Selected Work Portfolio

“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.”

“The space within becomes the reality of the building.”“Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.”

_University Center Santo Domingo Este (CUSDE)

_Profile

_Elementary School in Gaza Strip Elementary School in Gaza Strip

_Residential Module

_Urban Market

_Urban Transportation Stop

a-Offices and Cultural Building CUSDEb-Residential Area In CUSDEc-Urban Sustainability

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(In colaboration with Noelia Tavarez and Yamely Espinal)

(In colaboration with Michelle Leotaud)

(In colaboration with Tiago Suhet)

Center University Santo Domingo Este

CUSDELocation: Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

University Center Santo Domingo Este (Ciudad Universitaria Santo Domingo Este) The problematic of education in Santo Do-mingo, Dominican Republic drove our team to design a place that the residents of this area could take advantage not only for the education but also a place for cul-tural, atheltic and entertainment activies. The campus works as a no car zone. Byci-cles stations are design all around the project as welll as a small electric train the transports students and others throughout the campus.

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CUSDE ESCUELA DE ARQ.PROYECTO DE GRADO ASESOR: ARQ. AMIN ABEL

UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANAUNIBE

CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA SANTO DOMINGO ESTENOELIA TAVAREZMARGARET ROSADOYAMELY ESPINAL

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Offices and Cultural Building CUSDE

This area is design with a center plaza destined for open activities, concerts, art expositions, ect. The position of the building allows the building to take advantage of the solar exposure to pro-vide itself with natural ilumination and the best position for the pv panels to provide electricity. The slope on the roof works not only aes-thetically but also for helping with the wa-ter recopilation sytem to provided water for the bathrooms and green area maintainance.

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UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA

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UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA

U N I B ENOELIA TAVAREZMARGARET ROSADOYAMELY ESPINAL

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Residential Area In CUSDE

This student facility is destined for international students as well as Dominican that come from other cities other than Sant Domingo. The ground floor works as an open plaza providing a place for students to interact , artistic expositions, open study areas and more. The second and third floor provide single and double rooms for the students.Interior Views of the rooms

Ground floor purpose for activity, and open study area. Opennings in the roof allow the light to filter into the piazza.

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Funcionamiento:La luz incide en la superficie superior de la célula y "empuja" los electrones del materia con el que se ha fabricado, hacia una capa inferior. Conectado las dos capas se consigue crear un ciruto para dichos electrones.

Características:Columna de acero de sección circular, con proyeccion de luz por reflexíon. Foco hérmetico de fundición de aluminio.

Especificaciones Ténicas:Panel solar en pantalla curvada de acero galvanizado. Fuste cilíndrico con cinturones de acero galvanizado.

Colocación:Atornillada al pavimento.Luminaria Urbana

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Características:Alcorque de fundición formado por 8 piezas, para árboles de tamaño grande.

Especificaciones Técnicas:Elemento de fundición de acero, formado por 8 piezas, 4 de las cuales exeden el espacio de diámetro del alcorque y las otras 4 cortan la circumferencia en 4 partes iguales.

Colocación:Empotrado a nivel de pavimento, sobre una base de hormigón.

Elevación frontal Alcorque

CUSDEESCUELA DE ARQ.

PROYECTO DE GRADOASESOR: ARQ. AMIN ABEL

UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA

U N I B ECIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA SANTO DOMINGO ESTENOELIA TAVAREZMARGARET ROSADOYAMELY ESPINAL

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Urban Sustainability

-Located troughout the project there are Bike stations with bikes for the students mobility throughout the campus area.-Solar panels lighting systems are located in order to provide night security to the school community.- Tree bases are under the tree to protect the green areas and to provide a permea-ble place for students to sit and enjoy nature.- The sport areas promote teamwork stimu-lating students to appreciate their “home”.

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The school provides a change of pace for the children that will attend. It provides protec-tion as suggested by a series of elements, the boundary wall, the building itself, the bamboo screens all surrounding the inner courtyard.Once you pass through the main entry you leave the troubled world behind symbolized by the water, washing away the worries of your daily life and entering into a safe space.

