architecture portfolio 2014

(selected works)

Max FabrisDelft, NL

maxfabris@gmail.com

(31)0625185788

EDUCATION2011-14, Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Build-

ing Sciences (MScArch), Technische Universiteit Delft, Delft, The

Netherlands.

2008-10, Post-Graduation in O projeto de Arquitetura na Cidade Con-

temporânea, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil.

2005-06, Bachelor in Architecture and Urbanism, Fundação Armando

Alvares Penteado, São Paulo, Brazil.

2001-04, Bachelor in Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade de Caxi-

as do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Brazil.

SKILLSAutoCAD, 3D Studio Max + V-Ray, Rhinoceros + V-Ray, Adobe Illustrator,

Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Corel Draw, Corel

Photo-Paint, Revit (beginner), Grasshopper for Rhinoceros (beginner).

LANGUAGESPortuguese (native)

Italian (upper intermediate)

English (full professional proficiency)

Spanish (professional proficiency)

Dutch (beginner)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

IAB (Instito dos Arquitetos do Brasil), Brazil (since Jan, 2007)

CREA-SP (Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Arquitetura), Brazil (froom

Jan,2007 until Dec,2011)

CAU (Conselho de Arquitetura e Urbanismo), Brazil (since Jan, 2012)

SBA (Bureau Architectenregister), The Netherlands (expected from

April, 2014)

VISA/WORKING PERMITEU and Brazil.

Max FabrisVestpoort 9, Delft, NL

(31) 06 25185788

maxfabris@gmail.com

Italian/Brazilian

02-Dec-1982

EXPERIENCE

Trainee at TomDavid Architecten, Rotterdam,

The Netherlands (March 2011 - November 2011)

*Architecture - Development of new projects from the initial design

until technical drawings.

Architectural Coordninator at Debora Aguiar & Ar-

quitetos Associados, São Paulo, Brazil (January 2010

– September 2010)

*Architecture - Development of 15 houses from 600m2 up to

2500m2. Supervision of team with 10 architects inside the office plus

external construction and technical drawings team. Close connection

with the final client, including weekly meetings, construction supervi-

sion, contracts and costs.

Architect at Itamar Berezin Arquitetura, São

Paulo, Brazil (March 2008 – January 2010)

*Architecture - Development of more than 40 (residential, hotel,

and commercial) towers’ façades and ground floor, approval drawings,

supervision of 3d perspectives for brochures and sales physical models.

Close connection with the final client.

Junior Architect at Debora Aguiar & Arquitetos

Associados, São Paulo, Brazil (January 2007 – March 2008)

*Architecture and Interiors - Development of interiors projects

for houses, sales show room for new developments, stores, exhibitions

and new residences, including meeting with clients, technical and ap-

proval drawings, 3d perspectives and physical models supervision, and

preliminary design.

INTERNSHIPS

Intern at ENACON / High-Tech, São Paulo, Brazil (Ar-

chitecture)

(November 2006 – January 2007)

Intern at Place Design, São Paulo, Brazil (Architecture

and Urban Planning)(March 2006 – October 2006)

Intern at Meirelles & Maksoud Arquitetos Associa-

dos, São Paulo, Brazil (Architecture and Interiors)(August 2005 – March 2006)

Intern at Estúdio Arquitetônico, Caxias do Sul, Brazil

(Architecture and Interiors)(March 2004 – December 2004)

Intern at Ricardo Julião Arquitetura e Urbanismo,

São Paulo, Brazil (Architecture)

(July 2003 – August 2003)

Intern at Freios Master S.A., Caxias do Sul, Brazil (En-

gineering)(March 2002 – September 2002)

SELECTED WORKS

Bridging ParaisópolisPerverting Modernism

2014, São Paulo, Brazil

PARAISÓPOLIS

To understand the history of Paraisópolis it is needed

to go back to 1921. The area where the favela is located today

was part of Fazenda do Morumbi which was divided in 2200

plots by União Mútua Companhia Construtora e Crédito Pop-

ular S.A. The infrastructure of the allotment has not been fully

implemented and many of those which purchased plots have

never taken actual possession neither paid the taxes.

That is, as has been verified many times in the history

of São Paulo, public or private developments which had not

been completed eventually become abandoned regions. For

this reason they became a call for informal occupation.

Today Paraisópolis complex is considered the sec-

ond largest favela in the city of São Paulo with 55,590 people

and 20,832 properties (officially), plus a network of civil in-

stitutions working in social projects within the community.

Paraisópolis is divided into 5 parts (Grotinho, Grotão, Brejo,

Antonico and Centro) and has two other adjacent favelas (Jar-

dim Colombo and Porto Seguro) originated around the same

time as Paraisópolis.

city center

paraisópolis

Favelas in the city of São Paulo

Design proposal bridging both sides of the valley.

