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Introduction
Veronica L. Silva is an architectural designer, born and educated
up to her secondary education in Chile. Currently living in the
Washington DC area, Veronica recently graduated from the
University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Science
in Architecture, with a concentration in Fine Arts. Through
out her studies she has focused on contextual, structural, and
sustainable design approaches. She believes that social diversity
brings opportunities to reshape the urban fabric. The diversity
of place opens the oportunity to design for our ever changing
cities. Social diversity is the backbone to the creation of
identity. She focused her undergraduate studies in architecture
by identifying diversity through serveral methodologies:
using and layering various mediums and materials, designing
buildings of diff erent functions and uses, and utilizing process
in diff erent forms to achieve successful designs.
Table of Contents
Design Concepts Light + Shadows + Layers
Live | Play | Work Infi ll design in the D.C. Area
Arch-402 Fall 2008
Rockville Automobile Museum Suburban design in Rockville, MD
Arch-403 Spring 2009
Chinatown, D.C. Ballet Studio Façade design in the D.C. Area
Arch-401 Spring 2008
Doctor J.A. Holton Atheneaum Infi ll design in Centreville, MD
Arch-401 Spring 2008
Collaborative Projects Urban design in Centreville, MD
AIA/AARP Livable Communities Competition
Art Educational Center
Interdisciplinary Projects Hand Drawings
Paintings
Digital
Print Making
Light + Shadows + Layers
Transformation
Design Concepts
An independent study of light and shadows.
The transformation of a common shadow
arranged in 10° increments having the same
light source and then layered, engages the
opportunity for this desing concept.
Design Concepts
Infi ll Design
Live | Play | Work
Main Parti
Retail, Garden & Circulation Diagram
Circulation Diagram
Live | Play | Work maximizes the use of available space
by creating livable apartments for every income range.
Spaces can be arranged in diff erent confi gurations:
offi ce, home, and entertainment. Moreover, the building
off ers tenants many amenities, such as exercise rooms,
open spaces, green interior and exterior spaces, cafe/
restaurant, commercial retail, private parking, storage
space, and common areas.
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SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0"23rd Floor
Section A
SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0"1WEST ELEVATION
Section B
East Elevation
Rockville Automobile Museum
Suburban Design
This design was generated to enhance the park surrounding Glenview Mansion. The
mansion uses a classical language and dominates its surrounding landscape. I chose
to mantain the urban setting and keep the scenery that surrounds this area untouched.
The automobile museum is located across from the mansion, and responds in the same
language. The library and cafe are separated from the museum to create a connection
between the museum an the exiting theather, thus serving the entire community of
Rockville
Suburban Design
Theather
Cafe
Museum
Framing Views 0 200 400
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Suburban Design
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North Elevation
Suburban Design
The façade design of the Automobile Museum was based on
“traces regulateurs”: lines of control. Through my studies
and studio research I began to understand the relationship of
lines of control, which determine the ratios through the entire
building
Section A
Façade Design
Chinatown, D.C. Ballet Studio
We were requested to design
a façade on 14th Street in
Washington D.C.’s Chinatown
neighborhood. After
studying the elements of the
neighborhood, I was inspired
to enhance the classical
language already established,
by creating a classical façade
revealing the function of the
building: A Ballet Studio.
Capturing 14th Street essence
Façade Design
Doctor J.A. Holton Atheneaum
Infi ll Design
My design intention for the Atheneaum in Centreville, MD, was to create a center
that revitalizes the town by engaging past with present of its community. Taking
advantage of the preveleage site A location, I recreated a passageway through the
building connecting two major roads, and providing an open common area.
Site A
Site B
Site C
Figure ground downtown Centreville, scale 1:200
The main feature of the design is a versatile membrane that embraces the created
exterior and interior spaces.
Program
Public areas
Private areas
Retail areas
Semi-private areas
Infi ll Design
First Floor Second Floor Third Floor
Connectivity + Procession
Infi ll Design
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North Elevation
West Elevation + Section A
Water Street Lawyer Stree
Collaborative Projects
Urban design
Centreville, MD.
