HOUSE FOR TWO
Carolina Zúñiga
Professor: Florian Sauter
Second Year Core Studio
Individual Work
2019
This project consisted of the creation of a house for two individuals on Beebe Lake in Ithaca, New York. This house for two was based off of the rock formations found on the site. The form of the house was developed from the facade of these rock formations which were then translated into plans and adapted into a house. The resulting project is a home of three irregularly stacked levels lined up by a central unit with a staircase, bathroom, and kitchen on different levels.
models
site plan 
INTERVENTION FOR A SCHOLAR
Carolina Zúñiga
Professor: Luben Dimcheff and Dasha Khapalova
First Year Core Studio
Individual Work
2019
This project focuses on the reinterpretation of basic architectural elements and the study of architectural precedents through casted models and analytical collages. The first set of collages intertwines the entrance gate of the Himeji Castle, the stairs of the Architecture and Urbanism College in the University of São Paulo and the wall of the Mausoleo delle Fosse Ardeatine as horizontal, vertical and diagonal elements that weave together to form a composition. The first set of casted models were then based off of these collages and became spatial structures where the stair was redefined and sometimes transformed into walls and entrances.
The next phase of the project involved doing thorough research on the Mosque of Djenne in Mali in order to form an intervention in the space for a researcher. The final analytical collage of the Mosque represents the five times in a day at which Muslims are meant to pray through five rows at different opacities which correspond to the intensity of the sun at that given time. The final intervention is a series of five rows of towers of different heights that spread across the courtyard and consists of places to study, sleep and prepare food for the scholar as well as washing and teaching areas for the visitors of the Mosque. The areas for the scholar are taller and placed outside the mosque while the rows placed inside the mosque become seating, stepping stones and fountains so that the intervention is less present within the religious space.
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preliminary collages 
long section/planOBSERVATORY
Carolina Zúñiga
Professor: Luben Dimcheff and Dasha Khapalova
First Year Core Studio
Individual Work
2018
This project began with drawings created by the elements earth, wind, fire, and water which were then merged into a single collage. The collage then informed the creation of the first drawing machine which was constructed out of wood and created marks based on those seen in the collages. A central theme in this machine, which was derived from the collage, was that when the machine component representing fire was pressed down, water would shoot upward from the machine. This created an inverse relationship between the elements of fire and water.
In the next drawing machine, which was adapted to the body, the raising of arms would cause a graphite stick to move upwards which created a mark, and that movement would trigger the release of dust. This was meant to mimic the inverse relationship between fire and water.
The final site was created as a series of irregular slabs with holes in between. These slabs created different levels which were meant to represent the way that the opacity of water changes in relation to the density of water. The observatory itself is a slab with a series of three towers which emerges from the site and create spaces above and underground. Each tower allows visitors to view the site at different heights and creates different light conditions.
final model
final drawings
PORTRAIT & STILL LIFE PAINTINGS
Carolina Zúñiga
PRINTMAKING
Carolina Zúñiga
Professor: Oscar Rene Cornejo
Introduction to Printmaking
Individual Work
2023
The following images are a selection of work done during an introductory printmaking course.