Re-connecting Paraisópolis Grid

Paraisópolis has a peculiar characteristic which distinguishes

it from most of Brazilian favelas. The slum is located on a regular ur-

ban grid, which is reminiscent of the first urbanization project for the

area. The idea of creating a regular allotment ended up creating one of

the most paradoxical spatial conditions in the city, where formal and in-

formal city layers overlap.

In Paraisópolis the “center”, not as geographic location but as

the hub of specific activities, is not limited to a single point as in the tra-

ditional city, not just to the edges like most of the slums, but it is found

throughout the area, specifically along the urban grid. Thus, virtually all

the blocks’ boundaries are “center”.

THE PROPOSAL

context

re-connect

add public space

valley’s specific connections

deflect public space

open to Paraisópolis

The region of Grotão due topographical reasons interrupts the

continuity of the orthogonal urban fabric. That is, what should have been

divided into smaller blocks turned into a super cluster of shacks located

in risk areas with the largest urban, economic and social problems of the

whole community.

The design is concerned to reconnect the Grotão with the rest of

the community. The proposal was to create a bridge that allows vertical

connections that act in local level and a horizontal connection which is

the continuation of the grid that performs in a higher urban level.

The structure was designed so that its program can be modi-

fied easily with low cost. The project contains a school, a library, a sports

zone, green areas, spaces for temporary activities (fairs, exhibitions, or

any activity that does not require special infrastructure) plus a street for

light vehicles. In a way, the bridge is part of the urban grid.

The bridge operates in a highly urban level. The connection can

be used to improve other areas of Paraisópolis besides Grotão with the

least possible impact on existing buildings. In an architectural context,

the interesting point of the project is it to be a very flexible open structure.

View from the multi-sport court. The court as an open space can be used for extra activities besides sports events. As the bleacher is covered it can be used to play movies and held lectures as well.

Structure can be evaluated emotionally; envelopes will surely

also be. Structure and envelope can be separated from each other. User’s

emotions might change. However, structure (the skeleton) is the most

unchangeable component of the architectural artefact and can only be

changed with great difficulty. Envelopes can be changed relatively easily.

The function map (which is concerned to the user of the building) is what

can be changed most easily.

STRUCTURE, ENVELOPE AND FUNCTION MAP

South Elevation

Implantation

4x 4x 2x 1x

isometric

diagrid perspective

assembly

set up

front view

top view

View from the stairs towards the bridge.

DIAGRID COMPONENTS - PIPES AND JOINTS

Data Silos G E N . 1

Excess Heat Enabling Civic-ness

2013, Groningen, The Netherlands*part of a exhibition in the hall of the Gedempte

Zuiderdiep 98 in Groningen

Europan 12 finalist

With the shift from manufacturing to

(global) service industries, the challenge is to

sustain local benefits from this re-alignment

while simultaneously marketing the city com-

petitively. Telecommunication services and the

infrastructure for supporting a digitally ena-

bled society is a booming industry, at the core

of which are the data-centers. With a young,

creative demographic and a forward-looking

entrepreneurial spirit founded on a strong

quality of living, Groningen is ideally suited to

host data-centers. Sitting on an abundant and

relatively cheap power source, in a cool climate,

on pre-existing fiber optic lines, and boasting

an institutional framework supporting internet

innovations (Internet Valley, Mediacentrale,

GN-IX, and the Center for Information Tech-

nology at RuG), Groningen is poised to expand

its digital presence.

A decisive and stand-alone desti-

nation program of an infrastructural nature

which nonetheless leaves options open for its

neighbours is called for. Its’ fate ought not be

tied to the north, but wager instead on the more

likely success of the southerly SuikerUnie site.

Post-industrial and failing-retail sites are ideal

locations for new data-warehousing (Amazon

has retrofitted a Food terminal as a data-center

in Dublin, Google a paper-mill in Norway, and

Olivetti is exploring their viability in Turin). In

the long-term it will form the nexus and hinge

between the west and south development par-

cels, and perhaps even engender an alternate

future for the failing furniture retail immedi-

ately north, making a virtue of its relative in-

accessibility by retrofitting their shed-buildings

as data-center annexes (Faltering retail outlets

have been profitably converted to data-centers

with higher rent-income, notably by Sears and

Barns & Noble in North America). There is

much to be gained by co-locating data-centers

with other uses. By plugging other uses into

the system, waste heat is capitalized upon, ef-

fectively creating a district heating system (In

Vancouver Telus Communications has plugged

their downtown data-center into a new office

headquarters and condominium development).

