Daniella Cortés

Portfolio
 DANIELLA CORTES
ARCHITECT
Detalles EXPERIENCE
_Human Scale Banks Supernumerary - Banco de Occidente, Cali, Colombia
23 años PORTFOLIO
_Detail December 2017 - December 2019
Bogotá https://issuu.com/dcortes23/
_Expression Supernumerary, positions related to processes and procedures
Colombia docs/daniellacortes_portafolio
+57 3046780984 such as Cashier, Service Advisor, Commercial Advisor, etc.
daniellacortes.zapata@gmail.com Essentially, serving clients in any relevant cases for the
SKILLS
organization and supporting employees with tasks such as
documentation and record-keeping. Adobe Illustrator
Publications `Nave espacial: mutación de una esfera’ Yearbook ArqDis Universidad
PROFILE de los Andes
Adobe Photoshop

As an architect, my focus is on human-scale 2022 Adobe Indesign

architecture, where each project is conceived Architecture competition participant at Archstorming, Ghana
Blender
with meticulous attention from its inception to the May 2023 - July 2023
smallest detail. My passion lies in creating spaces Archstorming, in collaboration with the NGO 'Teach on the Beach' (TOB), is Autodesk AutoCAD
that not only fulfill their practical function but also launching a competition to design an Educational Center in Busua, Ghana. The
goal is to propose a practical, eco-friendly, and inviting space that promotes Autodesk Revit
express a unique visual narrative. I seek the access to TOB's educational initiatives for children and adults. This project aims
integration of aesthetic and functional elements to to bring together education, socialization, and a sense of community, creating 3D Rhinoceros
a space that fosters learning and community engagement.
generate meaningful architectural experiences, Renderizado
where form, light, and details converge to create Research Assistant at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
Grasshopper
environments that reflect sensitivity to human August 2023 - December 2023
needs and visual expression in architecture. Provide support in research tasks, coordination of materials
Applied AI
and equipment, compilation, review, and analysis of
information and documents under the supervision of one or
more professors.
LANGUAGES
EDUCATION
Spanish
Academic Exchange, Roming Middle School - Anchorage, Alaska
2014 English

High School Diploma & IB Diploma, Colegio Colombo Británico - Cali, Colombia Portuguese
June 2019
Academic Exchange, Arquitectura y Urbanismo - Escola da Cidade, Sao Paulo
January 2023 - July 2023
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Universidad de los Andes - Bogotá, Colombia
2024
Minor in Chemistry, Universidad de los Andes - Bogotá, Colombia
2021 - 2024
INDEX

4 Casa du polvilho
Housing
29-44

1 Ghana Educational Center

Education
05-08

3 Stack Gallery
Housing
19-28

2 Campus 24
Mixed-use Building
09-18 5 Petreos
Urbanism
45-52
Ghana Educational Center
Education
Medium Scale
Educational Center
Busua Challenge
Ghana Convert the current classroom under construction into a full The educational center proposed consists of two volumes that blend
Educational Center capable of hosting various activities with the main classroom in terms of form and program using curved
Education and accommodating volunteers. Among its program, the walls that are ment to extend the interior spatial dynamics to the
new center will include: outdoors creating a fluid circulation along the project’s areas.
Classroom for adults
Community space with kitchen Together, this results in the set up of multiple small yards that provoke
Dining interaction and enrich the social activites. For instance, both locals and
Leisure areas volunteers are represented within the program as the two main volumes
Volunteer bedrooms
Outdoor spaces for relaxation which are connected by a common yard. In addition, the interiors that
Learning experiences. lack compartimentalization are meant to blur the limits between spaces,
as well as the facade system that intends to reinforce this connection as
a concept.

In the other hand, for the viewpoint the project proposes a vertical
orchard designed as an independent structure that serves as a
reference point that stands out over the landscape. Its job is to be the
designated area where planting, cultivating and harvesting occur in
B different forms as a learning opportunity becoming the face of the
educational center.

Planta general 1 Main classroom

2 Orchard
3 Main hall
4 Adults classroom
5 Office space
6 Bathroom
7 Dinning area and kitchen
8 Leisure area
9 Outdoors kitchen
10 Living room
11 Dormitories

Corte A

Leisure Sharing Learning

Corte B
Axonometría y diagramas
Campus 24
mixed-use building
Large Scale
 Campus 24
Bogotá
Relaciones entre Colombia
usos Mixed-uses

Campus 24 proposes a mixed-use Programme

CLASSROOMS
project that aims to replicate the same
HOUSING
dynamics on a university campus. Spaces
COMMERCE
EVENTS
for each specific use are designed
SPORTS
collaboratively, considering the potential
connections and relationships that may
emerge at spatial and social levels. The
objective is to address a large-scale
project until reaching a construction level.

