Portfolio Mariana Cardoso

portfolioMariana Soares CardosoArchitect

Personal information

name Mariana Soares Cardosotitle Architectaddress Kenny Drews Vej 9, 1. th DK-2450 København SVmobile +45 50272974e-mail [email protected] of birth 10. 06. 1985

References

Adrian Carter tel: +45 40619114 | mail: [email protected] Professor at the Department of Architecture and Design at Aalborg University & Director of Utzon Research Centre in Aalborg

Mads Kaltoft tel: +45 40204369 | mail: [email protected] Architect at Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Copenhagen Offi ce

Work experience

04.2013 - 05.2013 Competition project at Arrow Architects

I have been part of developing a competition project for Calabar Golf Estate in Nigeria, that consisted in the design of a luxury house complex with approximately 110.000 m2 of housing, from master plan to diff erent house solutions, plus a local center for the complex. In the project I have been a part of optimizing the existing masterplan for the area and was responsible for the design of the Local Center that worked as a welcoming and gathering point for the complex.

09.2012 - Project design of a single family house in Porto, Portugal

Placed in the slope of a valley in the north of Portugal, the design embraces the qualities of the site in a straight dialogue with it, and taking advantage of the views. The house is designed upon traditional Portuguese methods, emphasizing the local traditions and culture, and with a touch of the values of Nordic architecture. The project is build according to the local regulations, providing me practical experience in the collaboration and dialogue with the client and the local authorities.

08.2011 - 12.2011 Internship at Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Copenhagen

The work experience at SHL Architects consisted in the development of two residential buildings in Tjuvholmen Island in Oslo, Norway. My main involvement and responsibility deal with the development of the conceptual idea for the two buildings, from the buildings expression and relation with each other and its surroundings, to its interior organization in plan and detail.

curriculum vitae

Education2010 - 2012 Master in Architecture at Architecture & Design (A&D), Aalborg University Master Thesis - New Våler Church - evaluated with grade point 12 (7 scale)/ A (ECTS scale) Grade point average through the master degree: 9,9 (7 scale)

The master in Architecture at A&D, in Aalborg University is defi ned by the use of the integrated design process method that combines simultaneously architectural and technical parameters in the same project. The master has special focus in the disciplines of Nordic architecture, tectonics and sustainability. Through my master thesis I have specialized and deepened my skills in the fi eld of Nordic architecture and sustainability.

2009 - 2011 Master in Architecture at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal

The education at IST combines the traditional architectural education with a strong engineer literacy, providing a large knowledge background that allows me the implementation of both aspects in the projects.

2007 - 2009 Bachelor degree at Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

2005 - 2007 1. year of the Graduation in Architecture at Universidade Lusíada, Porto, Portugal Attribution of Merit Scholarship for the year 2006 / 2007

My education in architecture started with a more artistic approach in Universidade Lusíada, Porto, which profi le can be compared with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Here, were my creativity and drawing skills fi rst developed. After the fi rst year, I choose to continue the degree in Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, as it is integrated in one of the best engineering schools in Portugal.

2003 - 2005 1. and 2. year of the Graduation in Physics and applied Mathematics at Porto University, Portugal

Digital tools

Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAutoCADRevit ArchitectureRhinocerosSketchUpEcotect | RadianceBe10BSimMicrosoft Offi ce

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Following this, my works strive to achieve simple and honest forms that have simultaneously an innovative and poetic expression.

Personal competencies

Integrity & DeterminationI am a person that has always followed what I like and what I believe, both professionally and in my personal life.My strive to follow what I believe have lead me through the different choices in my education, providing me with a wide knowledge back-ground. This have also lead me successfully through my internship, where my ability to question and reflect upon the chosen solutions have been appreciated, pushing the design to a higher level.

DedicatedI see myself as an enthusiastic and passionate person and my dedica-tion leads me to pursue the perfection in every work, in strive to reach the highest architectural level.This have lead me to the achievement of several honours through my education, with special feature to my master thesis which I concluded with a grade point of 12 (7 scale) / A (ECTS scale).

