This document provides biographical and professional information about Octavio Magaña Gonzalez, an architect born in 1986 in Zamora, Mexico. It outlines his educational background, including studies at ITESM in Guadalajara and an exchange at the Czech Technical University, as well as professional experiences working on projects like an underground aquarium and a tram station. It also describes a built project converting a warehouse into apartments called "La Bodega" and provides contact information.

1. a brief guide to understanding
OCTAVIOt eMAGAÑA-GONZALEZ
as an archi ct

2. Bio 02
Underground Aquarium 04
Panamerican Tram Station 06
The Office Parasite 12
A New Library for Prague 16
La Bodega 22
Contact 28

3. .skills .1986
ease in both Windows Os and Mac Os, AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, born on May 6th, in Zamora, México.
Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, 3dStudio Max, V-ray, Sketch
Up, Final Cut Studio, among others. .2004
starts Architecture studies at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de
Does NOT crack under pressure. Monterrey ITESM, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
.2006
internship at Maya Productions, in Los Angeles, California.
.2007
writes Sensualidad en la Arquitectura / Sensuality in Architecture, published in a
.name couple local Architecture Megazines in Guadalajara
José Octavio
Magaña Gonzalez .2008º
collaboration with Studio Banana for the installation of the project “¿Sueñas ciu-
.nationality dades?” (“Do you dream cities?”) at El Matadero, in Madrid, Spain.
Mexican
.2008/2009
.date of birth Erasmus at the Faculty of Architecture, in the Czech Technical University CVUT, in
05.06.1986 Prague, Czech Republic.
.civil state .2010
single finishes Architecture Degree at ITESM, in Guadalajara, Mexico.
starts working at Octágonos Construcción
.languages
spanish .2010/2011
english designs, projects and builds “La Bodega”.
e.mail
octaviomag@gmail.com
.2011
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4. Underground Aquarium
Academic Project Second Year
plans 5
Proposal of an Underground Aquar-
ium in Guadalajara´s downtown.
The main challenge for this proj-
ect was to settle the difference in
depths of the different pools mak-
ing them accesible for both the visi-
tors and the Aquarium´s curators.
This issue was solved by present-
ing all of the pool surfaces at the
same level, disregarding the deep-
ness. The rest of the building was
project meeting the standars of the 3
Association of Zoos & Aquariums.
Street Level Basement 1 Basement 2
a-a´ b-b´ c-c´ d-d´ e-e´ f-f´
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5. Panamerican Tram Station Academic Project Third Year
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As the Panamerican Village for Guadalajara 2011 was proposed, the need of a core
building for the complex was spotted.
This building is conceived as a solution for three main aspects: to hold a Tram Sta-
tion, to link Parque Morelos and Plaza Tapatía (saving a 5 meters drop between them)
and to create an axiom for the Panamerican Village.
The station includes several bridges connecting the different levels, an auditorium,
cinema theaters and many multi-purpose rooms.
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6. s t u c t u r a l Load Distribution
s y s t e m
Roof Shell
Archs
Columns junction
Roof Shell
Glass Façade
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8. The Office Parasite Academic Project Fourth Year
original building crystal façade
concrete slab
filter
ventilation outlet
screws
steel sheets
The proposal for a Conference thermal insulator
Room Attachment in an Office
Building in Av. Américas, in Gua-
dalajara.
Since the beginning, the Room
was understood as an attachment
to the original building. A parasite,
if you would.
steel sheets
plan
It was decided that the Conference
Room should look as what a para-
site looks for a High Class Office
worker.
The materials where chosen to N
provide a fully functional and con- main beam
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fortable space and adjusting to the ceiling rose supportive beams
context with a radical contrast .
section

9. a. concrete screw
b. nº 8 screw
c. sealer
a b c
d. onduline sheet a
e. 5” IPR b
c
d
f. thermal & acoustic
insulator e
f
f
e
g b a
c d
a. onduline sheet ventilation diagram sunlight exposure
b. thermal & acoustic insulator
c. nº 8 screw
d. 2” IPRS
e. 5” IPR
f. sealer
a. 7 1/2” IR a bc
d i
b. 20 mm plystone
c. steel sheet floor
d. IPR h f
e f g
e. onduline sheet
f. nº 8 screw
g. 12” IR
north south
façade section
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h. thermal & acoustic
insulator
i. 2” IPR façade façade