In the first phase (DataSilosGEN1) the holistic

approach to waste heat sustains a public ther-

mal pool and greenhouse. Expanded as a model

for rebranding the area over a 10 year period,

DataIsland2025 shares its excess heat as an in-

centive for development on all sides. A vertical

format for the data-center reserves ground lev-

el for occupied activities and ensures scalabil-

ity of the servers above without compromising

the configuration of the pools or greenhouse

(Vertical format data-centers have been piloted

across the globe, most successfully in London

Docklands where Telehouse has also plugged

its excess heat into a district heating system

to achieve high environmental standards and

planning approvals).

Initial investment is minimal as in-

dustrial-scaled power already arrives at Suik-

erUnie site, and a fiber optic connection has

recently been made as part of the community

metro ring. The data-center could be operated

by a private hosting firm (one which leases out

server space), a proprietary firm (like Google

or Amazon), or be government run (to support

start-ups or support state agencies)(Compara-

bly sized and located cities in Canada have suc-

cessfully attracted a government datacenters to

support digitalization of healthcare databases

and services). The City has proven its viability

by three other data-centers in the area (the lat-

est at Eemshaven).The economic viability and

the much sought-after positive public profile of

the project is improved by its re-use of waste-

heat for which a monthly supply contract could

be negotiated as an additional incentive.

On a more abstract level, it is a man-

ifestation of the digital Cloud rendered in con-

crete and fabric, and builds on a long tradition

of architecture learning from industry/tele-

communications (Peter Behrens’ AEG Turbine

Factory (1909) set a path for Modernism. The

contemporary factory is the data-center). With

DataSilosGEN1 Groningen once again leads the

way by demonstrating a future where digital

culture is balanced against traditional civicness

and communalism, invests in its competitive

future on a global scale, and re-confirms its’

pioneering spirit. The first generation of a new

building type; the urbanistically responsive

data center.

Netherlands1,730

data providers

Germany2,371

data providers

United Kingdom

2,660data providers

DataSilos Gen1

(22.000m2)DataIsland2025

(42.200m2)

Eemshaven(18.000m2)

Zernike(11.500m2)

Rekenhal

Metro Community Ring

Hot Pool

Cooling Plant

Heat Exchanger

Hot Air Manifold

Temperate Pool

Cool Pool

Servers

Support Office

Greenhouse

Promenade Cafe

Parking ServicingData-Center

Greenhouse Bridge

Thermal Pools

murky water inlet

water purificationphase

air conditioningphase

server room heat generationphase

hot air collection/distributionphase

greenhousephase

heat exchangephase

thermal poolphase

clean water outlet

Systems: a heat engineTraditional data-centers produce enough heat to supply a building three times its size. Diverting that heat flow through intermediate civic functions adds value and profile to the system without hindering its functioning, and offers sustainable operational cost recovery. While server technolo-gy continues to improve by reducing operating temperatures, turning waste-heat into a resource turns the problem on its head.

Fiber-optic cables and data-centersTraditional data-centers produce enough heat to supply a building three times its size. Diverting A new identity for the West builds on recent telecommunications investments.

Inter-European and continental fiber-optic cablesA small country with a big digital presence.

Programming: a parasytic pool and greehouseThe challenge of the data-center is its architectural and urban integration with the city. Condens-ing the servers vertically and parasitically linking amenity programs to its’ base amerliorates its impact, making it a genuinely desireable neighbour.

ETFE VEIL

DATA-CENTER

THE BOARDWALK

GREENHOUSE BRIDGETHE POOLS

THE MARSH

THE BEACH

A viable alternate future to struggling furniture retail and post-industrial sites.

A new identity and landmark generously sharing its heat Traditional and new forms of civic-ness

The Boardwalk

Thermal Pools

The Gateway The Promenade Cafe

The Greenhouse

Jury Report

The idea of a large data centre, using the surplus heat for thermal baths, is more realistic than appears at first sight. Groningen would definitely benefit from an eye-catching build-ing on this site, but the architecture needs to be of a much higher standard than represented here. The plan is not suitable for a gradual development of the site.

Nova BibliotecaA Estratégia de Densificar

2013, São Paulo, Brazil

In an Era that tends to be sceptical about the use

of collective spaces in the contemporary city and each per-

son is more unique, exclusive and personalized than ever,

the proposed library is a statement about its fundamental

and unique role as a building truly collective and public

use.

The proposed library does not reinvent the tradi-

tional institution. Simply adapts it to new demands. Ceas-

es to be true to the book and becomes concerned about

knowledge, independent of the way this is presented. The

book frees space for collective use, but do not cease to exist.

The project densifies vertical/horizontal circu-

lations and services in a super-efficient core. The existent

pit for lighting and ventilation is maintained, however it

becomes a void that is now part of the building’s interior, a

significant element that organizes the spaces.

