RBP Portfolio 2022

Rodrigo Barreto Pavón CV
Date of birth: 09/27/1988
Citizenship: Mexican
rudoricobarreto@gmail.com
Work Experience
Architecture Department Manager May 2021 – May 2022
TRAACSA Developments
Calle 61 #140, Montes de Amé, Mérida - www.traacsa.net
Project Coordinator Aug 2018 – Aug 2019
a | 911 - Architecture & Urban Design Firm
Paseo de las Palmas 555, Mexico City - www.arq911.com
Senior Architect and Project Coordinator Nov 2014 – Aug 2018
Grupo de Diseño Urbano GDU - Landscape Architecture & Urban Design Firm
Fernando Montes de Oca 4, Mexico City - www.gdu.com.mx
Freelance Architecture Projects
- “Zenit” Tulum, Mexico / Design Leader
Landscape Architecture project of a residential complex
- “Los Encantos” Morelos, Mexico / Design Leader
Architecture project of a residential complex
Apr 2011 – Present
Intern Architect Sep 2011 – Aug 2012
M.G.C. & Associates
Fuente de Pirámides 15. Estado de México
Education
- Master in Advanced Architecture and City Project (M.A. Arch) Alcalá University. Madrid, Spain Oct 2013 – Jun 2014
Thesis: Growing strategy for irregular neighbourhood in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
- Master in Architecture Sustainability (M.A. Arch) Alicante University. Alicante, Spain Oct 2012 – Jun 2013
Thesis: Study of Sustainability of Mexican Social Housing (1992-2002)
- Bachelor in Architecture (B. Arch) Anáhuac University. Mexico City, Mexico Aug 2007 – May 2012
Thesis: Vertical Prison in Mexico City.
Languages and skills
Spanish - Mother Tongue / English - Proficient / French - Conversational
Software: AutoCad, CivilCad, Revit (intermediate), Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Google Sketchup, 3ds Max, Ecotect, Office.
Voluntary Work
- Eco-hotel project in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve for Valentin Community. In collaboration with 2015 - 2016
Marina Peniche (National Comission for Natural Protected Areas, Mexico).
- “ASUA Construye” program. Social housing construction for marginalized communities in central 2009 - 2012
Mexico. My team and I completed four houses in total.
Honors and Awards
- “Urban Scanner” Academic project displayed at the Romanian Convention of Architecture and Design.
Bucharest, Romania. In collaboration with: Arch. Sergio Ballén, Arch. Víctor Langarica.
- “Miguel de Cervantes” master scolarship benefitiary, Alcalá University. Madrid, Spain.
- Full study scolarship (B.Arch), Anáhuac University, Mexico City, Mexico.

Rodrigo Barreto Pavón
M.A. (Arch)

Project matrix
PSC
2010
VP
2012
Research
RTB
2013
BRL
2014
Architecture
NSM
2017
ZTH
2017
Masterplan
LE
2018
Built / under
construction
SLA
MSC
SHW
2019
2021
2022
CCN
2022

Panté Sustainable Community
Lacustrine Community Masterplan
Mecoacán Lagoon, Tabasco, Mexico
Academic project. December, 2010
This project arises from the concern to find an innovative
and sustainable social housing alternative, different from
the ones promoted by the government and the large developers
in Mexico, which is usually built in mass, standardized
and ignoring the customs and bioclimatic reality of
the site.
The Mecoacán Lagoon in Tabasco is in this sense, an ideal
place to propose an unconventional solution. There is a
growing demand for housing because one of the largest
refineries in the country is operating nearby, which is the
main source of employment and the direct and indirect basis
of the local economy.
However, with the estimated growth of the population in
the years to come, the proliferation of deficient buildings
exposed to floods (very common in the area) is expected
to take place.
In response to these series of factors, the workshop focused
on designing a master plan in which each student conceived
a housing-trade module, with the premise of using local
materials and applying the ancestral construction techniques
of Tabasco.
This proposal consisted in a module on stilts, built on a
mixed structure of concrete and wood, covered with cane.
The basic idea is to create a flexible environment that can
accommodate housing, commerce and productive activities
alike (farming, fishing, etc.). The set separates up to 2m from
the water level in order to tolerate the floodwatersvzx of the
lake and the shape of the module is designed to withstand
tropical storms better than a regular concrete structure.
Rendering perspective from lower level
1

