A3G

Software

Autodesk Autocad 3D, 3D Studio Max and Revit

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator,and IndesignRhinocerous

SketchUpArchiCAD

iWork y Microsoft OfficeFlash y Dreamwever

SLR Camera

Ania Anaí Aguilar GarcíaCima 2729 Col. Cumbres. Mty, N.L. México.27 / Dec / 1987ania.aguilar@gmail.com

Education

August 2006 - PresentInstituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico4th year in B.A. in Architecture- Cumulative grade 94/100

July 2010 Universidad de los Andes, ColombiaInternational Architecture Workshop

August 2008 - December 2008 University of Melbourne, Australia.- Architectural Design 3B , Modern Architecture B: 20th Century and Environmental Systems

August 1999 - May 2006 American School Foundation of Monterrey, Mexico- Educational Excellence. GPA 3.7- Photography, Art, AP Psychology, AP Calculus, AP English Language and Composition.

Work Experience

SG Arquitectura 2005 - Present Assistant to Chief Executive Officer. Design and Site ManagementODA S.A. de C.V. June 2009 - Present Design, Visualization and Construction DocumentsLiderum April - June 2007 Assistant of Head Manager.SGioielli August 2004 - May 2007 Assistant Salesperson to Chief Officer.

Student Activities

Architectural Congresses Arquinexo Divergente 1 : 100

Activities and Interests

Photography, Painting, Jewelry Design, MT, Yoga,Reading, Piano, Swimming, Scuba Diving, Traveling.

Extracurricular Activities

IMMUNS Media 2004 and 2005Liderum 2005 and 2007

BioMonterrey 2006EduCanada 2006

Boston ITESM 2007Gioielleria Firenze 2008Fotografía Firenze 2008

SSC Marco 2009

Contests and Awards

CLB Contest 2009- Plaza BicentenarioCLB Proposal 2010

- EAAD RegenerationWinner ASFM Contest

- ASFM Fountain Design

Languages

Spanish and English 100%Italian 80%

il cuore non dice... fà

This portfolio is dedicated to my ever-present family, because without them i would not be.

To the long list of teachers and peers who shared with enthusiasm life and architecture with me.

To all my friends, some architects others not, for theirconstructive and destructive criticism.

And to time, although insufficient,always present.

A3G

Mix-UseCentrito

Nu.Celo LunarUnit

CSResidence

QV Tower Cátedra Vitro’s Workshop

PhotographyExtracurricular

Mix-UseCentrito

Nu.Celo LunarUnit

CSResidence

QV Tower Cátedra Vitro’s Workshop

PhotographyExtracurricular

ITESM Period: Ago-Dec 2007Duration: 2 months and 1/2

Adviser: Arch. Daniel MartínezCS Residence

The mountain residence’s concept is derived from the respect and inspiration from the natural context. Home to 43 trees, of which 94% are being preserved, the 800m2 plot with a 6m slope provides marvelous views into the Oriental Sierra Madre Valley. The natural sloping of the terrain positions the residence in an East-West orientation, providing the North face to overlook the hills and protecting the South and East face with trees and the terrain itself. The challenging terrain gives an opportunity to change the floor levels inside the house, respecting its curves and digging as little as possible.The house volumetric concept originates from four main volumes, shifted between them to articulate the house and allow the integration of nature within the house. Two of these volumes are rotated 60 degrees to maximize the views and provide shade to other volumes. These volumes harbor the more private areas of the house such as the library and the bedrooms.

0 5 Section A-A’

0 10Floor Plan

Model

ITESM Period: Jan-May 2008Duration: 2 months and 1/2

Adivisers: Arch. Agustín LandaArch. Claudia CarreñoArch. Jorge Corcuera

Mix-Use Centrito

In an attempt to potentialize, densify and regenerate the single housing area of Centrito Valle in San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L, Mexico a Mix-Use Master Plan was conceived. It’s strategy defines new building heights, pedestrian corridors and green areas within all the buildings on the site. It imagines itself as woven thread which mediates and connects commerce and housing by the use of corridors. The main catalyst Mix-use project is composed of 6 apartments, 20 commercial offices, green areas, a main commercial axis running through the main entrance, and variable heights within the building. The building’s concept emerges to create a spatial configuration to hold the projects core-patio; 4 main volumes which hold the housing, and a podium hosting commercial activities. The central patio articulates the building and facilitates passages, and the void generated within brings a proportionate sense of human scale and harmony.The public space is purposely segregated, both in the overall project and in the apartments. Each apartment provides a harmonious independence from the social and private areas. This is achieved through glazed bridges which frame the boundaries, illuminate the interior and connect the 4 main volumes. A roof from the commercial area holds a shaded terrace which enriches the journey for the users.