10. A New Library for Prague Academic Project Fifth Year
CRITERIA:
IN THE CITY CENTER FRINGE
the optimal location for the national library was based on local and global criteria
main roads tram lines cycling ways
train rails metro station 300m metro surrounding
The Czech National Library serves as a pub- ACCESSIBILITY
lic space where people from different ages and The building must be close to public transportation such as trams, metro and
social positions can go and use it not only to bus stations. Walk- ing distance from metro should not be longer than 300m and
research books but also to obtain knowledge/ from tram must be 100 m the most.
culture by other ways, such as exhibitions, me- Easy connection to airport, higways and train station
dia center, computer labs and by other, more
informal mode. HIGH FLOW DENSITY OF PEOPLE should be taken in consideration: _the new
business development areas such as Pankrac, Smichov, Karlin and Holesovice
Moreover, the building itself may represent to _nearby the Universities (Dejvická) _the flow of people that come from the center
the citizens an important place to translate its
culture and tradition.The library should be con- AN OPEN FREE SPACE, SQUARE AND/OR GREEN AREA IN PROXIMITY WITH
sidered to be an icon to the city and to hold all THE LIBRARY This public space should be a representation of the social life of
necessary knowledge which the country keeps the Library
and preserves. Also, such icon needs to have
a vital connection with the users and place in PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES OR THE POTENCIAL TO HAVE THEM
its urban context as an integrated element re- REVITALIZATION OF UNDERVALUED AREA
specting the surrounding landscape, buildings IMPACTS _physical: respect to the architectural history of the city; revitalization
around it and, mainly, a good relationship with of an undervalued area _social and cultural: quality of life for the area and city
the city scale. residents by new facilities attracted and pleasant and enjoyable continuous pub-
lic space
Prague´s Center Fringe Analysis
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11. “a place to chill,
learn, grow...
and why not, KARLIN
LOCAL CRITERIA FOR SITE SELECTION
read!” CLOSE TO METRO STOP - 200M
NEAR TRAM LINE/STOP - 200M
ACCESIBILITY HIGH FLOW OF PEOPLE
MAIN FLOWS OF PEOPLE MOVEMENTS BETWEEN WORK -
COMMERCIAL - EDUCATIONAL
OPEN PUBLIC SPACE
LINKED WITH LIBRARY ENTRY - SQUARE - GREEN AREA (PO-
TENTIONAL AREAS IN FREE PUBLIC SPACE)
PUBLIC/ COMMERCIAL FACILITIES SURROUNDING THE
BUILDING
HAVE BENEFIT OF DIFFERENT AMBIENCES CALM/ACTIVE
AREAS
UNDERVALUED AREAS POTENCIAL AREAS GOOD VISIBILITY LANDMARK/ ICON
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12. BUILDING FUNCTIONS TRANSPORTATION
SELECTED SITE FOR THE LIBRARY
OPEN SPACES POTENCIAL SITES 21

13. La Bodega
Built Project -Zamora, México
Built and used as a Warehouse for almost three decades,
La Bodega (as known by its owners) had been caught in a
highly populated area.
The initial proposal included 5 one-room apartments, but
due to a restringed budget, the project evolved into a 3
units building.
As the project was ignited and being already in construc-
tion, some economic issues affected the owners, having
to work on an even tighter budget.
The total transformation cost, from the 28 year old ware-
house to the ready to rent apartments, was near $1,500,000
MXP (around $130,000 USD).
All 3 apartments are occupied.
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14. before after 25

15. The North Façade was de-
signed in order to avoid the
graffiti painters in the area.
Upon site observation, it was
concluded that only that fa-
çade was exposed to them,
since a Federal High School is
located upstreet.The façade
includes a green wall (recently
planted in the picture) and see-
through garage doors. Until
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now, the design has been com-
pletely sucessful in this subject.

16. Contact
Feel free to stalk me
I have an e-mail account: octaviomag@gmail.com
I have a phone number: +52.351.114.1212
I have a skype account: octaviomag
I have a twitter account: @octaviomag
I write at this architecture blog: w w w. e d g a r g o n z a l e z . c o m
I have a dog.
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