The document outlines six projects designed by the author using BIM software. Project 1 involves restoring a goods shed in Ballyglunin, Ireland as an art gallery, using hempcrete for sustainable construction. Project 2 is for a design school in the UK, using reinforced concrete and aluminum cladding. Project 3 is a community center in Peru using reinforced concrete and block walls. Project 4 is a mixed-use building in Galway, Ireland combining pre-cast concrete and timber. Project 5 is an office building in Korea with a steel structure and aluminum cladding. The final section shows the author's freehand drawings and paintings using various media.

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2. Project_01| Ballyglunin Art Gallery
GMIT Arch. Techn. Four Year | Design & Details Studies Project
Autodesk Revit | Hempcrere & Timber Frame Building Fabric .................……................………….……Pg.03
Project_02| Design School Loughborough
GMIT Arch. Techn. Four Year | BIM Project
Autodesk Revit | Reinforced Concrete & Aluminium Cladding Building Fabric ……….................…..….Pg.08
Project_03| Cerrito de la Virgen Community Centre
Volunteer Work “At Otra Cosa Network”| Huanchaco, Peru
Autodesk Revit | Reinforced Concrete Structure & Cavity Blockwork Walls .……......................…..….Pg.11
Project_04| Galway Docks Mixed-Use Building
GMIT Arch. Techn. Third Year | Design & Details Studies Project
Autodesk Revit & AutoCAD | Pre-Cast Reinforced Concrete Structure, Timber Cladding and Double
Glazed Façade ....................................................................................................................Pg.12
Project_05| Youl Hwa Dang Publishing House
GMIT Arch. Techn. Second Year | Design & Details Studies Project
Autodesk AutoCAD 2D & 3D | Steel Structure, Aluminium Cladding and Curtain Wall …....…….….……Pg.14
Navarro_Art| Freehand Drawings and Paintings
Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, Pastel, Collage, Watercolour & Oil …...........................................…….….……Pg.16
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3. Ballyglunin
Art
Gallery
Four Year | Design & Details Studies Project
Location: Ballyglunin Railway Station Co. Galway. Ireland
There is growing concern about the impact of human activity on the Earth’s resources. Utilising resources in a sustainable manner is a challenge; it involves
considering every point of their life-cycle, avoiding over-exploitation and reducing the environmental and social impact of their use. Some renewable building
materials can provide simple solutions. For example, hemp and lime “hempcrete” is a material that produces Zero Carbon Buildings and has excellent insulation
and air-tightness qualities.
The dissertation “Hempcrete: a viable building material for use in the construction industry in Ireland", analyses the advantages and disadvantages of hempcrete and the growing use of this product in the country, taking as a case study Ballyglunin Art Gallery. This project involves the restoration, extension and
changing of the use of a goods shed to an art gallery with three art studios at Ballyglunin Railway Station, Co. Galway. The building is designed to meet the
requirements of TGDs Building Regulations for public buildings with protected structures. The proposed extension building is a timber frame covered with
hempcrete. The drawings and virtual model are produced using Autodesk Revit 2013.
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4. Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery
West Elevation
East Elevation
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5. Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery
Sustainable development
“The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)
Hempcrete Corner Wall Plan detail
Hemp-Lime “Hempcrete”
Hempcrete is a renewable material composed by the
mixture of the woody core of the hemp plant, also
known as ‘hurd’ or ‘shiv’ and a lime based binder with
the addition of water.
Hempcrete is rigid lightweight material that is infill
cast or sprayed around a timber framework for
walls, roof and floors.
Hempcrete creates a breathable building fabric as it
allows moisture-laden air to pass through the
structure, while maintaining thermal properties that
insulation and durability.
Hempcrete Wall Over Raft Foundation
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6. Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery
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7. Sun Path and Shadows Study
Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery
21st March Sun Path & Shadow Study
21st June Sun Path & Shadow Study
22nd September Sun Path & Shadow Study
21st December Sun Path & Shadow Study
This study using Autodesk Revit shows the sun path and shadows of the
building and vegetation surrounding the site at 12.00 pm in the four
seasons of the year. The drawings show the impact of the new extension over the existing context: the highest sun altitude on 21st June
with the longest daylight and least shadow projection; the lowest sun
altitude on 21st December with the shortest daylight and greatest
shadow projection. However, the building extension is designed to be
lower than the existing building, minimising its shadow projection over
the existing building.