PSC
Master Plan
Volumetric study and physical model
2

LEVEL 0
LEVEL 1
FISHING / TRANSPORT / STORING
HOUSING / PRODUCTION
Longitudinal section
Context aerial view
3

PSC
LEVEL 2
PRODUCTION / RECREATION
Fisherman
Photograph: Fano Quiriego
4

Vertical Prison
Vertical Prison Model for Mexico City
Naucalpan, Mexico City. 2012
Bachelor Final Project
Recently, the penitentiary population in Central Mexico has
increased in a much higher rate than the installed capacity
of prisons. This has triggered an overpopulation and the
situation is expected to worsen in the years to come.
The capital urgently needs new prisons, specially for minor
offenders.
Despite the proposals by several experts trough the decades,
mexican authorities have done little to change the
“horizontal” federal prison model.
Among other necessities, this conventional prison scheme
requires tens of acres, and a complex security perimeter.
Something increasingly difficult to achieve in large cities,
specially Mexico City.
Given the lack of a comprehensive alternative to the horizontal
scheme and a shortage of ground availability within
the metropolitan area, the government has been forced to
build prisons on the outside of the city.
As a consequence, the remoteness of prisons obligates
part of its users (visitors and employees) to travel excessive
distances. Complicating transportation and urban sustainability
in general.
In response to the circumstances described earlier, the
proposal was to design a vertical prison model for minor
offenders.
The area chosen to carry out the project is Naucalpan, an
industrial district located in the State of Mexico, considered
an integral part of the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City.
The site is located within a partial development plan, which
allows to convert the use of existing land (heavy non-polluting
industry) into a prison/equipment use. The district
is known for its high levels of poverty and exclusion. With
the prison fully operative, a previous research evidenced
that the large flow of visitors would help revive the local
economy.
Model
5

VP
Siteplan
Section - Prison and context
6

Levels 8 to 10: Playground, library
and workshops.
Circulation restricted for agents and
convicts.
Levels 5 to 7: Cells, showers and
dining room.
Circulation restricted for agents and
convicts.
Levels 1 to 4. Prison administration,
general services, clinic, kitchens,
multipurpose salon, visitor’s area.
Circulation restricted for agents,
convicts and registered visitors.
Ground Floor. Entrance, security
control, parking, waiting room, penitentiary
industry, and police station.
Exploded Isometric
7

VP
Rendering - View from main entrance
Prison program study - Horizontal
Prison program study - Vertical
8

SN - Rethinking the Block
Growth strategy for iregular neighbourhood
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Master Final Project, 2013
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is an unique place from many points
of view. In addition to having developed a strong identity
of its own through the years, it is by far the richest city in
Bolivia and enjoys exceptional levels of well-being compared
to those of its region.
Precisely because of this prosperity, Santa Cruz has attracted
trough the decades millions of economic migrants,
in search of a better life. This process continues in such a
manner that in fact, the city is one of the most important
demographic growth poles in Latin America.
Much of these immigrants have settled in the periphery, due
to their inability to afford a home near the city’s downtown.
In extreme circumstances, migrants have irregularly invaded
private lands in abandonment and agricultural areas.
This is the case of Satélite Norte, a colony that did not exist
until 15 years ago. Now, it has more than 50,000 inhabitants
and its annual population growth rate exceeds 5%. The low
socio-economic profile of its residents, combined with
the poor regulation by the authorities, has triggered the
development of an improvised neighborhood of precarious
buildings, lacking any basic services or green areas.
Based the reality just described, the final master’s project
explored diverse acupuncture urban actions with the aim
of improving - in a medium and long term - the quality of
life of the settlers. All of that with the field-support of universities
and neighborhood organizations of Satélite Norte.
Through a rigorous study of the site and a survey applied
to the inhabitants, we were able to identify that the lack
of parks, plazas and adequate green areas was the most
urgent need.
Given the lack of unoccupied land, this project focused on
taking advantage of the interior of the partially consolidated
blocks in order to create a new kind of public space.
9