The void divides the building into two larger

blocks. The front block will house the activities of collective

use, such as study rooms, administrative areas and work-

shops. These spaces were designed taking into account the

idea of free plan, so their remodelling becomes very simple.

Any adjustments that need over the years can be easily im-

plemented without changing the functional organization

of the library as a whole. The same volume is subdivided

into two parts. The bottom holds all administrative spaces

while the top ones are dedicated to students, teachers and

the general public. The rear volume, in its turn, houses the

archive itself. It will be a fully automated block with nine

stories high, using an automated library system (ALS).

The ground floor and the front part of the un-

derground will allocate spaces with public character such

as the general service desk, gift shop, café, multipurpose

space and an auditorium for 100 people. The top terrace

will be holding a programless leisure area taking advan-

tage of the magnificent views of the city.

The void that used to be a narrow courtyard which provides natural light and ventilation became a crucial organizing element bringing all the programs together. It also allows the automated archive to be seen from every point within the building. This type of archive comprises an immense collection using 1/7 of the space of normal shelves, liberating space for other activities.

The ground floor being itself as multifunctional spaces makes users aware of all the programs present in the building through different openings, void, glass floor, exposed elements (archive) and other strategic placed elements.

Different spaces of the library: typical study space, mediaroom, canteen, auditorium, all sharing the same features as visual poros-ity and flexibility.

The terrace placed at the top floor gives an singular opportunity to study, relax and organize events with an exclusive view towards São Paulo city’s center.

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Ground Floor

SCALING UP THE OBJECT

The pavilion will intermediate the scale of the Arcos da Lapa and the Square. The size required for the program had to be enlarged, thus allowing its critical mass to tie both scales.

SCATTERING THE PRO-GRAM

In order to not spatially oversize the program it had to be broken into different smaller blocks. Each new piece can be read as a distinct pavilion, but all of them within a single shared container.

LANDSCAPING THE ROOF

The implementation of a canopy allows the pavilion’s footprint to be bigger and, at the same time, not changing the dimensions of the programs which are floating underneath. The shape of the roof has to do with the beauty of the sinuous natural landscape of Rio de Janei-ro, as Niemeyer used to address in his works as being “the curves of the Brazilian women”. The roof once read as a landscape has vegetation. The plants used are species commonly found at Burle Marx’s works, which has become a traditional image of the modernist Brazilian landscape.

BORDERING THE PAVIL-ION

With the addition of side borders the object itself has become a con-tainer ready to receive a variety of programs. In addition to that a clear distinction between inside and outside is created.

Intermediate Pavilion

Tying Bonds between Symbolism, City scales and Users

2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

info 29.54m²

shops 45.18m²

adm 31.82m² plant 21.97m²

café 261.65m² toilets 18.31m²

The use of fabric curtains, in-stead of traditional rigid walls, allows users and air to penetrate through it without any major ef-fort. It gives fluidity to the space at the same time giving borders to the object. There is no fixed entrance or exit, thus the pavil-ion can be accessed by any point.

TYING ELEMENTS

Once all the basic elements (the scattered program blocks, the cur-tains and the canopy) are placed, they are all connected in order to originate the final structure. The canopy goes down around the pro-gram blocks generating the col-umns. The floor of the café is elevated, becoming a solid block, which will work as the main foundation. Its multicolor mixed pattern rep-resents each country which will be playing the World Cup 2014.

STRUCTURE

The structural grid made out of wood allows air to flow within the pavilion. It also works as a sun shading, which is something

THE FIELD

The last element is the field. It will transcend the boundaries of the object, working at the city scale.

necessary in a tropical city as Rio de Janeiro. It is composed by a set o smaller pieces, or “blades”, which can be assembled in loco. This system is also really effi-cient for transportation.The café’s floor is projected to the canopy creating a glass roof on top of it, in order to protect the users during rainy days and other undesired events. It also has photovoltaic cells which will generate power that will be used in the pavilion. The blocks will follow the same material of the structure, wood painted in white.

The plaza where the pavilion is placed will be covered with artificial grass. The border lines will be exaggerated wider, comparing to what we would expect to find in a soccer field, in order to emphasize its limits. The screen and the lights, placed at the corners, give to the place the atmosphere of a soccer stadium.

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Interior view

Exterior view

Section

Event TrayAdvancing Central Station Towards Public Space

2012, Hamburg, Germany

Event Tray project is not a master plan neither an

architectural object, rather, it contains basic genes of both.

In Hamburg around 1/3 of the train platforms are located out-

side Central Station’s main building. Those platforms have no straight

connections to city. Passengers must leave the train and walk long dis-

tances through a busy station in order to reach the city. The uncovered

space which the platforms are placed has an enormous potential to be-

come a new entrance of the station. Furthermore, this space has all its

borders defined and with no doubts the vocation to become an open air

public space. The role of the designer, in this case, is the same as a cutter

that from a rough stone gets a diamond.

