1

PortfolioANDRES PINZON LATORREAssistant Professor

Department of Architecture Faculty of Architecture and Design at Universidad de los Andes Bogotá – Colombia

2

This Portfolio has been organized to give an overview of the inquiries that originate from my design and build classes and the proposals and research results from staff and students of the Building Technology and Computation areas at the Department of Architecture at Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá – Colombia.

3

1/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research projects with Associated Professors at Universidad de los Andes

Participation in Books Papers in Refereed JournalsPapers in Refereed Conference Proceedings

2/CONDUCTED WORK Samples of undergraduate student´s projects at Universidad de los Andes

Studies in Materials and Assemblies Student´s Pavilions

1/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Participation in Books

08/2012 Basic Structural Design for Architects Authors:ACE (Architecture, City and Education) Research Group

05/2006Monograph / Library of the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Authors:ACE (Architecture, City and Education) Research Group

08/2012 Effciency in Daylighting Pinzón Latorre, Andrés

Authors:ACE (Architecture, City and Education) Research Group

5

BASIC STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS

PREDIMENSIONAMIENTO: DEFINICION DE LA ESTUCTURA PORTANTE EN ARQUITETECTURA

08/2012AUTHORS:ACE (Architecture, City and Education) Research Group

Nicolás ParraAndrés PinzónRafael Villazón

EDICIONES UNIANDESBogotá – Colombia156 pages

REVIEW:Predimensionamiento: definición de la estructura portante en arquitectura is a publication with an academic emphasis. It introduces the principles of structures in Architecture. This research is organized in two parts: the first part presents the concepts of structural design, and the second part introduces basic methods to dimension structural elements. The first part explains the Colombian Seismic Law, emphasizing the properties of building materials and the behavior of structures according to different loads.

The second part indicates the guidelines to dimension structural elements in reinforced concrete, steal, and wood. Additionally, the effect of non-structural on the structure is also analyzed.

6

MONOGRAPH / LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO

ERASE UNA VEZ UN EDIFICIO… BIBLIOTECA Y AUDITORIO UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADELO LOZANO

05/2006AUTHORS:ACE (Architecture, City and Education) Research Group

Rafael VillazónAndrés Pinzón (Collaborator)

EDICIONES UNIANDESBogotá – Colombia172 pages

REVIEW: Monograph / Biblioteca y Auditorio Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano is the Case Study of a Library and Auditorium building designed by the Colombian Architect Daniel Bermúdez Samper for the University Jorge Tadeo Lozano in Bogotá- Colombia.

This book presents the stages of Designing and Constructing the Library and the Auditorium for this university. The chapters present the use of Reinforced Concrete, the study of Day lighting for the Library spaces, and the Acoustics analysis for the Auditorium. This research stresses the importance of acquitting and employ of a technical knowledge in Architecture.

7

EFFICIENCY IN DAYLIGHTING (EFICIENCIA LUMINICA EN ARQUITECTURA)

04/2004AUTHORS:ACE (Architecture, City and Education) Research Group

Rafael VillazónJaime GarciaAndrés Pinzón (collaborator)

EDICIONES UNIANDESBogotá – Colombia131 pages

REVIEW: Eficiencia Lumínica en Arquitectura deals with the importance of Light in Architecture. It is not just a technical handbook to understand the complexity of Daylight; it is also a review of contemporary Architecture engaged to reduce the environmental burden through the use of this natural element.

The research is organized in five chapters. The first two chapters introduce Light as a physic phenomenon. The third chapter explains the Sun position through sundials, and the different daylight elements. The fourth and the fifth chapters deal with Artificial Lighting and strategies to reduce the electric load through the different lamps, and light control systems.

05/2012 Design and Construction of a Bamboo Pavilion in Universidad de los Andes Pinzón Latorre, Andrés

published in dearq10 - Journal of Architecture. Bogotá-Colombia

07/2009 The Industrial Symbiosis in Kalundborg, Denmark Pinzón Latorre, Andrés

published in dearq4 - Journal of Architecture. Bogotá-Colombia

05/2008 Dayligting Project for the Stata Center

Pinzón Latorre, Andrés

published in dearq2 - Journal of Architecture. Bogotá-Colombia

1/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Papers on Refereed Journals

ABSTRACT

This article explores materials through the design and construction of a pavilion for children that was constructed by undergraduate students who use prototypes of analysis in order to understand and visualize the options available for a material like that of bamboo.

ABSTRACT

A city as a system must attain a cultural structure where the daily productive actions are in harmony with the natural resources. This paper narrates the experience of the city of Kalundborg in Denmark, a paradigm of cooperation between industry and community to achieve a sustainable development.

ABSTRACT

To understand and to think about the role of natural light in Architecture, it is necessary to study light as a natural phenomenon. This article presents a Case of Study of an interior space in an educative building. Light conditions inside the space are deficient and because of it, different alternatives to improve the light quality are proposed.

11/2011 From physical to digital modeling: a case of study in the design of a space truss

In SIGRADI 2011 (XV Congress of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics)

Faculty of Architecture, Universidad Nacional del Litoral Santa Fe-Argentina

11/2010 Teaching students about materiality through the design and construction of a bamboo pavilion

In SIGRADI 2010 (XIV Congress of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics)

Faculty of Architecture and Design, Universidad de los Andes Bogotá-Colombia

11/2009 Industrial Symbiosis in Kalundborg In XXIII CLEFA (Congress of Latin-American Schools of Architecture)

Faculty of Architecture, Universidad de Morón Buenos Aires-Argentina

1/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings

ABSTRACT

This paper is focused on how materials, modeled geometry and machinery can be related to study design and fabrication of spatial trusses. It is presented through an investigation carried by students of architecture as part of a class in materials. The objective of the class was to study a material in the context of Component Design; enhancing the principle of learning by modeling. .