The school provides a change of pace for the children that will attend. It provides protec-tion as suggested by a series of elements, the boundary wall, the building itself, the bamboo screens all surrounding the inner courtyard.Once you pass through the main entry you leave the troubled world behind symbolized by the water, washing away the worries of your daily life and entering into a safe space.

Location: Gaza City, Palestine

Techniques:1- Double earth brick walls with an air cavity to help with the cooling.2-Fan units between Class-rooms to improve ventilation.3-Rain water recollection through butterfly roof.4- Bamboo Shaddings to help with the solar filtration.

Main Structure : Steel Frame, readily available and low costBoundary Wall: Combination of earth filled tires and plaster, tyres are readily available and low cost.Infill Walls: Earth Bricks, easy to pro-duce, low coat, available

Exterior Skin: Bamboo Screens, readily available and hand madePlanters: Earth filled tyresFlooring: Wooden planks as formwork with rubble and plaster, cheap available materialsRecycled Materials: Glass in concrete, rubble from bombed out buildings, tyres,

Environmental Section

.Residential Module

This Module is the result of a profound com-fort analysis of the Trullos located in Ostuni.Taking it’s environmental strategies and form as a base, we came with the idea of this cir-cular form module wich was thought as a small place to spend just a few relaxing days.

Location : Constrada- Santa Caterina- Ostuni

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Activity Module Residential Module Complex

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Insulated Roof+ Metalic Sheet

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Insulated Walls+ Wooden panel (3 cm)

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Urban Market4Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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Responging to the neighborhood needs to organize the market, the design provides a space for everyone to sell their products and spaces for the people not only to go and buy their needs, but also to interact with one an-other. The desgin result is a response to the need to green spaces were people could man-tain their sense of community.C olums Porpose

Urban Transportation Stop5Location: Dominican Republic

Modular, flexible sustainable bus stopThe use of photovoltaic panels to help provide the light energy for the nights.

EDUCATION-Graduate Degree in Architecture, November 2010 at Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicG.P.A. 3.00 HONORS Cum Laude OTHERS-May 2012, Now Master on Sustainable Architecture at Isti-tuto Europeo di Design (IED).-February 2012, Certificate on Sustainable Architecture at Match Talent, Dominican republic-May 2011, Certificate on Interior Design at New York Uni-versity SCPS -2006 Cisco Certified Network Associate, ILTAE-2004 International Language Schools of Canada (Montreal)-French Immersion(middle class), Ecoute( Listening) , and Vocabulaire (Increase Vocabulary).-1993-2006 New Horizons Bilingual School, (Colegio Bilingüe New Horizons),S.D, Dominican Republic.

-1998 – 2003 Alianza Francesa de Santo Domingo ( A.F.S.D.)S.D, Dominican Republic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE-2008-2011 TRV Inmobiliaria

-2006-208 Assisted the head Architect on residen-tial projects on the development, construction and strategic busi-ness plans.-2010- May 2011 Head Architect and Project Manager: Organized recognition event in the Oriental Zone to sell the projects own by TRV Corporation with Popular Bank. Establish strong client relationships with Investment Management professionals.

Margaret RosadoPlace of birth: Dominican RepublicDate of birth: 14-06-1988

PRACTICE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SKILLS• Vector Works• AutoCAD 2009• Adobe Photoshop CS4-CS5• Adobe Indesign• LiveInterior 3D• Ecotect• Designbuilder• Revit

VOLUNTEER/COMMUNITY SERVICE • English Teacher for the Dominican Foundation for the blind ( Fundación Dominicana de Ciegos FUDCI)• Reef Check Youth Program(2005-2006 )-Founding Mem-ber• Model United Nations (2002-2004) –Founding Member

REASEARCH•Senior Thesis “University for Santo Domingo Este” (Ciudad Univer-sitaria Santo Domingo Este)Santo Domingo Este is a city with a need to reinforce its infrastruc-tures do to an enormous growth on its population. Ninety percent of the student population has to travel to the capital in order to obtain graduate education. A University for SDE is propose to offer higher education in order to offer better prepare professionals. Investigations, surveys, studies of the area and studies of necessities were made in order to propose the best solution to this necessity.

LANGUAGE SKILLSFluent in Spanish, English.Intermediate level on Italian and French.

Contact:magrosado@gmail.com Italy(327) 384 61 35 Dominican republic (829) 645 1100

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