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NON-RETURN DIAGRAMS

1) horizontal method

2) vertical method

3) levels method

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SURFACES

elevated road

entrance tunnels

surface’s connectors

verticals

flats

Platforms merge with city.

New connections enabling public space.

Public Space collides with infra-structure.

New perspectives from unexpected connections.

Olympic Games Info Pavilion

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2010, London, England

To design the Info Pavilion, for the Olympic Games in London

2012, is necessary to put together two conceptual lines. The first concep-

tual line is related to the site where the Info Pavilion will be plotted. The

Trafalguar Square is much more than just a public square in the city of

London. It is a vital hub for the urban logistics and a pure example of a

totally democratic space. The inserted pavilion should keep itself neu-

tral, in other words, it should not interfere on the qualities of the square.

The second one is related to the object itself. It claims for integration

among different cultures, personal exchanges, meetings, celebration and

information. All these concepts will shape the Info Pavilion, a democratic

building.

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Urban Condenser

Re-defining Berrini through Place as a Concept

2009, São Paulo, Brazil

Located in São Paulo, Berrini is an

area clearly defined Pinheiros river, Berrini Av.,

Bandeirantes Av., and Roberto Marinho Av.

From the 80’s it became one of the biggest cor-

porate buildings cluster in Brazil. Today it can

be seen as a part of the city which has two very

different but consolidated parts, one residential

and one dedicated to worldwide business.

The hypothesis suggested in this work

is addressed to the local connections within the

area. Far from a city strategy it concentrates

the attentions to the local environment. A shift

from the city to the peculiarities of the context.

That means a shift from Berrini Av. to its ad-

jacent streets. There is a lack of connections

between public spaces and private buildings in

Berrini. Both don’t perform collectively, rather

as individuals. The ability to perform together

will improve the whole area consolidating a sin-

gle identity.

The master plan proposed foresees 3

different phases to be implemented in the area.

The first one is addressed to connection of all

public areas along the axis. The second phase

aims to connect the train station directly to the

area through an open library. The third phase is

the cultural center.

MASTER PLAN

LIBRARY

UNDERGROUND PARKING

CULTURAL CEN-TER

The cultural center is located at the Southern ending of the

master plan. Its program consists in a parking lot, art galleries (empty

boxes that could be used for other temporary uses rather than art exhi-

bitions), a plaza for public activities such as an open market, helipad, a

theater, and a vertical park that runs through all the building.

The design porosity allows ground circulation in all directions.

The building was designed to be a structure that enables public activities

to its maximum. The vertical garden works as a loop connecting all sorts

of programs straight to the public space. It allows public spaces to take

over the program, as consequence, all parts get benefits from this rela-

tionship.

CULTURAL CENTER

parking

South-North connection East-West connectionplan connections

“Z” repetion of the plane creates the parking lot.

Subtracting parts of the block enables open spaces and creates the Art Boxes.

Rotating parts for a better sunlight provision.

Connecting programs. The teather is the piece which closes the circulation loop.

Vertical circulation placed in a strategics supporting both programs at once.

Addition of a Helipad. High-class bussiness “parking lot”.

Addition of a Sight view box. Possible future connection with the Library.

Unfolding of the plane allows the South-North connection.

culture

View from the event plaza, a true democratic space within a area dominated by the real estate market.

The street and sidewalks merge with the building. View from East-West connection.

Art Fund Pavilion

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2009, Woking, England

The adopted design allows this object

to be deployed in various sites. Its volumetric

composed of blades, allows the assimilation to

anywhere, mainly because its axes are axes of

symmetry and its production process makes it,

visibly speaking, sometimes open, sometimes

closed. This quality fade / appear mixes site

and object.

Designed to be mounted in 48 hours

and sawed in 24 hours, the blade system, in this

way, becomes crucial in this process. Its logis-

tics are facilitated through this system too. The

object is formed / bounded by walls, which are

generated by filled spaces (blades) and empty

spaces (between blades). For transport, the

space between blades disappears, so its volume

diminished considerably.

The materiality of the object is the

very site where it is deployed, since it is com-

posed mostly of empty space. The site meets

these spaces between blades, changing the

meaning of the pavilion in each place that it is

deployed. When disassembled for transport or

storage, the object dissolves itself completely

into the space, it loses all meaning and remains

only in memory. Thus, first the object bends

the space, than changes the space, and finally

opens up the space for future possibilities.

