Selected Works | Diaz, Sofia

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I am Sofia Diaz. An innovative and resourceful
final year architecture student, with excellent
design and analytical skills. Due to my varied
background, I possess the ability to work in an
international, multidisciplinary team. Skilled in
researching, developing, and communicating
architectural projects assertively, from their
initial stages to their technical completion. Thus,
I am incredibly passionate about architecture
and sustainability in the face of climate change.
Sofia Diaz
s.diaz9@uniandes.edu.co
+57 3176483456
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Bachelor of Architecture
Universidad de los Andes,
Architecture Department
2024
Skills
Rhinoceros
Grasshopper
AutoCAD
Adobe Creative Suite
D5 Render
Enscape 3D
Revit
Model Making
3D Printing
Sketching
Microsoft Suite
Digital Professional Photography
Languages
English (Native)
Spanish (Native)
French (Intermediate)

Education
Architecture Exchange Student Masters 1
Brussels, Belgium
2023
Bachelor in Architecture, Minor in Business
Bogotá, Colombia
2019-2024
Roman Architectural Sketchbook
Rome, Italy
2019
Experience
Researcher and Co-Author,
Dr. Ingrid Guerrero & Professor Maarten Goossens, Current
1st Place, ‘Work’ Category, Polychromatic Polymer
, 2023
Model Maker Josef Hoff mann Exhibition,
Jan-Jul 2023
Curator Dr. Adrián Prieto & Profesor David Erkan
Architecture Photography Assistant,
, 2022-2024
Teacher Assistant,
to
Universidad de los Andes, Aug-Dec 2021

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HYPERESTHESIA:
CONSTRUCTED VOIDS
THESIS | 2024
PROFESSORS DANIELA
ATENCIO, CLAUDIO ROSSI
& DANIEL BONILLA
PATHS OF
TEMPORALITY
UN-P ROBOT_LAB | 2022
PROFESSORS DANIELA
ATENCIO & CLAUDIO
ROSSI

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ON THE LINE
ATELIER MML | 2023
PROFESSORS
ALAIN SIMON & JULIE
MARTINEAU
CENTRO MÉDICI:
IN BETWEEN
INTEGRATING PROJECT |
2022
PROFESSOR JAIME GÓ-
MEZ

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4°37’29.0”N 74°04’48.7”W National Museum of Memory, Bogotá, Colombia
Individual Project, Thesis

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Hyperesthesia:
Constructed Voids
The project resides in the interstice of what, many times,
we see as an element on the periphery of architecture. Result
of abnormal disruptions in the short term: human error,
oblivion, or everything at once, create the phenomena
of the unfinished structures that we see today in the city
of Bogotá. A condition replicated, in a building whose program
would have been dedicated to a concept radically
dicotomic to oblivion, memory. A paradox. A strucure dedicated
to memory, with no memory of its own but oblivion.
Its condition places the concept of ‘memory’ as the basis in
which this proposal is developed.
A space of memory of which its design is based on exalting
the way in which humans create memory: the senses.
By using absent matter as constructive, almost artistic
dimension of memory, to produce interventions in the
courte durée that encapsule geographical phenomenons
in order to give life to the abandoned structure of the National
Museum of Memory in the long durrée..
Considering what is permanent as geography and time,
and what is impermanent as the use that is given to the
building. Space functions as the program. A container of
geographical phenomenons, all as a manifestation of time
and a means to collect the human senses.
Oblivion and memory join together to create atmospheres
that allow an excerbation of the senses, an increase of
sensibility of the person inhabiting the space. The ‘void’ is
a strategy used in two ways: by carving or adding to the
mass. This is translated architecturally as three patios and
a series of scaff olding units. Each encapsulating natural
phenomenons: rain, sunlight, movement, observation, travel,
growth. Off ering a connection between the sky and the
ground.
Skills
Rhinoceros
Adobe Creative Suite
D5 Render
3D Printing
Acrilic Model Making

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The problem of abandoned Structures: National Museum of Memory
Dystopia