RTB
Sketch - Target image
Urban sprawl evolution 1998 - 2014
Section - Typical block in Satélite Norte
10

Central courtyard perspective
PATIO
Local tree plantation
(Piya and Ambaibo)
is used as a passive
method of solar protection
on the East
and West sides.
Growth strategy example for “U” shape construction typology.
The porch is used as a
barrier of the direct solar
incidence of the afternoon
in the West orientation.
Minimum width: 2m
Covering eaves are used
in the North orientation
as a protection against
diagonal seasonal rainfalls.
It is recommended that
the location of the rooms
is in a single line
with no hallways or any
other opaque elements
that avoid the passing
of air through the main
volume.
It is preferable that the
hallways are in direct
contact with the exterior,
benefiting the area by
crossed ventilation and
the necessary cooling of
the dormitories in summer.
A clear row of dormitories
with less than 5m,
will allow light to enter.
A light, ventilated cover
with a minimum inclination
of 30% is proposed,
along with floor-to-celling
heights of 2.5m to
tone down the concentration
of hot air in the
interior and foment its
evacuation.
The optional height is of
5m. This is to allow an
eventual vertical evolution
of the building inside
the original structure.
Between parcels and
common areas, it is recommended
the use of
open railings as an alternate
solution to conventional
walls.
The reconversion of the
interior of the block into
controlled spaces for
local use eliminates the
need to resort to walls,
which, in addition to supposing
an additional
cost, generate a perimeter
opacity contrary to
the character of recreation
and amplitude that
is intended to be printed
with the incorporation of
the park.
Basic Housing
Nucleus
Growth
Alternatives
Phase 2
11

RTB
1. Problematic detection
2. Edificability regulation
3. Productive / recreational area generation
Growth
Alternatives
Phase 3
Growth
Alternatives
Phase 4
3. Planned growth strategy
12

Boreal
GDU Project - Mixed-use Masterplan
Chihuahua, Mexico
Role: Project Coordinator
Team: Arch. Mario Schjetnan / Arch. Manuel Peniche /
PLA Carmen Mtz / Arch. Solange Sigler
Provincia Tres Presas is a 74 hectare Housing / Commerce
Master Plan located on the outskirts of the city of Chihuahua
in northern Mexico.
From the beginning, we thought the design to promote a
pedestrian life, in community with diverse outdoor activities
for future residents and visitors.
The measures applied to achieve this objective basically
consist of: positioning of commerce at walking distance
from the residencial sectors; wide and shaded bike tracks
and running lanes; local parks, sports fields, among others.
Another constant in the project is the mixture of land-uses:
commercial fronts on the main roads serving each cluster,
and an urban subcenter of commerce and entertainment
is expected to operate fully once the occupation of the
housing sectors is complete.
The existence of a university and several housing developments
in the area determined the program of areas and
justified the creation of wide green corridors and public
parks. Taking into account the lack of recreational areas within
several miles, a large number of outside users are expected
to gain from the benefits of Boreal, a development
destined to set a positive precedent. An example for other
housing developments.
Given the desertic climate of the area, all tree species chosen
for the landscape project are native, obtained in local
nurseries. The trees were chosen and combined in such a
way that its contribution of shade is constant throughout
the year, something of vital importance considering the
extreme heat of the city. The stones, nopaleras and finishes
come from the surroundings, which helps to preserve the
identity of the site in terms of textures and colors.
Entrance and solar clock
13