Curious mind-setMy varied knowledge and cultural background, together with a natu-rally curious mind-set has through my works been a powerful ally in redefi ning and rethinking new approaches to problems.For instances, my knowledge of mathematics have guided me through my master thesis in pursue for a geometrical optimization of the form, that result in a more simple and elegant expression.

Open-mindedI am always receptive to new ideas and new challenges that can widen my knowledge and my perspective of the world. This char-acteristic makes me capable to learn fast, improving my skills and creativity continuously.

ResponsibleMy passion for architecture provides me with great initiative and com-mitment to my work, investing care and attention in what I do.

Personal interestsI have a great interest in music, and have been a dedicated violin player in many years, both in sole and in orchestra.I am an active person and have practiced during my youth both ballet and horse riding. Currently I enjoy doing Pilates and going to fi tness.I enjoy spending my free time with my Danish boyfriend and my friends.

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Honors2013 1. prize for the competition for the Calabar Golf Estate, Calabar Nigeria [ARROW Architects]

2011 3. prize for the Fyrkat Viking Museum [Bifrost]

2011 Finalist project of the Portuguese national competition for Universities - Prémio Secil Universidades 2010 [Mercado do Rato]

2006 Selected project of the year at Universidade Lusiada, Porto [Single Family house in Gerês]

LanguagesPortuguese Mother tongueEnglish Oral and written profi cientSpanish Oral intermediate, written elementaryDanish Attending Level 4 - Københavns Sprogcenter (CEF - level B1 - intermediate)

Professional competencies

SustainabilityI believe in architecture that is beautiful and functional and simulta-neously environmentally and social responsible. Sustainable archi-tecture should be adapted to the surrounding climate, the ecosystem and nevertheless to the culture, and thereby I employ both current edge-knowledge but also ancient wisdom in order to achieve valu-able sustainable architecture.Within sustainability, I possess knowledge to calculate and document a building energy performance, as the overall energy consumption and the indoor climate conditions.

Conceptual designI have a passion to work with conceptual design, transforming the site potential into a strong and solid concept. In my opinion good archi-tecture is initiated through an innovative and unique concept that, at the same time, is deeply rooted in the physical and cultural context of the place.Through my experience I have achieved good skills in the develop-ment of conceptual design.

Integrated designThrough the fully integration of architectural parameters, such as expression, aesthetics and functionality with engineer parameters, as technology, construction and energy, the integrated design method gives me the capability to solve complex problems easily and more eff ectively, merging them into a symbiosis to create innovative archi-tecture.

Nordic ArchitectureI appreciate the simple and pure lines of Nordic architecture, with its sense of place and identity. I see architecture as a setting for human life, a bridge between form and content; in strive to create a deeper meaning behind the representative form.

recommendation letter

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recommendation letter

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Therme Vals | Peter Zumther

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selected projects

Calabar Golf Estate [ARROW Architects, 2013] 12

New Våler Church [Master Thesis, Norway, 2012] 16

Mercado do Rato [Lisbon, 2010] 20

sub+urb [Aalborg, 2011] 24

dwelling in the landscape [Hanstholm, 2011] 26

Calabar Golf EstateSustainable & luxury living in Nigeria

The idea behind all the designs spanning from the CICC, the new Calabar Golf Club and the Golf Club Estate, is about immersion in the nature of the Cross River State. We have therefore considered the project carefully and have come up with a design solution that takes the existing environment into consid-eration as the main design driver. We have furthermore devised a strategy for the construction of the diff erent buildings that will be both fast and effi cient as well as delivering a product to a high standard of fi nishes and usage, at a competitive construction cost. The buildings are designed and positioned according to the terrain of the Master plan to minimize the impact of the construction on the existing landscape. The Calabar Golf Estate will be a natural extension of The Cross River

state’s high ambition to create a truly unique destination in Nigeria. It’s a new proposition for modern living in Nigeria, benefi tting of the naturalsecurity and beauty of the Cross River State. The local centre is a place of meeting for the local residents. Its a place to have a match of tennis, a drink or for the kids to fi nd a place where they can meet and play. Located at the main entrance it is a central place for guests to arrive and for the security of the Estate to be located. It is with a small supermar-ket a place where you can buy basic necessities late in the evening. The volumes are located to form a unity with small intimate spaces opening up to the landscape and the valley on the terrace side of the buildings. The Materials are kept robust and enhance the natural feel of the site.

