

relaxing area oor plan

ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL

Resting islands

Belvedere

Restaurant balconyRestaurant

This design consists in a new Belvedere for the Iguaçu Waterfalls Park, in Paraná,

the second biggest tourist destination in Brazil, and was created as a proposal for

a national architecture competition. It should improve the existing infrastructure

to better attend the visitors.

In collaboration with: Marianne Campos Robson Rezende

Sarah Toledo

IGUAÇU WATERFALLS BELVEDERE

1 Dining hall2 Restaurant bar3 Toilet4 Handicap accessible toilet5 Employees bathroom and changing room6 Warehouse7 Balcony

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Restaurant Floorplan

Restaurant Section

We decided to create a belvedere, two resting

islands and a restaurant. Our main idea was

to incorporate all five senses in the design. The

sight is explored everywhere in the park’s open

area, but mainly in the belvedere. There, the

visitor is also invited to exercise the hearing

and the touch. At the restaurant is easy to

smell and taste great flavors of local cuisine.

The belvedere was divided to provide different

sensations. The entrance area does not allow

the view to the waterfalls. It is made with

punctured weathering steel, in a way that

small fractions of light come through and the

visitor can only hear the water sound.

Moving further, there is an area without a

roof, and the tourists feel completely

vulnerable, standing in a glass pane and

feeling the water sprays touching their skin.

The other parts of the place are covered, for a

more safe sensation. There is also an

exhibition room to expose the local culture and

the Iguaçu Waterfalls.

The paths connect the main buildings, also

allowing the tourist’s permanence, if they so

desire. The 3.5 width walkways have some

direction inconsistencies, so the visitor can be

surprised by the unpredictable surrounding

nature.

The steel structural system allows bigger free

spans, giving lightness aspect to the design

and enhancing the design.

IGUAÇU WATERFALLS BELVEDERE

Resting Islands Floorplan

Resting Islands Section

Floorplan - Belvedere

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1 Sensorial room - hearing2 Exhibition room3 Sensorial room - sight4 Open area - touch

The roofing of the resting islands is uneven, irregular and finds the ground in two ends, leaving the place open, so the visitors can see the waterfalls no matter where they stand. There are toilets, includind one handicap accessible. The islands communicates with the restaurant and the belvedere through walkways and were placed in areas with great view of the Iguaçu Waterfalls.

Schematic drawing of the walls at the belvedere entrance, made with punctured weathering steel. This material was chosen for its mechanical resistance and water tolerance, besides its aesthetic appeal.

Hearing Touch Sight

Sensory areas

IGUAÇU WATERFALLS BELVEDERE