BRL
HOUSING
42 HA
2005
COMMERCE
6 HA
CENTRAL PARK AND
URBAN SUBCENTER
3 HA
RIVER PARK SYSTEM
4 HA
RECREATION
5 HA
ACCESS /
MAIN BOULEVARD
Secondary street section
14

LINEAR PARK STORM DRAIN CROSSWALK
15

BRL
SQUARE
SOLAR CLOCK
Main access
16

Náutica San Miguel
GDU Project - Nautical Mixed-use Masterplan
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Role: Project Coordinator
Team: Arch. Mario Schjetnan / Arch. Manuel Peniche /
Gair Abbud PLA / Arch. Jesús Mar.
San Miguel de Allende is a well known town in central Mexico.
For decades, it has been a popular tourist destination
and a second residence for thousands of nationals and
foreigners.
With the passing of time, the demand for vacation homes
has grown to such an extent that the historic center is no
longer enough to cover the needs.
“San Miguel” developement is located on the banks of the
Allende Dam, approximately 5 km from the historic center.
The site has a privileged panoramic view to the water and
a remarkable nautical vocation.
Since the area has a special scenic interest, all of the trees
will remain untouched and the overall appearance of the
whole project will be regulated in order to preserve the
dominant architectural style in the region. The project program
includes a Waterfront Park, five neighborhood parks,
a boutique hotel, a restaurant, a nautical club and around
120 single-family lots.
The project seeks to certificate under international
enviromental standards.
Masterplan and existing context
17

NSM
EASTERN SECTOR
HOTEL + HOUSING +
PARK + DOCK +
NATURAL RESERVE
2.90 HA
2005
CENTRAL EASTERN SECTOR
HOUSING + PARK + DOCK +
NATURAL RESERVE + SERVICES
1.57 HA
CENTRAL WESTERN SECTOR
SERVICES + HOUSING + DOCK
+ PARK + NATURAL RESERVE
2.60 HA
WESTERN SECTOR
HOTEL + HOUSING +
PARK + CLUBHOUSE +
RESTAURANT + DOCK
7.67 HA
Waterfront Park Render
18

19
Model

NSM
Rendering - Waterfront Park
Hypsography and lope analysis
20

Zenith
Residential Complex - Freelance project
Tulum, Mexico.
Role: head designer in collaboration with Gair Abbud PLA /
Arch. Eduardo Ríos and Gamma Rendering
Zenith was born from the client’s intention to promote a highly
sustainable and eco-friendly housing development in response
to the great urban growth that Tulum is experiencing in these
days.
The development is located in an urban land but rich in
vegetation, and it consists basically of 29 two-story houses
grouped around two common-use squares, each one of
them with their own pool area.
The disposition of all the constructed elements was based
on the maximum respect to the trees living on site. The
intention is that by the end of the construction all the existing
flora can been conserved completely.
In the same line, an optimal orientation for each dwelling
has been analyzed from a bioclimatic point of view.
Another of the project’s challenges was to find a suitable
stormwater management criteria to deal with the seasonal
rainfall and storms that are particularly abundant in Tulum.
For this, five points of absorption were proposed and redirected
to the subsoil and the central road was conceived as
a large drain, able to avoid flooding in the housing areas
during an extraordinary event.
Interior gardens rendering
21

ZTH
4
6
3
2
1
5
1. Main Entrance
2. Administration and maintenance
3. Clubhouse and gym
4. Pool Area 1
5. Pool Area 2
6. Playground
Pool 2 area and firepit - Digital model study
22