This exercise proposes the simulation of the

workflow inherent in the design and
technical coordination of a multi-purpose
building (BIM). The objective is to build an
experience close to professional practice
where architects not only have to generate
a spatial plan in coordination with the
different systems of the building but also
lead communicative processes between
various disciplines to ensure optimal
conditions in terms of structural stability,
functionality, and habitability.

Campus 24 is a mixed-use project that

seeks to replicate the diverse spatial
dynamics of the university campus of the
University of the Andes while responding to
the programmatic needs of the context. To
achieve this, throughout the building, spatial
dynamics such as common spaces at
different heights, transitional spaces, and
flow concentration are mimicked. With this
conceptualization in mind, a building is
developed that preserves the essence of the
Uniandes university campus to the same
extent that a variety of important uses for the
program and context are technically
coordinated (sports, events, commerce,
classrooms, and housing).
1rst Floor Plan 3rd Floor Plan
Public Space Public Space
Sport Court Classrooms
Commerce Leisure Areas

2nd Floor Plan 4rth Floor Plan

Events Classroom
Commerce Lab
 Detailed Facade Section

The following facade section represents the

level of complexity and detail that the team
managed to achieve. It illustrates how the
overall facade spans the 7 floors of the
building and integrates with the various
habitable needs of each floor and program.
Additionally, by showcasing the integration of
systems within the structure and the ceiling of
each floor, one can comprehend the spatiality
and relationships that exist on each level.

Taking into account the private character that

begins from the third floor, the composition
and the space assigned to the facade
change. An understanding of visual relation-
ships in a single direction is achieved to
preserve privacy on the upper floors, while
incorporating other types of components that
can enhance the quality of life in these
spaces. For example, planters, the floating
floor between the facade, classrooms, and
rooms, climatic exposure in these areas, etc.

Section A

Section B
Renders
Stack Gallery
Housing
Medium Scale
Stack Gallery
Barrio Belén
Bogotá, Colombia
Temporal Housing
The commission is aimed at a young and
transient population. To ensure the success of
the Belén neighborhood, it is necessary to
bring together the other intentions of the urban
strategy: preserving tradition, remembering
the neighborhood's footprint, and cultivating
knowledge. All of this is done to gather the
existing population, which is the legacy of this
community, with a new population that can
get to know and appreciate this culture.
Based on the tourist and backpacker charac-
ter of La Candelaria, the profile for the project
is defined, and spaces are designed for this
population seeking temporary stay.
1rst Floor Plan Section A
Public
Restaurant
Lobby

Planta 2ndo piso Section B

Private
Housing
Communal Terrace
Interior space section and façade section

The project features two inclined

facades, leveraging this slope to
allow optimal entry of light into the
residences and common areas.
Despite the challenges in spatial
distribution due to this morphology,
they are overcome by setting back
the housing units one meter on each
floor. This solution creates empty
spaces of approximately one meter,
resolved with a habitable system
adapted to this structure. Each
residence has a planter in this
intermediate space, accessible
through a wide window that can be
secured at its highest point, providing
views of the plants and, subsequently,
a translucent facade.
 Stack Gallery is a project for temporary stays
constructed from micro-dwellings that articulate
with communal spaces. This series of spaces are
configured in a sequential journey, allowing the
user to transition from a public and open space to
a buried and private one. This logic is replicated
throughout the entire project, from the circulation
on different floors to setbacks between dwellings
introducing new habitability systems.

The interior of the project aims for an honest and

industrial aesthetic, with a cool appearance within
the colors and textures that constitute the space.
The main protagonist is metal, from the main
structure to the baseboards. The combination of
light wood in the units and the dark metal structure
represents the tectonic style of the project overall.
Understanding the tectonic as the cabin and the
stereotomic as the cave, the project seeks to
integrate both visions of architecture to generate
stereotomic spaces with a tectonic composition,
thus creating a dialogue between these two
dimensions.

Typology A

Typology B
Casa do polvilho
Housing
Small-scale
 Casa do Polvilho
São Paulo
Brazil
Productive Housing
Single-family

The project is located in the Independence
neighborhood, Sao Paulo, near the green
metro line (Vila Prudente), in the Haiti favela.
This is a small community of approximately 120
families. Eliana's house, named Casa do
Polvilho by the team, was conceived through a
process of social exchange between the
community and the architects. Through several
visits to the house, the different dynamics of
Eliana's family life, her bakery business, and her
ambition to expand the house were under-
stood.
"The Casa do Polvilho, owned by Eliana,
emerges from the collaboration between
the community of a favela and architects.
Eliana is the head of a family within the
community who built a bakery business on
the first floor of her house. After understand-
ing Eliana's family and business dynam-
ics, the need to separate her bakery from
the family space was identified, starting
from the second floor of the house."