Master Plan Model

0 10Main Elevation

Model

0 10Floor Plan

Model

0 10North Elevation

Model

ITESM Period: Jan-May 2009Duration: 2 months and 1/2

Adviser: Arch. Rodrigo LobeiraNu.Celo

An orphanage located in Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico was conceived with the intention of creating a community where space, light and functionality harmonize and allow theeducation, diagnostic and integration of children with dysfunctional families. The sense of belonging and ownership that the project seeks to accomplish defines this program that blends around a central core. This core, both in space and essence, is a reference point for children as well as a key stone to develop the rest of the architectural scheme following the radial concept of the nucleus. Based on the program and site requirements, the modules are placed at different heights andorientation to take advantage of passive illumination and ventilation. Due to the high solar incidence all spaces need proper shading, which is achieved through appropriate slab sizing and slope angles to control every aspect to achieve a comfort zone benefiting not only the module, but adjacent buildings as well. Each building has ecological techniques to reduce artificial energy. The connecting element of the orphanage is a pedestrian walkway throughout the site that aims to fully integrate users and nature.The exterior wall system is elaborated with compacted soil that fully integrates high thermal and structural demands. This is due to the mixture of soil and a small percentage of concrete which does not perish.

Concept Sketch

Site Plan

Render

Render Vista General Lampazos

Model

Render Central Core

NASA’s Master-Plan Lunar South Pole

ITESM Period: Ago-Dec 2009Duration: 1 week

Advisers: Arq. Alberto VidalEng. Javier de la Garza

Lunar Unit

A Home In The Moon is a project which requires taking a very different approach due to the unusualcontext. However, this opportunity to design a way to live on the moon is not far from reality. Considering the lunar daylight periods, the South Pole was chosen to hold the project because it isilluminated from 20 to 24 hours a day. NASA developed a Master-Plan for this area of the moon which includes living area, research, moon landing and takeoff. This Master Plan was taken as a starting point, however the housing and research area were brought closer to shorten the distances of routes in areas without oxygen.Due to the difference in gravitational force, a geodesic form was chosen for the structure since it sup-ports its own weight, it is modulated both in hexagon units and envelope. This modulation provides the repetition of homes or working areas much like the honeycomb.ETFE material is used to create a capsule in the structure’s hexagons covering the space. This pillow holds algae to produce energy through contact with the sun. The ETFE material may change color from clear to shades of black. This strategy is mainly to give continuity to the natural rhythm of human beings and to give a sense of day and night although the outside does not.

0 10 Transversal Section Research Unit

0 5Transversal Section Housing Unit

Photomontage

ITESM Period: Ago-Dec 2009Duration: 2 months and 1/2

Advisers: Arch. Alberto VidalEng. Javier de la Garza and Eng. Isable Angulo

Torre QV

QV Tower is located in Valle Oriente, Monterrey Nuevo Leon, it’s an urban development scheme of Mix-Use which includes commercial, office and hotel use. The concept is conceived as a response to the need of densified spaces to facilitate their interaction and functionality without losing contact with the out-side. The building orientation takes advantage of magnificent views of the Sierra Madre Oriental and the Cerro de la Silla.The commercial area in the basement is the unifying element as it supports the amenities along with the office and hotel tower. The tower is designed with horizontal volumes of 2 or 3 floors each. Each horizontal volume integrates harmoniously with the next breaking the uniform scheme with spacious atriums. This asymmetric articulation is accomplished with large terraces with plants and trees of medium format creating an atmosphere for sharing in a working environment.The structure takes its dimensions from maximizing the rentable area, providing an open floor plan and achieving a rhythmic articulation between the volumes. The coherence of the structure gives transparency and honesty to the tower. Furthermore, all services are placed outside the floor plan maximizing the rentable area.The hotel reception is located on top of the offices and breaks with the repetitiveness of the building which then provides a different scheme module to continue with the hotel.The double skin of perforated metal sheet is to maintain visual contact with the outside scenery at all times. The aperture of the holes vary depending on the orientation of the facade and the pattern desired as a large screen.