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Plan of the Local center | scale 1:500

Exterior view of the terrace of the Local Center

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1. Main arrival2. Common facility3. Duplex Units4. Bungalow on steep slope5. Bungalow on gentle slope6 Valley7. Road to CICC & Calabar8. Calabar Golf Club

4-5 bedroomsite = 900 m2



OFFICE | ARROW ARCHITECTS

PHASE | COMPETITION PROJECT

PROGRAM | RESIDENTIAL

ENERGY | CLIMATIC PASSIV DESIGN

LOCATION | CALABAR, NIGERIA

SIZE | 20.000 M2

Masterplan of the complex | scale 1:5000

The diff erent housing units have a varied expression but are based on one basic core of components that is similar for all units. Because of the wet season all construction activity suff ers and the fi nal quality of the product is born with many problems. We have there-fore made a design that enables to a large extend a local assembly and prefabricated production of elements that will be mounted on site under controlled conditions. This will also permit to have a higher level of builtquality. Because of the buildings modular character it will be possible to customize parts of the building and adapt the prize of the building to the buyers wallet and expectations. Rain, being the main issue in Calabar for the buildings long term maintenance, has also been one of the main design drivers in the building design and for the choice of solutions. Simple roof solutions and large overhangs of the main facades both protects the mainstructure and gives added shading to the building.

The building is based on a robust design that is adapted to its climate. Solutions and materials are simple and should stand time. A possibil-ity of 2 choices of materials should be presented to the clients. The exteriror of the building is powder coated aluminium in white, dark grey or black. The roof is of corrugated aluminium sheets of Euro-pean quality in the matching colour of the facade. The interior has a choice of wooden heat pressed fl ooring or large mat tiles. Walls and ceilings are white painted plaster with wooden ceil-ings in common spaces or plywood painted with a white pigmented oil. Exterior vertical or ceiling surfaces are made of African Hardwood or Maritime plywood grade. Terraces are either made of African Hardwood or stone tiles in a rough cut. The simple materiality will enhance theexclusive feeling of the homes.

Section | scale 1:800

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Calabar Golf EstateSustainable & luxury living in Nigeria

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Section of an house unit | scale 1:80

Structure rising from the side aislesChurch Hall

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OFFICE | ARROW ARCHITECTS


PROGRAM | RESIDENTIAL

ENERGY | CLIMATIC PASSIV DESIGN

LOCATION | CALABAR, NIGERIA

SIZE | 20.000 M2

Exterior view of an one-fl oor house unit

Exterior view of a two-fl oors house unit

New Våler Churchphenomenology

The project is based upon an open competition formulated by the municipality of Våler, in Norway, as a result of the devastating fi re which destroyed the original Church in 2009. The concept of the project is based upon the interaction of the church hall and the serving facilities, separated in two buildings. The secondary facilities frame the view from the church hall into the forest, creating a contemplation space prolonged axially from the altar towards the cross, placed in the limits of the forest, and thereby making the nature a part of the sacred space. Refl ecting the idea of a dualistic design concept, the church hall and the framing building express a contrast in its form, materiality, textures and tactility. In opposition to the organic and complex shape of the church hall, in a striving for verticality; the framing building appears as a solid foundation, with a simple order, expressed in the clean horizontal lines. The main expression of the church hall is articulated through a self-carrying wood structure inspired in the refi ned vegetation of the nature of the place. The shell structure rises from the side aisles of the ruin of the old church, embracing it as two protecting leafs. The structure dominates the space of the church hall, fi guratively supported by the foundation of the old church. The big glazing area of the room gives openness and almost fl oating feeling to the church hall. The glazing provides closeness with the sur-