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8. Design
Four
School
Year
|
Loughborough
BIM
Project
Location: Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK
BSc. (Hons) in Architectural
Technology final project in BIM
was designed to bring together
the skills and techniques required
to produce documentation and a
virtual model for a significant
project.
The three-storey building chosen
by A. Navarro was the Design
School, Loughborough, UK. It has
been drawn with Autodesk Revit
2013 using PDF plans, with sections and elevations obtained
from the web. Some changes in
the design and material used in
the original building were made
by the author, who produced a
video which showed different render views and walk-through the
building.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Irl6ARg9Eg
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9. Project _02 Design School Loughborough
Second Floor Plan
3-D Second Floor Plan View
First Floor Plan
Atrium view
Ground Floor Plan
School of Art Room
Lecture Theatre Room
IT Computer room view
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10. Project _02 Design School Loughborough
East Façade view
South Façade view
North Elevation
West Elevation
Front Façade view
3-D Section Detail
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11. Cerrito de la Virgen
Community Centre
Volunteer Work
|
Peru
Location: Huanchaco, Trujillo, Peru.
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Community Centre of Cerrito de la Virgen project aims to
build a public community centre in which there will be all
kinds of workshops and activities with the aim of
empowering the community through the arts and culture,
education and capacity-building, and also through the
promotion of active participation and involvement in
community life.
The project has a total site of 826m² and consists of two
in-situ reinforced concrete structure with hallow concrete
block walls buildings separated by an outdoor patio. The
first structure is a two storey building with 212m² floor
area, it has an entrance hall, two workshop rooms and a
toilet at the ground floor; at the first floor there are a
classroom with a toilet, an office and a living space for
volunteers with two ensuite bedrooms, a twin room, a
kitchen and a living area. A second building was
designed to accommodate the 216 m² auditorium with
42m² stage, 105 seats, gens and ladies toilets and a
store. The outdoor patio has a combined basketball and
football court and a skate ramp.
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12. Galway Docks Mixed-Use Building
Third Year | Design & Details Studies Project
Location: Galway, Ireland
BSc. Degree in Architectural Technology third year final
project went through the technical and regulatory knowledge needed to design a concrete structure construction
building. This five storey mixed-use building consisted of
a car park basement; a library with offices, a restaurant
and a bar at ground and first floor; and eight residential
apartment on each of the three upper floors. The structure combine pre-cast concrete beams, columns, twin
walls and stairs with in-situ concrete central cores and
basement walls.
During the design process environmental factors were
considered and mixed-use were taken in account to satisfy the TDGs Building Regulation and Local Planning Legislation. Drawings produced using Autodesk AutoCAD and
Revit Architecture.
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13. Project _04 Galway Docks Mixed-Use Building
Sectio A-A
Pre-cast Concrete 3-D Structural Study
Second Floor Plan
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14. Youl Hwa Dang Publishing House
Second Year | Design Studies Project
Location:
Paju
Book
City,
Korea
2D Balcony Detail
3D Balcony Detail
BSc.
Degree
in
Architectural
Technology second year final project
went
through
the regulatory
knowledge needed to design a steel
structure construction building,
showing great attention to detail.
This is a four storey office building
with canteen. The structure combine
steel beams, columns, slimfloor
system with in-situ concrete cores
to locate two stairs and a lift. The
building fabric is a combination of
aluminium rainscreen façade system
with curtain wall system
All the project was designed in account the TDGs Building Regulation,
Building British Standards and Local
Planning Legislation.
Drawings produced using Autodesk
AutoCAD.
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15. Project _05 Youl Hwa Dang Publishing House
Section B-B
Ground Floor Plan
Section Details
Plan Details
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16. Navarro_Art| Freehand Drawings and Paintings
Free-hand pencil drawings
Free-hand Charcoal Drawing
Painting in Ink on Paper
Collage & Charcoal Drawing
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17. Navarro_Art| Freehand Drawings and Paintings
Free-hand Charcoal Drawing
Pastel & Pencil Drawing
Collage & White Charcoal Drawing
Watercolor & Charcoal Drawing
Oil paint on canvas
Collage & Watercolour
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