It was identified that there was a need for EXTENSION

space to differentiate where Eliana's business
began and the boundary with her family's living
space. The following objectives were estab-
lished to fulfill this intention:

Improve the spatial distribution of the factory

based on the production stages of the product.
PRE-EXISTENCE
Construct a third floor to meet the family's
need for social spaces that were lost as a result
of the creation of the factory.

Design the third floor based on Eliana's BUSINESS

commission, including a kitchen area, living
room, balcony, and laundry.

Use affordable and easy-to-use construction

materials such as steel frame and wood, all in
accordance with Brazil's building regulations.
Photographic record

Interior

Exterior
 1rst Floor Plan 1rst Floor Plan
Business Business
Original Layout Proposed Layout

The original layout posed a series

of problems for the family and the
bakery production:

The kitchen counter takes up a lot of space

and restricts movement between heavy
machinery and ovens.

The space for preparing family meals is the

same for carrying out other tasks related to
the business.

The office space is narrow due to the amount

of packaged product in boxes, in addition to
the machines.

The ovens located next to the stairs generate

a lot of heat towards the rooms on the
second floor of the house.

Proposal for a new layout:

The counter is removed and relocated to the

top floor to create a separate kitchen solely
for the family.

The machinery has been relocated, consider-

ing the production process and aiming for a
more optimal flow to meet the needs of each
stage.

The ovens are placed at the opposite end of

the house where there is no party wall, and
high windows are installed to better ventilate
the area.

Two entrances are designed to separate the

factory from the office and the stairs leading
to the rooms.
3rd Floor Plan 3rd Floor Plan
Extension Installations
Living Room
Bathroom
Laundry Room
Kitchen
Balcony
Section A East Elevation
Section C

Detail 1_ Roof Material

Opting for a sandwich tile roof for a small house presents significant
advantages. This type of material combines the traditional aesthetics of tiles
with the efficiency and strength of the sandwich structure, providing thermal
and acoustic insulation. In a small-sized dwelling, a sandwich tile roof can
maximize interior space by eliminating the need for bulky ceilings.
Furthermore, its lightweight nature facilitates installation and reduces the
structural load, which can be especially beneficial in smaller constructions.
Detail 2_ Drywall Interlocking Structure
 The Steelframe construction
system was chosen for the
expansion of the house because
its lightweight and versatile nature
makes it more economical
compared to traditional methods.

In addition, its easy installation is

accessible for community
members. Furthermore, its
modular design facilitates
customization and adaptation to
the specific needs of this part of
the house, thereby maximizing the
available space.

Detail 3_ Roof Structure

Detalle 4_ Union Roof Structure Detalle 5_ Steelframe Union with Concrete Slab
Exterior Render Interior Render
Modular Landscape
Urbanism
Urban Scale
Urban Strategy
Modular Landscapes The project outlines the design and transfor-
mation process of the materiality of an open
Bogotá space, through the study and understanding
of construction techniques from the early
Colombia stages of design.
Public Space
This takes place throughout 62nd Street
between 13th and 9th Avenues. Within this
chosen space, a diagnostic process was
carried out to determine the shortcomings in
the current design and possible factors to
improve permeability and circulation. The
focus is on stone as the main material to
transform this street. By materiality, it is not only
understood as the traditional composition of
stone but also the relationship of physical
materials with the architectural structures
surrounding it. The exercise highlights the
architectural role that is responsible for
building the city beyond the buildings.
The proposal from the beginning of the
project was the creation of modules of 1.8 x
1.8m with different materialities to transform
the spaces within the street based on their
assigned use.
Beyond the urban design to define the
module grid, the construction techniques and
details required for each module and
combination of floors are developed. All this
research is achieved through the study of
emerging properties and the use of technolo-
gies that enable innovation between
landscaping and construction.
Original Module Combinations

Circulation
- Circulate
- High movement with low
Catálogo de materialidad comerce activity

Stone
- Circulation
- Not permeable

Suelo verde
- Semipermanence
- Permeable

Espejo de agua
- Contemplation
- Permeable
Permanence
- Shadow
- Resting areas
Jardinera - Urban furniture
- Permanence
- Permeable

Bancas de piedra
- Permanence
- Not permeable
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