rounding nature, as the room appears as being within the nature. The wooden shell with the exposed arches is shaped in pinewood, contributing to a unique sensorial perception of the space, with its smell and golden coloration emphasised by the light provided through the glazed facades. The design of the framing building refl ects the conceptual idea of the creation of a transition line, which mentally divides the mundane with the sacred. This transition line is expressed as a wall, which distinctively states the frame of the nature from the church hall, while functionally divides the framing building in two sections, an administration building and a mortuary building. For the framing building the wall acts as a guideline towards the chapel, symbolically leading the mourners towards the light in the end of the tunnel. Before entering the chapel, the mourners cross the stepping stones of the water mirror in the contemplation space, which acts as a purifying transition space. In the framing building the diff erent functions are distributed around patios, bringing the surrounding nature into the facilities. The expression of the chapel appears in opposition to the church hall, expressing simplicity and quietness, giving space to refl ections. The chapel has a close relation to the forest outside, brought in through the large window towards east.

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PROJECT TYPE | MASTER THESIS


PROGRAM | RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE

ENERGY | LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS

LOCATION | VÅLER, NORWAY

SIZE | 1100 M2

Model picture of the structure of the Church Hall

Structure rising from the side aisles

View of the contemplation space from the altar call

Church Hall

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Site plan | scale 1:500

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Exterior of the Church Hall with the framing building in the background

ChapelEntrance of the framing building

Entrance patio

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Contemplation space

Cultural Center Offices|Services

Access to the metro

The intervention site is located in the heart of Lisbon, in the interior of an urban block with spontaneous formation, constituting a zone of ten-sion in the urban fabric of the city. It is an unqualifi ed and irregular space that has been forgotten over time, being at the present its main function a parking lot. The program for this intervention is to create a multifunctional com-plex to promote the area with Housing, Offi ces and a Cultural Centre, with the aim of recover this space to the city. The proposal pretends to generate an urban site rather than a building, thus exceeding the physical barriers that the limits of the place impose to itself. The project is developed around a central void created from the subtraction of volumes to the built volume, creating a large square with several openings to the outside of the block in order to bring life into the space. The buildings surrounding the central void slopes up in strategic points giving to the space a dynamic character. Its form divides the space into three squares linked together, which have diff erent atmo-

spheres according to the diff erent functions supported. In the central plaza the offi ces are placed on the upper fl oor, and the services on the ground fl oor as well as the entrance to the Cultural Centre. This square communicates also with the other two. The square for housing is developed at a higher level thus gaining a character of greater privacy and a quieter atmosphere. This plaza has a direct connection to the outside of the block. In the third square, with access from the main street, the triangular pre-existing building constitutes a vertical element that connects the plaza with the subway tunnel. This square is also surrounded by services and has access to the roof terrace of the Cultural Centre, also accessible from inside the building. Along the connection line between the buildings and the support-ing walls of the pre-existing housing, small patios are placed. These patios claim to be quieter, giving light into the interior of the building and creat-ing a fi ne line between the pre-existing and the new.

Mercado do Ratomultifunctional complex

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PROJECT TYPE | URBAN & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

PHASE | MAIN PROJECT

PROGRAM | MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPLEX

LOCATION | LISBON, PORTUGAL

SIZE | 14 500 M2

Single Family House complexAccess to a higher level - Street S. Filipe Nery

Longitudinal section| scale 1:500

model picture of the main square

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picture of the model showing the relation between the tree plazas

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technical section | scale 1:300

ground plan | scale1 2 50

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213m2 solar cells

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655mm insulation

350mm insulation550mm insulation

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level 02_6350

level 03_9700

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3 layered skylight with solar cells as shading device