These future possibilities on the site,

beginning to be developed as soon as the ob-

ject is disassembled and evacuate the site. The

empty spaces, that generate the object, before

defined, again become the place of deployment

in essence. A virgin place again, which was once

corrupted, to be re-explore and re-meaned. The

object finally comeback to become what it al-

ways was, a ghost that appears to reframe re-

ality.

basic cube 50x50x50cm

set of cubes resultant blades envelope

diagonals - structural stability result

defining accesses and user interface

substraction creates entrances, while color highlights them

pavilion as pure envelope

Midiateca Matarazzo 2006, São Paulo, Brazil

PAULISTA AVENUE

One of the most important developments facts of the city

of São Paulo was the occupation of the waters dividing area of the

Tietê and Pinheiros River basins, that is, the central spike known

as Paulista Avenue. Its opening date of 1891 and its occupation oc-

curred only due to private initiative which was in charge of projects

and constructions.

The Paulista Avenue is a valuable and authentic docu-

ment of architectural and socio-economical evolution of the city.

Its buildings have been constructed throughout the century until

today. Furthermore it becomes a fully changeable axis, i.e., noth-

ing that is placed there has the guarantee to last for a long peri-

od. Thus, it is impossible to set stages of evolution for this avenue

which has always been in a constant process of metamorphosis. Its

burden is, undoubtedly, a reflection on the constant changes that

characterizes São Paulo.

Paulista Avenue is the largest financial business cluster

in Latin America and hosts one of the largest hospital complexes

in the world. A pole of decisions-makers compared to 5th Avenue

in New York. Its 2.8 kilometers are served by the metro with 450

thousands passengers a day in a peculiar rhythm, a characteristic

pulse of life in São Paulo.

THE SITE

The delimitation of uses that was consolidated in the region is

evident. Along Paulista Avenue there are mostly corporate buildings and

services. The area that stretches from Paulista Avenue until São Carlos

do Pinhal St. by one side and until Alameda Santos on the other side

holds a mixed use program. Northern and Southern to this area there is

predominantly a residential zone. The site is located just in a buffer zone

between the corporate and residential area. The deployment of build-

ings in this zone sets activities related to services and trade close Paulis-

ta Avenue while residential and leisure ones by São Carlos do Pinhal St.

By analysing the site it is noticeable that the lots of the old

farms were divided into smaller plots. This form of land division gener-

ated urban and architectural peculiarities in this area such as an anach-

ronistic deployment, in other words, classical lots with contemporary

buildings.

The Paulista Avenue depends on other streets for its urban

performance. São Carlos do Pinhal St. works as binary giving support for

the avenue’s traffic. This vocational function is clearly noticed in loco.

To make a turn in the avenue it is necessary to use the binary and a lot

of buildings that face both streets use São Carlos do Pinhal St. as main

entrance to their parking lots.

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THE DESIGN

The design was addressed to bring back to the light of discussion the importance

of public spaces along the avenue. Its main strategy consists on dedicating the street level

of the site to the open air public activities and placing the rest of the program in higher and

lower levels allowing the natural topography to be used with few changes. The buildings were

placed close to the avenue while “empty lands” were placed close to the residential zone.

Street level plan

ACADEMIC PROJECT’S LIST

BACHELOR (UCS, Caxias do Sul)

2002, Burgo Project, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Architecture

2002, House for an Artist, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Architecture

2002, Housing Condo, Forqueta, Brazil - Urbanism

2002, Parque da Maesa, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Landscape

2002, Student Housing, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Architecture

2003, Antoninho Regional Network, Antonio Prado, Brazil - Urbanism

2003, Office Tower, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Architecture

2003, Residential Tower, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Architecture

2004, Nike Factory, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Architecture

BACHELOR (FAAP, São Paulo)

2005, Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2005, Burle Marx Exhibition, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2005, Chair, São Paulo, Brazil - Industrial Design

2005, Design Studio, São Paulo, Brazil - RMIT

2005, FUNARTE, São Paulo, Brazil - RMIT

2005, Hotel, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2005, House, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2005, Modular Cannopy, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2005, Residential Tower, São Paulo, Brazil - Landscape

2005, Vila Itororó, São Paulo, Brazil - RMIT

2006, Midiateca Matarazzo, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

POST-GRADUATION (Mackenzie, São Paulo)

2008, Berrini Dwells, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2008, Urban Connections, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2009, Urban Condenser, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

2009, Berrini: Um Novo Lugar na Cidade - Theory

MASTER OF SCIENCE (TU Delft, Delft)

2011, Hybrid Building, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Architecture

2012, Event Tray, Hamburg, Germany - Landscape

2012, Urban Catalysts: Towards an Optmized Envinronment - Theory

2013, Included You!: Social Inequalities Shaping Physical Spaces - Theory

2014, Bridging Paraisópolis: Perverting Modernism, São Paulo, Brazil - Architecture

WORKSHOPS

2010, Knowledge City, The Netherlands - Urbanism (The Berlage Institute, Wiel Arets)