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Site Plan
Oblique Axonometry

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Carved Voids
Concept Diagram
Added Voids
Concept Diagram

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Carved Voids
Hyper-Corner
Perspective Section

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Carved Voids
Hyper-Corner
Chunk

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Carved Voids
Cistern
Perspective Section

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Carved Voids
Cistern
Chunk

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Carved Voids
Photosynthetic Basin
Perspective Section

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Carved Voids
Photosynthetic Basin
Chunk

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Added Voids
Ecosystemic Mat
Exterior View

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Added Voids
Ecosystemic Mat
Chunk

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Paths of Temporality
An exploration of the coexistence and
clashes between different temporal layers
in the Ancient wall of Cartagena, specifically
the clock tower. The clock tower is
the main entrance to the Old City, making it a
landmark of great importance within the Wall
of Cartagena and an urban cluster object of
the history of the city. The tower is composed
of numerous elements, of which their origins
can be traced back to diff erent historical periods.
Each element a reflection of a moment in
time showcasing this space’s unique character.
It is unified by additional elements that permeate
the entire artifact, such as the permanent
presence of water and the ruinous finish
it creates, or the voids within the wall that off er
transitional spaces between temporal layers.
Based on this a natural barrier dedicated
to the conservation and recreation of the
original coral reef in the port of Cartagena,
which engages the community and
protects the city from future floods due to
climate change is proposed. Designed by
iterations of ABB robotic paths and Grasshopper
codes, this center represents the clash of
the vertical and horizontal passage of time observed
through the layers of materiality, uses
and objects added by human intervention to
the iconic Wall of Cartagena.
Skills
Rhinoceros
Grasshopper
Robot Studio ABB
Adobe Creative Suite
Enscape 3D
3D Printing and Digital Fabrication

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10°25’22.5”N 75°32’57.1”W Old City, Cartagena, Colombia
Group Project

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Exterior View

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Axonometric

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Exploded Axonometric

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Chunk Cluster

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Chunk Barrier

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40°40’30.0”N 16°36’25.2”E Matera, Basilicata, Italy
Group Project

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On the Line: Conservation
and Creation
Dedicated to the conservation and creation
of audiovisual archives as part of the
redefinition and cultural rememberance
of Matera, Italy due to the city’s long-standing
tradition in film. A constellation of spaces
along a line with diverse interactions with the
rock and the gravina is proposed. The project
that houses archive rooms, a multimedia
library, an open air theatre, an atelier for artists
and youth, and cafe. All with the sole objective
of allowing historical recolection and creation.
Due to the nature of the cave-like structures
and the dramatic canyon it lies next to, geographical
elements heavily influenced the
composition and development of spaces
within the project. Thus, generating spaces
with constant communication with the surrounding
mediterranean landscape.
Skills
Rhinoceros
AutoCAD
Adobe Creative Suite
Model Making

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Site Plan
Scale 1:1000

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Archive Locations Diagram
Program
Cross Section

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Ground Floor Plan
Scale 1:100
Longitudinal Section
Scale 1:100

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Basement Floor Plan
Scale 1:100
Cross Section
Scale 1:100

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4°40’45”N 74°03’57”W Rio Negro, Bogotá, Colombia
Individual Project

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Centro Médici:
In Between
Air as an element of construction and composition.
The Médici Center uses the principle
of stacking to generate diverse spatial
qualities, relationships with views and connectivity
between the neighborhood and the
avenue. The building revitalizes and highlights
the Río Negro River through an artificial topography,
home to the fine arts center, which
not only emulates, but creates a continuity
with the landscape by directing flow and the
natural envionment into the building.
Skills
Rhinoceros
AutoCAD
Adobe Creative Suite
Model Making

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Ground Floor Plan
Scale 1:100

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Theatre
Restaurant
Adaptable Apartments 1 Room
Adaptable Apartments 3 Rooms
Floor Plans
Scale 1:100

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Longitudinal Section
Scale 1:100

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Physical Model

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“God is in the details.”
Mies van der Rohe