3 layered windows,

energy optimized

scale 1|100

sub+urbzero-energy housing complex

SUB+URB is a zero energy housing complex located at Godsbanear-ealet in Aalborg. The site is characterised by having two levels - an urban area on the ground level, where services are located, and a green area on top of this. The green level is a prolongation of the green wedges coming in from south, which rise above the urban level all the way to Jyllands-gade. On top of the green platform 15 urban villas are placed. The dwell-ings are distributed according to sun and wind to give optimal solutions for both indoor climate and energy consumption. Taking advantage of the solar gain helps to fulfi l the net Zero Energy Building requirement of 22 kWh/m2.year, achieving an energy consumption of 19 kWh/m2.year. The designed building consists of six diff erent apartments - mak-ing them suitable for households of diff erent sizes, economic or social backgrounds. The apartments have access to private outdoor terraces and gardens to the south - the terraces are “carved out” of the building’s shape giving shading to the apartments during hot summer days.

The building has a medium heavy construction both in the apartments and on the terraces, which helps balancing the indoor thermal conditions during the day. To give a warmer atmosphere in both the apartments and the area, wood is chosen as a contrast material. The wooden cladding in the exterior and the typology of urban villas diff erentiates Godsbanea-realet from the surrounding districts, creating an entire new area at the edge of the dense city.The apartments are characterized by having a central core that works as a room divider between the diff erent zones in the apartment, containing the wet functions, as bathroom, toilet and kitchen. The core functions as a furniture element dividing the private zones to the north and the social areas to south. The private zone is placed in a higher level gaining a more intimate character.

sub + urbsocial & environmental sustainability

Cross and longitudinal sections | scale 1:500

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PROJECT TYPE | URBAN & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

PHASE | MAIN PROJECT

PROGRAM | NET ZEB & SOCIAL HOUSING

LOCATION | AALBORG, DENMARK

SIZE | 26 900 M2

ENERGY | ZERO-ENERGY BUILDINGS

model picture showing the green wedges sloping up until Jyllandsgade

plans of the apartments | scale 1:500

Square in the hearth of the complex

Three rooms apartmentMasterplan | scale 1:5000

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The impressive nature of the west coast of Jutland makes this place a unique composition of light and soft colors, where the sea view is never-ending. This peculiar scenario creates a perfect surrounding for a photographer, naturally very sensible to the changes of the light, deep in this place, where the fl at landscape reveals a high and dramatic sky. Hidden in the dunes, the site has a close relation with the small stream lying south, which slides softly in the landscape, very visible due the diff erent vegetation growing on top of it, and bringing a diff erent tone to this place. Behind this delicate stream the bunkers appear very visible but never-less integrated in the landscape. From north and east the site in enclosed by two signifi cant dunes, through which can be seen in the distance the light house of Hanstholm, protecting the site from the strong wind and hiding it from the road. An opening between the dunes at south-west reveals the vast and rough sea dissolved in the sky. Almost invisible from the road, the dwelling is revealed by the ap-proach in a narrow path through the dunes. The building is located in a small plateau next the stream, in a position where this diff erent views can be seen all around from the same place. In the point where they are con-nected will appear the center of the house, the core which connects all the spaces, the place to rest and contemplate the view. The remaining functions – bedroom, studio, darkroom, kitchen, and bathroom - are distributed around the central space, defi ning it and

creating the openings to the landscape in between them, framing distinct experiences of the surrounding. This diff erent spaces are contained in pure boxes form where is not possible to see the surrounding landscape, but which allows natural light. Therefore, the ‘moment’ for contemplate the view is restricted to the main space, creating a consciousness of being observe the nature, and a more acutely sensitivity to it. To let the light and the nature have the main role, the dwelling has a simple form and is made from only one primary material, polished con-crete, chosen due its resistance to the rough conditions and to its clean appearance. The diff erent boxes are made of concrete, with the same fi nishing inside and outside, and the glass between them is clean, without visible frames, providing a close relation to the nature. To make the dwelling self-suffi cient in terms of energy, the roof is designed to support solar panels without break with the clean form of the building and the circular walls work as a rainwater collector, providing water to the diff erent facilities.

dwelling in the landscapestudio for a photographer

solar cellsrainwater collector

Longitudinal section | scale 1:100

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