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p o r t f o l i oJAVIER VELO
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ContactCurriculum VitaePortfolioApartment in SanxexnoApartment in LugoIroko NightstandDesign Hub Madrid
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Contact
Javier Velo
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Curriculum Vitae
2002 - 2012
2008 - 2009
Master of Architecture (MArch)Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ETSAM
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), Visiting StudentIllinois Institute of Technology de Chicago, College of Architecture
Reconognitions
2009
2008
2008
Dean’s ListIllinois Institute of Technology
Bancaja Scholarship for International Study in the USABancaja
International Student Tuition ScholarshipIllinois Institute of Technology
Experience
2010 - 2013
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Interior DesignerApartment renovation in Lugo, Spain
Apartment renovation in Sanxenxo, Spain
Collaborator in aA ArquitecturasTamula lakeside master plan in Estonia, International Contest
Skills
English, Spanish, Portuguese (basic), French (basic)
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Google SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, CE3 & CE3X
Architect (MArch) seeking to develop and boost carreer in interior and furniture design.
Education
Objective
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Portfolio
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Apartment in Sanxenxo
Summer apartment renovation. This summer apartment remodelling project consists of tearing down unnecessary partition walls in order to create an open concept space. A big sliding door is designed to extend the living room space when the occupancy is low.
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Fig 01: Before and after the renovation.Fig 02: The design gets rid of unnecessary partition walls and creates an open concept space for the living room and kitchen.
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Fig 03: A big sliding door is designed to extend the living room space when the occupancy is low.
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Fig 04: View of the living room area. Furniture: Plate coffee tables produced by Vitra, designed by Jasper Morrison, Alfa sofa produced by Zanotta, Helsinki TV stand produced by Desalto and Gilda lamp produced by Pallucco.
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Fig 05: View of the living room and kitchen island. Furniture: Occasional side table and Aluminium easy chairs, both produced by Vitra and designed by the Eames, Tolomeo lamp produced by Artemide. Kitchen from Doimo Cucine and Gutman air extractor.
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Fig 06: View of the living room / additional bedroom. Custom made oak closet. A continuous feeling surface is created using wood stripes 1cm deep. Furniture: sofa bed produced by Softline, danish vintage side table and AJ lamp produced by Louis Poulsen and designed by Arne Jacobsen.
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Fig 07: Detailed plan of the living room area, kitchen and dining room. A big sliding door connects the extra living room area with the open concetp space. A better conection with the balcony is achieved.
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Fig 08: View of the working area in the extra living room space. Furniture: Scrittarello desk produced by De Padova and designed by Achille Castiglioni, Plastic chair produced by Vitra and Luxy lamp from Rotaliana.
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Fig 09: View of the bedroom. Furniture: Haller cabinet produced by USM and Plywood LCM Calf’s Skin easy chair from Vitra, designed by Charles Eames.
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Fig 10: View of the master bedroom. Furniture: Tolomeo lamp produced by Artemide and Nesting tables produced by Vitra and designed by Josef Albers.
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Apartment in Lugo
Renovation and redecor of an apartment in Lugo. The goal is to make it more functional. A new layout is designed to make a bigger living room area. The tradi-tional look of the apartment is mainteined and also part of the original furniture.Work in progress. New pictures in www.javiervelo.com soon.
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Fig 11: Before and after the renovation.Fig 12: Phase 1 of the design. The brighter parts haven’t been renewed yet.
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Fig 13: A more functional layout is designed, creating a bigger living room space with an annex dinig room.
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Fig 14: View of the dining room. The traditional look of the apartment is maintained. Furniture: Maija lamp produced by Santa&Cole and designed by Ilmari Tapiovara, Cesca chair produced by Knoll and 25 dining table produced by Desalto. Items are selected in order to match the owner’s rug.
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Fig 15: By using low pieces of furniture next to the windows, like Le Corbusier’s LC3 lounge chair, the views to the balcony and the surroundings are enhanced.
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Iroko Nightstand
Custom designed iroko wood nigthstand. The goal of the design is to create a feeling of lightness using hardwood. This nightstand is part of the apartment in Lugo renovation project.
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Fig 16: View of the nightstand in the master bedroom of the apartment.
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Fig 17: This piece was designed taking into account the traditional enviroment of the room.
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Design Hub Madrid.
Master’s project. This building is located between two main public spaces in Madrid’s historic center. The purpose of the design is to link both Santa Bárbara square and the new Barceló Market area, creating a continuous urban space. Not in a direct way but creating a feeling of continuity through transparency and reflection.
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Fig 18: View of the building from Mejia Lequerica Street.Fig 19: Cross view from the inside. Buildings, terraces and courtyards.
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Fig 20: The Design Hub splits into five different glass buildings with curved contours, adapting itself to the surroundings, embracing the nearby buildings and opening itself to the squares.
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Fig 21: All buildigs have gaps on the ground floor, allowing people to cross them and gain acces to the buil-dings, the book shop, the store, the restaurant (in the image), and the public underground space
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Fig 22: D building cross section. Bookshop on the ground floor and library on top. Mechanical and electrical underground gallery.
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Fig 23: The upper levels are the areas for Fashion, Object and Space design studios, library and offices. There is a narrow separation between the façades here, light being filtered by the high tech glass materials.
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Fig 24: Detailed plan. Toilets, supply room and mechanical and electrical distributors. Meeting room, works-hop area and connection with the nearby building.
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Fig 25: Construction detail.
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Fig 26: Longitudilal section. Solar control curtain wall façade. Store on the ground floor. Terrace - canteen on the first.
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Fig 27: Cross section. Buildings A, B and C. The underground space is open and suitable for exhibitions and conferences. It can be easily divided using moving walls. Under every building there is a mechanical and electrical gallery.
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Fig 28: Cross view from the inside. Buildings, terraces and courtyards.Fig 29: View of the building from Mejia Lequerica Street. Cross view from the inside.
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Fig 30: Cross section. Terrace - canteen and workshops in the upper levels.
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Fig 31: First floor plan. Terrace - canteen and comunication workshops. Cortyard with trees between bul-dings B and C.
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Fig 32: Floor construction detail.
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Fig 33: Plan. Design workshops, meeting area, toilets, supply room, and printing facilities.
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Fig 34: Longitudinal section. Upper level workshops. Solar control curtain wall façade.
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Fig 35: Construction detail.
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Fig 36: Buildings D and E floor plan. Conection between the library and the offices.
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Fig 37: Courtyard between buildings B and C. Restaurant and cafe patio.
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Fig 38: Underground exhibition space. Moving walls storage room.
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Fig 39: Construction detail.