Main Elevation and Transversal Section

0 10Parking Plan

0 10 Commercial Plan

0 10Office and Amenities Plan

Section Render

0 10Construction Plan - Ilumination Apartment Plan A

0 10 Construction Plan - Apartment Slab Structure

Render - Commerce

0 5 Facade Section

Render - Commerce

Render QV

Model Posterior Facade

Model Main Facade

ITESM Period: Ago-Dec 2009Duration: 3 weeks

Advisers: Arch. Alberto Vidal and Eng. Javier de la GarzaCo-workers: Alejandro Murillo, Arturo Acosta, Diana Ruiz, Jonathan Castellón

Marcelo Lozoya, Marcos Almaguer, Roberto Palau, Viviana ElizondoCátedra Luis Barragán 2010 Proposal

North Elevation Architecture Building ITESM, Intervention Workshop

The project for remodeling Vitro’s Workshop Hall in the School of Architecture at ITESM is only part of a Master-Plan for the architecture building. The Master Plan is developed to analyze and enhance the existing structure, provide a large open area as a prelude to the building, reposition the building’s access with a large atrium where students can interact with students of other areas of study and extend outside into a shaded patio. Visual and physical puncturing between exterior-interior-exterior allows permeability of knowledge, feedback, and emotions. The discipline of Architecture requires a place to read, draw, think, write, speak, model, live, interact and much more. For these reasons it was noted that the building itself is a tool for the training of the student and the design process. Further more, it seeks the support of knowledge through books placed on the connector of the main building, the corridor or “hallway of knowledge”. The intervention of the workshop is a repeatable module to the building and is divided into three phases that are considered to be of most importance in the design process: Acquiring Knowledge, Creativity & Work, and Exposure & Feedback.

Cátedra Vitro’s Workshop

Section of Master-Plan School of Architecture ITESM

0 10 2Proposed Floor Plan - Cátedra Vitro’s Workshop

Model - 1:40

0 2West Interior Elevation Cátedra Vitro’s Workshop

Starting with the Acquisition of Knowledge, the library will be placed on pivoting bookshelves ableto be opened if required for exhibition. These bookshelves, like knowledge, provide a permeability tothe main corridor into activities inside the room, inviting other students to collaborate, likewise illuminating the corridor.Within the second phase, Creativity & Work, magic happens and an open floor plan provides flexibility and an opportunity for students to appropriate the space for different scale explorations.

Section - Knowledge’s Transition, Permeability with Exterior

The Exposure & Feedback phase starts at the transition between the exterior and interior, almost imperceptible with 2 glazed doors that lead to the patio. Since this process is never linear, there isalways a free transition between phases. Furthermore, the roof shape of the building will be prolonged to the patio with the use of beams, which hold plant vases and solar panels, providing shade for exposition. Lastly, the fifth facade is used for a deck between the dunes structure for students to walk, sit, lie for reading, sketching and working. The access to the roof is through these extended structure.

Interior / Exterior Perspective with Visual Transparency - Closed Doors

Interior / Exterior Perspective with Visual Transparency - Opened Doors

Interior Perspecive of Cátedra Vitro’s Workshop with Library facing corridor

Perspective - Permeability Interior / Exterior

Model - Patio with proposed Structure and Roof Deck

Model - Cátedra Vitro’s Workshop Interior with Pivoting Bookshelves to corridor

Conceptual Section Model. Process: Knowledge - Work - Exposition

Perspectived Elevation Model of Workshop with Roof Deck

2004- 2010Extracurricular

‘Desliz’ Sculpture on Hebel, 2008

‘Silence’ New York. 2004

Multiple Techniques on Canson: Watercolor, Pastel, Carbon, Ink and Acrylic, 2007

Wax Model, 2008

Silver ring tinted with potassium sulphate, 2008

‘Secreto del Río Arno’ Florence, Italy. 2008

2002- 2010Photography

‘¿Razón o Sentimiento?’ Casa Batlló, Barcelona. 2007

‘Truncado’ Sierra de las Alazanas, Nuevo León. 2009

‘Sin titular’ Sandblow Beach, Australia. 2008

‘Reunión’ Donostía, Spain. 2009

‘In-genio’ Guggenheim, New York. 2005

‘Pureza’ Casa Giraldi, Mexico D.F. 2009