23
Pool area constructive details

ZTH
Pool 1 area . Image by Gamma rendering
Schematical section
24

Los Encantos
Residential development - freelance project
Morelos, Mexico. 2017-2018
Role: head designer in collaboration with Arch.
Edith Uresti, Arch. Eduardo Ramírez
Yautepec is a small town located 50 kilometers south
of Mexico City. It has grown significantly during the last
decades due to the fact that many citizens living in the capital
have chosen Yautepec to build their second home.
“Los Encantos” is located on a 2.5-acre lot near the main
square on downtown, formerly occupied by a holiday home
and a fruit orchard.
As a fundamental premise of the new project, it was established
to preserve the natural environment as much as
possible and to minimize the impact of the new constructions.
It was possible to conserve or transplant more than
80% of the existing vegetation and all the important trees.
The landscape proposal basically consisted in reinforcing
specific areas with local species, most of them already present
on site. For the material selection, local alternatives and
pavements with a high degree of permeability prevailed.
The program includes 16 single-family homes, 8 apartments,
a common pool, parking, garbage room, warehouses, machine
room, bike path / walking paths, guard house and
recreational green areas
.
The project is being built and the construction is expected
to be completed by mid-2019.
Pool area rendering
25

LE
Pool area sketch
Site location
3
2
1. Partially forested land.
2. Mixed vehicular and pedestrian flows.
3. Building and pathway positioning attending existing
trees and natural storm drainage. Use of permeable paving.vzxz
1
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11
4
1
3
2
1. Entrance
2. Pedestrian access
3. Parking
4. Equipment and garbage room
5. Pool area
6. Restrooms and machine room
7. Recreational green areas
8. Pedestrian and bike paths
9. Apartment Buildings
10. Villas
11. Storage
27

LE
2
9
7
8
5
7
11
6
7
8
10
11
Masterplan
28

Existing site conditions
Garden visualization
29

LE
Location: 2.5 acre property in downtown
Yautepec, existing vegetation,
mainly fruit trees.
Hipsography analysis: Flat terrain
with natural drainage towards the
street entrance.
Trees and vegetation: After a full
vegetation inventory and the building
positioning that followed, over
80% of existing was saved or replanted.
General section
30

Miami Soccer Complex
Commission for Perez Art Museum
Miami, Florida. 2019.
Role: head designer in collaboration with Edith Uresti
With 30 acres, the Maurice A. Ferré Park is one of
the most important, active and open spaces in Miami.
It is located in Biscayne Blvd. and MacArthur Causeway.
It adjoins on two sides with the Main Channal. This characteristic
grants this site with an exceptional landscape quality.
In this park there are two museums that are references
in the city, state, and country. It includes the Philip and Patricia
Frost Museum of Science and the Perez Art Museum.
The tree coberture in the park is considerable, even though
in its majority the area is clear. In the area surrounding the
parking lot most of the trees are concentrated.
Regarding sunlight and ability for the players to play, the
recommended orientation for a soccer field is North-South.
In the green open spaces between the pedestrian existing
paths there is enough space to acommodate a complete
Soccer 7 field North-South. This field is subdivided into 4
Futsal fields with official dimensions.
This park has multiple options of accessibility, both pedestrian
and vehicular. The flow of people coming from the
museum will be a relevant flow to consider once the soccer
fields are built. But also the flows coming from the street
and parking lot.
The strategic location of the fields will complement the program
of the park. They will be located between the museums,
the parking lot and the water. The three different uses
will coexist making this a richer program that provides the
user with a greater visual and recreative experience.
Park situation
31

Illustrated plan
Proposed organization
MSC
1
2
5
5
2
5
5
6
2
7
3
8
4 4 4
5
9
1. Field 1 2. Field 2 3. Field 3 4. Field 4 5. Bleachers 6. Restrooms 7. Selling point 8. Warehouse 9. Parking
Existing parking lot
Frost Science Museum
SITE
Pedestrian and
vehicular flows
Pérez Museum
Forestation
32