COMPETITIONS

2004, VII ENEPEA, Caxias do Sul, Brazil - Architecture

2007, Ópera Prima, Brazil - best graduation in the country (*National Shortlist)

PROFESSIONAL PROJECT’S LIST

COMPETITIONS

2009, Art Fund PavilionWoking, England - Architecture

2010, Olympic Games Info PavilionLondon, England - Architecture

2013, Nova BibliotecaSão Paulo, Brazil - RMIT

2013, Data Silos, Excess Heat Enabling Civic-nessGroningen, The Netherlands - Architecture

(*EUROPAN 12 - Final Shortlist)

2013, Intermediate PavilionRio de Janeiro, Brazil - Architecture

EXPERIENCE

Trainee at TomDavid Architecten,

Rotterdam, The Netherlands (March 2011 - November 2011)

*Architecture - Development of new projects from the initial design until technical drawings.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

‘Dwardesign’ at NAi Rotterdam

Design proposal for an inspiration room on top off an indispensable fire escape. A room with a view, overlooking the city of Rotterdam at a glance.

Unsolicited research and design proposal for the McDonalds pavilion on the Coolsingel, Rotterdam. Current position of the building is inevitable, due to a long-term leasehold contract. A strategic study by TomDavid was initiated with the following question in mind: is it possible to find a healthy mix between an architectural attractive solution and a much needed urban improvement on a programmatic and esthetic level.

‘The Netherlands - Off the shelf’ at NAi. Re-design of the exhibi-tion-landscape

Design proposal for pool, convertible roof and sliding doors

Concept idea for an elegant + multipurpose poolcover. A light weight structure containing all around industrial curtains providing shade in the summer and a comfortable climate during the winter. In autumn the cov-er will also protect the pool from getting silted by leaves.

PROJECT’S LIST

Dwardesign at NAi, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The Netherlands - Off the shelf at Nai, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Fire Escape, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

McDonald’s Pavillion, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Swimming Pool, Dongen, The Netherlands

Pool Cover, The Netherlands

Lifting Rotunda, Spain

Luggage Handling area at the Cruise Terminal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Architectural Coordninator at Debora Aguiar & Arquitetos Associados, São Paulo, Brazil (January 2010 – September 2010)

*Architecture - Development of 15 houses from 600m2 up to 2500m2. Supervision of team with 10 archi-

tects inside the office plus external construction and technical drawings team. Close connection with the final

client, including weekly meetings, construction supervision, contracts and costs.

São Paulo, Brazil

Renato Martins House, Uberaba, Brazil

Carlos Lima House, Bragança Paulista, Brazil

Fernando Queipo, Jaguariúna, Brazil

Lote 03 House, Guarujá, Brazil José Alves Damasceno House, Guarujá, Brazil

Mauro Wulkan House, Guarujá, Brazil Lote 03-13 House, Bragança Paulista, Brazil

Jetta House, BragançaPaulista, Brazil

PROJECT’S LIST

Renato Martins House, Uberaba, Brazil

Lote 01 House, Bragança Paulista, Brazil

Lote 03-13 House, Bragança Paulista, Brazil

Jetta House, Bragança Paulista, Brazil

Ariadne Latkani House, Guarujá, Brazil

Carlos Lima House, Bragança Paulista, Brazil

Lote 03 House, Guarujá, Brazil

Danilo Ferraz House, Barueri, Brazil

Mauro Wulkan House, Guarujá, Brazil

José Alves Damasceno House, Guarujá, Brazil

Architect at Itamar Berezin Arquitetura,

São Paulo, Brazil (March 2008 – January 2010)

*Architecture - Development of more than 40 (residential, hotel, and commercial) towers’ façades and

ground floor, approval drawings, supervision of 3d perspectives for brochures and sales physical models. Close

connection with the final client.

São Paulo, Brazil

Time Offices, São Paulo, Brazil Capital Corporate Office, São Paulo, Brazil Mare Di Cesare, Guarujá, Brazil

Quality House Jd. Prudência, São Paulo, Brazil L’Adresse, São Paulo, BrazilWelcome, São Paulo, Brazil

Centro Empresarial Berrini, São Paulo, Brazil

Sky Campo Belo, São Paulo, Brazil

BUILT PROJECT’S LIST (_client - development, location)

_AAM Incorporadora - Merano, São Paulo

_Barbara Engenharia e Construtora - Time Offices, São Paulo

_Brookfield Incorporações - L’Adresse, São Paulo

_Corp Empreendimentos Imobiliários - Centro Empresarial Berrini, São Paulo

_Cristal Engenharia - Diamond Diamond Tower, Manaus

_Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Emp - Escritórios Mooca, São Paulo

_Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Emp - Menara, São Paulo

_Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Emp - Welcome, São Paulo

_Esser - Neo Offices, São Paulo

_Eztec - Capital Corporate Office, São Paulo

_Eztec - Le Premier Ibirapuera Parc, São Paulo

_Eztec - Palais Les Champs, Campos do Jordão

_Eztec - Prime House Vila Mascote, São Paulo

_Eztec - Quality House Jd Prudência, São Paulo

_Eztec - Sky Campo Belo, São Paulo

_Fraiha Incorporadora - Platinum Tower Ibirapuera, São Paulo

_Goldsztein - Louvre Gallerie, Porto Alegre

_Goldsztein - Prado Gallerie, Porto Alegre

_Habitcasa - Spalla, São Paulo

_Habitcasa - Toccata, São Paulo

_Incortel - La Plage Residencial Clube, Vila Velha

_JHSF Developments- Benedito Lapin, São Paulo

_JZM Planejamento Imobiliário e Construções - Mare Di Cesare, Guarujá

_Kallas - Città Della Mooca, São Paulo

_Kallas - Double Office Santana, São Paulo

_R Yasbek - Onix Ibirapuera, São Paulo

_Rossi Residencial - Persona Libertate, Brasília

_Rossi Residencial - Persona Ventura, Brasília

_Rossi Residencial - Persona Ventura, Brasília

_Sinco Engenharia - Wide View, São Paulo

_Taormina Incorporadora e Construtora - West Corporate, São Paulo

_Teixeira Duarte - Quartier, São Paulo

_Zabo Engenharia - Maison Victoria, São Paulo

_Zabo Engenharia - The One, São Paulo

_Zabo Engenharia - The Project, São Paulo

UNBUILT PROJECT’S LIST (_client - development, location / *secret)

_AAM Incorporadora - Belle Jardin, São Bernardo do Campo

_AAM Incorporadora - Renato Paes Barros, São Paulo

_Barbara Eng e Construtora - Rua Maratona, São Paulo

_Corp Empreendimentos Imobiliários - Rua Jacerú, São Paulo

_Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Emp - Costaneira, Belém do Pará

*_Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Emp - EIT 18 Comercial

*_Cyrela Brazil Realty SA Emp - EIT 18 Residencial

_Incortel - Espírito Santo

_AAM Incorporadora - Inside, São Bernardo do Campo

_Magik Construtora - Av das Nações Unidas, São Paulo

_SAB Group - Rua Araguari, São Paulo

_Tecnisa - Rua Pamplona, São Paulo

*_Marcos Lopes

Junior Architect at Debora Aguiar & Arquitetos Associados,

São Paulo, Brazil (January 2007 – March 2008)

*Architecture and Interiors - Development of interiors projects for houses, sales show room for new

developments, stores, exhibitions and new residences, including meeting with clients, technical and approval

drawings, 3d perspectives and physical models supervision, and preliminary design.

São Paulo, Brazil

Casa Cor 2007, Rio da Janeiro, Brazil

Samantha Muller, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

PROJECT’S LIST (_client - location / interiors or architecture)

_Alessandra Almeida - Tatuí, Brazil / interiors

_Ana Regina Graciotti - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Artefacto - São Paulo, Brazil / architecture

_Carla Barcelos - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Casa Cor 2007 - Rio da Janeiro, Brazil / interiors

_Claudia Poblacion - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Cristiane Cury - São Paulo, Brazil / architecture

_Cristina Comini - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Cristina Naegele - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Cyrela Via Ibirapuera - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Guilherme Rossi - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Carlos Antunes - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Cristina Fretta - Criciúma, Brazil / interiors

_Mirella Duarte - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Gisela Navarro - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Cynthia Karystinos - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Gilson Hochman - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Rogério Zylberstjain - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / interiors

_Paola Benik - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_George Zausner - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Mara Pessanha - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Aurea Lopes - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Daniela Burti - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Daniela Rolim - Ibiúna, Brazil / interiors

_Denise Martins - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Domingos Tufariello - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Efraim Horn - Guarujá, Brazil / architecture and interiors

_Eleonora Gomes - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Eliana Guedes - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Eliana Martins - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Elie Horn - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Gabriela Pessoa - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / interiors

_German Quiroga - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_João Zogbi - Campos do Jordão, Brazil / interiors

_Lia Giaffone - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Noe Pinto - Bertioga, Brazil / interiors

_Patricia Arce - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Patricia DiCroci - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Renata Biem - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Tatiana Queiróz - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Ricardo Rosset - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Rossanne Urquiza - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

_Samantha Muller - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / interiors

_Sandro Alex Lahmann - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / interiors

_Sergio Evangelista - São Paulo, Brazil / interiors

Cristiane Cury, São Paulo, Brazil

Max FabrisDelft, NL

maxfabris@gmail.com

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