ABSTRACT

Sustainability represents the challenge of the current century. Under this idea, cities are called to function in an more efficient way reducing their burden on the environment. The Industrial Ecology proposes the study of a city as a productive system where environmental, economic and technological aspects are interconnected..

ABSTRACT

This article presents the experience of design an structure with a recycled material such as cardboard. The study of the curvature of a dome, the fabrication of the structural elements, and the assemblage of a kit of parts permit to learn about the steps of a construction process.

10

2/CONDUCTED WORK

Studies in Materials and Assemblies

The purpose of study materials and assemblies is focused on a continuous development of building products and systems.

In an early stage of design, students work on physical based processes to gain knowledge making a mock-up.

They learn about materiality, scale and geometry. Afterwards, they work with digital tools aiming to design a structural node in detail. Finally, students explore form generation and digital fabrication.

11

PREFABRICATION OF A CONCRETE MODULE

MATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE CLASSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2009-1This exercise is a material exploration in concrete. The design and construction of a concrete prefabricated permit students to identify material specifications, limitations, and alternatives. The design and development of the formwork in plastics, the material composition, and the construction are stages experienced by the students.

WINDOW PANEL IN NATURAL MATERIALS: WOOD, BAMBOO AND ADOBE

MATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE CLASSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2009-2This exercise is a material exploration in the configuration of a window frame. Different types of windows are constructed by the students. Wood is used for the frame, adobe is used as a covering material and a bamboo fabric is used to cover the window pane.

12

JOINERY IN WOOD PLANAR TRUSSES

MATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE CLASSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2010-1This exercise is a material exploration in the configuration of planar trusses. The students build a wood prototype of a truss module. In this, they explore sections and assemblies. Then, digital modeling permits to analyze the association of elements in a structural system.

13

JOINERY IN PAPER TUBES / SPATIAL TRUSSES

MATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE CLASSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2010-2This exercise is a material exploration in the configuration of spatial trusses. The students build a cardboard prototype of a truss module. In this, they explore diameters, sections and assemblies. Then, digital modeling permits to analyze the association of elements in a structural system.

14

JOINERY IN MDFMATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE CLASSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2011-1This exercise is a geometrical exploration in the configuration of nodes. Either by interlocking layers (i.e. tetrahedron, octahedron, or dodecahedron) or creating solids(i.e. tetrahedron, octahedron, or dodecahedron), the students design, and analyze the performance of a structural node.

16

JOINERY IN WOOD / PLANAR FRAMES

MATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE CLASSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2011-2This exercise is a material exploration in the configuration of wood frames. The students build a prototype of a module of roof structure. In this, they explore diameters, sections and assemblies. Then, digital modeling permits to analyze the association of elements in a structural system.

17

JOINERY IN PVC AND MDF / DOME STRUCTUREMATERIALS IN ARCHITECTURE CLASSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2012-1This exercise is a geometrical exploration in the configuration of dome structure. The students build a prototype in plastic and MDF structure. In this, they explore diameters, sections and assemblies. Then, digital modeling permits to analyze the association of elements in a double curve structural system.

18

2/CONDUCTED WORK

STUDENT´S PAVILIONSThe symbiosis of designing and building can generate inventions and these can become real innovations.

This exercise is the integration of designing and engineering, production and realization.

Choosing the material for a building is paramount in the design process as it determines the success of the construction of a student´s pavilion.

Students must be aware of the processes of extraction, transformation, assembly, and function of the materials in order to be able to involve them in their earliest plans.

19

STUDENT´S PAVILION / CARDBOARD

STUDIO IN MATERIALSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2009-2This pavilion employs cardboard as structural material and plastic flexible sheets as roofing material. The structure of the pavilion is thought as a vault composed by elements in two directions.

20

STUDENT´S PAVILION / CARDBOARD

STUDIO IN MATERIALSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2010-1This pavilion employs cardboard as structural and roofing material. The structure of the pavilion is thought as a dome composed by meridians and parallels.

21

STUDENT´S PAVILION / BAMBOO

STUDIO IN MATERIALSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2010-2This pavilion is constructed in bamboo, a material with an important development in the vernacular architecture in rural areas of Colombia. The structure is thought as a cage of bamboo trunks .

22

STUDENT´S PAVILION / RECYCLED PLASTIC BOXES

STUDIO IN MATERIALSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2011-1In this pavilion, the reutilization of plastic boxes becomes the parameter to design a playground. The use of composite for the lateral structure permits to stabilize the structure of the grouped plastic boxes

23

STUDENT´S PAVILION / RECYCLED PLASTIC BOXES

STUDIO IN MATERIALSUNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

2011-2In this pavilion, the students used recycled plastic boxes to construct a playground. To construct a frame, an steel reinforcement was thought crossing the gaps of the boxes.

24

ANDRES PINZON LATORREAssistant Professor

Department of Architecture Faculty of Architecture and Design at Universidad de los Andes Bogotá – Colombia

Carrera 1A. N. 18A-70Bloque K – Piso 2Oficina 210

http://arquitectura .uniandes.edu.co apinzon@uniandes.edu.co571 33394949 EXT: 2673