33

MSC
Proposed environments and siteplan
34

Santa Lucía Airport City
Urban guidelines and masterplan
Mexico City, 2021
Role: head designer in collaboration with
Guillermo Ramírez, Mónica Arzoz
Together with a team of specialists, I participated for three
months in the preparation of the document “Contextual
Analysis, Good Practices and Recommendations for the
Development of the Airport Master Plan”, a compendium of
urban planning guidelines, studies and international examples
aimed at optimizing the functioning of the future Santa Lucía
Airport City and its immediate context.
In the process, the conceptual design of the central park of
the city and macro access roundabout was also requested by
the project management. We focused on defining its program,
which finally included playgrounds, commercial kiosks and
courts.
In addition to the aforementioned recommendations, we
intervened in the layout of the access roads to the terminal,
block dimensions, permitted levels and future expansion zones
in a global area of ​intervention of more than 250 hectares.
The document is currently being used by the Secretary of
National Defense as a guide for the ongoing construction and
planned work.
Site overview
35

SLA
Section
436

N
Aiport City
Native
landscape
Civic
square
Metrobus
station
Underground
train tracks
Commercial
kiosks
37

SLA
Vehicular
connection
Playground
Sports
field
Pedestrian
connection
Multipurpose
forum
Train
station
38

Showroom
TRAACSA Project
Mérida, Mexico. 2022
Role: head designer
Team: Paola Toriz, Denisse Viale
As part of the expansion process of the company, I was
commissioned to design the main exhibition space for the
projects for sale along with my team. In order to achieve so, a
commercial space of approximately 300 square meters and 6
meters was assigned in the northern area of ​Mérida.
We intentionally chose a cold palette of neutral, contemporary
colors and raw materials, in accordance with the company’s
identity and at the same time, to create the feeling of a “blank
canvas” . Steel, marble, pale wood, glass and smooth coatings
prevailed.
Knowing that a large number of projects had to be shown in
a limited surface, we conceived the creation of an interactive
oval-shaped room, within which the content will be adapted
according to the needs of the moment.
Inside, a videomapping show will be projected over the
physical models of the projects. The program of the showroom
also includes work offices for the sales team, private meeting
rooms and temporary storing spaces.
We tried to insinuate the route to the visitor without imposing
it, allowing him to gradually get into the experience, hiding
part of the content, thus creating a desire to discover it.
Lighting strategy sketch
Construction progress
39

SHW
7
4
5
3
6
2
Route
1
1. Access from sidewalk
2. Exterior lounge
3. Entrance
4. Interactive room
5. Sales area
6. Material expo
7. Private offices and
meeting rooms
N
Floor plan
40

Casa Cabo Norte
TRAACSA Project -private residence
Mérida, Mexico. 2022
Role: head designer
Team: Paola Toriz, Ariel González, Luisa Fernández
In mid-2021, I was comissioned along with my team to design
a private residence in northern Mérida, its construction is
expected to be completed by November 2022.
Taking into account the climatic conditions of the site, the most
important premise from the beginning was to ensure thermal
comfort through passive strategies, minimizing dependence
on air conditioning as much as possible. For this reason, we
proposed wide walls (up to 60 centimeters) of compacted
earth and the entire program of the house is developed around
a large shaded patio with a swimming pool in its center, which
acts as a thermal regulator.
Following the same logic, vegetative barriers of native plants
are foreseen in their most unfavorable orientations.
The characteristics of the materials (dzalam, concrete, local
stone) were specifically selected to harmonize with the
texture and natural reddish tones of the compacted earth,
but also to give the project a clear Mexican identity. The arch
also participates in this intention, standing out as the main
structural element.
Main facade
41

CCN
Living room
Volumterical studies
Construction overview, march 2022
42

7
3
11
1
N Ground Floor
PLANTA BAJA
5
1. Entrance
2. Main courtyard / pool
3. Kitchen
4. Living room
5. Master bedroom
6. Secondary bedroom
7. Gym
8. Wellness
9. Exterior lounge
10. Front garden
11. Parking area
43

CCN
9
6
4
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8
3
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10
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45

CCN
46