The urban intervention design in Centreville, MD was a team
collaborative project with Ahmed Zaman, Samantha Powell,
Melissa Mandelbaum, and Veronica Silva. The design intention
was to revive the central heart of Centreville by revitalizing
the central plaza of the town, while redefi ning the urban grid
to make streets walkable and well-connected with diff erent
building types and housing options.
Urban design
Main Street looking East
Commerce Stree looking NorthWater Street looking East
AIA/AARP
Livable Communities
Pedestrian Roads/Parking ExistingMetro Station Modified
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Hamilton St.
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Hamilton St. Hamilton St. Ager Rd.
A livable community affects, adapts to, and interacts with the environment. As it grows and develops it recognizes the formation of a community. It is responsive and proactive with the anticipation of growth that is critical to the success of neighborhood development.
West Hyattsville, Maryland is a site that offers diverse living options for a low-income minority population. A dense network of public bus routes and nearby access to the Washington DC Metro makes this location prime for community development.
West Hyattsville
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Gym & Pool Area Retail
Access to the metro stitches the urban fabric and community together. safe atmosphere
bike lines and a pedestrian access
Hamilton St. towards Metro Station
The design intention of the Livable Communitites Competicion was to adapt and interact
with the environment, it is responsive and proactive with the anticipacion of growth of West
Hyattville, MD. This collaborative project was designed by Ahmed Zaman and Veronica Silva.
AIA/AARP
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The affect on ecology is minimized through sustainable practices. The apartment building in Phase I is designed for maximum light entry and cross-ventilation. Maximum solar gain is achieved through increased southern exposure for winter months, while the terraces and green roof cool temperatures during the summer. The envelope utilizes premium insulation and local brick provided by the Potomac Valley Brick
Phase I introduces a mixed use building typology that utilizes ADA accessibility by providing safe access to parking and adjacent amenities. All individuals despite age, ability, or status can be completely independent. Affordable housing options allow seniors to live in a conventional housing
homes, other apartments, and continuing care facilities all within walking distance of each other
At the urban scale, the ground level of retail activates Hamilton Street, transforming it from an automobile dominated speedway into a livable destination to share with others. The project is designed to react to the changing needs of the community. Each residential
mutable community space adjacent to the main entry and circulation core. This allows residents to furnish
whether it is a medical facility, a shared laundry room, or additional storage. The green terraces are opportunities for gathering and the green roof community gardening initiatives.
Each unit is ADA compliant through an open plan that provides ease in movement and vantage points to the green spaces that look out to
kitchen counters that assist those with disabilities by providing storage that is at arms reach. Each bathroom is
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The community center acts as a beacon for both the existing residents and the anticipated communities of Phase I, Phase II (live-work row homes) and Phase III (additional apartments and retail)
Structural Design
Art Education Center
structural design. The intention of the design was to creat a tribute to the main
gallery space; mirror imaging of the stariways provided the opportunity through
innovatd structural design of the trusses, enhancing the promenade and circulation
of the building.
The following project was completed in a collaboration with fel-
low student Ahmed Zaman. We created a functional but spa-
cious Art Education Center for University Park through creative Section 1
Structural Design
A careful calculation of a force polygon will provide
valuable information required to succefully produce
a truss. In this example an interior truss has been
calculated to withstand the maximum design forces.
This truss connection is depicted in the roof section
detail.
Through the study and exploration of
diff erent media and technique (learned
primarily in ARCH-343 and ARCH-448d
with professor Courtney Miller Belairs), I
gained a better understanding of space and
materiality. Learning from mentors such as
Leonardo da Vinci, Giovanni Piranesi, Paul
Cret, and Bridget Riley, I mastered diff erent
techniques used to communicate the ideas
of depth, volume, and luminosity. This
section demostrates the use of graphite,
charcoal, watercolors, gouache, and wood to
communicate SPACE
Interdisciplinary Studies
Hand Drawings
Pencil, Charcol, Graphite
Painting
Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylic
Digital
Collage
Print Making Screen Printing & Woodcut
Hand Drawings
Painting
Digital
Print Making
